I actually had to research to see what this Tears Of A Clown thing was. What a cool idea! Sucks she kept the fans waiting for 4 hours (a new record?), but what a unique, and priceless experience. That she did 4 deep cuts from American Life (my personal favorite of hers next to Bedtime Stories) is HUGE!! Intervention?! X-Static Process?! Sick!

2freaky4church1 said:

Prince read that.

Prince does aftershows with special set lists for fans all the time. Hell, Madonna might have taken the idea from him.

SchlomoThaHomo said:

I actually had to research to see what this Tears Of A Clown thing was. What a cool idea! Sucks she kept the fans waiting for 4 hours (a new record?), but what a unique, and priceless experience. That she did 4 deep cuts from American Life (my personal favorite of hers next to Bedtime Stories) is HUGE!! Intervention?! X-Static Process?! Sick!

did she do easy ride???

alphastreet said:

SchlomoThaHomo said:

I actually had to research to see what this Tears Of A Clown thing was. What a cool idea! Sucks she kept the fans waiting for 4 hours (a new record?), but what a unique, and priceless experience. That she did 4 deep cuts from American Life (my personal favorite of hers next to Bedtime Stories) is HUGE!! Intervention?! X-Static Process?! Sick!

did she do easy ride???

Yes, she did. Good song.

SoulAlive said:

Madonna has revealed that her next world tour will be in 2019.We know how it works: she will take the rest of this year off.When 2017 begins,she will start recording the next album and it will take over a year to complete.It will be released in spring/summer of 2018...followed by the tour.

Yes, that seems like the plan. But I wonder if she would consider doing some of the Tears of the Clown acoustic gigs for fans in the interim. Since she is basically just playing guitar and singing it wouldn't take as much rehearsal as a full tour.

It shouldn't be limited to just Melbourne. I could see her possibly doing a few Tears of the Clown shows maybe in NYC or London.

Glindathegood said:

SoulAlive said:

Madonna has revealed that her next world tour will be in 2019.We know how it works: she will take the rest of this year off.When 2017 begins,she will start recording the next album and it will take over a year to complete.It will be released in spring/summer of 2018...followed by the tour.

Yes, that seems like the plan. But I wonder if she would consider doing some of the Tears of the Clown acoustic gigs for fans in the interim. Since she is basically just playing guitar and singing it wouldn't take as much rehearsal as a full tour.

It shouldn't be limited to just Melbourne. I could see her possibly doing a few Tears of the Clown shows maybe in NYC or London.

It's a great concept that she should expand on.I'd love for her to do a few of these shows here in the States.

sorta off topic,but....do you guys know about the newly released Japan mini-LP CDs?!

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^^^But does Like A Prayer smell of patchouli???

2freaky4church1 said:

Prince read that.

would NEVER appear on stage drunk & intoxicated. Madonna is completely falling apart over losing custody of her son..

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KCOOLMUZIQ said:

2freaky4church1 said:

Prince read that.

would NEVER appear on stage drunk & intoxcated. Madonna is completely falling apart over losing custody of her son..

No she isn't.

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

2freaky4church1 said:

Prince read that.

would NEVER appear on stage drunk & intoxicated.

Neither would Madonna.

SchlomoThaHomo said:

^^^But does Like A Prayer smell of patchouli???

Not sure,but I will find out when my copy arrives I don't know if these reissues have been remastered,but fans are reporting that the sound quality is fantastic.

Did you know there is an unmixed version of You Can Dance?

I only saw it once (when I bought it), and never saw it again.

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Cinny said:

SoulAlive said:

Cinny said:

Did you know there is an unmixed version of You Can Dance?

I only saw it once (when I bought it), and never saw it again.

Unmixed? You mean,the songs don't segue into each other?

Exactly!

Cinny said:

2freaky4church1 said:

Prince read that.

Prince does aftershows with special set lists for fans all the time. Hell, Madonna might have taken the idea from him.

He means the part about Madge surpassing $100M with her tour. Prince has NOT done THAT.

AnnaSantana said:

Cinny said:

Prince does aftershows with special set lists for fans all the time. Hell, Madonna might have taken the idea from him.

