Madonna Fans Hit Out After Wembley Concert Chaos

• by Jason Gregory
• Friday, September 12, 2008
• Photo by: Carsten Windhorst
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• Six of us went to see Madonna at Wembley last night. The show was fantastic with great effects, lighting and dancing. Madonna is an A1 performer - what we could see of her that is! The venue was appalling, far too big to provide any atmosphere and the sound was awful. The worst bit was being left stranded in Wembley with 1000’s of others after they closed the train station - a big thanks to Madonna for her considerate 40 minute late arrival on stage - we won’’t f

  ~ by Nicole 9/12/2008

  

  • The late start was caused by a bank of speakers blowing out during Paul Oakenfold’s support set. Madonna’’s technicians spent ages trying to fix them, which delayed the start of the concert. They weren’’t able to repair the damage and, faced with a choice between cancelling the gig and soldiering on, they chose to soldier on, hence the sound problems in sections of the stands. The late start caused by the speaker problems had a domino effect a

    ~ by Cartoneaus 9/12/2008

  • To the someody else who replied to your comment saying the speakers blew in the support set..I used to work in a venue - it happens and on a tour of that scale that has to be expected, they should have had back-ups or been able to repair the problem, or in last resort moved people into the many empty seats i saw in the lower sections of the seating, but i still dont think it is a valid excuse, if you had actually been up there you would have seen how crap the speakers were in the first place!

    ~ by Lauren 9/12/2008

  • I was in 552 and the sound was dreadful. No one around was dancing because you couldnt understand anything or see the show very well. Her sound techs should be sacked and she ought to put out a public apology. Even the t-shirts were poor! She is a fab dancer and the solo number ,without the bass from Evita, proved she can sing but the constant disco beat and bass behind every track didn’t go down well with anyone! Having been to the O2 many times that would have been a much better venu

    ~ by bee 9/14/2008

  • What are you lot on??? I was there and the show was amazing as always having been to the last 4 tours Madonna never comes on until after 9!!!! What is wrong with you people????

    ~ by emma spiby 9/15/2008

  • Join facebook group: Madonna concert was rubbish at Wembley 11th sept (Bad Sound)

    ~ by ashlie 9/17/2008

  • Join facebook group: Madonna concert was rubbish at Wembley 11th sept (Bad Sound)

    ~ by ashlie 9/17/2008

  • join facebook group: Madonna concert was rubbish at Wembley 11th sept (Bad Sound)

    ~ by ashlie 9/17/2008

• I was sold a ticket on the side at the very back, the sound was absolutely terrible all bass and reverberations.I saw nothing that happened on the stage as the stage was enclosed.The screen was in front and to the side of me so no view there.I think the least you expect is to see and hear, whether you like the contents is irrelevant.She arrives half an hour late,meaning thousands of people were stranded. I left at 10.10 as I had enough.I took the day off work as well so I am not happy at all.

  ~ by Sue Stevens Guildford 9/12/2008

  

  • didnt you look at the stage plan

    ~ by lloyd burford 9/12/2008

  • fuck off your not

    ~ by ingham 9/23/2008

• Yes was at concert upset at late start - acoustics in wembley poor -set wasn’t big enough for wembley atmosphere would have been better at O2 -a good performance but maybe more oldies for the fans - transport by tube finished too early to get home -

  ~ by howard.cousins 9/12/2008

  

  • An explanation and apology for the delay would have been courtious. To say nothing indicates a high level of contempt for her fan base. The sound was appalling and the expierence of getting out to a closed station was distressing let alone dangerous. The Police handeling of the crowd was dreadful and could have produced another Hassel or Ibrox stadiun style disaster. A foolish decission to try to turn the crowd back to the still emptying stadium.

    ~ by Nick 9/13/2008

• I totally love madonna but do think the show was just not big enough for wembley. I could hardly see anything. There was so much she could have done. And the nightmare journey home...it took me 4 hours!!! People were stranded having to get taxis! Madonna turning up late and the transport system not being able to deal with the vast amount of people that were on the tubes, trains and buses at the point of time is just insane. I’m just exhausted!

  ~ by Ushma 9/12/2008

  

• THe other thing i wanna stress...IS.....MADONNA LEAVE THE GUITAR ALONE....I REALLY WANNA SMASH THAT THING....SO NOT INTERESTING TO WATCH!!!!!!!!!!!!

  ~ by Guill 9/12/2008

  

  • I agree

    ~ by Jo t 9/12/2008

  • Join facebook group: Madonna concert was rubbish at Wembley 11th sept (Bad Sound)

    ~ by ashlie 9/17/2008

  • sorry

    ~ by ingham 9/23/2008

• Venue was wrong... Concert very disspointing... She sung live just a few songs...Better of buying a CD or DVD... Shame on her really,

  ~ by Madonna Fan? 9/12/2008

  

• Devastatingly Disappointing!! Sound was absolutely appalling to those above ground level, couldnt make out ANYTHING she said to the audience, or even make out what song she was singing in several places. To top it off the big screens were a couple of seconds out of sync so equally awful to watch. Many people around us were disappointed, complaining and leaving early like us. The streets and tube stations were already packed when we left, I pity those left stranded after a rubbish night!

  ~ by Sue, IPSWICH 9/12/2008

  

• it was a disgrace... not only did the tube shut at least 40 mins before the last tube was due to leave. The police wouldn’t assist in people leaving Olympic Way. After making our way to Wembley Central the police refused to believe there was a train to Euston scheduled to leave at 00.54 and refused to let people through the barriers until one policeman finally agreed to listen to the operator at the train information line....a complete farce...thankfully we were able to get to Euston

  ~ by Paul C 9/12/2008

  

• Yeah disappointed. Sound was terrible, Madonna was late, no encore, no atmosphere in the stadium, sounded like she was miming half the time. This would have been MUCH better at the o2 Arena. As far as I’m concerned, after seeing both live shows, Kylie’’s my Queen of Pop!

  ~ by Sarah 9/12/2008

  

  • totally agree - kylie was so much better!

    ~ by katie 9/12/2008

  • couldn’t agree with you more!

    ~ by k 9/12/2008

• Unfortunately, I believed the hype and expected a fabulous show. She started the show late, but she is a diva so what do you expect. She then went into her routine which was visually stunning, but the video / voice sync had a slight delay which was noticable. She only engaged the crowd more towards the end to finally instill some atmosphere into the performance. I think the higher up you sat, the worse the sound quality was. It was then compounded by severe transport issues. Disappointing...

