Pop singer Lady Gaga arrives in Los Angeles on Wednesday (Aug. 10) for the first of two shows at Staples Center. To get a sense of the concert, and Gaga’s achievements, heres a statistical (and not so statistical) analysis of her world.
3.64 million: The number of copies Lady Gaga‘s “The Fame” has sold in the U.S. since its release in August 2008, according to Nielsen SoundScan. (As of Aug. 1, 2010.) (Nam Y. Huh / Associated Press)
$440: The most expensive ticket package when Lady Gaga returns to Staples Center on March 28, 2011. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
$40: Cost of a Lady Gaga 2010 tour shirt. (Donald Kravitz / Getty Images)
179: Total number of shows Gaga will have played when the tour wraps next year (it began in 2009). (Kristy Sparow / Getty Images)
19: Number of songs Gaga treats her “monsters” to during the spectacle. (Jemal Countess / Getty Images)
13: Number of Moonmen she could potentially walk away with at this year’s Video Music Awards; she received the most nominations ever in a single year. (Jemal Countess / Getty Images)
15: Number of costume changes during the concert. (Jemal Countess / Getty Images)
