LONDON (AFP) - Pop legend Madonna kicked off her 40th anniversary 'Celebration Tour' in London on Saturday, enthralling fans three-and-a-half months after a bacterial infection led to her hospitalization and its postponement.
The 65-year-old US superstar spent several days in intensive care in New York after being found unconscious in her apartment there in June, and has since been recovering, and rehearsing, for the rearranged 78-date tour.LONDON - Pop legend Madonna kicked off her 40th anniversary"Celebration Tour" in London on Saturday, enthralling fans three-and-a-half months after a bacterial infection led to her hospitalization and its postponement.
"I wasn't expecting it to be the opening night but as things are, it is really, really excited to see her," teacher Kate Taylor, 46, told AFP ahead of the concert. After taking to the stage in spectacular fashion -- with a powerful rendition of her 1998 hit"Nothing Really Matters" -- she had to stop the show briefly to"press the reset button" following sound issues.
They included a punk rocker-style ensemble featuring a classic statement bra, black jacket and chains, for her 1982 track"Everybody". Madonna paused her show again later, this time to send a message of support for Israelis and Palestinians"suffering" amid the"heartbreaking" violence there. The tour promises to be a"documentary through her vast career" drawing on archive footage and studio recordings from her four decades in the spotlight, according to her musical director Stuart Price.
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