Already thirty-four dates into the globetrotting MDNA Tour, Madonna
embraced the opportunity to address her first American audience at
Philadelphia's Wells Fargo Center on Tuesday (Aug. 28).
"In
my country we have freedom of speech. We have freedom of
expression," she began in a mid-show breather, referencing her world
tour, which began May 31 in Tel Aviv, Israel. She made a string of
relevant references, from jailed homosexuals in St. Petersburg to a
show of support for the recently imprisoned Russian punk protestors
Pussy Riot. "Don't get fat and lazy and take that freedom for
granted."
Being a socially conscious 53-year old
performer capable of championing the MDNA Tour's theatrics, Madonna
is setting a pretty good example. The first American performance of
her ninth world tour was a show of strength for the pop star, as
she and her ensemble tore through nearly two-dozen cuts from her
ever-deep catalog. She generally avoided her earliest albums (with a
somber piano rendition of "Like a Virgin" and "Papa Don't Preach"
the main exceptions) and crafted an eclectic mix of highlights from
her post-1980s material.
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