Madonna's Rebel Heart Tour - DVD coming soon!

[Snow 1,582]

The opening act starts at abot 8.00. Madonna starts somewhere between 9.20-9.50, usually around 9.30

[GlitterGrease 53]

last night was absolutely perfect, you need to see this show in person

[insight 2,427]

 

how how similar is the orchestration the the RIT guitar performance of it?

The RIT version uses the 7" remix, while the RHT version uses the album version

[Juvelius 375]

hope she adds some more european dates 

[Snow 1,582]

Oh btw, IF someone was wondering, she did perform WTG in Boston. No GT though :)

[NONONONO 709]

Boston Herald Review 

 

Madonna’s rebel heart on proud display at TD Garden

 

Truth or dare?

Truth: Madonna’s performance at TD Garden on Saturday night was a crowning achievement in a year that has unjustly denied her such moments.

Let me put it this way. The narrative surrounding Madonna in 2015 has not exactly been kind to the 57-year-old pop icon. You would think by now she has earned the right, and the public’s trust, to be whomever she wants. And yet the older she gets, the more she has to counter s-xist questions of why she’s not acting her age (“I am,” she has said) and what is left for her to do.

Those critiques faded inside the Garden as Madonna reasserted a longstanding hallmark of her career: She is at her best and fights her hardest the minute you count her out.

“Tell me I’m no good/ And I’ll be great,” she sang on the opening “Iconic,” a battle cry from this year’s “Rebel Heart,” a very good pop album that deserved to sell more than it did.

The accompanying Rebel Heart Tour reveals a softer, more reflective Madonna who’s celebrating her legacy while forging her future in the genre. There is no blueprint for her trajectory, so, critics be damned, she’s blazing her own.

And she’s obviously having so much fun right alongside her fans. This new tour is a window into Madonna as both deity and human being. It was heavy on spectacle brought to life by a band, her many elastic dancers, glitzy costumes, and streamlined set pieces that kept the production stylish and fluid.

The show also allowed Madonna to appear exposed. Three songs in, she stalked the runway extension of the stage alone with an electric guitar as she sang “Burning Up,” an early club classic. My jaw dropped when she dug into “Like a Virgin,” once again by herself on the catwalk, simply dancing and singing and making eye contact with the audience. It was poignant to see an established artist revisiting her roots and engaging with them all over again.

She also found fresh ways to enliven hits that are now decades old while connecting the dots to more recent work. A matador theme set the tone for “Living for Love,” her latest hit, which segued into the flamenco beat of “La Isla Bonita.” It was a seamless setup for a Mexican-tinged revamping of “Dress You Up” that mashed in snippets of “Into the Groove” and “Lucky Star.”

Fans will forever quibble with the set list, but this tour gets the balance right, from the thumping groove of “Deeper and Deeper” to the closing euphoria of “Holiday.” Madonna opened the vaults, dusting off favorites she hasn’t performed on tour since the mid-’80s. On acoustic guitar, she reclaimed “Who’s That Girl” as an introspective ballad, and with Madonna strumming ukulele, “True Blue” featured her most stirring vocal of the evening.

She delivered “La vie en rose,” the Edith Piaf classic, in its original French, leading you to wonder why she hasn’t reinvented herself as a supper-club chanteuse. She dedicated the song to her son David, who turned 10 on Saturday, and then brought him out to dance for the audience. It was a sweet mother-son moment that was suddenly comical when you realized the song she was singing: “Unapologetic Bitch.” (See? Some things never change.)

With the pope visiting the US, it was prime time for Madonna to stir the pot with some blasphemy. On “Holy Water,” a reference to what a certain part of her body tastes like, her female dancers donned nun’s habits and twerked on stripper poles shaped like crosses.

Having seen her live a handful of times over the past decade, I admit I’m guilty of wondering how much longer Madonna can pull off such a demanding and youthful pageantry.

Truth: She can — and will — do it as damn well long as she wants.

http://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2015/09/27/madonna-rebel-heart-proud-display-garden/17dkAqrWEqpDTyUTsRsYtM/story.html?event=event25

 

[Snow 1,582]

Thats yet another rave review. Like pretty much ALL! Nice read though :)

[AJH219 4,448]

Boston Herald Review 

 

Madonna’s rebel heart on proud display at TD Garden

 

Truth or dare?

Truth: Madonna’s performance at TD Garden on Saturday night was a crowning achievement in a year that has unjustly denied her such moments.

Let me put it this way. The narrative surrounding Madonna in 2015 has not exactly been kind to the 57-year-old pop icon. You would think by now she has earned the right, and the public’s trust, to be whomever she wants. And yet the older she gets, the more she has to counter s-xist questions of why she’s not acting her age (“I am,” she has said) and what is left for her to do.

