Gaga performed lively live songs, such as ‘Lovedrug’ and ‘Kill for Love’, and played ‘Summerboy’ for the first time since 2008
Lady Gaga started the long awaited tour Mayhem Ball This Wednesday (16) at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. With a grand production, the show marked the official start of the world tour that accompanies the album Mayhemreleased in the first half.
The debut takes place a few months after the artist broke records with a free show in Copacabana, which attracted about 2 million people, but if on Brazilian soil the proposal was grand and celebratory, in Vegas, Gaga dives deep into the concept of his new album, Mayhembetting on a darker and more scenic aesthetic.
On stage, Gaga He commanded a show divided into five acts, with dancing skeletons, human chess boards and LED screens displaying fan messages. The repertoire rescued iconic tracks as “Just Dance” and “Applause”both absent in the tour The Art of Personal Chaos (shows by Coachella, Mexico, Brazil and Singapore).
“Lovedrug” and “Kill For Love” They also won their first live versions. Already “Summerboy”album track The Fame (2008), resurfaced on the setlist after 18 years off stage, thrilling the older fans. Visually more contained than the Copacabana show, the show in Vegas invests in dramatic elements and a more cohesive narrative with the singer’s current phase, although he keeps the maximalist signature that defines her career.
After the debut in Las Vegas, the tour follows cities like San Francisco, New York and Toronto until September, and then landed in Europe. In January 2026, Gaga returns to Australia for the first time since 2014.
Below are some videos of yesterday’s presentation:
The Mayhem Ball Directed by Lady Gaga. pic.twitter.com/uylifxaksf
– Pop Culture Gal (@allurequinn) July 17, 2025
Lady Gaga’s Cape Turns Rainbow-Colored During A Performance of ‘Paparazzi’ at the Opening Night of the Mayhem Ball Tour in Las Vegas. pic.twitter.com/6m2nyv89io
– Base pop (@popbase) July 17, 2025
Lady Gaga’s Mayhem Ball Features Fan Messages Before The Show Begins. pic.twitter.com/tlm3pv8z9z
– Pop Crave (@popcrave) July 17, 2025
Lady Gaga Makes The Live Debut of “Lovedrug” During the Mayhem Ball Us Tour Opener At Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena pic.twitter.com/7wyhv1apru
– Variety (@variety) July 17, 2025
In Broken Props, Malfunctioning Cheap Vehicles or Stiff Robotic Horses, It’s Just Lady Gaga with Pure Theater and Unmatched Energy and Love for Her Fans at the Mayhem Ball.
– Ved (@babyloniaan) July 17, 2025
Lady Gaga Performs “Appplause” with New Choreography at the Mayhem Ball in Las Vegas. pic.twitter.com/1dfmbfium5
– Gaga notify (@gaganotify) July 17, 2025
Activated LED bracelets for Lady Gaga’s first Las Vegas show with “The Mayhem Ball”. pic.twitter.com/y5zzpplkzk
– Lady Gaga Source (@gagasourcelgs) July 17, 2025
Lady Gaga ended the #Themayhemball In Las Vegas with a performance of “How Bad from U Want Me” directly from the backstage to the stage, followed by the track “Artpop” while grateful and said goodbye to the audience. What a show my loves!
– I’m going to be grid (@voudegrade) July 17, 2025
Setlist of the Mayhem Ball Tour De Lady Gaga debut:
1. Bloody Mary
2. Abracadabra
3. Judas / Aura
4. Scheiße
5. GARDEN OF EDEN
6.Poker Face
7.
8. Perfect Celebrity
9. Disease
10. Paparazzi
11. Lovegame
12. Alejandro
13. The Beast
14. Killah
15. Zombieboy
16. Lovedrug
17. Applause
18. Just Dance
19. Wake Her Up!
20. Shadow of a Man
21. Kill for Love ‘(live debut)
22. Summerboy ‘(First Time Played Since 2018)
23. Born this Way
24. Million Reason ‘
25. Shallow
26. Die with a smile
27. Vanish Into You
28. Bad Romance
29.
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Source: Rollingstone
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