is the first show over yet?

SoulAlive said:

well if the show is scheduled to start at 8 and we know she is 45mins the show should be ending any minute now.

[Edited 8/23/08 14:16pm]

I like what I see! Those costumes look so much more exciting than the sketches we saw a few weeks ago.

FIERCE!!!!!

and as in the past the most viewed thread at the moment belongs to a Madonna thread, it's always amazing to see how irrelevant and talentless she is.

ehuffnsd said:

SoulAlive said:

i guess that's BritBrit behind her.

the pic of Madonna and her dancers on top of the car....I bet this is "Beat Goes On".

It's Britney, bitch!

Madonna's legs are so erotic!

Matronik said:

beat you to it.

ok i see Jason is back, he's now done DWT, RIT the Confessions Tour and this one

Paul from the RIT is back

The two that look like twins but are really cousins are back

and the the guy who did the other solo dance from Live to tell is back

can we figure out who is else is dancing? Isn't there something like 18 dancers?

ehuffnsd said:

Also the japanese duo from the 4 minutes video are on this tour.

Can't figure any of the girls from the previous tours on this one.

somebody has a boo boo

More pics:






[Edited 8/23/08 14:52pm]

I am feeling a Kylie influence on these dancers outfits...specially the female ones!

any reviews/reports of the show?

Matronik said:

the outfits on Showgirl Homecoming you are speaking of are inspired by a number in the movie Showgirls.


neither Kylie nor Madonna directly copy each other they both use the same references.

SoulAlive said:

there is a live report on Madonnafanize that i'm not reading to avoid the setlist. i've averted my eyes on this thread.

the first reports should be popping up in an hour or so

Matronik said:

Yep,this is definitely "Beat Goes On".There's a Pharell/Kanye West video during this song.

ehuffnsd said:

I know. But they reminded me of the Mechanical Orange ones from The Fever tour

And you know who I am. I was not trying to start a madonna versus kylie war.

But hey both had Jason on theirs tour!
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[Edited 8/23/08 15:05pm]

9:06 Andrew Dagnell - SHOW TIME

9:07 Andrew Dagnell - THE CROWD GO WILD

9:07 Andrew Dagnell - HERE WE GO GUYS! SHOWTIME

9:07 Andrew Dagnell - The place has gone pitch black, the crowd are screaming, The Ms have light up

9:07 Andrew Dagnell -
The film is rolling


9:08 Andrew Dagnell - It's a massive M on the screen, lots of shapes on the screen

9:08 Andrew Dagnell - Lots of shapes, geometric shapes

9:08 Andrew Dagnell - Like the inside of a factory

9:09 Andrew Dagnell - Very abstract

9:09 Andrew Dagnell - TICK TOCK TICK TOCK is coming from the film

9:09 Andrew Dagnell - Lots of shapes, referencing her religion

9:10 Andrew Dagnell - The stage has opened up

9:10 Andrew Dagnell - Two dancersave appeared on stage

9:10 Andrew Dagnell - four dancers on stage

9:10 Andrew Dagnell - cameras panning the audience


9:10 Andrew Dagnell - MADONNA IS ON STAGE ON A THRONE

9:10 Andrew Dagnell - SHE IS SINGING CANDY SHOP

9:10 Andrew Dagnell - SHE IS WEARING BLACK IN GIVENCY

9:10 Andrew Dagnell - KNEE HIGH BOOTS

9:11 Andrew Dagnell - The throne turned onto the stage on a swivel

9:11 Andrew Dagnell - She is singing brilliantly. She has walked onto the main stage now.

