Say what you want about Lady Gaga (and we all have at some point), but her hometown pride has always been locked in place throughout her ups and downs.
On Friday night at Roseland Ballroom, that was underlined once again as the born-and-bred New Yorker paid tribute to the closing venue, the city and, of course, herself during the first night of a seven-date farewell.
"Who has a 10-day funeral? Only Roseland," she declared early on and it was a statement spoken like a true New Yorker.
After almost 100 years, it's only right that the venue be given an honorable — and fabulous — discharge. So it was fitting to see Gaga begin the night with a solo rendition of "Born This Way," adapted to include a declaration of love to the weathered West 52nd Street building.
The metallic staircases and platforms built on the main stage seemed designed to pay homage to the industrial clubs of the pre-Bloomberg era New York and Gaga duly danced like it was 1999 to "Black Jesus + Amen Fashion" and the still brilliant "Bad Romance." Midway through the show, she broke away to a darkened side stage which lit up to reveal a mock subway train, and an array of neon signs. One of them simply said "176 Stanton Street" which Gaga nerds and stalkers alike will know as the Lower East Side tenement where she once lived.
But the set was much more than a potted history of New York City. Barely 10 days ago, Gaga was criticized for her vomit-filled, hit-free show at the SxSW music conference in Texas. This time, she chose not to be a performance artist, but a pop star, and opted not to shock, but to rock.
Gaga channeled Elton John's piano-clambering antics during a flamboyant version of "You And I," gleefully revisited her synth-pop breakthrough hit "Just Dance" and busted out her best choreography on "Applause" — which remains by far the best song on her disappointing latest album "ARTPOP."
Following an encore of new single "G.U.Y.," Gaga took her leave. After just over an hour on stage, it felt like she was short-changing the fans, but on the occasion of her 28th birthday, Gaga's little monsters were forgiving enough to let her clock off a little early.
Besides, with six more dates left (running until April 7), this is one funeral that has plenty of life left in it.
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