Madonna: Towering Disco Inferno

September 2006

Towering Disco Inferno
Madonna, July 12-13th, 2006
Wachovia Center, Philadelphia
by S. Appel

Ten Things Madonna Does on Her Confessions Tour that Are Pretty Gosh Darn Cool
1) Arrives onstage by stepping out of a giant disco ball.
2) Segues from "Future Lovers" into Donna Summer's "I Feel Love" and then back.
3) Sung "Like a Virgin" while pole dancing atop a spinning carousel-style horse (actually, it was just the saddle, but whatever).
4) Has dancers jumping through hoops (or more literally, acrobatically scaling a jungle gym lowered from the ceiling) during "Jump".
5) Chastized a couple sitting up front for not dancing by telling them "If you're gonna be my front row bitches, you've gotta give it up".
6) Has six full-on costume changes.
7) Looked unbelievably amazing in all six of those costumes (which included a white spandex catsuit and a blue sparkly leotard with fishnets).
8) Performed a disco version of "Music" decked out in Tony Manero's white suit and proceded to do his complete solo routine from Saturday Night Fever while her dancers boogied on roller skates.
9) Sounded great on every song (she must have been taking vocal lessons since her Blonde Ambition days).
10) Danced her ass off for two hours and seemed to nary be out of breath (she is only a few years away from 50, right?).

Costumes by Jean Paul Gaultier/ Illustrations by Darrick Walker

Towering Disco Inferno Madonna, July 12-13th, 2006 Wachovia Center, Philadelphia by S. Appel

Ten Things Madonna Does on Her Confessions Tour that Are Pretty Gosh Darn Cool 1) Arrives onstage by stepping out of a giant disco ball. 2) Segues from "Future Lovers" into Donna Summer's "I Feel Love" and then back. 3) Sung "Like a Virgin" while pole dancing atop a spinning carousel-style horse (actually, it was just the saddle, but whatever). 4) Has dancers jumping through hoops (or more literally, acrobatically scaling a jungle gym lowered from the ceiling) during "Jump". 5) Chastized a couple sitting up front for not dancing by telling them "If you're gonna be my front row bitches, you've gotta give it up". 6) Has six full-on costume changes. 7) Looked unbelievably amazing in all six of those costumes (which included a white spandex catsuit and a blue sparkly leotard with fishnets). 8) Performed a disco version of "Music" decked out in Tony Manero's white suit and proceded to do his complete solo routine from Saturday Night Fever while her dancers boogied on roller skates. 9) Sounded great on every song (she must have been taking vocal lessons since her Blonde Ambition days). 10) Danced her ass off for two hours and seemed to nary be out of breath (she is only a few years away from 50, right?).

Costumes by Jean Paul Gaultier/ Illustrations by Darrick Walker