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  1. Because she's not. Granted, it's a difficult song to sing. Bring back Rain. It was more uplifting going into the finale and she can sing it properly.
  2. PIttsburgh was AMAZING. The opening DJ SUCKED. She stopped the music every 5 seconds to scream "let's go!" or "get up!" into the microphone. She could NOT read the room. It would have been hilarious if it wasn't so cringe. Where was Stuart?! The Vogue guest was some local drag queen who Madonna clearly got annoyed with. Instead of throwing the football she walked halfway down the catwalk to give it to the dancer. Ruining the choreography. Madonna had to pick up her jaw off the floor. The audacity! LOL She sang Express Yourself which was amazing. She messed up the phrasing during one part and then seemed to get lost and forget the lyrics in another. I think maybe one of the guitar chords snapped in the middle of the song too. Not bad at all - she laughed it off and ended up singing the chorus two extra times at the end to make up for it. She said "I'll get my shit together. I promise." She spoke at length about how her grandparents lived in Pittsburgh and she would visit every summer. There was a 19 year old girl sitting next to me who saw Madonna in NYC as her first show just a few weeks prior. She loved it so much that she bought tickets to the Pittsburgh show. The guy on the other side of me was freaking out a little bit. Perhaps on the autism spectrum (not sure). He was ready to leave before the show started because of the crowd and I wouldn't let him. I held his hand for the first song or two so that he could calm down. Beautiful moment honestly. He stayed for the whole show and we had a great time being seat buddies. Mother & Father was an unexpected treat. David sounds amazing. Major star quality. Great show! I can't wait to see it again next month!
  3. Elvis made $289 million. Rocketman made $195 million Bohemian Rhapsody made $350 million
  4. It's where you're sitting. It's hard for touring shows to get the acoustics perfect in each city. I heard everything crystal clear in Pittsburgh from the floor (5 rows from the end of the catwalk).
  5. She's likely only including Frozen because of the insane winter cold front moving through North America (potentially threatening upcoming shows) right now. Hopefully we will be back to Rain soon. Rain isn't perfect (she should include the bridge). But Frozen does not work in this section and we have been blessed with it on numerous tours before. #JusticeForRain
  6. The song uses the Korg M1 Piano which Vogue and THOUSANDS of other songs around that time and since also used. That's about it.
  7. We had an AMAZING performance of Frozen during the Madame X Tour. This version is lackluster. A bad remix. And, within the flow of the show, it slows things down with it's somber-ness. Rain, though maybe not a better song than Frozen, is much more uplifting and works better in this section before the finale. It also hasn't been performed in nearly 30 years. It's a nice moment that doesn't work the same with Frozen in it's place. My vote is for Rain to stay and Frozen to go away.
  8. 1) The venue has all of the information of the ticket buyer (assuming they bought from the official ticketing platform and not from a 3rd party) 2) The venues send out ticket info emails to ticket purchasers before the show containing info on parking, entry, traffic, etc. Venues are also often also responsible for sending out VIP info (meet-and-greets, special entrances, etc). 3) The show renting the venue provide the start/stop time for the act prior to these emails deploying to ticket purchasers. They are simply relaying information given to them by the promoter (Live Nation/Madonna) to their ticket purchasers.
  9. My personal, professional experience: I've worked in a major entertainment venue for the last 11 years. Major A+ list artists come through here regularly. (In fact we have a major announcement tomorrow morning for an artist that very closely worked with Madonna). Most artists come on around their scheduled time. 15-20 minutes past the scheduled time happens regularly. But that's not what M does. She comes on hours after the promoted start time regularly. Delays could potentially mean additional union labor and local venue labor cost which the artist is responsible for. Most artists can't/don't want that additional cost on their bill. In my decade-plus of working, I can only think of maybe 5 or 6 times where an artist or show started an hour after the scheduled time. And in every instance that was because of a delay in equipment/set transit or some unforeseen circumstance that wasn't the norm. Never in my 11 years have we ever had an artist/show go on 2 hours past their scheduled showtime. This is a Madonna specific thing. I can think of no other artist or show that promotes an 8 or 8:30 start time and then doesn't come out until 10-11pm. Let's face it: She seems to like this delay. Maybe she thinks it creates tension or anticipation by coming on late. Whatever the reason - lets not pretend that its standard operating procedure for most shows and artists. It's not. And I'm cool with it. I anticipate it and prepare ahead. But again - let's not pretend that this is what everyone does.
  10. I don't disagree but Vogue itself is ripe with multiple samples.
  11. Oh wow. I assumed that it was a photo they took and not something they found and shared that was fake. Interesting.
  12. Love that she swapped out I Will Survive with an acoustic Express Yourself. It's much better and the crowd ate it up. I hope this sticks for the remainder of the tour.
  13. It's from the MLVC Podcast. They're pretty reputable and often have inside sources.
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