  ~ by Mike 9/12/2008

  

• I thought the gig was great, Yes Wembley is a vast stadium but just to be in that magnificent arena with 90,000 other people all there for the same reason, to see the Master/Mistress at her wonderful best was truley a brilliant expierence. 5th time seeing her and she own’s every stage she graces. As for the transport going to the gig loads of sinage, helpful staff etc, leaving we were forced to take buses to victoria. Brighton train stopped at 3 bridges to be greeted by 1 bus for 3

  ~ by Fleur 9/12/2008

  

  • lucky u

    ~ by Janet 9/12/2008

  • Were you at the same concert?

    ~ by Louise 9/12/2008

• a total crap, WHAT A WASTE OF MONEY, TIME AND ENERGY... REALLY! MADONNA SHOULD HAVE RETIRED LONG AGO... FUCKING LIPSYNCH! iTS THE LAST TIME EVER I DARE HAVE A LOOK OR GIVE MY VALUABLE MONEY TO THIS MUCH OF A LIER OF A PERFORMER... TAKE A LOOK AT HER BROTHERS CHRIS BIOGRAPHY, MADONNA’S FULL CRAP! MADONNA NEVER MORE! SHES DEFINITELY DEAD LONG AGO IN HER GRAVE!

  ~ by EX FAN FOR SURE 9/12/2008

  

  • Grow up u idiot, i know it was a disappointment but you have a serious problem

    ~ by Janet 9/12/2008

  • you idiot

    ~ by Paula t 9/12/2008

  • I agree with you Janet.....can a person really tell if an artist is actually lip synching or not..?

    ~ by Mario  9/12/2008

• TFL had all the trains needed to get people home but cant alter the times they lay them on and off at the whim of one pop star. I live by the stadium and this has never happened before. The blame is Madonna’s only for being late. TFL even put buses out as soon as they knew it was going to be late despite a bus strike starting. Adding extra trains is harder. 6000 Wembley staff had to stay in the stadium overnight as well. Please stop blaming TFL. They had the trains on time - Madge wasn

  ~ by Admiral 9/12/2008

  

• What a terrible disappointment Madonna was!!! Although we had nice comfortable seats we were miles away from the stage Madonna was like a dot on the horizon!! There were only 2 video screens these were far too small & very far away so we saw virtually nothing at all!! Reconciled to the lack of vision, we thought we’’d sit back & enjoy the music instead. Music????? The sound was awful & very poor quality. So unfortunately the whole experien

  ~ by CW 9/12/2008

  

• I loved the show. thought it was very good . Although for 110 pounds i couldnt see the stage or the screens. Stage was small and sound absolutely awful.Not a patch on the confessions tour 2 years ago . perhaps as compensation add 2 extra dates and move it nto the arena

  ~ by mike 9/12/2008

  

• are you gong to post any good comments or is it just slag off for being late and london transport! Get organised better in the event of the inevitable!

  ~ by lloyd burford 9/12/2008

  

  • no i’m just going to slag her off for being late, how the hell could anybody prepare for the complete shut down of london transport? she is a selfish diva that really doesn’’t care about her fans.

    ~ by ex fan 9/12/2008

  • You obviously were not there... I went by car and it took 80 mins to get out of carpark. I have been to many games at Wembley and transportation is normally very good, but last night was shocking... Anyway, more fool me to pay 115 to watch someone lipsync. If you were there, you will understand people’s frustration and disappointment of being let down when paying out a load of money

    ~ by Mike 9/12/2008

  • Sorry but I agree with you Lloyd. This was the fifth time I have seen madonna and although I accept some of the criticisms - such as the sound not being its best and a lack of atmosphere due to the venue being so huge (the last two shows at the arena where better) etc - I appreciate the show that Madonna put on. I drove 240 miles with my Dad to see the show and then had to drive 340 miles home which ended up being much further as I struggled to navigate out of a packed London and find the M1..

    ~ by Sarah T 9/12/2008

  • lloyd you made a comment to my posting Sue Stevens.Did I look at the layout.???Of course I did, it said side view.Which I was O.K. with.I thought, so I don’t see everything close up, at least I can hear the songs live.Not so Lloyd.Had the ticket said either restricted view, or no view of the stage whatsoever,I would not have bought the ticket.

    ~ by Sue Stevens 9/12/2008

  • Lloyd, you are a complete arse. People from all over the UK will have travelled to Wembley. We came from Scotland and were left stranded with no idea of where we were or how to get back into central london. The police were useless and there was far too much smirking going on when asking for help. We finally got back to hotel after 4 hours of hell and a 50 taxi journey. The gig was amazing but I am totally put off not only Wembley but London due to the lack of help offered by the police and LT

    ~ by Shona 9/13/2008

• Totally echo most comments here. Great show and better in second half but not big enough for Wembley. Accoustics _terrible_ where I was sitting. They should have tested all parts of the stadium. Not really good enough for 75 quid a ticket. And she arrived and finished late. Thank god we got the last tube meaning we were back in S. London by 1:30am!

  ~ by JP 9/12/2008

  

  • Dont know why everyone is saying she was late!! I have seen 5 of her concert now and been to many more and artists never never never come on at 8.30pm as advertised so it is foolish to make travel arrangements based on this assumption!

    ~ by sarah t 9/12/2008

• Such a shame, I was so excited, but it was a bit of a disappointment. Real lack of atmosphere, couldnt see anything and acoustics not great. Really embarrassed for her when she mucked up her lip synching in Like A Prayer which was otherwise the best song of the set - it rocked! Ray of Light though was dreadful and it’s one of my favourite songs! Droves of people left early, thankfully we left just before the end too so got home ok despite packed trains!

  ~ by Danielle 9/12/2008

  

• Took me 3hrs (of which 2hr was walking) and at the end a 45 cab ride to get to central London.... overall not worth it...I WANT MY MONEY BACK!!! I can’t wait to see the chaos in London during 2012 Olympics... it’’s going to be a laugh...

  ~ by Armen 9/12/2008

  

• I have worshipped Madonna for 25 years and seen all of her world tours. I was in the seats high up and the sound quality was absolutley TERRIBLE. It completely ruined the gig. It was really hard to follow what was going on - to me it sounded like I was trying to hear the concert from the tube station. And she majorly fluffed her lines on 2 of the songs. I expect much more. Using the stadium as the venue was a complete disaster. The setting was too intimate. Had no trouble getting home though!

