Live in Oslo: I guess I just don't recognize you with your clothes on
And while we're at our daily Sticky & Sweet Tour memories update here's a video our friend Alexstone uploaded to YouTube for all the fans of the yummy Paul Kirland.
The video is from the end of "Holiday" and was sgot during the "daylight" Madonna concert in Oslo on July 28.
13 great pictures from the second Sticky & Sweet Tour show in Olso - the July 30th Madonna concert at Valle Hovin - have been shared by longtime M-Tribe Community member Betorrique.
Check out his images capturing the uniquess of this particular show - weather, special clothes, and funny comments from Madonna herself - by visiting Betorrique's set at our Sticky & Sweet Tour Galleries - click on the preview pics below to get there now.
Thanks to Betorrique. Share your 2009 Tour pictures by sending an email to share@madonnatribe.com. Thank you!
Live in Oslo: More Vallen Hovin images and video montage by Alexstone
M-Tribe Community member Marcus aka Alexstone can't let go of the July 30 concert in Oslo quite yet, "as it was one of the most memorable I've ever been to" - he says - "and soooo much fun!"
So he got some more photos, and take notice of the "Dress You Up" ones where Madonna walked down to the catwalk, playing the guitar right in front of him and his friends, and then gave us the middle finger. "Guess who went absolutely crazy? Loved it! Oh, and look how wet she is during "Music"...and it was only in the first half of the show!!"
Marcus also made a fantastic video montage of the footage he got from the two nights that you can check out at YouTube: "It should be easy to tell which is which sun/rain - wet, yet happy people all over the stage vs a dry happy bunch singin' and dancing". To check out the extra pics he sent and that have now been added to our Sticky & Sweet Tour Galleries simply click the preview images at the bottom of the video.
Thanks to Marcus aka Alexstone.
You can share your 2009 Tour pictures and reports, too! Send them by email to share@madonnatribe.com. Thank you!
M-Tribe Community member Alexstone is back from the second and final Madonna show at Valle Hovin yesterday night - and here are his report and his pictures from the show.
"Not doing a full review at this point, except that I have to say the show was F***ing amazing (!!!), even with the pouring rain coming down on us for about 6-7 hours straight!
Madonna had great fun on stage, Jesus watching from the sideline (in front of us, we were in the stage left "corner"), she told the dancers she wanted to do the double Dutch Jump on the catwalk (which was VERY risky, considering it was totally wet and all), and we got to sing "Into The Groove" with her.
She had so much fun it seemed, and even though the rain fucked up a lot ("Vogue", "Human Nature" and "Ray of Light" performed in a coat and pants, as you can see on the pictures) and a few other things, as she couldn't do it all due to the rain - but it was sooo special, and the crowd was fantastic!!!
Got a really great shot from "Like A Prayer" too!!! Kinda difficult to take pictures when it was raining the way it did, but I managed to get som great videos and pics.
Together with my friends in one of the pictures, after the show was done (Me, Frank, Simon and Espen).
We all had the best time!
The weird thing was that when "Game Over" appeared on the screens, the rain stopped, as if someone turned a switch..."
Check out the complete gallery of pictures from the July 30 concert in Oslo by Alexstone at our Sticky & Sweet Tour Galleries by clicking the preview images below.
Thanks to Marcus aka Alexstone.
You can share your 2009 Tour pictures and reports, too! Send them by email to share@madonnatribe.com. Thank you!
The weather is not so cool tonight in Oslo - as you can see by the images of people shielding from the rain that Madonna's manager Guy Oseary has just posted on his page at Twitter.com.
Triber Tim_Norway sent in his pictures and his report from the first Madonna concert at Valle Hovin in Oslo yesterday night.
"After waiting forever to see Madonna in Norway it finally happened" - Tim writes - "and I must say the audience was electric."
"Madonna seemed in good spirit, being the fifth time I've seen her I must admit I don't feel the WOW, it's Madonna factor anymore, it's more like seing an old friend, but she seemed more happy and content than ever. Never seen her look so genuinely happy on stage. Thank you for coming to Norway Madonna, hope we did you proud!"
Tim also sent in several great pictures he took at the show that have now been added to our Sticky & Sweet Tour Galleries. Among them you'll find some unique shots from the concert - like the unusual view of Madonna pushing her Auburn Boattail Speedster with the background of a high-rise building under construction, cladded with glazed curtain wall, and in full daylight. Ironically, when the Sun finally went down and the show approached its end, Tim also captures the shot below from the "Like A Prayer" performance, when the stage was finally in the dark, and the screens very appropriately read "We have come from the Light (To it we shall Return)".
Click on any of Tim's images for the complete gallery and the full size version.
Thanks to Tim_Norway. Share your 2009 Tour pictures and reports by sending an email to share@madonnatribe.com. Thank you!
Madonna performed in Oslo tonight for the first of her two Sticky & Sweet Tour concerts in Norway.
Check out a nice video report posted on nrk.no where you can also notice how the show begun in daylight as Sun in Oslo sets at around 10 PM at this time of the year.
