Last night at the O2 Arena Madonna started late and got cut off at the of her second show.
The word put out was that the O2 had electrical problems so Madonna began her Celebration show at least a half an hour late.
But Madonna is famous for not making start times. On her last tour, if she made it within an hour the audience was lucky.
London and the O2 have a curfew, however. And so at 11pm, they pulled the plug on Madame X. Fans say four or five songs were missing after the abrupt ending.
That’s not good since the fans are paying thousands of bucks to see Madonna. They want the whole show.
As it is, they’re seeing a show that has pre-recorded vocals and a star who spends a lot of time sitting in chairs while performing her songs. Videos show the very clever direction in which Madonna — who moves slowly and needs rests — is surrounded by a lot of pyrotechnics and young dancers who crowd around her.
Well, she’s 65, and in better shape than most people that age. But what she’s attempting may be an over estimation of what the body can do.
The time thing is more pressing, however. Madonna’s predilection for arriving at the venue late and taking her time is going to turn off audiences on the Celebration tour.
Someone has to tell her, this is the way divas behaved in her heyday. Nowadays, acts like Taylor Swift and Pink start on time and have few if any malfunctions.
