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 In today's Sticky & Sweet Tour Galleries update we get back to the July 7 concert at the MEN Arena in Manchester thanks to 29 images from the show shared by our friend IconGeorge.
"What can I say about Manchester aside from WOW!" - George writes. "I was seated at the end of Row K in block A when I was approached by one of Madonna's team who recognised me from the three London shows! She then handed me a ticket and said have a great show! When I looked I couldn’t believe it. She had given me a Front Row Co. ticket which upgraded me to block C row A seat 15! 4 seats from the catwalk front of main stage! I was over the moon!"
"Madonna was in the best mood, even more interaction than in London asking many people to remove their shirts. Everyone threw them at her but she wasn't too amused when a pair of devil horns was thrown and hit her in her face! She also seemed to forget the dance moves to Vogue, not that anyone would have noticed or cared! Was an amazing evening and the crowd in Manchester were just as lively as those in London!"
Click on the preview images below to check them out and stay tuned for more pictures from IconGeorge coming up in the next days.
Thanks to George.
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Tue, October 20
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| Live in Manchester: Manchester gallery by Jonnybaby |
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Longtime Tribe reader and Community member Jonnybaby has got some amazing pics shot from the front row at the July 7th concert in Manchester to share with the Tribers.
Check out his selection of 49 images at our Sticky & Sweet Tour Galleries - click on any of the preview images below to check them all.
Thanks to Jonathan aka Jonnybaby.
Share your 2009 Tour pictures by sending an email to share@madonnatribe.com.
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Sun, July 12
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| Live in Manchester: Madonna at the MEN Arena, pictures by James |
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Wed, July 08
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| Live in Manchester: Manchester gets Sticky and Sweet |
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 Manchester is ready to welcome the Queen of Pop who is set to take the stage at the MEN Arena tonight. This will be the only Madonna concert in Northern England after the cancellation of the second concert and the inclusion of the Paris Bercy show in the tour schedule.
Here are a couple of pictures of the Sticky & Sweet Tour billboard displayed on the giant digital marquee at Piccadilly Gardens today. Click to zoom.
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Tue, July 07
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| Live in Manchester: Madonna at the MEN Arena on July 8 - Cancelled |
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From Ticketmaster.co.uk:
"We have been informed that Madonna at the MEN Arena on 8th July 2009 has been cancelled.
Refunds are available from point of purchase.
Customers who booked with Ticketmaster via our website or call centre will be contacted and offered an exchange to another date or a refund.
If your booking was made in person at a Ticketmaster Ticket Centre you must return to the original shop where you purchased your tickets and ensure you take all the tickets plus the till receipt with you in order to receive a refund."
Customers who booked tickets online also received a similar email statement from Ticketmaster minutes ago. The email says that a refund has been issued to the credit card used at the time of booking, which means that they will not been offered exchanges and they will not be able to question the amount of the refund until it appears on their credit card status. It rather seems a quick way to settle the fuck-up and avoid people asking for complete refunds.
Please check the Frequently Asked Questions section at Ticketmaster.co.uk for further info.
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Fri, April 03
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| Live in Manchester: Madonna fans frozen out |
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Richard Gaynor was so determined to get a front-row seat to see his idol Madonna that he spent 18 hours in freezing temperatures outside the M.E.N. Arena box office.
The 38-year-old should have suspected something when he saw there were only 35 others in the queue.
It was only when the ticket office opened at 9am that he realised the best seats for the concert in July had been snapped up by fans online.
"It was torture in the night," said Richard, from Rusholme, after getting a ticket.
"I felt like an icicle in the morning. I'm a little disappointed. I'd like to have been at the front of the stage. I just think that some seats should be given to the venue for those people who queue up like this.
"I thought there would be more people in the queue when I arrived.
"The last time I saw Madonna there were already lots of people queuing by 9pm the night before the box office opened."
Madonna will bring her Sticky & Sweet Tour to Manchester on July 7 - her third appearance in the city in 25 years.
She first played Manchester at the Hacienda in 1984 - her British debut - which was filmed for Channel 4 music show The Tube.
She returned in 2004 with her sell-out Re-Invention tour.
Tickets priced up to £175 went on sale at 9am yesterday. Fan club members were able to buy tickets beforehand. Dale Speight, 18, from Bury, queued for more than 12 hours. He said: "I arrived at 8.30pm the night before and was second in the queue. It was freezing. I was expecting more people there. It was very cold, but it was worth it.
"You never know if this will be her last tour. She may retire from touring, but at least I'll be able to tell my grandchildren I was there."
Julie McKnight, 36, from Droylsden, arrived at the arena at 3pm on Thursday, but decided to see a show there when she realised the queue was so small.
She then returned at 9.30pm and spent a cold night waiting for the box office to open.
Julie said: "I'm taking my daughter to the show. She's seven, so it will be a real treat for her. It was definitely worth queuing overnight to see her. Madonna seems to have got better with age.
"But I think some seats at the front should have been allocated for those who queued."
A spokesman for the M.E.N. Arena said ticketing arrangements were a matter for the promoters, Live Nation. Live Nation declined to comment.
From a report by Dean Kirby, Manchester Evening News.
Click here or on the thumbnails below for a video report about the fans queueing for tickets at the M.E.N. Arena.
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