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Pipine23 11 Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 I can’t believe how amazing she looks on this tour.. just stunning. Love all the looks.. the ROL jumpsuit is just perfect. Voguerista, 50ft Queenie, blondboi559 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voguerista 11,818 Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 47 minutes ago, Pipine23 said: I can’t believe how amazing she looks on this tour.. just stunning. Love all the looks.. the ROL jumpsuit is just perfect. I agree! My Mom (when she was alive) would always go on about Carole Burnette’s legs and how beautiful they were. Well, I think Madonna’s legs are just as beautiful if not more so. Even at 65! Dang! Who else can say that? 💃💃💃💃💃🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Donna 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirtillo 1,842 Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 Hard Candy is the only studio album not present in this tour. Right?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron92 546 Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 1 hour ago, Debord said: It's Betty Freidan - you see her on screen starting the quote a few seconds before. It's from ABC News in 1985. Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voguerista 11,818 Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 Eight things we learned from Madonna’s nights of Celebration in London The Guardian takes in a dazzling start to a tour showcasing a career that set the template for modern pop stardom Laura Snapes Fri 20 Oct 2023 12.04 EDT By the end of her four-night stint in London in the past week, Madonna’s status as pop’s ultimate survivor was assured. Four months ago, it was uncertain whether she would be able to begin her Celebration tour, showcasing a career that set the template for modern pop stardom. She was hospitalised in June with a life-threatening bacterial infection that left her in intensive care, and observers doubted the 65-year-old would recover in time. As did she. “I’m pretty damn surprised I made it this far,” she said on the first night. “And I mean that on many levels.” A total of 80,000 fans packed into the O2 Arena this week and, despite technical hitches on several nights, the tour earned four- and five-star reviews. Critics praised its canny assessment of her musical, cultural and societal impact – although some tabloids balked at its proud display of her sexuality. Here, the Guardian looks through her typically dazzling start. Community at her core Madonna with her dancers. Photograph: Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Live Nation Madonna would never have become the star she is without finding a community in 80s New York queer culture, as the Celebration tour made plain. Her dancers were largely Black, Latin, queer and trans, and the exuberance between them felt gorgeous and sincere. The show’s greatest stylistic influence is ballroom culture, which she first showcased in her 1990 hit Vogue. Her foregrounding of the artform – such as judging a ball competition and having the RuPaul’s Drag Race winner Bob the Drag Queen as an MC – felt like an authentic acknowledgment of a mutually loving bond. That was underlined by a profoundly moving tribute to her peers and the community lost to Aids: the giant disco ball that twirled during Holiday slumped to the ground, crushing a male dancer. As she started Live to Tell, screens revealed portraits of late friends including Freddie Mercury, Keith Haring, Robert Mapplethorpe and Peter Hujar. She sang to them on a suspended platform, the images multiplying so fast you could no longer make out the men’s individual identities. Madonna on stage with Bob the Drag Queen at the O2 Arena in London on Sunday. Photograph: Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Live Nation She’s still scrappy five decades in Starting three months later than planned, said the musical director Stuart Price, “created an opportunity to further enhance the show”. The performance was full of spectacular set pieces – a spinning carousel filled with muscular male dancers; flying stages; enough biblical symbolism to fill the Vatican – but it also felt thrillingly haphazard, befitting the young Madonna’s make-or-break attitude. That was dramatised in the prelude to Holiday, staged on the steps of famed New York nightclub Paradise Garage with Madonna begging the bouncer to be let in while gorgeous queens sauntered past. It also came through in her seemingly off-the-cuff addresses: beer in hand, remembering her early days playing at punk club CBGB’s before a brilliant guitar-led rendition of Burning Up; beer also in hand on night three as she talked about her anguish over the Israel-Hamas war. Age is no match for her Madonna on the opening night of the Celebration tour in London. Photograph: Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Live Nation One of the most moving aspects of the Celebration tour is its reflection of how much Madonna has had to overcome: poverty and risk as a young dancer in New York; ferocious censure; pop’s ever-present threat of obsolescence. Then there is also the sheer passage of time: the toxic combination of misogyny and ageism, not to mention the physical limitations that a body – and a dancer’s relentlessly flogged body, at that – can take. Madonna has been