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She sounded great to me last night! New York really brings out the best in her.  

After seeing the show twice now, I found the MJ interlude a bit unneeded? It ran too long, and I feel like its position in the show is too late. It should have been earlier and not tacked in at the end.

Amazing video
https://twitter.com/MadonnaNationX/status/1749697041452716539/video/1
 

Oh my god. Seeing Madonna tonight BARRICADE in the pit was my absolute dream come true ever since becoming a fan, and it was everything I could have wanted it to be. I somehow loved the show 5x more from this angle, and I totally understand the point about needing to see her shows from different views now. She also seemed so happy and light tonight, I thought I saw her smiling more than usual. Who knows. But it was an absolute joy.

Madonna singing happy Birthday to mercy at this nights show 
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZIJnfe1Uo/
 
 

It's incredible what amazing quality video footage fans (albeit some are actually pros) are getting- all her team needs is capturing footage like this mixed with soundboard audio and it would the best looking commercial release of her tour in years. I forget where I read at the beginning of the tour but her lighting (and likely most touring artists in 2024) has been adjusted to accommodate smart phones, and social media posts. I know my past iphone M concert photos & videos were almost always overexposed on her face unless she was standing still (2008-2016).  With all of this great fan footage out there, I hope whatever format this concert gets released unde, it's mainly Madonna looking great and very real without heavy filters.

So much love for Vogue in these past two/three years 😂

Again guys, Niky and Donna are giving very interesting interviews. This one's with Stevie Blame, a lot of us surely remember from the good old days. Even if not interested, I suggest you to go to minute 31:00 where Niky explains such interesting details about the role of Diana Ross singing in the definition of the pure pop vocal sound in the 70s, starting from the Jacko intention/attitude changes from the early years to the classic sound we all know.
Of course there's a lot of M too in the second part. And about that - if you just wanna get the most juicy thing - I suggest to go to minute 57:14 where, after Donna, Niky really seems to get back to the emotional and personal reasons why she chose to leave (and I think it's quite comprehensible).
 

Ok guys, here's a great pics sequence

Are we still going on and on and on about how "horrible" her live vocals were in Brooklyn? 
Listen, first and foremost (in case you forgot), Madonna is a performance artist and not a vocalist. Second, I was at both shows in BK and she sounded GREAT in the arena...there were heaps of sound issues the first night (she addressed it on stage) and Barclay does not have the best acoustic of venues. Her energy was top notch, and as many said before, she was clearly happy to be home.
The audience was ON FIRE night two, (as evidence by the street party aftershow), sadly many people left by midnight on night one (due to the now infamous late start). Tonight will be LIT as it is her only weekend show in NYC.
Stop over-analyzing and CELEBRATE the goddess that is Madonna!

She looks absolutely stunning and she's getting more and more energy & confidence each night. I couldn't be more proud of her. 

From The New York Times.

The Boy Tour returns to NYC. 85/2023

To address a few things about last night’s show: 
-Bedtime Story sounds the way is does because she was essentially hearing herself singing a cappella. She lets the mixing booth know through her mic that she can only hear the drums, which explains why her enunciation and rhythm are almost nursery rhyme-like and her voice sounds lacking in fluidity.
-She spent most of Burning Up/I Love NY looking at her guitar…she was playing slightly different chord progressions and remembering her different vocal cues, and it obviously wasn’t as rehearsed as it needs to be. That’s why her vocal was totally raw and unhinged. While it sounded pretty off, I get why that was the case. She really loves the screeching, but it definitely hinders her voice at other times in the show. In Holiday and Everybody she really struggles with the “higher” notes…her voice is very strained by the screeching. 
 
-Seeing her bark at the technician to move the fan higher had me in hysterics. There’s something about this show that is both technically stunning and also quite uncontrolled due to the lack of manpower involved outside of the performers themselves. All these little technical glitches tell me that there’s about half the usual staff on this tour!

Love this, glad she ( we) are not basic 💅

But Rolling Stone magazine gave a fantastic review of tonights show, even praising her vocals, ( to me tonight are her weakest vocals) so slay.. 
And on tiktok live nation shared a video saying they are still dancing after Madonna's epic show, and the comments are great. 
So even her worst date imo gets praise, thats how good the show is... 
Slaydonna 🔥

Us Europeans need to adjust to the time difference of the tour now, some of those poor people probably only just got home

Would just like to point out to everyone who was shitting bricks over ticket sales that the show was indeed full despite multiple available tickets yesterday morning. It'll be the same tonight. 
I know some people in Europe aren't used to how Americans are with buying tickets but a ton of people wait until the last possible second to buy because it ensures cheaper tickets. A lot of people also wait until the day of and get tickets from the box office because paper tickets aren't subject to the dynamic pricing done on Ticketmaster, they'll be marked face value. 
She isn't going to be playing to half empty venues. Every show you see right now on Ticketmaster with a ton of available tickets will be full by the time she drags her late ass on stage in that venue. 
Promoters know what they're doing. 