  ~ by Glenn A, London 9/12/2008

  

• Didnt have a problem with the trains, I must have been one of the lucky ones. Totally agree about the venue, fantastic as it is but far too big. The screens weren’t big enough and quality was poor - we may as well stayed at home and watched a DVD! All in all had a good girlie night out with my mate though...

  ~ by karen 9/12/2008

  

• Show was excellent from the Golden circle standing area! Madonna looked fantastic, dancers and sets were dazzling, the setlist covered lots of oldies like Into the Groove and Borderline, La Isla Bonita was reworked masterfully, and the Hard Candy songs were awesome too, especially Give It To Me, which closed the show. I assume from the comments that the show was not properly broadcast to the seating section, ’’’cos it was great. And from Wembley Park, I had no tr

  ~ by Steve 9/12/2008

  

• Not overwhelmed by the concert - bought the cheapes class of tickets. Had to fork out what we saved on a taxi to get home to SE as we were left stranded at Wembley as well, walking around like a zombie, following other disoriented people. Not our first Madonna concert, but probably my (her?) last. Pity, we expected so much more and will probably hae to watch the dvd of the girlie show afor comfort.

  ~ by Gabriel 9/12/2008

  

• We paid 110 each for tickets and expected to get a good view, but we had to watch most of it on the screens. The stage would’ve been better in th middle of the pitch rather than at one end. The overpowering bass drown out some of the songs. My husband said the toilets were reverberating from the bass! Had a good time but not quite the spectacle I was expecting. And what was with the skipping rope!! This was better though than the pop-videos which were shown too frequently for a live

  ~ by Chopps 9/12/2008

  

• All-in-all, a disgrace -I feel totally duped. To pay 185 per ticket for poor view, appalling sound, late start (like Cardiff apparently) and a show with absolutely no atmosphere makes me want to start a class action to get my money back. Never again will I support a performer who treats its fans with such utter contempt.

  ~ by Merrick 9/12/2008

  

• We had major problem at Madonna gig last night our 110quid seats were covered up with tarpaulin. As is the British way we were told fault lies with someone else, Live Nation the promoter not Wembley. We had no choice but take the seats offered behind the production tower with restricted view, tickets that they simply would not have been able to sell. We tried to make the best of the evening the shows visual delights were good, enjoyed by looking at a screen in a stadium with no atmosphere

  ~ by Anon 9/12/2008

  

• Concert was amazing - just the right amount of old and new. We were on the pitch so don’t know if that made a difference? All sounded great and the atmosphere was fantastic!! Transport balls-up ruined things though, quite rude and unprofessional of her to start 40minutes late - meant we were stranded in Wembley and took us nearly 4 hours to get home!!!

  ~ by james 9/12/2008

  

• Serves you lot right for going to watch ’Madge’’................

  ~ by priceyboythingy.... 9/12/2008

  

• Thats the second concert at the stadium and the last i will be going to. I was in the middle on the side and she was as small as my little finger. What a waste of 170. Special effects were amazin and so was she but venue too large to appreciate it all. Whats the point if you cant see it properly. 40 min Late arrival, having to watch screens, base thumping thru me and chaos leaving just ruined it. Do they give refunds???

  ~ by Jo T 9/12/2008

  

• Madonna was not lip-synching! Being at the front the sound was great, and I will admit that on a couple of the faster songs there was pre recorded backing, but she was was singing over the top of that. If you noticed she lost the words a bit to the second verse of Borderline, and sang two lines from You Must Love Me in the wrong order. I’m sure if she was purely lip synching she would have got the tracks rights??

  ~ by Teresa 9/12/2008

  

• We had major problem at Madonna gig last night, our seats which were covered up with tarpaulin. As is the British way we were told fault lies with someone else, Live Nation the promoter not Wembley. We had no choice but take the seats offered behind the production tower with restricted view, tickets that they simply would not have been able to sell. We tried to make the best of the evening the shows visual delights were good, enjoyed by looking at a screen in a stadium with no atmosphere

  ~ by tatey 9/12/2008

  

• ..further to my previous post, Having contacted Ticketmaster about our seating issue they are investigating as they had no idea of the problem prior to our call. Their initial comments were, yes you guessed it, that the issue was with Wembley not their fault! We will be pursuing a refunding and would encourage everyone in our position to do the same! All I can say at this stage is I just hope that none of the parties involved have anything to do with the 2012 Olympics!

  ~ by tatey 9/12/2008

  

  • Everyone should be contacting tIcketmaster, Wembley and Livenation for a refund if they could not hear properly.

    ~ by caroline  9/12/2008

  • Maybe I can claim for having to sit next to the tarpaulin area. Having hundreds of empty setas next to you does nothing for the atmosphere!

    ~ by Chopps 9/12/2008

• The worse concert i have ever been too. She couldn’t be bothered and the sound was awful. Hundreds complaining. I am seeking a refund from Livenation and urge everyone who couldn’’t hear to complain too.

  ~ by caroline McCann 9/12/2008

  

• the only reason you couldent hear her at the higher seats of the stadium was because the ROOF WAS OFF IF IT WAS ON YOU WOULDENT OF HAD A PROBLEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  ~ by james 9/12/2008

  

• There was no atmosphere and I think this is due to the bad sound. i assumed not being able to see much sitting on the cheap seat, but i thought the sound would make up for it. i was able to talk at normal volume to my husband throughout the gig which i think isn’t a good sign. The show was more or less like the previous two. Nothing much new. Wembley was definitely the wrong choice of venue and just a way to make cash fast...

  ~ by AL 9/12/2008

  

• Really fantastic show! Brilliant effects and music! The lights and song choices were really good! Half an hour late though - the transport system couldn’t cope!

