Lady Gaga launches sold-out UK & Europe leg of ‘The Mayhem Ball Tour’ with first of four shows in London

Last night, 14-time GRAMMY® and Emmy Award winner Lady Gaga launched the sold-out UK/Europe leg of her MAYHEM Ball tour with the first of four nights at The O2 in London. The show featured a surprise appearance from Wednesday stars Emma Myers and Evie Templeton who joined Gaga onstage for a stunning performance of her current hit single “The Dead Dance.”

The performance drew rave reviews, with The Independent calling it “the concert of the year” and The Times lauding it as “pop opera at its finest.” The iPaper described the evening as “utterly magnificent,” while The London Standard noted, “If we could give this show six stars we would.” BBC News said Gaga was “a pop star operating at the peak of her powers,” and the Financial Times hailed it as “an expert piece of pop musical theatre.”

Produced by Gaga and Michael Polansky, The MAYHEM Ball expands on the conceptual world introduced at Coachella, with direction by Ben Dalgleish (Human Person), creative direction by Gaga, Polansky, Parris Goebel and Human Person, choreography by Goebel, and costumes styled by Hunter Clem, Gaga’s sister Natali Germanotta (Topo Studio) and HARDSTYLE.

Since it launched on July 16 in Las Vegas, Gaga’s The MAYHEM Ball tour has earned rave reviews from critics. The New York Times praised it as “a hit-filled, deliciously campy extravaganza” and a “crowning moment” that finds Gaga “operating at the peak of her powers,” while Rolling Stone highlighted her creative evolution, writing that she “didn’t just revisit [Coachella]—she expanded it, sharpened it, sprinkled in some nostalgia, and fully realized the gothic dream she had only just introduced.” The Chicago Sun-Times called the show “a daring theatrical masterpiece that gives Broadway a run for its money,” and The Seattle Times hailed it as “the most imaginative and immersive arena tour of the summer.” Varietydescribed it as “a breathless, finely tuned spectacular…a reminder of Gaga’s many talents and how she’s continued to refine them,” and Billboard praised it as “a theatrical, electric and delicious live affair.”

The sold-out tour celebrates Gaga’s latest studio album, MAYHEM, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200—her seventh consecutive No. 1 solo album—and remained a dominant global force, topping the Dance/Electronic Albums chart for 17 weeks, spending 12 weeks in the Top 20, and holding a Top 10 spot on the Pop Albums chart for 15 consecutive weeks. Executive produced by Gaga, Polansky, and Andrew Watt, and produced by Gaga, Watt, Cirkut, and Gesaffelstein, it has since been certified Platinum by the RIAA.

Her record-breaking collaboration with Bruno Mars, “Die With a Smile,” further cemented the album’s impact. It spent 18 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200, hit No. 1 on the Hot 100 for five weeks, and broke Spotify records as the fastest song to surpass both 1 billion (96 days) and 2 billion (200 days) streams.

Most recently Gaga debuted her latest single, “The Dead Dance,” which was released alongside a cinematic video directed by Tim Burton and produced by Gaga, Polansky, Burton, and Natalie Testa — marking Gaga’s first creative collaboration with Burton. Critics described it as “haunting” and “a bouncy 1980s-inspired banger” (Billboard), calling it “a soaring pop track” with “a serious dance-ready beat” (Rolling Stone), noting how Gaga delivers it over an “infectious bassline, ‘Thriller’-esque synths and licks of electric guitar” (NME).

The MAYHEM Ball follows Gaga’s headlining performances at Coachella and a landmark series of international shows, including stadium dates in Mexico City and Singapore this past spring. In Rio de Janeiro, her free show at Copacabana Beach drew an estimated 2.5 million fans—setting a new record for the highest attended concert by a female artist in history.

The tour continues with three more London shows this week before moving on to multiple nights in Manchester, Stockholm, Milan, Barcelona, Berlin, Amsterdam, Antwerp, and Lyon, and will close the European leg with four performances at Accor Arena in Paris. Gaga will finish the year with shows in Australia before heading to Japan in January.

Following incredible fan demand, a second North American leg has been added for next year, launching Saturday, February 14in Glendale, AZ at Desert Diamond Arena. The run will include new stops in Fort Worth, Atlanta, Austin, Washington, DC, and more. Gaga has also expanded her record-breaking runs in Los Angeles and New York, adding four more shows in LA and three more in NYC — bringing the totals to eight and nine nights in each city on the MAYHEM Ball tour.

What Critics are Saying:

“the concert of the year.”
The Independent

“pop opera at its finest.”
The Times

“If we could give this show six stars we would.”
The London Standard

“a pop star operating at the peak of her powers.”
BBC News

“an expert piece of pop musical theatre.”
Financial Times

“utterly magnificent.”
The iPaper

“…a hit-filled, deliciously campy extravaganza…the Mayhem Ball is a crowning moment: Lady Gaga has fully arrived as a live performer operating at the peak of her powers.”
New York Times

“Gaga didn’t just revisit [Coachella]—she expanded it, sharpened it, sprinkled in some nostalgia, and fully realized the gothic dream she had only just introduced.”
Rolling Stone

“…a breathless, finely tuned spectacular…a reminder of Gaga’s many talents and how she’s continued to refine them.”
Variety

“a theatrical, electric and delicious live affair”
Billboard

“…a monster mash in the coolest sense… where the pop-goth of ‘Abracadabra,’ the disco-fied ‘LoveGame’ and the balladry of ‘Shallow’ all sound authentic — and where everyone is welcome and respected.”
USA Today

