A medley of " Judas " and " Born This Way " was the closing performance on the '' Paul O'Grady Live '' show in London . Gaga closed the 2011 MuchMusic Video Awards with " Born This Way " , appearing on stage inside a hanging cocoon . While touring Japan , " Born This Way " was performed along with " The Edge of Glory " on the 2011 MTV Video Music Aid Japan . After finishing performing " The Edge of Glory " , she sneaked around the stage , and climbed some stairs to reach her piano — which was decked up to look like a giant spider — before launching into an acoustic version of " Born This Way " . The song was included on the Born This Way Ball tour ( 2012 – 2013 ) , during which she came out screaming from a giant alien womb . Gaga was dressed in Medieval inspired cloths similar to her performance of the song at the Grammys . In 2014 , Gaga performed an acoustic version of " Born This Way " during her residency show at Roseland Ballroom and at the ArtRave : The Artpop Ball tour . In July 2016 , Gaga visited an orphanage in Cabo San Lucas , Mexico , where she sang an acoustic version of the song described as " emotional " by Megan McCluskey from '' Time '' . Later that year , she appeared in the Carpool Karaoke segment of '' The Late Late Show with James Corden '' , where " Born This Way " was between the selected songs Gaga sang with Corden in the vehicle
2011 MuchMusic Video Awards
2011 MuchMusic Video Awards
Born This Way (song)