Madonna Get’s Booed in Philly, But Puts on a Hell of a Show
Madonna is learning about getting old the hard way. Part of being a “has been” or at least trying not to be a has been is giving more to your fans then you have given before. This doesn’t mean flashing aging flesh or a droopy boob, it means showing up on time. How about that for starters.
In what was the first leg of her North American MDNA Tour, she was scheduled to take the stage at 8:00 PM. Well, 8:00 came and went, and so did 9:00, and then 10:00 and with that so did some fans. When the material girl finally hit the stage it was 10:30.
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The fact that there were no warm up acts didn’t help matters much. They only had a DJ playing records, and trust me, I don’t care if it was Pauly D, that s**t gets old super fast.
One pissed off fan, Debbie Bleznak, said that Madonna could pay her baby sitter for the time she spent.
“I don’t know who you think you are Madonna, but you stink. We left, you can pay my babysitter”
A Philadelphia Councilman sent out a frustrated tweet,
“Yo Madonna! It’s 10:15. Some of us have to work tomorrow while you sleep ‘til noon with cucumbers on your eyes.”
By the time Madonna hit the stage, the damage was done, and fans were long past the apology phase, but she tried anyway. She came out and put on a hell of a show for 45 minutes, at which point she took the time to apologize for being late:
“It’s so good to be back home, and I want to apologize for being late. We had many changes to make from Europe to America, and I wanted the show to be perfect for you because my fans deserve it and quite frankly I deserve it. This is the city where the Declaration of Independence was signed. We are in the land of democracy. We started the word, motherf*ckers. Well, actually, some Greeks did, but … In my country, we have freedom of speech, freedom of expression, even though it’s far from perfect. But in Moscow, there are three girls in jail. Yes, free P*ssy Riot. In St. Petersburg, there are gay men in jail for exhibiting that they are gay. How f*cked up is that? Never forget how lucky you are to live where you live. Don’t get fat and lazy and take that freedom for granted, or your fat, lazy gay ass will land in jail.”
Ummm….yeah. She was booed. It’s Philly. Here is a quick clip of her getting booed – Philly style.
Understand, waiting 2 hours for a main act is not uncommon….Rihanna took about 1.5 hours to come on. But for one, she is Rihanna. The average fan is 18 – 34, they can get home at 2:00 AM and get to work by 7:00. Madonna fans are 45 – 55, many of them are the parents of Rihanna fans. They are not obsessed with her, or could care less about her new music, pissing them off, just makes them care even more.
Ok, I take the obsession comment back. Some fans paid $355 per ticket and that’s only after paying to be a part of her fan club to get the pre-sale tickets. And….there was no Air Conditioning in the place. I’m sure you would be booing too.
A decent opening act and a little planning in consideration of your fans could go a long way.
