By the end of her four-night stint in London in the past week, Madonna’s status as pop’s ultimate survivor was assured.
She was hospitalised in June with a life-threatening bacterial infection that left her in intensive care, and observers doubted the 65-year-old would recover in time. As did she. A total of 80,000 fans packed into the O2 Arena this week and, despite technical hitches on several of the nights, the tour earned four and five-star reviews. Critics praised its canny assessment of her musical, cultural and societal impact – althoughHere, the Guardian looks through her typically dazzling start.Photograph: Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Live Nation
That was underlined by a profoundly moving tribute to her peers and the community lost to Aids: the giant disco ball that twirled during Holiday slumped to the ground, crushing a male dancer. As she started Live to Tell, screens revealed portraits of late friends including Freddie Mercury, Keith Haring, Robert Mapplethorpe and Peter Hujar. She sang to them on a suspended platform, the images multiplying so fast you could no longer make out the men’s individual identities.
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