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"Lady Gaga made her live return and performed seven songs from her new album ARTPOP as she opened the iTunes Festival in London tonight (September 1).  The singer arrived 30 minutes late on stage and played only new songs during the one-hour set, which took place at Camden&amp;#039;s Roundhouse.   Walking on stage dressed in black, Gaga opened with the EDM-influenced &amp;#039;Aura&amp;#039;, where she was locked in a cage and lifted above the audience.  &amp;quot;To say I&amp;#039;ve missed you is an understatement. When I&amp;#039;m away from you, I can&amp;#039;t live,&amp;quot; she told the crowd before performing &amp;#039;MANiCURE&amp;#039;, which she recently previewed online.  Gaga then changed into a clam shell bikini and blonde wig to sing the album&amp;#039;s title track. &amp;quot;What does ARTPOP even mean?&amp;quot; she asked, before expaining: &amp;quot;I want to create something where art and pop can finally belong together.&amp;quot;   The star admitted that her new material is &amp;quot;a little different than the music I made before,&amp;quot; ahead of unveiling hip-hop track &amp;#039;Jewels and Drugs&amp;#039; with guest rappers Too $hort and Twista. TI, who also features on the song, was unable to appear as Gaga revealed that he was denied entry to the UK.  After a brief interlude she performed &amp;#039;Sex Dreams&amp;#039; and &amp;#039;Swine&amp;#039; - for the latter, she removed her wig to reveal her black hair while dancers in pig masks sprayed paint into the audience.  Explaining the song, she confessed: &amp;quot;I went through some tough times I&amp;#039;ve never talked about. In order to write ARTPOP I had to take off all the wigs that mask the pain. &amp;quot;I wrote this song to get over the pain and hopefully get rid of yours.&amp;quot;  The star then closed with piano ballad &amp;#039;I Wanna Be With You&amp;#039; - a song dedicated to her loyal fans - and returned for an encore of her latest single &amp;#039;Applause&amp;#039;. Lady Gaga releases ARTPOP on November 11. Her iTunes Festival setlist appears below:  Aura MANiCURE ARTPOP Jewels &amp;amp; Drugs Sex Dreams Swine I Wanna Be With You Applause "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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