Madonna's A-list friends cheer her on at Wembley... but the paying fans can't hear the music

11 April 2012
The Weekender

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After shelling out up to £160, waiting for months and travelling to Wembley, the big night was finally here.

But instead of feeling thrilled to have finally seen their idol Madonna perform many of her biggest songs, fans claim they couldn't even hear the star on Thursday night.

Music lovers expressed disappointment about their less than fantastic night on the Mail online website.

Sticky and sweet: Madonna took to the stage at Wembley Stadium in London on Thursday

Bandi from London wrote: 'It was extremely disappointing to go to a concert of the queen of pop and to actually leave early, as you could hear people sing two rows behind you instead of her.'

Another blogger, Mandip, added: 'The acoustics were rubbish, you had to strain to hear her when she was singing, I thank small mercys that the chorus of most songs was pre-recorded, or I may not have recognised what she was attempting to sing/shout.

'I can't explain how disappointing this concert was, not just for me, but pretty much everyone around me as well! there was absolutely no atmosphere in the crowd and easily rates as my worst concert to date.'

But despite the technical problems, the 50-year-old queen of pop put her all into the stadium show.

She showed off her honed and muscular body as she cavorted around the stage in a white silk top hat, high cut leotard, fishnets and leather stiletto boots.

And her A-list friends seemed to be enjoying themselves in the VIP section.

Open mouthed: Kate Hudson and Gwyneth Paltrow can hardly believe their friend Madonna's incredible performance

Open mouthed: Kate Hudson and Gwyneth Paltrow can hardly believe their friend Madonna's incredible performance

Did she just do that? Gwyneth and Kate share a smile at their friend's amazing routine

Did she just do that? Gwyneth and Kate share a smile at their friend's amazing routine

Blackeyed Peas singer Fergie 'The Duchess' comes to check out The Queen of Pop

Blackeyed Peas singer Fergie 'The Duchess' comes to check out The Queen of Pop

Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Hudson and fellow singer Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas watched open mouthed as the 50 year-old Queen of Pop gyrated on stage in an array of scanty outfits.

The star's energetic routine drew compliments from her fans, proving those hours in her private gym have paid off.

The mother-of-three is touring the world with her Sticky and Sweet tour which is flying to 37 venues for the roadshow in just under four months, transporting a team of 250.

Gwyneth makes her way to the A-list section of the audience

Gwyneth makes her way to the A-list section of the audience

Starstruck: A-lister Kate Hudson crossed the pond to see Madge too

Starstruck: A-lister Kate Hudson crossed the pond to see Madge too

Enjoying the show: Kate Hudson and Penelope Cruz were in the crowd

Enjoying the show: Kate Hudson and Penelope Cruz were in the crowd

The mother of two appeared on stage 45 minutes late to a sell-out stadium crowd.

She addressed the crowd: 'All right London. Are you ready to rock the house with DJ Madonna?'

Towards the end of the set she revealed her relief that it hadn't rained at any point during the evening.

She said: 'I'd like to thank God and all my friends because it didn't f***ing rain.

'You can take that 47 per cent chance of rain and stick it up your ass.'

Vogue: Madonna played the crowd some of her greatest hits from her 25 years at the top

Vogue: Madonna played the crowd some of her greatest hits from her 25 years at the top

Strike a pose: The 50-year-old showed that the hours in the gym have paid off

The decadent two-hour show, which involved £1million of jewellery, saw Madonna perform many of her greatest hits, as well as indulging in eight costume changes.

The pop superstar arrived onstage dressed in a Givenchy outfit in a vintage white American car for the first section of the four-part show.


Labelled Pimp, the opening sequence was recently described by the Material Girl's publicist as a homage to '1920s deco and modern day gangsta pimp'.

Madonna followed up that segment of the concert with Old School, a tribute to the her roots in the urban dance music of early 1980s New York.

The remaining two sections, Gypsy and Rave, continued the high-energy performance.

Still got it: Madonna kept her crown as the queen of pop

Still got it: Madonna kept her crown as the queen of pop


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