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New pic of the show, second set

The costume for Crave ... honestly, does anybody know wich were the Gautier costumes? Didn't he declare to be involved in the production?

Lemme see if I can get someone to spill it...

The only person who can make lateness newsworthy for 20 years straight.

Is it just me or are the few official photos released kind of.....bad? I'm not in any way saying the tour or the staging looks bad, it's just that the pictures are like real shitty and don't do the show justice. I was expecting some fierce photographs given how they're in total control over the images released this time around.

personally I don't think, her live vocals now are drowned out by backing tracks or she just mimes to pre recorded live vocals like vogue re-invention + MDNA Vogue, GGW MDNA no live vocal at all. Her vocals live 87-90 were better than they are now to be honest as she had more energy plus at least she really sang live with little or no backing track. I think as she has got older her voice has got deeper and her singing ability was always better in the higher range ... its a shame but I dont think she has looked after her voice as much as she could have. But still think she is an amazing performer.

I mean I think its a mixture of both. God Control is pure playback Im sure. The strings in the verse of Dark Ballet are probably live while the classical part is definitely not. The piano is all live. Frozen is probably a mix. Her players playing over top of recording (or a string synth played live) to have that big full sound. The string solo in the middle sounds live. Not to mention added guitars. I would also assume that the reason the kick drum or bass is played almost until the end of the song is for the sole purpose of helping the live strings keep time. Vogue backup singers sound mostly all live. I think if we had a better recording you could hear the difference.

The musicians are playing live, you can hear in the recording of opening night the piano solo in dark ballet, wrong notes are played. Also, her instagram story yesterday showed that behind the stage is a dedicated musicians area with a sign that clearly read "No talking, Live Mics". The grand piano is there with the cello player and synthesizers and other stuff. ill upload the video in a second so you all can see... EDIT: grrrrrrr.... I didn't save it. Aren't there instagram accounts solely dedicated to preserving her stories?? EDIT: Here ya go...

Yeah I agree, either give us some nice HQ beautiful official photos to look at that actually do the show justice or nothing at all. What is that bad quality mess? it looks to me like they weren't even allowed to snap some good photos and they just did it in a hurry with a shitty phone camera.

Maria, Mae De Jesus. In fact I think IT'S a church song...? At the time I still went to church, almost 25 years ago, so in another geological era, I remember a song with the same music was sung even here in Italy...

for the charts they're waiting until the song reach the n1 position in the Billboard Dance Club Songs...and then they release the remixes for the next song

That photo of the food better be an image from Google cause..... The food is really hit and miss, and I've been told it depends on the venue itself and a few guidelines given by the artist. The selection for MDNA Tour in Ottawa was amazing, definitely VIP worthy, I don't recall everything the only standout was the seafood, only because I don't eat it so I had to stick to the chicken they had. And by far the WORST I have ever experienced was Miley Cyrus' Bangerz Tour in Toronto. The selection was literally hotdogs, nothing else to go with it like a salad or anything.....hotdogs. And some girls we sat beside one was a vegan and asked for a vegan option and they said 'Oh we don't have anything like that' and wouldn't even do anything like offer her like a bag of chips or candies from the concession stand, so I felt really bad when I saw her eating a bun.

YES and Spanish Eyes...

So tonight's the last show of the week before she takes another well deserved pause til Tuesday.

Looks like official God Control mixes are coming... A Madame X remix album would be amazing but not holding my breath. If they truly are gonna release official mixes for God Control & I Don't Search I Find then I'm perfectly content. Those are the last two tracks I was hoping we'd some official mixes for to close out the album. Drownedmadonna wrote: Tracy Young remixes have just been sent to DJ´s, therefore we have to wait for I Don’t Search I Find. We learnt that there is no tentative release date yet for I Don’t Search I Find remixes, but they might come after Crave’s remixes. We also heard that God Control remixes are coming soon too.

