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The lead-up to The Who‘s North American farewell tour may have been a bit bumpy, but the legendary rock band was in fine form at New York City’s Madison Square Garden on Saturday night (August 30th).
“The World’s Most Famous Arena,” as it’s known, has been a special place for The Who over the years, with the band having played MSG three-dozen times, including their show-stealing 2001 performance at the Concert for New York City honoring first responders just six weeks after the 9/11 attacks.
Saturday evening began with a set by indie singer-songwriter Feist, whose enchanting vocals echoed nicely through the arena. She expressed gratitude and awe in having the chance to open for an iconic band like The Who, and was received warmly by the crowd, even though her efforts to pump them up for the headliner fell a bit short. However, by the end of her set, she had many in the audience singing along to her signature song “1234.”
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As mentioned, it hasn’t exactly been smooth sailing in The Who’s camp in the months leading up to the farewell outing. A messy breakup with drummer Zak Starkey stole headlines for a few weeks, while singer Roger Daltrey wondered aloud if he would even make it to the end of the tour, citing his health and age as concerns. In fact, The Who had to postpone a couple of recent shows in Atlantic City and Philadelphia due to an undisclosed illness within the band.
Yet, when The Who took the stage shortly before 9 p.m. at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night, everything seemed to fall into place. The band kicked things off with their early single “I Can’t Explain,” and banged out the classics “Substitute” and “Who Are You” right after. Daltrey’s voice sounded as strong as it’s been in years, while Pete Townshend had a spring in his step as he delivered his trademark windmill guitar move with plenty of gusto.
Now’s probably a good time to point out that Daltrey is 81 and Townshend is 80, and it’s likely neither envisioned themselves rocking out this hard in their eighties — after all, it was Townshend and Daltrey who respectively wrote and sang the infamous line, “I hope I die before I get old.” But here they were, bringing the rock to the MSG crowd more than 60 years after forming the band.
The set continued with Townshend taking lead vocals on the rarity “Long Live Rock,” performed for the first time since 2014. Other highlights of the middle of the set included “Pinball Wizard,” “Behind Blue Eyes,” and an extended version of “My Generation.” The band also represented their post-Keith Moon early ’80s Kenney Jones era with standouts like “Eminence Front” and “You Better You Bet.”
Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani was hospitalized after sustaining serious injuries in a New Hampshire car crash, but is “in good spirits and recovering tremendously,” according to spokesperson Michael Ragusa.
Per the official statement, Giuliani was involved in a motor vehicle accident yesterday evening, prior to which he was “flagged down” by a woman who was a victim of domestic violence. The former U.S. Associate Attorney General then “immediately rendered assistance” by calling 911 and remaining on the scene until authorities arrived to help.
“Following this, while traveling on the highway, Mayor Giuliani’s vehicle was struck from behind at high speed,” the statement read. “He was transported to a nearby trauma center, where he was diagnosed with a fractured thoracic vertebrae, multiple lacerations and contusions, as well as injuries to his left arm and lower leg.”
Ragusa indicated Giuliani’s business partner and medical provider arrived shortly to oversee his care, and no further updates are available at this time.
In a separate comment, Ragusa — who noted he was Giuliani’s head of security — added: “This was not a targeted attack. We ask everyone to respect Mayor Giuliani’s privacy and recovery, and refrain from spreading unfounded conspiracy theories.”
Speaking to the New York Post, Ragusa said the GOP official is expected to stay in the Manchester, N.H. hospital for two to three days and will be required to wear a brace for the broken spine.
The former advisor and personal lawyer to president Donald Trump has kept a relatively low profile over the years. Last year, he was disbarred in New York following a state appeals court ruling that he repeatedly made false statements about Trump’s 2020 election loss.
Mingus Reedus, the 25-year-old son of actors Norman Reedus and Helena Christensen, was arrested in New York City on Saturday, August 23, for alleged assault, the New York City Police Department (NYPD) stated.
The NYPD confirmed to People magazine that the model was taken into custody near 16th Street and 8th Avenue at around 8:40 AM local time. He has been charged with criminal obstruction of breathing and assault.
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Authorities reported that when they arrived at the scene, they found a 33-year-old woman with minor injuries to her neck and leg. Emergency Medical Services transported her to NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue, where she was listed in stable condition, the NYPD added.
