{{Merging from |1=Mayhem promotional concerts |target=The Mayhem Ball |afd=Mayhem promotional concerts (2nd nomination) |date =May 2026 }} {{Short description|2025–2026 concert tour by Lady Gaga}} {{pp-sock|small=yes}} {{Use American English|date=March 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox concert | concert_tour_name = The Mayhem Ball | artist = Lady Gaga | image = The Mayhem Ball - Lady Gaga (2).png | image_size = 220 | caption = Promotional poster | location = {{Flatlist| * Australia * Asia * Europe * North America }} | album = ''Mayhem'' | start_date = {{Start date|2025|07|16}} | end_date = {{End date|2026|04|13}} | number_of_shows = 86 | producer = Live Nation | attendance = 1.6 million<ref>{{cite web |last=Frankenberg |first=Eric |title=Lady Gaga’s The Mayhem Ball Was One of the Biggest Pop Tours Ever: By the Numbers |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/lady-gaga-mayhem-biggest-tour-career-400-million/ |website=Billboard |date=April 16, 2026 |access-date=April 26, 2026 }}</ref> | gross = $362.9 million{{efn|name=revenue|With the inclusion of the ticketed ''Mayhem'' promotional concerts in Mexico City and Singapore, the total gross during ''Mayhem'' era would be $419.5 million from 93 shows.<ref name="BBx April 2026"/><ref>{{cite web |accessdate=April 23, 2026 |date=April 17, 2026 |first=Bob |language=en |last=Allen |title=Lady Gaga Tops $1 Billion In Career Grosses With 'The Mayhem Ball' Tour - Pollstar News |url=https://news.pollstar.com/2026/04/17/lady-gaga-tops-1-billion-in-career-grosses-with-the-mayhem-ball-tour/ |website=Pollstar |archive-date=April 20, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260420030743/https://news.pollstar.com/2026/04/17/lady-gaga-tops-1-billion-in-career-grosses-with-the-mayhem-ball-tour/ |url-status=live }}</ref>|group=lower-alpha}} | website = {{URL|ladygaga.com/live}} | last_tour = ''Mayhem'' promotional concerts <br>(2025) | this_tour = '''The Mayhem Ball'''<br>(2025–2026) }}
'''The Mayhem Ball''' was the eighth concert tour by the American singer Lady Gaga, in support of her album ''Mayhem'' (2025). The tour was announced following the strong response to the album, having initially planned only a brief run of outdoor promotional concerts.<ref name="rstour"/> Spanning 86 shows across Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania, the tour commenced on July 16, 2025, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, United States, and concluded on April 13, 2026, at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Conceived as a theatrical production divided into acts, the tour was produced by Gaga and Michael Polansky, and directed by Gaga and Ben Dalgleish of Human Person, with choreography by Parris Goebel.<ref name=":0" /> Primarily designed for arenas to allow greater creative control, the show combines large-scale staging, narrative elements, and couture-inspired fashion, with its main set piece being a Colosseum-like opera house.<ref name="avclub" /> Its storyline explores themes of duality, death, and rebirth, expanding upon the operatic and psychological motifs of the album.<ref name="W Magazine" /><ref name="Rolling Stone 2" /> The setlist consists primarily of songs from ''Mayhem'', along with tracks from most of her previous albums, and regularly included surprise songs performed on piano and played from tape during the encore.
The Mayhem Ball received widespread critical acclaim for its theatricality, Gaga's vocal performance, and the production design, costumes, and choreography.{{efn|name=critics}} Critics also described it as a celebration of her career, with reviews across multiple countries being overwhelmingly positive.{{efn|name=critics2}} The tour also received several industry award nominations, including at the American Music Awards, ''Pollstar'' Awards, and iHeartRadio Music Awards. The first North American leg grossed over $103 million from 27 reported shows, marking her highest-grossing run in any territory, with ''Billboard'' projecting total earnings to exceed $300 million.<ref name="Billboard NAleg" /> In 2025, the Mayhem Ball was the highest-grossing pop tour by a female artist and the second-highest overall. In total, the tour grossed $362.9 million with 1.6 million tickets, becoming the ninth highest-grossing concert tour by a female artist in history.<ref name="BBx April 2026">{{cite magazine |last1=Frankenberg |first1=Eric |title=Lady Gaga’s The Mayhem Ball Was One of the Biggest Pop Tours Ever: By the Numbers |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/lady-gaga-mayhem-biggest-tour-career-400-million/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 16, 2026 |date=April 16, 2026 |url-access=subscription |quote=Gaga’s 2025-26 totals break into two main categories. The Mayhem Ball ($362.9 million; 1.6 million tickets), her seventh proper tour, began on July 16, 2025 in Las Vegas |archive-date=April 16, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260416153420/https://www.billboard.com/pro/lady-gaga-mayhem-biggest-tour-career-400-million/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
== Background and development == Gaga's last headlining concert tour, the Chromatica Ball (2022), consisted of a brief itinerary of 20 shows at outdoor stadiums throughout North America, Europe, and Japan.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Alex|last=Young|url=https://consequence.net/2022/05/lady-gaga-new-chromatica-ball-tour-dates/|title=Lady Gaga Adds New "Chromatica Ball" Tour Dates|date=May 16, 2022|access-date=July 24, 2025|magazine=Consequence|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517002411/https://consequence.net/2022/05/lady-gaga-new-chromatica-ball-tour-dates/amp/|archive-date=May 17, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> As the tour began, Gaga revealed that she was able to perform without much of the chronic pain caused by her long-term fibromyalgia for the first time "in ages". Health improvements and the tour's commercial success and positive critical reception reignited her confidence in her performance and her ability to tour.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Stone |first=Megan |date=July 18, 2022 |title=Lady Gaga shares how meaningful 'The Chromatica Ball' tour is to her |agency=ABC News |url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/lady-gaga-shares-meaningful-chromatica-ball-tour/story?id=87018575 |url-status=live |access-date=July 24, 2025 |archive-date=July 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723023248/https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/lady-gaga-shares-meaningful-chromatica-ball-tour/story?id=87018575 }}</ref> The tour was chronicled via ''Gaga Chromatica Ball'', a critically acclaimed concert film released on May 25, 2024, in collaboration with HBO and its streaming service, HBO Max.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/05/lady-gaga-chromatica-ball-concert-special-premiere-date-hbo-1235908771/|title=Lady Gaga's 'Chromatica Ball' Concert Special Gets Premiere Date At HBO|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=May 8, 2024|access-date=July 24, 2025|website=Deadline Hollywood|archive-date=July 23, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250723175406/https://deadline.com/2024/05/lady-gaga-chromatica-ball-concert-special-premiere-date-hbo-1235908771/|url-status=live}}</ref>
Alongside editing ''Gaga Chromatica Ball'' and completing her duties associated with her role in ''Joker: Folie à Deux'' (2024) and its accompanying soundtrack, Gaga spent most of 2023 and 2024 recording what she referred to as "some of the best songs [she] can remember".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Griffiths |first1=George |date=January 26, 2025 |title=Everything we know about Lady Gaga's new album LG7: Release date, lead single, tracklist and more |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/lady-gaga-lg7-album-release-date-tracklist/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240924014649/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/lady-gaga-lg7-album-release-date-tracklist/ |archive-date=September 24, 2024 |access-date=July 24, 2025 |publisher=Official Charts Company}}</ref> These sessions culminated in two studio albums, 2024's ''Harlequin'' and 2025's ''Mayhem'', the latter of which reached the top of music charts in over 20 countries around the world and was described as a "chaotic blur of genres" focused in Gaga's pop roots.<ref name="elleinterv">{{cite magazine |last1=Jeffs |first1=Lotte |date=January 27, 2025 |title=Lady Gaga Makes Some Mayhem |url=https://www.elle.com/culture/music/a63324386/lady-gaga-mayhem-interview-2025/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250128111335/https://www.elle.com/culture/music/a63324386/lady-gaga-mayhem-interview-2025/ |archive-date=January 28, 2025 |access-date=July 24, 2025 |magazine=Elle}}</ref> The album was initially supported by the release of three singles, "Die with a Smile", "Disease", "Abracadabra", and a run of promotional concerts that included stops at the 2025 Coachella festival and a free performance to an estimated 2.5 million spectators at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which became the largest show of Gaga's career and the most-attended concert by a female artist in history.<ref name="bbcoachella">{{cite magazine |last1=Kaufman |first1=Gil |title=Lady Gaga Looking Forward to Creating a 'Night of Chaos' at 2025 Coachella Festival |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/lady-gaga-night-of-chaos-2025-coachella-festival-1235835309/ |magazine=Billboard |date=November 21, 2024 |access-date=July 24, 2025 |archive-date=April 22, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250422020128/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/lady-gaga-night-of-chaos-2025-coachella-festival-1235835309/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="pollstar">{{cite magazine|url=https://news.pollstar.com/2025/05/05/lady-gaga-sets-record-with-2-5-million-attendees-for-rio-concert/|title=Lady Gaga Sets Record With 2.5 Million Attendees For Rio Concert|magazine=Pollstar|date=May 5, 2025|access-date=July 28, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250716190308/https://news.pollstar.com/2025/05/05/lady-gaga-sets-record-with-2-5-million-attendees-for-rio-concert/|archive-date=July 16, 2025|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Announcements == On March 26, 2025, Gaga announced the Mayhem Ball concert tour through her social media accounts, unveiling an initial run of thirty-two dates in North American and European cities.<ref name="rstour">{{cite magazine |last1=Kreps |first1=Daniel |title=Lady Gaga Announces the Mayhem Ball North American Arena Tour |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/lady-gaga-the-mayhem-ball-north-american-arena-tour-dates-1235303783/ |access-date=March 26, 2025 |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=March 26, 2025 |archive-date=March 26, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250326153209/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/lady-gaga-the-mayhem-ball-north-american-arena-tour-dates-1235303783/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Shafer |first=Ellise |title=Lady Gaga reveals The Mayhem Ball tour with dates in North America, Europe and U.K. |url=https://variety.com/2025/music/global/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-tour-north-america-europe-uk-1236348335/ |date=March 26, 2025 |access-date=March 26, 2025 |magazine=Variety |archive-date=March 26, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250326124549/https://variety.com/2025/music/global/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-tour-north-america-europe-uk-1236348335/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Lady Gaga announces The Mayhem Ball tour with three dates at The O2 in London |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/lady-gaga-announces-the-mayhem-ball-tour-with-three-dates-at-the-o2-in-london |access-date=March 26, 2025 |work=The Line of Best Fit |date=March 26, 2025 |archive-date=March 26, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250326125131/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/lady-gaga-announces-the-mayhem-ball-tour-with-three-dates-at-the-o2-in-london |url-status=live }}</ref> Due to an overwhelming commercial response, additional concerts in both continents were announced throughout the next week, which included extra dates in New York City, Paradise, London and Paris, among others.<ref name="Group One">Various citations concerning the supplementary dates announced in March and April 2025: * {{cite web |last1=Yates |first1=Jonny |title=Lady Gaga announces extra dates on the Mayhem Ball Tour |url=https://www.joe.co.uk/music/lady-gaga-announces-extra-dates-mayhem-ball-tour-481671 |website=Joe |access-date=April 1, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250401203433/https://www.joe.co.uk/music/lady-gaga-announces-extra-dates-mayhem-ball-tour-481671 |archive-date=April 1, 2025 |date=March 31, 2025 |url-status=live }} * {{cite news |last1=Katsilometes |first1=John |title=Lady Gaga adds to Las Vegas Strip performances |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/lady-gaga-adds-to-las-vegas-strip-performances-3345214/ |access-date=April 1, 2025 |newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=April 1, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250401203442/https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/lady-gaga-adds-to-las-vegas-strip-performances-3345214/ |archive-date=April 1, 2025 |issn=1097-1645 }} * {{cite news |last1=Kemeny |first1=Madison |title=Lady Gaga adds 3 new MSG concerts to 'Mayhem Ball World Tour': How to get tickets before sell out |url=https://www.syracuse.com/live-entertainment/2025/04/lady-gaga-adds-3-new-msg-concerts-to-mayhem-ball-world-tour-how-to-get-tickets-before-sell-out.html |access-date=April 2, 2025 |newspaper=The Post-Standard |date=April 2, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250402235528/https://www.syracuse.com/live-entertainment/2025/04/lady-gaga-adds-3-new-msg-concerts-to-mayhem-ball-world-tour-how-to-get-tickets-before-sell-out.html |archive-date=April 2, 2025 }} * {{cite news |last1=Iuzzolino |first1=Nicole |title=Lady Gaga tour 2025: Full schedule, cheapest tickets, etc. for the 'Mayhem Ball' tour |url=https://www.nj.com/live-entertainment/2025/04/lady-gaga-tour-2025-full-schedule-cheapest-tickets-etc-for-the-the-mayhem-ball-tour.html |access-date=April 2, 2025 |newspaper=The Star-Ledger |date=April 2, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250726034407/https://www.nj.com/live-entertainment/2025/04/lady-gaga-tour-2025-full-schedule-cheapest-tickets-etc-for-the-the-mayhem-ball-tour.html |archive-date=July 26, 2025 |url-status=live }} *{{cite magazine |last1=Kaufman |first1=Gil |title=Lady Gaga Adds 13 New Shows to Mayhem Ball Tour: See the Dates |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/lady-gaga-adds-13-new-shows-2025-mayhem-ball-tour-see-dates-1235939299/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 4, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250404154415/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/lady-gaga-adds-13-new-shows-2025-mayhem-ball-tour-see-dates-1235939299/ |archive-date=April 4, 2025 |issn=0006-2510 |oclc=732913734 |date=April 4, 2025 |url-status=live }} *{{cite magazine |last1=Ellington |first1=Hanna |title=Fans go gaga for Mayhem Ball tour |url=https://www.iq-mag.net/2025/04/fans-go-gaga-sell-out-lady-gaga-mayhem-ball/ |magazine=IQ |access-date=April 4, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250404153723/https://www.iq-mag.net/2025/04/fans-go-gaga-sell-out-lady-gaga-mayhem-ball/ |archive-date=April 4, 2025 |issn=2633-0636 |date=April 4, 2025 |url-status=live }}</ref> Following these announcements, ''Hits'' and ''Rolling Stone'' identified the previously revealed outdoor promotional concerts as part of the tour,<ref name="rstour" /><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Lady Gaga taking ''Mayhem'' on World Tour |url=https://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/live/lady-gaga-mayhem-world-tour/ |access-date=March 27, 2025 |magazine=Hits |date=March 27, 2025 |archive-date=March 27, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250327160844/https://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/live/lady-gaga-mayhem-world-tour |url-status=live }}</ref> though Live Nation, the official promoter, and ''Billboard'' listed them separately under distinct titles, indicating they were not part of the Mayhem Ball.<ref name="Billboard NAleg" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Lady Gaga |url=https://www.livenation.lat/en/lady-gaga-tickets-adp3569 |publisher=Live Nation Entertainment |access-date=March 27, 2025 |archive-date=April 16, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250416224404/https://www.livenation.lat/en/lady-gaga-tickets-adp3569#international |url-status=live }}</ref>
To promote the tour, Gaga launched a tarot-themed minigame that invited fans to discover their "lyrical prophecy" through cards inspired by the show's narrative themes and connected to the tour's imagery and merchandise.<ref name="vanityit" /> On April 8, 2025, Gaga announced three dates scheduled for December at outdoor stadiums in Australia, marking her first shows in the country since ArtRave: The Artpop Ball tour in 2014.<ref name="Live Nation 1">{{cite web |title=Lady Gaga announces first Australian shows in 11 years and her first-ever stadium dates in the country on 'The Mayhem Ball' Tour |url=https://news.livenation.asia/news/lady-gaga-announces-first-australian-shows-in-11-years-and-her-first-ever-stadium-dates-in-the-country-on-the-mayhem-ball-tour |publisher=Live Nation Asia |date=April 9, 2025 |access-date=April 9, 2025 |archive-date=April 9, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250409004306/https://news.livenation.asia/news/lady-gaga-announces-first-australian-shows-in-11-years-and-her-first-ever-stadium-dates-in-the-country-on-the-mayhem-ball-tour |url-status=live }}</ref> Due to initial demand, second shows in both Melbourne and Sydney, respectively, were added to the tour's itinerary.<ref name="Live Nation 2">{{cite press release |date=April 15, 2025 |title=Second Melbourne date added to Lady Gaga's the Mayhem Ball to meet overwhelming demand! |url=https://news.livenation.asia/news/second-melbourne-date-added-to-lady-gagas-the-mayhem-ball-to-meet-overwhelming-demand |publisher=Live Nation Entertainment |access-date=April 15, 2025 |archive-date=April 15, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250415194808/https://news.livenation.asia/news/second-melbourne-date-added-to-lady-gagas-the-mayhem-ball-to-meet-overwhelming-demand |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Live Nation 3">{{cite press release |date=April 17, 2025 |title=Final date added to Australian leg of Lady Gaga's the Mayhem Ball, as a second Sydney show is confirmed to meet demand |url=https://news.livenation.asia/news/final-date-added-to-australian-leg-of-lady-gagas-the-mayhem-ball-as-a-second-sydney-show-is-confirmed-to-meet-demand |publisher=Live Nation Entertainment |access-date=April 17, 2025 |archive-date=April 17, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250417151338/https://news.livenation.asia/news/final-date-added-to-australian-leg-of-lady-gagas-the-mayhem-ball-as-a-second-sydney-show-is-confirmed-to-meet-demand |url-status=live}}</ref> On April 22, 2025, succeeding Gaga's performances at Coachella, three shows in San Francisco and four shows in Inglewood were announced.<ref name="Rolling Stone 1">{{cite magazine |last1=Zemler |first1=Emily |title=Lady Gaga Adds Seven Shows to Mayhem Ball Tour |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-tour-show-addition-1235322391/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=April 22, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250422112357/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-tour-show-addition-1235322391/ |archive-date=April 22, 2025 |issn=0035-791X |oclc=969027590 |date=April 22, 2025 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
