Manchester debut for Madonna
Madonna wowed thousands of fans with a dance spectacular as she kicked off the European leg of her Reinvention Tour.The star was at the Manchester Evening News Arena in the city for the first UK date of the tour – a mix of classic songs like Holiday from her early days with recent tracks from her American Life album.Madonna, 45, has thrown off her bullet bras in favour of a more grown-up show. It was lit with moving LED screens showing the singer in heavy costume as she spoke a passage called The Beast Within.
Thousands of fans stood clapping and screaming as she came up through the floor on a moving stage to sing her hit Vogue.
Wearing black hotpants, a sequinned silver top and knee-high black boots, Madonna belted out the songs surrounded by backing singers and dancers.
She then took to a moving conveyor belt at the front of the stage to perform Nobody Knows Me.
Madonna is set to play again in Manchester before taking the tour to London, Ireland, The Netherlands and Portugal. Source: www.itv.com