Hail the Queen
The G-A-Y fans were not the only ones who slept until late on Sunday morning after the exhausting Madonna gig. Also the UK press starts reporting about the event on the newspapers out on Monday morning. Here are some.
The Daily Mail picks a picture from the night to illustrate an article in their Lifestyle section saying that Madonna “is in better shape now than 20 years ago, so how does Madge do it?”
“Madonna finds a novel place for her mic as she strips down to a skin-tight pink leotard at London’s G-A-Y on Saturday,” The Sun reports today.
“The Queen of Pop – in fantastic shape at the age of 47 – whipped the crowd into a frenzy by ripping off her top during the five-song gig and popping the mic into her hotpants.
Thousands had screamed her name as Madge emerged from a huge glitter ball and then launched into Hung Up – the first track on her new album Confessions On A Dance Floor.
After pausing for breath the singer then dedicated the album to her huge gay faithful. Some had waited for days outside just to catch a glimpse of their goddess.
To roars of appreciation she yelled: “I made this for you guys, just breathe in my air.”
Teetering on black knee-high boots she performed other tracks from her new album, including Get Together and Let It Will Be, at the Astoria nightclub. The sexy singer then dropped to her knees and writhed her body around the stage to another new track, I Love New York.
She told her pink posse of fans before the song: “I know London is my home but New York is where I grew up.”
This spectacular came days after another Madonna “warm up” gig at Camden’s Koko club – and it shows she still has more energy than any of her younger pretenders. Hundreds of pink balloons dropped on to the sweaty, beaming crowd to end the show on Saturday – and to celebrate the return of her Madgesty.”
From The Sun
“Even for the Queen of Reinvention it was a dramatic image change. In just 24 hours Madonna transformed herself from a Julie Andrews lookalike into a raunchy goddess,” The Mirror says.
“The 47-year-old star chose a prim full-length glittery outfit when she sang live at a Children in Need event in London.
The next night, Madge was flashing her flesh in a tight pink lycra leotard, fishnet stockings and knee-high boots at the G-A-Y-club in the capital. At one point Madge even stuck her hand down her shorts – to cheers from the adults in need.”
From The Mirror
“Madonna dazzled fans with her latest disco diva outfit when she performed at G-A-Y nightclub in London”, The Daily Record tells their readers today. “The superstar singer showed off her yoga-toned body in a shocking pink clinging top and tiny matching shorts.
And her raunchy 70’s look was a far cry from the demure evening gown she wore to appear on the BBC’s Children In Need just 24 hours earlier. One delighted fan said: “Her outfit left nothing to the imagination and her dance moves were on fire.”
From the Daily Record