He means the part about Madge surpassing $100M with her tour. Prince has NOT done THAT.

Hats off to her. Prince does pretty well with his short-notice style of booking shows.

Cinny said:

AnnaSantana said:

He means the part about Madge surpassing $100M with her tour. Prince has NOT done THAT.

Hats off to her. Prince does pretty well with his short-notice style of booking shows.

It's no other artist that has been successful with doing that except .He never gets credit 4 it. But he still is recognised as the top per4mer live.

Cinny said:

Cinny said:

SoulAlive said:

Cinny said: Unmixed? You mean,the songs don't segue into each other?

Exactly!

Heck no Imma need those songs to segue like a Donna Summer wekad

The tour's over so the DVD should be headed this way...

paisleypark4 said:

Cinny said:

Exactly!

Heck no Imma need those songs to segue like a Donna Summer wekad

Haha!! (I love On The Radio!)

She also played her first ever NZ shows on March 5th and 6th, fans said they were good, but the media here slayed here, saying her performance was overwrought and underwhelming, with a 2 hour wait on the first night and too many off vocals.

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On the other hand, they loved Prince, I mean Madonna chose to tour here for the first time ever late last year and she nearly cancelled as both shows did not sell out in a 12,000 seat venue. Watching songs on Youtube I think the media here was wrong, she was great and looked great. Still the show looks very rehearsed and strictly to cue, rather than the free form Prince gave us.

http://www.billboard.com/...ing-artist

Her recently completed Rebel Heart Tour earned $170 million & sold more than 1 million tickets.

With the wrap of Madonna’s Rebel Heart Tour on March 20 in Sydney, the pop superstar solidifies her status as the highest-grossing solo touring artist in Billboard Boxscore history. Based on Billboard’s Boxscore archives that stretch back to 1990, her overall concert grosses reached $1.31 billion with the tour’s final show.

The Rebel Heart trek grossed $169.8 million from 1,045,479 tickets sold at 82 performances. The tour launched on Sept. 9, 2015, in Montreal, spanned over seven months and visited four continents. It hit 20 arenas in the U.S. and Canada through the end of October. A European run through 16 cities in 11 countries followed in November and December, and a second North American stint began in January. Seven Asian cities were on tap in February, and the tour’s final leg wrapped Down Under with a four-city sweep through Australia and New Zealand.

The Rebel Heart Tour’s top-grossing venue was the Saitama Super Arena in the Tokyo market with $9.6 million earned at sold out shows on Feb. 13 and 14. Top box office counts among the North American markets came at New York City’s Madison Square Garden with $5.2 million in sales on Sept. 16 and 17.

The diva first earned the top solo touring distinction in 2009 after the conclusion of her Sticky & Sweet tour. With the closing of that year-long run she became the highest-grossing solo artist and held that title until Bruce Springsteen surpassed her during his successful Wrecking Ball and High Hopes tours from 2012 through 2014. With the Rebel Heart Tour, however, she takes back the title.

Overall, Madonna ranks third on all-time top-grossing Billboard Boxscore list, with justThe Rolling Stones ($1.84 billion) and U2 ($1.67 billion) ahead of her. Madonna is also one of only six artists -- and the only woman -- who have topped the $1 billion mark in overall concert grosses since 1990.

Top Grossing Billboard Boxscore Touring Acts*

1. The Rolling Stones — $1.84 billion
2. U2 — $1.67 billion
3. Madonna — $1.31 billion
4. Bruce Springsteen — $1.25 billion
5. Elton John — $1.05 billion
6. Bon Jovi — $1.03 billion

* through March 23, 2016

Madonna’s first tour reported to Billboard Boxscore was the Blond Ambition World Tour in 1990. She first joined the billion-dollar club in 2012 with the wrap of her MDNA Tour that brought her overall ticket sales total to $1.14 billion.

Also, Madonna has been the highest-grossing female touring artist for the past 12 years. She staked that claim in 2004 with the wrap of her Re-Invention World Tour and has remained the top solo female concert headliner ever since.

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