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Lady Gaga Expands Sold-Out ‘The MAYHEM Ball’ Tour with New 2026 North American Dates
14-time GRAMMY, Oscar, and Emmy Award winner Lady Gaga announced a second North American leg of her sold-out MAYHEM Ball tour, following massive fan demand. Kicking off Saturday, February 14 with two nights at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, AZ, the new run will bring Gaga to additional cities including Fort Worth, Atlanta, Austin, Washington, DC, and Boston. She will also return to Los Angeles and New York for two encore performances each at the Kia Forum and Madison Square Garden.
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, Goebel and Human Person, choreography by Goebel, and costumes styled by Hunter Clem, Gaga’s sister Natali Germanotta (Topo Studio) and HARDSTYLE.
TICKETS: Tickets for the second North American leg will be available starting Wednesday, September 10 with various presales (details below). To participate in the Lady Gaga Artist Presale on Friday, September 12 at 12pm local time, you must sign up HERE by Thursday, September 11 at 10am ET. No codes are needed – access is tied to your Ticketmaster account, and anyone who signs up can join the sale. Remaining tickets will be available via the general onsale starting Monday, September 15 at 12pm local time at LiveNation.com.
- CITI PRESALE: Citi is the official card of the Lady Gaga North American tour dates. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Wednesday, September 10 at 12pm local time until Friday, September 12 at 11am local time through the Citi Entertainment For those who are not existing Citi cardmembers, consumers can apply for the Citi Custom Cash Card online.* For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com.
- VERIZON PRESALE: Verizon will offer customers an exclusive presale for the Lady Gaga ‘The MAYHEM Ball’ tour in the U.S – no strings attached, simply for being a Verizon customer. The presale for select shows runs from Thursday, September 11 at 12pm local time until Friday, September 12 at 11am local time. Visit myAccess in the My Verizon app for more details. Learn more about Verizon Access here.
VIP: The tour will also offer a variety of different VIP packages for fans to take their concert experience to the next level. Packages vary but include premium tickets, invitation to the pre-show VIP hospitality lounge, limited edition merch item & more. VIP package contents vary based on the offer selected. For more information, visit vipnation.com.
Today’s announcement follows Gaga’s highly anticipated return to the MTV VMAs this past Sunday, where she performed her new single “The Dead Dance” from Madison Square Garden and took home four awards, including Artist of the Year and Best Collaboration for “Die with a Smile,” her smash hit with Bruno Mars.
“The Dead Dance,” produced by Gaga alongside Andrew Watt and Cirkut, debuted last week with a cinematic videodirected by visionary Tim Burton and produced by Michael Polansky, Burton, and Natalie Testa. Marking Gaga’s first creative collaboration with Burton, the story was brought to life on location at Isla de las Muñecas—Mexico’s infamous Island of the Dolls. The video shifts between stark black-and-white and bursts of vivid color, weaving eerie doll imagery with Gaga’s commanding performance. Costumes were designed by Colleen Atwood, with choreography from Parris Goebel and featured choreography from Corey Baker.
The song—which was featured in Netflix’s Wednesday Season 2 (Part 2), where Gaga makes a cameo as the mysterious Rosaline Rotwood—was praised as both “haunting” and an “electro pop banger,” with “a bouncy 1980s electro pop vibe, propelled by funhouse keyboards and bright drum machine beats” (BILLBOARD). ROLLING STONEcalled it a “soaring pop track” with a “serious dance-ready beat, while NME highlighted the spooky, funky energy, pointing to its “infectious bassline, ‘Thriller’-esque synths and licks of electric guitar.”
Since it launched on July 16, Lady Gaga’s The MAYHEM Ball tour has drawn rave reviews from critics including the NEW YORK TIMES who hailed it as a “deliciously campy extravaganza” and described Gaga as “operating at the peak of her powers.’ ROLLING STONE highlighted Gaga’s 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.” VARIETY called the show a “breathless, finely-tuned spectacular,” and “a welcome reminder of her many, many talents,” while BILLBOARD hailed the show as “a theatrical, electric and delicious live affair,” emphasizing the charged performances of MAYHEM’s standout tracks and past dancefloor staples.
