26/10/13: Last Saturday turned out to be a slightly more exceptional than the common, Saturday night fare at the capital’s gay clubbing mainstay – Heaven.
In continuation of the nightclub’s X Factor season; which will see a slew of weekend performances from freshly eliminated contestants in the latest series of the reality show, Shelley Smith took the main stage… Following an introduction from former mentor, and First Lady of Rock; Sharon Osbourne. Yes, Ozzy’s very own emerged from the wings – in her black satin Tux blazer and with burst of trademark Chartreuse hair – to champion last week’s casualty, before Smith’s swansong on the last leg of her now very much ‘X’ experience!
However, the fate of the night was sealed amongst the more memorable in Heaven’s grandiose celebrity appearance Halls of Fame when it was revealed that Lady Gaga; or pop music’s Mother Supreme for an alarming amount of the gay community, would be taking to the stage by Jeremy Joseph (if you’d have heard the screams of euphoria erupt before he’d even finished his sentence, you’d understand)!
Those same screams shattered the sound barrier, becoming a roar – and cameras shot up all over the building – when a very ghoulish looking Gaga hovered on to the stage in a Jane Austen-esque Empire dress and shaggy blonde hair; all bare feet, and low beastly voice. That voice soon became the hit-making marvel as Gaga launched into her song ‘Venus’ from latest album Art-Pop, in it’s first ever live performance.
With a thunderous, for the floor beat and haunting harmonies – one had to concede, fan or not, that the girl had done more than good. Getting naked before she left the stage was just that extra bit of Gaga for everyone gathered to enjoy!
Heaven, under the Arches, Villiers Street, WC2N 6NG
Words by Yafeu-Khamisi Rodway-Brown
