Madonna has performed the first of her Sticky and Sweet shows in Cardiff, Wales.
The setlist for the tour is very much focused on the current album `Hard Candy`.Some of the older songs have been given a make-over. Her 80s dance hit `Borderline` is now a rock song with guitar.
The visuals at a Madonna gig have equal importance to the music. `Into The Groove` has a schoolyard skipping rope routine and `Music` is given the backdrop of a New York subway.
The newly turned 50-year old singer drives along the stage catwalk in a white car for `Beat Goes On`.
The Britney video also features. Britney Spears recorded her piece for the show last month in Los Angeles. She is seen stuck in an elevator whispering `express yourself, don`t express yourself” and Madonna says “It`s Britney, bitch”.
The Sticky and Sweet tour will play 50 dates through until December 18.
The setlist for the tour is:
Candy Shop (from Hard Candy, 2008)
Beat Goes On (from Hard Candy, 2008)
Human Nature (from Bedtime Stories, 1994)
Vogue (from Dick Tracy, 1990)
Into The Groove (from Like A Virgin, 1984)
Heartbeat (from Hard Candy, 2008)
She`s Not Me (from Hard Candy, 2008)
Music (from Music, 2000)
Devil Wouldn`t Recognise You (from Hard Candy, 2008)
Spanish Lesson (from Hard Candy, 2008)
Miles Away (from Hard Candy, 2008)
La Isla Bonita (from True Blue, 1986)
You Must Love Me (from Evita, 1986)
4 Minutes (from Hard Candy, 2008)
Like A Prayer (from Like A Prayer, 1989)
Ray Of Light (from Ray of Light, 1998)
Hung Up (from Confessions On A Dance Floor, 2005)
Give It 2 Me (from Hard Candy, 2008)
