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Reviewing the December 5 show in Melbourne, Richard Ferguson of ''[[The Australian]]'' called the show "magic", praising the gothic staging, the prominence of ''Mayhem'' tracks like "Abracadabra" and the enthusiastic crowd reaction.[{{cite web |last1=Ferguson |first1=Richard |title=Concert review: Lady Gaga turns on the magic in Melbourne on first Australian tour in 11 years |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/culture/concert-review-lady-gaga-turns-on-the-magic-in-melbourne-on-first-australian-tour-in-11-years/news-story/e21519ce775fd55465c171321a13b53a |newspaper=[[The Australian]] |access-date=December 5, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251205122723/https://www.theaustralian.com.au/culture/concert-review-lady-gaga-turns-on-the-magic-in-melbourne-on-first-australian-tour-in-11-years/news-story/e21519ce775fd55465c171321a13b53a?amp |archive-date=December 5, 2025}}] ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]''{{'s}} Vyshnavee Wijekumar wrote that Gaga "continually reinvents her aesthetic and sound" and praised the concert's operatic staging and her passionate live vocals.[{{cite news |last1=Wijekumar |first1=Vyshnavee |title=Lady Gaga returns to Melbourne – and her pop glory – with gothic, melodramatic opera |url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/live-reviews/lady-gaga-returns-to-melbourne-and-her-pop-glory-with-gothic-melodramatic-opera-20251202-p5nk91.html |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |access-date=December 11, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251207132013/https://www.smh.com.au/culture/live-reviews/lady-gaga-returns-to-melbourne-and-her-pop-glory-with-gothic-melodramatic-opera-20251202-p5nk91.html |archive-date=December 7, 2025 |date=December 5, 2025}}] Bryget Chrisfield of ''[[Rolling Stone Australia / New Zealand|Rolling Stone Australia]]'' described it as "a spectacular display" and wrote that Gaga was "at the peak of her powers", praising the operatic staging, her vocal strength and the show's theatrical ambition.[{{cite magazine |last1=Chrisfield |first1=Bryget |date=December 6, 2025 |title=Lady Gaga Was at the Peak of Her Powers at First Australia Tour Show |url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/lady-gaga-australia-tour-melbourne-live-review-87975/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251205204201/https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/lady-gaga-australia-tour-melbourne-live-review-87975/ |archive-date=December 5, 2025 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone Australia / New Zealand|Rolling Stone Australia]]}}] Michael Ruffles of the ''[[Brisbane Times]]'' described the concert as "bold, brilliant and bat shit", praising its maximalist staging and its blend of pop excess and [[Tim Burton]]–inspired burlesque.[{{cite news |last1=Ruffles |first1=Michael |title=Lady Gaga at her brilliant, Burtonesque best in triumphant Sydney return |url=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/culture/music/lady-gaga-at-her-brilliant-burton-esque-best-in-triumphant-sydney-return-20251209-p5nm7i.html |newspaper=[[Brisbane Times]] |access-date=December 16, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251212131314/https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/culture/music/lady-gaga-at-her-brilliant-burton-esque-best-in-triumphant-sydney-return-20251209-p5nm7i.html |archive-date=December 12, 2025 |date=December 12, 2025}}] |
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Reviewing the December 5 show in Melbourne, Richard Ferguson of ''[[The Australian]]'' called the show "magic", praising the gothic staging, the prominence of ''Mayhem'' tracks like "Abracadabra" and the enthusiastic crowd reaction.[{{cite web |last1=Ferguson |first1=Richard |title=Concert review: Lady Gaga turns on the magic in Melbourne on first Australian tour in 11 years |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/culture/concert-review-lady-gaga-turns-on-the-magic-in-melbourne-on-first-australian-tour-in-11-years/news-story/e21519ce775fd55465c171321a13b53a |newspaper=[[The Australian]] |access-date=December 5, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251205122723/https://www.theaustralian.com.au/culture/concert-review-lady-gaga-turns-on-the-magic-in-melbourne-on-first-australian-tour-in-11-years/news-story/e21519ce775fd55465c171321a13b53a?amp |archive-date=December 5, 2025}}] ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]''{{'s}} Vyshnavee Wijekumar wrote that Gaga "continually reinvents her aesthetic and sound" and praised the concert's operatic staging and her passionate live vocals.