On June 9, 2025, Gaga announced five shows in Japan, scheduled at the Tokyo Dome and Osaka Dome for the following January. This announcement officially extended the tour to 2026.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=King |first=Ariel |date=June 10, 2025 |title=Lady Gaga Extends 'The Mayhem Ball' With Japan Dates |url=https://news.pollstar.com/2025/06/10/lady-gaga-extends-the-mayhem-ball-with-japan-dates/ |access-date=June 10, 2025 |magazine=Pollstar |archive-date=June 10, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250610164053/https://news.pollstar.com/2025/06/10/lady-gaga-extends-the-mayhem-ball-with-japan-dates/ |url-status=live }}</ref> One month later, an additional show in Tokyo was announced due to overwhelming demand.<ref>{{cite web |title=レディー・ガガ来日 東京ドーム追加公演決定！ |trans-title=Lady Gaga to visit Japan, additional show at Tokyo Dome confirmed! |url=https://www.universal-music.co.jp/lady-gaga/news/2025-07-10/ |publisher=Universal Music Japan |language=ja |date=July 10, 2025 |access-date=July 14, 2025 |archive-date=July 14, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250714124000/https://www.universal-music.co.jp/lady-gaga/news/2025-07-10/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In September 2025, Gaga announced additional dates throughout North America scheduled for 2026, including stops in new cities such as Washington, D.C., Montréal, Boston, and Saint Paul.<ref name="Variety (September 2025)">{{cite magazine |last1=Aswad |first1=Jem |title=Lady Gaga Extends 'Mayhem Ball' Tour With 2026 North American Dates |url=https://variety.com/2025/music/news/lady-gaga-2026-north-american-mayhem-ball-tour-dates-1236512644/ |magazine=Variety |access-date=September 9, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250909154828/https://variety.com/2025/music/news/lady-gaga-2026-north-american-mayhem-ball-tour-dates-1236512644/ |archive-date=September 9, 2025 |date=September 9, 2025 |issn=0042-2738 |oclc=60626328 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Cultmtl">{{cite web|title=Lady Gaga is bringing The Mayhem Ball tour to Montreal on April 2, 3 & 6, 2026|url=https://cultmtl.com/2025/09/lady-gaga-is-bringing-the-mayhem-ball-tour-to-montreal-on-april-2-3-2026/|last=Carpenter|first=Lorraine|website=CultMTL|date=September 13, 2025|access-date=September 13, 2025|archive-date=September 11, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250911175730/https://cultmtl.com/2025/09/lady-gaga-is-bringing-the-mayhem-ball-tour-to-montreal-on-april-2-3-2026/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Pix11News">{{cite news|title=Lady Gaga adds extra tour dates in NYC due to high demand|url=https://pix11.com/news/local-news/lady-gaga-adds-extra-tour-dates-in-nyc-due-to-high-demand/amp/|last=Mitchell|first=Ben|date=September 11, 2025|access-date=September 13, 2025|agency=WPIX|archive-date=September 16, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250916225926/https://pix11.com/news/local-news/lady-gaga-adds-extra-tour-dates-in-nyc-due-to-high-demand/amp/|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Production== ===Conception and stage setup=== {{multiple image|total_width = 250 | align = right | direction = vertical | image1 = Lady Gaga performing Alejandro on The Mayhem Ball, Lyon, November 2025.jpg | caption1 = | image2 = Lady Gaga - Bad Romance at The Mayhem Ball in London (cropped3).jpg | caption2 = | footer = Gaga standing inside the opera house prop during "Alejandro" (top), and the structure engulfed in flames in the finale (bottom) with Gaga and her dancers in front }} The tour was conceived as a theatrical production divided into acts, produced by Lady Gaga and Michael Polansky, and directed by Gaga and Ben Dalgleish of Human Person.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Strauss |first=Matthew |date=September 9, 2025 |title=Lady Gaga announces 2026 Mayhem Ball Tour dates |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/lady-gaga-announces-2026-mayhem-ball-tour-dates/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251011165331/https://pitchfork.com/news/lady-gaga-announces-2026-mayhem-ball-tour-dates/ |archive-date=October 11, 2025 |access-date=October 11, 2025 |website=Pitchfork}}</ref><ref name="bayarea" /> Creative direction was handled by Gaga, Polansky, Human Person, and Parris Goebel, who also served as choreographer.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Sicuro |first1=Milena |date=October 18, 2025 |title=Lady Gaga a Milano con il The Mayhem Ball Tour: tutto esaurito per i due show all'Unipol Forum |trans-title=Lady Gaga in Milan with The Mayhem Ball Tour: both shows at the Unipol Forum sold out. |url=https://www.mitomorrow.it/online/primo-piano/lady-gaga-a-milano/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251020153333/https://www.mitomorrow.it/online/primo-piano/lady-gaga-a-milano/ |archive-date=October 20, 2025 |access-date=October 18, 2025 |newspaper=MI-Tomorrow |language=it}}</ref> The production and stage design were created by Jason Ardizzone-West and Es Devlin.<ref name="San Francisco Chronicle 1" /><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Twersky Winkler |first1=Carolyn |date=August 7, 2025 |title=A 'Bridgerton' star will play Alexander McQueen |url=https://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/alexander-mcqueen-off-broadway-show-house-of-mcqueen |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251018173011/https://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/alexander-mcqueen-off-broadway-show-house-of-mcqueen |archive-date=October 18, 2025 |access-date=October 14, 2025 |magazine=W Magazine |issn=0162-9115 |oclc=1781845}}</ref> During the production phase, Gaga emphasized the importance of creative control and the show's theatrical scope, stating: <blockquote> We chose arenas this time to give me the opportunity to control the details of the show in a way you simply can’t in stadiums — and honestly, I can’t wait. This show is designed to be the kind of theatrical and electrifying experience that brings ''Mayhem'' to life exactly how I envision it.<ref name="rstour"/> </blockquote>
The main set piece is a Colosseum-like opera house with balconies and boxes,<ref name="avclub" /> where Gaga, the band, and twenty-two dancers perform,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gendron |first1=Bob |date=September 16, 2025 |title=Review: Lady Gaga's 'Mayhem Ball' is all-out spectacular in Chicago — an immersive dreamscape of music |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/16/review-lady-gaga-chicago/ |url-access=registration |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250916175459/https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/16/review-lady-gaga-chicago/ |archive-date=September 16, 2025 |access-date=October 14, 2025 |newspaper=Chicago Tribune}}</ref><ref name="index" /> featuring a pendulum-shaped catwalk that extends into the crowd as a B-stage and changes appearance throughout the show, with effects such as simulated blood flow or a multicolored parquet floor depending on the number.<ref name="deadline1" /> The show expanded on the operatic and psychological themes first introduced earlier that year,<ref name="avclub" /> incorporating new choreography, custom-made costumes, and large-scale staging that emphasized transformation and chaos within the ''Mayhem'' universe.<ref name="vanityit" /><ref name="varietyparris">{{cite magazine |last1=Ross |first1=John |date=April 29, 2025 |title=Parris Goebel, Lady Gaga's Coachella choreographer, talks operas, Alexander McQueen, and those Rihanna rumors |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/story/parris-goebel-interview?srsltid=AfmBOoreMO_DsotIjZkdtVcbFfoes-XHODYoZohf6qiu5lryq7KM_dPs |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250429223858/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/story/parris-goebel-interview |archive-date=April 29, 2025 |access-date=October 10, 2025 |magazine=Vanity Fair}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Camprubí |first1=Aïda |title=The Mayhem Ball, la feria de los horrores de Lady Gaga |url=https://www.vogue.es/articulos/the-mayhem-ball-conciertos-barcelona-lady-gaga |magazine=Vogue España |access-date=November 4, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251104225311/https://www.vogue.es/articulos/the-mayhem-ball-conciertos-barcelona-lady-gaga |archive-date=November 4, 2025 |language=es |date=November 1, 2025 |trans-title=The Mayhem Ball, Lady Gaga's carnival of horrors}}</ref>
In an interview with ''Variety'', Goebel said the opening sequence was conceived as "a theatrical opera that would immediately establish the show's grand scale."<ref name="varietyparris 2">{{cite magazine |last1=Tangcay |first1=Jazz |title=Choreographer Parris Goebel on Working With Lady Gaga on the Mayhem Ball Tour, Collaborating on That Dress for 'Abracadabra' and Using Kitty Litter in the Grave Box |url=https://variety.com/2025/artisans/news/parris-goebel-lady-gaga-choreography-mayhem-ball-1236567199/ |magazine=Variety |access-date=November 1, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251101033041/https://variety.com/2025/artisans/news/parris-goebel-lady-gaga-choreography-mayhem-ball-1236567199/ |archive-date=November 1, 2025 |date=October 31, 2025}}</ref> She further explained envisioning colossal gowns that eventually evolved into a cage-like dress with dancers inside, creating a "really innovative and mic drop" moment, while also reimagining "Paparazzi" as "a slow, emotional rendition", with Gaga emerging from a sandbox representing a grave and using a flowing cape to symbolize "her soaring and finding her wings again".<ref name="varietyparris 2" /> On the "Poker Face" performance, Goebel said: <blockquote> I kept thinking, what are visuals that people can resonate with and relate to? With the chessboard idea, we ran through that being on different types of songs, and then I was like, wait for "Poker Face," it's brilliant. It made sense, so we started to develop the story of this push and pull with her and a different version of herself. Everyone knows how to play chess, and putting that in her emotional storyline was really cool and powerful.<ref name="varietyparris 2" /> </blockquote>
In a later interview with ''Rolling Stone'', Gaga described the show's conceptual structure as "a gothic dream" tied to themes she had "struggled with [her] whole life". She also added a redesigned version of "Shallow" during final rehearsals, explaining that she wanted to bring the song into her own aesthetic because "it doesn't have [her] signature style".<ref name="rsinterview">{{cite magazine |last1=Hiatt |first1=Brian |title=How Lady Gaga Found Herself Again: 'I Feel Lucky to Be Alive' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/lady-gaga-mayhem-tour-grammys-cover-story-interview-1235460150/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=November 13, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251113143233/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/lady-gaga-mayhem-tour-grammys-cover-story-interview-1235460150/ |archive-date=November 13, 2025 |date=13 November 2025|url-status=live}}</ref> Polansky noted the logistical challenge of moving her to the secondary stage, which led to the gondola concept used in the performance, with Gaga labelling the idea of singing "Shallow" on a boat as "so campy" and as "the perfect challenge".<ref name="rsinterview" />
===Costume design=== {{Multiple images | direction = horizontal | align = left | image1 = Lady Gaga - The Mayhem Ball in London (cropped2).jpg | width1 = 160 | image2 = Lady Gaga performing Abracadabra on The Mayhem Ball (Montreal, April 2026) (cropped).jpg | width2 = 157 | footer = Gaga atop the multi-tiered Tudor-style red gown (left), and the skirt of the dress parted (right) to expose a steel frame cage enclosing her dancers }} The costumes for the Mayhem Ball expanded on the aesthetic first introduced during the earlier promotional concerts, continuing Gaga's exploration of duality between darkness and purity.<ref name="W Magazine" /><ref name="Rolling Out">{{cite magazine |last=Ayuco |first=Dempsey May |date=July 20, 2025 |title=Lady Gaga's Mayhem Ball transforms concert fashion forever |url=https://rollingout.com/2025/07/20/lady-gagas-mayhem-ball-transforms/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251011154428/https://rollingout.com/2025/07/20/lady-gagas-mayhem-ball-transforms/ |archive-date=October 11, 2025 |access-date=October 11, 2025 |magazine=Rolling Out}}</ref> She worked with stylists Natali Germanotta, Hunter Clem and Hardstyle's Peri Rosenzweig and Nick Royal to curate gothic and operatic looks across four acts, combining religious iconography, sculptural silhouettes, and metallic constructions.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="San Francisco Chronicle 1" /><ref name="Rolling Out" />
Custom designs were created by Sam Lewis, Athena Lawton, Manuel Albarran, Dilara Findikoglu, Francesco Risso for Marni, and Matières Fécales, with additional pieces by Seth Pratt, Gyouree Kim, Louis Verdad, and accessories from Chrome Hearts and Yaz XL.{{efn|Part of the wardrobe previously donned during the outdoor promotional concerts. Attributed to multiple sources:<ref name="glamour 1">{{cite magazine |last1=Tannenbaum |first1=Emily |title=Lady Gaga Relived Some of Her Most Iconic Fashion Moments While Headlining Coachella 2025 |url=https://www.glamour.com/story/lady-gaga-coachella-2025-fashion |access-date=October 10, 2025 |magazine=Glamour |date=April 12, 2025 |archive-date=April 12, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250412221736/https://www.glamour.com/story/lady-gaga-coachella-2025-fashion |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="vog1">{{cite magazine |last1=Allaire |first1=Christian |date=April 12, 2025 |title=How Lady Gaga Brought Gothic Glamour to Her Headlining Coachella Performance |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/coachella-lady-gaga-fashion-performance-headline-act |access-date=October 10, 2025 |magazine=Vogue}}</ref><ref name="instyle 1">{{cite magazine |last1=Walters |first1=Meg |date=April 12, 2025 |title=Lady Gaga's Coachella Set: All of the Easter Eggs to Mother Monster Lore |url=https://www.instyle.com/lady-gaga-coachella-easter-eggs-11714233 |access-date=October 10, 2025 |magazine=InStyle |archive-date=May 24, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250524170418/https://www.instyle.com/lady-gaga-coachella-easter-eggs-11714233 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Schütz |first1=Violaine |last2=Bako |first2=Jordan |title=Lady Gaga: the singer most spectacular looks |url=https://numero.com/en/fashion/the-most-spectacular-looks-from-lady-gaga-tour-coachellas-star/ |magazine=Numéro |access-date=October 11, 2025 |date=July 17, 2025 |archive-date=August 6, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250806145828/https://numero.com/en/fashion/the-most-spectacular-looks-from-lady-gaga-tour-coachellas-star/ |url-status=live }}</ref>}} Footwear include custom rhinestone work by Disco Daddy Studio, Stuart Weitzman items and Steve Madden boots with handmade modifications by designer Lacey Dalimonte.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Clancy |first=Maggie |date=July 18, 2025 |title=Lady Gaga's 'Mayhem Ball' Tour footwear features custom crystal boots and $32 slippers |url=https://wwd.com/footwear-news/shoe-trends/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-tour-shoes-steve-madden-capezio-1237986473/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251011160524/https://wwd.com/footwear-news/shoe-trends/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-tour-shoes-steve-madden-capezio-1237986473/ |archive-date=October 11, 2025 |access-date=October 11, 2025 |magazine=Women's Wear Daily}}</ref>
Several looks drew direct inspiration from historical haute couture and pop-cultural icons.<ref name="W Magazine" /><ref name="San Francisco Chronicle 1" /><ref name="index" /> The opening crimson gown, designed by Samuel Lewis, Athena Lawton and William Ramseur, was structured as a multi-story steel cage engineered by Jet Sets,<ref name="Variety 2" /> incorporating Elizabethan corsetry and metallic studs in an homage to Thierry Mugler's 1985 Lady Macbeth design, and symbolizing the tension between control and chaos.<ref name="W Magazine" /><ref name="San Francisco Chronicle 1" /> Another key motif referenced the red lace gown from Alexander McQueen's Fall/Winter 1998 ''Joan'' collection—worn by Gaga at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards—reframing her early fame within themes of sacrifice and rebirth,<ref name="Variety 2" /><ref name="Paste 1" /> and subtly recalling the visual language of her early videos such as "Bad Romance".<ref name="Paste 1" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Sebastián |first1=Eva |title=Entre el caos y la ópera 'rave', Lady Gaga sale coronada de su primer 'sold out' en Barcelona |url=https://www.elconfidencial.com/cultura/2025-10-28/entre-el-caos-y-la-opera-rave-lady-gaga-sale-coronada-de-su-primer-sold-out-en-barcelona_4237336/ |access-date=October 29, 2025 |newspaper=El Confidencial |date=October 28, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251029071656/https://www.elconfidencial.com/cultura/2025-10-28/entre-el-caos-y-la-opera-rave-lady-gaga-sale-coronada-de-su-primer-sold-out-en-barcelona_4237336/ |archive-date=October 29, 2025 |language=es |trans-title=Amid chaos and rave opera, Lady Gaga emerges crowned from her first sold-out performance in Barcelona}}</ref>
The wardrobe also revisited her 2009 "Paparazzi" music video imagery, featuring armor-like bodysuits, metallic crutches, and a billowing cape that nodded to the visual motifs of the original video.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wilson |first=Hope |date=July 18, 2025 |title=Lady Gaga's Mayhem Ball tour outfits revealed |url=https://www.heart.co.uk/showbiz/lady-gaga-tour-outfits-mayhem-ball/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251108224535/https://www.heart.co.uk/showbiz/lady-gaga-tour-outfits-mayhem-ball/ |archive-date=November 8, 2025 |access-date=October 13, 2025 |agency=Heart }}</ref><ref name="laRepubblica 2">{{cite magazine |last1=Mattioli |first1=Giulia |title=Lady Gaga in concerto a Milano: i look del Mayhem Ball tra arte, moda e teatro |url=https://d.repubblica.it/fashion/2025/10/20/news/lady_gaga_concerto_milano_look_foto-424925372/ |magazine=la Repubblica |access-date=October 21, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251021042201/https://d.repubblica.it/fashion/2025/10/20/news/lady_gaga_concerto_milano_look_foto-424925372/ |archive-date=October 21, 2025 |language=it |date=October 20, 2025 |trans-title=Lady Gaga in concert in Milan: the Mayhem Ball looks, including art, fashion, and theater}}</ref> Elements of McQueen's Spring/Summer 2005 ''It's Only a Game'' and Fall/Winter 2003 ''Scanners'' collections also informed later acts, blending chess-like visuals and surreal tailoring with psychological symbolism.<ref name="W Magazine" /> Additional designs evoked Michael Jackson{{'s}} ''Dangerous'' tour (1992) uniforms through military tailoring by Louis Verdad, while a hooded cloak inspired by ''The Phantom of the Opera'' (1986) appeared later in the show.<ref name="W Magazine" /><ref name="deadline1" /><ref name="PotP">{{cite magazine |last1=Mier |first1=Tomás |date=October 12, 2025 |title=Andrew Lloyd Webber Raves About Lady Gaga's Mayhem Ball: She's a 'World Superstar' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/andrew-lloyd-webber-raves-lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-1235445762/ |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251013065940/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/andrew-lloyd-webber-raves-lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-1235445762/ |archive-date=October 13, 2025 |access-date=October 13, 2025 |magazine=Rolling Stone |issn=0035-791X}}</ref>
