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I think that talking about those things might be therapeutic for her. And if so, I would listen to anything she has to say, no matter how many times she repeats it, or how it's structured. I really hope it helps her to 'let it out'.

I love her speeches. The longer, the better for me.

I found this in another forum, written by a person, who went to the show:

She speaks often about death recently. Which is normal and expected. So if she said something like that it probably was in the sense of 'if something happens to me and it turns out this was my last tour'. I honestly think that she can't retire. It would kill her.

I've watched almost all of the speeches. She has never said anything like that. What I take from all of them is that she's more appreciative and grateful for every happy moment she gets (this tour included), because now, more than ever, she realizes the fragility of life and that nothing is ever guaranteed. I feel it's like she's thinking/feeling 'Live each moment as if it's your last', but she has never mentioned anything about retirement, on the contrary, she has said multiple times that she's gonna keep going.

But if it's one night, how is this respectful to the fans, when only the most wealthy (or celebrities) would be able to attend? And I do think she would consider retiring as giving up. As she has said, the great painters have painted till their last breath. There are people performing on stage in their nineties. In my country there was an theatre actress who performed until her death (she was 97). I think M's mindset is exactly the same.

I don't think she would ever do a retirement/farewell tour/show. I think she would go on until she can't and in the worst case scenario she would just disappear from us, but would never say that she gave up/retired.

One of Madonna's best fanbases is in Europe. It would be really bad for us if she only does US residency. And I think she would also miss the European audiences.

It's both heartbreaking and empowering to me that she's sharing this. Her strength is much more felt, palpable and impressive, when you know what she overcomes in order to be what we all see. I love her so much and I'm so proud of her. And I think that being this open (both in her speeches and in her performances about traumatic events) can be healing for her.

She gave them 'friends and family' tickets. I doubt there's much to say to her in a speech.

Why? Did she say something specific in the speech before that?

I guess this one: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4nhCiVrAzs/?igsh=cDJ6N3RnYWFhcng1

It also depends on the location. In the northern countries queues are smaller and start later because of the cold weather. In Spain for instance, there were people waiting from the previous day, there were photos and videos all over social media.

Golden circle is the space between the round stage and the 'Bad girl' stage. They are much less in number and my friends who got those, could also come to the queue later and also could move around and change their place during the show.