confronting the former for more than half her life. “The most controversial thing I’ve done is to stick around,” she said in voiceover – a clip from an awards acceptance speech – as newspaper clips lambasting her age spin across the backdrop. But she’s also vanquished the latter: executing a show this physical just four months after her hospitalisation is an astonishing feat; her undisguised knee support sleeve also read as an unapologetic acknowledgment of the exertion and bodily toll entailed in performing at this level aged 65. Her acoustic cover of Gloria Gaynor’s I Will Survive was well earned – and her voice sounded formidable. Conquering new sexual frontiers Madonna writhes on stage with a lookalike. Photograph: Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Live Nation Nobody has made sexuality into iconography like Madonna. But there was a point behind – almost – every cone bra and shred of latex as she protested prudishness and hypocrisy, sent up the absurdity of the virgin-whore dichotomy and foregrounded eroticism during an era where sexuality could become a death sentence. Onstage, her age added a new dimension to this lifelong mission as she revelled in her status as an object of desire and an enduringly sexual being. Family is everything Madonna and her son David Banda perform her song Mother and Father. Photograph: Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Live Nation During the song Mother and Father, Madonna sang to an image of her mother, while her son David Banda played guitar in front of a screen of his late birth mother. Madonna’s daughters also featured: Lourdes Leon helped judge the drag ball on night one, Mercy James played piano beautifully on Bad Girl and – stealing the show – 11-year-old Estere deejayed and vogued. And in respect of her queer and marginalised fans, she hymned chosen family – the support networks that many people create in the face of rejection and persecution at home. Wackiness is part of the enterprise The first half of the tour plots a fairly linear path through Madonna’s history. But once she passed the early 90s, narrative went out of the window in favour of the relative chaos that has become her modern calling card. There were samples of Sam Smith and Kim Petras’s provocative hit Unholy (albeit not Vulgar, Madonna’s actual duet with Smith), a delightful spotlight on the Dominican rapper Tokischa and a strange interlude for The Beast Within, in which Madonna’s dancers trudged through a desert landscape reminiscent of a Star Wars prequel. Controversy remains her second language Madonna in full iconoclast mode on stage. Photograph: Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Live Nation There were, of course, a few flagrant provocations: having paid tribute to Prince, with a purple-costumed guitarist ripping a guitar solo at the end of Like a Prayer, she also included a mashup of Like a Virgin with various Michael Jackson hits, while silhouettes of the two frolicked on screen in reference to their on-screen romance. And on night three, she expanded on her previous allusions to the Israel-Hamas war, lamenting the children killed in the conflict and advocating for “no sanctions, no land given or taken”. Her star power remains Despite the tour’s focus on Madonna’s fallibility, it was impossible not to behold the fact the actual Madonna was right there, running through a recent history that felt more like mythology. Betsy Reed Editor, Guardian US Vinny Fonseca, NothingReallyMatters, PHIL and 5 others 6 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clkelley39 991 Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 I believe Miss Madonna may have gotten a new or better publicist. Here’s yet ANOTHER recent media piece praising her, and it’s very interesting. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/11/madonna-hung-up-video-age-sexuality/675441/Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Donna, BuggedOut, Voguerista and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Régine Filange 2,582 Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 I wish the tickets were less expensive, it could be easier to attract younger people and get new fans. Even non fans would pay to see her just cause of the legacy her name carries, but too expensive to happen. Voguerista and Immaculate 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHIL 260 Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 i'm in awe of this tour. i can't believe how good it is. it keeps on resonating with me. Voguerista, stratus, blondboi559 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drownedboy 1,676 Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 Yes she is looking amazing, and singing great, and I believe this tour is such a great step in the right direction that will put her in the legacy throne that she should have always had. Of course, she is not going to dance at 65 as she danced, but who cares... Honey Little, stefo and Voguerista 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nito84bcn 2,755 Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 Tbh, she looked more tired and less energy on Drowned World Tour, wich is amazing because it was a top level concert. Considering than more than 22 years have passed since then, she's is almost super-human. Voguerista and Drownedboy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyK 687 Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 Apologies if this was posted before but Pitchfork gave the show a great review. Somewhat surprisingly? Thankfully it wasn’t by Rich Juzwiak. https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/madonnas-celebration-tour-is-more-than-just-another-greatest-hits-show/?utm_source=twitter&utm_social-type=owned&mbid=social_twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_brand=p4k This passage caught my eye regarding the observation or critique some have about the second half of the show being less structured than the first: “Madonna’s shows are known for being meticulous and highly conceptual, but this bricolage of past styles and aesthetics made Celebration feel unusually scrappy. That ramshackle quality was also the show’s greatest strength, allowing for brilliant choreographed moments, like a recreation of the dance from the “Don’t Tell Me” video, alongside Madonna’s trademark vaudevillian raunch (making out with one of her topless female dancers after “Hung Up”) and sections that felt off-the-cuff.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyK 687 Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 49 minutes ago, clkelley39 said: I believe Miss Madonna may have gotten a new or better publicist. Here’s yet ANOTHER recent media piece praising her, and it’s very interesting. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/11/madonna-hung-up-video-age-sexuality/675441/ Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Could be. Last I remember she signed w/Billie Eilish’s publicist a few years ago. That poor girl got dragged all over the internet during her last album cycle. Hopefully M found someone more competent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donna 16,454 Posted October 20, 2023 Author Share Posted October 20, 2023 Watching the lighting ascend in this video in the first 20 seconds and as the songs begins, it's like a nuclear blast! So awesome looking: Vinny Fonseca, confessed, WIFLFAB and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stefo 6,395 Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 This video of Rain shows a quite close perspective, her face and expressions are top notch https://www.facebook.com/madonnauniversepage/videos/708828887771209 ... and that smile Voguerista, Anapausis, BuggedOut and 4 others 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie 8,075 Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 4 hours ago, Voguerista said: I agree! My Mom (when she was alive) would always go on about Carole Burnette’s legs and how beautiful they were. Well, I think Madonna’s legs are just as beautiful if not more so. Even at 65! Dang! Who else can say that? 💃💃💃💃💃🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Me too! She's serving it and we are eating it up - she looks so good! Donna and Voguerista 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voguerista 11,818 Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 6 minutes ago, Jackie said: Me too! She's serving it and we are eating it up - she looks so good! You said it! Fire!!!!! Jackie and Donna 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voguerista 11,818 Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 49 minutes ago, stefo said: This video of Rain shows a quite close perspective, her face and expressions are top notch https://www.facebook.com/madonnauniversepage/videos/708828887771209 ... and that smile Another stunning sweet pic! She is so happy! Beautiful! stefo, Stéphane ROBIN, Donna and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex20 400 Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 On 10/14/2023 at 12:42 PM, Joseebus said: In a moment of insanity today I bought MY THIRD ticket of the tour for January 23rd at Madison Square Garden. I already have a ticket for Houston in March and Austin in April. I AM SO EXCITED. And most of us are so jealous...Enjoy!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Beltran 4,285 Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 Antwerp WIFLFAB, Anapausis, Frankito and 5 others 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Beltran 4,285 Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 Voguerista, BuggedOut, MAX_donna and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Beltran 4,285 Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 WIFLFAB, BuggedOut, MAX_donna and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Beltran 4,285 Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 Interview with Chair 🪑 Anapausis, gafuller, Voguerista and 5 others 6 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alm47 896 Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 What kind of multiverse of madness is this? We must be in some alternate timeline, 'cause it's crazy to see people and media that have been nasty to her, actually praising her. nito84bcn, Would You Like To Try and Mden 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottyx 8,779 Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 19 minutes ago, Alm47 said: What kind of multiverse of madness is this? We must be in some alternate timeline, 'cause it's crazy to see people and media that have been nasty to her, actually praising her. It's still early. Honey Little 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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