Lady Gaga thinks she will "die of excitement" over her forthcoming tour. The singer is currently rehearsing for her Born This Way Ball, which starts in Korea in April and will then make its way around the world, and can't wait to share the live spectacle with her fans.

"Can't wait to meet all the new monsters in places I haven't been yet (sic). I never dreamed this new tour would explode with love like it is. Thanks for always having my back. Wait till you see the music come to life The new show is easily the most fun I've had on stage in ages, + YOU'RE not even there yet! IM GONNA DIE OF EXCITEMENT. Throw ice if i do. (sic)" she wrote on her Twitter.

Gaga, 25, also told how her preparations for the shows have left her feeling battered and bruised: "Love getting my ass kicked in rehearsal. Everything hurts and I love it. Broke every nail and tangled every hair this week. Bad to the Bone."

The "Poker Face" hitmaker recently revealed she had been preparing to tour since she was just six years old:

"Last night I saw half of The Born This Way Ball stage completely built for rehearsal. I got the worst goosebumps, and i thought to myself. I have prepared for this moment since I was six, leaving for the talent show while my mother asked me why I had to wear a crop top. With my side pony tail, lippystick and little halter I replied 'PUHHLEAZE mother I've been rehearsing FOR WEEKS (sic),'" she wrote on her Twitter.

Lady Gaga's Born This Way Ball, confirmed dates 2012:

Seoul, South Korea - April 27
Hong Kong, China - May 2
Tokyo, Japan - May 10
Singapore - May 28
Auckland, New Zealand - June 7
Brisbane, Australia - June 13
Sydney, Australia - June 20
Sydney, Australia - June 21
Melbourne, Australia - June 27
Melbourne, Australia - June 28
Perth, Australia - July 7

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