Throughout the tour she alternated between black leather bodysuits, spiked armor, and white gowns with illuminated trains and elongated prosthetic gloves,<ref name="Variety 2" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Campbell |first1=Tina |date=October 1, 2025 |title=Five things we learnt at Lady Gaga's Mayhem Ball at London's O2 Arena |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-london-o2-arena-b1250479.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251223235342/https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-london-o2-arena-b1250479.html |archive-date=December 23, 2025 |access-date=October 10, 2025 |newspaper=Evening Standard }}</ref> occasionally incorporating archival pieces like her original ''Born This Way'' (2011) jacket by Thomas Knight.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Wang |first1=Sophie |date=August 23, 2025 |title=Lady Gaga pays homage to 'Born This Way' to kick off Mayhem Ball in NYC |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a65878206/lady-gaga-msg-mayhem-ball-born-this-way-leather-jacket/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251018175229/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a65878206/lady-gaga-msg-mayhem-ball-born-this-way-leather-jacket/ |archive-date=October 18, 2025 |access-date=October 12, 2025 |magazine=Harper's Bazaar}}</ref> Fashion publications such as ''Vogue'', ''Cosmopolitan'', ''W'', ''Vanity Fair'', and ''Variety'' highlighted the wardrobe's theatrical scale and "gothic glamour", noting its blend of haute couture and performance art, its recurring references to designers like McQueen and Mugler,<ref name="W Magazine" /><ref name="Variety 2" /><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Owens |first1=Heath |last2=Hill |first2=Rebecca Jane |date=September 25, 2025 |title=What to wear to Lady Gaga's Mayhem Ball — 6 easy outfit ideas |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/fashion/celebrity/a68054239/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-concert-outfits/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251018175452/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/fashion/celebrity/a68054239/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-concert-outfits/ |archive-date=October 18, 2025 |access-date=October 10, 2025 |magazine=Cosmopolitan}}</ref> and how each look "pushed the boundary between fashion and performance further."<ref name="vanityit">{{cite magazine |last1=Pellegrini |first1=Francesca |title=Lady Gaga, il doppio concerto di Milano: 10 elettrizzanti curiosità sul Mayhem Ball |url=https://www.vanityfair.it/article/lady-gaga-doppio-live-milano-curiosita-mayhem-ball |magazine=Vanity Fair Italia |access-date=October 20, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251106184201/https://www.vanityfair.it/article/lady-gaga-doppio-live-milano-curiosita-mayhem-ball |archive-date=November 6, 2025 |language=it |date=October 19, 2025 |trans-title=Lady Gaga's double concert in Milan: 10 electrifying facts about the Mayhem Ball}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Lefeuvre |first1=Maelys |title=On y était : le concert de Lady Gaga, impressionnant de démesure et de majesté noire à l'Accor Arena |url=https://madame.lefigaro.fr/celebrites/culture/on-y-etait-le-concert-de-lady-gaga-impressionnant-de-demesure-et-de-majeste-noire-a-l-accor-arena-20251118 |magazine=Madame Figaro |access-date=November 19, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251119010849/https://madame.lefigaro.fr/celebrites/culture/on-y-etait-le-concert-de-lady-gaga-impressionnant-de-demesure-et-de-majeste-noire-a-l-accor-arena-20251118 |archive-date=November 19, 2025 |language=fr |date=November 18, 2025 |trans-title=We were there: Lady Gaga's concert, impressive in its excess and dark majesty at the Accor Arena}}</ref>
==Concert synopsis== {{Multiple images | direction = horizontal | image1 = Lady Gaga live in Barcelona 28th Oct (54902831290).jpg | width1 = 135 | image2 = Lady Gaga live in Barcelona 29th Oct (54901655407).jpg | width2 = 135 | footer = Gaga performing "Scheiße" (left) and "Garden of Eden" (right) during the first act, wearing a black veil and cabaret bodysuit }}
A typical show of the Mayhem Ball lasted around two and a half hours and featured about 30 songs,<ref name="newyorktimesrev" /><ref name="Music Feeds 1" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Sánchez |first1=M. |title=El posible 'setlist' de canciones de Lady Gaga en su concierto de hoy, 31 de octubre, en Barcelona |url=https://www.elmundo.es/como/2025/10/31/69048222fdddff89508b4582.html |access-date=October 31, 2025 |newspaper=El Mundo |date=October 31, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251031154700/https://www.elmundo.es/como/2025/10/31/69048222fdddff89508b4582.html |archive-date=October 31, 2025 |language=es |trans-title=The possible setlist of songs for Lady Gaga's concert today, October 31, in Barcelona}}</ref> with both the piano performance and the encore "surprise song" varying between dates.{{efn|Attributed to multiple sources:<ref name="Miami New Times 1" /><ref name="Nylon 1" /><ref name="Toronto Star 1" /><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Muraro |first1=Alberto |title=Lady Gaga: la corsa ai biglietti e le anticipazioni sulla scaletta del concerto a Milano |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/it/lifestyle/musica/a69071245/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-milano-biglietti-scaletta/ |magazine=Cosmopolitan |access-date=October 21, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251021042742/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/it/lifestyle/musica/a69071245/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-milano-biglietti-scaletta/ |archive-date=October 21, 2025 |language=it |date=October 17, 2025 |trans-title=Lady Gaga: The rush for tickets and a sneak peek at the Milan concert lineup.}}</ref>}} The show revamps the storyline and thematic elements first introduced during the earlier promotional concerts,<ref name="vanityit" /> portraying an internal battle between light and darkness through an angelic persona and its darker, gothic counterpart.<ref name="Rolling Stone 2"/><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Mier |first1=Tomás |title=La favola gotica delle due Lady Gaga a Las Vegas - Rolling Stone Italia |url=https://www.rollingstone.it/musica/live/la-favola-gotica-delle-due-lady-gaga-a-las-vegas/998642/ |access-date=October 19, 2025 |language=it |date=July 17, 2025 |magazine=Rolling Stone |trans-title=The Gothic Tale of the Two Lady Gagas in Las Vegas |archive-date=August 9, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250809151415/https://www.rollingstone.it/musica/live/la-favola-gotica-delle-due-lady-gaga-a-las-vegas/998642/ |url-status=live }}</ref> During an interview with ''Rolling Stone'', Gaga outlined the concert's storyline by stating that "''Mayhem'' [Gaga] is the most egocentric side" of her, thus deciding to start the show with a side of being that she "really loathe[s]", while a more "naive and youthful version" of herself is put into a "deep sleep with a desire to torture her into greatness" as she falls into "gothic mania", leading to the central conflict of the show as the ''Mayhem'' persona's intention "doesn't go as planned".<ref name="rsinterview" /> Before the concert begins, a prelude segment titled "Voices of Mayhem" features opera arias playing over fan-submitted messages displayed on screen,<ref name="bayarea" /><ref name="vanityit" /><ref name="Billboard 2" /> followed by footage of Gaga dressed in Elizabethan-style attire writing a letter with a feathered pen.<ref name="index">{{cite news |last1=Anna |first1=Gáll |date=October 15, 2025 |title=Megnéztük Lady Gaga új turnéját, ami nagyobbat szólt, mint egy atomrobbanás |trans-title=We watched Lady Gaga's new tour, which sounded bigger than a nuclear explosion |url=https://index.hu/kultur/2025/10/15/lady-gaga-the-mayhem-ball-koncert-stockholm/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251015041138/https://index.hu/kultur/2025/10/15/lady-gaga-the-mayhem-ball-koncert-stockholm/ |archive-date=October 15, 2025 |access-date=October 15, 2025 |newspaper=Index |language=hu}}</ref><ref name="deadline1" />
The concert opens with a visual interlude showing two versions of Gaga —a brunette in a crimson gown, her dark counterpart known as the Mistress of Mayhem, and a blonde in white— reciting the "Manifesto of Mayhem".<ref name="deadline1" /><ref name="NME 2" /><ref name="London Standard 1" /> ''Act I: Of Velvet and Vice'' begins with a brief orchestral rendition of "Bloody Mary", performed by Gaga as she emerges atop a 25-foot Tudor red gown.<ref name="Rolling Stone Chrisfield" /><ref name="HuffPostrev" /> She then declares, "the category is dance or die" before transitioning into "Abracadabra",<ref name="newyorktimesrev 2" /> with the dancers encased in a steel frame cage beneath her skirt.<ref name="deadline1" /><ref name="London Standard 1" /> As the song progresses, she descends to join the dancers before a medley of "Judas" and a remix of "Aura" follows, after she removes the top layer of the outfit to reveal a red dress.<ref name="Rolling Stone 2" /><ref name="deadline1" /><ref name="Consequence 1">{{cite magazine |last1=Fu |first1=Eddie |date=July 17, 2025 |title=Lady Gaga Kicks Off 'the Mayhem Ball' Tour in Las Vegas with Thrilling 27-Song Set |url=https://consequence.net/2025/07/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-tour-opener-las-vegas/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250717183001/https://consequence.net/2025/07/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-tour-opener-las-vegas/ |archive-date=July 17, 2025 |access-date=July 17, 2025 |magazine=Consequence}}</ref> She then performs "Scheiße" in a black veil and cabaret bodysuit, and "Garden of Eden" on the electric guitar,<ref name="stanford 1">{{cite news |last1=DePierre |first1=Joanne |date=July 28, 2025 |title=Lady Gaga rules the night at 'Mayhem Ball' in San Francisco |url=https://stanforddaily.com/2025/07/28/lady-gagas-san-francisco-mayhem-ball/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251018180042/https://stanforddaily.com/2025/07/28/lady-gagas-san-francisco-mayhem-ball/ |archive-date=October 18, 2025 |access-date=October 7, 2025 |newspaper=The Stanford Daily}}</ref> moving with her dancers toward the tip of the catwalk near the end of the song.<ref name="wxpn" /> "Poker Face" follows, staged as a chess match with her doppelgänger dressed in contrasting black and white costumes,<ref name="Billboard 2" /><ref name="BBC News 1" /> with dancers forming two opposing armies as the battle plays out through choreography.<ref name="W Magazine" /><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Boullis-Kauffmann |first1=Claire |title=Gaga est-elle toujours la Lady de la pop ? |url=https://www.lepoint.fr/pop-culture/gaga-est-elle-toujours-la-lady-de-la-pop-18-11-2025-2603434_2920.php |magazine=Le Point |access-date=November 19, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251119035837/https://www.lepoint.fr/pop-culture/gaga-est-elle-toujours-la-lady-de-la-pop-18-11-2025-2603434_2920.php |archive-date=November 19, 2025 |language=fr |date=November 18, 2025 |trans-title=Is Gaga still the Lady of Pop?}}</ref> After defeating her counterpart, Gaga shouts "Off with her head!" as the Gesaffelstein remix of "Abracadabra" begins, concluding the act.<ref name="deadline1" /><ref name="BBC News 1"/><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mutz |first=Philip |date=September 11, 2025 |title=Lady Gaga's 150-Minute, 5-Act Concert Was the Best Thing I've Seen All Year—No Notes, No Skips |url=https://www.purewow.com/entertainment/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-concert-review |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250922003908/https://www.purewow.com/entertainment/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-concert-review |archive-date=September 22, 2025 |access-date=September 21, 2025 |publisher=PureWow}}</ref>
[[File:Lady Gaga performing Disease on The Mayhem Ball, Melbourne, December 2025 (cropped2).jpg|thumb|left|Gaga performing "Disease" in a grave-like set, surrounded by skeletal figures]] In ''Act II: And She Fell into a Gothic Dream'', Gaga performs "Perfect Celebrity" inside a sand grave, surrounded by skeletal figures of her dancers and a deceased doppelgänger partially buried in the sand.<ref name="BBC News 1"/><ref name="NME 2" /> "Disease" follows, during which the skeletons begin to move, revealing themselves as her dancers,<ref name="wxpn">{{cite web |last1=Vettese |first1=John |date=August 27, 2025 |title=Lady Gaga's Mayhem Ball is packed with theatrical majesty |url=https://xpn.org/2025/08/27/lady-gaga-msg/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251018180409/https://xpn.org/2025/08/27/lady-gaga-msg/ |archive-date=October 18, 2025 |access-date=October 17, 2025 |publisher=WXPN}}</ref> while her red alter-ego reappears to confront her before ending with Gaga's strangulation.<ref name="London Standard 1" /><ref name="pinkreview" /> She begins singing "Paparazzi" while emerging from the sand set and walking along the catwalk on crutches,<ref name="London Standard 1" /> wearing a white lace outfit partly covered by metallic armor and a skullcap,<ref name="The Art Desk 1" /> with a long white train that lights up in vivid colors towards the end of the song.<ref name="BBC News 1" /><ref name="pinkreview" /> After a short interlude, she performs "LoveGame",<ref name="stanford 1" /> followed by "Alejandro",<ref name="bayarea">{{cite news |last=Provenzano |first=Jim |date=July 23, 2025 |title=Lady Gaga brings her Mayhem Ball to the Chase Center |url=https://www.ebar.com/story/156152 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260411000853/https://www.ebar.com/story/156152 |archive-date=April 11, 2026 |access-date=October 6, 2025 |newspaper=Bay Area Reporter |oclc=26378505 }}</ref> and closes the act with "The Beast", featuring an electric guitar sequence.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bernstein |first1=Scott |date=July 17, 2025 |title=Lady Gaga launches the Mayhem Ball Tour in Las Vegas |url=https://www.jambase.com/article/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-tour-setlist-videos-2025-las-vegas |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250914105224/https://www.jambase.com/article/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-tour-setlist-videos-2025-las-vegas |archive-date=September 14, 2025 |access-date=October 17, 2025 |publisher=JamBase}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Saavedra |first1=Javier Rodrigo |title=Crónica: Lady Gaga y su MAYHEM Ball demuestran a Barcelona por qué es la mejor popstar de todos los tiempos |url=https://los40.com/2025/10/29/cronica-lady-gaga-y-su-mayhem-ball-demuestran-a-barcelona-por-que-es-la-mejor-popstar-de-todos-los-tiempos/ |publisher=Los 40 |access-date=October 29, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251029153251/https://los40.com/2025/10/29/cronica-lady-gaga-y-su-mayhem-ball-demuestran-a-barcelona-por-que-es-la-mejor-popstar-de-todos-los-tiempos/ |archive-date=October 29, 2025 |language=es |date=October 29, 2025 |trans-title=Chronicle: Lady Gaga and her MAYHEM Ball show Barcelona why she is the best pop star of all time}}</ref>
The third act, ''Act III: The Beautiful Nightmare That Knows Her Name'', opens with Gaga in a black Elizabethan gown decorated with pink roses, emerging from a colossal skull to the rhythm of drum beats that lead into "Killah".<ref name="BBC News 1" /><ref name="The Art Desk 1">{{cite web |last=Green |first=Thomas H. |date=October 1, 2025 |title=Lady Gaga, The Mayhem Ball, O2 review - epic, eye-boggling and full of spirit |url=https://theartsdesk.com/new-music/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-o2-review-epic-eye-boggling-and-full-spirit |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251006171909/https://theartsdesk.com/new-music/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-o2-review-epic-eye-boggling-and-full-spirit |archive-date=October 6, 2025 |access-date=October 6, 2025 |website=The Arts Desk}}</ref> She then performs "Zombieboy" on a retractable staircase while a visual effect projects audience members on the screens with glowing green eyes, resembling zombies,<ref name="petridis 1" /><ref name="Rolling Stone Italia 1" /> before returning in a voluminous white dress for "The Dead Dance".<ref name="Music Feeds 1" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Stevenson |first=Jane |date=September 11, 2025 |title=Lady Gaga doesn't disappoint as Mayhem Ball arrives in Toronto for first of 3 shows |url=https://torontosun.com/entertainment/music/lady-gaga-doesnt-disappoint-as-mayhem-ball-arrives-in-toronto-for-first-of-3-shows |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250911175412/https://torontosun.com/entertainment/music/lady-gaga-doesnt-disappoint-as-mayhem-ball-arrives-in-toronto-for-first-of-3-shows |archive-date=September 11, 2025 |access-date=October 6, 2025 |newspaper=Toronto Sun |publisher=Postmedia |issn=0837-3175 |oclc=66653673}}</ref> She walks the catwalk during "LoveDrug" before a shortened version of "Applause".<ref name="Seattle Refined">{{cite magazine |last=Lusche |first=Abby |date=August 7, 2025 |title=Review: Lady Gaga launches 3-night Seattle stint with bold, cinematic mayhem |url=https://seattlerefined.com/lifestyle/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-tour-seattle-climate-pledge-arena-review-little-monsters-fame-mother-live-music-concert-show-pnw-events |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251006173214/https://seattlerefined.com/lifestyle/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-tour-seattle-climate-pledge-arena-review-little-monsters-fame-mother-live-music-concert-show-pnw-events |archive-date=October 6, 2025 |access-date=October 6, 2025 |magazine=Seattle Refined |publisher=KOMO-TV}}</ref><ref name="Rolling Stone 2" /> The dress is gradually removed as "Just Dance" closes the act,<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Dubois |first=Sienna |date=July 17, 2025 |title=Lady Gaga's 'Mayhem Ball' kicks off with theatrical spectacle and high-energy setlist |url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a/sienna-dubois/lady-gagas-mayhem-ball-kicks-off-with-theatrical-spectacle-highenergy-setli |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250718145119/https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a/sienna-dubois/lady-gagas-mayhem-ball-kicks-off-with-theatrical-spectacle-highenergy-setli |archive-date=July 18, 2025 |access-date=September 22, 2025 |magazine=Complex}}</ref> leading into the interlude "Wake Her Up!", a Cirkut remix of "Abracadabra".<ref>{{Cite web |last=DeVille |first=Chris |date=July 17, 2025 |title=Watch Lady Gaga perform live debuts and rarities at the Mayhem Ball Tour kickoff in Las Vegas |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2315808/watch-lady-gaga-perform-live-debuts-and-rarities-at-the-mayhem-ball-tour-kickoff-in-las-vegas/news/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250727221851/https://www.stereogum.com/2315808/watch-lady-gaga-perform-live-debuts-and-rarities-at-the-mayhem-ball-tour-kickoff-in-las-vegas/news/ |archive-date=July 27, 2025 |access-date=September 22, 2025 |website=Stereogum}}</ref>
[[File:Lady Gaga performing "Shallow" on The Mayhem Ball (August 2025, NYC) (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|Gaga singing "Shallow" from a gondola, in a segment symbolizing the union of her two personas and resembling ''The Phantom of the Opera''<ref name="PotP" />]] The show continues with ''Act IV: Every Chessboard Has Two Queens'', where Gaga and her dancers wear black ensembles to perform "Shadow of a Man".<ref name="W Magazine" /> She continues with "Kill for Love" backed by the live band, and "Summerboy" on electric guitar.<ref name="Rolling Stone 4">{{Cite magazine |last1=Mier |first1=Tomás |date=July 17, 2025 |title=Watch Lady Gaga perform 'Summerboy' for first time since 2007 at Mayhem Ball |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/lady-gaga-plays-summerboy-first-time-since-2007-mayhem-ball-1235388521/ |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250717235723/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/lady-gaga-plays-summerboy-first-time-since-2007-mayhem-ball-1235388521/ |archive-date=July 17, 2025 |access-date=September 22, 2025 |magazine=Rolling Stone |issn=0035-791X |oclc=969027590}}</ref> "Born This Way" follows at the end of the catwalk.<ref name="W Magazine">{{cite magazine |last=Caligor |first=Livia |date=July 21, 2025 |title=Lady Gaga's Mayhem Ball Is a Tour Through Her Biggest Style Moments |url=https://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-tour-costumes-photos |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251006174306/https://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-tour-costumes-photos |archive-date=October 6, 2025 |access-date=October 6, 2025 |magazine=W Magazine |issn=0162-9115 |oclc=1781845}}</ref> Clad in a black hooded cloak, Gaga performs "Million Reasons" on one side of the stage as the Mistress of Mayhem reappears atop the red gown from the opening act on the other.<ref name="W Magazine" /> The scene marks a transitional moment in the show, as the light and dark versions of Gaga face each other before joining hands in the center of the stage, signifying their coexistence in harmony.<ref name="Rolling Stone 2" /><ref name="stanford 1" /> For "Shallow", the pair board a glowing boat that glides along a river-like runway, with the Mistress embodying Charon—the mythological ferryman—guiding Gaga across the catwalk to the B-stage.<ref name="Variety (Concert synopsis)">{{cite magazine |last1=Willman |first1=Chris |date=August 8, 2025 |title=Why Lady Gaga's Mayhem Ball Matters: Breaking Down a Tour That's the Ultimate Tonic for 2025 |url=https://variety.com/2025/music/columns/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-tour-why-it-matters-1236476862/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250809072231/https://variety.com/2025/music/columns/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-tour-why-it-matters-1236476862/ |archive-date=August 9, 2025 |access-date=September 21, 2025 |magazine=Variety |issn=0042-2738 |oclc=60626328}}</ref><ref name="London Standard 1" /><ref name="pinkreview">{{cite news |last1=Wratten |first1=Marcus |date=October 1, 2025 |title=Mayhem Ball review: Lady Gaga delivers brilliantly bonkers, career-best show |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/01/mayhem-ball-review-lady-gaga/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251018180852/https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/01/mayhem-ball-review-lady-gaga/ |archive-date=October 18, 2025 |access-date=October 7, 2025 |work=PinkNews}}</ref> She then performs "Die with a Smile" on piano and, on select dates, adds a surprise song.<ref name="BBC News 1" /><ref name="Manchester Evening News 1" /> To close the act, Gaga performs "Vanish into You" near the barricades, directly interacting with fans.<ref name="stanford 1" /><ref name="Variety 1" />