The thing is, I really love the album, and I'm very happy that she's doing most of the album tracks. What's bothering me though is that Looking For Mercy isn't there and it's one of the best tracks on the album and could've easily replaced the cover songs or the oldies, and also that her Instagram gave a completely wrong impression on the show being a concert for the hardcore fans featuring her forgotten gems like Easy Ride, Rescue Me, X-Static Process and Falling Free, yet none of those tracks made it properly to the show. Madonna's been emphasizing on the Madame X persona being a secret agent since the very first teaser of the album, yet she didn't do much to flesh her out and she could've used more songs and more set pieces to emphasize on her being an actual secret agent, changing identities and exposing cultures..etc. I can't believe how Die Another Day which is literally the song about a spy/secret agent captured and tortured till she fools them and escapes didn't make it to the show. Beautiful Killer would've also perfectly fit the show, and even Bad Girl would've been insanely good. I could easily replace Human Nature or the two covers with those. Sure it isn't my show to decide but this is just my perspective. I've heard other fans say that some fans say that some segments in the show felt awkward and unfitting and that's exactly the impression I got from the leaked material and the setlist itself. Like I feel like while the show is divided into acts, the acts sort of bleed onto one another and don't feel distinctive not to mention how the visuals are either uninspired or the songs just not fitting well with one another. I feel like the show's weakest point is the setlist. Again, I'm happy that there are more songs from Madame X because I don't just go there to listen to Vogue for the 1000th time, but the way the songs are arranged either doesn't fit one another, as well as setting the wrong expectations on Instagram.

Then don't buy a ticket...simple, or if you have bought one and it's not your type of show, sell the ticket....pretty simple really

So much positive energy around here I think people really need to do some yoga today, I don't know, maybe play Has To Be in the background and you will feel so much better. Promise xx What about this? It's genius and it's saved my life countless of times! On a serious note, guys, haven't you made very clear you totally disliked the show? It's not like we don't know how to read English . Why stuck in the same dark place over and over? Move on! If you're not going to the show ALRIGHT! There're other priorities I guess aaaaand yes, the tour is expensive. Want to continue supporting Madonna? OK! Stick to the oldies and enjoy them as they are. I agree most of us all want Madonna to do/to be whatever is happening in our minds because we've been idolizing her and supporting her for so long and it's awful when we feel she *kinda* fails. However, I strongly believe that when it comes to the point it is really affecting you... just go away for a couple of days, or maybe longer and you'll eventually see that it was silly to get upset about things that are beyond our control. After all, we're just a bunch of people on the internet fighting each other about someone we don't even *know* in real life

This is Madonna. If she wants to present her music taking a dump in her apartment, then fabulous. At the end of the day, it's up to her, not us. The fact she's doing such a unique show that allows fans to get up and close is pretty cool! Enjoy it for what it is, rather than what you wanted.

Hey everyone! Do you find yourself liking certain Madonna songs, music videos or tours that are rarely mentioned by the majority of fans? do you think a specific popular bit of her career to be a bit overrated to you? is there a special thing you prefer in her career, looks or creations that most people don't seem to like? share your unpopular opinions! Here are mine: 1. The best Madonna album artworks are MDNA standard edition (the full body shot behind ribbed glass, in a red dress) along with Rebel Heart Deluxe Edition (with the wires) and Madame X deluxe (blond hair). 2. I prefer albums from Ray of Light until the present way more than the earlier albums, even though I still adore all her works, old and new. 3. American Life is probably the best work she's ever done after Confessions on a Dancefloor and Ray of Light 4. MDNA album is a work of art and it's hugely underrated. 5. Every tour from Drowned World and onwards is way better than the previous ones. Blond Ambition Tour is great, yes but Madonna surpassed that so many times already and it's by no means her best tour, and it's actually hugely overrated compared to her far superior recent ones. 6. I don't see the appeal in Faz Gostoso... 7. Looking For Mercy is one of the best songs she's ever made and it's not getting enough recognition. 8. Get Together is her best dance up-beat song and it's way better than Hung Up, Sorry, Ray of Light, Give It 2 Me, 4 Minutes and probably any single she released after it. 9. X-STaTIC Pro=CeSS book and exhibition are a pinnacle of her career and one of her best looks ever. 10. Unapologetic Bitch is probably the worst songs she's ever made. 11. Bad-ass and disco Madonna from Die Another Day and American Life and Confessions on a Dancefloor aesthetics is way better than the fishnets, crucifixes and bustiers from Hard Candy, Rebel Heart, Madame X and the past eras. 12. Ghosttown, Bad Girl, The Power of Goodbye, To Have and Not to Hold, Mer Girl, Easy Ride and Justify My Love are among her best tracks she’s ever made. 13. The 80s are Madonna’s most overrated decade. It has some of her best songs, yes. It’s when she made her first and most explosive moves, yes but she surpassed that in her 90s and 00s by miles, and in terms of touring, MDNA, Confessions Tour, Re-Invention Tour, Drowned World Tour and Sticky & Sweet are far better than Blond Ambition and Erotica is leagues better than Like A Prayer, True Blue, Like A Virgin and Madonna as an as an album and same applies to anything from ROL and onwards. 14. Die Another Day is her best song and music video. 15. God Control is one of the best tracks she's ever made and it should've been performed at Eurovision instead of Future and had the album launch and tour ticket sales the next day. 16. I'm tired of hearing Madonna perform oldies over and over on her tours. I'd much rather have new material and forgotten gems like Easy Ride, Bad Girl, The Power of Goodbye, Falling Free..etc. over a 10000th rendition of Vogue, Like A Prayer, La Isla Bonita or Hung Up. 17. I can’t stand 95% of her remixes or remixes in general. The only remixes that I genuinely liked as much as the album version (if not more) are Frozen (Stereo MC), What It Feels Like for a Girl (Above & Beyond), Celebration (Benny Bennasi & Akon remixes), Give It 2 Me (Paul Oakenfold) and God Control (Offer Nissim). The rest feel rather unlistenable. That's all I can remember for now, so feel free to share yours.

