Lady Gaga performed in Times Square on New Year's Eve. Photo: Getty Images

Taking her message directly to her Little Monsters, Lady Gaga sent out a tweet earlier today with the first North American dates of her “Born This Way Ball.”

Atlanta has a March 11 date penciled in for Philips Arena, three shows from the end of this initial run that begins Jan. 11 in Vancouver, B.C. Other stops among the 26 shows are in Chicago, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Atlantic City, Tampa, Washington, D.C. and Nashville.

No official word yet on ticket prices or on-sale dates.

Lady Gaga last played Atlanta in April 2011 with a sold-out show at Gwinnett Arena. Her “Born This Way Ball” launched in Korea in April.

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By Melissa Ruggieri, Atlanta Music Scene