The concert concludes with ''Finale: Eternal Aria of the Monster Heart'', featuring a recorded speech that symbolizes the union of Gaga and the Mistress of Mayhem,<ref name="Rolling Stone 2" /><ref name="bbmsg" /> as Gaga declares, "We are monsters, and monsters never die".<ref name="BBC News 1" /><ref name="Seattle Refined" /> It is followed by "Bad Romance", where Gaga and her dancers wear white Elizabethan attire and red plague doctor outfits in a scene simulating a medical operation,<ref name="W Magazine" /><ref name="deadline1" /> as the credits roll on screen and the opera house set appears to burn.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fragassi |first1=Selena |date=September 16, 2025 |title=Review: Lady Gaga's 'Mayhem Ball' is a daring theatrical masterpiece that gives Broadway a run for its money |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/music/2025/09/16/review-lady-gaga-united-center-chicago |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251018183538/https://chicago.suntimes.com/music/2025/09/16/review-lady-gaga-united-center-chicago |archive-date=October 18, 2025 |access-date=October 2, 2025 |work=Chicago Sun-Times |issn=1553-8478 |oclc=51500916}}</ref> The encore shows Gaga removing her costume and makeup while performing "How Bad Do U Want Me" offstage,<ref name="Consequence 1" /><ref name="Manchester Evening News 1" /> with the camera following her return to the stage to bow with the dancers and thank the audience.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Burke |first=Sammi |date=July 18, 2025 |title=Music 'Legend' Debuts the 'Best Encore' Fans Have 'Ever Seen' in 'Insane' Concert Video |url=https://parade.com/news/lady-gaga-debuts-best-encore-fans-ever-seen-insane-opening-night-mayhem-ball-concert-video |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250809204422/https://parade.com/news/lady-gaga-debuts-best-encore-fans-ever-seen-insane-opening-night-mayhem-ball-concert-video |archive-date=August 9, 2025 |access-date=September 26, 2025 |website=Parade }}</ref><ref name="The Independent 1" />
==Critical reception== The Mayhem Ball received widespread critical acclaim for its theatricality and Gaga's performance, with particular praise directed at the production design, costumes, and choreography.{{efn|name=critics|Attributed to multiple sources:<ref name="Variety (Concert synopsis)" /><ref name="LA Times 1">{{cite news |last1=Wood |first1=Mikael |title=The 11 most monstrous moments from Lady Gaga's Mayhem Ball at the Forum |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-07-29/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-kia-forum-best-moments |access-date=October 11, 2025 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=July 29, 2025 |archive-date=July 29, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250729211347/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-07-29/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-kia-forum-best-moments |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="HuffPostrev" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ross |first1=Martha |title=Review: Lady Gaga gloriously returns to her dance roots in Mayhem Ball |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/07/23/review-lady-gaga-gloriously-returns-to-her-dance-roots-in-mayhem-ball/ |access-date=October 11, 2025 |newspaper=The Mercury News |date=July 23, 2025 |archive-date=July 24, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250724155032/https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/07/23/review-lady-gaga-gloriously-returns-to-her-dance-roots-in-mayhem-ball/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="NylonAwards2025">{{cite magazine |last1=Giandurco |first1=Jillian |title=The 2025 NYLON Nights Awards |url=https://www.nylon.com/nylon-nights/nylon-nights-awards-2025 |magazine=Nylon |access-date=December 21, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251217143630/https://www.nylon.com/nylon-nights/nylon-nights-awards-2025 |archive-date=December 17, 2025 |date=December 17, 2025 |quote=The costumes, choreo, vocals, makeup, and set list were all a 10/10. |url-status=live}}</ref>}} It was also described as a celebration of the artist's career and an enhanced version of the ''Mayhem'' promotional concerts.{{efn|Attributed to multiple sources:<ref name="Rolling Stone 2" /><ref name="deadline1" /><ref name="Consequence 1" /><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Lady Gaga Sang This Song For The First Time In 20 Years At The Mayhem Ball |url=https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-tour-best-moments-set-list |access-date=October 11, 2025 |magazine=Bustle |date=July 17, 2025 |archive-date=August 7, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250807074404/https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-tour-best-moments-set-list |url-status=live }}</ref>}} Several critics called it "the show of the year",{{efn|name=critics3|Attributed to multiple sources:<ref name="The Independent 1" /><ref name="London Standard 1" /><ref name="gaffa" /><ref name="laRepubblica" /><ref name="HetParool" /><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Murray |first1=Robin |title=Gigs Of The Year 2025 |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/features/gigs-of-the-year-2025/ |magazine=Clash |access-date=December 20, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251220015148/https://www.clashmusic.com/features/gigs-of-the-year-2025/ |archive-date=December 20, 2025 |date=December 19, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ruggieri |first1=Melissa |title=10 best concerts of 2025, ranked |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2025/12/21/best-concerts-of-2025/87703769007/ |newspaper=USA Today |access-date=December 21, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251221161215/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2025/12/21/best-concerts-of-2025/87703769007/ |archive-date=December 21, 2025 |date=December 21, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref>}} and reviews were overwhelmingly positive across the countries visited by the tour, with most awarding it the highest possible ratings in their respective outlets.{{efn|name=critics2|Attributed to multiple sources:<ref name="The Independent 1" /><ref name="petridis 1" /><ref name="DailyTelegrrev" /><ref name="NME 2" /><ref name="El País" />}}
===North America=== [[File:Lady Gaga - Paparazzi at The Mayhem Ball in London.jpg|thumb|left|upright|"Paparazzi" was emphasized as "an engrossing visual story" by ''Billboard''{{'s}} Joe Lynch.<ref name="Billboard 2" />]] Tomás Mier of ''Rolling Stone'' praised the July 16, 2025, show in Paradise, writing that "Gaga didn't just revisit [the Coachella show] — she expanded it, sharpened it, sprinkled in some nostalgia, and fully realized the gothic dream she had only just introduced", stating that it felt "more intimate".<ref name="Rolling Stone 2">{{cite magazine |last1=Mier |first1=Tomás |title=Lady Gaga Is a Fearless Storyteller During Her Legacy-Defining Mayhem Ball |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-concert-review-las-vegas-1235387712/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=July 17, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250717120735/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-concert-review-las-vegas-1235387712/ |archive-date=July 17, 2025 |date=July 17, 2025 |issn=0035-791X |oclc=969027590 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription}}</ref> ''Billboard''{{'s}} Joe Lynch described the show as "a theatrical, electric and delicious live affair, offering fans charged performances of ''Mayhem''{{'s}} best songs (some of which are among her all-time best) and previous dance classics that inhabit the same sonic and thematic universe", adding that "despite the heat outside the stadium, the crowd was ready to give it their all once Mother Monster took the stage".<ref name="Billboard 2">{{cite magazine |last1=Lynch |first1=Joe |title=Lady Gaga's the Mayhem Ball Unleashes Upon Las Vegas: Nine Best Moments from Opening Night |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/lady-gaga-tour-mayhem-ball-best-moments/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=July 17, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250717101242/https://www.billboard.com/lists/lady-gaga-tour-mayhem-ball-best-moments/ |archive-date=July 17, 2025 |date=July 17, 2025 |issn=0006-2510 |oclc=732913734 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''USA Today''{{'s}} Melissa Ruggieri stated that the show could "rival any Broadway musical" and described it as a venue "where the pop-goth of 'Abracadabra', the disco-fied 'LoveGame' and the heart-shattering balladry of 'Shallow' all sound authentic. And where, as Gaga reminded toward the end of the show, everyone is welcome and respected."<ref name="USA Today 2">{{cite news |last1=Ruggieri |first1=Melissa |title=Lady Gaga thrills at theatrical Mayhem Ball tour kickoff: Review |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2025/07/17/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-tour-review/85246056007/ |access-date=July 17, 2025 |newspaper=USA Today |date=July 17, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250717221827/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2025/07/17/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-tour-review/85246056007/ |archive-date=July 17, 2025 |issn=0734-7456 |oclc=8799626 |url-status=live}}</ref>
''Variety''{{'s}} Steven J. Horowitz deemed the show "a breathless, finely-tuned spectacular that once again reinforced that when it comes to Gaga, success is never an accident — just a welcome reminder of her many, many talents and, more importantly, how she's continued to refine them".<ref name="Variety 2">{{cite magazine |last1=Horowitz |first1=Steven J. |title=Lady Gaga Pits the Past Against the Present at Spectacular 'Mayhem Ball' Opening in Las Vegas: Concert Review |url=https://variety.com/2025/music/concert-reviews/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-opening-las-vegas-concert-review-1236463511/ |magazine=Variety |access-date=July 17, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250717095638/https://variety.com/2025/music/concert-reviews/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-opening-las-vegas-concert-review-1236463511/ |archive-date=July 17, 2025 |date=July 17, 2025 |issn=0042-2738 |oclc=60626328 |url-status=live}}</ref> Lindsay Zoladz of ''The New York Times'' reviewed the August 22, 2025 concert at Madison Square Garden and wrote that Gaga "proved to be at the peak of her powers in a campy, excessive and emotional show that connected her past and present with theatricality, humor and precision", describing it as "a crowning moment in nearly two decades of her career".<ref name="newyorktimesrev">{{cite web |last1=Zoladz |first1=Lindsay |title=At Lady Gaga's Mayhem Ball, a Pop Star Is Reborn |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/arts/music/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-review.html |work=The New York Times |date=August 23, 2025 |access-date=August 24, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250824101301/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/arts/music/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-review.html |archive-date=August 24, 2025}}</ref> Caryn Ganz, from the same outlet, described it as Gaga's most disciplined and precise production to date, and called its opening act "the most spectacular and arresting beginning to any pop spectacle".<ref name="newyorktimesrev 2">{{cite web |last1=Morris |first1=Wesley |title=Lady Gaga Was Always Gothic. Now the World Has Caught Up to Her. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/magazine/lady-gaga-mayhem-tour-gothic.html |work=The New York Times |date=October 17, 2025 |access-date=October 19, 2025 |archive-date=October 18, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251018114140/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/magazine/lady-gaga-mayhem-tour-gothic.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Drew Gillis of ''The A.V. Club'' called the show "a fan's dream" and "the kind of over-the-top spectacle [Gaga] hasn't really created since 2013{{'s}} ''Artpop''", praising its theatrical scale and the rare intimacy of seeing her in an arena setting.<ref name="avclub">{{cite news |last1=Gillis |first1=Drew |title=Lady Gaga's Mayhem Ball is a fan's dream, and it will remain one for most |url=https://www.avclub.com/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-madison-square-garden |newspaper=The A.V. Club |access-date=October 17, 2025 |date=August 29, 2025 |archive-date=September 12, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250912140231/https://www.avclub.com/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-madison-square-garden |url-status=live }}</ref> Anthony D'Alessandro of ''Deadline'' reviewed the Inglewood show, describing it as a celebration of everything that defines Gaga and "a much bigger monster" than the Monster Ball Tour.<ref name="deadline1">{{Cite magazine |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=July 31, 2025 |title=Lady Gaga's 'Mayhem Ball': A haunting dance that keeps the crowd in a trance – Review |url=https://deadline.com/2025/07/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-review-1236474490/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251018174116/https://deadline.com/2025/07/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-review-1236474490/ |archive-date=October 18, 2025 |access-date=October 18, 2025 |magazine=Deadline}}</ref> ''Toronto Star''{{'s}} Emilie Hanskamp reviewed the Toronto concert and observed that the Mayhem Ball "bridges theatre and pop in a singular way, placing Gaga at a unique intersection of art and pop maximalism", and praised her live vocals and emotional connection with fans throughout the show.<ref name="Toronto Star 1"/>
Ed Masley of ''The Arizona Republic'' praised the "breathtaking theatrical production" and called the show a "brilliant new production that brings the joy and drama of the full Lady Gaga experience together in a celebration of not just her artistry but life itself."<ref name="AZ">{{Cite magazine |last=Masley |first=Ed |date=February 15, 2026 |title=Lady Gaga delivers drama-packed, operatic fever dream with Mayhem Ball |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/music/2026/02/15/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-tour-concert-review/88691152007/ |url-status=live |archive-url=http://archive.today/20260217194206/https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/music/2026/02/15/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-tour-concert-review/88691152007/ |archive-date=February 17, 2026 |access-date=February 19, 2026 |magazine=The Arizona Republic}}</ref>
===Europe=== Following the first show in London on September 29, ''The Independent''{{'s}} Adam White referred to the tour as "the concert of the year". White opined that the show is put together "impeccably", and suggests that "Gaga isn't ready to give up her pop crown yet". He described the concert as "elaborate" and full of "bombast", highlighting the costume changes and sincerity of the show.<ref name="The Independent 1">{{cite news |last1=White |first1=Adam |title=Lady Gaga's Mayhem Ball is the concert of the year – review |url=https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/lady-gaga-review-o2-arena-mayhem-ball-london-b2836270.html |access-date=September 30, 2025 |newspaper=The Independent |date=September 30, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260226191719/https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/lady-gaga-review-o2-arena-mayhem-ball-london-b2836270.html |archive-date=February 26, 2026 |issn=1741-9743 |oclc=185201487 |url-status=live }}</ref> Alexis Petridis of ''The Guardian'' wrote that "there is always something astonishing to look at; the entire show seemed to have been conceived by people who thought the real problem with Gaga's performances to date was that they weren't exaggerated and outrageous enough."<ref name="petridis 1">{{cite news |last1=Petridis |first1=Alexis |date=September 30, 2025 |title=Lady Gaga review – from skeletons to sexy plague doctors, this is a glorious, ridiculous spectacle |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/sep/30/lady-gaga-review-o2-arena-london-mayhem-ball |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250930210833/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/sep/30/lady-gaga-review-o2-arena-london-mayhem-ball |archive-date=September 30, 2025 |access-date=October 1, 2025 |newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> In a review for the ''London Standard'', India Block praised its theatricality and Gaga's performance, adding: "There are pop stars, musical performers, and then true auteurs. Lady Gaga is one of the latter. If we could give the concert six stars, we would."<ref name="London Standard 1">{{cite news |last1=Block |first1=India |title=Lady Gaga: The Mayhem Ball at the O2 — put your paws up for the show of the century |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/music/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-london-o2-review-b1250358.html |access-date=September 30, 2025 |newspaper=London Standard |date=September 30, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260418005146/https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/music/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-london-o2-review-b1250358.html |archive-date=April 18, 2026 |issn=2041-4404 |oclc=1058501423 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''NME'' described the performance as "impeccable camp theater from a true pop icon".<ref name="NME 2">{{cite magazine |last1=Daly |first1=Rhian |title=Lady Gaga live in London: flawless camp theatre from a true pop icon |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/live/lady-gaga-live-review-london-mayhem-ball-2025-3896471 |magazine=NME |access-date=October 1, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251001130520/https://www.nme.com/reviews/live/lady-gaga-live-review-london-mayhem-ball-2025-3896471 |archive-date=October 1, 2025 |date=October 1, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> Robin Murray of ''Clash'' described it as "a hard show to summarize but even harder to truly unpack, a thrilling experience that stands out for its individuality, depth, and the visceral strength of its central figure".<ref name="clashrev">{{cite magazine |last1=Murray |first1=Robin |title=Live Report: Lady Gaga – The O2 Arena, London - Reviews |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/live-report-lady-gaga-the-o2-arena-london/ |magazine=Clash |access-date=October 2, 2025 |date=October 2, 2025 |archive-date=October 2, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251002192553/https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/live-report-lady-gaga-the-o2-arena-london/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Neil McCormick of ''The Daily Telegraph'' remarked that "at the heart of her show is Gaga herself, driving and animating it, an exceptional talent with the vocal and musical abilities to make most of her pop peers look like wannabes."<ref name="DailyTelegrrev">{{cite news |author1-link=Neil McCormick |last1=McCormick |first1=Neil |title=Spectacular show from Mistress of Mayhem leaves the crowd gaga |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/concerts/lady-gaga-o2-arena-review/ |access-date=October 1, 2025 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=September 29, 2025 |archive-date=September 30, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250930141325/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/concerts/lady-gaga-o2-arena-review/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Lady Gaga performing Killah on The Mayhem Ball, Lyon, November 2025 2 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Thomas H. Green of ''The Arts Desk'' found the "choppy funk-metal groove" of "Killah" as one of the overwhelming moments of the show.<ref name="The Art Desk 1" />]]
