Future Lover

Whenever I see people on here waxing poetic about her vocals I sometimes have to wonder what vocal peak they're referring to when they talk about a decline. Love this woman to death but at no time have her vocals ever been her strongsuit. There have been periods and moments all throughout when she's sounded great but some of y'all act like she was once a Celine level vocalist who's collapsed down to barely being able to hold a note. 

Whenever I see people on here waxing poetic about her vocals I sometimes have to wonder what vocal peak they're referring to when they talk about a decline. Love this woman to death but at no time have her vocals ever been her strongsuit. There have been periods and moments all throughout when she's sounded great but some of y'all act like she was once a Celine level vocalist who's collapsed down to barely being able to hold a note. 

Whenever I see people on here waxing poetic about her vocals I sometimes have to wonder what vocal peak they're referring to when they talk about a decline. Love this woman to death but at no time have her vocals ever been her strongsuit. There have been periods and moments all throughout when she's sounded great but some of y'all act like she was once a Celine level vocalist who's collapsed down to barely being able to hold a note. 

Whenever I see people on here waxing poetic about her vocals I sometimes have to wonder what vocal peak they're referring to when they talk about a decline. Love this woman to death but at no time have her vocals ever been her strongsuit. There have been periods and moments all throughout when she's sounded great but some of y'all act like she was once a Celine level vocalist who's collapsed down to barely being able to hold a note. 

Whenever I see people on here waxing poetic about her vocals I sometimes have to wonder what vocal peak they're referring to when they talk about a decline. Love this woman to death but at no time have her vocals ever been her strongsuit. There have been periods and moments all throughout when she's sounded great but some of y'all act like she was once a Celine level vocalist who's collapsed down to barely being able to hold a note. 

Whenever I see people on here waxing poetic about her vocals I sometimes have to wonder what vocal peak they're referring to when they talk about a decline. Love this woman to death but at no time have her vocals ever been her strongsuit. There have been periods and moments all throughout when she's sounded great but some of y'all act like she was once a Celine level vocalist who's collapsed down to barely being able to hold a note. 

Whenever I see people on here waxing poetic about her vocals I sometimes have to wonder what vocal peak they're referring to when they talk about a decline. Love this woman to death but at no time have her vocals ever been her strongsuit. There have been periods and moments all throughout when she's sounded great but some of y'all act like she was once a Celine level vocalist who's collapsed down to barely being able to hold a note. 

Okay let me give this a go. Like @MPowered I'm going to expand upon the storyline present in the existing show, just widen it out.
 
ACT ONE: PROLOGUE
Takes place entirely on the main stage with Madonna wearing one of three costumes that rotates throughout the tour: a modern recreation of her iconic The Virgin Tour opening outfit, a modern recreation of her infamous 1992 Jean Paul Gaultier fashion show look, or a modern recreation of the Confessions Tour's Erotica bodysuit. The act sets up the retrospective nature of the show and sees Madonna commanding the stage all by herself backed by video clips from across her career.
It's a Celebration (Bob the Drag Queen intro with elements of "Lucky Star", "Vogue", "Open Your Heart", "Erotica", and "Celebration")
1. Celebration (with elements of "Give It 2 Me")
2. Bitch I'm Madonna (with elements of "Give Me All Your Luvin'")
 
ACT TWO: DANCETERIA
Introduces the picture frame-like time machine that at the end of BIM carries Madonna to the furthest out b-stage where she is quickly whisked away for a costume change, signaling a move back in time. The dancers arrive now dressed in period appropriate clothing and when Madonna returns, she's dressed in a costume evocative of her early 80s look with rosaries and fish nets. This takes us through Madonna's initial rise to fame up to the kick off of the AIDS epidemic. 
I Wanted to Be a Big Star (Interlude)
3. Everybody (with elements of "Where's the Party")
4. Music/Into the Groove (with elements of "Into the Hollywood Groove")
5. Like a Virgin (with elements of "Hollywood")
6. Dress You Up (Madonna on guitar; with elements of "Physical Attraction")
6. Holiday (with elements of "I Want Your Love")
The Fallen (Interlude)
7. Live to Tell (with elements of "In This Life")
 
ACT THREE: RELIGIOUS
Themed primarily to her late 80s/early 90s activism. She is wearing a costume evocative of the robes from the Blond Ambition Tour. Her dancers are as well. The set is accompanied witha  great deal of religious imagery.
The Ritual/Act of Contrition (Interlude) (with elements of "Girl Gone Wild")
8. Like a Prayer (with elements of "Act of Contrition")
9. Papa Don't Preach
10. Oh Father (contains elements of "Mother and Father")
 
