VoicesCarry said:

The tour schedule seems a little awkward - and why isn't she playing O2 and at least two nights in some major centres? Odd.

LOL @ Interscope fucking up and removing the GMAYL single from iTunes when the deluxe pre-order offer ended - it's now nowhere to be seen in the Top 100. They may have cost her a Top 5 hit on the Hot 100. It was already declining versus Kelly, anyway.

I read that. First the Lady Gaga Amazon scandal, now this...

RKJCNE said:

It look slike ticket master says 60$ - 380$ for mine, but who knows what else is inbetween:

where did you find your info?

my info was on the arena's official website

SoulAlive said:

RKJCNE said:

It look slike ticket master says 60$ - 380$ for mine, but who knows what else is inbetween:

where did you find your info?

my info was on the arena's official website

Apparently, the real stage as Soul Alive posted on the tour thread is going to be much more big and spectacular than the Ticketmaster map.

purplethunder3121 said:

SoulAlive said:

my info was on the arena's official website

Apparently, the real stage as Soul Alive posted on the tour thread is going to be much more big and spectacular than the Ticketmaster map.

She should just use the stage she had at the SuperBowl...that one is AWESOME!! I bet she comes up with something even more extravagant for the tour.

SoulAlive said:

purplethunder3121 said:

Apparently, the real stage as Soul Alive posted on the tour thread is going to be much more big and spectacular than the Ticketmaster map.

She should just use the stage she had at the SuperBowl...that one is AWESOME!! I bet she comes up with something even more extravagant for the tour.

I gotta tell ya, I'm starting to get stoked about this tour. I liked Madonna in the 80s and early 90s, and then didn't really listen to her music, just as I didn't Prince. This will be my first Madonna concert and I want to see what all the fuss is about while she is still in fighting shape (controversies included LOL). I skipped a class today to buy tickets in San Jose and apparently with the monster stage plans, I'm going to have a great view of the concert! Whatever happens, I don't think it will be boring!

lets hope the woman takes SOME TIME and lets her ideas MARINATE. this tour already feels rushed. and half assed. and thrown together. i dont want the 4 numbers from the superbowl just re-arranged, plus a latin gypsy section plus a rock-out guitar performance of "Ray of Light" and Hung Up at the end. NO way.

She's basically been doing the same format each show since her return to touring in 01. 4 (sometimes 5-ish) sections.

1. The Hype Opener - whether being tossed around by gas-masked dancers and coming out of dry ice, fog and smoke and mirrors (that was da shit!!!); or coming out of a discoball to rider her dancers like horses (ditto); or vogue or riding down the catwalk in a car - the first 1-2 songs are are always a big shocker/DRAMA opening and they are always great. the rest of the first section tends to be more 'up' numbers, overall...

2. The Boring Ass "Deep" "International" "Spiritual" "Performance art" with OFTEN WAY TOO MANY NEW SONGS FROM THE NEW ALBUM section. Obviously S&S was the exception. She was trippin there. (or out of ideas). In Drowned World it was the overlong but still kick ass "Butoh" "Geisha" / in RIT it was the out there "War" section, in Confessions it was the Middle Eastern mess.

3. Always acoustic AND/OR "Gypsy" "latin" (often random evita mess thrown in) section where she gets "serious" about her vocals.

4. The party / dance / disco / DJ set.

We get it.

It has worked BRILLIANTLY in two cases (DWT and CT); very well/decent in once case (RIT); and was pure shite in the last case, creatively speaking. I have watched all my other madonna concert dvds from the past decade religiously (even the RIT bootleg) but I havent even been able to sit through one full screening of S&S in one sitting. The fans want something new. Just like Janet's fans let her have it pre Rock Witchu (AND SHE LISTENED TO AN EXTENT) I think us M fans who are spending $150 - $400 on tickets need to demand:

--NO "La Isla Bonita"

--NO Live Earth / Confessions / Coachella / S&S version of "Ray of Light"

--please, lets leave Evita out if we are also going to ignore Erotica

--please no contrived performance art section

--please more live musicians (S&S was a step in that right direction - now get the arrangements to sound GOOD)

--give us your vocals the way you did on RIT. they were excellent. (Or "GS" for that matter).

--tone down the dancing when you are singing a tougher song.