9:11 Andrew Dagnell - She is making her way down the cat walk

9:11 Andrew Dagnell - Her ankle looks fine

9:12 Andrew Dagnell - She is definitely singing live boytoi

9:12 Andrew Dagnell - She's loving the crowd and they are loving her

9:12 Andrew Dagnell - She is surrouded by about 15 dancers in black tie dress

9:12 Andrew Dagnell - Not many 50 year olds could do what she's doing. COME ON OUT OF YOUR SEATS she is singing

9:13 Andrew Dagnell -
Lots of hand movements from Madge, very athletic dancing,


9:13 Andrew Dagnell - Very RnB dancing

9:13 Andrew Dagnell - She's wiggling her bum

9:14 Andrew Dagnell - The band isn't on stage

9:14 Andrew Dagnell - She is being projected around the stage. A lot of Hang Up video inspired dancing

9:14 Andrew Dagnell - PHARRELL is on the screens in the back drop

9:15 Andrew Dagnell - sorry Kreiz
no catwalk just yet

9:15 Andrew Dagnell -
She's singing the Beat Goes On now


9:16 Andrew Dagnell - she's walking down the cat walk now

9:16 Andrew Dagnell - A pimp mobile has come onto the stage now and she's gyrating over a guy who is dressed all in white

9:17 Andrew Dagnell - THE PIMP CAR IS GOING DOWN THE CATWALK AND KANYE WEST IS RAPPING ON SCREEN

9:17 Andrew Dagnell - my west is rapping and madonna is dancing at the end of the cat walk and is now back in the car.

9:17 Andrew Dagnell -
The crowd are loving this show - it's brilliant


9:18 Andrew Dagnell - She's pushing the car back to the top of the stage now.

9:18 Andrew Dagnell - Finished that song now

9:18 Andrew Dagnell - HUMAN NATURE NOW

9:18 Andrew Dagnell - BRITNEY!!!!!

9:18 Andrew Dagnell - Britney in a lift is on the film

9:20 Andrew Dagnell - Madonna is singing Human Nature. She is on the guitar. Britney is on the screen in an elevator in a hooded top pressing the buttons. It's representing how she is trapped by the showbiz bubble. Britney is mouthing the words of the song. She keeps running around the lift. Madonna isn't dancing - just standing still at the end of the catwalk and singing the song whilst playing the guitar. Britney's film is being projected onto a circular screen above Madonna - the whole stadium can see it.

9:22 Andrew Dagnell -
The version of Human Nature sounds quite similar to the original with a Ska edge to it. Britney is running around the elevator like a mad woman, lying on the floor in tears and tearing of her clothes. Britney just said "It's Britney Bitch". Human Nature has just finished. The crowd have gone wild. Now they are tick tocking. Vogue is next.


9:24 Andrew Dagnell - She is singing vogue now at the end of the catwalk, standing on a podium surrounded by four dancers who are wearing very little. One the screen are close ups of madonna wearing frilly lingerie. She's vogueing. The base line of 4 minutes is being played over the top of Vogue.

9:24 Andrew Dagnell - She is singing live. My updates will be less frequent but longer and more full. I'm not ignoring you, don't worry!

9:26 Andrew Dagnell - She's rapping now and she's being followed by 10 dancers. The crowd are going wild for it. She's doing the vogue hand movements and keeps inter jecting with 4 minutes and tick tock tick tock. They are at the top of the catwalk now.

9:26 Andrew Dagnell - She's disspeared under the stage now and the dancers are continuing to dance to the bass line of 4 minutes while images of clock faces appear on the screen.

9:28 Andrew Dagnell - Die Another Day Remix is on the screens - she's no singing it in person. There's a boxer on stage and he's making his way to a boxing ring at the end of the cat walk. He's now fighting with another boxer. It's mock fighting. On the screen Madonna is dancing in a boxing ring - very similar to the dancing in the Die Another DAy video.

9:30 Andrew Dagnell - The remix has finished with Madonna collapsing on the screen. On the sage the boxing ring has disappeared and a DJ has appeared. Madonna has come onto the stage with a skipping rope! She is skipping across the stage.


9:31 Andrew Dagnell -
A pole has appeared from the stage and she is pole dancing by the side of the DJ. The remix is very playful, and there are a lot of cartoon images on the screen. The dancers are dressed in very bright, primary colours. Madonna is swinging around on the pole. Now she has moved onto the stage and she's dancing by each of the individual dancers.


9:32 Andrew Dagnell -
She is singing Get INto The Groove


9:32 Andrew Dagnell -
Madonna says to the crowd: "Let me hear you make some noise!"


9:33 Andrew Dagnell - Guest - Wavy

9:33 Andrew Dagnell - She is now jumping over a massive skipping rope in what looks like a mock game of hop scotch

9:33 Andrew Dagnell - Heartbeat is next.


