When Madonna canceled her Boston dates on her last tour, I was crestfallen, but not heartbroken. I’d seen her multiple times prior to that, so it wasn’t the end of the world. It did, however, mark the start of a litany of canceled shows that followed in the arrival of the COVID pandemic, and left a foul taste in the mouth, even as my bank account got replenished in unexpected refunds.
Now Madonna has announced a new tour – The Celebration Tour – billed as a greatest hits concert culled from the past forty years of her history-making/shaking career. At first I balked at the price of tickets, then I balked at the emotional investment in the event that things get canceled or called off, and finally I balked at my hesitation: this is Madonna. Singing her hits. For what might be the very last time.
When my friend LeeMichael (no stranger to momentous theatrical events) told me he got tickets in the pre-sale and would be happy to go with me, I talked it over with Andy and accepted (Andy being thrilled not to deal with the stressful ticket-procurement process or the attached price tag). So come August I will hopefully be attending Madonna’s Celebration Tour. In anticipation of that, and in the spirit of such things, here is my dream set-list, as every proper fan is currently formulating one in their head. It’s a little ambitious, but Madonna on tour is Madonna at her most ambitious. (And do click on the links for the Madonna Timeline entries that have been written so far.)
- Celebration/Holiday
- Where’s the Party
- Girl Gone Wild/Material Girl
- Crazy For You
- ~ Drowned World/Nothing Fails interlude ~
- Sky Fits Heaven/Angel
- Like A Prayer
- Words/Sorry
- You’ll See
- Rescue Me/Skin
- Live to Tell/Frozen
- ~ Open Your Heart/Rebel Heart interlude ~
- Cherish/True Blue/Crazy
- Ray of Light
- Impressive Instant
- I’ll Remember
- ~ Who’s That Girl interlude ~
- Dress You Up
- Spotlight
- Vogue
- Take A Bow
- Turn Up the Radio/Music
- Everybody
- Express Yourself
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