[{{cite news |last1=Wijekumar |first1=Vyshnavee |title=Lady Gaga returns to Melbourne – and her pop glory – with gothic, melodramatic opera |url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/live-reviews/lady-gaga-returns-to-melbourne-and-her-pop-glory-with-gothic-melodramatic-opera-20251202-p5nk91.html |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |access-date=December 11, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251207132013/https://www.smh.com.au/culture/live-reviews/lady-gaga-returns-to-melbourne-and-her-pop-glory-with-gothic-melodramatic-opera-20251202-p5nk91.html |archive-date=December 7, 2025 |date=December 5, 2025}}] Bryget Chrisfield of ''[[Rolling Stone Australia / New Zealand|Rolling Stone Australia]]'' described it as "a spectacular display" and wrote that Gaga was "at the peak of her powers", praising the operatic staging, her vocal strength and the show's theatrical ambition.[{{cite magazine |last1=Chrisfield |first1=Bryget |date=December 6, 2025 |title=Lady Gaga Was at the Peak of Her Powers at First Australia Tour Show |url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/lady-gaga-australia-tour-melbourne-live-review-87975/ |url-status=live |access-date=April 19, 2026 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251205204201/https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/lady-gaga-australia-tour-melbourne-live-review-87975/ |archive-date=December 5, 2025 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone Australia / New Zealand|Rolling Stone Australia]]}}] Michael Ruffles of the ''[[Brisbane Times]]'' described the concert as "bold, brilliant and bat shit", praising its maximalist staging and its blend of pop excess and [[Tim Burton]]–inspired burlesque.[{{cite news |last1=Ruffles |first1=Michael |title=Lady Gaga at her brilliant, Burtonesque best in triumphant Sydney return |url=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/culture/music/lady-gaga-at-her-brilliant-burton-esque-best-in-triumphant-sydney-return-20251209-p5nm7i.html |newspaper=[[Brisbane Times]] |access-date=December 16, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251212131314/https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/culture/music/lady-gaga-at-her-brilliant-burton-esque-best-in-triumphant-sydney-return-20251209-p5nm7i.html |archive-date=December 12, 2025 |date=December 12, 2025}}] |
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Reviewing the shows in Japan, ''[[Billboard Japan]]'' and ''[[Sankei Shimbun]]'' described the tour as a "spectacle of gothic stylistic beauty" that pushed Gaga's "maximalism to new heights", praising the production's "theatrical construction" and the "unwavering power" of her vocals while specifically highlighting the stage narrative of the "two personas" battling throughout the show.[{{cite magazine |title=レディー・ガガ、計26.6万人を愛と芸術で包み込んだ【The MAYHEM Ball】ジャパンツアー完走 |url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/158128/2 |magazine=[[Billboard Japan]] |access-date=March 3, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260303175357/https://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/158128/2 |archive-date=March 3, 2026 |language=ja |date=February 2, 2026 |url-status=live |trans-title=Lady Gaga wraps up 'The MAYHEM Ball' Japan tour, enveloping 266,000 people in love and art}}][{{cite magazine |title=レディー・ガガ、圧倒的なステージ＆ピアノ弾き語りで愛と芸術を体現した6日間完遂【ライブレポート】 |url=https://www.sankei.com/article/20260202-HWU4LGXD6JKSRE3IOBKT3PPC2M/?outputType=theme_oriconnews |magazine=[[Sankei Shimbun]] |access-date=March 3, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260303175848/https://www.sankei.com/article/20260202-HWU4LGXD6JKSRE3IOBKT3PPC2M/?outputType=theme_oriconnews |archive-date=March 3, 2026 |language=ja |date=February 2, 2026 |url-status=dead |trans-title=Lady Gaga completes 6-day run embodying love and art through an overwhelming stage and piano performances [Live Report]}}] |
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Reviewing the shows in Japan, ''[[Billboard Japan]]'' and ''[[Sankei Shimbun]]'' described the tour as a "spectacle of gothic stylistic beauty" that pushed Gaga's "maximalism to new heights", praising the production's "theatrical construction" and the "unwavering power" of her vocals while specifically highlighting the stage narrative of the "two personas" battling throughout the show.[{{cite magazine |title=レディー・ガガ、計26.6万人を愛と芸術で包み込んだ【The MAYHEM Ball】ジャパンツアー完走 |url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/158128/2 |magazine=[[Billboard Japan]] |access-date=March 3, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260303175357/https://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/158128/2 |archive-date=March 3, 2026 |language=ja |date=February 2, 2026 |url-status=live |trans-title=Lady Gaga wraps up 'The MAYHEM Ball' Japan tour, enveloping 266,000 people in love and art}}][{{cite magazine |title=レディー・ガガ、圧倒的なステージ＆ピアノ弾き語りで愛と芸術を体現した6日間完遂【ライブレポート】 |url=https://www.sankei.com/article/20260202-HWU4LGXD6JKSRE3IOBKT3PPC2M/?outputType=theme_oriconnews |magazine=[[Sankei Shimbun]] |access-date=March 3, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260303175848/https://www.sankei.com/article/20260202-HWU4LGXD6JKSRE3IOBKT3PPC2M/?outputType=theme_oriconnews |archive-date=March 3, 2026 |language=ja |date=February 2, 2026 |url-status=dead |trans-title=Lady Gaga completes 6-day run embodying love and art through an overwhelming stage and piano performances [Live Report]}}] |
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