Conversely, Jason Lipshutz from "Billboard" was critical of the performance, feeling that it "failed to be the emotional stunner it desperately deserved to be". He believed that although directors Spike Jonze and Chris Milk kept the focus on Gaga's tear-stricken face to give it an intimate feel, the screaming of the audience ruined the performance. In November 2013, Gaga hosted a two-day event called ArtRave, which served as the launch party of "Artpop", and performed "Dope" on the piano. Before the performance, she gave a speech about her own experiences with drugs and alcohol, and how she came over addiction. Days later, Gaga appeared on "The Howard Stern Show" and performed another piano-only version of the song. On December 6, 2013, Gaga performed both "Dope" and an acoustic rendition of "Artpop"s second single "Do What U Want" on "". In March 2014, she performed the song at South by Southwest (SXSW), while sporting fake blond dreadlocks. "Dope" was later added to the setlist of the singer's residency show, Lady Gaga Live at Roseland Ballroom. The performance took place on a piano placed on a side-stage, in a setting reminiscent of New York City's Lower East Side, complete with "neon letters that spelled '176 Stanton Street,' the address of Gaga’s former apartment." During her 2014 world tour, , Gaga performed "Dope" on a piano hidden inside a plastic mountain of icy crystals. Before the performance, she dedicated "Dope" to “people with addictions or mental stresses”. Credits and personnel adapted from "Artpop" album liner notes.