Vinny Fonseca

Hello Madonna-InfiniFam! Sorry for not being on here since the first L.A. show on November 13th! I had been so worked up and anxious regarding the November 14th show (2nd show) which I attended and let me just tell you now... (this is for you guys @Voguerista@RUADJAI@Zaktkoons@scion@stfan97and all y'all amazing people on here!)
MADONNA WAS ON FIRE THE ENTIRE SHOW! And guess what? I was able to touch her wrist/hand during "I Rise" as she exited the theater! Oh my God! The whole experience was so beautiful. The L.A. crowd was cheering on her the whole night, and she loved it! She had so much energy. Let me also tell you guys now, her VOCALS were beyond great, especially during the Fado/acoustic sections. She's really at her vocal best with organic instruments or with just a guitarra, wow! Believe the hype and the buzz now, Madame X Tour is a transcendental journey, one of her best, and definitely one of her captivating and you can see she is very happy! 
 
Here's how the November 14th show at The Wiltern went down for me! (some Spoiler Alert!)
There were so many fans taking photos outside the The Wiltern because of the magnificent marquee! I didn't go inside until around 1020PM knowing from the first show she started a little after 1030PM. I entered The Wiltern and inside the actual venue and oh my God, it is so small! It looked like an IMAX movie theater, or just a regular AMC Theater! It's so... intimate. I sat on Floor 3 on the right side, but front row of that section, so I had no visual blocks from people as each floor section is elevated more than the previous sections (Floor 2, Pit) The stage was perhaps at least 50 feet from my section! I was excited. The buzz around me was exciting! The crowd varied from people in their 20s like myself to those in their 60s or beyond! The crowd was very "L.A." if you know what I mean lol! I even saw a few little girls in the audience. So exciting! Many were definitely beyond buzzed but so happy for her to come on! Nothing beats that excitement during a Madonna concert!
There were at least 3 announcements letting us know that the show will start soon, "Ladies and gentlemen..." You felt like it was truly a theater/Broadway spectacle. Then, a familiar voice made the final announcement for us to get ready (that's all I can say for now) and as soon as that voice ended, THE WHOLE ROOM CHEERED as the lights went down and the show had begun with it's amazing projections to the stage with one dancer we all know starting it off as the typewriter started, well, typing. 
After a somewhat dark but impactful opening, the beginning lines of "God Control" started and a collective roar erupted, so exciting! Soon enough Madonna herself appeared from the American flag video projection and you could only imagine the craziness and the screams! Madonna looked so gorgeous, petite, but so porcelain-looking, and those legs, oh my God! The same routine from Pride Island was performed but with minute changes. Madonna was full of energy! It was a very solid, powerful introduction, very fitting I believe. "Dark Ballet" was brilliantly done as well. "Human Nature" of course blew my mind! Very chill, lounge-y, and it just slaps! And that trumpet player my God! Madonna is flexible as f*ck ugh yas Queen! She brought Mercy and the girls onstage towards the end of the song and had a little banter about "expressing yourself"
"Vogue" was good, but "I Don't Search I Find" was gorgeous as well, visually. 
The polaroid part was a little funny, no one wanted to give money more than $1000 HAHAHA! She was pissed and disappointed, but she was maybe joking. "You won't give me money but you're gonna go buy that Louis Vuitton aren't you? Go get a fucking job okay!?" she told us hahaha! She took two polaroid photos and she gave one of them to this girl with pink hair who offered $1000. No one else really offered more hahaha. She was disappointed big time. She goes "Okay you get the polaroid that's not so good since you only gave me $1000."  "American Life" was great. Her vocals are really good you guys! Although I felt at some parts/songs during the entire show, they may have been pre-recorded and sound live??? To me they sounded LIVE! And they were good tbh.
I missed most of "Batuka" cause I scrambled during the interlude to get a drink lol. The "Maria" interlude sounded heavenly from the bar outside. I came back and Madonna was dressed for the Fado/Portuguese section sitting atop those stairs with the ocean backdrop. She looked bomb in that outfit! Again, those legs mama! 
Then comes one of the highlights of the show for me, an acapella cover of a fado song with fado guitarist Gaspar Varela. Let me tell you again... VOCALS! We were cheering the whole time. Vocals queen! Ugh!
"Killers" is also another highlight, with her doing a tribal movement and it was great. That Portuguese set and backdrop really transported you to un lugar lejano. "Crazy" being one of my favorite songs from the new album is another standout! Graceful choreography and good vocals. The rest of the Fado section was great, with Madonna and just her guitar. "Sodade" was great. "Medellin" was a crowd-pleaser, mind you! At one point she steps off the stage, and goes down a few rows on one of the aisles and goes back to the stage.
The beer bitch banter followed, Madonna sitting on one edge of the stage. The beer bitch was Adam from Sydney, Australia. Madonna was thrown off guard cause Adam dared to ask her a question, some personal questions too hahaha! A great moment when she alluded to "Truth or Dare" and SIMULATED THE BLOWJOB SCENE and we all went wild. "Remember that?" she quipped. Lol so damn funny! Adam asked where is the best place she has had sex in. OMG! She coyly nonchalantly said "Well, everywhere is the best place, really." We all went wild. The Mr. Down Under dared to asked "Who's the best person you've done it with?" Omg! And after a long pause, "The only person I have ever done it best... is myself!" AND WE ROARED! Hilarious and witty! Classic Madonna. Then "Extreme Occident" started, visually stunning and technical details. It set the tone for the next song and as you all know another highlight of the show.
"Frozen" was just beyond stunning, haunting, and of course emotional! Vocals were on point, although the pitch was dropped down. She sounded amazing! She was behind the video projection/curtain of the talented Lourdes, and it was a breathtaking moment! Like a hologram or a ghost singing to her loved one. It's moving, and I'll leave it at that.
Now what follows is my absolute favorite part of the show, and it was a pleasant surprise: "COME ALIVE!" I'll just say that Madonna and her ENERGY  is boundless! This was definitely my favorite moment of the entire show! I'll leave it at that. Uplifting and full of Light. Made me bounce like Madonna bounced and hopped. Yasssssss! 
"Future" was good as well with those added verses. It was a moment for Madonna to rest. "Crave" was a disco party, not my favorite moment cause of the remix, but her outfit is gorgeous.
There was a weird transition from "Crave" to "Like A Prayer"... but of course it was the absolute Madonna get-up-and-sing-your-heart-out moment! Everyone was clapping! Very reminiscent of the Eurovision performance but it was more complete. The choir solo part was heavenly with the classic "COME ON PEOPLE PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER" line. Magical. 
"I Rise" closed the show, it was the encore of the show. Sounded amazing and the backdrop enhanced its message more. 
Madonna got off the stage on one of the aisles, and I was lucky enough to be a couple seats away from the aisle and I reached out to her as she was apporaching! She kept singing with her fist up high. I grabbed her wrist softly and WOW! It was a daze, it was so quick! But she felt so soft and she looked so immaculate! And just like that she exited through one of the doors and the show was done! Cheers from the crowd, and a few were in tears. I was in shock for a while. It was an amazing experience. I am still putting my emotions and thoughts together of what happened lol.
Outside The Wiltern was a MAJOR MADONNA DANCE PARTY, just like the previous night. A bucket drummer set up shop with his speaker and played drums to Madonna songs and the whole corner of Western and Wilshire was a Madonna Dance party for 45 mins or so! It was magical. I joined in of course with my Madonna Family friends lol. It's all on my Instagram stories. SO much fun! So much love for Madonna! I may see her one more time here in L.A. cause it's just that good!
It's official Madame X Tour is a success!
Los Angeles loves Madonna and we love her back more!
Long live the Queen of Pop. Living Legend. MADONNA!