Date                         City                    Country                      Venue                      Judge guest
October  14, 2023     London                   England             The O2 Arena                 Lourdes Leon
October  15, 2023     London                   England             The O2 Arena                 FKA Twigs
October  17, 2023     London                   England             The O2 Arena                 Diplo
October  18, 2023     London                   England             The O2 Arena                 Julia Fox
October  21, 2023     Antwerp                   Belgium             Sportpaleis                      Damien Jalet
October  22, 2023     Antwerp                   Belgium             Sportpaleis                      Stuart Price
October  25, 2023    Copenhagen           Denmark             Royal Arena                     Allauné Blegbo 
October  26, 2023    Copenhagen           Denmark             Royal Arena                     Aquaria
October  28, 2023    Stockholm               Sweden             Tele2 Arena                     Rocco Ritchie
November 1, 2023    Barcelona                   Spain             Palau Sant Jordi              Arca
November 2, 2023    Barcelona                   Spain             Palau Sant Jordi              Úrsula Corberó 
November 6, 2023    Lisbon                   Portugal             Altice Arena                   Jon Kortajerena 
November 7, 2023    Lisbon                   Portugal             Altice Arena                     Jean Paul Gaultier
November 12, 2023    Paris                   France             Accor Arena                     Matières fecales
November 13, 2023    Paris                   France             Accor Arena                     French artist photographer JR
November 15, 2023    Cologne                   Germany             Lanxess Arena                 Andrea "Munchie" Lanz   
                                            
November 16, 2023    Cologne                   Germany             Lanxess Arena                 The chef is one of Madonna's babysitters.
November 19, 2023    Paris                   France                  Accor Arena                      Michèle Lamy      
      
November 20, 2023    Paris                   France                  Accor Arena                      Dj Kiddy Smile
November 23, 2023    Milan                   Italy             Mediolanum Forum         Donatella Versace
November 25, 2023    Milan                   Italy             Mediolanum Forum         Deborah "Debi" Anne Mazar
November 28, 2023   Berlin                        Germany              Mercedes Benz Arena     Gabriel Massan
November 29, 2023   Berlin                        Germany              Mercedes Benz Arena     "Peaches" Merrill Beth Nisker
December 1, 2023     Amsterdam             Netherlands            Ziggo Dome                        "Sevdaliza" Sevda Alizadeh
December 2, 2023     Amsterdam             Netherlands            Ziggo Dome                        "Miss Fame" Kurtis Frank Dam-Mikkelsen
December 5, 2023    London                   England            The O2 Arena                    Charlie Hunnam
December 6, 2023    London                   England            The O2 Arena                      Stella McCartney
December 13, 2023    New York City        United States       Barclays Center                  Josh Popper

Date                         City                    Country                      Venue                      Judge guest
October  14, 2023     London                   England             The O2 Arena                 Lourdes Leon
October  15, 2023     London                   England             The O2 Arena                 FKA Twigs
October  17, 2023     London                   England             The O2 Arena                 Diplo
October  18, 2023     London                   England             The O2 Arena                 Julia Fox
October  21, 2023     Antwerp                   Belgium             Sportpaleis                      Damien Jalet
October  22, 2023     Antwerp                   Belgium             Sportpaleis                      Stuart Price
October  25, 2023    Copenhagen           Denmark             Royal Arena                     Allauné Blegbo 
October  26, 2023    Copenhagen           Denmark             Royal Arena                     Aquaria
October  28, 2023    Stockholm               Sweden             Tele2 Arena                     Rocco Ritchie
November 1, 2023    Barcelona                   Spain             Palau Sant Jordi              Arca
November 2, 2023    Barcelona                   Spain             Palau Sant Jordi              Úrsula Corberó 
November 6, 2023    Lisbon                   Portugal             Altice Arena                   Jon Kortajerena 
November 7, 2023    Lisbon                   Portugal             Altice Arena                     Jean Paul Gaultier
November 12, 2023    Paris                   France             Accor Arena                     Matières fecales
November 13, 2023    Paris                   France             Accor Arena                     French artist photographer JR
November 15, 2023    Cologne                   Germany             Lanxess Arena                 Andrea "Munchie" Lanz   
                                            
November 16, 2023    Cologne                   Germany             Lanxess Arena                 The chef is one of Madonna's babysitters.
November 19, 2023    Paris                   France                  Accor Arena                      Michèle Lamy      
      
November 20, 2023    Paris                   France                  Accor Arena                      Dj Kiddy Smile
November 23, 2023    Milan                   Italy             Mediolanum Forum         Donatella Versace
November 25, 2023    Milan                   Italy             Mediolanum Forum         Deborah "Debi" Anne Mazar
November 28, 2023   Berlin                        Germany              Mercedes Benz Arena     Gabriel Massan
November 29, 2023   Berlin                        Germany              Mercedes Benz Arena     "Peaches" Merrill Beth Nisker
December 1, 2023     Amsterdam             Netherlands            Ziggo Dome                        "Sevdaliza" Sevda Alizadeh
December 2, 2023     Amsterdam             Netherlands            Ziggo Dome                        "Miss Fame" Kurtis Frank Dam-Mikkelsen
December 5, 2023    London                   England            The O2 Arena                    Charlie Hunnam
December 6, 2023    London                   England            The O2 Arena                      Stella McCartney

Anyway how important is to renew the experience of the old songs, since the tour started I'm heavily back to tracks like Bedtime Story, Bad girl and Nothing really matters, enjoying them in a kind of fresh way.