“Mingus was taken into custody, and the investigation remains ongoing,” the NYPD said in a statement to People. Representatives for Mingus are yet to respond.
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This is not the first time when Mingus has faced legal issues. In September 2021, he was arrested for allegedly assaulting a 24-year-old woman during New York City’s San Gennaro festival. Police said the woman had been punched in the face following a verbal confrontation and was treated at Downtown Hospital in stable condition.
During that time, Mingus told The New York Daily News that the woman and her friends had confronted him and his friends first. In March 2022, he accepted a plea deal for the lesser charge of disorderly conduct. His attorney, Isabelle Kirshner, previously described the 2021 charges as “baseless,” stating that Mingus “was the victim in this incident.”
Mingus was born in 1999 to Norman Reedus and Helena Christensen, who met in 1998 through a mutual friend. The couple dated for five years before splitting in 2003. The young model has occasionally appeared with his father, including at Norman Reedus’ Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony in 2022.
The NYPD investigation into the latest incident is ongoing, and authorities have not released further details.
Mingus Reedus is the 25-year-old son of actors Norman Reedus and Helena Christensen.
He has been charged with criminal obstruction of breathing and assault in New York City.
Yes, in September 2021, he was arrested for allegedly assaulting a woman at the San Gennaro festival in NYC and later accepted a plea deal for disorderly conduct.
The pop icon kicked off a string of six dates at the Madison Square Garden on Friday night (Aug. 22).
Lady Gaga performs at Copacabana Beach on May 3, 2025 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Dorothy Gale famously said that “there’s no place like home.” But Lady Gaga put it a bit more succinctly on Friday (Aug. 22) night: “I’M HOME, NEW YORK CITY!!“
Mother Monster touched down in New York City on Friday for her first live performance there in just over three years since she took MetLife Stadium by storm with The Chromatica Ball in 2022. But arguably more important was the setting. For the first time in more than 10 years, Gaga returned with a vengeance to Madison Square Garden — the site of previous tours like the Monster Ball and ArtRave — for the first of six shows she’s set to play as part of her globe-spanning new tour The Mayhem Ball.
For just over two hours, Gaga kept her fans’ energy high as she powered through a masterful set of world-dominating hits, beloved B-sides and a plethora of her latest songs off of March’s Mayhem, all while delivering a high concept, artfully-crafted live show that embraced the chaos and theatricality of live performance.
Gaga even gave fans at the show a surprise performance of “Hair,” her beloved Born This Way B-side as a special treat for the fans in her hometown. “New York, you made me a star, you raised me,” she told the screaming crowd at MSG. “Thank you so much for always believing in me — it’s good to be back home.”
Below, Billboard takes a look back at the seven best moments from Gaga’s first show back home at Madison Square Garden for The Mayhem Ball.
Gaga has never been shy about her love of larger-than-life performance art, and The Mayhem Ball is not an exception. In fact, among all of Gaga’s globe-trotting tours, this one likely is the most interested in the artifice of the show itself — along with giving you an opportunity to watch Mother Monster perform the hits live, you’re getting a story alongside it.
That story, much like the album this tour was inspired by, sees Stefani Germanotta in a soul-wrenching battle with the monster of her own creation, Lady Gaga. Throughout the different acts of this rock opera (the gothic proscenium adorning the stage, along with the bits of scripted dialogue Gaga recites in between, give The Mayhem Ball the vibe of an actual narrative musical), different sides win out. But in the end, the two sides of Gaga fuse into one glorious whole as she finds the beauty in her own personal chaos.
While Gagachella was heralded by everyone as an all-time great performance at the annual festival, some Little Monsters were left wanting when Gaga did not perform any of the tracks off her weird and wild 2013 album Artpop. But those fans will be delighted to know that Gaga heard their protests and added two Artpop tracks to the setlist for The Mayhem Ball.
First, Gaga lit up the Garden with a truncated performance of Artpop opener “Aura,” immediately prompting fans to squeal along with her as she raved that “Enigma popstar is fun, she wear burqa for fashion.” But one of the most energetic reactions from the crowd on Friday night came when Gaga launched into a high-energy rendition of “Applause,” as the entire arena screamed the lyrics along with her.