 

This is THE man I would dream her to work with for a future theatre show (if he could ever accept her proposal), the uncomparable Dimitris Papaioannou. I attended two of his shows and I remember them among the best theatre experiences of my entire life, in wich I studied and performed as actor for some years and constantly went to see spectacles. If you have a few minutes watch some fragments of his profound and inspirational work.
 
 
 

@Voguerista has been the number one person on this forum bringing positivity and compassion to everyone's opinions. I am not sure if you're trying to be mean by saying that about her, but I hope not, because most would agree with me that she is a fabulous person in this fanbase

Can I pick Fever the Girlie Show version? Omg Is all I can say!!!
 

Express Yourself
Vogue
Papa Don't Preach
Into The Groove
Frozen

Again though, it's not negative energy. Negative energy would be an audience of people given free tickets that didn't want to go and make it known during the show.
What she had last night was Reactive Energy, which was basically her breathing in the fumes of the mess she had created by her own behaviour. I genuinely hope the audiences grow more and more vocal about the lateness, and somebody heckles her brutally, because the way she's treating people who have paid a fortune to hear her.
Most of the casual audience don't see her with your rose tinted specs, they see her as a successful singer, and they expect two way respect.
Shes no Goddess, and she's not the elite.
shes a performing artist, and we are her paying audience.

