Madonna: The MDNA Tour

Let's leave aside that the bulk of the concert is a colorful mess and populist junk. The whole Masculine/Feminine section begins with an excellent interlude on the good old bit of sexual mischief "Justify My Love," which segways into the ageless art deco "Vogue" (with the right slides running in the background with portraits of the stars quoted) and continues with mirror play in the "Erotic Candy Shop," only for the groundbreaking hit "Human Nature" to see a renaissance. It was already so controversial in its time that Madonna had to be calmed down by "Evita." Meanwhile, the album MDNA ditches the cleverly chosen futuristic corset and men's suit and stands before us in only the tiniest outfit that can sell us "Like a Virgin Waltz" and "Love Spent." That's why she can be so sure of herself and finish the rest of the concert in a way that everybody is annoyed with. But who cares when she was assured of a wet concert hall from the moment she rolled out on the piano? (02/11/2013)