Are they coming??!!

Who’s that girl is her best movie and her worst is body of evidence i love all her tours in different ways but being a fan since ‘87 nothing compares to the cultural impact BA had on my consciousness back in 1990 and I don’t like the set list for the new tour at all sorry rescue me is one of my fave songs and I’m pissed she never did a video for it and it’s been shunted from the new tour despite being rehearsed in parts American Life , BIM and Hanky Panky are her worst singles and can’t believe she’s dug up AL for this tour ?? favourite albums are true blue and erotica and fave videos are Bad Girl , human nature, open your heart & die another day i love the artwork for MDNA album too and hate Hard Candy album cover ? i wish we had a blu ray of all her videos remastered and of course find the full Paris shows for BA and RIT i love the devil wouldn’t recognise you segment from Sticky and sweet tour I wish Madonna and all her fans the best ? i wish M would get back together with Sean too ?

Finally enough info!

I agree. It's very different at the show as there's a theatrical arc that she follows. Human Nature on paper looks super lame, but live it totally works. I also have to remind myself that this is not a stadium show and the format is very different - so even if she did the entire Rebel Heart Tour setlist, the show would be completely different. I know LAP gets a lot of hate these days for being overplayed but on this tour, as on MDNA, it 'fits' perfectly and is actually a big celebration / release after some of the darkness and seriousness. Perhaps the DWT needed that before LIB & Holiday? :D

Without William Orbit's input on board she could've never recorded the best album of her career: Ray Of Light. Many fans dream of having her working with Pat Leonard again because of the amazing stuff they did in the past. However, does the guy still got it? I remember few of the videos on his IG working around the studio and the music was kind of dreadful. I actually love her reworked performances of Like A Virgin at the Girlie Show and MDNA Tour. It was pure art and I cannot wait to see some of it at the MX Tour next year. I don't give a damn about the Virgin Tour, Blond Ambition Tour, and Re-invention Tour getting official DVD treatment anymore. I mean, who still watches DVD anyway?

I saw that post. Too bad that every time she films the musicians backstage they are always playing different music, never her songs! The fact that very often you hear the EXACT album sounds lays against real music. If you think about previous tours like Girlie Show, sounds can be similar but not identical. But of course there are also many moments when you hear the live guitars and percussions. We need a string expert to judge if the sound we hear in God Control, Dark Ballet, Frozen can be made by a string trio only. It sounds like a full string section. Francesca Dardani is Italian and has sometimes liked my comments, but I bet she wouldn't answer such a question!

I also wonder the same thing. She didn't want to do anything technological to pay more attention to her own music, but uses pre-recorded base on all songs. What's the point? We all know that Madonna no longer has her vocal range from the Girlie Show era, but then makes up for it in visual presentations and elaborate choreography.

Madonna sings better live now than she did in the 90s ..there i said it ..excluding eurovision - i agree with most of what you said apart from future and u b being her worst songs ever ..that belongs to birthday song and autotune baby oh and mdna is not her best album ..it could have been if she put her heart and soul into it but she didn't her best album is ray of light ...

Yes. I could easily do away with the covers, Human Nature, Papa Don't Preach and Express Yourself Acapella, and replace them with Easy Ride, Looking For Mercy, Rescue Me, Bad Girl, X-Static Process, Die Another Day and Beautiful Killer.

