MADONNA
THE PALLADIUM, LONDON
29 JANUARY
★★★★
AFTER A STRING OF GIG CANCELLATIONS PUT THIS LONDON DATE IN DOUBT, MADONNA TURNED ON THE STYLE FOR HER HOTLY-ANTICIPATED PALLADIUM RESIDENCY DEBUT
I’ve been wanting this intimacy for so long,” teases Madonna, during one of several extended speeches. Until now, the pop icon’s tours have always been about scale. She may be more generally seen in arenas than stadiums these days, but even on the Rebel Heart tour, Madonna would never have sat among her audience and chatted to fans before taking a swig from a devotee’s beer, announcing, “I’m about to share your backwash.”
Intimacy suits her. As much of An Audience With Madonna show as a regular concert, she reveals much about the making of Madame X, including her life as a “soccer mom” in Portugal, guiding her son David’s budding football career.