Will Hodgkinson of ''The Times'' observed that Gaga showcased her "hard-working nature" as she performed with her dancers and guitarists, delivering a "series of routines". He also wrote that the performance was predominantly "straightforward pop" rather than the singer's "jazz standards", focusing on its essence while "embodying pop opera", and marked by a dramatic "late arrival and an intense" theatrical presence throughout.<ref name="thetimesrev">{{cite news |last1=Hodgkinson |first1=Will |title=Lady Gaga at the O2 in London — a pop diva redefines the arena gig |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/music/article/lady-gaga-o2-london-mayhem-tour-review-6ccv3mtmb |access-date=October 26, 2025 |newspaper=The Times |date=September 29, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250929235518/https://www.thetimes.com/culture/music/article/lady-gaga-o2-london-mayhem-tour-review-6ccv3mtmb |archive-date=September 29, 2025}}</ref> Daniel Welsh of ''HuffPost'' declared that "The Mayhem Ball is simply the best thing she's ever done", while Rosie Hewitson of ''Time Out'' wrote that she had "never seen a tour with so much spectacle. Her voice is incredible."<ref name="HuffPostrev">{{cite news |last1=Welsh |first1=Daniel |title=Lady Gaga's Mayhem Ball Has Finally Arrived In The UK – And It's The Best Thing She's Ever Done |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-tour-review_uk_68db925be4b003b6c8dbf358 |access-date=October 1, 2025 |newspaper=HuffPost UK |date=September 30, 2025 |archive-date=September 30, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250930120840/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-tour-review_uk_68db925be4b003b6c8dbf358 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="time out 1">{{cite news |last1=Cunningham |first1=Ed |title=Lady Gaga at London's O2 Arena: timings, set list, last-minute tickets, reviews and everything you need to know |url=https://www.timeout.com/london/news/lady-gaga-at-londons-o2-arena-timings-set-list-last-minute-tickets-reviews-and-everything-you-need-to-know-this-week-093025 |date=September 30, 2025 |access-date=October 1, 2025 |newspaper=Time Out |archive-date=September 30, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250930133635/https://www.timeout.com/london/news/lady-gaga-at-londons-o2-arena-timings-set-list-last-minute-tickets-reviews-and-everything-you-need-to-know-this-week-093025 |url-status=live }}</ref> Emily Bootle of ''The i Paper'' described it as "an extravaganza of gothic and operatic pop theater: proof that Gaga is a pop revolutionary, absolutely magnificent".<ref name="ipaperrev">{{cite news |last1=Bootle |first1=Emily |title=Lady Gaga live at the O2 was utterly magnificent |url=https://inews.co.uk/culture/music/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-utterly-magnificent-3946331 |access-date=October 1, 2025 |newspaper=The i Paper |date=September 30, 2025 |archive-date=September 30, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250930095121/https://inews.co.uk/culture/music/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-utterly-magnificent-3946331 |url-status=live }}</ref> Jamie Tabberer of ''Attitude'' called it "a sublime, dark carnival of fame monsters".<ref name="attituderev">{{cite news |last1=Tabberer |first1=Jamie |title=Lady Gaga's Mayhem Ball at the O2 Arena, London review: A sublimely dark carnival of fame monsters |url=https://www.attitude.co.uk/culture/lady-gagas-mayhem-ball-at-the-o2-arena-london-review-497290/ |access-date=October 1, 2025 |newspaper=Attitude |date=September 30, 2025 |archive-date=September 30, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250930140525/https://www.attitude.co.uk/culture/lady-gagas-mayhem-ball-at-the-o2-arena-london-review-497290/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Reviewing the October 12 show in Stockholm, Markus Larsson of ''Aftonbladet'' praised its "unreal control and intensity",<ref name="Aftonbladet">{{cite news |last1=Larsson |first1=Markus |date=12 October 2025 |title=En av de sjukaste och bästa konserterna jag sett |trans-title=One of the sickest and best concerts I've ever seen |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/musik/a/VzKXL3/lady-gaga-pa-avicii-arena-recension-forsta-konserten |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251020153333/https://www.mitomorrow.it/online/primo-piano/lady-gaga-a-milano/ |archive-date=October 20, 2025 |access-date=October 13, 2025 |newspaper=Aftonbladet |language=sv}}</ref> while Anders Dahlbom of ''Expressen'' highlighted Gaga's "constant desire to create lasting visual moments", calling it "a showcase of true pop maximalism".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dahlbom |first1=Anders |date=October 12, 2025 |title=Lady Gaga recension: Scen efter scen att gapa åt |trans-title=Lady Gaga review: Scene after scene to gape at |url=https://www.expressen.se/noje/musik/lady-gaga-recension-scen-efter-scen-att-gapa-at/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251020154036/https://www.expressen.se/noje/musik/lady-gaga-recension-scen-efter-scen-att-gapa-at/ |archive-date=October 20, 2025 |access-date=October 13, 2025 |newspaper=Expressen |language=sv}}</ref> ''Gaffa'', ''Göteborgsposten'' and ''WP Kultura'' also praised the concert, describing it as "revolutionary" and "the best of the year".<ref name="gaffa">{{cite magazine |last1=Thimgren |first1=Emma |date=October 13, 2025 |title=Lady Gaga – Avicii Arena: 'Mamma monster revolutionerar liveformatet' |trans-title=Lady Gaga – Avicii Arena: "Mama Monster is revolutionizing the live format" |url=https://gaffa.se/recensioner/2025/oktober/konserter/lady-gaga-avicii-arena-mamma-monster-revolutionerar-liveformatet/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251013085620/https://gaffa.se/recensioner/2025/oktober/konserter/lady-gaga-avicii-arena-mamma-monster-revolutionerar-liveformatet/ |archive-date=October 13, 2025 |access-date=October 13, 2025 |magazine=Gaffa |language=sv}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Lindqvist |first1=Johan |date=October 12, 2025 |title=Recension: Storgråtande Lady Gaga fyllde Globen med kärlek |trans-title=Review: A tearful Lady Gaga filled the Globe with love |url=https://www.gp.se/kultur/musik/konsertrecension/recension-lady-gaga-avicii-arena-stockholm-sondag.e43437e2-aadb-4605-bf20-0df6d5860618 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251012223536/https://www.gp.se/kultur/musik/konsertrecension/recension-lady-gaga-avicii-arena-stockholm-sondag.e43437e2-aadb-4605-bf20-0df6d5860618 |archive-date=October 12, 2025 |access-date=October 13, 2025 |newspaper=Göteborgs-Posten |language=sv}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Radzimski |first1=Patryk |date=October 16, 2025 |title=Byłem na koncercie Lady Gagi w Szwecji. Najlepsze popowe show ostatnich lat? |trans-title=I went to a Lady Gaga concert in Sweden. The best pop show in recent years? |url=https://kultura.wp.pl/bylem-na-koncercie-lady-gagi-w-szwecji-najlepsze-popowe-show-ostatnich-lat-7211470732970976a |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251020154953/https://www.ilmessaggero.it/persone/lady_gaga_concerto_milano_forum_vip_stefano_de_martino_mengoni_donatella_versace-9137117.html |archive-date=October 20, 2025 |access-date=October 17, 2025 |language=pl |agency=Wirtualna Polska}}</ref>
Following the October 19 concert in Assago, Mattia Marzi of ''Il Messaggero'' described the show as "a true celebration" and "the most ambitious and complex tour the visionary Gaga has undertaken to date",<ref>{{cite web |last1=Marzi |first1=Mattia |date=October 20, 2025 |title=Lady Gaga, due ore e mezza di spettacolo totale al Forum. E tra il pubblico anche Stefano De Martino, Mengoni e Donatella Versace |trans-title=Lady Gaga performed a two-and-a-half-hour show at the Forum. Stefano De Martino, Mengoni, and Donatella Versace were also in the audience. |url=https://www.ilmessaggero.it/persone/lady_gaga_concerto_milano_forum_vip_stefano_de_martino_mengoni_donatella_versace-9137117.html?refresh_ce |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251020154953/https://www.ilmessaggero.it/persone/lady_gaga_concerto_milano_forum_vip_stefano_de_martino_mengoni_donatella_versace-9137117.html |archive-date=October 20, 2025 |access-date=October 20, 2025 |language=it |newspaper=Il Messaggero}}</ref> while Renato Franco of ''Corriere della Sera'' praised it for its "natural and flamboyant sense of spectacle".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Franco |first1=Renato |date=October 19, 2025 |title=Lady Gaga alla conquista di Milano, tra Elodie e Mahmood e fan arrivati in tenda. E piange ricordando le nonne italiane |trans-title=Lady Gaga conquers Milan, among Elodie and Mahmood and fans arriving in tents. And she cries remembering Italian grandmothers |url=https://www.corriere.it/spettacoli/25_ottobre_19/lady-gaga-alla-conquista-di-milano-tra-elodie-e-mahmood-e-fan-arrivati-in-tenda-e-piange-ricordando-le-nonne-italiane-50f9cd9a-6930-4133-94aa-4eddf38b9xlk.shtml?refresh_ce |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251020160322/https://www.corriere.it/spettacoli/25_ottobre_19/lady-gaga-alla-conquista-di-milano-tra-elodie-e-mahmood-e-fan-arrivati-in-tenda-e-piange-ricordando-le-nonne-italiane-50f9cd9a-6930-4133-94aa-4eddf38b9xlk.shtml |archive-date=October 20, 2025 |access-date=October 20, 2025 |newspaper=Corriere della Sera |language=it}}</ref> ''la Repubblica''{{'s}} Marco Castrovinci called it "the show of the year",<ref name="laRepubblica">{{cite news |last1=Castrovinci |first1=Marco |date=October 20, 2025 |title=Lady Gaga, la dea del caos infiamma Milano con uno show travolgente |trans-title=Lady Gaga, the goddess of chaos, sets Milan ablaze with a breathtaking show. |url=https://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/musica/2025/10/20/news/lady_gaga_concerto_milano_forum_mayhem-424924180/ |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251020154420/https://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/musica/2025/10/20/news/lady_gaga_concerto_milano_forum_mayhem-424924180 |archive-date=October 20, 2025 |access-date=October 20, 2025 |work=la Repubblica |language=it}}</ref> and Federica Mochi of Adnkronos added that "in an era of instant consumption, Gaga proves pop can still surprise."<ref name="Mochi"/> Reviewing the October 28 concert in Barcelona, Luis Hidalgo of ''El País'' described the show as "a triumph of opera", praising its cohesive acts and Gaga's commanding energy and vocal power.<ref name="El País">{{cite news |last1=Hidalgo |first1=Luis |title=Lady Gaga, un triunfo de ópera en Barcelona |trans-title=Lady Gaga, an opera triumph in Barcelona |url=https://elpais.com/cultura/2025-10-28/lady-gaga-un-triunfo-de-opera-en-barcelona.html |newspaper=El País |access-date=October 29, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251029010014/https://elpais.com/cultura/2025-10-28/lady-gaga-un-triunfo-de-opera-en-barcelona.html |archive-date=October 29, 2025 |language=es |date=October 28, 2025}}</ref> ''La Vanguardia''{{'s}} Sergio Lozano called it "a gothic frenzy", describing it as "an extravagant and magnetic celebration of Gaga's pop and theatrical power",<ref name="La Vanguardia">{{cite news |last1=Lozano |first1=Sergio |title=Lady Gaga desata una locura gótica en Barcelona |url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/cultura/musica/20251028/11207687/lady-gaga-desata-locura-gotica-barcelona-concierto-sant-jordi.html |access-date=October 28, 2025 |newspaper=La Vanguardia |date=October 28, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251028230338/https://www.lavanguardia.com/cultura/musica/20251028/11207687/lady-gaga-desata-locura-gotica-barcelona-concierto-sant-jordi.html |archive-date=October 28, 2025 |language=es |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |trans-title=Lady Gaga unleashes gothic madness in Barcelona}}</ref> while ''El Mundo''{{'s}} Vanessa Graell deemed it "epic and cathartic."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Graell |first1=Vanessa |title=El éxtasis de Lady Gaga: una ópera pop en Barcelona |url=https://www.elmundo.es/cultura/musica/2025/10/28/69014534e9cf4a213e8b457f.html |newspaper=El Mundo |access-date=October 29, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251029001307/https://www.elmundo.es/cultura/musica/2025/10/28/69014534e9cf4a213e8b457f.html |archive-date=October 29, 2025 |language=es |date=October 28, 2025 |trans-title=Lady Gaga's Ecstasy: A Pop Opera in Barcelona}}</ref> Markus Brandstetter of ''Musikexpress'' described the November 4 concert in Berlin as "a visual ''Gesamtkunstwerk''".<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Brandstetter |first1=Markus |title=Lady Gaga live in Berlin: Fotos, Videos und Setlist vom 4.11.2025 |trans-title=Lady Gaga live in Berlin: Photos, videos and setlist from November 4, 2025 |url=https://www.musikexpress.de/lady-gaga-live-in-berlin-fotos-videos-und-setlist-vom-4-11-2025-3110135/ |magazine=Musikexpress |access-date=November 5, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251105004401/https://www.musikexpress.de/lady-gaga-live-in-berlin-fotos-videos-und-setlist-vom-4-11-2025-3110135/ |archive-date=November 5, 2025 |language=de |date=November 4, 2025}}</ref> Reviewing the November 9 concert in Amsterdam, Robert van Gijssel of ''de Volkskrant'' described it as "an overwhelming and exhausting piece of musical theatre", praising its operatic staging and exploration of Gaga's inner chaos,<ref>{{cite news |last1=van Gijssel |first1=Robert |title=In een overrompelend muziektheater in de Ziggo Dome danst Lady Gaga met zichzelf én de dood |url=https://www.volkskrant.nl/cultuur-media/in-een-overrompelend-muziektheater-in-de-ziggo-dome-danst-lady-gaga-met-zichzelf-en-de-dood~bddb24dd/ |access-date=November 10, 2025 |newspaper=de Volkskrant |date=November 10, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251110063724/https://www.volkskrant.nl/cultuur-media/in-een-overrompelend-muziektheater-in-de-ziggo-dome-danst-lady-gaga-met-zichzelf-en-de-dood~bddb24dd/ |archive-date=November 10, 2025 |language=dutch |trans-title=In an overwhelming music theater in the Ziggo Dome, Lady Gaga dances with herself and death}}</ref> while Stefan Raatgever of ''Het Parool'' called The Mayhem Ball "a dizzying theatrical roller coaster from which you have to hold on not to fall off", adding that "Gaga waits for no one tonight."<ref name="HetParool">{{cite news |last1=Raatgever |first1=Stefan |title=Concert van het jaar? Lady Gaga geeft Ziggo Dome alles en nog veel meer in waanzinnige show |url=https://www.parool.nl/kunst-media/concert-van-het-jaar-lady-gaga-geeft-ziggo-dome-alles-en-nog-veel-meer-in-waanzinnige-show~b9c923147/ |access-date=November 10, 2025 |newspaper=Het Parool |date=November 9, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251110154843/https://www.parool.nl/kunst-media/concert-van-het-jaar-lady-gaga-geeft-ziggo-dome-alles-en-nog-veel-meer-in-waanzinnige-show~b9c923147/ |archive-date=November 10, 2025 |language=Dutch |trans-title=Concert of the year? Lady Gaga gives Ziggo Dome everything and more in an insane show}}</ref> ''Het Laatste Nieuws''{{'s}} staff called the Antwerp show "a grand visual spectacle, over the top and theatrical as expected from her".<ref>{{cite news |title=KIJK. Lady Gaga verovert in indrukwekkende knalrode jurk AFAS Dome: "Gigantische kooi waarin ze gevangen zit" |url=https://www.hln.be/muziek/kijk-lady-gaga-verovert-in-indrukwekkende-knalrode-jurk-afas-dome-gigantische-kooi-waarin-ze-gevangen-zit~a585b740/ |access-date=November 11, 2025 |newspaper=Het Laatste Nieuws |date=November 11, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251205191636/https://www.hln.be/muziek/kijk-lady-gaga-verovert-in-indrukwekkende-knalrode-jurk-afas-dome-gigantische-kooi-waarin-ze-gevangen-zit~a585b740/ |archive-date=December 5, 2025 |language=Dutch |trans-title=Watch. Lady Gaga conquers the AFAS Dome in a stunning bright red dress: "She's trapped in a giant cage." |url-status=live }}</ref>
Following the first show in Paris on November 17, ''Le Figaro''{{'s}} Olivier Nuc described the performance as a "baroque and gothic" spectacle driven by "delirious" staging, high-energy choreography and a darkly humorous aesthetic, noting Gaga's commanding presence and the tour's maximalist vision.<ref name="LeFigaro">{{cite news |last1=Nuc |first1=Olivier |title=Lady Gaga électrise l'Accor Arena avec un show baroque et gothique |url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/culture/lady-gaga-electrise-l-accor-arena-avec-un-show-baroque-et-gothique-20251118 |access-date=November 18, 2025 |newspaper=Le Figaro |date=November 18, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251118105451/https://www.lefigaro.fr/culture/lady-gaga-electrise-l-accor-arena-avec-un-show-baroque-et-gothique-20251118 |archive-date=November 18, 2025 |language=fr |trans-title=Lady Gaga electrifies the Accor Arena with a baroque and gothic show}}</ref> Odile de Plas of ''Télérama'' characterized it as a "gothic display of controlled gigantism", praising its elegance, humor and rapid momentum while highlighting its playful exploration of duality.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=de Plas |first1=Odile |title=Lady Gaga à l'Accor Arena, un show gothique au gigantisme maîtrisé |url=https://www.telerama.fr/musique/lady-gaga-a-l-accor-arena-un-show-gothique-au-gigantisme-maitrise-7028346.php |magazine=Télérama |access-date=November 18, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251118150605/https://www.telerama.fr/musique/lady-gaga-a-l-accor-arena-un-show-gothique-au-gigantisme-maitrise-7028346.php |archive-date=November 18, 2025 |language=fr |date=November 18, 2025 |trans-title=Lady Gaga at the Accor Arena: a gothic show of controlled gigantism}}</ref> Michel Troadec of ''Ouest-France'' praised the show's scale and theatrical construction, highlighting its four-act narrative, the constant choreographic momentum and the immersive blend of music, dance and baroque staging.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Troadec |first1=Michel |title=On y était : le show total de Lady Gaga à l'Accor Arena de Paris |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/culture/musiques/lady-gaga/on-y-etait-le-show-total-de-lady-gaga-a-laccor-arena-de-paris-4fd73c84-c457-11f0-ae43-bd19d28cf441 |newspaper=Ouest-France |access-date=December 6, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260106113127/https://www.ouest-france.fr/culture/musiques/lady-gaga/on-y-etait-le-show-total-de-lady-gaga-a-laccor-arena-de-paris-4fd73c84-c457-11f0-ae43-bd19d28cf441 |archive-date=January 6, 2026 |language=fr |date=November 18, 2025 |trans-title=We were there: Lady Gaga's total show at the Accor Arena in Paris |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Asia and Oceania=== Reviewing the December 5 show in Melbourne, Richard Ferguson of ''The Australian'' called the show "magic", praising the gothic staging, the prominence of ''Mayhem'' tracks like "Abracadabra" and the enthusiastic crowd reaction.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ferguson |first1=Richard |title=Concert review: Lady Gaga turns on the magic in Melbourne on first Australian tour in 11 years |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/culture/concert-review-lady-gaga-turns-on-the-magic-in-melbourne-on-first-australian-tour-in-11-years/news-story/e21519ce775fd55465c171321a13b53a |newspaper=The Australian |access-date=December 5, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251205122723/https://www.theaustralian.com.au/culture/concert-review-lady-gaga-turns-on-the-magic-in-melbourne-on-first-australian-tour-in-11-years/news-story/e21519ce775fd55465c171321a13b53a?amp |archive-date=December 5, 2025}}</ref> ''The Sydney Morning Herald''{{'s}} Vyshnavee Wijekumar wrote that Gaga "continually reinvents her aesthetic and sound" and praised the concert's operatic staging and her passionate live vocals.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wijekumar |first1=Vyshnavee |title=Lady Gaga returns to Melbourne – and her pop glory – with gothic, melodramatic opera |url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/live-reviews/lady-gaga-returns-to-melbourne-and-her-pop-glory-with-gothic-melodramatic-opera-20251202-p5nk91.html |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |access-date=December 11, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251207132013/https://www.smh.com.au/culture/live-reviews/lady-gaga-returns-to-melbourne-and-her-pop-glory-with-gothic-melodramatic-opera-20251202-p5nk91.html |archive-date=December 7, 2025 |date=December 5, 2025}}</ref> Bryget Chrisfield of ''Rolling Stone Australia'' described it as "a spectacular display" and wrote that Gaga was "at the peak of her powers", praising the operatic staging, her vocal strength and the show's theatrical ambition.<ref name="Rolling Stone Chrisfield">{{cite magazine |last1=Chrisfield |first1=Bryget |date=December 6, 2025 |title=Lady Gaga Was at the Peak of Her Powers at First Australia Tour Show |url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/lady-gaga-australia-tour-melbourne-live-review-87975/ |url-status=live |access-date=April 19, 2026 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251205204201/https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/lady-gaga-australia-tour-melbourne-live-review-87975/ |archive-date=December 5, 2025 |magazine=Rolling Stone Australia}}</ref> Michael Ruffles of the ''Brisbane Times'' described the concert as "bold, brilliant and bat shit", praising its maximalist staging and its blend of pop excess and Tim Burton–inspired burlesque.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ruffles |first1=Michael |title=Lady Gaga at her brilliant, Burtonesque best in triumphant Sydney return |url=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/culture/music/lady-gaga-at-her-brilliant-burton-esque-best-in-triumphant-sydney-return-20251209-p5nm7i.html |newspaper=Brisbane Times |access-date=December 16, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251212131314/https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/culture/music/lady-gaga-at-her-brilliant-burton-esque-best-in-triumphant-sydney-return-20251209-p5nm7i.html |archive-date=December 12, 2025 |date=December 12, 2025}}</ref>