The sold-out tour celebrates Gaga’s eighth studio album, MAYHEM, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200—Gaga’s 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. The album 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.
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. 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 tomorrow with the first of three sold-out shows at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, followed by a three-night run in Chicago to wrap the first North American leg. Gaga then heads overseas, launching the UK/Europe leg on Monday, September 29 with four nights at The O2 in London before continuing across the region. She’ll close out the year in Australia and begin 2026 with six shows in Japan this January.
THE MAYHEM BALL NORTH AMERICA 2026 DATES – JUST ADDED
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
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
Thu Apr 09 — Saint Paul, MN — Grand Casino Arena
Fri Apr 10 — Saint Paul, MN — Grand Casino Arena
*Rescheduled Date
THE MAYHEM BALL REMAINING NORTH AMERICA 2025 DATES
Wed Sep 10 — Toronto, ON — Scotiabank Arena
Thu Sep 11 — Toronto, ON — Scotiabank Arena
Sat Sep 13 — Toronto, ON — Scotiabank Arena
Mon Sep 15 — Chicago, IL — United Center
Wed Sep 17 — Chicago, IL — United Center
Thu Sep 18 — Chicago, IL — United Center
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
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Noah Kahan Announces a 31-Date Stadium run as part of The Last Of The Bugs World Tour
After a landmark year with his critically acclaimed #1 album and sold-out world tour, 2x GRAMMY®-nominated, multi-platinum artist Noah Kahan is stepping onto the biggest stages of his career. Following this year’s sold-out The Great Divide World Tour, Kahan announces his biggest global headline tour to date: a 31-date stadium run as part of The Last Of The Bugs World Tour. For the first time in his career, after selling out baseball stadiums across the U.S., he’ll bring his music to even bigger stadiums across North America, Europe, and the U.K.
The North American leg of The Last Of The Bugs World Tour, promoted by Live Nation, kicks off April 24th at Sanford Stadium in Athens, GA, and stops at major stadiums across the U.S. and Canada, including Nashville’s Nissan Stadium, Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium, and East Rutherford’s MetLife Stadium. It will also bring the beloved New Englander home for four nights to Boston’s Fenway Park, following his record-breaking, sold-out four consecutive show run this summer and induction into the Fenway Music Hall of Fame. Following the North American dates, Kahan will head to Europe and the U.K. to continue his stadium run overseas, including stops at Berlin’s Waldbühne, Seville’s Plaza de España, Paris’ Hippodrome ParisLongchamp, and more, as well as three previously announced nights at London’s Wembley Stadium.
See the full list of dates for The Last Of The Bugs World Tour below.
TICKETS (FOR NORTH AMERICA ONLY): To participate in the Noah Kahan Artist Presale on Tuesday, November 10th at 12pm local time you must sign up HERE by Thursday, November 5th at 11:59pm ET. Artist Presales for this tour are hosted by multiple ticketing sites, but anyone who signs up can join the sale. For Artist Presales on Ticketmaster, no code is needed – access is tied to your account. Artist Presales hosted on other sites may require a code for access. Working in partnership with Ticketmaster, extra protections will be in place to help block bad actors from signing up for the Artist Presale. Some fans may be asked to complete a quick selfie check, or in rare cases, provide an ID via Persona to sign up. Find out more about security checks HERE.
CANCELLED CITI FIELD TICKETHOLDERS PRESALE (FOR METLIFE ONLY): For the fans who had purchased tickets to the The Great Divide Citi Field July 18th, 2026 show that was canceled, you will have an opportunity to access an exclusive presale for the upcoming June 18th, MetLife Stadium show. To access the presale, tickets must have been originally purchased through Ticketmaster or Face Value Exchange, and you must use the native email connected to the Citi Field tickets. Cancelled Citi Field Ticketholders Presale will take place on Tuesday, November 10th from 9am – 11am local time.
