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Lady Gaga’s Mayhem Ball Opens Sold-Out O2 Run to Rave Reviews

Critics hail the London residency as an operatic, high‑concept spectacle featuring a 30‑plus‑song set with surprise Wednesday cameos.

Overview

  • Lady Gaga launched a four-night residency at London’s O2 (Sept 29, 30, Oct 1, 4), with tickets sold out and remaining access largely via verified resale platforms.
  • The show unfolds across multiple acts as a duel of personas, blending new Mayhem tracks with staples like Poker Face, Paparazzi, Born This Way and Bad Romance.
  • Emma Myers and Evie Templeton from Wednesday joined on stage for The Dead Dance, as the production leaned into gothic imagery and theatrical narrative.
  • Reviews praised the scale and craft of the staging, citing pyrotechnics, towering costumes, narrative set pieces and a powerful piano segment featuring Speechless and The Edge of Glory.
  • Doors feature a pre-show manifesto video rather than a support act, Gaga typically takes the stage at 7:30pm for roughly 2 hours 15 minutes, and the tour now moves to Manchester before additional European dates.