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RippedMan said: "Also, for what it's worth, it looked sold-out to me."

No one ever said all the seats wouldn't have people in them by the time Madonna took to the stage.

RippedMan said: "I don't really care about any of that. I mean, if they want the house to look sold-out, then by all means do it? I don't care."

OK, but that bit you don't care about is the whole context for the "sold out" discussion in here, heh.

RippedMan said: "I was surprised at how many people left throughout it. I guess it went on a bit long, and it started late?"

I'm not sure how that works. I would expect Madonna to go on between 9:15 ad 9:30 and end right before 11. But at shows anymore, people are seemingly shocked when things aren't starting "on time."

She seems to be going on about 9.30pm, the show is 2 hours so I'm sure that's causing people a few issues transportation wise, I wish she would get on earlier.

glad you enjoyed the show RippedMan.

first reviews are out for NY and they loved it.

The Gaurdian - 5 stars

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/sep/17/madonna-at-madison-square-garden-review-rebel-heart-tour-no-other-performer-like-her

Billboard - 4 stars

http://m.billboard.com/entry/view/id/140249

Newsday loved both ladies

http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/amy-schumer-brings-laughs-to-madonna-s-rebel-heart-tour-at-madison-square-garden-1.10853713

Updated On: 9/17/15 at 06:52 AM

I was there last night too and had a great time.

It's a fun, upbeat show throughout. Gone are the bizarre "dark" sections and there's no heavy handed political statements. One of the highlights for me was Like a Virgin. I also l liked the "Day of the dead" section much more than I thought I would. The reworked greatest hits medley is lots of fun and comes off much better live than it does in a few of the cell phone clips I've seen. I never thought I would be a fan of Madonna sitting on stage with a ukulele but those songs were some of the best of the show. I also loved the whole flapper section. And Amy Schumer was hilarious. I was going to sit this tour out, but after last night I'm glad I didn't.

Also....looks like she has stopped turning the AC off. I was up and dancing the full two hours and didn't even break a sweat.

And Artman...to answer your question she uses the extended catwalk a lot. Whole sections of the show are performed on it.

Updated On: 9/17/15 at 08:38 AM

"Namo you are cracking me up..."


I think you've got it!

songanddanceman2 said: "The tour, attendance and reviews are fantastic."

I'm glad we're calling it attendance now, rather than saying she sold these venues out. Much more accurate...

Also, though, you do realize the critical concert review is sort of a fictional thing you created? It almost never exists. You give someone great seats to an expensive show, and all they are meant to do it write what happened from a pretty neutral perspective. She did this many songs, went on for this long, the crowd seemed to like it, etc., etc. When I was a newspaper reporter, we would fight over who got the review tickets to certain shows, hehe. Album reviews are where people feel like they are meant to weigh in and examine the material...

ErikJ972 said: "I have read plenty of bad concert reviews. Some of them for Madonna!"

I'm not saying they don't exist, but it's like 1 for every 100, usually with the reviewer making it about themselves in the process or reviewing the show they thought it should be rather than what was presented onstage.

I'm not nuts. I've received review tickets and published plenty of reviews in my day (please note, Liam's Armband). But nowadays there aren't very many real reviews. Just chat about what the person who gets the free seats saw happening around them. That's why there's so many "She's still got it!" reviews.

Actual criticism is pretty much a thing of the past. Most reviews of everything nowadays are chatty little advertorial puff pieces

Oh come off it Namo, if she would have recieved bad reviews you would have gone on about them for years to come in here, the critics would have mattered then. Bottom line she has won over audiences and critics with this tour receiving some of the best notices for one of her tours in a long time. Deal with it.

another great review

http://m.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/madonna-concert-review-pop-icon-takes-manhattan-with-nyc-tour-stop-2015179

http://www.ew.com/article/2015/09/17/madonna-rebel-heart-review

Updated On: 9/17/15 at 01:33 PM

Yes. Yes, you have. Although you've been fairly quiet in recent weeks... Guess you're exclusively on about.com now? Corporate sellout.

Oh you white boys can't control it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-314lnkj3c

And another from Rolling Stone:

Bitch, She's Madonna: NYC Stop Showcases Genius of Rebel Heart Tour

"You know what they say — it's lonely at the top," Madonna told the crowd near the end of her New York show last night. "But it ain't crowded!" And on the second U.S. show of her hotly awaited new Rebel Heart tour, Our Lady spent three hours proving what a goddess she is, not to mention what an Unapologetic Bitch. Damn right it's not crowded, because there's nobody else near her throne. The whole night was a tour of everything only Madonna can do. She's not the same. She has no shame. She's on fire.

She hasn't reached so far onstage, musically or emotionally, since her 2001 Drowned World extravaganza. Her last couple of tours had spectacular performances, but dodgy set lists. This time Madonna has much stronger new songs to play with, from Rebel Heart — and she brilliantly revamps the hits. She played a Flying V for a punked-out "Burning Up," dropping to her knees for her guitar solo — the first time she played Madison Square Garden, 30 years ago, she got on her knees in front of the male guitarist while he played a solo, and don't think she doesn't remember these things."

Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/bitch-shes-madonna-nyc-stop-showcases-genius-of-rebel-heart-tour-20150917#ixzz3m1FqmaHq
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