▁comm enced ▁four ▁days ▁after ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁The ▁Fame ▁Mon ster ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁A ▁revision ▁of ▁the ▁tour ▁occurred ▁after ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁of ▁performances , ▁due ▁to ▁G aga ' s ▁concern ▁that ▁the ▁original ▁version ▁was ▁constructed ▁within ▁a ▁very ▁short ▁span ▁of ▁time . ▁The ▁stage ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁show ▁looked ▁like ▁a ▁frame , ▁compar able ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁a ▁h ollow ed - out ▁television ▁set . ▁Since ▁The ▁Fame ▁Mon ster ▁de alt ▁with ▁the ▁par ano ias ▁G aga ▁had ▁faced , ▁the ▁main ▁theme ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁shows ▁became ▁human ▁evolution , ▁while ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁can ce led ▁tour ▁with ▁West ▁were ▁still ▁included ▁in ▁some ▁parts . ▁From ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁on ward , ▁the ▁rev amp ed ▁shows ▁had ▁a ▁New ▁York ▁theme ▁and ▁port rayed ▁a ▁story ▁set ▁in ▁the ▁city , ▁where ▁G aga ▁and ▁her ▁friends ▁got ▁lost ▁and ▁had ▁to ▁find ▁their ▁way ▁to ▁" the ▁Mon ster ▁Ball ". ▁Both ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁show ▁were ▁divided ▁into ▁five ▁segments , ▁with ▁the ▁last ▁being ▁the ▁encore . ▁Each ▁of ▁them ▁featured ▁G aga ▁in ▁new ▁out f its , ▁singing ▁songs ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁the ▁segment , ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁video ▁inter l ude . ▁ ▁The ▁tour ▁received ▁general ▁critical ▁acc laim , ▁with ▁critics ▁pra ising ▁G aga ' s ▁singing ▁ab ilities , ▁the ▁the atr ical ity ▁of