Lady Gaga fans take over Mayhem Ball with crude on screen messages: ‘Can y’all behave’

Lady Gaga’s Little Monsters have caused carnage during the opening night of the star’s Mayhem Ball, by flooding the stage’s big screen with hilarious NSFW messages.

Last night (16 July) saw Gaga begin her worldwide Mayhem Ball in Las Vegas. But before the set began, she projected a series of messages from fans onto the screen as part of a pre-show ritual titled “Voices of Mayhem”.

Fittingly, mayhem did ensue. Fans used a form on Gaga’s website to submit their statements, alongside the option to share their name, producing some pretty crude, jaw-dropping messages.

A message from 30-year-old “Alex” from New York City was projected onto the screen, which read: “First time I ate p***y was to ‘Born This Way’ – thanks for always being there for me Gaga!”

CAN Y’ALL BEHAVE?! also is there no moderator?! pic.twitter.com/2aOaLBisvx

— bloom (@bloomthisway) July 17, 2025

The MAYHEM Ball stage becoming a political weapon and the first show hasn’t even begun, Little Monsters are iconic pic.twitter.com/3E6o9z1MgO

— Anthony 👹 Lady Gaga News (@antpats2) July 17, 2025

“My husband and I bone to Mayhem sometimes,” came a message from “Joey”. “We are gay. Hi everyone.”

A message from 19-year-old “Wolfyy” on the screen read: “My boyfriend and I couldn’t stop gagging when Mayhem came out, and of course he came inside me as well.”

Instead of writing vulgar messages, a handful of Lady Gaga fans used the opportunity to spread political calls to action.

“No human is illegal. Melt ICE. F**k Trump,” one message read.

Another came: “F Donald Trump. Trans lives matter, and FREE PALESTINE.”

The MAYHEM Ball stage becoming a political weapon and the first show hasn’t even begun, Little Monsters are iconic pic.twitter.com/3E6o9z1MgO

— Anthony 👹 Lady Gaga News (@antpats2) July 17, 2025

While most of the messages projected during the Voices of Mayhem segment were sweet celebrations of the “Abracadabra” singer, some fans now believe the idea may soon be canned because of the rude messages.

“This segment will definitely be deleted for the rest of the tour,” one fan guessed on social media.

“CAN Y’ALL BEHAVE?! Also is there no moderator?!” asked a second.

A third wept: “RIP Voices of Mayhem. They’re gonna silence us now.”

The rest of Lady Gaga’s Mayhem Ball opening night got off to a swimming start, with the pop icon performing most of her new record Mayhem, plus major hits including “Bad Romance”, “Applause” and “Poker Face”.

She also performed fan favourite Artpop track “Aura” plus “Summerboy” from her debut album The Fame. The latter hasn’t been performed by Gaga since her pre-fame days in 2007.

Some Little Monsters were left disappointed to see that no songs were included in the show from Gaga’s previous album, 2020’s Chromatica.

Yet one moment fans raved about was Gaga donning a huge, billowing white cape during her performance of 2009 hit “Paparazzi”.

The cape, which is hoisted into the air, turns rainbow as Gaga sings. It’s a possible nod to her long-standing support of the LGBTQ+ community.

What’s the setlist for Lady Gaga’s Mayhem Ball tour?

This was the setlist for Lady Gaga’s first show on the Mayhem Ball tour at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, so fans can expect it to be similar throughout the tour.

Act I

Bloody Mary

Abracadena

Judas

Aura 

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

Encore

How Bad Do U Want Me

Lady Gaga’s Mayhem Ball will tour North America until 18 September. It will tour the UK and Europe until 22 November, before heading to Australia until 13 December. In January 2026, it will tour Japan.

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