Those critiques faded inside the Garden as Madonna reasserted a longstanding hallmark of her career: She is at her best and fights her hardest the minute you count her out.

“Tell me I’m no good/ And I’ll be great,” she sang on the opening “Iconic,” a battle cry from this year’s “Rebel Heart,” a very good pop album that deserved to sell more than it did.

The accompanying Rebel Heart Tour reveals a softer, more reflective Madonna who’s celebrating her legacy while forging her future in the genre. There is no blueprint for her trajectory, so, critics be damned, she’s blazing her own.

And she’s obviously having so much fun right alongside her fans. This new tour is a window into Madonna as both deity and human being. It was heavy on spectacle brought to life by a band, her many elastic dancers, glitzy costumes, and streamlined set pieces that kept the production stylish and fluid.

The show also allowed Madonna to appear exposed. Three songs in, she stalked the runway extension of the stage alone with an electric guitar as she sang “Burning Up,” an early club classic. My jaw dropped when she dug into “Like a Virgin,” once again by herself on the catwalk, simply dancing and singing and making eye contact with the audience. It was poignant to see an established artist revisiting her roots and engaging with them all over again.

She also found fresh ways to enliven hits that are now decades old while connecting the dots to more recent work. A matador theme set the tone for “Living for Love,” her latest hit, which segued into the flamenco beat of “La Isla Bonita.” It was a seamless setup for a Mexican-tinged revamping of “Dress You Up” that mashed in snippets of “Into the Groove” and “Lucky Star.”

Fans will forever quibble with the set list, but this tour gets the balance right, from the thumping groove of “Deeper and Deeper” to the closing euphoria of “Holiday.” Madonna opened the vaults, dusting off favorites she hasn’t performed on tour since the mid-’80s. On acoustic guitar, she reclaimed “Who’s That Girl” as an introspective ballad, and with Madonna strumming ukulele, “True Blue” featured her most stirring vocal of the evening.

She delivered “La vie en rose,” the Edith Piaf classic, in its original French, leading you to wonder why she hasn’t reinvented herself as a supper-club chanteuse. She dedicated the song to her son David, who turned 10 on Saturday, and then brought him out to dance for the audience. It was a sweet mother-son moment that was suddenly comical when you realized the song she was singing: “Unapologetic Bitch.” (See? Some things never change.)

With the pope visiting the US, it was prime time for Madonna to stir the pot with some blasphemy. On “Holy Water,” a reference to what a certain part of her body tastes like, her female dancers donned nun’s habits and twerked on stripper poles shaped like crosses.

Having seen her live a handful of times over the past decade, I admit I’m guilty of wondering how much longer Madonna can pull off such a demanding and youthful pageantry.

Truth: She can — and will — do it as damn well long as she wants.

http://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2015/09/27/madonna-rebel-heart-proud-display-garden/17dkAqrWEqpDTyUTsRsYtM/story.html?event=event25

 

The acclaim is relentless! 

[Highway10 1,072]

i noticed she hasn't performed Veni Vidi Vici or Wash All Over Me yet... do you think it's gonna be saved for later on? and also Hold Tight 

[dlioncourt91 765]

i noticed she hasn't performed Veni Vidi Vici or Wash All Over Me yet... do you think it's gonna be saved for later on? and also Hold Tight 

I would sure hope so. You would think VVV a song that references her entire career and name drops some of her iconic body of work and fits the theme of looking back would be included - either as an interlude or a performance.

I would die for WAOM to make an appearance on this tour. It is my favorite song off RH and along wiht the various demos. It is screaming for a performance. 

[Auro 1,797]

I would sure hope so. You would think VVV a song that references her entire career and name drops some of her iconic body of work and fits the theme of looking back would be included

I had thought for sure that it would have been the opening, interlude, or finale

[shoful 13,304]

Does anyone know what time she's been getting on stage to start?  I see 8:00, but I've heard she gets on later.

The opening act is from 8-9 then she came on for me at like 9:45

[AJH219 4,448]

I found this on Tumblr and instantly made it my phone background 

 

[DeleteMyAccount 11,881]

I just got tickets for tomorrow's show.  Finally seeing Madonna.  They're upper level seats so I'm a little worried about the view, but I'm still excited!  And I haven't spoiled myself of hardly any parts of the show, so yay!  Plus, I heard there are a ton of oldies that I love.  Can't wait!

[Duella Dvil 10,183]

Are the Tennessee dates still accurate?