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Lady Gaga put a halt to the “applause” at her recent concert after one of her dancers fell off the stage in Australia.
The “Bad Romance” singer, 39, could be seen in videos circulating X and TikTok pausing her Mayhem Ball Tour concert in Sydney on Saturday, Dec. 13, after one of her dancers slipped off the stage that was slippery due to rain.
In a video captured by a fan on X, Gaga could be seen running to the end of the stage after one of the dancers fell and slipped off during her performance of “Garden of Eden.” She could be heard instructing the crew to “stop” as she evaluated what happened. The show lights shut off and the music was cut off as fans cheered.
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“Just one second,” she told fans as she asked her dancer, “Are you okay?” She then told fans, “We just had an accident on stage. Everything’s okay, just everyone wait a second please.”
She then appeared to bend over to talk to her dancer that fell off the stage and even dropped down in order to check his condition as she asked him, “Are you okay?” She could then be seen giving her dancer a hug in one TikTok video before heading back to reset the stage.
The dancer, identified as Michael Dameski, shared a video on his Instagram Stories letting everyone know that he was “okay.”
Over a video dancing to “Garden of Eden” in a bathroom, he wrote, “Hey everyone, I’m ok. Thank you for checking 🫶Happy I was able to finish the last show of the year!”
He then re-shared a second video on his Instagram Stories showing him returning to the stage to perform the rest of the song alongside Gaga. He wrote, “The show must go on.”
Gaga announced the Mayhem Ball in March, which kicked off in Las Vegas before moving across North America and Europe, with stops in New York City, Chicago, London and Milan.
She then revealed in September that she would be expanding her Mayhem Ball Tour— which she produced alongside fiancé Michael Polanksy — in 2026, adding new dates and cities.
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The tour will continue in February in Glendale, Ariz., making stops in Boston, Washington, D.C., and Montreal, among other North American cities. Gaga is also set to return to New York’s Madison Square Garden and Los Angeles’ Kia Forum.
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In addition to the new dates, Gaga also rescheduled her Miami show at the Kaseya Center for Friday, March 13, after having to cancel it on Sept. 3 due to vocal strain.
The announcement came a few days after Gaga took home four MTV VMAs at the 2025 awards show: Best Artist, Best Collaboration for “Die with a Smile” with Bruno Mars, Best Direction and Best Art Direction for her “Abracadabra” music video.