Reviewing the shows in Japan, ''Billboard Japan'' and ''Sankei Shimbun'' described the tour as a "spectacle of gothic stylistic beauty" that pushed Gaga's "maximalism to new heights", praising the production's "theatrical construction" and the "unwavering power" of her vocals while specifically highlighting the stage narrative of the "two personas" battling throughout the show.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=レディー・ガガ、計26.6万人を愛と芸術で包み込んだ【The MAYHEM Ball】ジャパンツアー完走 |url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/158128/2 |magazine=Billboard Japan |access-date=March 3, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260303175357/https://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/158128/2 |archive-date=March 3, 2026 |language=ja |date=February 2, 2026 |url-status=live |trans-title=Lady Gaga wraps up 'The MAYHEM Ball' Japan tour, enveloping 266,000 people in love and art}}</ref><ref name=GagaJapan>{{cite magazine |title=レディー・ガガ、圧倒的なステージ＆ピアノ弾き語りで愛と芸���を体現した6日間完遂【ライブレポート】 |url=https://www.sankei.com/article/20260202-HWU4LGXD6JKSRE3IOBKT3PPC2M/?outputType=theme_oriconnews |magazine=Sankei Shimbun |access-date=March 3, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260303175848/https://www.sankei.com/article/20260202-HWU4LGXD6JKSRE3IOBKT3PPC2M/?outputType=theme_oriconnews |archive-date=March 3, 2026 |language=ja |date=February 2, 2026 |url-status=dead |trans-title=Lady Gaga completes 6-day run embodying love and art through an overwhelming stage and piano performances [Live Report]}}</ref>
==Commercial performance== Originally planned to have 32 dates, promoter Live Nation added an additional 13 concerts across multiple cities, due to the demand.<ref name="Group One" /> On April 3, 2025, it was reported the tour sold out during the first day of general sale.<ref name="Digital Music News 1">{{cite magazine |last1=King |first1=Ashley |title=Lady Gaga's 'The Mayhem Ball' Tour Sold Out |url=https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/04/03/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-tour-sold-out/ |magazine=Digital Music News |access-date=April 4, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250404154819/https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/04/03/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-tour-sold-out/ |archive-date=April 4, 2025 |date=April 3, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> In an initial sales report, ''Billboard'' suggested the Mayhem Ball could be Gaga's biggest tour in over a decade, with an estimation of "$100 million to surging toward $125 million". They also said the decision to move from stadiums to arenas could possibly "drive higher prices than on the Chromatica Ball, with far fewer seats available each night".<ref name="Billboard Pro 1">{{cite magazine |last1=Frankenberg |first1=Eric |title=Lady Gaga Could Have Her Biggest Year on Tour in Over a Decade |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-biggest-year-touring-decade/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 4, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250403180330/https://www.billboard.com/pro/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-biggest-year-touring-decade/ |archive-date=April 3, 2025 |issn=0006-2510 |oclc=732913734 |date=April 3, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref>
The first North American leg of the tour far exceeded the commercial performance of her past arena tours, such as the Born This Way Ball (2012–2013) and 2014's ArtRave: The Artpop Ball. The first run of shows in the US and Canada grossed over $103 million with only 27 dates reported, nearly crossing initial estimates projected for the entire tour. Thus, this leg became Gaga's highest grossing run of shows across any of her tours or residencies in any territory. According to ''Billboard'', the tour could "potentially [triple]" their initial estimates and cross $300 million following the performance of the first leg and the addition of further arena shows in North America and stadium shows in Japan and Australia.<ref name="Billboard NAleg">{{cite magazine |last=Frankenberg |first=Eric |date=September 29, 2025 |title=Lady Gaga's The Mayhem Ball has surpassed $100 million projections ahead of schedule |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/lady-gaga-the-mayhem-ball-over-100-million-north-america/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250930095610/https://www.billboard.com/pro/lady-gaga-the-mayhem-ball-over-100-million-north-america/ |archive-date=September 30, 2025 |access-date=October 1, 2025 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref>
As of late 2025, the tour had grossed $166 million from 35 reported shows and ranked as the highest-grossing pop tour of the year by a female artist and second overall on ''Billboard''{{'s}} year-end Boxscore charts, which covered the period between October 1, 2024, and September 30, 2025.<ref name="top2025">{{cite magazine |last1=Frankenberg |first1=Eric |title=Top 10 Highest Grossing Pop Tours of the Year |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/top-pop-tours-2025/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=December 17, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251217191604/https://www.billboard.com/lists/top-pop-tours-2025/backstreet-boys-2/ |archive-date=December 17, 2025 |date=December 17, 2025}}</ref> In March 2026, the boxscore figures were reported with a total gross of $296 million from 68 dates and a total of 1.4 million tickets sold.<ref name="BBx March 2026">{{cite magazine |last1=Frankenberg |first1=Eric |title=Bad Bunny and Lady Gaga Dominate Monthly Boxscore Report |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/bad-bunny-lady-gaga-january-boxscore-report/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=December 17, 2025 |date=December 17, 2025 |url-access=subscription |quote=Gaga's The Mayhem Ball has grossed $296 million and sold 1.4 million tickets since kicking off on July 16 [2025].}}</ref> Following the tour's conclusion on April 13, 2026, ''Billboard'' reported a final gross of $419.5 million and nearly two million tickets sold across 93 shows, including the ticketed warm-up concerts in Mexico City and Singapore.<ref name="Finalgross">{{cite magazine |last1=Frankenberg |first1=Eric |title=Lady Gaga’s The Mayhem Ball Was One of the Biggest Pop Tours Ever: By the Numbers |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/lady-gaga-mayhem-biggest-tour-career-400-million/ |magazine =Billboard |access-date=April 16, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260416153420/https://www.billboard.com/pro/lady-gaga-mayhem-biggest-tour-career-400-million/ |archive-date=April 16, 2026 |date=April 16, 2026 |url-status=live}}</ref> The Mayhem Ball became Gaga's highest-grossing tour, as well as the ninth highest-grossing concert tour by a female artist in history.<ref name="Finalgross" />
==Social and political statements== On July 28, 2025, in Inglewood, Gaga appeared during the first act wearing a sash in the colors of the transgender pride flag while performing "Abracadabra" and "Judas".<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Tracer |first1=Dan |title=Lady Gaga Wears Trans Flag Sash At Mayhem Ball And Fans Feel The Love|url=https://gomag.com/article/lady-gaga-wears-trans-flag-sash-at-mayhem-ball-and-fans-feel-the-love/ |magazine=GO |access-date=January 30, 2026 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20260130014548/https://gomag.com/article/lady-gaga-wears-trans-flag-sash-at-mayhem-ball-and-fans-feel-the-love/ |archive-date=January 30, 2026 |date=July 30, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Rodriguez |first1=Mathew |title=Lady Gaga Wore a Trans Flag Sash on the Mayhem Ball Tour |url=https://www.them.us/story/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-tour-trans-plide-flag-sash |magazine=Them |access-date=January 30, 2026 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20260130014530/https://www.them.us/story/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-tour-trans-plide-flag-sash |archive-date=January 30, 2026 |date=July 29, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> On September 30, 2025, at the O2 Arena in London, she waved a pride flag and declared that the show was "for every queer soul who's ever felt unseen", before performing "Born This Way" (2011).<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Robson |first1=Graham |title=Lady Gaga dedicates London MAYHEM Ball to queer community |url=https://www.scenemag.co.uk/lady-gaga-dedicates-london-mayhem-ball-to-queer-community/ |magazine=Scene Magazine |access-date=January 30, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260402014403/https://www.scenemag.co.uk/lady-gaga-dedicates-london-mayhem-ball-to-queer-community/ |archive-date=April 2, 2026 |date=October 1, 2025 |url-status=live }}</ref>
During the concert at the Tokyo Dome on January 29, 2026, Gaga addressed the audience and spoke out against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).<ref name="Tangcay-2026">{{cite magazine |last1=Tangcay |first1=Jazz |title=Lady Gaga Pauses Tokyo Concert to Condemn ICE and Support Americans 'Who Are Being Mercilessly Targeted': 'We Need to Get Back to a Place of Safety' |url=https://variety.com/2026/music/news/lady-gaga-condemn-ice-mayhem-ball-tokyo-1236644361/ |magazine=Variety |access-date=January 29, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260219192410/https://variety.com/2026/music/news/lady-gaga-condemn-ice-mayhem-ball-tokyo-1236644361/ |archive-date=February 19, 2026 |date=January 29, 2026 |url-status=live }}</ref> She expressed concern for immigrants and communities in the United States, saying her "heart is aching" for "the people, the children, the families… who are being mercilessly targeted by ICE", and referred to the fear experienced by entire communities.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Dailey |first1=Hannah |title=Lady Gaga Condemns ICE at Concert, Sends Support to Those Being ‘Mercilessly Targeted’ in Minnesota |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/lady-gaga-slams-ice-support-minnesota-during-show-1236166457/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=January 29, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260301051406/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/lady-gaga-slams-ice-support-minnesota-during-show-1236166457/ |archive-date=March 1, 2026 |date=January 29, 2026 |url-status=live }}</ref> In her remarks, Gaga also mentioned the recent shooting of intensive care nurse Alex Pretti by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and said that when communities lose their sense of safety and belonging, "it breaks something in all of us". She then dedicated "Come to Mama", from her 2016 album ''Joanne'', to those who are suffering or feeling alone, and called for a return to "a place of safety and peace and accountability", expressing hope that political leaders would change their course of action.<ref name="Tangcay-2026" />
== Accolades == The Mayhem Ball received several accolades and nominations from major industry organizations and music publications. In 2025, the tour won Tour of the Year at the ''Nylon'' Nights Awards.<ref name="NylonAwards2025" /> For the 2026 award season, the production earned two nominations at the ''Pollstar'' Awards, including Major Tour of the Year and Pop Tour of the Year,<ref name="PollstarAw" /> and was also nominated for Tour of the Year at the American Music Awards.<ref name="AMA2026" /> Additional recognition included a nomination for The Top Tour Award at The Arthur Awards and Favorite Tour Style at the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards.<ref name="iHeartAw" /> International branches of Ticketmaster also recognized the tour, with a win for International Concert of the Year in France,<ref name="Ticketmasterfr" /> alongside nominations for Best Production Design and Best Tour of the Year in Italy and Spain, respectively.<ref name="Ticketmasterit" /><ref name="Ticketmastersp" />
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+ Accolades ! scope="col" |Award/Organization ! scope="col" |Year ! scope="col" |Category ! scope="col" |Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable" |{{Ref.}} |- ! scope="row" | American Music Awards | 2026 | Tour of the Year | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center" | <ref name="AMA2026">{{cite news|last1=Mulroy|first1=Clare|last2=McClellan|first2=Jennifer|title=American Music Awards complete winners list|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2026/05/25/american-music-awards-winners-list/90203331007/|newspaper=USA Today|access-date=May 26, 2026|date=May 25, 2026}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | The Arthur Awards | 2026 | The Top Tour Award | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://38.ilmc.com/gala/|title=Going for Gold: The 2026 Arthur Awards|publisher=International Live Music Conference|access-date=April 9, 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260409133442/https://38.ilmc.com/gala/|archive-date=April 9, 2026|url-status=live}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | iHeartRadio Music Awards | 2026 | Favorite Tour Style | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center" | <ref name="iHeartAw">{{cite news |last=Grein |first=Paul |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/2026-iheartradio-music-awards-nominations-list/ |date=January 8, 2026 |title=Taylor Swift Leads 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards Nods: Full Nominations List |access-date=January 26, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260109223811/https://www.billboard.com/lists/2026-iheartradio-music-awards-nominations-list/ |archive-date=January 9, 2026 |url-status=live}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | ''Nylon'' Nights Awards | 2025 | Tour of the Year | {{won}} | style="text-align:center" | <ref name="NylonAwards2025" /> |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2"| ''Pollstar'' Awards | rowspan="2"| 2026 | Major Tour of the Year | {{nom}} | rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" | <ref name="PollstarAw">{{cite web|url=https://news.pollstar.com/2026/01/07/nominations-announced-for-37th-annual-pollstar-awards/|title=Nominations Announced For 37th Annual Pollstar Awards|work=Pollstar|date=January 7, 2026|access-date=January 26, 2026}}</ref> |- | Pop Tour of the Year | {{nom}} |- ! scope="row" | Ticketmaster Awards (France) | 2026 | International Concert of the Year | {{won}} | style="text-align: center;" | <ref name="Ticketmasterfr">{{cite web|url=https://blog.ticketmaster.fr/ticketmaster-et-vous/ticketmaster-awards-2026/|title=Ticketmaster Awards 2026 : palmarès complet des événements élus par le public|trans-title=Ticketmaster Awards 2026: Full list of events chosen by the public|language=fr|access-date=March 2, 2026|publisher=Ticketmaster|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260210132002/https://blog.ticketmaster.fr/ticketmaster-et-vous/ticketmaster-awards-2026/|archive-date=February 10, 2026}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | Ticketmaster Awards (Italy) | 2026 | Best Production Design | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center" | <ref name="Ticketmasterit">{{cite web|url=https://blog.ticketmaster.it/ticketmaster-news/ticketmaster-awards-2026-e-tempo-di-votare-scopri-categorie-e-nomination-7921/|title=Ticketmaster Awards 2026: è tempo di votare! Scopri categorie e nomination|trans-title=Ticketmaster Awards 2026: It's time to vote! Discover categories and nominations|language=it|access-date=January 27, 2026|date=January 26, 2026|publisher=Ticketmaster|archive-url=https://archive.today/20260127110447/https://blog.ticketmaster.it/ticketmaster-news/ticketmaster-awards-2026-e-tempo-di-votare-scopri-categorie-e-nomination-7921/|archive-date=January 27, 2026}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | Ticketmaster Awards (Spain) | 2026 | Best Tour of the Year | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center" | <ref name="Ticketmastersp">{{cite web|url=https://blog.ticketmaster.es/post/estos-son-los-nominados-a-los-ticketmaster-awards-2026-38950/|title=Estos son los nominados a los Ticketmaster Awards 2026|trans-title=These are the nominees for the 2026 Ticketmaster Awards|language=es|access-date=January 26, 2026|date=January 26, 2026|publisher=Ticketmaster|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260126192156/https://blog.ticketmaster.es/post/estos-son-los-nominados-a-los-ticketmaster-awards-2026-38950/|archive-date=January 26, 2026|url-status=live}}</ref> |}
==Set list== This set list is from the July 16, 2025, concert in Paradise.<ref name="Consequence 1" /><ref name="Variety 1">{{cite magazine |last1=Willman |first1=Chris |title=Lady Gaga's Complete 'Mayhem Ball' Tour Setlist: Every Song Played on Opening Night in Las Vegas |url=https://variety.com/2025/music/news/lady-gaga-setlist-tour-opening-las-vegas-complete-1236461233/ |magazine=Variety |access-date=July 17, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250717143914/https://variety.com/2025/music/news/lady-gaga-setlist-tour-opening-las-vegas-complete-1236461233/ |archive-date=July 17, 2025 |date=July 17, 2025 |issn=0042-2738 |oclc=60626328 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="USA Today 1">{{cite news |last1=Ruggieri |first1=Melissa |title=Lady Gaga setlist: All the songs setting her Mayhem Ball tour on fire |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2025/07/17/lady-gaga-setlist-mayhem-ball-tour/85246282007/ |access-date=July 17, 2025 |newspaper=USA Today |date=July 17, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250717094114/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2025/07/17/lady-gaga-setlist-mayhem-ball-tour/85246282007/ |archive-date=July 17, 2025 |issn=0734-7456 |oclc=8799626 |url-status=live}}</ref> It may not represent all concerts.
