Remembering Gaga and SPW before they ruled the world...

This weekend, Lady Gaga invades Chicago much differently than 18 months ago, let alone last summer. Her show was so oversold they originally moved the Chicago Theatre shows to the United Center but protests from ticket holders resulted in a compromise at the Rosemont theatre. Sir Reeves is the only photographer invited to shoot anything at the show and Gaga is off limits. We have to thank our friends at Semi Precious Weapons for making it all happen and hope that the Fame Monster doesn't eat everyone alive! In an effort to fuel the hype, here are some pics of Gaga and SPW from not so long ago, when large nightclubs and small venues were just the beginning of the greatest music revolution this century.

Click Here for Lady Gaga's first Chicago appearance...

Make love to this underline for more vintage Gaga.

Click Here to see SPW performing at SXSW 2009!

And more pics of SPW here at the Metro

We're Honored! Formatmag puts us amongst the creme de la creme in Vegas.

"A few weeks ago, Format flew down to MAGIC to exhibit the works of over 15 of the best event photographers throughout North America, in a show called OVEREXPOSED.

Exhibited on the main floor of MAGIC in the S.L.A.T.E. area, OVEREXPOSED featured the work of Annie Ray, Antwan Duncan, Christopher James, Clayton Hauck, Dance On Party, Darkroom Demons, Driven by Boredom, I Can’t Teach You How To Do It, KidRae254, Kid Paparazzi, Klicking and Screaming, Shark vs Bear, The Culture of Me, The Midnight Socialite, TONE, Tonedoc."

We were super excited to get involved with this projects, especially as we're in the crazy company of NYC's legendary Driven By Boredom and our Chicago homies Clayton Hauck and Sean Dorgan. Thanks to Daniel Ecker for keeping on us and making us feel like a couple of superstars!

NIN Set list. Chicago 08-29 (with Hot Links!)

• 1. Home
  2. The Beginning of the End
  3. Survivalism
  4. Heresy
  5. March of the Pigs
  6. Piggy
  7. Metal (Gary Numan cover)
  8. Ruiner
  9. I'm Afraid Of Americans
  10. Burn
  11. Gave Up
  12. La Mer
  13. The Frail
  14. I Do Not Want This
  15. Gone, Still
  16. Right Where It Belongs V.2
  17. The Way Out Is Through
  18. Wish
  19. Mr. Self Destruct
  20. Suck (Pigface cover)
  21. Echoplex
  22. The Good Soldier
  23. Dead Souls (Joy Division cover)
  24. Encore:
  24. Reptile (with Peter Murphy)
  25. A Strange Kind of Love (with Peter Murphy)
  26. Final Solution (Pere Ubu cover) (with Peter Murphy)
  27. Encore 2:
  27. The Hand That Feeds
  28. Head Like a Hole
  29. Hurt

Semi Precious Weapons perform Magnetic Baby at SXSW

Magnetic Baby Live at SXSW from Darkroom Demons on Vimeo.

Check out our favorite glam rockers from NYC peforming live at SXSW.....they will be opening for Lady Gaga in NYC this weekend and lead weapon Justin Tranter will be in Chicago for the Bonnie and Clyde's Summer Fashion show at Manor on 05/140/09. Don't miss it!! Follow him on twitter: @preciousweapons