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To be fair I was expecting more setlist changes, like when she was experimenting with surprise songs at Rebel Heart and Tears of a clown. I thought that being in a theatre will mean less automatic setlist... I think she was even talking about less sync with the screens and platforms and have more freedom to choose what she wanted to sing.

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2 hours ago, Jet said:

I wonder if the papa don’t preach segment might change for the Europe dates...isn’t it aimed at U.S abortion laws?

It better not, it’s one of the songs I’m most looking forward to. Hoping she’ll add Rescue Me and Easy Ride for the European dates but sadly I doubt it.

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5 hours ago, nito84bcn said:

To be fair I was expecting more setlist changes, like when she was experimenting with surprise songs at Rebel Heart and Tears of a clown. I thought that being in a theatre will mean less automatic setlist... I think she was even talking about less sync with the screens and platforms and have more freedom to choose what she wanted to sing.

Right?!

She doesn't even change the 10 minutes long monologues... All that "I want to do something different blablabla" was pure lip service as this show is just as tight, relying on screems and with the same rehearsal "jokes" with people who have money to give her, only this time is in a small place :confused:

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15 hours ago, Nobody Knows Me said:

It better not, it’s one of the songs I’m most looking forward to. Hoping she’ll add Rescue Me and Easy Ride for the European dates but sadly I doubt it.

I was hoping more than anything that she was going to add Rescue me seeing as it’s one of my favourite songs but that interlude she included was awful - I want the song in full - at this point im not seeing the tour as it’s too expensive in London ( £375 !!) but I might be swayed nearer the time if she adds the song ?

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37 minutes ago, Angelo said:

Rescue Me is a good song 

as an Interlude it’s perfect

It is, but it’s disappointing that she was teasing a full-length performance with the Orquestra Batukadeiras and ultimately got an interlude of the first verse only.

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22 hours ago, diegolcl said:

Right?!

She doesn't even change the 10 minutes long monologues... All that "I want to do something different blablabla" was pure lip service as this show is just as tight, relying on screems and with the same rehearsal "jokes" with people who have money to give her, only this time is in a small place :confused:

I thought she was headed that direction too but this show is very tight, l think she is bored of that but Madonna has her comfort zone as well

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Madonna Kicked Off Her Fillmore Residency With No Phones and Air Conditioning

Madonna's road to bringing her Madame X residency to the Fillmore Miami Beach began with a lawsuit. Last month, Madonna fan Nate Hollander filed suit in Miami-Dade County court after the Queen of Pop pushed back the start time of her concert from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. Hollander argued that the late start time made it virtually impossible for him to re-sell his tickets, which he no longer wanted due to the change.

Here's hoping Hollander was able to sell his tickets, because for the first show of her seven-night Fillmore residency, Madonna took the stage shortly after 11 p.m. and played straight through 1:30 a.m. Before the phone-free show began, fans bided their time in the Fillmore's lobby, where they danced to a mix of Madonna's hits, most of which she declined to play during the show later that night. And even in an intimate theater show packed with some of her most dedicated fans, there was one other complaint: Virtually no air conditioning could be felt in the building throughout the duration of the concert. Midway through the show, the mezzanine filled with chants of "AC! AC! AC!"

"Fuck you! I'm cold," responded the singer. "Take your fucking clothes off," she continued, hinting that the hot temperature eased the physical pain that led her to cancel three tour dates in Boston less than a month ago.

Fans reprised their pleas for air conditioning a couple more times throughout the night, but it's telling that no one actually left early. The adoring audience at the Miami Beach theater knew this was a rare chance to see their idol in an intimate venue.

"I've wanted this opportunity to play in small theaters for a long time," said the singer shortly after opening the show with Madame X tracks "God Control" and "Dark Ballet." If fans were expecting Madonna's theater shows to bring them closer to the songs they grew up listening to, the master of surprise had other plans for them. The Madame X tour setlist is mostly comprised of tracks from her latest album, with the occasional cut from Bedtime Stories and Ray of Light sprinkled throughout. "La Isla Bonita" makes an appearance when it's interpolated into her Maluma collaboration, "Medellín." "Express Yourself" also makes it onto the setlist, but as an acapella interlude.

