Maybe she had to tighten the purse strings after using up most of her Live Nation payment on other tours?
There's a certain Madonna quality that seems to be lacking, and the slightly lacklustre performances by her are evident to me. There are also some wierd setlist transitions. For instance - La Vie En Rose into Unapologetic Bitch...
I think you can be grateful and still critique. I think we each won't truly know how we feel about the tour until we see it in person/or DVD, not to mention with some time and hindsight which the past tours have had the privelage of.