The Celebration Tour (Spoilers)

[Pedro Beltran 4,538]

No Mexicans suing her 

 

[Drownedboy 1,684]

2 hours ago, stefo said:

Ok wow, so we're gonna have two professional recordings of the show! This is amazing and makes still more sense the rumour M was rehearsing Music in Austin, she could really make some small chenges or additions. 

Well, this means that wigs, skirts and especially setlists are gonna be essential these days ... 

And it MUST be Rain!! 

Yes this is sooo exciting!! WOW

[Madgesty 2,745]

Don‘t forget: London was also filmed professionally. At least partly.

 

[sara94 2,261]

We are truly winning so hard lately. Sigh, its what we deserve

[acolyte 164]

12 hours ago, FraP said:

Can you imagine what it means to play a piano on playback, pressing the piano keys? The piano would still make a sound of a certain intensity that would be heard. Moreover, she is playing the correct notes, and it's obvious to anyone who has ever played a piano in their life.

So, it makes no sense to think that she is playing on playback. It's a completely nonsensical and baseless idea that I wonder how it could occur to anyone. By the way, I think Lola was also playing live at the Sticky and Sweet Tour.

Mercy is definitely playing live. Those supposedly "unplayed" notes are actually percussion sounds from the backing track she's playing to. The five or six piano notes heard in the studio recording before the first verse begins are omitted in every single performance on this tour. 

However, she's not playing an actual acoustic instrument. It's an average-sounding keyboard built into a mock-up of a grand piano body. If you look closely, there's no functioning pedals but simply a standard keyboard pedal hooked to the built-in keyboard she's playing. There's also no hammer and damper movement whatsoever during her performance. 

To properly mic an actual piano for one single performance would be a nightmare scenario for any sound engineer. In order for an acoustic piano to pick up as little surrounding noise as possible (sound disturbance being immense given the position of the B-stage and the nearly 360 degrees placement of the sound system), the lid would need to be closed at all times. There are specific piano microphones that perform miraculously under such circumstances and are able to bypass a lot of distracting resonance from drums on stage and audience noise, but obviously the lid is wide open for most of the performance. 

Settling for a MIDI-controlled mock-up makes sense since wheeling around an actual grand piano from underneath the stage wouldn't be economical due to its weight, transport needs and tuning delicacy. In an unstable A/C (or lack thereof ) environment, a grand piano would detune within minutes and sound off very quickly after being tuned. 

That said, Mercy certainly is a very good and notably skilled player. She's very consistent in her interpretation of Mayer's "Le regret" but she does add a little extra nice grace note here and there from time to time. She also plays with a sense of urgency and fervour that would be nice to hear on a future studio album of the Madonna family band...

[fmportela 923]

17 minutes ago, acolyte said:

Mercy is definitely playing live. Those supposedly "unplayed" notes are actually percussion sounds from the backing track she's playing to. The five or six piano notes heard in the studio recording before the first verse begins are omitted in every single performance on this tour. 

However, she's not playing an actual acoustic instrument. It's an average-sounding keyboard built into a mock-up of a grand piano body. If you look closely, there's no functioning pedals but simply a standard keyboard pedal hooked to the built-in keyboard she's playing. There's also no hammer and damper movement whatsoever during her performance. 

To properly mic an actual piano for one single performance would be a nightmare scenario for any sound engineer. In order for an acoustic piano to pick up as little surrounding noise as possible (sound disturbance being immense given the position of the B-stage and the nearly 360 degrees placement of the sound system), the lid would need to be closed at all times. There are specific piano microphones that perform miraculously under such circumstances and are able to bypass a lot of distracting resonance from drums on stage and audience noise, but obviously the lid is wide open for most of the performance. 

Settling for a MIDI-controlled mock-up makes sense since wheeling around an actual grand piano from underneath the stage wouldn't be economical due to its weight, transport needs and tuning delicacy. In an unstable A/C (or lack thereof ) environment, a grand piano would detune within minutes and sound off very quickly after being tuned. 

That said, Mercy certainly is a very good and notably skilled player. She's very consistent in her interpretation of Mayer's "Le regret" but she does add a little extra nice grace note here and there from time to time. She also plays with a sense of urgency and fervour that would be nice to hear on a future studio album of the Madonna family band...

Finally someone who sounds like they actually have a clue weighs in on the Mercy issue. 
Of course she's playing live, y'all!

[mirtillo 1,867]

12 hours ago, Semtex1 said:

I need you to randomly insert this whenever you feel the need..no matter what the topic. 

One of the best moment in this tour!

[Brendanlovesu1 12,079]

Jonas has been spotted in Mexico

 

[True Blue 84 1,860]

I just watched the whole show again and i said it before and i say it again, The Celebration Tour is definitely one of her best... Im so proud of her... 