  ~ by Doog 9/12/2008

  

• I agree, the set was not big enough for Wembley. Some of the people near where I was sitting (left of stage and up high) couldn’t see anything at all. Their complaining (understandably!) and all the security people trying to control the situation was a terrible distraction to the show. Also felt that Madonna doesn’’t really value her fans that much - no encore?!! I was excited about this - but I I’’m honest I wasn’’t overl

  ~ by Louise 9/12/2008

  

• Dear Morons, we were there last nite and we had the best time of our lifes. Our seats were up with the Gods, the view and the sounds were great. She was as fab as usual and we even give her credit for lipsynching at some points, coz there is no one who can dance and sing for 2 hours solid, not even her, as fit as she is. Our childhood dream came true and we loved every minute of it. Your complaints about London transport should be directed to London Transport, she has got nothing to do with it

  ~ by Faithful fans!!!!!!! 9/12/2008

  

  • dear moron you must be real easy to please her show and attitude was crap

    ~ by alexk 9/12/2008

  • What drugs were you taking because I could have done with some too then! You have obviously never been to a concert to think that last night was the time of your life!! Trust me, had you have seen Madonna before, you’d realise it was awful!

    ~ by Kellie 9/12/2008

  • are you sure you weren’t dreaming - cos i was there and it was awful!

    ~ by k 9/12/2008

  • Were you actually even there? If the sound tower was down which it seems may have been the problem, it’s very unlikely you could have had the brilliant sound you claim to have had. I certainly didn’’t, along with everyone in my block. Most of us left early. Read the other comments, we can’’t all be wrong. Moron.

    ~ by Sam 9/13/2008

• This was my first Madonna concert theres no doubt that shes a great performer, the show wasnt big enough for Wembley as the sound was awfull, and she was on stage way too late, people were left stranded as the journey home was awfull, most of the audience just made the most of it! a case of having to! DISAPPOINTED

  ~ by Beth Dalzell 9/12/2008

  

• We were also in the Golden Circle area and I would agree.. the show was good from down there. BUT is it just me or was there far too much standing and waiting around? I would have expected a support act to warm the crowd up prior to her coming on stage... not a few mixes followed by another long wait. I have to say.. she won’’’’’’’t be getting my money next time around.

  ~ by Mr. Sore Feet 9/12/2008

  

• I THINK SHE SHOULD DO A COUPLE NIGHTS AT THE O2 ARENA FOR COMPENSATION AND HAVE HALF PRICED TICKETS AND MERCHANDICE BUT WOULD YOU WANT TO GO AGAIN?

  ~ by JOHN 9/12/2008

  

  • no I wouldn’t go again if she offered me free tickets and a date with Guy!

    ~ by alexk 9/12/2008

• I totally agree with everything everyone has said, the venue was far too big, the sound was dreadful, the screens were out of sync and tiny and to top it off the girl behind me was so pissed she threw her red wine over me and then was sick! I would have rather been sitting at home watchin TV! A total waste of money and time! Train journey was horrendous because of delays! Saw Kylie at the O2 and she was amazing! Madonna is far too big for her boots! The atmosphere was shit!

  ~ by susie 9/12/2008

  

• I was right in front and the show was great, but my rule of thumb with stadium concerts is if you’re not close to the stage you’’re better off watching a dvd. Madonna was incredibly energetic and I have no complaints with the show itself, just the pathetic London Transport. Why on earth is there no emergency planning for these kind of circumstances? Madonna running late is not to blame, it’’s the pathetic public transport system that left thou

  ~ by Greg 9/12/2008

  

• This was my 1st concert due to bad luck, at least I saw the show this time and as such a bit of a baptism of fire. My group of friends luckily has a Madonna superfan that got us near to the front with excellent sound if not a great view for the shortest of our group. Waited 1 hour longer than published to get in, 90 mins between support and Madonna with no music? then the tube closed early to finally get home at 4:30. It’s a pity as I really enjoyed the show despite all the problems.

  ~ by Dodgyd 9/12/2008

  

• I thought Madonna was amazing and was happy with the set list. She was promoting a new album so of course she played new songs! But I wont be going to Wembley again after last night. Terrible sound quality and a 4hr journey home (of which I walked for about 3hrs!) has ruined the night for me. I’m trying to remember the good bits, but I’’m so tired today that its quite difficult! The tube station closing early was a disgrace. Something has to be done to improve this

  ~ by Jenni 9/12/2008

  

• Have been to see Madge loads and this time i was in the God’s the atmosphire was the worst ive experienced and the sound awful but this was nothing compared to the journey home...im still at a lost to why the station was closed...was it a suprise to Wembley that 90,000 people were turning up last night ? how they can leave so many people stranded in the middle of now where ? after the shambles experienced last night i dread to think how England is going to cope with the Olympic Games i

  ~ by TORI 9/12/2008

  

• I have seen Madonna on every tour she has been on. The sound last night in Wembley was appalling. Live Nation should be ashamed of themselves. The concert production was not big enough for a stadium of this size. Madonna’s spanish section of the show was a complete mess. The bulk of the crowd at the concert wanted to hear classics, not some random bloke sing Doli Doli. Next time Madonna, cut out the extras and stick to an arena, leave the stadiums to the likes of U2. Disappointed.

  ~ by Manish 9/12/2008

  

  • I agree about the Spanish section. I didnt pay good money to hear some random guy singing. She should have put this section at the end and then those of us who had trains to catch could have left without missing about 5 decent songs which is what we had to do. And for those of you who cant understand why the majority of us are complaining because you had a great time.. Just how much did you have to drink? The sound was awful,she was miming and was off stage as often as she was on.Rubbish.

    ~ by Anon 9/12/2008

• I have been to two of her concerts in the past and they were very good. This one was simply awful. The screens were too small the sound was dreadful and she was late. If she wants to play the stadium rather than the arena them I suggest she gets a much bigger and better set. She has shown her contempt for fans by not even apologising for the lateness, ripping us off a fortune for tickets and generally not giving a rats botom about us. Here is one ex fan.

  ~ by alexk 9/12/2008

  

• I have to agree with most of the comments made. I feel ripped off. If you were in the Gold Circle, I can understand how the concert would have been enjoyable-but for us mere mortals it was a terrible waste of money-the sound was awful and it was nigh on impossible to see Madonna. We had been promised some revolutionary staging, but there was nothing new and little that made the jaw drop-apart from Madonna hitting plenty of bum notes. Time for Madonna to retire.

  ~ by Richard 9/12/2008

  

• After Reading all these comments i am beginning to wonder if we were at the same show. Madonna was Marvellous, although we had a nightmare getting out of the carpark this is down to Wembley Stadium and not Madonna. I loved the show and we had a fabulous time Madonna Rocked Wembley last night.