“a daring theatrical masterpiece that gives Broadway a run for its money.”
Chicago Sun-Times

“all-out spectacular…an immersive dreamscape of music.”
Chicago Tribune

“Leave it to Gaga…to mastermind the most imaginative and immersive arena tour of the summer — and still stun ’em with a flawless execution of the fundamentals.”
Seattle Times

“expect to be moved by moments of brilliant conceptual execution.”
Toronto Star

“The lavish, audacious production is an elite extravaganza of arthouse theatre from an ambitious imagination.”
The Globe and Mail

Set List:
Bloody Mary
Abracadabra
Judas
Aura
Scheiße
Garden Of Eden
Poker Face
Perfect Celebrity
Disease
Paparazzi
LoveGame
Alejandro
The Beast
Killah
Zombieboy
Love Drug
Applause
Just Dance
Shadow Of A Man
Kill For Love
Summerboy
Born This Way
Million Reasons
Shallow
Die With A Smile
Speechless
The Edge of Glory
Vanish Into You
Bad Romance
How Bad Do U Want Me
Dance In The Dark (Bows song)

THE MAYHEM BALL EUROPE/UK 2025 DATES
Mon Sep 29 – London, UK – The O2
Tue Sep 30 – London, UK – The O2
Thu Oct 02 – London, UK – The O2
Sat Oct 04 – London, UK – The O2
Tue Oct 07 – Manchester, UK – Co-op Live
Wed Oct 08 – Manchester, UK – Co-op Live
Sun Oct 12 – Stockholm, Sweden – Avicii Arena
Mon Oct 13 – Stockholm, Sweden – Avicii Arena
Wed Oct 15 – Stockholm, Sweden – Avicii Arena
Sun Oct 19 – Milan, Italy – Unipol Forum
Mon Oct 20 – Milan, Italy – Unipol Forum
Tue Oct 28 – Barcelona, Spain – Palau Sant Jordi
Wed Oct 29 – Barcelona, Spain – Palau Sant Jordi
Fri Oct 31 – Barcelona, Spain – Palau Sant Jordi
Tue Nov 04 – Berlin, Germany – Uber Arena
Wed Nov 05 – Berlin, Germany – Uber Arena
Sun Nov 09 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Ziggo Dome
Tue Nov 11 – Antwerp, Belgium – Sportpaleis Arena
Thu Nov 13 – Lyon, France – LDLC Arena
Fri Nov 14 – Lyon, France – LDLC Arena
Mon Nov 17 – Paris, France – Accor Arena
Tue Nov 18 – Paris, France – Accor Arena
Thu Nov 20 – Paris, France – Accor Arena
Sat Nov 22 – Paris, France – Accor Arena

THE MAYHEM BALL AUSTRALIA 2025 DATES
Fri Dec 05 – Melbourne, AU – Marvel Stadium
Sat Dec 06 – Melbourne, AU – Marvel Stadium
Tue Dec 09 – Brisbane, AU – Suncorp Stadium
Fri Dec 12 – Sydney, AU – Accor Stadium
Sat Dec 13 – Sydney, AU – Accor Stadium

THE MAYHEM BALL JAPAN 2026 DATES
Wed Jan 21 – Osaka, Japan – Osaka Dome
Thu Jan 22 – Osaka, Japan – Osaka Dome
Sun Jan 25 – Tokyo, Japan – Tokyo Dome
Mon Jan 26 – Tokyo, Japan – Tokyo Dome
Thu Jan 29 – Tokyo, Japan – Tokyo Dome
Fri Jan 30 – Tokyo, Japan – Tokyo Dome

THE MAYHEM BALL NORTH AMERICA 2026 DATES
Sat Feb 14 — Glendale, AZ — Desert Diamond Arena
Sun Feb 15 — Glendale, AZ — Desert Diamond Arena
Wed Feb 18 — Los Angeles, CA — Kia Forum
Thu Feb 19 — Los Angeles, CA — Kia Forum
Sun Feb 22 — Los Angeles, CA — Kia Forum
Mon Feb 23 — Los Angeles, CA — Kia Forum
Sat Feb 28 — Fort Worth, TX — Dickies Arena
Sun Mar 01 — Fort Worth, TX — Dickies Arena
Wed Mar 04 — Atlanta, GA — State Farm Arena
Thu Mar 05 — Atlanta, GA — State Farm Arena
Sun Mar 08 — Austin, TX — Moody Center
Mon Mar 09 — Austin, TX — Moody Center
Fri Mar 13 — Miami, FL — Kaseya Center*
Thu Mar 19 — New York, NY — Madison Square Garden
Fri Mar 20 — New York, NY — Madison Square Garden
Mon Mar 23 — Washington, DC — Capital One Arena
Tue Mar 24 — Washington, DC — Capital One Arena
Sun Mar 29 — Boston, MA — TD Garden
Mon Mar 30 — Boston, MA — TD Garden
Thu Apr 02 — Montreal, QC — Bell Centre
Fri Apr 03 — Montreal, QC — Bell Centre
Mon Apr 06 — Montreal, QC — Bell Centre
Thu Apr 09 — Saint Paul, MN — Grand Casino Arena
Fri Apr 10 — Saint Paul, MN — Grand Casino Arena
Mon Apr 13 — New York, NY — Madison Square Garden

*Rescheduled Date