[pawn_shop_blues 591]

I just hope ricardo isn't involved. Last time, We saw Jonas and it turned out ricardo was the director. I don't like his involvement in big projects

[pawn_shop_blues 591]

5 minutes ago, True Blue 84 said:

I just watched the whole show again and i said it before and i say it again, The Celebration Tour is definitely one of her best... Im so proud of her... 

same here. easily her best tour since confessions 

[True Blue 84 1,860]

21 minutes ago, pawn_shop_blues said:

same here. easily her best tour since confessions 

To me definitely yes 

[Ayham 5,493]

People in Brazil getting ready for M. 😁😆😂✨

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3WGvdvxa0y/?igsh=MXZrNXN1NGFyaWo1dw==

[True Blue 84 1,860]

1 hour ago, Ayham said:

People in Brazil getting ready for M. 😁😆😂✨

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3WGvdvxa0y/?igsh=MXZrNXN1NGFyaWo1dw==

Vocals 👌

[stefo 6,462]

Whaaaat? Why no news about last night guys??? Anybody mexican here? I need to read "Rain got back at her place", c'me on! 

[musicinferno 3,703]

5 minutes ago, stefo said:

Whaaaat? Why no news about last night guys??? Anybody mexican here? I need to read "Rain got back at her place", c'me on! 

The first Mexico show is tonight boo boo

[stefo 6,462]

6 minutes ago, musicinferno said:

The first Mexico show is tonight boo boo

Ooooh you're relaxing me man, thank you ... I was preoccupied 

#copacabanaforrain 

[Pedro Beltran 4,538]

2 hours ago, True Blue 84 said:

Vocals 👌

I think the backing track is too loud 

[Pedro Beltran 4,538]

16 minutes ago, stefo said:

Whaaaat? Why no news about last night guys??? Anybody mexican here? I need to read "Rain got back at her place", c'me on! 

She rehearsed EY yesterday 

[Donna 16,613]

7 hours ago, acolyte said:

Mercy is definitely playing live. Those supposedly "unplayed" notes are actually percussion sounds from the backing track she's playing to. The five or six piano notes heard in the studio recording before the first verse begins are omitted in every single performance on this tour. 

However, she's not playing an actual acoustic instrument. It's an average-sounding keyboard built into a mock-up of a grand piano body. If you look closely, there's no functioning pedals but simply a standard keyboard pedal hooked to the built-in keyboard she's playing. There's also no hammer and damper movement whatsoever during her performance. 

To properly mic an actual piano for one single performance would be a nightmare scenario for any sound engineer. In order for an acoustic piano to pick up as little surrounding noise as possible (sound disturbance being immense given the position of the B-stage and the nearly 360 degrees placement of the sound system), the lid would need to be closed at all times. There are specific piano microphones that perform miraculously under such circumstances and are able to bypass a lot of distracting resonance from drums on stage and audience noise, but obviously the lid is wide open for most of the performance. 

Settling for a MIDI-controlled mock-up makes sense since wheeling around an actual grand piano from underneath the stage wouldn't be economical due to its weight, transport needs and tuning delicacy. In an unstable A/C (or lack thereof ) environment, a grand piano would detune within minutes and sound off very quickly after being tuned. 

That said, Mercy certainly is a very good and notably skilled player. She's very consistent in her interpretation of Mayer's "Le regret" but she does add a little extra nice grace note here and there from time to time. She also plays with a sense of urgency and fervour that would be nice to hear on a future studio album of the Madonna family band...

Thanks for this.  I never even thought about it not being a true grand piano.  Interesting info. 

[The Ghost 1,609]

11 hours ago, Blue Jean said:

Can someone translate

just typed it into google translate 'yay'

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[The Ghost 1,609]

13 hours ago, Rebel Hugo said:

IT'S OFFICIAL GUYS!!!!

THE CELEBRATION TOUR IN MEXICO CITY WILL BE FILMED FOR A FUTURE RELEASE!!!!!!!!! 👸🏼🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽

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[True Blue 84 1,860]

56 minutes ago, Pedro Beltran said:

I think the backing track is too loud 

😂😂😂😂

[Donna 16,613]

10 hours ago, stefo said:

Ok wow, so we're gonna have two professional recordings of the show! This is amazing and makes still more sense the rumour M was rehearsing Music in Austin, she could really make some small chenges or additions. 

Well, this means that wigs, skirts and especially setlists are gonna be essential these days ... 

And it MUST be Rain!! 

Or maybe the Mexico is a back up if she ends up hating how RIO turns out?  Whatever the case, RIO will be out there no matter what, so I'm excited about this.  Also, it would be so awesome if she includes the full Music performance, especially to end the show. 

[Alex the rebel heart 162]

Madonna and her artistic team had a private screening in Mexico City (Cdmx) of Jonas Akerlund and Damien Jalet's new film called Duels.

This info according to one of the promoters of the film:

6 hours ago, Brendanlovesu1 said:

Jonas has been spotted in Mexico