Saturday 04 October - IZOD Center, East Rutherford, New Jersey
From Erik:
The show was incredible, as always! She went on around 9:20 and was flawless! The dance routines in this one are stunning. I think there may be less production and special effects than Confession Tour, but the choreography was amazing and the energy was fantastic!
The highlights of the night were Into The Groove (the rope jumping took my breath away and she never missed!!), She's Not Me (so much fun and what an ending), Like A Prayer (amazing remix!), and Give It 2 Me. Her vocals were a bit drowned out by the guitar in Human Nature and Ray Of Light, but they were still good tunes - loved the Britney video!
The video effects during Devil Wouldn't Recognize You were amazing, I loved the round screens that dropped over the end of the catwalk. We had Rosie O'Donnell in our audience and Madonna made a couple of anti-Sarah Palin remarks, saying 'This is what Palin's husband's snowmobile sounds like when it won't start', then making funny noises on her guitar.
She interacted well with the crowd, doing the usual telling fans to get on their feet ('I'm on my feet, fair is fair' she said). I, of course, was on my feet the entire time! I loved the sing-along part, too, she sang Open Your Heart and of course messed up the words a bit, but she laughed it off! It's great to see her laugh, smile and wink on stage - makes you think she's having fun up there!
Thanks Madonna, for another wonderful evening of singing, dancing, and screaming my head off!
From James Lamboglia:
I saw Madonna at the Izod in New Jersey on Saturday night. This was my 12th Madonna concert. I had a blast. I think many people think Confessions was her best tour. Madonna manages to top herself again.
I was very pleasantly surprised by how amazing the new versions of Ray Of Light, Human Nature, and Like A Prayer sounded live. I was only about 8 feet from the end of the catwalk on the floor. Madonna looked beautiful. She is a tiny lady. I was really impressed with her body. She is so athletic and fit. She has the ideal dancer's body. You can tell she is strong, and she has non-stop energy.
You Must Love Me was also a moving part of the concert. The expressions on Madonna's face were of a sweet little girl.
From John:
Well let me just say that she was DEFINITELY worth the wait last night!
We got into the show at 7:45 thinking that she would be on stage no later than 8:30, we were wrong, by 9:00, we thought something was going on or happened technically that would hold her up. People got so restless that 'THE WAVE' started around the Izod Center, people were really into it, it was quite comical.
FINALLY around 9:15-9:30, the lights dimmed and BAM the 'M' showed on the screens and we were off on the Madonna ride!
The sound was hidden by the roar of the crowd as the 'pinball' segment opened the show, then....C-A-N-D-Y, and there she was, looking so fresh and just beautiful.
I have seen every show of Madonna's since Blond Ambition, and this current show reminded me of the 'freeness' if that is a word of The Girlie Show. Madonna really interacted with the crowd, and it did not seem forced like it did on Confessions or even REinvention. She seemed to be having a blast, and it was all genuine.
The setlist was amazing, and even after seeing the show mostly on Youtube, that just doesn't compare to the Live Show! Her energy NEVER let up, from Candy Shop to Give It 2 Me, she was amazing, and I cannot believe that she is 50! She proved last night that age IS just a number!
Now me and my other half are thinking of going back to New York City for next weekend's shows. It's well worth it!
We left the show so energized and wondering what is the next step for Madonna....who can say? I mean she has literally done EVERYTHING, maybe she will fool us into thinking she is going to take a break....and then BAM!
From Michelle:
At about 8:15 we saw Guy Oseary walking around and we went up to him and took a pic with him and also spoke with him about getting better seats. He said we should have asked him earlier as he already gave them all away. He told us that we had the best seats in the house already and that we shouldn't move. We were in section 9, row H, seats 1-4. 8 rows back from the catwalk, we had the best views of her on the stage and catwalk. Rosie O'Donnell arrived at about 9 pm, I gave her a high-five as she walked right by me. The crowd went crazy when Rosie entered and the fans swarmed her for pictures.
Then the entire stadium started to do the wave, making it last 5 times around. The show started at about 9:30 pm and it was pure fun. She was in a great mood, talked to the audience a lot and she seemed to be having a great time. She said she was happy to be back in America.
For the request section she said she saw all the signs fans were holding up with 'Open Your Heart' written on them and that we were giving her a clue. 'Do you want me to sing Open Your Heart?', she asked.
We had a great time. The Icon fanclub presale seats turned out to be amazing.
From Trinta976:
I have been lucky enough to be at the concert in NJ last night. She was amazing. Her voice, her body, dancers and art work better than ever....only complaint is that people always complain about Madonna always being late (her show didnt start till 9:22pm last night) however I'm sure she would have started it at 8:00pm if all of her fans would have been there at 8:00pm. Her fans are late, not Madonna, and the complaints of lack of old material. How many times does she have to do Like A Virgin or Material Girl? She was promoting Hard Candy not old records. Let her do her stuff and lets just enjoy it.
Isn't this why we love her. The reinvention and ability to keep us gessing and being fresh. I have been a Madonna fan all my life. I was lucky enough to have met her through the Icon fan club when she was promoting Lotsa de Casha in NYC. Meeting, talking to and shaking her hand has been the highlight of my 30yrs of living. She has helped me come out of the closet at 15, deal with depression and suicide when I was younger and getting me off drugs. I got a tattoo with her name and her portrait on my upper back as a tribute.
She has always been and will always be my guardian angel. She is and will always be the Queen of Pop.
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