Lady Gaga cancels, finale still on
Lady Gaga canceled her April 6 Montreal Mayhem Ball date because of an upper respiratory infection, but the tour’s announced finale remains scheduled for April 13 at Madison Square Garden in New York. The Montreal cancellation was widely reported, and USA Today notes last-minute tickets are still available for the MSG finale — a detail that matters for fans and for how Gaga’s comeback narrative plays out in public. There’s also a circulating rumor that she might drop a new EP tied to a cameo in The Devil Wears Prada 2 produced by Andrew Watt and Cirkut, though that is currently unconfirmed. (celebrity.shepherdgazette.com) (usatoday.com) (retropopmagazine.com)
Lady Gaga pulled the plug on her April 6 Bell Centre show in Montreal just hours before showtime, saying an upper respiratory infection had worsened and her doctor told her not to perform. (montreal.citynews.ca) That canceled date was the third of three Montreal nights on the Mayhem Ball run, after she had already played the city on April 3 and April 4. (billboard.com) Gaga’s own message said she had been fighting the illness for “the past few days,” which explains why this was not a routine scheduling change but a same-day stop after two completed shows. (montreal.citynews.ca) The tour did not end in Montreal, though. Madison Square Garden still lists an April 13, 2026 Mayhem Ball date in New York at 8:00 p.m., and Ticketmaster is still selling seats for it. (msg.com) (ticketmaster.com) Live Nation’s event page also shows two Saint Paul dates on April 9 and April 10 before that New York stop, so the final week of the tour is still on the calendar rather than being wiped out. (livenation.com) USA Today reported on April 8 that last-minute tickets were still available for the Madison Square Garden finale, which means fans saw two signals at once this week: one canceled show in Canada and one still-open ending in New York. (usatoday.com) That public split matters because Gaga is in the middle of a comeback cycle built around Mayhem, and a sold-out, on-schedule New York finish would look very different from a tour that fizzles into health cancellations. (deadline.com) (usatoday.com) There is also a second storyline riding alongside the tour: a rumor that Gaga could release a new extended play record tied to a cameo in The Devil Wears Prada 2, with Andrew Watt and Cirkut attached. Retro Pop Magazine reported that claim, but no official Gaga channel has confirmed it. (retropopmagazine.com) (ladygaga.com) What is confirmed on the film side is narrower. E! reported in October 2025 that Gaga was set to appear in The Devil Wears Prada 2, and Variety reported this week that a new original song called “Runway” by Lady Gaga and Doechii appears in the film’s latest trailer. (eonline.com) (variety.com) So the hard facts right now are simple: Montreal on April 6 was canceled, New York on April 13 is still being sold as scheduled, and everything beyond that is waiting on Gaga’s health and her next official post. (usatoday.com) (msg.com)
