Lady Gaga returned to the stage on Sunday night as she kicked off her Chromatica Ball tour on a high note with a concert in Düsseldorf, Germany.
The 36-year-old singer and actress showed off her affinity for extreme fashion with several eye-catching ensembles of black leather and blood-red material.
She seemed to be feeling at the top of her game, and before the show Gaga spoke to her fans via Instagram Live to reveal that the pain she regularly suffers as a symptom of her fibromyalgia was less distracting than it had been in ‘ages.’
![Eye-catching: She showed off numerous costume changes, though she often focused on edgy black and red ensembles](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/07/18/03/60382901-0-image-m-46_1658112347193.jpg)
Take it to the stage: Lady Gaga, 36, returned to the stage on Saturday night for the first stop of her Chromatica Ball tour in Düsseldorf, Germany. She showed off numerous costume changes, though she often focused on edgy black and red ensembles
The Star Is Born actress showed off several science-fiction and cyberpunk–inspired costumes throughout the performance, including a striking black ensemble with several striped cutouts revealing her toned midriff.
Gaga (born Stefani Germanotta) paired the revealing body suit with a baggy set of flared black pants, which appeared to have leather patches augmenting the fabric.
The bodysuit was also decorated with a vinyl harness that included to enormous, pointy shoulder pads that rose up into the air.
She completed the costume with one long black fingerless glove that reached up past her elbow, along with a smaller fingerless glove on her other hand, which revealed her black nails.
![Back in black: The Star Is Born actress showed off several science-fiction and cyberpunk–inspired costumes throughout the performance, including a striking black ensemble with several striped cutouts revealing her toned midriff](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/07/18/04/60382899-11023387-image-a-58_1658113837785.jpg)
Back in black: The Star Is Born actress showed off several science-fiction and cyberpunk–inspired costumes throughout the performance, including a striking black ensemble with several striped cutouts revealing her toned midriff
![You'll poke your eye out! The bodysuit was also decorated with a vinyl harness that included to enormous, pointy shoulder pads that rose up into the air](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/07/18/04/60382885-11023387-image-a-60_1658113852982.jpg)
You’ll poke your eye out! The bodysuit was also decorated with a vinyl harness that included to enormous, pointy shoulder pads that rose up into the air
![Cozy: Gaga (born Stefani Germanotta) paired the revealing suit with a baggy set of flared black pants, which appeared to have leather patches augmenting the fabric](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/07/18/04/60382917-11023387-image-m-56_1658113218727.jpg)
![New look: She also changed into a black leather jacket for a punk-inspired look](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/07/18/04/60382921-11023387-image-a-57_1658113226801.jpg)
Cozy: Gaga (born Stefani Germanotta) paired the revealing suit with a baggy set of flared black pants, which appeared to have leather patches augmenting the fabric. She also changed into a black leather jacket for a punk-inspired look
![Rocking out: She augmented the punk rock look with a horror film–inspired accessory, a black glove with long, sharp claws extending her own fingers that resembled Freddy Krueger's razor glove from the Nightmare On Elm Street films](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/07/18/04/60382927-11023387-image-a-52_1658113205381.jpg)
Rocking out: She augmented the punk rock look with a horror film–inspired accessory, a black glove with long, sharp claws extending her own fingers that resembled Freddy Krueger’s razor glove from the Nightmare On Elm Street films
She stuck to the black theme for one of the costume changes. She donned a punk-inspired black leather biker jacket, which covered her white top and black shorts.
Gaga highlighted her trim legs in fishnet stockings, and she wore a set of thigh-high black boots.
Her shoulder-length platinum blond hair was swept back, highlighting her heavily made-up face, crimson lips and dark cat-eye makeup.
She augmented the punk rock look with a horror film–inspired accessory, a black glove with long, sharp claws extending her own fingers that resembled Freddy Krueger’s razor glove from the Nightmare On Elm Street films.