DJ Enferno will be playing in Oslo, Norway on July 30, right after the second Sticky & Sweet Tour concert.
To see what Madonna's tour resident deejay is up to check out the flyer below and www.djenferno.com for more info.
Live in Oslo: Pictures from rigging the stage in Oslo, Valle Hovin
M-Tribe Community member Liv
went to check out the stadium at Valle Hovin getting ready for the upcoming Madonna concerts in Olso yesterday evening to find out how far they have come in rigging the stage.
"Had a little chat with security, and they said sound would be set up tomorrow," Liv reports.
"Other than that they expected people to start camping outside tomorrow. There will possibly not be any restroom facilities outside the venue (there is plenty of vegetation, lol). No kind of drinks, bottles of any kind will be allowed to bring inside the stadium. Cameras (not professional or sound recording equipment) are allowed."
"Inside the stadium the restrooms will be placed at the back only - Golden Circle ticket holders will get a ribbon so they can leave the GC to go, or to buy drinks, beer, t-shirts etc. Be prepared to queue to buy merchandise, go to the restrooms and buy drinks..."
"To get to Valle Hovin: use the metro or bus, there is almost nowhere to park close to the stadium, and it will be chaotic enough with all the people walking around everywhere. On a side note, there were some mosquitos and blackflies in the air ouside the stadium tonight, so repellent could be useful on tuesday and thursday.
The weather forecasts are very promising, and the crowd will be amazing, I'm sure!"
Check out four pictures of the work in progress at Valle Hovin shared by Liv by clicking the preview images below.
Thanks to Liv. Share your 2009 Tour pictures and reports by sending an email to share@madonnatribe.com. Thank you!
The first Sticky & Sweet Tour concert in Oslo has been rescheduled, Live Nation Norway announced today.
Madonna was set to perform at the Valle Hovin Stadium on July 29, with a second show added on the following day, keeping many by surprise because that would have meant a series of three concerts in a row, something Madonna hasn't done in a long time.
In a press release today to celebrate the success of the Sticky & Sweet Tour Live Nation mentioned "a few changes" but forgot to point out that those changes were indeed cancellations of the concerts in Manchester on July 8th and Hamburg on July 28th - both being part of the two "three-days-in-a-row" runs of 2009.
Hours after the decision to cancel the concert in Hamburg - which you had to notice yourself from the missing date in the tour schedule, as Live Nation did not "announce" anything about that, comes the news that the first concert in Oslo has now been moved to July 28, the day of the cancelled concert in Germany.
There is still no announcement whatsoever about what customers for the cancelled show should expect about refunds, but if you need to know more about Oslo please check Live Nation Norway for details.
Live in Oslo: The second Valle Hovin show is close to sell out
Here is the poster for Madonna's extra Sticky & Sweet date in Oslo on July 29. Tickets for the show went on sale yesterday and according to Live Nation Norway 98% of the tickets has been sold and the concert is expected to sell out completely within a few days.
An impressive 80,000 people will attend the two Madonna concerts in Norway this Summer.
Live in Oslo: Norwegian concert sold out in record time
This morning the 40,000 tickets for the Sticky & Sweet Tour concert at Valle Hovin in Oslo sold out after 34 minutes, a new record for Norway!
The Golden Circle tickets were the most difficult to get hold of.
The physical sale at Oslo Spektrum had people queuing for 24 hours, from 10 AM yesterday, and the temperature was minus 14° Celsius last night! Many warm clothes, sleeping bags and small campfires...
Check out an article in Norwegian from Side2.no for images and further info.
Live in Oslo: Tickets for the concert at Valle Hovin
M-tribe friend and contributor Alexstone shares this image of tickets for the Sticky & Sweet concert in Norway, on July 30 in Oslo.
Unfortunately it seems that nice souvenir tickets are more and more rare these days, especially in presales where termic printers and other devices are used in order to make the vendor able to deliver the tickets right away after the online purchase.
Live in Oslo: Live Nation presale for the Norwegian concert tomorrow
Become a member at www.livenation.no, you will be able to join the presale of tickets for the Sticky & Sweet concert in Oslo, Norway. The Live Nation presale takes place tomorrow, Friday 6 Feb from 09.00 AM to 03.00 PM local time.
General public sale from www.billettservice.no will start ton Monday 9 Feb at 09.00 AM local.
Valle Hovin Stadion is an old concrete field used for speed ice skating in Winter and to host concerts in the Summer, where everybody stands on the same level and there is no roof either; its estimated capacity of 40-45,000.
The golden circle ticket costs 1100 NOK (around 122 Euro) plus taxes, and the general admission ticket is 800 NOK (around 88.9 Euro) plus taxes.
Valle Hovin is approximately 15 minutes North-East from the Olso city center, at a ten minutes to walk from the nearest subway station (T-bane).
Thanks to our Community member OsloDita. Click HERE for our dedicated Forum topic with information, tidbits and updates about this event.