9:35 Andrew Dagnell - She is now walking down the catwalk talking to the audience. She is getting one of her dancers to give a the mic to the audience to sing Get into the groove whilst she dances on the skipping rope really quickly.



9:37 Andrew Dagnell - She is now lying down on the stage and has crawled across it before she jumped up to sing Heartbeat. She's now standing on a conveyor belt on the catwalk she is moving her towards the end. She keeps getting picked up by her dancers before she carries on slidding to the end. The crowd are jumping up and down. Five male dancers are taking in turn to break-dance around her.

9:38 Andrew Dagnell - Drownedguy - desperate housewife style is a very apt description

9:39 Andrew Dagnell - Her dancing is quite sexual, but she's having fun, the crowd are, and she's having a lot of banter with the dancers.

9:41 Andrew Dagnell - She's picked up a guitar in preparation for Borderline. She's standing by a mic and singing the song for the first time in about 20 years (I'm sure you hardcore fans will correct me?). It's just her, a guitar and the mic, and the song. Very rock and roll.


9:43 Andrew Dagnell - She's at the top of the catwalk - and it's just her and the guitar. She's got red hot pants on. Her arms look very musclely - she's been on the yoga mat. The sound quality is excellent, you can hear every word of what she's saying. The crowd at the front of the stage are rocking out.


9:44 Andrew Dagnell - Please hold fire for the Britney image. You've got to remember that our photographer is in the photographers pit and that it takes time to get from there to a laptop.

9:45 Andrew Dagnell - She's Not Me next. There's a montage of all her classic videos going on in the background. She's donned a pair of white plastic sunglasses. It's just her on stage, by herself, with the mic, dancing across the stage.

9:47 Andrew Dagnell - She's just walked to the end of the catwalk where there are four Madonna look-alikes, wearing outfits from her Material girl video, Frozen video, Erotica video and LIke a Virgin video. they are impersonating her as if they were statues.

9:49 Andrew Dagnell - Images that you get are from 30 minutes ago - please be patient. The images will be with you as soon as possible. We have 30 photographers filing images as quick as they can.

9:49 Andrew Dagnell - MUSIC next

9:51 Andrew Dagnell - At the back of the stage a subway train just rolled on to the stage and the doors opened. Madonna and her entourage of dancers emerged and ran onto the stage. She's performing Music now. About 15 dancers are around her. It's the original remix. The image on the back of the screen is of the subway system in New York. It's very colourful and psychodellic. THe crowd are going wild for it

9:53 Andrew Dagnell - It's amazing - it's like a street dance out of the 80s. Madonna and her entourage are all dancing in sync. Crazy dancing. She's got so much energy, and she's just got the crowd eating out of her hands. She's gone back into the subway train and the doors have closed.

9:54 Andrew Dagnell - RAIN REMIX NEXT.

9:55 Andrew Dagnell -
Crowd reaction to Britney was wild - they went absolutely crazy when she said "It's Britney Bitch". They were screaming, jumping up and down - Britney was a massive hit in Cardiff tonight.


9:55 Andrew Dagnell - Original album mix of Music.

9:55 Andrew Dagnell - Rain remix sees a man dressed in ancient Japanese dress dancing on the stage doing yoga moves and methodical dancing.

9:56 Andrew Dagnell - It is mixed with eurythmics.

9:57 Andrew Dagnell - No annie lennox on film - Japanese images of butterflies and blossom flowers. Now there is strobe lighting.

9:57 Andrew Dagnell - No annie lennox on film - Japanese images of butterflies and blossom flowers. Now there is strobe lighting.

9:58 Andrew Dagnell - Devil Wouldn't Recognise You next

9:59 Andrew Dagnell - Madonna is singing the song and has appeared in a cage at the end of the catwalk dressed in similar garments to what she wears in the Frozen video. She's making slow and steady dance moves. Images of water flowing are being projected onto the cage at steady intervals to make it look as though she is locked in.

10:01 Andrew Dagnell - The images of the water of beatiful. She has removed her black Frozen cape and is now surrounded by four singers who are making gentle hand gestures around her. The cage has been removed.