  ~ by paula jones 9/12/2008

  

• We travelled down from Manchester, we were so excited to get to see the Queen of Pop, but we barely saw her at all. Even the video screens didn’t offer a good view. The show looked like it was amazing but we and everyone around us just couldn’’t be part of the show. We were way too far away, we couldn’’t see and we couldn’’t hear a thing she was singing. It was like listening to the party next door!!! Really disappointin

  ~ by Samantha Green 9/12/2008

  

  • thats an excellent description ! and just what it sounded like - a party next door! a disgrace

    ~ by alexk 9/12/2008

• She’s a stupid old slapper anyway

  ~ by The Truth 9/12/2008

  

  • you forgot the word ’greedy’’

    ~ by alexk 9/12/2008

  • Why did you go?

    ~ by H 9/12/2008

• Sadly I echo all: Venue 2 big, o2 much better, Madge not friendly, Kylie much nicer to fans, no encore, acoustics bad, Oakenfold poor + finished 2 early, Madge v late, stage 2 low+ small, not enough screens+ 2 small, bizarre 2 put depressing song in the middle + not a fan of rock versions. What I could see on the screens looked amazing, just wish I could have seen it properly but sounds like no-1 could. Guess we just have 2 buy DVD when its out. Sorry Madge 4 neg comments -still love u!

  ~ by JacquiCWilson 9/12/2008

  

• does anyone know if we can get a refund? after all we didnt get what we paid for and if poor quality goods are refunded in the shops the so should crap quality shows as for those who enjoyed it -good for you- a lot of us didnt and we work as hard for our money as you do and deserve a rerfund

  ~ by alexk 9/12/2008

  

• Been to all of Madonna’s concerts since 1990, this was horrendous compared to others (although you’’d never match ’’Confessions’’ which was amazing)! Kept waiting forever for her to come on stage, when she did, it was obvious that Wembley was far too big for the stage setup. The sound was appalling - barely able to hear her although we thought we had good seats, we could barely see anything!! 110 per ticket was a joke, this w

  ~ by Kellie 9/12/2008

  

• I was in Rome and the concert was simply great! She was fantastic and the audience full of energy. We sang and danced throughout the night. She started at 9.20, and transportation was assured until 2 in the morning. I’m surprised that in London there were those problems.

  ~ by Beth 9/12/2008

  

• I paid 320 plus 159 for hotel so I could see Madonna.... how disappointed was I. The atomsphere (what atompshere!!!!) was terrible. I tried to move down to the stalls and the Wembley staff were awful, they wouldn’’t let me go down even though I had paid full wack for the ticket. I was extremley disappointed with Madonna and her performance... as many others have experienced, what I could see of her... considering I paid so much, she was 2 inches tall !!!!!... never ever agai

  ~ by Mandy Lawler 9/12/2008

  

• What was with the sound at Wembley last night? It was visually spectacular, but the sound was so distorted, Madonna’s vocals drowned out for most songs. The sound coming from the rear speakers was a second or more out-of-sync with the screens. Has anyone official from the tour organisers or venue explained why this happened? A woefully poor effort from Madonna and her crew. Also, the police handling of road, rail and people traffic after the event was appalling! Where do I get a refund

  ~ by Matthew Fuller 9/12/2008

  

• people are saying she was late because SHE WAS excuse us poor mortals for not having your crystal ball or long experience

  ~ by alexk 9/12/2008

  

• I was at Madonna’s concert last night and was disappointed. I expected it to be better. The sound wasn’’t good at all. We were quite far away but for the price of the tickets, it should’’ve been better than that. And then we got stuck in a sea of people trying to get to Wembley Park station. The Police weren’’t very helpful and it was pretty scary, not being able to move. It was ridiculous and chaos and this should not have be

  ~ by Jo 9/12/2008

  

• we got to wembly at 6.30 and was in the standing pitch (not golden )and luckly we got a good spot at the front of the banister at the side of the stage . we waited for so long standing up at the banister that it got so packed that we couldnt even stand up straight or move at all and people were sqeezing in everyway they could it felt like we were a load of sheep been hearded into a fence in the end we had to move and i was in agony and the people couldnt push us out out of the way quick enough

  ~ by claire 9/12/2008

  

• The sound was terrible and couldnt hear what she was singing until about 20 mins into the song. The screens by the side of the stage were too small, so those of us in the 5th tier really couldnt see very much at all. 70 down the drain. I am a big disappointed Madonna fan. Where’s my refund?

  ~ by Louise 9/12/2008

  

• We were left stranded too - didn’’’t get home till 5am. It just seems ridiculous that the Stadium, Police and London Underground didn’’’’t have a contingency plan and basically shrugged their shoulders and walked away leaving thousands still in Wembley Way. We waited two hours for a night bus and 8 went past so full they didn’’’’t even stop - eventually we had to pay 40 to a taxi to get

  ~ by deadheaduk 9/12/2008

  

• So disappointed about last nights concert. I was really excited but as soon as she started we realised that we would not be able to hear much. Her voice was quiet and distorted with far too much bass. Add to that the small video screens and we couldn’t see much either. There was no atmosphere at all - no one was dancing and everyone looked kind of shocked that the sound was as awful as it was. Only good thing was not worried aobut leaving early to avoid traffic jam.

  ~ by claire Smyth 9/12/2008

  

• The acoustics were terrible. The sound people had failed to take that into account and had turned the bass up too high, so all we could hear was an echoing confused rumble. It was hard to recognise the songs. Oldie tracks were ruined by adding a thumping drum track to them. All in all the most I have ever paid and the most boring concert I have ever been to. The crowd didn’t even call for an encore. Everyone just wanted to get away because of the late start and worries about getting ho

  ~ by Richard Bell 9/12/2008

  

• I was at the madonna concert last night and like many others paid a lot of money to see this show. I was up on the high blocks to the side and found the bass far too deafening and it drowned her voice. At times we couldn’t tell what she was singing which was such a shame as i have seen her previously and she is a fantastic performer. As others have also mentioned with her arriving on stage late it completely messed up the travelling home, it was a very exhausting day in the end!

  ~ by Lyn 9/12/2008

  

• I had tickets for my son and myself 4 rows from the top of the stadium. No quality of sound, no atmosphere and we could just about see here on the screen. Having previously enjoyed her confessions tour this was very disappointing.....