RESERVED BY SPOTIFY (FOR NORTH AMERICA ONLY): The Reserved by Spotify presale will take place on Wednesday, November 11th at 9am local time. Noah Kahan Reserved by Spotify tickets may be available to eligible U.S. Spotify Premium subscribers through Ticketmaster. These fans will be notified by Spotify via email and app notification, and will have the opportunity to purchase up to two tickets during the Reserved presale.
FACE VALUE EXCHANGE (FOR NORTH AMERICA ONLY): Noah Kahan is using Ticketmaster’s Face Value Exchange to help fans get tickets at the original price. Tickets purchased on Ticketmaster will be non-transferable and can only be resold on Ticketmaster at face value. In New York where laws prevent resale restrictions, tickets can be transferred, but Ticketmaster will still honor Noah Kahan’s terms by keeping resale prices at face value on its site.
TICKETS (FOR EUROPE ONLY): Tickets for the European dates will first be available through an artist presale via Laylo, beginning Tuesday, November 10th at 12pm local time. Fans can sign up HERE by Monday, November 9th at 5pm local time to access the presale.
GENERAL ON SALE (ALL DATES): Remaining tickets will be available via the general on sale starting Thursday, November 12th at 12pm local time at NoahKahan.com/pages/tour.
MASTERCARD PREFERRED TICKETS (FOR NORTH AMERICA ONLY): As part of his ongoing collaboration with Mastercard, Noah Kahan fans can get closer to the music and live experiences they love, with eligible cardholders able to access Preferred Tickets for select North American dates on The Last Of The Bugs World Tour through The Mastercard Collection. Mastercard gave fans a special sneak peek and teased the tour announcement during their World Series commercial earlier this week.
Next week, Kahan kicks off the sold-out U.K. and European leg of The Great Divide World Tour, following fully sold-out North American, Australian, and New Zealand dates this summer. The Great Divide World Tour sold more than 1.8 million tickets worldwide and earned Kahan the highest-ranked debut on Pollstar’s LIVE75 chart.
Kahan’s The Great Divide has emerged as a major GRAMMY-season contender, as the record has appeared on every major prediction list for “Album Of The Year,” “Record Of The Year,” and “Song Of The Year” from Billboard, Rolling Stone, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, and HITS Daily Double. The recognitions follow his recent cover story in Billboard’s 2026 GRAMMY Preview Issue, GRAMMY Museum interview and performance, CBS Sunday Morning interview, and Zane Lowe interview.
In addition, his critically acclaimed Netflix documentary Noah Kahan: Out of Body recently entered Letterboxd’s Top 50 Documentaries list, following its SXSW 24 Beats Per Second Audience Award win and a perfect 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Kahan’s momentum also continues on the charts, as he remains the only artist to have two albums chart in the Billboard 200 Top 10 for the past six consecutive weeks: the 5x Platinum-certified Stick Season and Platinum-certified The Great Divide.
Kahan’s new song “Draw You Out” was recently released as the lead single for The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping (The Album). Upon release, the track debuted at #1 on Spotify Top Songs Debut USA Chart. The full soundtrack will arrive on November 13th, with The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping releasing in theaters on November 20th.
