Hey Noir... Gonna Go See Madonna?

Madonna kicks off `Sticky and Sweet' tour in UK

Saturday, August 23, 2008 6:10 PM EDT
The Associated Press
By JOEL RYAN Associated Press Writer

CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — The queen of pop began her world tour Saturday night, appearing before fans on a throne as a retinue of dancers wriggled their way across a stage at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.

An army of fans wearing pink cowboy hats and boas waited nearly two hours for Madonna's concert to get under way, erupting into screams at the first song — "Candy Shop" — from her new "Hard Candy" album.

Some had been lining up since Friday to see the four-act show.

It carried the usual Madonna fixtures: sequins, fishnets, and bondage-style outfits drawn from the 3,500 items of clothing reportedly whipped together by 36 designers specifically for the "Sticky and Sweet" tour. Promoters promised a "rock-driven danstastic journey" supported by a traveling crew of 250 — including a chiropractor, personal trainer and a masseuse.

The show itself includes eight costume changes, 16 dancers, and $1.85 million worth of Swarovski crystals. It is billed as a musical mishmash of "gangsta pimp," Romanian folk, rave, and a nod to the blonde material-girl's roots in the 80s New York City dance scene.

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nope, never really got into madge, would have considered going If she was going to Belfast and if I knew some people that were going, but alas not, though I did go to see another queen of pop, kylie minoge (sp?) a few months ago. T'was awesome.

Noir wrote:nope, never really got into madge, would have considered going If she was going to Belfast and if I knew some people that were going, but alas not, though I did go to see another queen of pop, kylie minoge (sp?) a few months ago. T'was awesome.

I wouldn't be caught dead at a Madonna concert, but don't take anything away from the woman. I bet she puts on a good show. I do happen to have a couple of her CD's.... older ones.

Not sure if you would have liked the show she put on in Cardif, aparently she had two large screens beside the stage, and during the show one of them was a picture of Hitler and the other was of John McCain.