It is very random. You think the Crave remixes would have been released before I Rise because the video came out first and Crave was climbing the adult contemporary charts at that time. It’s all a bit strange but hey if it’s working and she’s getting number one dance hits...

1983 I think... I remember M saying they went to see Prince's 1999 1982/83 tour and Freddy didn't like it.

Does anyone know why remixes are released so randomly? (like the dates? why so long after the single..)

I think i would die if she did thief of hearts or time stood still. my life would be complete.

Maluma

Honey Dijon is so TALENTED!!!! A real DJ!!!! Hell yeah!!!

Honey Dijon on her Facebook and Instagram she remixed it and I was coming soon. I’m sooooo happy and proud of her. I have a bit of history with her. So the underground club I worked at in the 90’s in Toronto called Industry we used to book Miss Honey. She wasn’t even known back then. Just starting out as a DJ. She had a huge crush on my best friend. Every time she was in town we’d drop E. her and I would Vogue and do runway high as a kite after she finished her DJ set. She was my muse. So much positive energy. She was a doll. Such a real down to earth person. I also did lighting for her sets a couple of times while in the booth. We’d have a Kiki together. I’m beyond ecstatic she’s remixed this!

I get the disappointed opinions of others re the setlist etc, but for a lifetime we,ve thought and discussed what she's done, or doing, or will do and demanding to know what's next. I,m not a sheep and wouldn't necessarily lap up anything served, but I,m loving how she said she was going to change the way she does concerts and she's done exactly that... in her own way. She won't do what everyone else is doing....or wants from her. That's why I still admire her. Luckily I love the album and she's ensuring she's leading the way.....again

Another backstage report from MUnderground. It sounds like you don't see much. Backstage Tour – Opening Night During the pre-show party we were picked up by Justin and Bryan for the backstage tour. We were led into the back of the venue where we were given a lecture about the process of the show. Justin is the head of security and told us Madonna is one of the hardest working people in showbiz. She does about 100 entire shows before opening night! She is involved in every single detail of the show and it has to be perfect. From zipper to lightning. After the interesting lecture, we were brought backstage, we were told we needed to stay in between the white lines on the floors, because the backstage was extremely packed. Usually there is a lot less stuff brought in at small venues like BAM. I believe everything goes into 9 trucks and it takes them aprox 9 hours to unload. I think it must be like playing ‘Tetris’ for Madonna’s staff. We were shown the hallway to the dressingrooms, but we were not allowed to see them. We did see the smaller dressing area of Madonna and the one for the dancers. A setlist was hanging on a wall, so we got to see what songs she was going to do. I saw two of my faves (not gonna spoil) so I was really happy. We came to the musicians area, where all the instruments stood. Everybody was quiet backstage. Justin told us it was because everybody was up since early that morning and they were very focussed. He also told us that all music was performed live, either onstage or offstage. Nothing was prerecorded. Then we headed onto the stage. There were these boring looking stairs. But don’t worry, during the show they use ‘geomapping’, to make things quite colourful. Nothing boring about this show! We took a group photo on the stage and after that we were escorted back to the pre-party area and we were free to get to our seats.

I think just the total opposite. She was a real class act during being married to Guy Ritchie and her musical work was top notch during those years. Nothing cheap or trashy during the Ritchie years.

Wrong. You do not own her, and you have zero say in her art or what she does. If you don't like her music or her show, you can feel free to stop supporting it. That's how it works. Buying a ticket to her show does not guarantee satisfaction.

I think she will make most profit selling physicals but a network deal plus physicals can work too, its done all the time on netflix

It's her art, it's her decision. She creates a show based on what she wants to express on that particular time. If you dont like it, you have the choice of not attending.

PREACH!!! These ass-licking kind of fans are pissing me the fuck off! Imagine paying so much fucking money on a show that is just her 5 usual oldies plus Madame X. No surprises, nothing she's actually been teasing. She honestly sucks for giving that much of a false expectation. I didn't think I could be even more disappointed than I was after the last tour.

I rise is so much better than the god awful HEY you ...and god control needed to be on this tour its like the best song on the album

There's already a thread to talk about the setlist. Please use that thread. Topic locked for half an hour. ?

I found these gorgeous Dick Tracy outtakes and backstage pics online

From what I saw, people agree with the phone free concept. So you're wrong. BTW, no matter how much is the price of the ticket, it allows you yo go to the show, not to take photos.

I wish this was apart of the main MDNA tour set