{{Div col}} '''Act I: Of Velvet and Vice''' # "Bloody Mary" # "Abracadabra" # "Judas" / "Aura" {{small|(medley)}} # "Scheiße" # "Garden of Eden" # "Poker Face"
'''Act II: And She Fell into a Gothic Dream''' # <li value="7">"Perfect Celebrity" # "Disease" # "Paparazzi" # "LoveGame" # "Alejandro" # "The Beast"
'''Act III: The Beautiful Nightmare That Knows Her Name''' # <li value="13">"Killah" # "Zombieboy" # "LoveDrug" # "Applause" # "Just Dance"
'''Act IV: Every Chessboard Has Two Queens''' # <li value="18">"Shadow of a Man" # "Kill for Love" # "Summerboy" # "Born This Way" # "Million Reasons" # "Shallow" # "Die with a Smile" # "Vanish into You"
'''Finale: Eternal Aria of the Monster Heart''' # <li value="26">"Bad Romance"
'''Encore''' # <li value="27">"How Bad Do U Want Me" {{Div col end}}
===Surprise songs=== [[File:Lady Gaga performing Hair on The Mayhem Ball, Lyon, November 2025 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|Gaga performing "Hair" during a concert in Lyon, France. The majority of the tour's stops involved her performing surprise songs on piano.]]
At the majority of the concerts, Gaga performed one or two surprise songs{{efn|Gaga first introduced a surprise song segment during her Madison Square Garden shows in New York City, beginning on August 22, 2025.<ref name="Nylon 1"/> On one occasion, at the final show in Paris, France, she performed three surprise songs on piano.<ref name="Paris4" />}} on the piano (with the band sometimes playing along) after "Die with a Smile", from several of her albums.<ref name="Daily Syd"/> These included, *from the album ''The Fame'' (2008): "Brown Eyes";<ref>{{cite web|title=レディー・ガガ2026年日本公演ライブレポ：一大スペクタクルとして作りあげられたThe Mayhem Ball|trans-title=Lady Gaga's 2026 Japan Tour Live Report: The Mayhem Ball Created as a Huge Spectacle|url=https://www.udiscovermusic.jp/columns/lady-gaga-2026-japan-tour-live-report|date=February 2, 2026|access-date=February 12, 2026|publisher=uDiscoverMusic|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260212181023/https://www.udiscovermusic.jp/columns/lady-gaga-2026-japan-tour-live-report|archive-date=February 12, 2026}}</ref> *from the album ''The Fame Monster'' (2009): "Speechless"<ref name="The Independent 1" /><ref name="Manchester Evening News 1">{{cite news |last1=Maidment |first1=Adam |title=Lady Gaga Proves She's Mistress of Mayhem with Exhausting, Epic Co-op Live Show |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/lady-gaga-review-manchester-coop-32631952 |access-date=October 8, 2025 |newspaper=Manchester Evening News |date=October 8, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251008071418/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/lady-gaga-review-manchester-coop-32631952 |archive-date=October 8, 2025 |issn=0962-2276 |oclc=500150526 |url-status=live}}</ref> and "Dance in the Dark";<ref name="NME 2"/><ref name="Manchester Evening News 1" /> *from the album ''Born This Way'' (2011): "Hair",<ref name="Miami New Times 1">{{cite news |last1=Almeida |first1=Celia |title=Lady Gaga Battled Personal and Political Darkness During Miami's Mayhem Ball |url=https://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/concert-review-lady-gagas-brought-her-gothic-mayhem-ball-in-miami-23922648 |access-date=September 9, 2025 |newspaper=Miami New Times |date=September 1, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250907153428/https://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/concert-review-lady-gagas-brought-her-gothic-mayhem-ball-in-miami-23922648 |archive-date=September 7, 2025 |issn=1072-3331 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="bbmsg">{{cite magazine |last1=Daw |first1=Stephen |title=Lady Gaga Makes Triumphant Return With The Mayhem Ball's Homecoming Show in New York City: 7 Best Moments |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-nyc-best-moments/hair-performance/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=October 14, 2025 |date=August 23, 2025}}</ref> "Marry the Night",<ref name="Nylon 1">{{cite magazine |last1=Giandurco |first1=Jillian |title=Lady Gaga Performed This Track for the First Time in Years |url=https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/lady-gaga-marry-the-night-msg |magazine=Nylon |access-date=August 25, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250825151912/https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/lady-gaga-marry-the-night-msg |archive-date=August 25, 2025 |date=August 25, 2025 |issn=1524-1750 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Toronto Star 1">{{cite news |last1=Hanskamp |first1=Emilie |title=A masterful Lady Gaga puts on a delightfully deviant spectacle in 4-star show at Toronto's Scotiabank Arena |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/a-masterful-lady-gaga-puts-on-a-delightfully-deviant-spectacle-in-4-star-show-at/article_5e544b01-6f9e-49fb-9903-b2101f65beba.html |access-date=September 14, 2025 |newspaper=Toronto Star |date=September 12, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250912081724/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/a-masterful-lady-gaga-puts-on-a-delightfully-deviant-spectacle-in-4-star-show-at/article_5e544b01-6f9e-49fb-9903-b2101f65beba.html |archive-date=September 12, 2025 |issn=0319-0781 |oclc=137342540 |url-status=live}}</ref> "The Edge of Glory",<ref name="Digital Journal 1">{{cite web |last1=Papadatos |first1=Markos |title=Review: Lady Gaga brings her 'Mayhem Ball' Tour to New York's Madison Square Garden |url=https://www.digitaljournal.com/entertainment/review-lady-gaga-brings-her-mayhem-ball-tour-to-new-yorks-madison-square-garden/article |publisher=Digital Journal |access-date=September 14, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260404105427/https://www.digitaljournal.com/entertainment/review-lady-gaga-brings-her-mayhem-ball-tour-to-new-yorks-madison-square-garden/article |archive-date=April 4, 2026 |date=September 8, 2025 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="NME 2" /> and "You and I";<ref>{{cite web |title=¿Qué canciones sorpresa tocará Lady Gaga en los conciertos de Barcelona?|url=https://www.europafm.com/noticias/musica/que-canciones-sorpresa-tocara-lady-gaga-conciertos-barcelona_202510286900fc6d744eb0288cfdbdc4.html |access-date=November 19, 2025 |publisher=Europa FM |date=October 28, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251119134358/https://www.europafm.com/noticias/musica/que-canciones-sorpresa-tocara-lady-gaga-conciertos-barcelona_202510286900fc6d744eb0288cfdbdc4.html |archive-date=November 19, 2025 |language=es |trans-title=What surprise songs will Lady Gaga play at her Barcelona concerts?'|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Slobodnik |first1=Maja |title=Lady Gaga intar Avicii arena i Stockholm – andra kvällen (Uppdaterad) |url=https://www.expressen.se/noje/musik/lady-gaga-intar-avicii-arena-i-stockholm--andra-kvallen/?post=b9243730-bd02-4e46-a585-da9fcf926c0b |access-date=October 14, 2025 |newspaper=Expressen |date=October 13, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251014122455/https://www.expressen.se/noje/musik/lady-gaga-intar-avicii-arena-i-stockholm--andra-kvallen/?post=b9243730-bd02-4e46-a585-da9fcf926c0b |archive-date=October 14, 2025 |language=sv |trans-title=Lady Gaga takes over Avicii Arena in Stockholm – second night (Updated) |url-status=live}}</ref> *from the album ''Joanne'' (2016): "Joanne",<ref name="Mochi">{{cite web |last1=Mochi |first1=Federica |date=October 19, 2025 |title=Gaga vs Gaga, a Milano il kolossal gotico che sfida il pop |trans-title=Gaga vs. Gaga: the gothic blockbuster challenges pop in Milan |url=https://www.adnkronos.com/spettacoli/gaga-vs-gaga-a-milano-il-kolossal-gotico-che-sfida-il-pop_4DZwMWtpEwGjuXTFKnSMnR?refresh_ce |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251020114115/https://www.adnkronos.com/spettacoli/gaga-vs-gaga-a-milano-il-kolossal-gotico-che-sfida-il-pop_4DZwMWtpEwGjuXTFKnSMnR?refresh_ce |archive-date=October 20, 2025 |access-date=October 20, 2025 |publisher=Adnkronos |language=it}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Lady Gaga canta por sorpresa 'Joanne' para dedicársela a su abuela fallecida en Barcelona |url=https://www.europafm.com/noticias/musica/lady-gaga-canta-sorpresa-joanne-pra-dedicarsela-abuela-fallecida-barcelona_202510316905379004f67673493ad67d.html |publisher=Europa FM |access-date=November 1, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251119193716/https://www.europafm.com/noticias/musica/lady-gaga-canta-sorpresa-joanne-pra-dedicarsela-abuela-fallecida-barcelona_202510316905379004f67673493ad67d.html |archive-date=November 19, 2025 |language=es |date=October 31, 2025 |trans-title=Lady Gaga surprises fans by singing 'Joanne' to dedicate it to her late grandmother in Barcelona |url-status=live }}</ref> "Grigio Girls",<ref name="Hufvudstadsbladet 1">{{cite news |last1=Fellman |first1=Rosanna |title=Lady Gaga Gomorra i Stockholm var himlen på jordeny Gaga är bra' |url=https://www.hbl.fi/2025-10-16/lady-gagas-gomorra-i-stockholm-var-himlen-pa-jorden/ |access-date=October 16, 2025 |newspaper=Hufvudstadsbladet |date=October 16, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251016173914/https://www.hbl.fi/2025-10-16/lady-gagas-gomorra-i-stockholm-var-himlen-pa-jorden/ |archive-date=October 16, 2025 |language=sv |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |trans-title=Lady Gaga's Gomorra in Stockholm was heaven on earth }}</ref> "Come to Mama",<ref name="La Vanguardia" /><ref name="Tangcay-2026" /> "Hey Girl",<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sala |first1=Carlos |title=Lady Gaga repite hazaña en el Sant Jordi y lleva al delirio a sus fans con un apabullante 'show' gótico futurista |url=https://www.abc.es/cultura/lady-gaga-repite-hazana-barcelona-lleva-delirio-20251029193859-nt.html |access-date=October 30, 2025 |newspaper=ABC |date=October 30, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260209040849/https://www.abc.es/cultura/lady-gaga-repite-hazana-barcelona-lleva-delirio-20251029193859-nt.html |archive-date=February 9, 2026 |language=es |trans-title=Lady Gaga repeats her feat at the Sant Jordi and drives her fans wild with a stunning futuristic gothic show |url-status=live }}</ref> and "Angel Down";<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lê van |first1=Elmo |title=Wat Lady Gaga in de AFAS Dome in Antwerpen bracht, was theatraal, sacraal, (soms banaal) maar bovenal fenomenaal |url=https://www.humo.be/muziek/wat-lady-gaga-in-de-afas-dome-in-antwerpen-bracht-was-theatraal-sacraal-soms-banaal-maar-bovenal-fenomenaal~b656f40c/ |access-date=November 12, 2025 |newspaper=Humo |date=November 12, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251112064149/https://www.humo.be/muziek/wat-lady-gaga-in-de-afas-dome-in-antwerpen-bracht-was-theatraal-sacraal-soms-banaal-maar-bovenal-fenomenaal~b656f40c/ |archive-date=November 12, 2025 |language=nl |trans-title=What Lady Gaga brought to the AFAS Dome in Antwerp was theatrical, sacred (sometimes banal) but above all phenomenal|url-status=live}}</ref> *from the album ''A Star Is Born'' (2018): "Always Remember Us This Way"<ref name="Actufr">{{cite news |last1=Soudani |first1=Anthony |title=Lady Gaga stoppe son concert à Lyon face à une fan en détresse: 'Elle va bien?' |url=https://actu.fr/auvergne-rhone-alpes/decines-charpieu_69275/lady-gaga-stoppe-son-concert-a-lyon-face-a-une-fan-en-detresse-elle-va-bien_63442230.html |access-date=November 15, 2025 |agency=Actu.fr |date=November 15, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251115124931/https://actu.fr/auvergne-rhone-alpes/decines-charpieu_69275/lady-gaga-stoppe-son-concert-a-lyon-face-a-une-fan-en-detresse-elle-va-bien_63442230.html/ |archive-date=November 15, 2025 |language=fr |trans-title=Lady Gaga stops her concert in Lyon in front of a distressed fan: "Is she okay?"|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="LeFigaro" /> and "Is That Alright?";<ref>{{cite web |title=Lady Gaga emociona en París cantando por primera vez en directo 'Is That Alright?' |url=https://www.europafm.com/noticias/musica/lady-gaga-emociona-paris-cantando-primera-vez-directo-that-alright_20251119691d726a360d0840bcea04bd.html |access-date=November 19, 2025 |publisher=Europa FM |date=November 19, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251119132351/https://www.europafm.com/noticias/musica/lady-gaga-emociona-paris-cantando-primera-vez-directo-that-alright_20251119691d726a360d0840bcea04bd.html |archive-date=November 19, 2025 |language=es |trans-title=Lady Gaga thrills in Paris singing for the first time live 'Is That Alright?'|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Paris4">{{cite news |last1=Goncalves |first1=Julien |title=Lady Gaga reprend "La vie en rose" pour dire au revoir au public français, et c'est sublime ! |url=https://www.chartsinfrance.net/Lady-Gaga/news-134492.html |access-date=December 8, 2025 |publisher=Pure Charts |date=November 24, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251227000409/https://www.chartsinfrance.net/Lady-Gaga/news-134492.html |archive-date=December 27, 2025 |language=fr |trans-title=Lady Gaga covers "La vie en rose" to say goodbye to the French public, and it's sublime! |url-status=live }}</ref> * from the album ''Chromatica'' (2020): "Rain on Me"<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chauhan |first1=Vatsala |title=Why did Lady Gaga postpone her Miami Mayhem Ball concert? Reason explained |url=https://www.soapcentral.com/music/why-lady-gaga-postpone-miami-mayhem-ball-concert-reason-explained |website=Soap Central |access-date=September 17, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250917152332/https://www.soapcentral.com/music/why-lady-gaga-postpone-miami-mayhem-ball-concert-reason-explained |archive-date=September 17, 2025 |date=September 3, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Clelland |first1=Georgia |title='Sorry': Lady Gaga halts mid-song in bizarre onstage moment |url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/entertainment/lady-gaga-stops-her-own-show-in-unexpected-onstage-moment/news-story/10afc1e317938b99f0595fbde394ea4c?amp |newspaper=The Courier-Mail |access-date=December 10, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251210003802/https://www.couriermail.com.au/entertainment/lady-gaga-stops-her-own-show-in-unexpected-onstage-moment/news-story/10afc1e317938b99f0595fbde394ea4c?amp&nk=6b58258390f0057c04d5bfe6e0a813d0-1765327090 |archive-date=December 10, 2025 |date=December 10, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> and "1000 Doves";<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Cashmere |first=Paul |author-link=Paul Cashmere|date=December 7, 2025 |title=Lady Gaga Includes Chromatica Tracks At Second Melbourne Show |url=https://www.noise11.com/news/lady-gaga-chromatica-tracks-second-melbourne-show-20251207 |access-date=December 7, 2025 |website=Noise11 |archive-date=December 7, 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20251207090945/https://www.noise11.com/news/lady-gaga-chromatica-tracks-second-melbourne-show-20251207|url-status=live}}</ref> * from the album ''Top Gun: Maverick'' (2022): "Hold My Hand";<ref name="Daily Syd">{{Cite news |date=December 13, 2025|first=Kathy|last=McCabe|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/concert-review-lady-gaga-thrills-fans-at-first-sydney-show/news-story/630b120bc5387a4e794d79fcbbf724d4?amp&nk=f16bb3da40595dcc2004f098ac5b9316-1765612213|title=Concert review: Lady Gaga thrills fans at first Sydney show |access-date=December 13, 2025 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |archive-date=December 13, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251213075042/https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/concert-review-lady-gaga-thrills-fans-at-first-sydney-show/news-story/630b120bc5387a4e794d79fcbbf724d4?amp&nk=f16bb3da40595dcc2004f098ac5b9316-1765612213 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription}}</ref> * from the album ''Mayhem'' (2025): "Abracadabra",<ref>{{Cite web |last=Olinger |first=Sandra Burciaga |title=Five Uncommon Standout Moments from Lady Gaga's Los Angeles Finale That Stayed With Me |url=https://www.grimygoods.com/2026/02/26/five-uncommon-standout-moments-from-lady-gagas-los-angeles-finale-that-stayed-with-me/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260410120625/https://www.grimygoods.com/2026/02/26/five-uncommon-standout-moments-from-lady-gagas-los-angeles-finale-that-stayed-with-me/ |date=February 26, 2026 |archive-date=April 10, 2026 |access-date=April 10, 2026 |website=Grimy Goods |language=en-US}}</ref> "How Bad Do U Want Me",<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sloboda |first1=Autumn |title=Review and setlist: Lady Gaga's Mayhem Ball brought the spectacle, but Boston brought the heart |url=https://www.boston.com/culture/concert-reviews/2026/03/30/review-and-setlist-lady-gaga-at-td-garden-boston-march-29-2026/ |website=Boston.com |access-date=March 30, 2026 |date=March 30, 2026 |archive-date=March 30, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260330182612/https://www.boston.com/culture/concerts/2026/03/30/review-and-setlist-lady-gaga-at-td-garden-boston-march-29-2026/ |url-status=live}}</ref> and "Blade of Grass";<ref name="Finalshow">{{cite magazine |last1=Lynch |first1=Joe |title=Lady Gaga Closes Chapter on 'Mayhem' Era With Tears, Gratitude & a Few Surprises: 'I'll Be Back' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-new-york-final-show-1236222427/ |magazine =Billboard |access-date=April 14, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260414175429/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/lady-gaga-mayhem-ball-new-york-final-show-1236222427/ |archive-date=April 14, 2026 |date=April 14, 2026 |url-status=live}}</ref> *and the unreleased song "Brooklyn Nights",<ref name="Rolling Stone Chrisfield" /> which was considered for Gaga's 2013 album, ''Artpop''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Lipshutz |first1=Jason |title=Lady Gaga Hints at 'ARTPOP' Sequel During Twitter Q&A |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/lady-gaga-hints-at-artpop-sequel-during-twitter-qa-5755451/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=December 7, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251207094139/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/lady-gaga-hints-at-artpop-sequel-during-twitter-qa-5755451/ |archive-date=December 7, 2025 |date=October 14, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>
