2023 Tour - How the show should start?

[MattyMads 5,508]

I'm calling Back that up as the opener yeah it's not a greatest hit but she is going to want to sneak it in somewhere

[Ekans 922]

I hope she doesn’t open with Vogue again. RIT has already had that and some MX Tour shows too (might be a bit traumatic for her and some fans).

[DJ N A 730]

"Everybody" could be great as an opener and is definitely thematically appropriate given this is a celebration of her 40 years. That the song that started it all. 

I could see her teasing us with those spoken lyrics during an intro:

"I know you've been waiting
Yeah, I've been watching you
Yeah, I know you wanna get up
Yeah, come on.."

Then appearing and the crowd going wild....into....

"Everybody come on, dance and sing
Everybody get up and do your thing
Everybody come on, dance and sing
Everybody get up and do your thing

Let the music take control
Find a groove and let yourself go
When the room begins to sway
You know what I'm trying to say...."

[Andreo 5,323]

1 hour ago, Nounours said:

Video on monitors shows someone scrolling down a list of comments on an article about the tour announcement. "She should open the show with 'Vogue'!" "Ugh, she should obviously start with 'Take a bow', duh!" "#justiceforbadgirl" and the like, the comments go on and on with no end in sight. The person scrolling is then revealed to be Madonna, looking utterly nonplussed with drink in hand. Cut to her lying on a couch at a therapist's office (in full Madame X regalia to make it all the more absurd) during a session.

"I just feel like people are pressuring me to do something, and I never respond well to that" she tells the therapist. "Why should anyone care about the opening song of my show? It's my choice."

"Open your heart", the therapist says dryly.

"I beg your pardon?" Madonna says, exasperated, tilting her head towards him.

"I said," he rolls his eyes, "the only logical choice is 'Open your heart'".

Madonna just stares at him blankly, and the awkward silence continues for a few seconds.

Fast cut to Madonna running in the streets, suddenly seeing her song titles on billboards, traffic signs, storefronts - everywhere. Voices shouting out song titles become louder and louder as she stops and presses her hands to her ears. Just as the voices turn into an incredibly loud cacophony, she shouts "No!" and they instantly disappear. The video zooms into her determined face, looking straight at the audience, as she utters "we're doing this my way".

Screen cuts to black, the whole venue is in complete darkness.

clap clap clap clap

"Madonna"

"Life is so crazy"

"You've been through a lot"

"Tell your story sometimes, you know?"

Spotlight shows up and there she is, all one, in the middle of the stage, in an outfit meant to recall the early NY days.

"Seemed like yesterday, I was a baby on the street..."

(Literally popped into my head before sleep last night, please don't judge it too harshly.)

I love this, this would be hilarious Omg!!!!! 😭 And now that you mention it, she has Rebel Heart and VVV as celebration songs, who knows if they can use elements of it at least. What better chance to use these two retrospective celebrations of her life and career than a Greatest Hits Tour? That would be dope

[wtg1987 10,160]

Video intro retrospective all in Hd - words song outro monologue before launching into extended version of rescue me 😎

[azul2015 352]

It's going to be a show where there are many songs, so they will be short versions...

I imagine it's a tiny intro but it quickly melts into the groove to start the show with a lot of energy. Ideal no videos and a show closer to the 80's

[Paulo MDNA Tour 1,808]

back that up/ frozen (tiktok remix) medley

[steady75 9,570]

LIGHTS DOWN 

 

PITCH BLACK

 

THIS

 

 

But the 

"I worked really hard and my dream came true"

Is done by modern day Madonna

 

[fauxswan 257]

2 hours ago, steady75 said:

LIGHTS DOWN 

 

PITCH BLACK

 

THIS

 

 

But the 

"I worked really hard and my dream came true"

Is done by modern day Madonna

 

THis is like the only logical answer.. can you imagine her singing this version of dress you up again? I would DIE.

[MaDöner Kebab 6,876]

4 hours ago, djnathanashby said:

"Everybody" could be great as an opener and is definitely thematically appropriate given this is a celebration of her 40 years. That the song that started it all. 

I could see her teasing us with those spoken lyrics during an intro:

"I know you've been waiting
Yeah, I've been watching you
Yeah, I know you wanna get up
Yeah, come on.."

Then appearing and the crowd going wild....into....

"Everybody come on, dance and sing
Everybody get up and do your thing
Everybody come on, dance and sing
Everybody get up and do your thing

Let the music take control
Find a groove and let yourself go
When the room begins to sway
You know what I'm trying to say...."

And Everybody would blend perfectly into Music as an ode to Mark Kamins. The DJ that helped start her career.

[martassak 529]

She should definitely open with Candy Shop/Bitch I’m Loca mash up

[wtg1987 10,160]

2 minutes ago, martassak said:

She should definitely open with Candy Shop/Bitch I’m Loca mash up

In your city yes but definitely not mine 😂😜

[chaosmen1984mk 798]

No matter what the first song is, I just I want her to appear dressed as a Queen full of jewels and a golden crown sitting on a spectacular throne and surrounded by her dancers dressed as her servants. It would be a kind of hint to all those who proclaim themselves queens of music or to the press that has recently minimized her due to her age or because they think she can no longer offer a quality show. This is Madonna's chance to make history as she has to show that she has the same energy and ability on stage as many young artists and that age is not an impediment at all.