Probably The Blonde Ambition and The Re-Invention Tour DVD's will be released posthumously as well as most of the unreleased tracks.
Speaking of which, many unrealeased songs and demo versions are way better than entire albums.
At first I kinda hated Madame X and found it messy. I used to despise Batuka and Crazy. Now they are among my favorites, but I still can't stand Faz Gostoso, Looking For Mercy, Bitch I'm Loca, Future and Come Alive. I skip those most of times.
I'm afraid that, at some point, she may be forced to postpone/cancel the tour due to a surgery to fix that knee injury. (God forbid it! Especially before the show I'll be attending in Lisbon). ?
I hope that one day she hits the road with a greatest hits tour, singing the studio versions without ruining her classics with dreadful remixes. 
She should also have an "MTV-unplugged-like" show/live album performing some underrated songs such as "I'll Remember", "The Power of Good Bye", "You'll See","Bad Girl", "Joan of Arc"- just to name a few.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Or what? 
I also understood that the same 10 faces who went to every show so far said positive things about a mediocre low budget experience and I get it, are you gonna tell them to move on and go ahead too or is self expression only encouraged when it’s blind ass kissing?

She definitely wasn’t filming these shows for any kind of dvd release. There was a small crew (2, maybe 3 people) filming stuff, but it was probably just for social media or behind the scenes/ archive footage 

What do you mean? The tour credits are now available...
PARTICIPATING DESIGNERS
Elizabeth Emanuel, Prada, Miu Miu, Burberry, Versace, Paula Rowan (Gloves), Mugler, Agent Provocateur, Francesco Scognamiglio, Fausto Puglisi, Swarovski,  Lilly et Violetta
https://www.madonna.com/madamextourcredits
 

Oxana is a scammer and a thief and we shouldn't be promoting her.  It's well known now that she printed fake tickets to try to get to the front in many shows, now this is a polaroid photo of Rosie's polaroid, and she's trying to sell it for $2k on auction sites.  And we won't go into her "documentary" and how she's exploiting fans who are ignorant of her antics...

Hopefully!
Perhaps that's why she started posting #MadameXTheatre instead of #MadameXTour.
 

Hopefully!
Perhaps that's why she started posting #MadameXTheatre instead of #MadameXTour.
 

Few months back, Madonna shared a photo on Instagram/stories and this was shown right on the table in front of her, so I cropped the image and flipped it to properly see. First I thought it’s the tour book but now we know that’s not the case, so what the hell was this mean to be and is it every coming?
It could be a tour itinerary but I’m surprised that such a beautiful images (despite the horrendous font) never surfaced in proper resolution or was seen again on any product.
 

Good question. I still think there is an arena tour coming in the future after this show. That's when we'll see his designs. Please please Madonna Gods! ????

During one interview given in July, Jean Paul Gaultier stated:
" I created a collection of costumes for her new tour Madame X. She wanted more black, more leather. Something Gothic."
I've been wondering what happened to this costumes since they're not being worn. At first I thought he could be talking about the costume she wore at the Eurovision appearance, but that took place in May, months before Gaultier's interview and he clearly used the word TOUR.
I remember that once or twice Madonna postec stories on Instagram with the hashtag MadameXTour showing what seemed to be variations of that shoulder armor. 
What are your thoughts about it?
Is there something more awaiting us or she just had a last minute change of heart and decided not to wear his creations for the tour?
 
 

Here is how it all starts. The main red curtains open, and a white projection sheet is revealed behind it, close to the stage's edge. On the right side, you see a projected shadow of one of the dancers sitting at a desk behind the sheet in Madame X's "God Control" garb and typing a message that, in its turn, is projected at the top of the sheet. The message is a James Baldwin quote about artists existing to disrupt peace. On the left, in front of the sheet, Madonna's current boyfriend dancer does a routine synchronized to the words that the "Madame X" is typing. The first time he does it, he "gets shot" pretty quickly. Then he is shot after a longer message is typed, and (I think) the final time - after the whole message is displayed on the sheet. Next, a waving American flag is projected on the whole sheet and the spotlight is on Madonna standing behind it. Since there are no stage lifts or anything like that, then yes, she just walks out on stage. Hope this helps!

