We went to see Madonna last night, at Philips Arena. Her “Sticky and Sweet” tour.

With a start time of 8PM, a DJ opened for her, playing for..oh, maybe 30-45 minutes. Then, the wait was on. I don’t think Madonna started until around 10PM. But the show rocked from then until about 11:30PM. That made for a tough Tuesday morning back-to-work. 

The concert had a rock edge, and she performed many old favorites with updated music. The show was just as appealing visually–lots of background video, intricate stage movements, lowering and raising dancers all around. The cylindrical screen displayed videography while she sang from the center. That was cool.

I think she turned the music up a bit too much…or my ears are a bit more old…  :-p

I was disappointed in the video screens that would normally display close-ups of the performance. Our seats were only 5 or so rows from the floor, but we were in the rear club section. The screens in the arena displayed Madonna no better than I could actually see her. There were only a few Madonna closeups on those screens, as they tried to take in as much stage action as possible. I would have preferred more close up shots to make up for the distance.

Oh, and did I mention that the music was really loud?  🙂