  ~ by lorriane 9/12/2008

  

• Sound was terrible - lip syncing (Elton John was right) - the odd song that she did sing live was a whole note of key. When George Michael played here last time - he did 100 times better and sound quality was good with good screens.Luckily,came by car and parked in residential area about 10 mins walk from there for free (off the A4088).Was glad because when we came out it was teribble, crowds, station being shut etc...what a nightmare for the poor public transporters. Well done Livingston!

  ~ by Firi 9/12/2008

  

• It was the best one yet Madonna, I was three rows from the front of the stage, the sound totally rocked, the atmosphere was amazing, near the stage was the place to be!! She even smiled at me, for a life long fan, it was well worth the wait, as for getting out of wembley, it took us less than half an hour by car to get to the M1, and we were some of the last people to get out of stadium coz we were standing..

  ~ by Joanne Berwick 9/12/2008

  

• I am a massive Madonna fan, and this was the 5th time I have seen here. I was lucky enough to be right at the front and the atmosphere there was amazing. However I was so dissapointed with the setlist and the concert in general. In comparison to Confessions and Re-Invention tour this was so weak. Most of the routines were taken from the BBC big weekender thing and Live Earth. Lazy and Cheap!

  ~ by L83 9/12/2008

  

• i was standing im 5 ft 11 inches and i could just see the screens and i was standing for ages in the middle my mates who were 5ft 3 saw hardly nothing! so that was a bit sad! I enjoyed the concert but nothing special! and this is due to the stadium very bad choice and it should made for only FOOTBALL! O2 arena is much more intimate , sound quality is much better and wherever u sit u can SEE!!!when the tube station closed and everyone went mad that was scary ! i got home this morning..long story

  ~ by Marios 9/12/2008

  

• In summary: Kylie live - Wow! Madonna live - Ow!

  ~ by Lloydi 9/12/2008

  

• Disgusted that it took me 4 hours to get home after the stations were shut. There should have been an announcement. I had an 11 year old in our group, we got home eventually at 3am. I have been to every gig she has done in the UK and i was dissapointed. Venue was unsuitable.

  ~ by Melanie, West Sussex 9/12/2008

  

• I was at Wembley for Live earth,up in the gods ,terrible sound , the artists looked like ants,got so fed up we left after an hour. Last night we paid top dollar for level 1 seats,and to be fair the sound was good,the view was ok.i felt really sorry for those in the upper tiers as i knew how dissapointed they would be,this soon became apparent as people stated to leave.Wembley is an impressive building, sadly not a venue for concerts. The show itself was ok, and got better in the second half,

  ~ by jeeves 9/12/2008

  

• I think she needs to stick to what she is good at, she is pop not hard rock, and i think she wants to be Britney. Like so many others I could not see her, the screens were not even big enough, prob should have stood outside instead of paying all that money. Thats the first time ive seen (or actually did not see) madonna and prob the last.

  ~ by Diana Rhodes 9/12/2008

  

• what a waste of money. poor songs venue too big for any atmosphere.dresdful sound system.would like my money back

  ~ by mckay 9/12/2008

  

• I love madonna but was disappointed. I was seated on one side near the back and there was a hole in front of me with no one standing there, which ruined the atmosphere. The sound was bad and there was a delay - madonna’s lips wern’’t moving in time with what I was hearing! Wembley is great for footie but not for music!

  ~ by LD 9/12/2008

  

• I was there and she was amazing so stop complaining..... every Madonna gig Ive been to shes came on stage later than billed, which I think leads to the build up, I couldn’’t have cared less if she’’d came on 2 hours late as long as I got to see her!!!!!!! I think the people writing these negative comments aren’’t real Madonna fans just people who thought "oh, I’’d like to go and see Madonna" - get

  ~ by Edinburgerladdie 9/12/2008

  

  • If she was that great why did the crowd not call for an encore!!!! I have never been to a concert where the crowd didn’t bother to call for an encore but instead walked out in disgust!!!

    ~ by Louise 9/13/2008

• instead of whining on gigwise, why doesn’t everyone complain to the promoters for sound and London Transport, who should be able to deal with an event that runs half hour over? I was astounded by the attitude of the cops and pathetic service after the concert, I had to pay 60 quid for cab to Euston and I didn’’t get back until 4am, you can hardly blame this on Madonna being late, late events happen a lot but I always get home easily! I wish I’’d

  ~ by gm73 9/12/2008

  

• Really looking forward to it but came away thoroughly dejected through no real fault of Madonna. I was sat up in the gods where Madonna was like watching an Ant on stage and the sound was truly awful with bass reverberations all over the place. There were times where you could not make out what song she was singing. The screens were far too small only visible to the tier below and people were walking out after only 3 songs. 150 I want my money back Live Nation.

  ~ by Russell 9/12/2008

  

• I was at the concert in block 526 and we struggled to hear anything other than the base. I am totally gutted, I was really looking forward to it but there was absolutely no atmosphere and feel I that the venue just wasn’t upto it. We ended up leaving at half ten, total waste of 65 plus the extortionate amount charged as booking fees! Anyone know how we can get our money back?

  ~ by katie 9/12/2008

  

  • complain to info@livenation.co.uk

    ~ by k 9/13/2008

• This concert was all about £££££££££££££!!!!! I saw Madonna’’’’s ’’’’Confessions’’’’ tour 7 times at Wembley Arena, they were great shows, expensive but worth it. Last night Madonna, her management and Live Nation, took the p*ss out of at least 70,000 of us!! The

  ~ by Paul Jameson 9/12/2008

  

• Hi guys For those who like me want to complain about the restricted view and the appalling sound, here is a link. Just use the ’Ask a question’’ tab at the top of the page. Nothing’’s gonna happen but it’’s worth mentioning. http://www.livenation.co.uk/help/

  ~ by Damien 9/12/2008

  

• I was really disappointed with the sound quality of the venue and the organisation of the whole thing! I was in the top tier - cannot even get a good view of the tiny screens let alone Madonna. There was no atmosphere because you could not hear her. Everyone just looked at each other and gawped in disbelief. I might as well have stood outside and listened and save 75 a ticket. We went by car and there were major night time road works when we were leaving, adding 2 hours to our journey home!

