jayaredee said:

actually, my friend Rio said it (NOT the rio you're all thinking of. this rio does not frequent the org) but i am not so sure he was off the mark! it seems she always does shit to prove him right!

if she is, whatever. i don't worship her so i'll just grab the popcorn and watch shit go down!

Madonna By Numbers by Liz Rosenberg *SPOILER*
Posted: 21 May 2006 - From madonna.com
Everything you ever wanted to know or didn't want to know about the Confessions Tour. Fabulous factoids-funny, surprising, fascinating, useless to some, enthralling to others details:

1 Tons weight of Madonna's disco ball rocket ship at start of show
2 weeks to use up wand of YSL #5 mascara
2 Million dollars worth of Swarovski crystals embellishes above disco ball
5000 Square Feet Size of Madonna's four stages (standard is 2600 square feet)
1000 Hours rehearsal over 12 weeks
27 Number of Performers including Madonna, Band, and 22 Dancers
253 Massages provided to dancers
0 foundation used on Madonna's skin
1 bottle of balancing cleansing oil (Shu Uemura Green Tea) every week
1 bottle of Yonka moisturizer used up every three weeks
106 Crew members in Madonna touring party
40 Foot turntable in center of main stage
16 Miles per hour when turntable revolves
1 'Discofied' Crucifix rises nightly from stage floor with surprise visitor attached
4 Feet away from the audience is distance between Madonna and fans on satellite stages
70 Tons of equipment on top of main stage
24 Semi Trucks used to move equipment from city to city
2 Private Planes to transport
18 Vans and Cars to transport
5 Buses to transport
280 Yards of Ace bandages used for dancers and Madonna
543 and counting heat wraps for dancers
200 Tons in weight of entire show (equivalent to a battle ship)
400,000 Watts of power used for run of show nightly
8 Broken bones of Madonna's displayed on video screens during "Like a Virgin" via x-rays and MRI's (she's all better now)
7 Costume changes for Madonna
30 Outfits were designed by Jean Paul Gaultier for Madonna and dancers
8 Pairs of shoes and boots used by Madonna each night (mostly Yves St. Laurent)
1 Piece of jewelry (only) worn by Madonna (diamond and amethyst necklace designed by Chopard)
600 Outfits in total for the entire show
25 Racks required to move wardrobe
1 Crown of thorns - 50 thorns (from Cotters Church Supply in LA)
1 Bottle of vodka backstage to use for perspiration stains
24 Inch waist (Madonna)
4 People change Madonna's costumes during the show
1 Pair of Capezio professional fish net stockings used each night
10 Pounds is weight of Michael Schmidt designed belt Madonna wears during a segment in show
4000 Swarovski crystals imbedded in said belt
34 Clips used to set Madonna's hair
2 Smoothie brand hair elastics used during show (one blonde, one white)
4 Large hairpins used to secure chignon in opening sequence
3 Hairstyles revealed during the show (chignon, crown of thorns with baby Jesus curls and weeny/disco roll coiff)
2 Products used for hair (Kerestase oleo relax and Evian water mister to prevent electricity)
2 Changes of eyelashes (one mink, one mink with diamonds for disco section)

sallysassalot said:

You don't?! Didn't you wear a "Madonna is my mom" t-shirt to her last tour?

Aside from the cross and crown of thorns (she's been there, done that a thousand times before and better) these pictures look more promising than anything I saw from her last tour. I just wish I was more intrigued by the set list. If it finds its way to a television broadcast, I'll watch.

Moonbeam said:

AAaaaaa gad

The crown of thorns definitely makes me cringe a little bit, but the clip of Music gives me a little faith in Madonna. I was beginning to think that she was going down the Janet/MJ route of reusing the same choreography ad naseum for her songs, but at least it looked fresh compared to the last few performances of Music that I've seen.

I just don't get the whole equestrian/Jesus/John Travolta/Cat Woman deal she has going. Why?

Axchi696 said:

cause she hasn't done them before.


and she's only don't the same cherography twice... both times it was Don't Tell Me.

Music on DWT and RIT were different

ehuffnsd said:

Oh, could've sworn that Music Live 8, Grammy's, and DWT were all similar. Don't remember Live 8 all that well, though.

sallysassalot said:

I'm glad I'm not the only one turned off by this.

Axchi696 said:

Grammy's and DWT were the Same
RIT and Live 8 were the same

jayaredee said:

Well I hate her....for not coming here again! The show sounds amazing! She better release it on DVD like yesterday!

ehuffnsd said:

and hating Michigan...

VinnyM27 said:

probably a scheduling issue... though i've heard rumors that she won't be returning to London after the tour is over.

First Show Has Begun!

RipHer2Shreds said:

the shirt actually says "madonna is my mother" so there!

its supposed to be a funny shirt and not anything to be taken seriously. i love madonna as far as performers and pop music goes. i just think there is a time when being offensive = being artistic gets old. and for the record, this is not because of my own faith. i would be just as annoyed if she dressed up as hitler or something and mocked the whole jewish haulocaust or if she dressed up as mohammad. the thing is, i expect this sort of thing from a young, immature, and angry artist but not from someone who puts on heirs of a cultured, mature, and sophisticated artiste.

i'm sure the show is gonna rock like a mf'er. i'll just have a slash or something when this bit happens.

GangstaFam said:

no, not at all. it could be cool, i guess, depending on what she's doing and saying at this particular point in the show. most likely, though, its just tired ground being tread again in hopes of stirring up controversy. unfortunately mocking christianity (and usually religion as a whole) is just so commonplace now. its a yawn.

sallysassalot said:

it's been her thing forever

ehuffnsd said:

and forever gets tired...
[Edited 5/21/06 22:21pm]

I'm going nuts! I can't wait til next week

MikeMatronik said:

which one should I buy? They all look cool

I'm gonna buy one on the first night (May 30) to wear to the second night (May 31).

jayaredee said:

Wow,that is cool!! Is that from the Saturday night dress rehearsal?

jayaredee said:

Good luck the haters always love to rain on our parade,lol.

MikeMatronik said:

I'm thrilled that this is the setlist! This show is not for the casual fan who only wants to hear the hits.It's mainly a celebration of 'COADF',so if you don't love that album,there's really no point in going to this show.I'm going out of my mind waiting for this show

i'm doing my very best to not read the setlist. i did see the first song but that's not a big deal because i kind of figured she had to open with that one. my only request is that you guys don't actually hit the "reply with quote" button regarding the setlist. as it is i'm putting my hand over the left half of my screen whenever i click on this thread and automatically click to the last page of this thread. i want to be surprised when it comes to which songs get performed.
[Edited 5/22/06 0:07am]

sallysassalot said:

No problem

DavidEye said:

you rock! thanks. the most i've cheated so far is checking out the pics. i'm a sucker for stage design spoliers!

MikeMatronik said:

Wow,I can't believe they posted this stuff up there so fast! I love YouTube

DavidEye said:

if i mute my computer and check out this link will i still get a song spoiler?

sallysassalot said:

I wish I had your willpower

sallysassalot said:

it's a performance of one of the songs from the show

DavidEye said:

right but if i have my computer muted i won't hear which song. does anything on the stage (ie, words on screens, imagery, etc) give away what song it is?