Tuesday 16 September - Estadio Olimpico, Seville
From Carlos:
It was an amazing concert. I enjoyed especially the last part, from 'Like A Prayer' to 'Give It 2 Me'. That final song was especially great, all the crowd jumping crazily. A great moment was also when she crawled along the stage while 'Last Night A DJ Saved My Life' was playing.
And the crowd really liked the 'uahhh uaahh' part, being happy of taking part in the concert. And they went crazy also when she said 'I like Seville!' It was her first time here and I hope she'll come back some day.
From Jess at Fashion Limbo:
It's been 7 years since Madonna last visited Spain on tour. And it was a electrifying event. I had seen her in Cardiff, and I just couldn’t help myself, found some golden circle tickets and flew to Spain, and I am delighted I did.
The two elements making it a perfect evening? Madonna and the crowd. People had been orderly queuing in the hot Sevillian sun and I heard no complaints, only expectation, love and positive feelings all around.
When Robyn, the first support act got on stage she got a taste of what the audience was going to be like. She is not that known in Spain and despite that people where jumping with her up-beat music, chanting her name and getting the party started.
Fifteen minutes after that there was a DJ set, and the crowd partied even harder. Twenty minutes after this, at 9:42 pm Madonna came on stage. The Stadium exploded with excitement, and so did I, and I cried with excitement, something I didn’t really do in Cardiff (Well, only a little! Hell I always cry!)
Her voice was impeccable, so beatiful, and there were no technical problems (if there were they were swiftly resolved, going unnoticed).
During the gypsy section the stadium went wild, jumping, chanting 'ole-ole' at Madonna's flamenco moves, clapping flamenco style and treating M and her crew to an unforgettable experience. Miles Away was a huge success, the audience clapping all the way through. You could see it in Madonna's face, she had to shush (with a cute smile) the crowd so she could be allowed to sing You Must Love Me.
Like A Prayer again set the stadium on fire, and Ray of Light had everyone jumping to exhaustion, including Madonna. During the 'request' bit she had us all at her feet. She made us show 'how much we loved her' doing her now characteristic 'uhha uhaa' several times (to exhaustion!). She was laughing and giggling at the crowd's reaction.
It was unforgettable....thanks Seville and thanks Madonna for making me the happiest girl on earth.
From Julius:
In Seville Madonna was amazing. She knows that I exist! Because before singing You Must Love Me a friend of mine (he was a little drunk) started to scream: 'GUAPA! GUAPA! GUAPA!' that means beautiful! And she with a smileon her face made a 'Sssssh!' with her finger on her mounth....and blew us a kiss....after Miles Away song!
I can´t wait to go to my birth city, Rio de Janeiro....to see her!
From Stephen:
I just wanted to say what a show Madonna played in Sevilla. I have been to all of Madonna’s shows except for Who’s that Girl and for me this was the very best so far.
The different sets were amazing and musically everything flowed through brilliantly. The highlight for the stadium was probably ‘La Isla Bonita’ but as this is Spain I wasn’t surprised. For me the last set ‘Rave’ was the best, and ‘Like A Prayer’ and ‘Give It 2 Me’ were my absolute highlights, however vocally ‘You Must Love Me’ will always be hard to beat! Perfect!
As for audience participation, Madonna was far from shy, she involved us pretty much all of the way through, speaking some Spanish and some English. I always go away from Madonna shows thinking to myself ‘She’ll never be able to top that’ and once again, she’s proved me wrong! Bring on the next tour!
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