Fan favorites "Frozen" and "Like A Prayer" elicited the most enthusiastic crowd reactions, but the audience kept an open mind for the newer tracks, which were accompanied by an elaborate stage show that recalled Broadway productions more than it did the average pop concert. During the opening number, Madonna emerged in a colonial dress flanked by dancers in police uniforms and riot gear as videos of Black Lives Matter protests were projected behind her. Among other theatrical flourishes were a string quartet dressed in nun's habits and a casket draped with an American flag carried across the stage by actors in servicemen's uniforms. During "I Don't Search I Find," Madonna embodied her femme fatale Madame X persona in an interrogation scene that recalled Michael Jackson's noir "Smooth Criminal" music video.

Her kitchen sink approach wasn't only limited to the set design. Referring to herself as a freedom fighter, Madonna also addressed a flurry of political issues throughout the show, from gun reform to Black Lives Matter to Palestine, environmentalism, LGBTQ equality, and women's rights. "I made up my mind and I'm not keeping my baby," she sang during "Papa Don't Preach," altering the lyrics before pausing the music to launch into a monologue about the rollback of abortion rights in state legislatures throughout the country.

Sitting next to the singer — who relished the intimate setting by walking into the crowd and interacting with fans several times — one fan illustrated the impact that decades of activist artistic messaging can foster. "There was no It Gets Better campaign when I was growing up," the fan told Madonna as she held the microphone for him. Without her pioneering encouragement of LGBTQ communities, he continued, he's not sure he would have been alive today.

Even for fans who may not have hit repeat on Madonna's Lisbon-inspired Madame X and maybe found the "One, two, cha-cha-cha" of "Medellín" a little cringy, the album's supporting tour was worth the late start time and lack of air conditioning. Looking ahead to additional dates, fans who stick it out will get an intimate look at an artist who, nearly 40 years into her career, is refusing to rest on the beloved, paradigm-shifting art she made in the past, instead opting to continue challenging even her most devoted audiences.

"I hope I've disturbed your peace this evening," she said near the end of the show, in reference to a James Baldwin quote that was projected onscreen at the beginning of the concert. As much as she's proven she loves to provoke her audiences, it's clear her greatest pleasure still comes from challenging herself.

 

 

 

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Midway through the show, the mezzanine filled with chants of "AC! AC! AC!"

"Fuck you! I'm cold," responded the singer. "Take your fucking clothes off," she continued, hinting that the hot temperature eased the physical pain that led her to cancel three tour dates in Boston less than a month ago.

Fans reprised their pleas for air conditioning a couple more times throughout the night, but it's telling that no one actually left early. The adoring audience at the Miami Beach theater knew this was a rare chance to see their idol in an intimate venue...

I think this behavior may hurt her in the future as it will keep people from going to her future concerts.  Certainly, she will have hardcore fans that will still go, but even some of those may be reluctant.

I'm no doctor, but I don't think keeping a relatively comfortable temp for all will change the pain in her knee.

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25 minutes ago, MarXus said:

I think this behavior may hurt her in the future as it will keep people from going to her future concerts.  Certainly, she will have hardcore fans that will still go, but even some of those may be reluctant.

I'm no doctor, but I don't think keeping a relatively comfortable temp for all will change the pain in her knee.

I worry this may hurt her in the future too. I, like many, really dislike being hot. Not only is it uncomfortable, it's not healthy for people to be extremely hot. You can have heat stroke and more. 

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25 minutes ago, Voguerista said:

I worry this may hurt her in the future too. I, like many, really dislike being hot. Not only is it uncomfortable, it's not healthy for people to be extremely hot. You can have heat stroke and more. 

Same here. I tend to find being hot really uncomfortable and unsettling. Part of me is a little worried about the future of her tours and ticket sales. If she plans on not making new music or touring for a few years though, hopefully a lot of the criticism and controversy will have calmed down more, however if she does plan on doing arenas and stadiums again then she does need to be more careful about what she’s saying at times. 

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