The William J. Clinton Foundation is a foundation established by former President of the United States, Bill Clinton, with the stated mission to "strengthen the capacity of people throughout the world to meet the challenges of global interdependence". The Foundation focuses on four critical areas: health security; economic empowerment; leadership development and citizen service; and racial, ethnic and religious reconciliation.
October 15, 2011
Bill Clinton invited musical guests to give live performances during the event. Among the musical guest list was Lady Gaga who helped celebrate the ten-year anniversary celebration and his 65th birthday at the “A Decade of Difference” concert. Among the songs performed, Gaga delivered a Marilyn Monroe-esque “Happy Birthday” and “Bad Romance”, which she changed to “Bill Romance”. The event was held at Hollywood Bowl, California.
Arrival
- Lady Gaga wears an outfit by Mugler, and platforms by Noritaka Tatehana.
Performance
- Set list:
- "Born This Way"
- "The Edge of Glory"
- "Bad Romance"
- "Yoü and I"
- "Government Hooker" (Outro)
- Lady Gaga wears an outfit by Mugler, custom booties by Giuseppe Zanotti, earrings by Kenneth Jay Lane, a custom hat by Perry Meek for Haus of Gaga, and sunglasses by Dior.
- Lady Gaga wears an outfit by Moschino.
Backstage
- Lady Gaga wears a custom dress by Mugler, gloves by Gaspar Gloves, and sunglasses by Paloma Picasso.
Crew
- Drum – George "Spanky" McCurdy
- Guitar – Ricky Tillo, Kareem "Jesus" Devlin Byrne
- Dancers – Molly d'Amour, Amanda Balen, Bethany Strong, Mark Kanemura, Jeremy Hudson, Richard Jackson, Asiel Hardison, Victor Rojas