ACT FOUR: REBELLIOUS 
Themed to her rebelliousness in the early 90s as well as the backlash that followed, the act sees Madonna at the start in a sensual leather number until she is more and more covered up as the nay sayers attempt to silence her. However, she fights back, disturbs the peace, and refuses to be censored. She returns to finish the act in a recreation of the iconic cone bra.
Justify My Love (Interlude)
11. Erotica/Rescue Me (with elements of  the "You Thrill Me" demo)
12. Bad Girl (with elements of "Nobody's Perfect")
I Want to Start a Revolution (Interlude)
13. Express Yourself/Human Nature
14. Sorry (with elements of "Like it Or Not")
15. Vogue (with elements of "Break My Soul (Queen's Remix")
 
ACT FIVE: REBIRTH
Chronicles her rebirth from the ashes of her various controversies. Costume wise, I feel it'd be very similar to how she's dressed for RoL as it is.
Absolutely No Regrets (Interlude)
16. Bedtime Story
17. Frozen/The Power of Good-Bye (with elements of "Open Your Heart")
18. Rain (with elements of "Candy Perfume Girl")
19. Ray of Light 
 
ACT SIX: THE QUEEN
This section celebrates the furthering of Madonna's career and her settling tightly into her reign as a legend. Costume wise very inspired by the DAD/DTM costumes from this tour.
Nobody Knows Me (Interlude)
20. Die Another Day
21. Don't Tell Me
22. Take a Bow (with elements of "Don't Cry for Me Argentina")
23. La Isla Bonita (with elements of "Pray for Spanish Eyes")
24. 4 Minutes (with elements of "Heartbeat")
24. Hung Up/Get Together (with elements of "Hung Up on Tokischa")
 
ENCORE
This closer is themed entirely to Madonna's relationship with her fans. The first song is done alone with just her on stage, roaming and interacting with her fans. After the interlude before the final song, the dancers all come out and close the show off with a celebration of the journey Madonna's taken with her fans across the last 40 years.

Rebel Heart (Interlude)
25. Crazy for You (with elements of "Masterpiece")
I Don't Search I Find (Interlude)
26. Nothing Really Matters 

 

Never beating the troll allegations, I fear

Well I mean considering her normally blaze attitude towards criticism of being late I wouldn’t be shocked if she was just making shit up to avoid getting bitched at

Well I mean considering her normally blaze attitude towards criticism of being late I wouldn’t be shocked if she was just making shit up to avoid getting bitched at

Let’s not do the I told you so circuit just yet
 

Let’s not do the I told you so circuit just yet
 

Honestly, and I know this may be controversial considering there've been some major major talents who've produced for her, but I think Stuart is probably the best musical collaborator she's had. His work on his 4 tours with her have been sublime, and they created one of her most incredible bodies of work together. He brings something really special out in her. 

Honestly, and I know this may be controversial considering there've been some major major talents who've produced for her, but I think Stuart is probably the best musical collaborator she's had. His work on his 4 tours with her have been sublime, and they created one of her most incredible bodies of work together. He brings something really special out in her. 

-The late starts are nothing new. This has been happening for over a decade now. Really, it started happening even earlier it was just irregular but from The MDNA Tour forward, super late starts have been the norm. 
-She has worn a knee wrap on stage since 2004. This is not new. The only difference is she doesn't hide it like she used to. 
-No one is really saying the setlist doesn't feel finalized, just that the ordering is a little random. But after opening night, it became pretty evident the reason it feels that way is that this show just doesn't follow her normal act-by-act structure as there's no themed sections, but moreso an overarching theme. 
-No one has said from what I've seen that she looks lost? Unless you're referring to opening night when she was dealing with the tech issues which is a normal response to losing sound. Otherwise she's been super engaged every night, I'm not sure where this idea has come from. 
She has been nothing but happy these shows, really. She looks like she's having more fun than she's had in years. It's nice you're concerned for her but all these concerns seem a bit unwarranted as nothing you're suggesting is worrisome is out of place, and some of it just isn't happening at all. 

Honestly, and I know this may be controversial considering there've been some major major talents who've produced for her, but I think Stuart is probably the best musical collaborator she's had. His work on his 4 tours with her have been sublime, and they created one of her most incredible bodies of work together. He brings something really special out in her. 

Honestly, and I know this may be controversial considering there've been some major major talents who've produced for her, but I think Stuart is probably the best musical collaborator she's had. His work on his 4 tours with her have been sublime, and they created one of her most incredible bodies of work together. He brings something really special out in her. 

He never said it wasn’t heard before, just that in the original multitracks you can hear the “fuck” part before the song as a response to Lenny. 
Backing singers are present, as shared by one of them. They did a studio session so they are not present live in the show, and they were recorded by Kevin (and now we know why he was at first rehearsals). 

Some of these are only partial, not the full show. Those will be noted.
 