--make sure you do get in a leotard and show more skin than at the superbowl, k thanks.

purplethunder3121 said:

SoulAlive said:

She should just use the stage she had at the SuperBowl...that one is AWESOME!! I bet she comes up with something even more extravagant for the tour.

I gotta tell ya, I'm starting to get stoked about this tour. I liked Madonna in the 80s and early 90s, and then didn't really listen to her music, just as I didn't Prince. This will be my first Madonna concert and I want to see what all the fuss is about while she is still in fighting shape (controversies included LOL). I skipped a class today to buy tickets in San Jose and apparently with the monster stage plans, I'm going to have a great view of the concert! Whatever happens, I don't think it will be boring!

you're in San Jose??? haha...this is where I live too!! Wow!

badujunkie said:

lets hope the woman takes SOME TIME and lets her ideas MARINATE. this tour already feels rushed. and half assed. and thrown together. i dont want the 4 numbers from the superbowl just re-arranged, plus a latin gypsy section plus a rock-out guitar performance of "Ray of Light" and Hung Up at the end. NO way.

She's basically been doing the same format each show since her return to touring in 01. 4 (sometimes 5-ish) sections.

1. The Hype Opener - whether being tossed around by gas-masked dancers and coming out of dry ice, fog and smoke and mirrors (that was da shit!!!); or coming out of a discoball to ride her dancers like horses (ditto); or vogue or riding down the catwalk in a car - the first 1-2 songs are are always a big shocker/DRAMA opening and they are always great. the rest of the first section tends to be more 'up' numbers, overall...

2. The Boring Ass "Deep" "International" "Spiritual" "Performance art" with OFTEN WAY TOO MANY NEW SONGS FROM THE NEW ALBUM section. Obviously S&S was the exception. She was trippin there. (or out of ideas). In Drowned World it was the overlong but still kick ass "Butoh" "Geisha" / in RIT it was the out there "War" section, in Confessions it was the Middle Eastern mess.

3. Always acoustic AND/OR "Gypsy" "latin" (often random evita mess thrown in) section where she gets "serious" about her vocals.

4. The party / dance / disco / DJ set.

We get it.

It has worked BRILLIANTLY in two cases (DWT and CT); very well/decent in once case (RIT); and was pure shite in the last case, creatively speaking. I have watched all my other madonna concert dvds from the past decade religiously (even the RIT bootleg) but I havent even been able to sit through one full screening of S&S in one sitting. The fans want something new. Just like Janet's fans let her have it pre Rock Witchu (AND SHE LISTENED TO AN EXTENT) I think us M fans who are spending $150 - $400 on tickets need to demand:

--NO "La Isla Bonita"

--NO Live Earth / Confessions / Coachella / S&S version of "Ray of Light"

--please, lets leave Evita out if we are also going to ignore Erotica

--please no contrived performance art section

--please more live musicians (S&S was a step in that right direction - now get the arrangements to sound GOOD)

--give us your vocals the way you did on RIT. they were excellent. (Or "GS" for that matter).

--tone down the dancing when you are singing a tougher song.

--make sure you do get in a leotard and show more skin than at the superbowl, k thanks.

SoulAlive said:

purplethunder3121 said:

I gotta tell ya, I'm starting to get stoked about this tour. I liked Madonna in the 80s and early 90s, and then didn't really listen to her music, just as I didn't Prince. This will be my first Madonna concert and I want to see what all the fuss is about while she is still in fighting shape (controversies included LOL). I skipped a class today to buy tickets in San Jose and apparently with the monster stage plans, I'm going to have a great view of the concert! Whatever happens, I don't think it will be boring!

you're in San Jose??? haha...this is where I live too!! Wow!

Naw, SF but I can get there on Caltrain! Did you get tix yet? You're right there, after all!

purplethunder3121 said:

SoulAlive said:

you're in San Jose??? haha...this is where I live too!! Wow!

Naw, SF but I can get there on Caltrain! Did you get tix yet? You're right there, after all!

yep,I bought two tickets from the pre-sale.

SoulAlive said:

purplethunder3121 said:

Naw, SF but I can get there on Caltrain! Did you get tix yet? You're right there, after all!

yep,I bought two tickets from the pre-sale.

Did you get the section you wanted? I got section 115. It looks like there will be a fantastic view with the monster stage proposed.

