In Lady Gaga: Mayhem in the Desert, the pop icon transforms Coachella 2025 into a surreal opera of fame, chaos, and rebirth. Structured in four acts, the show opens with Gaga in a dramatic red cape on a brutalist opera-house stage, diving into a theatrical journey of gothic glamour, desert ruins, and life-sized chessboards. Performing hits like "Poker Face" and "Born This Way," she blends emotional storytelling with jaw-dropping visuals, high fashion, and razor-sharp choreography by Parris Goebel. Critics hailed it as one of Coachella’s most iconic sets, with Rolling Stone calling it “transformative” and The Guardian dubbing her “a fully realized vision of a pop master.”