  ~ by Sue-Ying To 9/12/2008

  

• Having looked forward to seeing Madonna live for months we were left reeling.We felt cheated and let down by such a poor show.We were seated at the rear of the stadium block 510 and couldn’t believe how bad the sound was. Madonna was like a dot in the distance and the screens didn’’t help much either as they were far too small.The journey home was also nightmare and organisers should have ensured it ran to time so that fans could safely catch trains home in time.We

  ~ by CJ 9/12/2008

  

• appx 10000 were left stranded at Wemblet Park when LU decided to close the station prematurly at 23:50. Although my last train to Pinner was at 00:23 LU staff and police refused me access to the station. I had to walk to Pinner it took just over 3 hours. I have written to my MP complaining of LU and their staffs total disinterest in how we got home. We were told to catch a bus-Firstbus the main operator in NW London went on strike at midnight, get a taxi at our expense or walk.

  ~ by Ashley Hutchins 9/12/2008

  

• Went to see Madonna last night, was in the gold circle so had no problems with the actual show, good sound from where we were, but do think the show could only be enjoyed by watching up close. Wembley too big and stage too small for this type of concert. Worst part of the night was getting home. Took us 5 hours. From the steps down from the stadium to the tube station was completely jam packed with people and police said station was closed and to make our own way home. They left with no advice.

  ~ by Robert 9/12/2008

  

• I was brought a ticket for the concert for my birthday, having seen Madonna in Paris two years ago I was absolutely ecstatic about seeing her in London, sadly I have to agree the sound was horrendous as was the fact you could not see the stage well, compounded by people walking past constantly throughout the concert. We were section 523. Exiting the car park after was also an absolute nightmare, we got to the car about 11:30 but did not move until 1:30am!!!! It was chaotic!!!!

  ~ by Lisa 9/12/2008

  

• Easily the best tour of her career, despite petty Mariah fans saying how bad it was when they werent there. The late start and sound wasnt Madonnas fault. Paul Oakenfold blew the left speakers (people at the front saw the smoke). She could choose - cancel the gig, or try as best she could. The Metropolitan Police were useless and caused the delay which meant 30,000 people were stranded. Idiots sat on horses just smiling. Pitiful Policeforce. God help the Olympics. Madonna 10/10 though!

  ~ by Clubjunmky 9/12/2008

  

  • You say it was down to paul Oakenfold blowing a speaker that caused the sound problems, But when I asked a LU guard about train times when I got to Wembley Park he happened to say that she was running late, as they were having trouble with the sound check, So that knocks that excuse on the head.

    ~ by babylon 9/13/2008

• I can’t believe that Madonna didn’’t come on until 9.10pm!! Wembley had told me she was coming on at 8-8.30pm! We had to leave at 10.30pm to attempt to catch our last train (at 11.50pm) and we weren’’t even close to Fenchurch Street at midnight. Luckily we did get home eventually (at 1am) but the taxi cost a fortune. The tubes were absolute chaos - terminating after 2 stops! What we did see and hear was great but maybe the O2 would have been

  ~ by Amanda 9/12/2008

  

• i took my 13 yr old daughter,it was her 1st concert and all i can say it was a total dissapointment we was sat at the top on the side and we couldnt see a thing and as for the sound,half the time we didnt even know what song she was singing.my daughter was so upset.Then to top it all we were stranded in wembley,eventually my husband had to come out from essex to pick us up,he eventually got to us at 1am,we got home at almost 3am.I am thoroughly gutted and wished i hadnt of bothered

  ~ by parkerela 9/12/2008

  

• I urge everyone to contact Live nation for a refund due to the sound problems. If enough of us complain that , in effect there was breach of contract we will get refunds. Live nation are fully aware of the problems it will just take pressure to get our money back.

  ~ by mrs m 9/12/2008

  

• MADONNA IS PROBABLY NOT BIG ENOUGH FOR WEMBLEY.. WEMBLEY STADIUM IS FOR REAL BIG GUNS AS BON JOVI ,U2 OR METALLICA ETC.

  ~ by johny4353 9/12/2008

  

• I agree with the comments made so far and peeps should be complaining to the promoters and London Transport. The fact that Madonna was late was bad enough but the sheer chaos that followed the concert, lack of planning and organisation by the Met Police and LT meant It took me 3hrs to get back to Kensington. This is the first and last time I will be seeing Madonna in concert and will definately not be returning to Wembley.

  ~ by Sean 9/12/2008

  

• I saw Madonna last night and loved it! The only downfall was that she kept everyone waiting before she came on and after the concert it was difficult to get out of the stadium.

  ~ by Ania 9/12/2008

  

• I don’’’t think I have ever had a bad thing to say about Madonna until last night. A frustrating and disappointing experience all round. Me and my friends all signed complaint forms outside our block after the show. Have lost all interest in going to see her upcoming costume exhibition. I hope she redeems herself.

  ~ by Marky 9/12/2008

  

• Awful choice of songs, stage far too small for the size of venue, sound rubbish, and making fans wait till gone 9 o’clock was taking the michael! Confessions tour was fab so what a massive let down this was.

  ~ by Sally, High Wycombe 9/12/2008

  

• If the show had started on time, getting home would have been easy. The show finshed 11.15pm. by the time I reached the que for the tube station it was 11.35. There must have been thousands in front of me, by 11.55 the was an anouncment that said the last tube has just left this station, please head back to the stadium to make alternative arrangment. Thousands were stranded and I didnt get home till 2.30am and had to be at work by 8. i was not at all impressed and would never go to wembley again

  ~ by Jamie 9/12/2008

  

• everyone has said it!!!!! total waste of money!!!! bad performance, note we did not get 2hrs!!! no way!!! madonna might be a diva.....but she has no respect for her fans!!!! 1st and last time !!!!! and as for london transport....... they should be shot!!! for their services last nite!!!

  ~ by sarah 9/12/2008

  

• As it was my birthday for a treat I took my 12 yr old daughter to her 1st concert. I cant begin to to express how dissapointed i was. We couldnt make out what songs she was singing most of the time. Wish she had put the guitar down, put on more of a show. who do i complain to? can anyone help please

  ~ by sarah 9/12/2008

  

• oh by the way....... i was in VIP and even then - livenation were rubbish......have fucking idea how to put a show on!!! they should all be fucking sacked!!!!

  ~ by sarah 9/12/2008

  

• Fabulous night - fantastic performance - jaw dropping. Lucky to have escaped any transport problems. Sound was perfect where I was seated. Maybe O2 might have been better venue though - especially considering price of tix. But show itself was STUNNING!!!

