Lady Gaga has officially closed the chapter on Mayhem. In a surprise update to her official website, the pop icon marked the end of the blockbuster era with a gothic tombstone image inscribed “R.I.P. MAYHEM 2024–2026,” signaling that one of the most commercially dominant albums of her career has reached its final curtain.
The announcement arrives just weeks after Gaga brought the Mayhem campaign to a dramatic close with MAYHEM: Requiem, the concert special that premiered May 14. Filmed at Los Angeles’ historic Wiltern Theatre, the project offered a darker and more intimate reinterpretation of the album. Trading the stadium-scale spectacle of the Mayhem Ball Tour for something more cinematic and emotionally raw, the special reframed the era through gothic imagery and stripped-back theatricality.
Closing the chapter now feels fitting given the scale of what Mayhem achieved. Released in 2025, the album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, becoming Gaga’s seventh chart-topper and posting the biggest opening week for a female album that year. Critical acclaim followed the commercial triumph, with the record taking home Best Pop Vocal Album at the 68th Grammy Awards while also earning an Album of the Year nomination.
Its live counterpart elevated the era even further. The Mayhem Ball Tour grossed $419.5 million across 93 headline dates and sold just under two million tickets worldwide, making it the highest-grossing tour of Gaga’s career. The figure surpassed the long-standing benchmark set by The Monster Ball Tour, which brought in $227 million between 2009 and 2011.
The final show took place April 13 at Madison Square Garden, ending a run that began on July 16, 2025, at Nevada’s T-Mobile Arena. One month later, MAYHEM: Requiem arrived as an epilogue, giving fans a final look at the universe Gaga built around the record.
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