[Edited 2/7/12 17:44pm]

purplethunder3121 said:

SoulAlive said:

yep,I bought two tickets from the pre-sale.

Did you get the section you wanted? I got section 115. It looks like there will be a fantastic view with the monster stage proposed.

I'm in section 102 but since the show isn't until October,I have plenty of time to try to get a better seat I know she will add a second show,so I'll try my luck with that one too.

badujunkie said:

lets hope the woman takes SOME TIME and lets her ideas MARINATE. this tour already feels rushed. and half assed. and thrown together. i dont want the 4 numbers from the superbowl just re-arranged, plus a latin gypsy section plus a rock-out guitar performance of "Ray of Light" and Hung Up at the end. NO way.

She's basically been doing the same format each show since her return to touring in 01. 4 (sometimes 5-ish) sections.

1. The Hype Opener - whether being tossed around by gas-masked dancers and coming out of dry ice, fog and smoke and mirrors (that was da shit!!!); or coming out of a discoball to rider her dancers like horses (ditto); or vogue or riding down the catwalk in a car - the first 1-2 songs are are always a big shocker/DRAMA opening and they are always great. the rest of the first section tends to be more 'up' numbers, overall...

2. The Boring Ass "Deep" "International" "Spiritual" "Performance art" with OFTEN WAY TOO MANY NEW SONGS FROM THE NEW ALBUM section. Obviously S&S was the exception. She was trippin there. (or out of ideas). In Drowned World it was the overlong but still kick ass "Butoh" "Geisha" / in RIT it was the out there "War" section, in Confessions it was the Middle Eastern mess.

3. Always acoustic AND/OR "Gypsy" "latin" (often random evita mess thrown in) section where she gets "serious" about her vocals.

4. The party / dance / disco / DJ set.

We get it.

It has worked BRILLIANTLY in two cases (DWT and CT); very well/decent in once case (RIT); and was pure shite in the last case, creatively speaking. I have watched all my other madonna concert dvds from the past decade religiously (even the RIT bootleg) but I havent even been able to sit through one full screening of S&S in one sitting. The fans want something new. Just like Janet's fans let her have it pre Rock Witchu (AND SHE LISTENED TO AN EXTENT) I think us M fans who are spending $150 - $400 on tickets need to demand:

--NO "La Isla Bonita"

--NO Live Earth / Confessions / Coachella / S&S version of "Ray of Light"

--please, lets leave Evita out if we are also going to ignore Erotica

--please no contrived performance art section

--please more live musicians (S&S was a step in that right direction - now get the arrangements to sound GOOD)

--give us your vocals the way you did on RIT. they were excellent. (Or "GS" for that matter).

--tone down the dancing when you are singing a tougher song.

--make sure you do get in a leotard and show more skin than at the superbowl, k thanks.

Should be interesting to see what she plans to do but I doubt she'll change her original routine too often.

Madonna's Record Breaking Numbers

*Pre-orders for Material Girl's New MDNA Album on iTunes Reaches No. 1 in 50 Countries - Largest One Day Pre-order in iTunes History

*"Give Me All Your Luvin'" Single Arrives at #13 on Billboard's Hot 100 Chart
Clear Channel's Worldwide Multi-platform Promotion of Madonna's New Single Helps Propel MDNA, Drives Record-breaking Sales

*Madonna's Bridgestone Halftime Super Bowl Performance Peaks at 112.6 Million

NEW YORK, Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- It's been a record breaking week for Madonna. Along with the largest halftime US viewership in Super Bowl history including Madonna's Bridgestone Halftime performance (peaking at 112.6 million viewers), the pre-orders for the Material Girl's upcoming MDNA album ascended to the top spot on iTunes stores in 50 countries and was the largest one day pre-order of any album in iTunes history, it was confirmed today by her record label Interscope. Commented Madonna, "Thanks for all the L-U-V!! from around the world."

A key part of the album release included a first of its kind worldwide promotion by Clear Channel, a leading global media and entertainment company, which premiered Madonna's highly anticipated new single and video, "Give Me All Your Luvin'," across its full range of media platforms, including radio, outdoor, online and mobile on Friday, February 3. As part of the campaign, Clear Channel used extensive on-air and online promotions to drive listeners and Madonna fans to iTunes, where they could buy the new single and pre-order MDNA, scheduled to be released globally March 26.

Below are some of the astounding numbers that add up for Madonna this past week.