THE LAST OF THE BUGS WORLD TOUR DATES:
April 24th – Athens, GA – Sanford Stadium
April 27th – Birmingham, AL – Protective Stadium
April 29th – Tampa, FL – Raymond James Stadium
May 4th – Nashville, TN – Nissan Stadium
May 6th – Charlotte, NC – Bank of America Stadium
May 9th – Norman, OK – Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
May 12th – Houston, TX – Reliant Stadium
May 15th – Austin, TX – Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium
May 19th – San Francisco, CA – Levi’s Stadium
May 21st – Las Vegas, NV – Allegiant Stadium
May 26th – Madison, WI – Camp Randall Stadium
May 29th – Boston, MA – Fenway Park
May 30th – Boston, MA – Fenway Park
June 1st – Boston, MA – Fenway Park
June 2nd – Boston, MA – Fenway Park
June 5th – Columbus, OH – Ohio Stadium
June 10th – Detroit, MI – Ford Field
June 12th – Buffalo, NY – Highmark Stadium
June 15th – Montréal, QC – Parc Jean-Drapeau
June 18th – East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium
July 1st – Groningen, NL – Stadspark
July 2nd – Berlin, DE – Waldbühne
July 4th – Milan, IT – I-Days
July 7th – Seville, ES – Plaza de España
July 10th – Paris, FR – Hippodrome ParisLongchamp
July 13th – Glasgow, UK – Hampden Park (Already Announced)
July 17th – Dublin, IE – Aviva Stadium (Already Announced | SOLD OUT)
July 18th – Dublin, IE – Aviva Stadium (Already Announced)
July 23rd – London, UK – Wembley Stadium (Already Announced | SOLD OUT)
July 24th – London, UK – Wembley Stadium (Already Announced | SOLD OUT)
July 25th – London, UK – Wembley Stadium (Already Announced)
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U2 Announces U.K. + Europe Tour Dates For Carnaval De Luz Presents: The Greatest Show On Earth World Tour 2027
Live Nation has today announced U.K. and Europe dates for Carnaval De Luz presents: The Greatest Show On Earth, a world tour that will see Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. return to select stadiums in 2027 and beyond.
The 2027 European leg will kick off in Stockholm on April 26th – with support from Wolf Alice – and will visit Amsterdam, Berlin, Lisbon, Milan and Paris; plus UK shows also announced for London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium; with dates for Spain to be announced soon.
With the first run of shows selling out instantly and additional dates added in Mexico City, São Paulo and Buenos Aires due to popular demand; 2027 dates for North America are set to be announced in the coming weeks.
U2 recently celebrated the band’s 50th anniversary on Friday 25th September with a lunchtime show for students and teachers at their old school, Mount Temple Comprehensive, as well as a very special surprise performance on Dublin’s Grafton Street. With plans for The Greatest Show On Earth World Tour already in the works for 2028, the band is looking ahead to their all-important return home to Ireland. The Edge said – “We can’t say too much about the next leg of The Greatest Show On Earth – we’re still figuring it out – but what we can say is, we’ll be wrapping it up in Ireland. There’s nowhere else we’d want to be for that party.”
CARNAVAL DE LUZ PRESENTS: THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH WORLD TOUR
U.K. + EUROPE – 2027 DATES
**with support from Wolf Alice
April 26 STOCKHOLM, Sweden – Strawberry Arena**
April 28 STOCKHOLM, Sweden – Strawberry Arena**
May 05 PARIS, France – Stade de France**
May 08 PARIS, France – Stade de France**
May 27 LISBON, Portugal – Estadio da Luz**
June 05 AMSTERDAM, Netherlands – Johan Cruijff ArenA**
June 06 AMSTERDAM, Netherlands – Johan Cruijff ArenA**
June 18 LONDON, UK – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium**
June 19 LONDON, UK – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium**
June 30 BERLIN, Germany – Olympiastadion**
July 05 MILAN, Italy – Stadio San Siro**
July 06 MILAN, Italy – Stadio San Siro**
LATIN AMERICA – 2027 DATES
*with support from Beck
February 23 MEXICO CITY, Mexico – Estadio GNP Seguros* – SOLD-OUT
February 26 MEXICO CITY, Mexico – Estadio GNP Seguros* – SOLD-OUT
February 28 MEXICO CITY, Mexico – Estadio GNP Seguros* – SOLD-OUT
March 2 MEXICO CITY, Mexico – Estadio GNP Seguros* – NEW DATE
March 10 SÃO PAULO, Brazil – Estádio MorumBIS* – SOLD-OUT
March 12 SÃO PAULO, Brazil – Estádio MorumBIS* – SOLD-OUT
March 14 SÃO PAULO, Brazil – Estádio MorumBIS* – SOLD-OUT
March 16 SÃO PAULO, Brazil – Estádio MorumBIS* – NEW DATE
March 23 BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Estadio River Plate* – SOLD-OUT
March 25 BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Estadio River Plate* – SOLD-OUT
March 27 BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Estadio River Plate* – NEW DATE
“The Greatest Show on Earth”? Now that’s a throwdown. It’s a dare, to ourselves as much as anyone, to try and have the best night of anybody’s life.
