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Lady Gaga fans slam ‘Mayhem Ball’ tour ticket prices

Jordan Perkins

(NewsNation) — Lady Gaga fans were left frustrated as they scrambled to get tickets to the singer’s highly anticipated Mayhem Ball tour.

Tickets for the tour went on sale this week across multiple platforms, and some fans were not happy about the prices listed on Ticketmaster’s website.


Ticketmaster has been using dynamic pricing, which allows companies to raise ticket prices based on demand, bots, fraudsters and resellers.

Lady Gaga’s new album ‘Mayhem’

At the beginning of March, Lady Gaga released a new album called “Mayhem.” This follows the “Harlequin” album from 2024, which was a jazz-inspired companion album for the movie “Joker: Folie à Deux,” according to The Associated Press.

On her new album, which has 14 tracks, Gaga said, “I reclaimed myself as an artist.” Her songs on “Mayhem” have been received well by fans, with her Bruno Mars collaboration, “Die With a Smile,” spending five weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

This cover image released by Interscope Records shows “Mayhem” by Lady Gaga. (Interscope via AP)
FILE – Lady Gaga performs during the 67th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 2, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
FILE – Lady Gaga appears at the premiere of “Joker: Folie a Deux” in Los Angeles on Sept. 30, 2024. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Lady Gaga poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere for the film ‘Joker: Folie A Deux’ on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, in London. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)
Lady Gaga, left, and Bruno Mars accept the award for best pop duo/group performance for “Die With A Smile” during the 67th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Lady Gaga, left, and fiancé Michael Polansky attend the “SNL50: The Anniversary Special” at Rockefeller Plaza on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Lady Gaga, left, and Michael Polansky pose for photographers upon arrival for the premiere of the film ‘Joker: Folie A Deux’ during the 81st edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 27: (L-R) Lady Gaga and Liza Minnelli speak onstage during the 94th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 27, 2022 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)
TOPSHOT – US actress-singer Lady Gaga (L) and US actress Liza Minnelli announce the Best Picture award onstage during the 94th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 27, 2022. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)
FILE – Lady Gaga arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The White House has announced a star-studded slate of members for the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities which serves as an advisory board to President Joe Biden on culture issues. The group will be co-chaired by Bruce Cohen, an Academy Award-winning producer known for films such as “American Beauty” and “Silver Linings Playbook,” and pop megastar and Grammy Award winner Lady Gaga, according to the White House. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)
Singer Lady Gaga performs during the halftime show of the NFL Super Bowl LI on Feb. 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
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That song also won Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the Grammys, where she performed with Bruno Mars. She is set to headline Coachella and perform a free concert in May on Copacabana Beach.

In an Instagram post, Gaga said she was inspired to tour this year after “the incredible response to the new album.” She also said, “We chose arenas this time to give me the opportunity to control the details of the show in a way you simply can’t in stadiums—and honestly, I can’t wait.”

More dates added for Lady Gaga’s ‘Mayhem Ball’ tour

The New York Post reported on Wednesday that Gaga has added several shows to her tour because of “overwhelming demand.”

The new dates for the United States leg of her tour include:

Lady Gaga’s fans frustrated at ticket pricing

One fan on X posted a screenshot of prices for Lady Gaga’s Aug. 23 Madison Square Garden performance in New York, where tickets went up to $1,770 without additional fees. They called the pricing range “disgusting.”

Another fan posted on Reddit saying they saw dynamic pricing happen in real time with the singer’s Seattle performance, where standard seats in the second row of the venue were $500 higher than the premium VIP package seats.

Fans are also posting on TikTok, with one saying, “I’m sorry, $600 for 200 level is CRIMINAL?”

Another fan on X wrote, “Lady Gaga really said how bad do you want me with these ticket prices,” with a screenshot of ticket prices in section C3.

Taylor Swift, Beyonce tickets were also high

Lady Gaga isn’t the only singer whose ticket sales have been subject to high prices. In 2023, Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour tickets ranged from $11,000 to $22,500, according to The Los Angeles Times.

Tickets for Beyonce’s Renaissance tour ended up costing some fans tens of thousands of dollars as well, even before additional fees.

Trump signs executive order to crack down on ticket scalpers

An executive order signed by President Donald Trump on Monday aims to crack down on ticket scalpers and harmful resale practices.

The Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department will work together to enforce laws regarding price gouging for live events.