While Gaga remained largely on-script for most of the show, she could not hold back the tears. After giving a heartfelt rendition of her smash-hit “Die With a Smile,” a stunned Gaga looked into the crowd as her fans cheered her on, before launching into a heartfelt speech about what it meant for her to finally be back in her hometown.
“I know that it’s me standing up here, but you’re all standing in here with me, you know what I’m saying? I feel so honored to be here tonight at Madison Square Garden,” Gaga said, while fans held up signs, including one that welcomed the “Italian girl from New York” back home. “I’m sure you can tell if you listen to the music that I am from here. Everything about my artistry, I think, was born in this town.”
The pop superstar also shared a vulnerable story with fans about a conversation she had backstage with her backup dancer China Taylor, where she said that she felt like she needed to fight through her first performance at MSG. “When I’m in New York, I fight,” Gaga said. “But she said something really special to me. She said, ‘Sometimes, you don’t have to fight, you just have to show up.’” And show up Gaga did.
To go along with her moving speech to the crowd, Gaga also revealed that she had “prepared something special” for the audience at MSG on Friday. For the first time since her Born This Way Ball wrapped in 2013, Gaga gave a stirring rendition of “Hair,” her anthem of self-empowerment off her 2011 album Born This Way. “I’m sure that all of my albums could not have been made without New York, but I am sure this album would not have been made without New York,” a tearful Gaga declared. “This is for all of you, and all your dreams; for maybe sometimes, no more fighting, and just showing up.”
Sat at an upright piano at the end of a catwalk, Gaga led the crowd in a choral-like chant of the song, as she offered up the song’s central “prayer,” promising that she and by extension her audience would “die living just as free as my hair.”
While other albums like The Fame and Born This Way were given their proper shine throughout the evening, this was The Mayhem Ball after all — the songs of Mayhem provided the central backbone for the evening’s performance. Kicking off the show with a rousing rendition of “Abracadabra,” Gaga weaved her way through almost every song on the album (only “Don’t Call Tonight” and “Blade of Grass” didn’t make appearances during the evening).
There were a number of standouts among the crowded field of Mayhem tracks. Her gothic, high-camp performance of “Killah” saw the audience join her in a deeply cathartic scream; both “Perfect Celebrity” and “Disease” saw Gaga thrashing around a sandbox onstage; and after running through “Garden of Eden” early in the show, Gaga looked shocked as the audience gave her a minutes-long standing ovation for her unwavering commitment to the performance.
In the nearly two decades that she’s been making music, Gaga has never been one to be shy about her unapologetic love for the LGBTQ+ community — and that certainly did not stop on Friday night. Gaga spent the show giving nods, but subtle and overt, to the people who helped make her the superstar that she is.
Sometimes, that meant ceding the stage to ballroom dancers, who cut up the catwalk in between Acts I and II. Other times, it saw Gaga engaging in some not-so-subtle symbolism, as her gigantic flowing train lit up with the colors of the rainbow during her excellent rendition of “Paparazzi.” But of course, Gaga had to make sure that the crowd knew exactly what she was trying to say; before launching into a rousing rendition of “Born This Way,” Gaga made her point clear. “We are here for the queer community, do you hear me?” Gaga yelled into the crowd. “This show was made with love for you, because we need the world to love right now.”
While Gaga was undoubtedly the star of her own show, you could not help but feel the presence of her biggest fans in the crowd that evening. Little Monsters stalked the halls of MSG dressed in their best Gaga drag, ranging from simple, Mayhem-inspired looks, to full-blown recreations of the characters from Gaga’s “Abracadabra” video.
For her part, Gaga made sure the fans felt the love on Friday night, too. Along with giving the crowd a new addition to the setlist and a heartfelt speech, Gaga also spent the entirety of “Vanish Into You” performing an impromptu meet-and-greet with fans on the floor. As she walked by her cheering crowd, Gaga stopped to sign vinyls and posters, accepted flowers, blew kisses and even put on a red track jacket handed to her by one of her admirers. As she walked up the catwalk, the whole stadium got to see the loving message embroidered on the back of Gaga’s new coat: “Monsters Never Die.”