Lady Gaga -The Born This Way Ball (Live in Manila)

Yesterday, 5-time Grammy Award winner LADY GAGA has just arrive to Manila  for "The Born This Way Ball Concert" despite of opposition of Conservative Christian groups in the Philippines.

Last Saturday, the opposing group marched near a shopping mall to demand the cancellation of Lady Gaga's two concerts this coming May 21, 2012 in  SM Mall of Asia Arena, saying her songs carried "demonic" undertones.

In Manila, dozens of anti-riot police stopped hundreds of protesters from two groups from marching to the concert venue with placards reading "Stop Lady Gaga concert" and "Don't support Lady Gaga".


A much larger group prayed and sang hymns as the performer arrived in the evening in the city. Protesters planned to hold a prayer vigil on Sunday ahead of the performances.



Concert organizers said they were aware of no plans to cancel the concerts, with fans prepared to pay up to 15,000 pesos ($350) for tickets -- in a country where the average monthly wage is about 10,000 pesos.


"We're hoping that if they will continue the concert, they should tone it down," Benny Abanted, a Christian pastor, told reporters. "She should not sing songs that could offend our spiritual senses or wear bikinis in front of the crowd."


Other group members described her songs as "grossly blasphemous, immoral, lewd and carrying demonic and occultist undertones".

For those who are still interested for the concert, tickets for The Born This Way Ball go on-sale in Manila on Monday, April 22 at 12:00 noon at all SM TICKETS outlets and www.smtickets.com

Ticket prices are:

Patron standing – 15,000

Lower Box – 11,000

Upper Box – 5,000

General Admission – 2,000

Ticket prices subject to applicable SM TICKETS service charge