Oh my God, just watched the opening! Can't wait to have it on blu-ray!

Great interview with Arianne Phillips, the costume designer for the tour.

http://www.style.com/stylefile/2013/...material-girl/

I seen it! omg its incredible. Makes me so sad I didn't get to see it in person.

I know editing makes it a different experience but I think this might actually be her best tour! certainly on DVD/blue ray anyways.

It was the best tour I've ever seen from her. Whilst MDNA isn't her best album she brings the songs to life on the tour, the opening is simply stunning

When is it available on DVD

I watched about 40 mins of the link Josh provided and wow what an amazing concert. I was in there in person, but the editng of the concert really gives the show a new angle to look at it from. Just incredible. I didn't wanna spoil myself so i watched about 40 mins and will now wait for the dvd.

Yeah i havent seen the whole tour yet...but my gawwwwd cannot wait to have it surroundsound and bigver screen on Aug 27th (hoping they keep the date too!) Do we know if it will be televised in the UK at all or is it just an Epix deal...i know CHannel 4 aired Confessions and Im going to Tell You A Secret and Sky aired Sticky & Sweet. And the BBC aired Blond Ambition before too....Just wonder if the UK and indeed Europe will be shown it.

Also in watching it you really FEEL the components of the show they always spoke about and showcased...i mean the first transgression segment has so many layers to it...i love the demonic feel and Pulpy/revenge thriller tones throughout...Madonna is a definite kick ass superheroine and would love to see more of that....again showcasing why i would adore it if she headliend glasto soon . Also i love the Pop Art influenced Express Yourself and the mix of Luvin was far more energetic and very wise. And the Kalakan Trio was fabulous there with Open Your Heart <3 And the Masculine/Femenine segment feels like such a exorcism of spirit and soul...Love Spent.LAV merged together is so darn beautiful....havent seen the final segment of it yet as it phased out unfortunately (my connection not me lol)....but i really cannot wait to see it all on DVD and the extras and everything

I think M is on top form at the moment in what seems a little while I hope its leading somwehere defining again...as this tour WOW....and also didnt know how much went into the Hung Up performance....the ropes and battle-esque vibes were just amazing and the reworking of it i loved too...maintaining the pace of the original album version but added techno punching stuff...amazing!

Love the interview with Phillips there Really makes sense with all that went into the show...love the idea how Madonna thinks in "characters" and the relationship of that character within the music and performance...thats a fantastic idea i always love about her and her albums...that cinematic/filmic nature

just watched the epic`s tour broadcast, but i can't wait to see it on the big screen when i get a physical copy later this year. the interview with arianne was a good read and its so true about her not being nostalgic. "mdna" is possibly the closest we'll ever get her revisiting the past on record. there was elements of "ray of light" on there with orbit on board and songs like "i'm addicted" wouldn't have been out of place on "confessions", but she didn't really delve as far back as the eighties in my opinion, apart from a lyrical reference here and there. although, "give me all your luvin" may have been placed to represent that era.

i loved the "mdna tour" opening with her gun toting confessional box scenario, it was smashing. i don't know about anyone else, but a good opening is always a crucial part of the show for me. its interesting looking back at her previous openings to compare and see her reinvent over the years. the virgin tour had a bit of an amateurish start with the silhouette image on what bizarrely resembled the bruce forsyth generation game "thinker pose" from the seventies. while she kept the silhouette theme opening through to the "who`s that girl tour", it did a great job in recreating her amazing "open your heart" video and it was a huge step forward in terms of stage presentation.

then of course, the "blond ambition tour" opening is another masterclass in transferring her video concept to the stage and set the tone for arguably the best pop music show ever created. "the girlie show" entrance with her emerging as a rotating dominatrix was another spectacular game changer, while the subtle in comparison dry ice extravaganza on "drowned world" was just as effective, but for different reasons. the image of her emerging from the fog was just so powerful amongst the anticipation to see her live again at that point in time.

the "reinvention tour" entrance has to be my absolute favourite. a crowd pleasing anthem like "vogue" was enough in itself to command the audience from the offset, but those yoga poses were something else. moving forward to the irony of her equestrian opening on the "confessions tour", which was perhaps inspired by her debilitating fall prior to the album campaign and her being revealed from inside a disco ball was again another great staging moment. the "sticky and sweet tour" was the last time i caught her live and her throne entrance was again just fabulous. however, i do think the whole pimp concept seemed to me more parody then her actually trying to master that style, much like she did in the "music" video.

so what is everybodies favourite show opening from madonna? or are tour openings just something i over obsess about?

My favourite Madonna show is WTG and naturally has my favourite show opening.

After that I love

Blond Ambition
Girlie Show
Virgin

Btw, pmsl at the Bruce Forsyth comparison!

I haven't seen the MDNA one yet as the link didn't work.

Finally watched the Confessions dvd last night. What a show! I was glued.

I think the MDNA tour is M at a definite new performance peak by what i have seen there...and you can tell when she said in her interivew for the Epix premiere that this tour was/is her most gruelling physically to date...the first 25 mins alone is sheer power drive overboard! :O

For me my favourite tours in order are...

Blonde Ambition
Confessions
MDNA
girlie show
Reinvention
Drowned World
Sticky & Sweet
Whos That girl
Virgin Tour

As for best opening its so tough but Disco ball/spaceship equestrian style was just WOAH! I mean it shwocased that she definitely rueld the unvierse and still does in so many aspects and similar sequences have been immitated in other performances by other performers but its never been duplicated! It really married together the album and the visuals and the tour performances amazing!

