Madonna kicked off her Celebration World Tour on Tuesday night, playing more than 40 hits, including Ray of Light, Like a Prayer, and Holiday. The first-ever greatest hits set showcased the singer’s impact on popular culture. The concert, which played to a packed house, was a deeply nostalgic trawl through a trend-setting, taboo-breaking pop career.
Aided by vintage costumes and archive footage, the singer time-travelled through her career that took her from a penniless wannabe to a musical icon. She began by playing the Ray of Light cut Nothing Really Matters, dressed in a black replica of the Gaultier-designed kimono from the song’s video.
Oddly, the show ground to a halt due to technical difficulties almost 10 minutes into the performance. Technical gremlins infected the sound system, which needed to be “rebooted”. Her professionalism shone through as she spontaneously regaled the audience with stories about her scrappy New York days: “I lived in the rehearsal space that my band practiced in, and I had no way to take a bath,” she said. “So I would actually date men who had showers and bathrooms”.
During the closing segments of her show, Madonna expressed her sorrow over the situation in Israel and Palestine, “It’s so painful to witness,” she said. “It breaks my heart to see children suffering, teenagers suffering, elderly people suffering. I’m sure you agree”. It’s a novel change in tune for the pop icon who has previously come under fire for her political views. Nevertheless, Madonna continues to be an icon for generation after generation of young adults, and her latest milestone proved that in abundance.
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