[Alm47 896]

37 minutes ago, chaosmen1984mk said:

No matter what the first song is, I just I want her to appear dressed as a Queen full of jewels and a golden crown sitting on a spectacular throne and surrounded by her dancers dressed as her servants. It would be a kind of hint to all those who proclaim themselves queens of music or to the press that has recently minimized her due to her age or because they think she can no longer offer a quality show. This is Madonna's chance to make history as she has to show that she has the same energy and ability on stage as many young artists and that age is not an impediment at all.

…she will never do that.

[Ekans 922]

3 hours ago, chaosmen1984mk said:

No matter what the first song is, I just I want her to appear dressed as a Queen full of jewels and a golden crown sitting on a spectacular throne and surrounded by her dancers dressed as her servants. It would be a kind of hint to all those who proclaim themselves queens of music or to the press that has recently minimized her due to her age or because they think she can no longer offer a quality show. This is Madonna's chance to make history as she has to show that she has the same energy and ability on stage as many young artists and that age is not an impediment at all.

This “I’m the queen” x “No I’m the queen” thing has gotten old much long ago…

[Angelo 5,713]

12 hours ago, Nounours said:

Video on monitors shows someone scrolling down a list of comments on an article about the tour announcement. "She should open the show with 'Vogue'!" "Ugh, she should obviously start with 'Take a bow', duh!" "#justiceforbadgirl" and the like, the comments go on and on with no end in sight. The person scrolling is then revealed to be Madonna, looking utterly nonplussed with drink in hand. Cut to her lying on a couch at a therapist's office (in full Madame X regalia to make it all the more absurd) during a session.

"I just feel like people are pressuring me to do something, and I never respond well to that" she tells the therapist. "Why should anyone care about the opening song of my show? It's my choice."

"Open your heart", the therapist says dryly.

"I beg your pardon?" Madonna says, exasperated, tilting her head towards him.

"I said," he rolls his eyes, "the only logical choice is 'Open your heart'".

Madonna just stares at him blankly, and the awkward silence continues for a few seconds.

Fast cut to Madonna running in the streets, suddenly seeing her song titles on billboards, traffic signs, storefronts - everywhere. Voices shouting out song titles become louder and louder as she stops and presses her hands to her ears. Just as the voices turn into an incredibly loud cacophony, she shouts "No!" and they instantly disappear. The video zooms into her determined face, looking straight at the audience, as she utters "we're doing this my way".

Screen cuts to black, the whole venue is in complete darkness.

clap clap clap clap

"Madonna"

"Life is so crazy"

"You've been through a lot"

"Tell your story sometimes, you know?"

Spotlight shows up and there she is, all one, in the middle of the stage, in an outfit meant to recall the early NY days.

"Seemed like yesterday, I was a baby on the street..."

(Literally popped into my head before sleep last night, please don't judge it too harshly.)

Man...this is great and hilarious 😂

[Robertthenurse 2,914]

On 1/15/2023 at 12:03 PM, Pootz333 said:

EncylopediaMadonnica posted and deleted about M "finding her emcee" after Bob The Drag Queen cancelled the entire Sibling Rivalry Tour. Bob was also seen on IG with Madonna at her home recently. 

If Bob is an opening act, I'm all for it. But I don't want an emcee or narrator during M's show and that's what he specifically mentioned in the now deleted post.

I agree with this theory. I feel like Bob is going to pop up here and there throughout the tour like she did at Pride. I don't know how I feel about that.

[androiduser 2,446]

I would LOVE it if the show started with a huge 80's hit... La Isla Bonita, Open Your Heart, Into the Groove.... something like that

[BlondAmbition 3,626]

The best could be 'everybody' ... It's 40th anniversary

[sbrombolessio 1,426]

My guess.....It will strart with a video screen projection of the new Vanity Fair photoshoot

[RebelHeart97 540]

We all know she’s going to sneak Candy Shop into this set list so she might as well get it out of the way with opening the show with it 😂🤣 My sugar is rawww 🍭 🍬 

[Roland Barthes 5,838]

Same as Blond Ambition tour, with Everybody "Dance and sing, get up and do your thing" as nod both to the song and her most iconic tour.

[DiegoLCL 5,051]

Open with Holiday then end it with Celebration.

[N3onNostalgic 151]

Well definitely Vogue as the opener then maybe Everybody as the 2nd song.

[Andymad 10,367]

While I’d absolutely die for an opener of Vogue or Express Yourself, there’s a few others that I think would work well as an opener considering the Greatest Hits theme:

-Lucky Star

-Deeper and Deeper

-Open Your Heart

-Who’s That Girl? Not a banger but it would be super cute if her to open singing “when you see her, say a prayer and kiss your heart goodbye”. Awww. Isn’t that sweet?

or maybe she’ll just fuck us all up and blast out the original Like A Prayer. Give us all the shock of her career.