Still didn't buy my Mayhem Ball tickets- Should I do it the day of the concert?

[Modern Ecstacy 3,888]

Hello lovelies,

I still haven’t bought my tickets for the Mayhem Ball yet. My original plan was to wait until the day of the concert since prices sometimes drop at the last minute (because let's be honest, the ticket prices are insane).

I’m planning to go to the St. Paul show on Friday, April 10, but now I’m second-guessing that strategy. Buying day-of feels like a gamble, especially since I’ll be working that day and then driving about 1.5 hours to get to St. Paul, it seems quite chaotic.

On top of that, with Gaga being sick, I’m even more unsure about timing everything.

Right now I’m thinking, if the Thursday St. Paul show still happens, that'll guarantee that she's no longer sick to perform on Friday, and I'll just buy tickets Thursday evening instead of waiting until Friday.

What would you do in my situation? I’ve never seen Gaga live before, so I really want to make sure I get reliable tickets without overpaying too much.

[Alxjcgn 2,200]

9 minutes ago, Modern Ecstacy said:

Hello lovelies,

I still haven’t bought my tickets for the Mayhem Ball yet. My original plan was to wait until the day of the concert since prices sometimes drop at the last minute (because let's be honest, the ticket prices are insane).

I’m planning to go to the St. Paul show on Friday, April 10, but now I’m second-guessing that strategy. Buying day-of feels like a gamble, especially since I’ll be working that day and then driving about 1.5 hours to get to St. Paul, it seems quite chaotic.

On top of that, with Gaga being sick, I’m even more unsure about timing everything.

Right now I’m thinking, if the Thursday St. Paul show still happens, that'll guarantee that she's no longer sick to perform on Friday, and I'll just buy tickets Thursday evening instead of waiting until Friday.

What would you do in my situation? I’ve never seen Gaga live before, so I really want to make sure I get reliable tickets without overpaying too much.

Keep an eye on prices from today until Friday and just monitor them/see what seats become available- you can also always call Ticketmaster to upgrade your seats up until like right before the doors are set to open if you end up seeing a better one (That is how I got a seat in the front row, I called them to upgrade as soon as I saw something pop up). If you buy them through Ticketmaster, you will def get refunded if something happens with the show. Reseller sites maybe won't refund you but check fine print!

If I were in your shoes, I would probably buy them Thursday evening a little bit after the show has started, and then just keep an eye on seats that open up on Friday and then if you get lucky with finding one, try to upgrade for a better seat!

I hope you are able to get a ticket, it is such an amazing show no matter where you sit (I was in the back of the nosebleeds the first show and then front row the second time, and both were amazing). It is insanely expensive but definitely worth it, and hopefully the prices drop closer to the date! 

Edited April 8 by Alxjcgn

[Juanlittlem 49,437]

Theres tickets for like 450$ for friday, then also some more expensive one for 650$ and 900$ on the floor, so I would go for those that are ticketmaster official and not resale.

You garantee getting a ticket thats not a resale and also if she ends up cancelling youre getting your money back easy.

[RAMROD 117,098]

Depends how low is low for you? I don't see any that will go lower than $450 for this tour, and imho you need to get tickets at least a day before if you get them from those sketchy 3rd party apps like tickpick, stubhub and the likes

[TimotheeChalamet 6,948]

I would never buy tickets the same day of a show as big as Gaga's, it would be so stressful 

[Modern Ecstacy 3,888]

On 4/8/2026 at 1:58 PM, TimotheeChalamet said:

I would never buy tickets the same day of a show as big as Gaga's, it would be so stressful 

Agreed! I will buy them today evening for tomorrow evening's concert, thanks for the tip!

[Modern Ecstacy 3,888]

On 4/8/2026 at 11:29 AM, Alxjcgn said:

Keep an eye on prices from today until Friday and just monitor them/see what seats become available- you can also always call Ticketmaster to upgrade your seats up until like right before the doors are set to open if you end up seeing a better one (That is how I got a seat in the front row, I called them to upgrade as soon as I saw something pop up). If you buy them through Ticketmaster, you will def get refunded if something happens with the show. Reseller sites maybe won't refund you but check fine print!

If I were in your shoes, I would probably buy them Thursday evening a little bit after the show has started, and then just keep an eye on seats that open up on Friday and then if you get lucky with finding one, try to upgrade for a better seat!

I hope you are able to get a ticket, it is such an amazing show no matter where you sit (I was in the back of the nosebleeds the first show and then front row the second time, and both were amazing). It is insanely expensive but definitely worth it, and hopefully the prices drop closer to the date! 

I'm thinking of buying the tickets tonight for tomorrow evening's concert and then calling Ticketmaster to potentially upgrade. Thanks for the tip!

 

[NashvilleGAGA 824]

On 4/8/2026 at 10:29 AM, Alxjcgn said:

Keep an eye on prices from today until Friday and just monitor them/see what seats become available- you can also always call Ticketmaster to upgrade your seats up until like right before the doors are set to open if you end up seeing a better one (That is how I got a seat in the front row, I called them to upgrade as soon as I saw something pop up). If you buy them through Ticketmaster, you will def get refunded if something happens with the show. Reseller sites maybe won't refund you but check fine print!

If I were in your shoes, I would probably buy them Thursday evening a little bit after the show has started, and then just keep an eye on seats that open up on Friday and then if you get lucky with finding one, try to upgrade for a better seat!

I hope you are able to get a ticket, it is such an amazing show no matter where you sit (I was in the back of the nosebleeds the first show and then front row the second time, and both were amazing). It is insanely expensive but definitely worth it, and hopefully the prices drop closer to the date! 

Please tell me more about this upgrade strategy. Was it a face value front row or TM resale?

[Diamond Blood 4,552]

When I saw her London N1 there were barricade seats for £200 right after doors had opened 

[NashvilleGAGA 824]

Right now there’s a queue for tonight’s show on TM and some pretty insane floor seats for 400 or so

be blessed!

[Alxjcgn 2,200]

1 hour ago, NashvilleGAGA said:

Please tell me more about this upgrade strategy. Was it a face value front row or TM resale?

you can call and upgrade to any seat you want if it is a blue-listed seat! 

https://help.ticketmaster.com/hc/en-us/articles/9640332138001-Can-I-exchange-or-upgrade-my-tickets