The Mayhem Ball has been unleashed.
On Wednesday (July 16) evening at Las Vegas’ T-Cellular Area (technically in Paradise, Nevada), Lady Gaga ushered in a brand new touring period, formally kicking off the Mayhem Ball (in assist of her Billboard 200-topping album Mayhem, naturally) to a sold-out crowd.
Anybody who was at Coachella earlier this yr or noticed her current Singapore dates definitely knew a little bit of what to anticipate: these dates offered a good glimpse of what to anticipate from the Mayhem Ball, which introduced lots of the songs, outfits and choreography from her Coachella efficiency again to the stage. Even so, the Mayhem Ball kickoff was removed from a Coachella repeat, with Gaga and her inventive crew making notable modifications to the look, pacing and setlist (which was generously expanded).
“That is my first enviornment tour since 2018,” mentioned Gaga in a press release when she introduced the tour. “There’s one thing electrical a few stadium, and I like each second of these exhibits. However with The Mayhem Ball, I needed to create a distinct sort of expertise — one thing extra intimate — nearer, extra linked — that lends itself to the dwell theatrical artwork I like to create.”
Mayhem debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in March, putting 10 of its tracks on the Billboard Scorching 100 (together with the five-week Scorching 100 No. 1 “Die With a Smile,” her Bruno Mars collab, which continues to be within the high 10) and setting two new information: Not solely did Mayhem earn the 14-time Grammy winner her largest streaming week ever, nevertheless it set a brand new report on Billboard’s Prime Dance Albums chart, the place she now has essentially the most No. 1s ever (eight).
Mom Monster’s earlier live performance tour, the Chromatica Ball in assist of her Billboard 200 topper Chromatica, wrapped in 2022, promoting greater than 800,000 tickets and netting $112 million. The Chromatica Ball hit stadiums throughout a number of continents, whereas the Monster Ball is usually enjoying arenas, providing followers a extra intimate expertise with the Emmy, Grammy and Oscar winner who has topped the Scorching 100 six instances and earned 18 high 10s on the tally.
Under, try the total setlist from the primary evening of Girl Gaga’s The Mayhem Ball.
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“Bloody Mary”
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“Abracadabra”
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“Judas”
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“Aura”
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“Scheiße”
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“Backyard of Eden”
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“Poker Face”
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“Excellent Superstar”
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“Illness”
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“Paparazzi”
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“LoveGame”
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“Alejandro”
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“The Beast”
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“Killah”
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“Zombieboy”
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“Love Drug”
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“Applause”
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“Simply Dance”
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“Shadow of a Man”
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“Kill for Love”
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“Summerboy”
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“Born This Means”
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“Million Causes”
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“Shallow”
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“Die With a Smile”
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“Vanish Into You”
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“Dangerous Romance”
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“How Dangerous Do You Need Me”