MADONNA/REBEL HEART and More — Page 51

Namo, I was really estimating the "time" and not the actual mileage. It took us a half hour just to go two streets from the arena parking lot, due to unorganized traffic flow. BTW, if I didn't have a bitchy friend with me and the concert got out earlier, I would have loved to have revisited Flex. I haven't been there in years.

I attended the Atlanta show on Wednesday, as well. I've seen Madonna at each Atlanta concert since The Virgin tour, but was considering skipping this one. However, some $44.00 tickets were available last month and once again, I took the plunge. Sightlines for these upstairs seats were actually good as Madonna made good use of extending the stage through the arena. I have to say, I was impressed with the show, and enjoyed it better than her last tour. Some of the stunts performed by her dancers / entourage were amazing. Madonna did a good job balancing the new Rebel Heart songs with her classics. Like Artman, I was disappointed that Madonna dropped the Dress You Up / Into the Groove / Lucky Star medley at our stop. Instead, we got "Secret' which she said she co-wrote here in Atlanta with Jermaine Dupri. The audience seemed pleased with Secret and willingly sang along. Agree that Madonna was jovial with her fans and bantered a good bit with them - even poking fun at the allegations that she was drunk at the Louisville show. We left after the main set at 1:00 AM to catch the last train on Marta, so (sadly) missed the encore - Holiday, so had to YouTube what I missed. All in all, it was a fun evening and well worth the investment.

ArtMan, Thanks for letting me know about Secret NOT being an extra song. Hmmm... really wish we got Dress You Up / Into the Groove which are two of my favorites. Oh, well. Yes, unfortunate for those who had to leave early after spending a tidy sum on tickets. From past experience, I knew Madonna would be late, so we had a nice dinner first and didn't arrive at Philips until 8:45. However, the actual 10:50 start time really was disrespectful to her fans. Our entire group thought the DJ who was on from 9:00 - 10ish wasn't very good and did a poor job of tailoring the 'music' played to Madonna's audience. Still, the entertainment value of the show for my $44 (+ fees!) investment was worth it for me.

Updated On: 1/22/16 at 03:45 PM

Lucky. The only encore music I got was the sound of the ambulance sirens, while the paramedics pumped her stomach on stage.

#rebelshirt

ArtMan - Agree that the DJ was terrible and that the 70's disco they piped in beforehand was a much better choice. No, I did not purchase any RebelMerchandise. Sorry about your friend's shirt missing the Atlanta date - it's now an instant conversation starter that can go 'deeper and deeper'. :)

It's not killing me. Nor is it surprising to me that you find new superlatives every time she farts. "Critics and fans are saying it's her best fart in some time!". I don't care. I wish you trusted all these things you claim to believe about her enough that you didn't have to defend her every move and misstep. So she's making people wait and wait and wait. Why do you make excuses for that? Maybe when she finally gets on, she's putting on the best show in decades since the last best show in decades. But she still makes them wait and wait and wait. Both things can be true.

Also, she is not a good enough actor or unselfconscious enough to "play" drunk like she does in those clips. It's okay though, Rocco has rejected her. She can FINALLY get some of that Garland gravitas.

Updated On: 1/24/16 at 11:54 AM

I would. What time would curtain be, ACTUALLY?

It's probably her best tour after Blonde Ambition in my opinion.

Namo (again) I said that I don't know why she is suddenly going on so late for this final US leg of the tour but ( again) you skip over that.

And let's be honest, you predicted (again) the tour would flop and (again) was not selling and (again) would not be well recieved. You ( again) tell me not to defend her yet (again) are here in a flash the moment something negative about her is posted. All I said was she was not drunk and you have criticised her for been cold on stage. Well now she is letting her hair done in EVERY venue and having fun you believe the silly rumour that she was drunk. So (again) your predictability is showing in spades.

Say at what you will (again) but the fact is the tour is a success, probably her best since Blond Ambittion, yes she is going on too late but note she is NOT due on at 8 she is due on at 9.30 PM so is starting an hour late ( which she should not be doing). You are never here posting when she has done something great or achieved something, you are here for National Enquirer and TMZ headlines. That to me is the biggest giggle.

I DEFINITELY posted good things when Ray of Light came out.

I think she sounds pretty damn good.