Donna

Well, I didn't expect you of all people to agree with me. I've seen enough of your posts to know you enjoy being pessimistic about Madonna. But don't get triggered, it's okay. I'm the first to agree you are entitled to your opinions! But my point stands! Most people who attend her concerts are aware of her late starts, and they make accommodations and nearly 99% forget she came on at or after 10 PM. For me, it's not a matter of making an "excuse", but knowing this is Madonna! This is who she is! Do I feel a bit of lack of professionalism when she does this? Yes, but at the same time, she's been pretty open about it all and has made it quite apparent she isn't going to take the stage until after 10 pm. There comes a time where you have to just accept that's her process or choose not to support her. Fortunately for her, many are able to look past it. This isn't anything new! And at the end of the day, most people don't care!

No one cares about this but a few that love to be overly dramatic. As if she's the only act that continuously keeps people waiting. At this point, it's become a running joke and most people who attends her concerts know that she will not start her show until 10 p.m. at the earliest. Most people I know who are casual or not big fans are very well much in the know of this, and plan accordingly. There are far more important things in life to be upset than when Madonna decides to start her concerts! If you can't stay up past 10 pm, then maybe you shouldn't be attending a Madonna concert in the first place. From day one, we knew Madonna doesn't play by the rules! And that's why I love Madonna!!

Relevancy is subjective. She's always been relevant to me and will always be. Certainly like any artist, she will not interest everyone. She definitely had a lot of high career moments, more than others. She will always be a famous icon for years to come. But of course, I don't expect future generations will get her like most of us fans have in previous generations. Like any iconic figure, she will peak interest from new generations, but expecting any commercial success as she had in the past is unrealistic. Certain individuals will cling to her in the future like many other iconic entertainers. For me, she will always peak my interest. That's all that matter. Will it measure up to the past work, maybe not, but at the same time, she tends to produce a few songs with each new album that I really love. That's enough for me!

But aren't you basing this off a few poorly taken videos from fans? A lot of these videos we are seeing have really poor audio, so I am not sure it's fair to say what is really going on. But my guess, she does rely on pre-recorded vocal tracks, while singing over them. In some cases, the audio vocal backing track is louder, so I won't say she isn't 100% dependent on the backing tracks, but on some songs, more than others.

I think for most songs she's singing live along with a backing per-recorded track, while some nights and songs the backing track is louder than her live vocals. For instance, there are times I can hear her singing live on the Everybody track, but it's usually the pre-recorded vocal heard the most. There are other songs like that, and on some nights it's different especially for songs like ROL. I always knew she was singing over a pre-recorded vocal track, but sometimes that pre-recorded track is louder than her live vocals.

Cherish Video Rain video or Bedtime Story Video?

But she's not really repeating such lines every ten minutes. In fact, I don't believe she's really said "are you with me?" that much this tour. This time, her speeches are centered around her 40 year career. They are on point and she has every right to share her story. That's the point of the tour. You may have heard them upteen times on videos, but most people attending these shows are only hearing them for the first time.

I'll Remember Angel or Hollywood?

I'm down for that idea. It's not gonna happen, but it's not unheard of having other people sing parts of duets sung by others.

Be Careful... Where's They Party or Everybody?

Seem so! Glad she was still on top of her game third night in. So exciting and can't wait to see the filmed result.

Max Martin commented on the song both her and Madonna worked on. He made it sound like it was a solo effort that reminiscences her 80's sound.

Thanks to all who is providing alternate methods! It helps and hopefully we all will be able to see it. No doubt someone will rip the stream as well. If that fails, I guess we'll eventually be able to access it when it's offered to a streaming service in the near future.

Gambler Bad Girl or What it Feels Like For a Girl?

Yes, she's performed it many times without Justin being LIVE, so it's not impossible for her to do it. Will she? I highly doubt it. I honestly think it's going to be a matter of her doing a duet with Anitta (if that rumor is true) and her possibly performing Music. Other than that, it might be a different song during the Rain/TAB segment and the Express Yourself/I"ll Survive moment. I'm not going to hold my breath in thinking she's just going to add three more songs to the already set list. But we'll see! I hope to be wrong! I figured this would be an issue. But we fans know ways around this. We also know that this broadcast is being sold to a streaming service afterwards, so it will be available world-wide to stream eventually.