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“LET THE MAYHEM BEGIN” The wait is finally over, Little Monsters. We’re just hours day away from the launch of Lady Gaga’s highly anticipated Mayhem Ball Tour — her first full headlining tour since 2022’s Chromatica Ball and in support of her seventh studio album, Mayhem. The opening night is to takes place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, kicking off what’s expected to be one of the most explosive tours of her career. This marks Gaga’s second major tour of the decade. Her last outing, The Chromatica Ball, spanned 20 stadiums, sold over 834,000 tickets, and grossed approximately $112.4 million, making it one of the highest-grossing tours of 2022. In the months leading up to Mayhem Ball, Gaga embarked on “The Art of Personal Chaos” promotional run, a series of concerts supporting her new album. This included notable stops such as Coachella and a record-breaking performance at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, where over 2.5 million people attended — officially earning her the Guinness World Record for the largest concert by a female artist in history. Now, with all that momentum behind her, Gaga is ready to take Mayhem global. The tour will span 63 shows across four continents, and was recently expanded from its original 32-date run due to overwhelming demand. If early projections are any indicator, Gaga could once again pull in over $100 million from this tour alone. As for the setlist, signs point to a mix of new hits and old. Based on her Coachella performance, tracks like “Abracadabra,” “Bad Romance,” “Shallow,” and “Die With a Smile” are expected to make the cut, Some fans however are also hoping for deep cuts and surprises, with monsters speculating the potential appearances by “Heavy Metal Lover,” “Dance in the Dark,” “Marry The Night”, or “So Happy I Could Die.” As anticipation builds and the world prepares for the first notes to drop, one thing is clear: the Mayhem Ball Tour promises to be a thrilling blend of new artistry and timeless anthems. Whether you’re attending in person or following along from low-quality Instagram and TikTok live streams, this is a moment to celebrate Gaga’s unmatched creativity and connection with her fans. The stage is set, the lights are ready— in just a few hours, the chaos truly begins.

Update [October 16]: A man accused of breaking into a car and stealing hard drives containing unreleased Beyoncé music was indicted by a grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia, this week. Kelvin Evans faces charges of criminal trespass and entering a vehicle with intent to commit theft, according to the Oct. 13 indictment. The indictment states that Evans allegedly entered a 2024 Jeep Wagoneer, the rental property of Christopher Grant, a choreographer for Beyoncé, on July 8 "with the intent to commit theft." Evans allegedly broke one of the vehicle's windows in the process, according to the indictment. Police said they were able to track a laptop and AirPods Max allegedly stolen from the vehicle in the alleged incident by tracing the items' "pinging" and eventually located them. The report states that units were sent to canvas the area, and a "suspicious person stop" was conducted. Police said they later dusted the items and found "two very light" fingerprints, as well as camera footage from the area where the alleged incident took place. Police arrested Evans on Aug. 26. He was taken into custody by Hapeville Police Department and booked into the Fulton County Jail, according to the Atlanta Police Department. x ___________ [July 14] Beyoncé’s choreographer and one of her dancers said thieves broke into their SUV and stole numerous items, including jump drives containing unreleased music, footage plans for her show and past and future set lists. It happened less than 48 hours before the Grammy-winning artist kicked off her Cowboy Carter tour performances in Atlanta. An arrest warrant has been issued for a suspect. A spokesperson for Atlanta police said the break-in happened just after 8 p.m. July 8 inside a parking deck at Krog Street Market. Christopher Grant and Diandre Blue told police that they parked their rental black Jeep Wagoneer in the parking deck around 8:09 p.m. They discovered the trunk window had been damaged, and their two suitcases had been stolen when they returned to their SUV, according to an incident report obtained by Seiden. “Mr. Grant advised he was also carrying some personal sensitive information for the musician Beyoncé,” an officer wrote in the incident report. “He advised he was her choreographer and Mr. Diandre Blue was a dancer for her and that her hard drives for her upcoming show in Atlanta were stolen also. The hard drives contained water marked music, some un-released music, footage plans for the show and past and future set lists,” the officer added in the police report. The two members of Beyoncé’s team also reported clothes, designer sunglasses, laptops and a pair of AirPods Max headphones were stolen from the vehicle, police confirmed. source