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Scary!

A Tennessee woman is recovering after collapsing and nearly dying at a Lady GaGa concert earlier this week.

Crystal Thornton was enjoying GaGa's opening act, Semi Precious Weapons, when she experienced a seizure and collapsed. She was unconscious and didn't have a heartbeat. The EMT on scene used a portable defibrillator and finally revived her after 5 minutes.

Her best friend Christina Tugman described what happened:

"She stopped breathing, her eyes rolled back in her head, and her body started twitching. I was asking if she was OK, and she wasn't responding."

The woman was airlifted to Vanderbilt Medical Center where doctors say her temperature was below the norm.

One of the doctors said, "if she had been at home, alone, without anybody around she would not have survived."

Terrifying!

According to the hospital, Crystal was more concerned about missing out on GaGa, saying, "I am so mad I missed the concert."

Aw, you poor thing!

We admire your dedication, and we're sure GaGa does too, but just rest up, sweetie, and take care of yourself. There will be many more chances to see her in concert.

[Image via WENN.]

Damn! Why aren't we in London right now?!?!

Last night, Lady GaGa made a surprise appearance at the Semi Precious Weapons show in London to the delight of the entire city crowd!

Check out this video from the gig! (above)

Filthy!!! Seksi!!! Rad!!!

Lollapalooza, the famed music festival in Chicago's Grant Park, just released the lineup and it's AMAZING, including our beloved GaGalupe and Green Day!

YES!

Check it out:

Soundgarden, Green Day, Lady Gaga, Arcade Fire, the Strokes, Phoenix, Social Distortion, MGMT, Jimmy Cliff, Hot Chip, the Black Keys, the National, Spoon, Devo, Cypress Hill, Cut Copy, the New Pornographers, Erykah Badu, Slightly Stoopid, Grizzly Bear, Gogol Bordello, Chromeo, Wolfmother, Yeasayer, X Japan, MUTEMATH, Metric, Dirty Projectors, AFI, Mavis Staples, Matt & Kim, the xx, Drive-By Truckers, Blues Traveler.

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, the Temper Trap, Jamie Lidell, Frightened Rabbit, F Buttons, Deer Tick, Blitzen Trapper, Stars, Raphael Saadiq, the Cribs, Minus the Bear, Switchfoot, the Walkmen, Mumford & Sons, Wild Beasts, Rogue Wave, Los Amigos Invisibles, the Big Pink, the Dodos, Hockey, Cymbals Eat Guitars, B.o.B, Dawes, Warpaint, the Antlers, the Soft Pack, Rebelution, Balkan Beat Box.

Wavves, American Bang, the Ike Reilly Assassination, Company of Thieves, Nneka, Harlem, the Constellations, Miniature Tigers, Mimicking Birds, the Kissaway Trail, HEALTH, Javelin, the Morning Benders, Foxy Shazam, Violent Soho, Royal Bangs, NEON TREES, Freelance Whales, Semi Precious Weapons, Dan Black, The Band of Heathens, Dragonette, My Dear Disco, Shawn Fisher, Neon Hitch, Skybox, The Ettes, Jukebox the Ghost, These United States, MyNameIsJohnMichael.

LOVES it!

Lolla takes place August 6 - 8.

Will U be attending?

They're currently on tour with the Lady…..

We just got them signed to Interscope/Geffen/Cherrytree (in partnership with Perezcious Records)….

And they've just released a new music video!!!!

CLICK HERE to check out our band Semi Precious Weapons' anthem, the self-titled song off their new EP, on iTunes now.

Taking the world by storm!

We are very excited to announce that one of the best bands on the planet, Semi Precious Weapons, have been added to the first leg of Lady GaGa's destined-to-be epic Monster Ball tour.

Glam rockers from NYC, Semi Precious Weapons are a longtime favorite of ours and GaGaloo loves them as well. Check her out name-checking the band and singing a bit of one of their songs (above)!

The band will be opening for our Lady beginning the first night in Montreal and all the dates through Los Angeles.

Tickets to a lot of shows are sold out already. And a lot of venues are general admission, so you'll wanna get there early and be familiar with the music of Semi Precious Weapons.

