Lady Gaga to announce new Born This Way Ball tour dates Rumours suggest that the new tour will include over 450 dates spanning over two years, which would become one of the biggest tours in history. Gaga released an image earlier this week of the design of the stage for the Ball. It is staged in a gothic castle, which will loom over 'The Monsters Pit'. The pit is the central arena, designed for fans who have arrived first, waited all night '+ dressd to "Ball."' Gaga tweeted. Her last tour, The Monster Ball tour, was set in New York City and Lady Gaga had to defeat a giant monster.