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 in early 2013 in order to undergo hip surgery as well as playing new cities.