Met Gala 2019: LIvE Online What time, channel & how to watch

Met Gala 2019: Wheels up! Lady Gagais headed to New York City ahead of the 2019 Met Gala. 

After almost two months away, the pop star made her long-awaited return to Instagram on Friday evening when she posted a snapshot of herself en route to the Big Apple. 

"Met Gala here we come. Destination 'Camp,' so excited to co-chair Anna's event," Gaga wrote on social media.

The annual star-studded Met Gala is just around the corner.

As one of the most significant sartorial events of the year, fashion aficionados across the world will undoubtedly be looking forward to watching their favourite stars grace the red carpet of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute in New York City.

Here's everything you need to know about how to watch the 2019 Met Gala:

When is the Met Gala?

This year's Met Gala, the theme of which is "Camp: Notes on Fashion", is due to take place on Monday 6 May.

Red carpet arrivals will start just before 7pm ET, with the most famous celebrities in attendance likely to arrive closer to 8pm.

E!’s coverage of the 71st annual Met Gala -“fashion’s biggest night out”- includes a four-hour live television event from n New York City.

She, alongside Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, Harry Styles, Serena Williams and Gucci's Creative Director Alessandro Michele will serve as this year's co-hosts of the annual soiree, which serves as a fundraiser for the museum's Costume Institute. 

And Gaga is already channeling her inner "Camp" connoisseur, dressing especially '90s grunge with a flannel tied around her waist and Dr. Martens combat boots. The finishing touch? A pair of unshaven legs, of course. 

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"A I didn't shave my legs for 4 days which really completes the look," the "Born This Way" songstress captioned the photo opp. 

The entire ensemble actually comes from Marc Jacobs Resort 2019 collection, which has some fashion fanatics theorizing she could wear a bespoke ensemble by the designer on Monday. 

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Fashion’s biggest night is going down Monday on the Upper East Side.

Per tradition, the Met Gala — alternately known as the Costume Institute Benefit — will be taking place on the first Monday of May at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Lady Gaga and Harry Styles will be co-hosting the gala, which has pivoted fully secular from 2019’s Catholic-themed “Heavenly Bodies” to this year’s: “Camp.”

Sure, stars have been sporting campy looks at the bash for years, but this year, it’s the official dress code.

Launchd in 1948 as a midnight supper which cost $50 a head, today Gala tickets are reported to go for $35,000, and tables for $300,000. The event is invite-only, but Met members can visit the “Days for Camp: Notes on Fashion” exhibit beginning Tuesday at 10 a.m. The general public is invited starting Thursday at 1000 Fifth Ave.

Here’s everything to know for tomorrow night:

What time does it start?

Pre-show programming begins at 5 p.m. EST on Monday, May 6, but celebrities tend to arrive on the red carpet closer to 7 p.m.

How to stream

Not all of the bash will be televised, but E!’s “Live From the Red Carpet,” will broadcast four hours of star-spangled programming. Watch on Hulu Live TV if you don’t have a TV. Vogue’s Twitter, Youtube and Facebook livestreams will also likely pop-up the night of — along with Instagram Stories from celebs.

Red carpet arrivals

Tune in at 7 p.m. for the main show.

What is ‘Camp’?

Inspired by cultural critic Susan Sontag’s Oscar Wilde-dedicated, 1964 essay “Notes on ‘Camp’,” the night is dedicated to being over-the-top and tongue-in-cheek-chic.

“Camp has deep historical precedent,” a narrator says in the Met’s video on the concept. “Camp is a woman walking around in a dress made of three million feathers,” says the narrator, referencing both a line from Sontag’s essay and how Anna Wintour, who’s been overseeing the event since 1995, has described her outfit this year.