10:02 Andrew Dagnell - Sorry, that was meant to say the images of water are beautiful - the best bit of the show so far

10:03 Andrew Dagnell - Madonna was dancing on the top of a piano in the cage. The pianist is still playing and piano is steadily going down inside the stage until it disappears.

10:03 Andrew Dagnell - Spanish Lesson next.

10:04 Andrew Dagnell -
Madonna is singing Spanish Lesson. She is gyrating on six dancers who are dressed as the Grim Reaper!

10:05 Andrew Dagnell - Phrases from the Kabbalah texts are being projected onto the back screen on the stage. She's still dancing all over the Grim Reaper figures.

10:06 Andrew Dagnell - The crowd won't stop dancing, they are screaming Madonna's name, I can see a grandma dancing in front of me. Young and old are here, and everyone is enjoying the show

10:07 Andrew Dagnell - Miles Away now

10:09 Andrew Dagnell - I'm very close to the stage. Images from across the globe are being projected on the back screen - images of poverty, from India, from Africa, from South America. She's playing the acoustic guitar with a heavy drum beat in the back, while standing at the front of the catwalk and she's surrounded by 10 dancers who are all sitting cross legged clapping away.

10:11 Andrew Dagnell - Enrique - the lights have gone up in the stadium and everyone is clapping above their heads. It's a sensational atmosphere. Even if you'd never heard a Madonna song before in your life you could have a good time here.

10:12 Andrew Dagnell - Next - La Isla Bonita

10:13 Andrew Dagnell - Images of Roman tapestries are being projected onto the back screen. Madonna is shouting: "Do you know what time it is?" And then she's straight into the classic tune. THere are loads of Spanish-clad dancers on the stage, spanish guitar players are jumping around the stage, violinists. Lots of spanish dancing.

10:15 Andrew Dagnell - The dancing is authetic spanish dancing - the type you would get in a taverna. It's gorgeously raw and shows Madonna at her best. The violin is playing solo in the back ground. This is the Romanian interlude.

10:16 Andrew Dagnell - They're at the front of the catwalk now - it's like Madonna and her dancers are having their own party. Everyone is invited though!

10:17 Andrew Dagnell - They're dancing around her in a circle

10:17 Andrew Dagnell - Prepare for You Must Love Me - next.

10:18 Andrew Dagnell - There is a romanian style interlude with a dancer dancing in authentic romanian style! It's very different. But that's Madonna - constantly changing her style! The crowd are all on there feet.

10:23 Andrew Dagnell - The crowd are going absolutely wild for the performance

10:24 Andrew Dagnell - Ok guys we're in to the last quarter of the show - which is going to start off with 4 minutes. Here's where the party really starts

10:26 Andrew Dagnell - JOHN MCCAIN AND ROBERT MUGABABE WERE JUST SHOWN ON A SCREEN IN THE INTERLUDE BEFORE THE 4 MINUTES PERFORMANCE - A POLITICAL MESSAGE?

10:26 Andrew Dagnell -
This is during the Get Stupid Remix

10:27 Andrew Dagnell - Robert Mugababe, John McCain, Barak Obama, Ghandi, Martin Luther King were all showed
10:27 Andrew Dagnell - But it ended on Barack Obama

10:28 Andrew Dagnell -
HERE WE GO GUYS - 4 MINUTES


10:28 WalesOnline - 3844 users online. Incredible stuff. Thank you!

10:28 Andrew Dagnell - THE PARTY IS REALLY STARTING!

10:28 Andrew Dagnell - It's showing TImbaland on the video screens

10:29 Andrew Dagnell - It's replicaing the video on stage. Justin in being projected onto boxes on the stage. Madonna is dancing alongside the boxes and wearing a very futuristic outfit, gyrating against the boxes as though she is actually dancing with Justic. It's all live - Cardiff is party central at the moment

10:31 Andrew Dagnell - If you want it you already got ... If you feel it it must be real just say the word and I'll give you what you want!!!!

10:31 Andrew Dagnell - Justin could be practically on stage the projections make it look as though he's on stage.