CLICK HERE to check out their tunes!

And click here to listen to the Semi Precious Weapons song GaGa was singing!

[Photo by Bennett Raglin via Getty Images.]

We love giving away free stuff!!!!

Are you ready to be a VIP and party with Semi Precious Weapons?

The Sounds are out on the road this fall and have brought along Semi Precious Weapons for the journey.

Semi Precious Weapons will be hosting a Perez Hilton Party at each of the shows on their tour. What do you win? You and a guest will get to watch the show from a VIP area AND Semi Precious Weapons will come out and hang in the VIP area after their performance.

Want in?

CLICK HERE for your chance to win!
CLICK HERE for your chance to win!
CLICK HERE for your chance to win!

10 lucky winners in each market will attend the party.

If you don't know them yet, then CLICK HERE to check them out!

Semi Precious Weapons are going on tour with The Sounds. And you won't wanna miss SPW!

Click here to find out when and where they're going!

[Image via WENN.]

Spin magazine gave the kick-off concert of our Perez Hilton Presents tour the most amazing review!!!!!!

They say:

"Perez Hilton Kicks Off U.S. Tour
The Queen of All Media throws a party with his favorite acts, including Ida Maria and Ladyhawke. And it is fabulous, dahlin

Perez Hilton helped put Lady Gaga and Mika on the map by featuring them in the "Listen to This" section of his popular site Perezhilton.com. So it was only a matter of time before America's celebrity blog princess became a de facto A&R man with his own label and a national tour.

Thursday night at Atlanta's 1200-seat Variety Playhouse, said tour kicked off much like his fans would expect: The stage was flanked by shiny magenta curtains and a massive "Perez Hilton Presents" backdrop. A video screen played boppy tunes by the Ting Tings and Rihanna, until the house lights dimmed and the host bounded on stage, sporting perfectly messy hair and a tight-fitting turquoise tee that read "I'm Huge on Twitter."

"Hi Atlanta! I hope you guys are drunk," Hilton said by way of greeting. "And if not, it's time to get drunk!" Then suddenly recognizing how young the audience was, he added, "And I don't care how old you are, I approve of underage drinking…as long as you don't drive."

With that, the party was underway.

French pop artist Sliimy, the first artist Hilton has signed to his label, will be appearing at select upcoming tour dates, but for the Atlanta kickoff, New York glam-metal band Semi Precious Weapons opened.

Led by androgynous frontman Justin Tranter, the group looked and sounded like the Sex Pistols — if they had emerged from Andy Warhol's downtown Manhattan Factory scene. "We are Semi Precious Weapons. You should start fucking now," Tranter urged. As for their set? It was like a drag show on speed, with just the right amount of pop fabulousness.

During the changover, Hilton hung in the crowd, smiling and chatting as flash bulbs popped around him, a constant reminder of the magnitude of his self-made celebrity. Then he was back on stage to pump the next act. "I have a silly celebrity website, but music is my passion," he declared, before unleashing Norwegian pop-punker Ida Maria, a rising star in her own right.

Within seconds, Maria and her band — think Courtney Love fronting the Artic Monkeys – had the crowd bouncing like excited Muppets, pogoing along to supercatchy tunes like "I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked." But they also knew how to shut the hell up during stunning, delicate tunes like "Stella."

Before introducing the final act, the sexy, synth-happy Ladyhawke, Hilton said, "Thank you guys so much for coming out. It's the first time I've done this. Thank you." Then back into the crowd he went.

Perhaps it was all the PBR swilling or the fact that Ladyhawke could have been playing the soundtrack to a feel-good 80's-era John Hughes movie, but the atmosphere became less like a concert and more like a giant house party, complete with famous bands and your new BFF, that nice, surprisingly earnest Mr. Hilton.

Looks like he's on to something after all."

If you haven't done so yet….

CLICK HERE to get your tickets for the Perez Hilton Presents tour NOW!
CLICK HERE to get your tickets for the Perez Hilton Presents tour NOW!
CLICK HERE to get your tickets for the Perez Hilton Presents tour NOW!