![Red-hot: Elsewhere in the performance, Gaga changed out of her all-black ensembles into striking red designs. One costume featured similarly extreme shoulder pads and a blood-red bodysuit with strips of fabric dangling down between her legs](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/07/18/04/60382895-11023387-image-a-63_1658113866012.jpg)
Red-hot: Elsewhere in the performance, Gaga changed out of her all-black ensembles into striking red designs. One costume featured similarly extreme shoulder pads and a blood-red bodysuit with strips of fabric dangling down between her legs
![On point: She contrasted the outfit with tall black boots and long black gloves that left her fingers exposed](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/07/18/04/60382919-11023387-image-a-73_1658113955884.jpg)
On point: She contrasted the outfit with tall black boots and long black gloves that left her fingers exposed
![Worn down: Gaga looked edgier when she kept the tattered skirt on but wore a lustrous textured scarlet jacket with puffy sleeves](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/07/18/04/60382905-11023387-image-a-68_1658113908256.jpg)
Worn down: Gaga looked edgier when she kept the tattered skirt on but wore a lustrous textured scarlet jacket with puffy sleeves
![Censored: She kept it open to reveal a seemingly sheer top with taped 'X' designs over her bust](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/07/18/04/60382893-11023387-image-m-78_1658113990700.jpg)
![Too cool for school: The singer completed the costume with cool black sunglasses](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/07/18/04/60382907-11023387-image-a-79_1658114001181.jpg)
Censored: She kept it open to reveal a seemingly sheer top with taped ‘X’ designs over her bust. The singer completed the costume with cool black sunglasses
Elsewhere in the performance, Gaga changed out of her all-black ensembles into striking red designs.
One costume featured similarly extreme shoulder pads and a blood-red bodysuit with strips of fabric dangling down between her legs.
She contrasted the outfit with tall black boots and long black gloves that left her fingers exposed.
Gaga looked edgier when she kept the tattered skirt on but wore a lustrous textured scarlet jacket with puffy sleeves. She kept it open to reveal a seemingly sheer top with taped ‘X’ designs over her bust.
The singer completed the costume with cool black sunglasses.
![Crazy: One of Gaga's oddest outfits for the performance was a boomerang-shaped hat covered in black spots that reached down to cover her eyes with translucent fabric](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/07/18/04/60382915-11023387-image-m-84_1658114855328.jpg)
![Insect chic: It featured long, insect-like stalks that dangled down to her waist](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/07/18/04/60382911-11023387-image-a-85_1658114863472.jpg)
Insect chic: One of Gaga’s oddest outfits for the performance was a boomerang-shaped hat covered in black spots that reached down to cover her eyes with translucent fabric. It featured long, insect-like stalks that dangled down to her waist
![Contrast: She kept the rest of that costume simple with a black leotard, fishnets and her tall black boots](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/07/18/04/60382923-11023387-image-a-88_1658114880012.jpg)
Contrast: She kept the rest of that costume simple with a black leotard, fishnets and her tall black boots
One of Gaga’s oddest outfits for the performance was a boomerang-shaped hat covered in black spots that reached down to cover her eyes with translucent fabric.
It featured long, insect-like stalks that dangled down to her waist.
She kept the rest of that costume simple with a black leotard, fishnets and her tall black boots.
The Poker Face singer also turned up the glamour when she reemerged in a lustrous gold pleated dress with enormous ruffled sleeves and large, pointed shoulders.
She also showed off a (relatively) more modest look featuring a gray leather top with puffy sleeves and matching baggy pants belted around her midriff.
