Madonna honours victims of 2016 Orlando shooting at Miami show
nme.comMadonna paid tribute to the victims of the 2016 Orlando shooting at her show in Miami, Florida earlier this week. Watch the footage below.The pop star was performing at the Kaseya Center arena on Tuesday (April 9) as part of her current ‘Celebration Tour’ when she took a moment to reflect on the tragedy.On June 12, 2016, a mass shooting at the LGBTQ+ nightclub Pulse in Orlando left 49 people dead and injured 53 more.
The gunman, 29-year-old Omar Mateen, was shot dead by police.“We’ve all had some traumas in our lives – each and every one of us, in one way or another,” Madonna began. “Isn’t that true?
And we can spend a good part of our lives being victims, and letting that trauma stop us from achieving what we were put on this Earth to do.”Later, the singer said she wanted to “remind” the audience of the 2016 shooting. “I want to draw attention to that moment because nightclubs and music and dance are what bring us together,” Madonna continued.“They shouldn’t be places or things that we do that bring us sadness and tragedy and murder and death and pain and suffering and trauma.
But unfortunately, human beings are still stuck in some kind of a rut.”The Queen Of Pop went on to “point out some very important people” in the crowd, revealing that she had invited some of the survivors and their families to the concert, as well as “the families of those who did not survive”.“I will always stand for the gays, always, because the gays have always stood for me,” Madonna explained.“I’m very emotional about this.
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