During the opening night of Lady Gaga’s highly anticipated Mayhem Ball tour, her fans flooded the big screen with outrageous NSFW messages, as well as powerful political statements.
Last week, Lady Gaga kicked off her Mayhem Ball tour with a jaw-dropping first concert in Las Vegas. Little Monsters all over the world have been losing their minds over the tracklist, which includes songs from the latest album, as well as some crowd-pleasing additions from the past. With tracks such as ‘Applause’, ‘Just Dance’, and ‘Summerboy’, a song that the artist hadn’t performed in 18 years, fans have been raving about Gaga’s return to the stage.
Before the concert even began, a pre-show ritual titled ‘Voices of Mayhem’ took place, setting the mood for the rest of the night. Lady Gaga projected messages that fans submitted through a form on her website, with a few NSFW statements appearing on the big screen.
Queer sex took centre stage, with one message reading: “First time I ate p***y was to ‘Born This Way’ – thanks for always being there for me Gaga!”
VOICES OF MAYHEM #MayhemBall pic.twitter.com/j9DiI4qw8I
— sam (@SamSCid) July 17, 2025
Another message, written by 19-year-old ‘Wolfyy’, said, “My boyfriend and I couldn’t stop gagging when Mayhem came out, and of course he came inside me as well.”
Some other fans chose to take this opportunity to platform powerful political messages, with one person writing: “No human is illegal. Melt ICE. F**k Trump.”
Another message read, “F Donald Trump. Trans lives matter, and FREE PALESTINE.”
Curious about the full setlist of Lady Gaga’s Mayhem Ball? Take a look below:
Act I
Bloody Mary
Abracadabra
Judas
Scheiße
Garden of Eden
Poker Face
Act II
Perfect Celebrity
Disease
Paparazzi
LoveGame
Alejandro
The Beast
Act III
Killah
Zombieboy
LoveDrug
Applause
Just Dance
Act IV
Shadow of a Man
Kill for Love
Summerboy
Born This Way
Million Reasons
Shallow
Die With a Smile
Vanish Into You
Finale
Bad Romance
How Bad Do U Want Me
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