Express Yourself Blond Ambition opening was so sublime too...showcasing how she could bring what she performs and creates in her videos to live events and make it work so seamlessly.

The Erotica opening for girlie show was another really trippy opener that i loved...and of coruse Wild on MDNA was so haunting and then WOW explosions and shattered Dark Queen amazing!

So difficult but man its great to see that even in 5 years how much she evolved in live performance. In fact i would say she has more energy shwocased on the MDNA tour than on her Drowned World tour 12 years prior...amazing!

Loved so so so many aspects of the show <3 When she performed Drowned World/Substitute For Love that was such a massive surprise and so heartfelt...and then going into Paradise (Not For Me) WOW and then to reinvent Erotica tat was a massive surprise! Confessions really felt like such a massive ride!

And gpk i do agree MDNA is the only era M has shwocased a nostalgiac side to her music and imagery....from the B&W/VOgueing choreo of the WIld video and eprformances, the Erotica era font/styles in the imagery. Echoes to Ray Of Lights production and Confessions production. Lyrically referencing her classic hits and visually also working on Cone Bra 2.0 for Vogue.

Its really laid out a great pavement for M to stem out from for album 13 though...she has had so much fun and high energy this era and exorcised so many demons that its out there and she is ready to move the wheel forward

So I have Confessions and Drowned World on dvd. What else has been released? I fancy collecting them.

Ciao Italia
In Bed With Madonna
Girlie Show Down Under
Drowned World
I'm Going To Tell You A Secret
Sticky And Sweet

Downloaded the MDNA Tour at the weekend and have watched it a few times now. I think it is good but unfortunately I think it is also badly edited and I don't like how it is several different shows put into one, I think her voice is a little too auto-tuned as well .

I just felt that I couldn't really get into this tour. Even watching it in person at Birmingham.

Then I re-watched the Confessions Tour again today, and that tour still gives me Goosebumps, right from the first few minutes of Future Lovers/I Feel Love. And it was such a great tour, Her performance of "Sorry" has to be my favourite highlight.

I thought the end song on the MDNA tour was quite forgettable too, whereas the Confessions Tour built up to the last song.

Have you seen Forbes list??

As we all discussed ages ago. Despite Madonna being the highest earning woman celeb of the past year, she is only at four and their reasoning for this is her pulling power or influence isn't as big as Oprahs lol

Still we can't complain. At least they put her on the list despite the constant put downs they do of her and at least they admit M was the highest earning lool I bet that was so hard for them to do but it does make a mockery of their rankings when they constantly snub Madonna this way.

Yeah it's great that she was top earner last year.

I never read Forbes so I wasn't aware of their disrespect of her, I remember her topping the list back in the day though!

actually it was only last month if you're referring to my mini meltdown, dismissing the list as biased bs and just generally picking holes in their rationale. however, i stand by what i said then and still feel their reasoning is flawed here once again. i honestly expect more objectivity from what is considered such a credible publication.

having said all that, i do realise it makes no difference ultimately. yes, a lot of people will take this poll very seriously and while it is disappointing that more impartiality wasn't exercised, it changes nothing in terms of her true influence. i am pleased that oprah topped the list though in all fairness. her influence cannot be denied or underestimated in my opinion and she has worked incredibly hard trying to get her tv network off the ground.

likewise, i don't begrudge the young pop stars their high rankings due to their popularity in the here and now, while also taking full advantage of social media. with madonna, she has always been more of a trendsetter rather than one to jump on bandwagons, so while she uses social media for promotional purposes and posts exclusive images of herself. you wont find her expressing her inner most thoughts or announcing what she`s having for dinner via these media outlets.

i did think the forbes write up was uncalled for though. while the album certainly did under perform, madonna has much more going for her than to simply dismiss her as a money making machine.

"Of course, because we’re FORBES, money carries the most weight in our rankings, and thanks to that Madonna is back on the Celeb 100–in fifth place–after two years off the list. Even though her newest album, MDNA, was a flop, the Material Girl still managed to rank as this year’s top earner thanks to a world tour that helped her rake in $125 million between June 2012 and June 2013."

How did you download it? Its not available to buy yet?

Yeah glad she is the highest earner....when you compare it to the gaga and Beyonce machines of endorsements, tours, deals etc then Madonna frikkin owned it name alone power amazing....Which just shows she wil be a force when she releases somehing with power behind it left right and centre again

And yeah agreed matt whenever i rewatch the Confessions Tour the power from Future Lovers/I Feel Love right the way through to the Hung Up finae showcase is soemthing truly special and goosebumps i get WOW <3

I hope the secret project is to do with her 30th anniversary

From her instagram. So cute!

http://instagram.com/p/bElD2rGEYG/

On my way to Vice to strategize the launch for launch of #secret project! The Revolution is coming soon!

I reckon we are a month away today....mid/late July it will be revealed in full

And btw she looks effortlessly flawless there <3

Oh it seems Warner have a new album planned for the fall.

I can't see it containing any unreleased stuff as surely Madonna hold the rights to that and as she isn't with them anymore I doubt that would happen so I'm guessing its either a US/UK #1s singles collection or a Something To Remember part 2.

I cannot see another full Greatest Hits so soon after Celebration.

Although it could be remixes I suppose.

Sounds intriguing, we will have to wait and see but STR part 2 sounds good to me!