 
 
The Virgin Tour Dallas (First Half of Show Only)
The Virgin Tour Detroit (Full Show)
The Virgin Tour Philadelphia (Opening Only For News Report)
Who's That Girl World Tour Tokyo (Full Show)
Who's That Girl World Tour Miami (Opening Only For News Report)
Who's That Girl World Tour Irving (Opening Only For News Report)
Who's That Girl World Tour London (Opening, Lucky Star, and True Blue For News Report)
Who's That Girl World Tour Turin (Full Show)
Who's That Girl World Tour Florence (Full Show)
Blond Ambition World Tour Chiba (Opening Only For Truth or Dare)
Blond Ambition World Tour Yokohama (Full Show)
Blond Ambition World Tour Houston (Full Show For Rare One Time Only MTV Broadcast)
Blond Ambition World Tour Toronto (First and Second Act Only For News Report and Truth or Dare)
Blond Ambition World Tour Detroit (First Act Only For News Report and Truth or Dare)
Blond Ambition World Tour Paris (For Truth or Dare)
Blond Ambition World Tour London (Opening and Where's the Party For News Report)
Blond Ambition World Tour Rotterdam (Opening For News Report)
Blond Ambition World Tour Barcelona (Full Show)
Blond Ambition World Tour Nice (Full Show)
The Girlie Show World Tour London ( Opening and Fever For News Report)
The Girlie Show World Tour Paris (Opening and Fever For News Report)
The Girlie Show World Tour New York (Opening For News Report)
The Girlie Show World Tour Buenos Aries (Opening For News Report)
The Girlie Show World Tour Sydney I (Opening For News Report)
The Girlie Show World Tour Brisbane (Opening and Fever For News Report)
The Girlie Show World Tour Melbourne (Opening and Rain For News Report)
The Girlie Show World Tour Sydney II (Full Show)
The Girlie Show World Tour Fukuoka (Full Show)
Don't Tell Me Promo Tour New York City (Full Show)
Drowned World Tour Barcelona (First Act Only For News Report)
Drowned World Tour Berlin (First Act Only For News Report)
Drowned World Tour Paris (First Act and Beginning of Second Act For News Report)
Drowned World Tour London (First Act, Beginning of Second Act, and Closing For News Report)
Drowned World Tour New York (Opening For News Report)
Drowned World Tour Detroit (Full Show)
American Life Promo Tour Berlin (Full Show)
Re-Invention World Tour Inglewood (Opening and Closing For News Report)
Re-Invention World Tour London (Various Sections of Songs For News Report)
​Re-Invention World Tour Slane (For I'm Going To Tell You A Secret)
Re-Invention World Tour Paris (For I'm Going To Tell You A Secret)
Re-Invention World Tour Arnhem (Various Selections of Songs For News Report)
Re-Invention World Tour Lisbon (Full Show)
Confessions Promo Tour London Koko (Full Show)
Confessions Tour Inglewood (Opening For News Report)
Confessions Tour Las Vegas (Various Selections of Songs For News Report)
Confessions Tour New York City (Opening and Live to Tell For News Report)
Confessions Tour London (Full Show)
Confessions Tour Paris (First Section For News Report)
Confessions Tour Tokyo (Music Inferno For News Report)
Hard Candy Promo Tour Paris (Full Show)
Sticky and Sweet Tour Cardiff (Various Selections of Songs For News Report)
Sticky and Sweet Tour Berlin (Opening Section For News Report)
Sticky and Sweet Tour Amsterdam (Opening Section and Into the Groove For News Report)
Sticky and Sweet Tour Los Angeles (For Sticky and Sweet Documentary)
Sticky and Sweet Tour Miami (For Sticky and Sweet Documentary)
Sticky and Sweet Tour Buenos Aires (Full Show)
MDNA Tour Tel Aviv (Various Selections of Songs For News Report)
MDNA Tour Rome (For News Special)
MDNA Tour Berlin (Various Song Selections For News Report)
MDNA Tour Amsterdam (Various Song Selections For News Report)
MDNA Tour Brussels (Various Song Selections For News Report)
MDNA Tour Birmingham (Various Selections For News Report)
MDNA Tour Zurich (Various Selections For News Report)
MDNA Tour New York City (Various Selections For News Report)
MDNA Tour Paris (Full Show)
MDNA Olympia Paris (Full Show)
MDNA Tour Mimai (Full Show)
Rebel Heart Tour Montreal (Opening Trio For Tour Promo)
Rebel Heart Tour St. Paul (Opening Trio For Tour Promo)
Rebel Heart Tour Stockholm (Like a Prayer For Paris Attack Tribute and News Report and Website)
Rebel Heart Tour London (Drowned World/Substitute For Love For World AIDS Day)
Rebel Heart Tour Houston (Rebel Rebel For David Bowie Tribute and News Report)
Tears of a Clown Melbourne (Full Show)
Rebel Heart Tour Sydney (Full Show)
 
 

