Madonna urges fans to unite in 'light and love' as world tour opens in London
dailyrecord.co.ukMadonna urged her fans to unite in "light and love" to help bring peace to the Middle East and the world during the opening night of her Celebration Tour.After overcoming a brief technical issue which paused the show, the US superstar delivered a spectacle for the ages at The O2 in London on Saturday, treating thousands of adoring fans to an array of classic songs from her four-decade career, a host of extravagant outfits and a variety of theatrical stage set-ups.The Queen of Pop also ensured the first show of her new tour would be a family affair as a number of her six children took to the stage throughout the nearly two-and-a-half-hour performance.For her first looks of the night, the 65-year-old donned an elaborate black gown and silver headpiece before unveiling a punk rocker-style outfit and what appeared to be a knee support on her left leg.After opening with powerful renditions of Nothing Really Matters and Into The Groove, she asked the crowd: "Am I imagining this?
Oh my God, it is so good to be back London."She added: "I'm pretty damned surprised that I made it this far and I mean that on so many levels...
How did I make it this far? Because of you. I'm going to take a bit of credit too."The singer explained she was going to "tell the story of my life but I'm going to do it through music and dance".After performing her hit Burning Up, Madonna had to stop the show briefly as she explained there was a problem with the sound and they had to "press the reset button".The singer apologised for the delay and admitted "this is exactly what you don't want to happen on your opening night" but kept the crowd entertained by recalling anecdotes from her days in her first band when she was "broke and hungry and making zero
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