The Madonna Concert

My coworker, Linda, and I went to the Madonna concert in Oakland last night (November 1st.)  I've been to many concerts, but none that tempted me to follow the rest of the tour!  It was A-mazing!!  First of all, the visuals were insane.  Costumes, lights, video, color, and a CAR onstage.  Second, the remixes of her old songs were amazing.  She invited the entire audience to sing "Like a Virgin" with her a capella, and stepped it up by playing her old tunes with fiddlers and electric guitar.  Some other old tunes I remember off of the top of my head--"La Isla Bonita," "Human Nature," "Get Into the Groove," "Ray of Light," and "Music."  It was a great mix of new and old, especially the new tunes from the "Hard Candy" album.

Here are some videos from You Tube of my favorite moments.  Hamutsun Serve, a Japanese band her website describes as dance animation and music, were featured throughout the evening but this is the most fantastic number of the evening.  Ascending to the stage in kimonos with clips of the Eurythmics' "Here Comes the Rain Again" and deafening sounds of thunder and raindrops, these boys moved around the stage by barely moving their feet.  You'll see it toward the end of the first clip.  
This second video clip is when they ended the dance and the cylindrical video screen with the rain drops/butterflies revealed Madonna on the inside of the cylindar on a piano that ascended to the stage. Dressed in a hooded cape, she began to sing her new tune "Even the Devil Wouldn't Recognize You."



This also ties as a favorite moment--her new song "Miles Away." On the screen was a video of maps, passport stamps, and people from all over the globe. It really touched my weary travelin' heart!!! This video's quality is much better, even if the video screens aren't the focal point (the images made the song make total sense.)



But the best part of all was her very vocal support for Senator Obama, as well as overthrowing the anti-same-sex marriage proposition that was put on the California ballot. That had the entire stadium cheering wildly. Given that I had just voted (we can vote early in California) that morning for Senator Obama, this just topped off the entire day!



If I keep talking about this, I'll be on the next flight to take my mother to the November 18th show. I wish! I'll be on a high until her next tour. Usually I'm satisfied seeing someone once or twice in concert...this left me wanting more!!