▁of ▁the ▁release ▁util ized ▁D TS - HD ▁Master ▁Audio ▁and ▁new ▁technology ▁to ▁provide ▁the ▁vie wer ▁an ▁optim um ▁experience ▁of ▁watching ▁the ▁live ▁concert . ▁Em phas is ▁was ▁given ▁on ▁the ▁main ▁music ▁and ▁the ▁vocals ▁s ung ▁during ▁the ▁concert , ▁while ▁adjust ing ▁them ▁against ▁the ▁sc ream ing ▁and ▁the ▁che ering ▁of ▁the ▁crowd . ▁The ▁release ▁was ▁a ▁commercial ▁success , ▁reaching ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁music ▁DVD ▁charts ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁France ▁and ▁Italy ▁and ▁the ▁top - ten ▁in ▁other ▁nations . ▁It ▁received ▁double ▁Pl atin um ▁cert ifications ▁in ▁Australia ▁and ▁France , ▁while ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁it ▁was ▁cert ified ▁Gold . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁The ▁Mon ster ▁Ball ▁Tour ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁world wide ▁concert ▁tour ▁by ▁Lady ▁G aga . ▁St aged ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁her ▁EP ▁The ▁Fame ▁Mon ster ▁( 2 0 0 9 ) ▁and ▁compr ising ▁a ▁set ▁list ▁of ▁songs ▁from ▁the ▁EP ▁and ▁her ▁debut ▁album ▁The ▁Fame ▁( 2 0 0 8 ), ▁the ▁tour ▁visited ▁aren as ▁and ▁stad iums ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁through ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁Descri bed ▁as ▁" the ▁first - ever ▁pop ▁electro ▁opera " ▁by ▁G aga , ▁the ▁tour ▁was ▁announced ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁after ▁an ▁intended ▁joint ▁concert ▁tour ▁with ▁hip - h op ▁artist ▁K any e ▁West ▁was ▁suddenly ▁can ce led . ▁The ▁tour