-The late starts are nothing new. This has been happening for over a decade now. Really, it started happening even earlier it was just irregular but from The MDNA Tour forward, super late starts have been the norm. 
-She has worn a knee wrap on stage since 2004. This is not new. The only difference is she doesn't hide it like she used to. 
-No one is really saying the setlist doesn't feel finalized, just that the ordering is a little random. But after opening night, it became pretty evident the reason it feels that way is that this show just doesn't follow her normal act-by-act structure as there's no themed sections, but moreso an overarching theme. 
-No one has said from what I've seen that she looks lost? Unless you're referring to opening night when she was dealing with the tech issues which is a normal response to losing sound. Otherwise she's been super engaged every night, I'm not sure where this idea has come from. 
She has been nothing but happy these shows, really. She looks like she's having more fun than she's had in years. It's nice you're concerned for her but all these concerns seem a bit unwarranted as nothing you're suggesting is worrisome is out of place, and some of it just isn't happening at all. 

-The late starts are nothing new. This has been happening for over a decade now. Really, it started happening even earlier it was just irregular but from The MDNA Tour forward, super late starts have been the norm. 
-She has worn a knee wrap on stage since 2004. This is not new. The only difference is she doesn't hide it like she used to. 
-No one is really saying the setlist doesn't feel finalized, just that the ordering is a little random. But after opening night, it became pretty evident the reason it feels that way is that this show just doesn't follow her normal act-by-act structure as there's no themed sections, but moreso an overarching theme. 
-No one has said from what I've seen that she looks lost? Unless you're referring to opening night when she was dealing with the tech issues which is a normal response to losing sound. Otherwise she's been super engaged every night, I'm not sure where this idea has come from. 
She has been nothing but happy these shows, really. She looks like she's having more fun than she's had in years. It's nice you're concerned for her but all these concerns seem a bit unwarranted as nothing you're suggesting is worrisome is out of place, and some of it just isn't happening at all. 

-The late starts are nothing new. This has been happening for over a decade now. Really, it started happening even earlier it was just irregular but from The MDNA Tour forward, super late starts have been the norm. 
-She has worn a knee wrap on stage since 2004. This is not new. The only difference is she doesn't hide it like she used to. 
-No one is really saying the setlist doesn't feel finalized, just that the ordering is a little random. But after opening night, it became pretty evident the reason it feels that way is that this show just doesn't follow her normal act-by-act structure as there's no themed sections, but moreso an overarching theme. 
-No one has said from what I've seen that she looks lost? Unless you're referring to opening night when she was dealing with the tech issues which is a normal response to losing sound. Otherwise she's been super engaged every night, I'm not sure where this idea has come from. 
She has been nothing but happy these shows, really. She looks like she's having more fun than she's had in years. It's nice you're concerned for her but all these concerns seem a bit unwarranted as nothing you're suggesting is worrisome is out of place, and some of it just isn't happening at all. 

-The late starts are nothing new. This has been happening for over a decade now. Really, it started happening even earlier it was just irregular but from The MDNA Tour forward, super late starts have been the norm. 
-She has worn a knee wrap on stage since 2004. This is not new. The only difference is she doesn't hide it like she used to. 
-No one is really saying the setlist doesn't feel finalized, just that the ordering is a little random. But after opening night, it became pretty evident the reason it feels that way is that this show just doesn't follow her normal act-by-act structure as there's no themed sections, but moreso an overarching theme. 
-No one has said from what I've seen that she looks lost? Unless you're referring to opening night when she was dealing with the tech issues which is a normal response to losing sound. Otherwise she's been super engaged every night, I'm not sure where this idea has come from. 
She has been nothing but happy these shows, really. She looks like she's having more fun than she's had in years. It's nice you're concerned for her but all these concerns seem a bit unwarranted as nothing you're suggesting is worrisome is out of place, and some of it just isn't happening at all. 

-The late starts are nothing new. This has been happening for over a decade now. Really, it started happening even earlier it was just irregular but from The MDNA Tour forward, super late starts have been the norm. 
-She has worn a knee wrap on stage since 2004. This is not new. The only difference is she doesn't hide it like she used to. 
-No one is really saying the setlist doesn't feel finalized, just that the ordering is a little random. But after opening night, it became pretty evident the reason it feels that way is that this show just doesn't follow her normal act-by-act structure as there's no themed sections, but moreso an overarching theme. 
-No one has said from what I've seen that she looks lost? Unless you're referring to opening night when she was dealing with the tech issues which is a normal response to losing sound. Otherwise she's been super engaged every night, I'm not sure where this idea has come from. 
She has been nothing but happy these shows, really. She looks like she's having more fun than she's had in years. It's nice you're concerned for her but all these concerns seem a bit unwarranted as nothing you're suggesting is worrisome is out of place, and some of it just isn't happening at all.