July 7th, 2010 by Gregory Jones

Lady GaGa performed the first of three shows at New York’s Madison Square Garden last night, and took the time to pay tribute to acts she had seen perform live in the venue before hitting the big time herself. The singer took time out of her set in order to give special mention to Madonna, The Rolling Stones, Elton John and KISS.

“My name is Lady Gaga and I used to sit right over there, way far in the back and way up top,” she said during the performance. “I used to stare at this side of the room, and I used to think, ‘I’m gonna be up there’. Every second you watch me on this stage, you remember, I was sitting where you are.”

Lady GaGa put on her usual extravagant show for the sell-out crowd, performing hits from her album The Fame Monster as well as going through numerous set and costume changes.

After her three night residency at the prestigious New York venue, Lady GaGa will continue to appear at venues across North America, before bringing her Monster Ball tour back to the UK at the end of the year.

Lady GaGa tickets are available for two shows at London O2 Arena on the 16th and 17th December as well as concerts in Belfast and Dublin.