Take a Bow

Regards the Chris comment, speaking as someone that has not only lost several loved ones and some family members through addiction but also as someone who currently works in the nonprofit sector for an organization dedicated to the rehabilitation of those in or recovering from addiction let’s keep one thing in mind here.
addiction doesn’t just affect the person, it’s has devastating ongoing and forever damaging impact on everyone around them, family especially can be destroyed and all their lives forever scarred by this
none of us know the ins and outs or what has actually happened over the years there other than the public barbs on all sides of the family, perhaps people need to consider that having invested a lot historically into Chris her way of dealing with either the past or realisation she can’t fix him could be through her dry sense of humour because that damage, that devastation that happened or that is still happening can in time be forgiven but can never be taken back
so many people are quick to criticise and comment and get offended on behalf of people they don’t know and on subjects they don’t understand
personally I thought with her previous view on having to deal with celebrities and Chris rock being bought down for the staged interaction several minutes before it was more a comment on him telling his name by saying “Chris of course” and her response being a complete put down on Chris Rock at the expensive of her brothers situation, at least that was the tone from the person that relayed the story

Okay, so, aside from the show being a blur (most M concerts usually are)…. She was amazing! I don't recall ever seeing her in such top form. Her voice, her dancing... everything was amazing!
The highlight of the show is definitely Frozen followed closely by Like A Prayer. I was in the pit, 4th row, and it was EXTREMELY cramped. I was on the end, so it wasn't so bad, aside from the venue adding an additional seat for an usher to sit there... This was because I was on the side that Madonna walked down when she performed Medellin.
She did the same jokes as she did at BAM - I wish she would get some new material. She did quite a bit of talking, which is always welcome.
Did I mention Frozen?
Human Nature was of course another huge highlight. Future was awesome with M at the piano, which she actually played quite well. Express Yourself was really cool acapella, and she sang quite a bit of it. She didn't sing but a few bars of Papa Don't Preach - but it was a powerful moment.
Being on the end, and being very vocal, M and I had a few moments where we connected - her eyes are mesmerizing.
Vogue was of course Vogue. I mean, nuff said.
Batuka was incredible live. I still don't care for Killers all that much. The covers are pointless and the crowd seemed bored with them. 
So, the parts that sucked - it did take FOREVER to get out of the venue and if you have a larger phone they are tough to remove from the pouches. The merch was INSANELY overpriced. The "supreme" hoodies and jackets were 350 which I found to be insulting - I bought 3 tee-shirts and 2 programs and paid over 300.
As for M's knee - it was still taped, but the cool part is the she had it taped in the shape of a cross, so she was still rocking it.
All-in-all an A+ experience despite the few things that sucked, which had nothing to do with Madonna.

Probably The Blonde Ambition and The Re-Invention Tour DVD's will be released posthumously as well as most of the unreleased tracks.
Speaking of which, many unrealeased songs and demo versions are way better than entire albums.
At first I kinda hated Madame X and found it messy. I used to despise Batuka and Crazy. Now they are among my favorites, but I still can't stand Faz Gostoso, Looking For Mercy, Bitch I'm Loca, Future and Come Alive. I skip those most of times.
I'm afraid that, at some point, she may be forced to postpone/cancel the tour due to a surgery to fix that knee injury. (God forbid it! Especially before the show I'll be attending in Lisbon). ?
I hope that one day she hits the road with a greatest hits tour, singing the studio versions without ruining her classics with dreadful remixes. 
She should also have an "MTV-unplugged-like" show/live album performing some underrated songs such as "I'll Remember", "The Power of Good Bye", "You'll See","Bad Girl", "Joan of Arc"- just to name a few.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

I'll Remember
You'll See
The Power of Good Bye 
Rain
Easy Ride 

So yesterday was Madonna’s final show in NYC, and I gotta say... WOW, just that, I mean overall she puts in a show which is totally different to the ones I’ve seen before. I can recall right now how amazing is the transition from “Rescue Me” as interlude to “Frozen”, the goosebumps when she sang the first verse of the track and Lola in the projections and their faces and looks intertwined, by far is the best performance of the song since DWT. Speaking of the DWT, it reminds me sometimes about it, since that tour was the one in which she performed few “hits” or songs from the 80’s, and this time an important part of the album is performed on the show. She dances way much more than in the RHT! It’s also incredible that even though she had a knee injury she managed to pull out an entire show, without making changes on the setlist or finishing it earlier. 
 
In The first segment, “IDSIF” is very theatrical and groovy. The beginning of the Fado segment is very energetic and it’s just Madame X songs, so if you like the album, this segment would be your favorite one. When she performs “Crazy” it is noticeable the chemistry between her and this new “boyfriend”, however, I expected a better performance of this song. “Medellin” and “Extreme Occident” are by far the greatest ones in this section. “Come Alive” also is one of the highlights, at least for me, the choreography and projections were beyond my expectations! “LAP” was sung by everyone yesterday, the crowd really sang along! The last number, “I Rise” it’s totally appropriate regarding the message that the concert as a whole intends to give, Madonna being so close to us is magical! I was mesmerized by that moment! New York will miss Madame X! Madonna is a legend for a reason. 
 
10/10 BRAVOO

I love Who’s That Girl Tour.
It’s one of her better tours.