A bit of showman, a bit of shaman, a riot of colour, unreasonable guitar, bass and drums, and tunes you can hold onto.
Because if people are gonna show up, we certainly are.”
Bono, Edge, Adam and Larry
A new track titled ‘The Greatest Show On Earth’ is out now. Co-written by U2 and Brian Eno, it is the third single to be taken from Carnaval De Luz. A story of lovers fighting to keep faith in each other – and faith itself. The video is directed by Anton Corbijn and was shot in the Californian desert; it satirizes the band as a religious cult where women do all the heavy lifting. Watch HERE. Listen HERE.
Acknowledged as one of the best live acts in the world, U2 has always – since their earliest days, including the industry-defining ZOO TV Tour which broke the mold in 1991 – consistently pushed the boundaries of live performance, with ground-breaking stage shows that embrace the latest in technology and innovation, most recently with one of the band’s most ambitious creative projects to date, a sold-out run of 40 history-making, future-defining shows at Sphere, Las Vegas. Carnaval De Luz presents: The Greatest Show On Earth World Tour marks U2’s return to a stadium setting for a performance spectacle embracing human connection and intimacy at a grand scale, with a set list drawn from across the band’s entire catalogue; the band’s first stadium dates since wrapping the acclaimed The Joshua Tree Tour at Mumbai’s DY Patil Stadium on December 15th, 2019, the final stop on a tour which saw U2 play to almost 3 million fans around the world.
Tickets for the U.K. and European dates for Carnaval De Luz presents: The Greatest Show On Earth World Tour will first be available via U2.com Subscriber Presale commencing on Monday, November 2 at 10am local time.
Visa is proud to be an Official Sponsor of Carnaval De Luz presents: The Greatest Show On Earth World Tour.
Visa cardholders will have access to presale tickets in the EU and UK from Wednesday 4 November at 10 a.m. local time until 10 p.m. the same day, while supply lasts. Cardholders can purchase tickets via visa.com/u2 during the presale window.
Frank Cooper, Visa’s Chief Marketing Officer, said: “Few artists have achieved what U2 has: the rare ability to remain iconic across generations, cultures and continents. Their music transcends time and place, bringing people together through a shared sense of possibility, connection and belonging. At Visa, we believe in the power of experiences to connect us to one another and to the world around us. We’re excited to partner with U2 on The Greatest Show On Earth World Tour, giving fans access to the show and working with U2 and fan communities to create moments that matter.”
An Artist Presale will begin on Thursday, November 5 (details below). Remaining tickets will be available during the general onsale starting Friday, November 6 at 10am local time at U2.com.
To participate in the U2 Artist Presale on Thursday, November 5 at 10am local time, you must sign up HERE by Sunday, November 1 at 10:59pm GMT / 11:59pm CET. Artist Presales for this tour are hosted by multiple ticketing sites but anyone who signs up can join the sale. For Artist Presales on Ticketmaster, no code is needed – access is tied to your account. Artist Presales hosted on other sites may require a code for access. Working in partnership with Ticketmaster, extra protections will be in place to help block bad actors from signing up for the Artist Presale. Some fans may be asked to complete a quick selfie check, or in rare cases, provide an ID via Persona to sign up. Find out more about security checks here.*
*The Lisbon date will not be accessible via the Artist Presale.