 Gaga appeared on the eighth series of The X Factor on November 13 , 2011 , and performed the song . Whilst singing , she emerged from a confessional dressed as a decapitated corpse , carrying her own head . She sang most of the song before returning to the booth and re @-@ appearing in a leotard @-@ like outfit and performed the rest of the song and a dance routine with her dancers . At the Children in Need Rocks Manchester concert on November 17 , 2011 , " Marry the Night " was performed as the final song of her set list , along with " Born This Way " and " The Edge of Glory " . The performance was fast paced and included a dance routine by Gaga with her dancers , for the first time . On the British comedy show , Alan Carr : Chatty Man , Gaga performed a piano version of the song , while decked up in a pink dress and a gigantic bow on her head , which prompted Becky Bain from Idolator website to comment , " It 's been some time since we ’ ve seen Lady Gaga rock a bow on top of her noggin ' , and though the one she wore during her [ performance ] wasn 't her signature hairbow , it still made a big ( as in HUGE ) impression . " 