MADONNA BY THE NUMBERS:

SUPER BOWL BY THE NUMBERS:

MADONNA BY THE LETTERS:

LOL, like I already thought tickets went on pre-sale for some European dates.. I bought a Live Pass/pre-sale code, so I bought already tickets for some European shows!(Amsterdam, Berlin, London & Paris) next week more is going on sale, Brussels will be on sale next week, so definitely that one, and I hope she'll add extra dates in Berlin/Germany and Amsterdam!

I'm readyyyyyyyyyy

SoulAlive said:

RKJCNE said:

^^^ what mag is that?

I have no idea...I just saw it posted on a Madonna fansite

Looks like "Sunday Mirror" printed in the top-right corner

Shango said:

SoulAlive said:

I have no idea...I just saw it posted on a Madonna fansite

Looks like "Sunday Mirror" printed in the top-right corner

It is. Looks like a UK tabloid or something.

Madonna has a record breaking week

Written by Giampiero Fiorelli

Read more: http://www.drownedmadonna.com/index/item/577-madonna-has-a-record-breaking-week.html#ixzz1lwsi3lpk

Madonna's continues to break records, command media attention and create public anticipation, while some of her former "peers" can't even get arrested and are without record deals.

Rumor has it Britney Spearswill be appearing on Madonna‘s new album, MDNA, which is slated for a late-March release date. On Twitter, a front & back cover of Madge’s new album was leaked with what appeared to show Miss Britney Spears seemingly sharing vocals on track numero uno, “Girls Gone Wild,” causing a frenzy on the social media site.

Neither Madonna nor Britney’s reps have answered any questions regarding the track.

http://scallywagandvagabond.com/2012/02/britney-spears-to-appear-on-new-madonna-album/

Hudson said:

Thanks for the link!

Madonna called in to “On Air with Ryan Seacrest” to discuss her Super Bowl performance including the controversy around M.I.A.‘s digit malfunction, and whether or not we can expect Britney Spears on her upcoming single “Girls Gone Wild.”

Since stepping off the Super Bowl stage controversy has swirled due to Madonna’s guest performer M.I.A. raising a middle finger during the performance. Madonna confesses: “I was really surprised. I didn’t know anything about it. I wasn’t happy about it. I understand it’s punk rock and everything, but to me there was such a feeling of love and good energy, and positivity it seemed negative. It’s such a teenager…irrelevant thing to do…there was such a feeling of love and unity there what was the point? It was just out of place.” (Skip to 7:20)

Can we expect more gladiator motifs from Madonna’s upcoming world tour? “Oh god no! I don’t want to repeat myself. I never do that! I am having auditions all next week. Then I’m going to shoot the video for ‘Girls Gone Wild’ after that, then I start rehearsals,” she says. Madonna also squashed rumors that Britney may make an appearance on her upcoming single “Girls Gone Wild” saying, ”No, it’s just little ol’ me.” (Skip to 14:20)

The “Material Girl” shared that the most stressful moments of her Super Bowl performance were “when my throne docked on the stage…then getting my cartwheels on the bleachers right. Once I got past those two moments I knew I was sailing home.” However while performing her hit “Like A Prayer” with Cee Lo Green she “was overwhelmed. I started crying. I felt an incredible sense of warmth, love, and support. To see an entire stadium light up like candles it was…like a religious experience.”

Desribing her new album,Madonna says "It has “a lot of up tempo [music], but I also have three ballads which I haven’t done in a while. Something for everyone!”

Madonna's next single "Girls Gone Wild"----yay or nay?

SoulAlive said:

Madonna's next single "Girls Gone Wild"----yay or nay?

Mmmm, hope the final song is better...

purplethunder3121 said:

SoulAlive said:

Madonna's next single "Girls Gone Wild"----yay or nay?

Mmmm, hope the final song is better...

^^It sounds like it was tailor-made for the clubs,but I don't how know it would do on the pop charts.

[Edited 2/10/12 9:38am]

Martin Solveig: Madonna has succeeded where Michael Jackson has failed

Today, Martin Solveig gave an inteview to French radio station, Europe1. He talks about his collaboration with Madonna on MDNA, his opinion of her as an icon and an artist, and calls her the "master" while Lady Gaga is her "disciple."

Read an exclusive transcription and translation by Madonnarama…