Lady Gaga is taking Mayhem on the road. The legendary artist revealed the Mayhem Ball Tour on Wednesday, confirming show dates in North America, Europe and the U.K. set to begin later this summer.
“I wasn’t planning to tour this year after my shows in Singapore but the incredible response to the new album inspired me to keep things going,” Gaga wrote on Instagram on Wednesday. “It came together super quickly thanks to Arthur Fogel and the amazing team at Live Nation, who planned a global tour in just a few weeks.”
The tour will kick off in Las Vegas at the T-Mobile Arena on July 16, and her North America leg will take her through Seattle, New York, Miami, Toronto and Chicago. She’ll head to the U.K. and Europe starting in September, with shows in London, Manchester, Stockholm, Milan, Barcelona, Berlin, Amsterdam, Antwerp, Lyon and Paris.
Tickets for North America will go on sale starting with a presale for Citi cardmembers on March 31, followed by a Verizon presale the next day. The artist presale is set for April 2, and the general on-sale will go up on April 3. Fans can sign up for the presale until March 30. Tickets go on sale for the presales and general on-sale at noon local team each day.
Before the Mayhem Ball dates, Gaga is playing previously announced shows in Mexico City, Brazil and Singapore. She’ll also be headlining Coachella this year on Friday April 11 and April 18. Mayhem has already been a massive success for Gaga, debuting at Number One on the charts earlier this month, while “Die With a Smile,” her duet with Bruno Mars, had spent five weeks atop Billboard’s Hot 100 chart this year.
Notably, Gaga will be playing arenas for the Mayhem Ball rather than stadiums — her first arena tour since 2018 — which could make tickets harder to come by assuming Gaga’s demand hasn’t significantly changed since her last tour. Gaga said in her post that “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,” Gaga added. “The MAYHEM Ball Tour is officially coming your way. See you soon, monsters.”
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