Ever since 1963 when John Lennon told the audience at the annual Royal Variety Performance in front of the Queen and Prince Regent of England, “For our last number I’d like to ask your help. The people in the cheaper seats clap your hands. And the rest of you, if you just rattle your jewellery” this has been as hot a date as you can get.
So word that Lady Gaga will be performing this years begs the question, will she be going in drag or wearing her “Videophone” outfit. No doubt the latter.
At the end of the show Lady Gaga will get to curtsy for the Queen!!
Here’s how NME reported it:
“Lady GaGa is to appear at this year’s Royal Variety Performance, playing to an audience that will include the Queen. Taking place at Blackpool’s Opera House on December 7, the event is set to be hosted by Peter Kay. Alongside Lady GaGa, the Royal Variety Performance will also feature Mika, Alexandra Burke, Michael Buble and Bette Midler, reports the Telegraph. The event is held in aid of the Entertainment Artistes’ Benevolent Fund, for which the Queen is patron