Furthermore, at each show, Gaga played a surprise song from tape during the encore, occasionally singing along to it.<ref name="Miami New Times 1" /> The selections have included tracks from all her major pop album releases,{{efn|''The Fame'',<ref name="GagaJapan"/> ''The Fame Monster'',<ref name="BBC News 1">{{cite news |last1=Savage |first1=Mark |title=Lady Gaga serves mayhem, magic and a few surprises as UK tour launches |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn829pjr2mpo |access-date=September 30, 2025 |agency=BBC News |date=September 30, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250930183301/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn829pjr2mpo |archive-date=September 30, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''Born This Way'',<ref name="Miami New Times 1" /> ''Artpop'',<ref name="Paste 1">{{cite magazine |last1=Mitchell |first1=Matt |title=Lady Gaga's Mayhem Ball Captures the Completeness of a Pop Star |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/lady-gaga/lady-gagas-mayhem-ball-captures-the-completeness-of-a-pop-star |magazine=Paste |access-date=August 1, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250801140536/https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/lady-gaga/lady-gagas-mayhem-ball-captures-the-completeness-of-a-pop-star |archive-date=August 1, 2025 |date=July 31, 2025 |issn=1540-3106 |oclc=49937508 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Rolling Stone 3">{{cite magazine |last1=Mier |first1=Tomás |title=Lady Gaga Falls and Quickly Recovers While Greeting Fans During Vegas Show |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/lady-gaga-falls-recovers-greeting-fans-vegas-show-1235391197/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=July 24, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250722172817/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/lady-gaga-falls-recovers-greeting-fans-vegas-show-1235391197/ |archive-date=July 22, 2025 |date=July 22, 2025 |issn=0035-791X |oclc=969027590 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref name="KTLA 1">{{cite news |last1=Samra |first1=Christine |title=Lady Gaga brings Mayhem Ball to Inglewood |url=https://ktla.com/entertainment/lady-gaga-brings-mayhem-ball-to-inglewood/ |access-date=July 30, 2025 |publisher=KTLA |date=July 29, 2025 |archive-date=July 30, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250730215420/https://ktla.com/entertainment/lady-gaga-brings-mayhem-ball-to-inglewood/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Joanne'',<ref name="Aftonbladet" /><ref name="index" /><ref name="Rolling Stone Italia 1">{{cite magazine |last1=Ferrari |first1=Filippo |title=Lady Gaga madre di tutti i diversi: la recensione del concerto al Forum |url=https://www.rollingstone.it/musica/live/lady-gaga-e-ancora-la-madre-di-tutti-i-diversi/1008077/ |magazine=Rolling Stone Italia |access-date=October 20, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251020170412/https://www.rollingstone.it/musica/live/lady-gaga-e-ancora-la-madre-di-tutti-i-diversi/1008077/ |archive-date=October 20, 2025 |language=it-IT |date=October 20, 2025 |url-status=live |trans-title=Lady Gaga, mother of all the different ones: a review of the concert at the Forum}}</ref> ''A Star Is Born'',<ref name="Actufr" /> ''Chromatica'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Varvaris |first=Mary |title=Lady Gaga's Australian Tour Setlist Revealed |url=https://themusic.com.au/news/lady-gaga-australian-tour-setlist-revealed/G5yhDw4xMDM/06-12-25 |date=December 5, 2025 |access-date=December 6, 2025 |magazine=The Music |archive-date=December 6, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251206012230/https://themusic.com.au/news/lady-gaga-australian-tour-setlist-revealed/G5yhDw4xMDM/06-12-25 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":1" /> ''Mayhem'',<ref>{{cite web |last1=Papadatos |first1=Markos |title=Review: Lady Gaga brings her 'Mayhem Ball' Tour to New York’s Madison Square Garden |url=https://www.digitaljournal.com/entertainment/review-lady-gaga-brings-her-mayhem-ball-tour-to-new-yorks-madison-square-garden/article|website=Digital Journal |access-date=April 4, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260404105427/https://www.digitaljournal.com/entertainment/review-lady-gaga-brings-her-mayhem-ball-tour-to-new-yorks-madison-square-garden/article |archive-date=April 4, 2026 |date=September 8, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> and ''The Devil Wears Prada 2''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 10, 2026 |title=Lady Gaga Performs "Runway" Live for the First Time in Minnesota: Watch |url=https://inmusicblog.com/news/lady-gaga-runway-live-minnesota-watch/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260410114313/https://inmusicblog.com/news/lady-gaga-runway-live-minnesota-watch/ |archive-date=April 10, 2026 |access-date=April 10, 2026 |work=InMusic |language=en-US}}</ref>}} as well as standalone singles and unreleased songs.<ref>{{cite web |last1=R. Roy |first1=Marie-Josée |title=Lady Gaga impériale avec «The Mayhem Ball» au Centre Bell |trans-title=Lady Gaga reigns supreme with "The Mayhem Ball" at the Bell Centre |language=fr |url=https://journalmetro.com/culture/arts-et-spectacles/3211825/lady-gaga-imperiale-avec-the-mayhem-ball-au-centre-bell/ |website=Métro |access-date=May 9, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260509162835/https://journalmetro.com/culture/arts-et-spectacles/3211825/lady-gaga-imperiale-avec-the-mayhem-ball-au-centre-bell/ |archive-date=May 9, 2026 |date=April 3, 2026 |url-status=live}}</ref> During the July 22, 2025, concert in San Francisco, "Crazy Train" (1980) by Ozzy Osbourne was played at the end of the show, as a tribute to Osbourne following his death.<ref name="San Francisco Chronicle 1">{{cite news |last1=Bravo |first1=Tony |title=Lady Gaga honors Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Bennett at San Francisco concert |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/ozzy-osbourne-lady-gaga-sf-20773203.php |access-date=October 13, 2025 |newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle |date=July 23, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250921171753/https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/ozzy-osbourne-lady-gaga-sf-20773203.php |archive-date=September 21, 2025 |oclc=8812614 |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Notes=== * During the September 6, 2025, concert in New York City, "Abracadabra" and "The Dead Dance" were performed consecutively, and filmed for the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards.<ref name="Billboard 3">{{cite magazine |last1=Daw |first1=Stephen |title=Lady Gaga Brings 'The Dead Dance' to Life With Her Gothic 2025 VMAs Performance |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/lady-gaga-dead-dance-abracadabra-vmas-2025-1236061071/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=September 14, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250914120422/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/lady-gaga-dead-dance-abracadabra-vmas-2025-1236061071/ |archive-date=September 14, 2025 |date=September 8, 2025 |issn=0006-2510 |oclc=732913734 |url-status=live}}</ref> * "The Dead Dance" was included in the set list following "Zombieboy" between September 11, 2025, in Toronto and February 23, 2026, in Inglewood, California.<ref name="Music Feeds 1">{{cite magazine |last1=Tan |first1=Nicholas |title=New Lady Gaga Mayhem Ball Tour Set list Revealed, Adds 'Dead Dance' |url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/features/new-lady-gaga-setlist-mayhem-ball-tour-2025-dead-dance/ |magazine=Music Feeds |access-date=September 17, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251228185559/https://musicfeeds.com.au/features/new-lady-gaga-setlist-mayhem-ball-tour-2025-dead-dance/ |archive-date=December 28, 2025 |date=September 13, 2025 |issn=0728-1803 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Engel |first1=Mac |title=Lady Gaga's 'Mayhem Ball' set list can feature two glaring omissions |url=https://www.star-telegram.com/entertainment/arts-culture/article314894322.html |newspaper=Fort Worth Star-Telegram |access-date=March 16, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260316135941/https://www.star-telegram.com/entertainment/arts-culture/article314894322.html |archive-date=March 16, 2026 |date=March 2, 2026 |url-status=live}}</ref> * During the September 29, 2025, concert in London, ''Wednesday'' cast members Emma Myers and Evie Templeton joined Gaga on stage for the performance of "The Dead Dance" and "LoveDrug".<ref name="BBC News 1" /><ref name="NME 1">{{cite magazine |last1=Dunworth |first1=Liberty |title=Here's what Lady Gaga played as she kicked off her London residency at the O2 |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/heres-what-lady-gaga-played-as-she-kicked-off-her-london-residency-at-the-o2-watch-footage-setlist-3896140 |magazine=NME |access-date=September 30, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250930183836/https://www.nme.com/news/music/heres-what-lady-gaga-played-as-she-kicked-off-her-london-residency-at-the-o2-watch-footage-setlist-3896140 |archive-date=September 30, 2025 |date=September 30, 2025 |issn=0028-6362 |oclc=60624023 |url-status=live}}</ref>
==Tour dates== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sticky-header-multi" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of 2025 concerts<ref>{{Cite magazine |date= |title=Lady Gaga {{!}} Tour History |url=https://www.pollstar.com/artists/lady-gaga-74180 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250919205938/https://www.pollstar.com/artists/lady-gaga-74180 |archive-date=September 19, 2025 |access-date=September 30, 2025 |magazine=Pollstar |issn=1067-6945}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Date (2025)<!--DO NOT ADD ATTENDANCE/REVENUE FIGURES FROM THE PROMOTIONAL CONCERTS IF AND UNTIL A CONSENSUS HAS BEEN REACHED.--> ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| City ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Country ! scope="col" style="width:15em;"| Venue ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Attendance ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Revenue |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| July 16 | rowspan="3"| Paradise{{efn|Labeled as Las Vegas in promotional material.}} | rowspan="21"| United States | rowspan="3"| T-Mobile Arena | rowspan="3"| 44,530 / 44,530 | rowspan="3"| $11,094,860 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| July 18 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| July 19 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| July 22 | rowspan="3"| San Francisco | rowspan="3"| Chase Center | rowspan="3"| 40,657 / 40,657 | rowspan="3"| $10,424,203 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| July 24 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| July 26 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| July 28 | rowspan="4"| Inglewood{{efn|name=LAX|Labeled as Los Angeles in promotional material.}} | rowspan="4"| Kia Forum | rowspan="4"| 54,809 / 54,809 | rowspan="4"| $15,388,147 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| July 29 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| August 1 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| August 2 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| August 6 | rowspan="3"| Seattle | rowspan="3"| Climate Pledge Arena | rowspan="3"| 43,419 / 43,419 | rowspan="3"| $11,240,782 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| August 7 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| August 9 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| August 22 | rowspan="4"| New York City | rowspan="4"| Madison Square Garden | rowspan="4"| 81,585 / 81,585{{efn|name=JFK|The concerts in New York City on August 22 – September 7, 2025, had their data combined into a single boxscore.}} | rowspan="4"| $27,108,989{{efn|name=JFK}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| August 23 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| August 26 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| August 27 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| August 31 | rowspan="2"| Miami | rowspan="2"| Kaseya Center | rowspan="2"| 27,038 / 27,038 | rowspan="2"| $7,463,886 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| September 1 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| September 6 | rowspan="2"| New York City | rowspan="2"| Madison Square Garden | rowspan="2"| {{efn|name=JFK}} | rowspan="2"| {{efn|name=JFK}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| September 7 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| September 10 | rowspan="3"| Toronto | rowspan="3"| Canada | rowspan="3"| Scotiabank Arena | rowspan="3"| 43,175 / 43,175 | rowspan="3"| $8,895,547 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| September 11 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| September 13 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| September 15 | rowspan="3"| Chicago | rowspan="3"| United States | rowspan="3"| United Center | rowspan="3"| 43,016 / 43,016 | rowspan="3"| $11,772,225 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| September 17 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| September 18 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| September 29 | rowspan="4"| London | rowspan="6"| England | rowspan="4"| The O<sub>2</sub> Arena | rowspan="4"| 63,629 / 63,629 | rowspan="4"| $12,443,857 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| September 30 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| October 2 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| October 4 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | October 7 | rowspan="2"| Manchester | rowspan="2"| Co-op Live | rowspan="2"| 31,657 / 31,657 | rowspan="2"| $6,611,714 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| October 8 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| October 12 | rowspan="3"| Stockholm | rowspan="3"| Sweden | rowspan="3"| Avicii Arena | rowspan="3"| 43,528 / 43,528 | rowspan="3"| $7,282,982 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| October 13 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| October 15 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| October 19 | rowspan="2"| Assago{{efn|Labelled as Milan in promotional material.}} | rowspan="2"| Italy | rowspan="2"| Unipol Forum | rowspan="2"| 23,755 / 23,755 | rowspan="2"| $4,262,890 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| October 20 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| October 28 | rowspan="3"| Barcelona | rowspan="3"| Spain | rowspan="3"| Palau Sant Jordi | rowspan="3"| 54,181 / 54,181 | rowspan="3"| $7,510,759 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| October 29 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| October 31 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| November 4 | rowspan="2"| Berlin | rowspan="2"| Germany | rowspan="2"| Uber Arena | rowspan="2"| 27,209 / 27,209 | rowspan="2"| $5,060,570 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| November 5 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| November 9 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Ziggo Dome | 16,375 / 16,375 | $3,219,043 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| November 11 | Antwerp | Belgium | AFAS Dome | 19,672 / 19,672 | $3,312,843 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| November 13 | rowspan="2"| Décines-Charpieu{{efn|Labelled as Lyon in promotional material.}} | rowspan="6"| France | rowspan="2"| LDLC Arena | rowspan="2"| 26,324 / 26,324 | rowspan="2"| $5,297,329 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| November 14 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| November 17 | rowspan="4"| Paris | rowspan="4"| Accor Arena | rowspan="4"| 61,815 / 61,815 | rowspan="4"| $10,556,309 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| November 18 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| November 20 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| November 22 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| December 5 | rowspan="2"| Melbourne | rowspan="5"| Australia | rowspan="2"| Marvel Stadium | rowspan="2"| 125,941 / 125,941 | rowspan="2"| $24,009,941 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| December 6 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| December 9 | Brisbane | Suncorp Stadium | 49,146 / 49,146 | $10,248,316 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| December 12 | rowspan="2"| Sydney | rowspan="2"| Accor Stadium | rowspan="2"| 143,859 / 143,859 | rowspan="2"| $27,477,195 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| December 13 |}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of 2026 concerts<ref name="Variety (September 2025)" /><ref name="Cultmtl" /><ref name="Pix11News" /> ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Date (2026) ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| City ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Country ! scope="col" style="width:15em;"| Venue ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Attendance ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Revenue |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| January 21 | rowspan="2"| Osaka | rowspan="6"| Japan | rowspan="2"| Kyocera Dome | rowspan="2"| 72,118 / 72,118 | rowspan="2"| $13,338,700 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| January 22 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| January 25 | rowspan="4"| Tokyo | rowspan="4"| Tokyo Dome | rowspan="4"| 184,855 / 184,855 | rowspan="4"| $31,028,582 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| January 26 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| January 29 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| January 30 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| February 14 | rowspan="2"| Glendale | rowspan="19"| United States | rowspan="2"| Desert Diamond Arena | rowspan="2"| 26,926 / 26,926 | rowspan="2"| $7,143,305 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| February 15 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| February 18 | rowspan="4"| Inglewood{{efn|name=LAX}} | rowspan="4"| Kia Forum | rowspan="4"| 53,847 / 53,847 | rowspan="4"| $14,261,550 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| February 19 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| February 22 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| February 23 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| February 28 | rowspan="2"| Fort Worth | rowspan="2"| Dickies Arena | rowspan="2"| 23,004 / 23,004 | rowspan="2"| $7,218,862 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| March 1 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| March 4 | rowspan="2"| Atlanta | rowspan="2"| State Farm Arena | rowspan="2"| 23,250 / 23,250 | rowspan="2"| $6,754,244 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| March 5 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| March 8 | rowspan="2"| Austin | rowspan="2"| Moody Center | rowspan="2"| 24,158 / 24,158 | rowspan="2"| $7,021,682 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| March 9 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| March 13{{efn|The concert in Miami on March 13, 2026, was originally planned for September 3, 2025, but it was rescheduled due to vocal strain.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Marr |first=Madeleine |date=September 25, 2025 |title=Lady Gaga abruptly canceled her concert in Miami. Here's an update |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/article312035798.html |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251016163535/https://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/article312035798.html |archive-date=October 16, 2025 |access-date=October 16, 2025 |work=Miami Herald |issn=0898-865X |oclc=2733685}}</ref>}} | Miami | Kaseya Center | 13,630 / 13,630 | $3,773,173 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| March 19 | rowspan="2"| New York City | rowspan="2"| Madison Square Garden | rowspan="2"| 27,324 / 27,324{{efn|name=MSG|The concerts in New York City on March 19 – April 13, 2026, had their data combined into a single boxscore.}} | rowspan="2"| $13,460,442{{efn|name=MSG}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| March 20 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| March 23 | rowspan="2"| Washington, D.C. | rowspan="2"| Capital One Arena | rowspan="2"| 27,158 / 27,158 | rowspan="2"| $7,600,601 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| March 24 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| March 29 | rowspan="2"| Boston | rowspan="2"| TD Garden | rowspan="2"| 26,579 / 26,579 | rowspan="2"| $7,779,425 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| March 30 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| April 2 | rowspan="2" | Montreal | rowspan="2" | Canada | rowspan="2" | Centre Bell | rowspan="2" | 28,946 / 28,946 | rowspan="2" | $5,638,788 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| April 3 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| April 9 | rowspan="2"| Saint Paul | rowspan="3"| United States | rowspan="2"| Grand Casino Arena | rowspan="2"| 29,910 / 29,910 | rowspan="2"| $7,028,954 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| April 10 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| April 13 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | {{efn|name=MSG}} | {{efn|name=MSG}} |- ! colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"| Total ! 1,627,075 / 1,627,075 (100%) ! $362,994,471 |}
=== Canceled concerts === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+List of canceled concerts ! scope="col" style="width:12em;" |Date (2026) ! scope="col" style="width:10em;" |City ! scope="col" style="width:10em;" |Country ! scope="col" style="width:16em;" |Venue ! scope="col" style="width:16em;" |Reason ! scope="col" style="width:2em;" |{{abbr|Ref.|References}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |April 6 |Montreal |Canada |Bell Centre |Upper respiratory infection | style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{cite web|title=Lady Gaga cancels final Montreal show hours before performance over 'respiratory infection'|url=https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment-life/music/lady-gaga-cancels-final-montreal-show-hours-before-performance-over-respiratory-infection/|work=Montreal Gazette|date=April 6, 2026|access-date=April 6, 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260406230304/https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment-life/music/lady-gaga-cancels-final-montreal-show-hours-before-performance-over-respiratory-infection/|archive-date=April 6, 2026|url-access=subscription}}</ref> |}
== See also == * List of highest-grossing concert tours by women * List of ''Billboard'' Boxscore number-one concert series of the 2020s
==Notes== {{notelist}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{commons cat}} * [https://www.ladygaga.com/us-en/live The Mayhem Ball on Lady Gaga Official Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20250505212333/https://www.ladygaga.com/us-en/live |date=May 5, 2025}}
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