10:32 Andrew Dagnell - LIKE A PRAYER NEXT

10:33 Andrew Dagnell - It's a dance remix of Like A Prayer - with images of the Kabbalah projected on the back

10:34 Andrew Dagnell - It's just Madonna on the stage dancing with three dancers crouched at the back of the stage. The crowd are dancing more than I have seen all night. Dancing is just walking around the stage - the song is saying all that needs to be said.

10:35 Andrew Dagnell - The dancers are wearing gimp masks!

10:35 Andrew Dagnell - We've still got 3 songs to go

10:36 Andrew Dagnell - Madonna has left the stage, but a woman is standing in front of the dancers at the front of the catwalk singing the gospel park - it's electric.

10:36 Andrew Dagnell - Madonna has remerged from the stage and every single person in the audience is clapping above their heads.

10:38 Andrew Dagnell - images of fireworks being projected as we move into we move into Ray Of Light. Madonna is just standing at the front of the catwalk, her and a guitar singing her heart out.

10:39 Andrew Dagnell - Psychodelic images of rays of light being projected onto the screens

10:39 Andrew Dagnell - The audience is singing back to her - And I feel like I just got home...

10:41 Andrew Dagnell - The audience are going wild for this song. Everyone is on their feet dancing.

10:44 Andrew Dagnell - Madonna just asked the audience if they "want to hear some more? This is the part where I take some requests"

10:44 Andrew Dagnell - Ok guys into Hung Up now

10:45 Andrew Dagnell - Madonna is doing a rock version of Hung Up - it's just her and guitar standing on the stage. Literally nothing else. Just her and the band, that's it.

10:46 Andrew Dagnell - The lighting is very rock and roll and she looks like a pure rock star. There's no ABBA sample here. This is pure rock.

10:48 Andrew Dagnell - Madonnatribe.com - stick with MediaWales for exclusive Madonna updates about her stay in Cardiff

10:49 WalesOnline - 4230 unique users. Madonna fans we salute you!!

10:49 Andrew Dagnell -
She's still on Hung Up and it's pure rock and roll. Heavy metal now

10:50 Andrew Dagnell - OK guys we're on to the last number now

10:51 Andrew Dagnell - Madonna has disppeared off stage to get ready for her last number

10:52 Andrew Dagnell - She's now performing GIve it 2 Me - just her and the mic on stage working the audience.

10:52 Andrew Dagnell - More geometric shapes on the screens at the back.

10:52 Andrew Dagnell - Two dancers have joined her

10:53 Andrew Dagnell - Six dancers are on stage with Her Madjesty, and she's dancing her heart out

10:55 Andrew Dagnell -
Madonna is wearing black framed glasses now

10:55 Andrew Dagnell - The 10 dancers are running around her

10:55 Andrew Dagnell - Madonna and her dancers are jumping up and down now - so are the audience. This is the last number and they are making the most of it.
10:56 Andrew Dagnell - Madonna: "GIVE ME ALL YOU GOT. THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE"

10:56 Andrew Dagnell - She is pointing her mic at the audience and asking everyone to sing louder.

10:56 Andrew Dagnell - Madonna is running up and down the catwalk

10:57 Andrew Dagnell - Her and her dancers are at the front of the cat walk for the last moment of this brilliant concert jumping up and down and dancing in sync

10:58 Andrew Dagnell - Guys - it's over

10:58 Andrew Dagnell - THE WORDS GAME OVER HAVE APPEARED ON THE SCREEN

10:58 Andrew Dagnell - Madonna has run from the stage

10:58 Andrew Dagnell - Ladies and gents, that's it from us.

10:59 Andrew Dagnell - Thanks for everyone's input. Madonna ra off the stage and the words GAME OVER are still on the screen. The lights have come up

Did you see all the new tour merchandise? Much of it is already for sale on Fanfire.com! I know what T-shirt I'm going to buy I also want a Hard Candy shot glass...lol...

she looks like a tranny in this one

and thanks's mike for making it harder for me to stay in the dark.
[Edited 8/23/08 15:09pm]

ehuffnsd, are pics from the others sections of the show?

I scanning all the usual places and I'm not getting lucky

ehuffnsd said:

That outfit is very 1920/1930's...fox trotish!

Love it!