While releasing her fourth studio album ARTPOP, Gaga held a private event in New York known as artRave, where she performed songs from the album and showcased art pieces. Later she took the concept of artRave and created artRAVE: The ARTPOP Ball tour.

 

The first dates of the tour were announced via Gaga's official Facebook page on December 3, 2013. After abruptly cancelling the North American leg of her previous Born This Way Ball tour due to a major hip injury, the tour is scheduled to begin with its first leg in the United States on May 4, 2014 in Fort. Lauderdale.The trek will see her visiting several cities where she canceled tour dates earlier this year in order to undergo hip surgery as well as playing new cities.