LADY Gaga fans were left fuming over a major tech blunder during her highly anticipated Paris Olympics opening performance.
The global superstar appeared to be experiencing sound issues which viewers felt affected her elaborate performance on the banks of the River Seine.
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The Applause singer took to a specially built stage on the iconic landmark, performing with gusto with a french cabaret act.
Gaga, 38, performed the track “Mon Truc en Plume”, a circus song that is well known in France.
She sported a black corset, hotpant and matching gloves, while dancers also dressed in all black surrounded her with pink and white feathers.
After moving around the golden staircase and stage, the performer – real name Stefani Germanotta – took to her famous piano.
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But many watching at home were disappointed that they couldn’t hear the vocal powerhouse properly, slamming the broadcast’s audio.
Taking to X, formerly twitter, one vented: Great performance from Lady Gaga. Shame the French forgot to do a sound check beforehand.”
A second agreed: “Lady Gaga performing to no large audience in a stadium but on a platform next to the river. The sound is awful, sound just getting lost in the vast open space rather than being reverberated around a stadium.”
A third fumed: “This is rather underwhelming. Dull boats, dull background and the sound quality of Lady Gaga’s act wasn’t great.”
Meanwhile a fourth screamed: “Lady Gaga is doing her best, but the sound is dreadful. This sounds like somebody has filmed it on their phone. Why is the audio so bad?”
And a fifth weighed in, also slamming the staging.
They posted: On what planet did they decide to put lady gaga on some old steps with non existent sound, no lighting, no screens?”
It comes as UK viewers also slammed the coverage on the BBC, which kicked off at 5.45pm but including 45 minutes of studio chat to start with.
Fans weren’t happy that Gabby Logan wasn’t there alongside Clare Balding.
And others claimed the design of the studio was distracting with an unusual table taking up most of the space in the room.
They also complained that there was too much talking and analysis and not enough action on their screens.
While some watching at home may not have been happy, the event certainly drew the cream of the showbiz world.
Ariana Grande and her Wicked co-star Cynthia Erivo were in attendance, as was John Legend and his wife Chrissy Teigen.
Pharrell Williams, Spike Lee, Snoop Dogg, Anna Wintour, and Serena Williams were also at the hottest ticket in town.
