Lady Gaga Bids Adieu to NYC's "95-Year-Old B-tch" Roseland Ballroom
Fresh off her regurgitation-splattered SXSW set, Lady Gaga kicked off a brief residency at New York City's soon-to-shutter Roseland Ballroom this weekend.
Whether it was the presence of Mother Monster's actual mother in the balcony or the task at-hand of closing a 95-year-old venue, Gaga was particularly wistful during her hit-filled set on Sunday night.
Greeting her fans with a sneer peeking out from beneath an impossibly large neon-blonde wig, Gaga opened with a piano-bound "Born This Way" before high-kicking into "Black Jesus," which found her surrounded by feathery man candy and leathery musicians.
Facing ecstatic shrieks that nearly drowned out her piano playing, Gaga quieted down the crowd long enough between songs to shout out her mom in the balcony, give advice to fame-hungry Little Monsters ("work hard!") and fondly reminisce about good times she's had at the NYC mainstay.
"95 years old—that's an old bitch," Gaga said of Roseland. "We're sad to see you go… I've done a lot of drugs in the bathroom here." The crowd roared its approval while she offered a cheeky "sorry mom" to the balcony.
Speaking of addiction, Gaga got quote-unquote real for a moment after playing her confessional ARTPOP track "Dope." "This last birthday was the first in years that didn't begin with me waking up and boozing or getting high," Gaga admitted. But lest you think the Fame Monster has killed the Party Monster, Gaga assured fans she simply "waited 'til 9pm" before indulging on her birthday.
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