lady gaga’s pop recession reprise at coachella 2025
originally published on substack - the zest
one of the first concerts I ever attended was lady gaga’s born this way ball in 2012. I was eleven years old, and my friend’s dad brought the two of us to staples center for her birthday. he imminently regretted this decision, when towards the end of her show, gaga lifted a fully nude fan out of the general admission floor area and onto the stage. “you’re over 18, right?” she asked the woman, before parading her naked body under bright lights in front of thousands of people…