Lady Gaga announces European dates for Born This Way Ball

On Tuesday, Lady Gaga announced the European leg of her Born This Way Ball, set to kick off August 14 in Bulgaria, following her spring and summer dates through Asia and Australia.

Tickets for the 21-date trek will go on sale later this month. Opening for Gaga on the European leg are British glamrock band The Darkness (of "I Believe In A Thing Called Love" fame) and DJ Lady Starlight.

On April 27, Gaga heads to Seoul, followed by a string of dates in Asia and Australia, wrapping up July 8 in Perth. US dates for the 110-show tour are still to be announced.

Born This Way Ball European tour dates:

August
14 - Sofia, Bulgaria (Vasil Levski National Stadium)
16 - Bucharest, Romania (Arena Nationala Stadium)
18 - Vienna, Austria (Wiener Stadthalle)
21 -Vilnus, Lithuania (Vingis Park)
23 - Riga, Latvia (Riga Mezaparks)
25 - Tallinn, Estonia (Tallinn Song Festival Grounds)
27 - Helsinki, Finland (Hartwall Arena)
30 - Stockholm, Sweden (Ericsson Globe)

September
2 - Copenhagen, Denmark (Parken Stadium)
4 - Koln, Germany (Lanxess Arena)
8 - London, UK (Twickenham Stadium)
11 - Manchester, UK (MEN Arena)
15 - Dublin, Ireland (Aviva Stadium)
17 - Amsterdam, Netherlands (Ziggo Dome)
22 -Paris, France (Stade de France)
24 - Hannover, Germany (TUI Arena)
26 - Zurich, Switzerland (Hallenstadion Zurich)
29 - Antwerp, Belgium (Sportpaleis)

October
2 - Milan, Italy (Medielanum Forum)
4 - Nice, France (Stade Charles-Ehrmann)
6 - Barcelona, Spain (Palau Sant Jordi)

According to Billboard Boxscore, Gaga's 2010-2011 "Monster Ball" tour grossed $188 million from 167 shows.

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