Gothic gargoyles appeared, lights dimmed, and the crowd chanted the prima donna’s name at the desert operahouse. It was Friday night at Coachella and Lady Gaga was about to tell the story of Mayhem — and give the performance of a lifetime.
Over two hours and four acts, Gaga brought to life the inner battle between two sides of herself: lightness (an angelic, innocent Gaga monster with blonde hair) and darkness (the shadowier “lady in red” she sings about in “Abracadabra”).
In the first act of her headlining Coachella set, she took the stage while wearing a massive, three-story dress and performed “Bloody Mary,” embracing the new life given to the Born This Way favorite on TikTok. Then came “Abracadabra,” where she channeled a Victorian-era opera singer in a dark parallel universe. Fittingly, next came “Judas,” which saw Gaga deliver the original choreography from the uproar-provoking video.
“How you feeling tonight… welcome to my house of mayhem,” Gaga said, addressing the crowd for the first time after a “Scheiße” interlude and “Garden of Eden.” … (continue reading on rollingstone.com)
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