Zolciak first performed " Tardy for the Party " during the reunion for the second season of '' The Real Housewives of Atlanta '' , broadcast by Bravo on November 5 , 2009 . Dressed in black leggings and leather boots , Zolciak was accompanied by two female backup dancers , and encouraged her fellow housewives Leakes , Sheree Whitfield , and Lisa Wu-Hartwell to " c'mon bitches " in the midst of the performance . During the bridge of the song through the end of the recording , Zolciak was joined onstage by Burruss . Donald Deane from '' The Huffington Post '' characterized the segment as an " assault to the senses " , while Brian Moylan from Gawker Media labeled it " the scariest thing to happen on television " since Britney Spears ' performance of " Gim me More " at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards . Zolciak later sang " Tardy for the Party " on February 26 , 2010 , at the Gold Room in Atlanta and during an April 9 , 2010 appearance on '' The Wendy Williams Show ''
2007 MTV Video Music Awards
2007 MTV Video Music Awards
Tardy for the Party