![Golden goddess: The Poker Face singer also turned up the glamour when she reemerged in a lustrous gold pleated dress with enormous ruffled sleeves and large, pointed shoulders](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/07/18/04/60382929-11023387-image-a-93_1658114886813.jpg)
Golden goddess: The Poker Face singer also turned up the glamour when she reemerged in a lustrous gold pleated dress with enormous ruffled sleeves and large, pointed shoulders
![Toned down: She also showed off a (relatively) more modest look featuring a gray leather top with puffy sleeves and matching baggy pants belted around her midriff](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/07/18/04/60382925-11023387-image-a-90_1658114882695.jpg)
Toned down: She also showed off a (relatively) more modest look featuring a gray leather top with puffy sleeves and matching baggy pants belted around her midriff
![Playing the hits: Gaga played a bevy of hits at the concert, which opened with a trio of classics including Bad Romance, Just Dance and Poker Face. Her penultimate song was her Chromatica highlight Rain On Me, though Ariana Grande didn't join her](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/07/18/04/60382897-11023387-image-a-87_1658114874979.jpg)
Playing the hits: Gaga played a bevy of hits at the concert, which opened with a trio of classics including Bad Romance, Just Dance and Poker Face. Her penultimate song was her Chromatica highlight Rain On Me, though Ariana Grande didn’t join her
![Add on: She stuck with the muted color scheme with the same outfit by adding gray flaps that tied around her torso](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/07/18/04/60382889-11023387-image-a-102_1658116606510.jpg)
Add on: She stuck with the muted color scheme with the same outfit by adding gray flaps that tied around her torso
![From the future: Another bulky gray suit with a silver visor made her look like a large robot, or RoboCop](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/07/18/04/60382887-11023387-image-a-105_1658116669091.jpg)
From the future: Another bulky gray suit with a silver visor made her look like a large robot, or RoboCop
She stuck with the muted color scheme with the same outfit by adding gray flaps that tied around her torso.
Gaga played a bevy of hits at the concert, which opened with a trio of classics including Bad Romance, Just Dance and Poker Face.
She performed her LGBTQ anthem Born This Way in a piano-heavy arrangement that departed from the studio recording, and she followed it up with her single Shallow, which earned her and her collaborators the Academy Award for Best Original Song after it was featured prominently in A Star Is Born.
Her penultimate song was Rain On Me, her hit collaboration with Ariana Grande from her Chromatica album, though Ariana didn’t join her at the show.
Prior to taking to the stage, Gaga checked in with her fans on Instagram Live and revealed that she was feeling fantastic.
![In a good place: Prior to taking to the stage, Gaga checked in with her fans on Instagram Live and revealed that she was feeling fantastic. I feel more clear today than I have in a long time, and more pain-free than I have in ages,' she announced, referencing the chronic pain that she deals with as a result of her fibromyalgia'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/07/18/04/60383631-11023387-image-a-95_1658115858603.jpg)
In a good place: Prior to taking to the stage, Gaga checked in with her fans on Instagram Live and revealed that she was feeling fantastic. I feel more clear today than I have in a long time, and more pain-free than I have in ages,’ she announced, referencing the chronic pain that she deals with as a result of her fibromyalgia’
![Casual: She showed off her bleached blonde hair in the closeup clip, as well as her sculpted eyebrows, which also appeared to have been partially dyed](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/07/18/04/60383637-11023387-image-m-100_1658115872256.jpg)
![Free and clear: 'Being free of pain on stage is a real healing experience because I’m able to dance and sing and enjoy the audience, enjoy the show…and really tell a story,' she continued](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/07/18/04/60383633-11023387-image-a-101_1658115878986.jpg)
Casual: She showed off her bleached blonde hair in the closeup clip, as well as her sculpted eyebrows, which also appeared to have been partially dyed. ‘Being free of pain on stage is a real healing experience because I’m able to dance and sing and enjoy the audience, enjoy the show…and really tell a story,’ she continued
‘I want to really thank you for sticking it out with me, and loving me through all the different iterations of my artistry, as well as me as a person. I feel more clear today than I have in a long time, and more pain-free than I have in ages,’ she announced, referencing the chronic pain that she deals with as a result of her fibromyalgia.
She showed off her bleached blonde hair in the closeup clip, as well as her sculpted eyebrows, which also appeared to have been partially dyed.
‘Being free of pain on stage is a real healing experience because I’m able to dance and sing and enjoy the audience, enjoy the show…and really tell a story,’ she continued. I just want to thank you. I’m going to thank you in another way, and it’s through this performance. And it will be through every performance. I don’t know that I’ve been as speechless as I am today, knowing what we’re about to do.’
![On fire: Her stage show featured stunning pyrotechnic effects](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/07/18/04/60382909-11023387-image-a-107_1658116726030.jpg)
On fire: Her stage show featured stunning pyrotechnic effects
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