Live from the O2
Lights went down at 8.36, followed by the instrumental versions of Deeper and Deeper and Junior Vasquez Luscious remix of Secret playing before the show.
The show then started at 8.44 PM.
Bob The Drag Queen opens, in a recreation of Madonna’s Marie Antoinette outfit for the VMAs.
The first song is Nothing Really Matters, performed on top of the circular stage
Everybody
Into the (Hollywood) Groove
Madonna speaks. Technical problems on and off stage
Burning Up is now on
Huge break due to technical issues and Open Your Heart is now on
Back to the round stage with Holiday
In This Life/Live to Tell. Madonna is flying over the arena
Intro/Unholy/Like a Prayer/Act of Contriction
Living for Love/Fever Interlude with Bob as Dita
Erotica/You Thrill Me is performed in the three central stages turned into boxing ring ending with the Papa Don’t Preach strings
Justify My Love/Fever
Tokischa makes her appearance on the screens for Hung Up. The song is performed on the fifth stage and soon turns into the original mix.
Piano interlude cueing into Bad Girl
Up Down Suite cueing into Vogue with elements from Break My Soul and Bob MCeeing on the round stage, then everybody moves to the catwalks in a huge tribute to the ballroom scene
Human Nature into Crazy For You – and the stage gets on fire
The Beast Within, again as an interlude
Die Another Day
Don’t Tell Me with a bit of Ennio Morricone
Mother and Father
A moment to talk to the audience
Little Star acapella to wish Lola happy birthday
I Will Survive (acoustic)
La Isla Bonita cueing into Don’t Cry For Me Argentina
Interlude: a walk down memory lane in the news and in the media / I Don’t Search I Find
Bedtime Story
Ray of Light (Orbit Remix) in the time capsule again
Rain
Like A Virgin/Billie Jean (interlude)
Gimme All Your Luvin’/Bitch I’m Madonna/Celebration/Music with all Madonnas in drag for the grand final
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