80,000 people The concerts that filled the O2 Arena in London for four days are a good example of the anticipation created by Madonna’s return to the stage. First concerts of the tour ‘Celebration Tour’ Despite the technical problems and delays of the first days, they made a good impression and give clues about what their future will be like. demonstration in Barcelona, It is scheduled to be held at Palau Sant Jordi on November 1 and 2. The queen of pop has returned strongly to the international stage at the age of 65, putting her admission to intensive care this summer firmly behind her, which forced her to postpone the start of the tour due to a bacterial infection.
Flashback
This is Madonna’s first tour for The Guardian. The greatest hits of the 40 years His career has been on a journey from its beginnings in New York, where he arrived from Michigan with $35 in his pocket and a complete stranger. He sings songs like an artist ‘On fire’ anyone ‘Holiday’ It is surrounded by graffiti and punk aesthetics, as well as video clip-recreating images of erotic cinema and strip clubs. ‘Open your heart’ It reflects the style of the city in the eighties.
The nearly two-hour show gives enough time to introduce the four-decade career through different scenarios. diversity of styles and aesthetics of the singer: from his burning crosses ‘like a prayer’ even country clothes ‘Do not tell me’passing through black trench coats and wide-brimmed hats ‘Die Another Day’ or futuristic style ‘ray of light’.
Respect to elders
The show also pays special attention to the memory of entertainment greats who died during the pop queen’s career. AIDS victims in the eighties and nineties, including freddie mercury. But undoubtedly the greatest respect, michael jacksonThe legendary ‘Billie Jean’ was used in a remix on this occasion. ‘like a virgin’It is completed by projecting photographs of the two artists and recreating Chinese shadows, in which both perform an elaborate choreography.
Interpretation skills
Beyond the great Madonna classics, the show also moments of interpretation, an entrance simulation of a nightclub in New York, where the singer urges the doorman to let him in while a group of dancers pass him by unobstructed. This is one of the moments when the artist brings the audience to himself. Beginnings in the Big Apple, he was still completely unknown. A situation that contrasts with the situation recreated later, in which Madonna portrays the judge and gives scores to the dancers. daughter EstereThose who move at a crazy speed while playing on the podium ‘Vogue’.
LGBT pride
The artist also does not miss the opportunity to demand his defense once again. LGTBI rightsWith the use of the rainbow flag in the rendition of ‘Argentina’. Flour selection Drag Queen Bob Hosting the show, the winner of the famous ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’, is another example of Madonna’s commitment to LGTBI minorities. At the beginning of the show, Bob appears in a white Marie Antoinette-style dress inspired by the dress the singer wore while singing ‘Vogue’ at the 2010 Gala. 1990 MTV Awards. As soon as the transvestite took the microphone, he said: “Damn, I look good!” he exclaims. In front of a dedicated audience, she declared, “This isn’t just a party, this is a celebration!” he adds.
defense of peace
Madonna used the first concerts of her London tour to call for an end to the era. Conflict between Israel and Hamas. “We must not forget that we are human, we cannot lose our humanity. “Our hearts can be broken, but our souls cannot be broken,” the artist said, becoming visibly emotional, just before performing his version of “I Will Survive” on guitar. “Our consciousness can change the world.” A message that will accompany him throughout his life 74 concerts leading, 15 different countries, in front of thousands of unconditional followers. Madonna has enough energy left for a while.