  ~ by Dod 9/12/2008

  

• i watched the madonna show last night and was fortunate enough to be at the front barrier just behind the golden circle. atmosphere was great and so was madonna although a little tame compared to four other tours i,ve seen. I have been to many concerts and have never known an artist/s to come on stage before 8.30 more like 8.45/9.00 transport was useless and took me till 4am to get home ruined good night my advice GIVE WEMBLEY A MISS O2 MUCH BETTER VENUE

  ~ by lorraine 9/12/2008

  

• I was sorry to read comments, it a real shame as I went to the Cardiff show and it was excellent, the sound etc was awesome. However she turned up almost 2 hours late and with no support act. She has taken the piss out of us all. I travelled from Scotland, flights, B B, ticket...cost about 600 wasnt worth that ! But hey its MADonna

  ~ by Mark Edinburgh 9/12/2008

  

• Paid 110 per ticket!! Hugely disappointed!!! Sound awful, The LEGEND HERSELF a milimetre high! No atmosphere! Def wouldn’’’t go to the Stadium again. Would love to see her in a smaller venue, as she has such a fantastic energy! Thank god we had no problems getting home. Left as soon as it said Game Over ! Don’’t know if she was doing an encore or not and don’’t really care! After such a late start, (with no apologies, So

  ~ by whatyouremadeof@hotmail.c.o.uk 9/12/2008

  

• For those who have problems hearing her sing and then accusing her of lipsynching?? how utterly stupid does that sound? At least come up with a criticism more believable please....

  ~ by KT 9/12/2008

  

• It annoys me that ’the spokesperson’’ said the sound ’’was fine’’ - of course it was fine for them, they were probably at the side of the stage not two rows from the back ie. the roof! Love madonna and great show, if only i could have heard it....It is just total greed on the promoters part charging people for seats they should not have been selling in the first place.People who were saying there was no prolem with sound - u w

  ~ by Natalie 9/12/2008

  

• I spoke to LiveNation - you have to complain to them as they are monitoring the number of complaints. Call them direct on 0207 009 3333 and go to http://www.livenation.co.uk/help/ and complain there too. The more that complain the more they are going to do something.

  ~ by Popshot 9/13/2008

  

• This was my 3rd madonna concert and was so dissapointed. The sound was awful, the bass just drowned everything out-i didn’t have a clue what she was saying. The view was the same! i couldn’’t see anything the screens were so small, everyone was leaving halfway through at one point i had the whole row to myself. I went with someone who had never seen madonna live before and i felt embarrassed that i had taken her! As for getting out of the car park- what a joke we st

  ~ by jodie 9/13/2008

  

• My friend and I had to leave at 22.20 to make our last rain home to kent from Charing Cross. All that money spent and we had to leave eraly because the diva was late!!! And what happened to the support act??!!

  ~ by KT Girl 9/13/2008

  

• This was my first Madonna concert and I had been so excited about seeing her live, however the show itself was not that amazing and the sound quality wasn’t great either and I was on the pitch trying to look over heads all night. The worst part of the night was that Madonna came on stage bout 45 mins late which made the show over run and left 1000’’s of people including myself stranded in Wembley, where the bus links are rubbish and so I had to wait over 3 hours for

  ~ by Katie 9/13/2008

  

• I think people that have written comments defending Madonna are blinkered like many who defend Michael Jackson. We were delayed going in because the sound check failed so they knew it was poor. Others have performed well in the new Wembley so no excuses there. Shouldn’t have sold seats where you can’’t see stage or screens. If she arrived on stage on time there wouldn’’t be transport issues its just that she has her head to far up her own a*** to

  ~ by Kevin K 9/13/2008

  

• Sorry about all this. Come to mine and Guy’s pub for a free pint on me!

  ~ by Madonna 9/13/2008

  

• gutted me and a friend travelled from Redditch couldnt wait to see the show paid 160 each for the tickets thought we would be guaranteed a good view it was like watching a 14 tv screen 50 ft away no atmosphere stuck up in block 223 wembley to big for that kind of concert, they should have had much bigger screen for the size of the place, didn’’t notice how bad the sound was to busy trying to squint at the stage.

  ~ by Anne 9/13/2008

  

• We were lucky enough to avoid the chaos of the trains debarcle but at the expenses of leaving the concert 1 hour early partly due to the fact that on arrival we found that Wembley had decided to close off a section of seating which meant we were reseated at the back. The sound vibrating off the metal stanchons meant that not only could we not see we found it impossible to hear. Wembley refused to except responsibility and we were left with no choice but to leave. 110 wasted thanks wembley

  ~ by Brian Wood 9/13/2008

  

• madonna sound crews should be sacked she will have to come back and make amends.

  ~ by iain. 9/13/2008

  

• my wife and i travelled down from glasgow u cant take the money and run madge not nice sound a mess.

  ~ by iain. 9/13/2008

  

• I really dont know where to start, its put me off her i think,i was standing near the front and i thought i was gonna die id been standing that long before she evan came on i could basically lean on people on all sides i could hardly breath, yesh the show was cool and the screens were amazin but never in my life av i wanted a concert to end so much, then the real tortue began tryin to get the tube back to st pancras, i could of easily had a mental breakdown.

  ~ by Andrew Grainger 9/13/2008

  

• it was terrible and her team should feel ashamed at their terrible standard. Nothing but compensation will sufice. She risks appearing way out of touch with reality and anybody who finds that sort of thing entertaining wants their head checking.

  ~ by jonh 9/13/2008

  

• Have loved Madge since Holiday, you know the days when she cared enough to arrive on time, this concert sucked, Set and screens and sound system far too small for venue. Could only hear muffled bass at best, Madge was just a hazy figure in the distance - could have been anybody. Transport problems after show just about put icing on cake, every mode of wheels banjaxed, by the way, which idiot planned major roadworks on both the A1 and M1, what a bloody country.

  ~ by deanfan 9/13/2008

  

• To come on so late (1 hour 20 mins after support act)shows a complete lack of respect for the fans. If there are technical problems (i.e. speakers) then let people know-it’s not difficult. We got the tube but missed our last train and so ended up walking about 3 miles from station to station in the early hours (no helicopter for us unfortunately!). Show wise-We were near the front of non golden standing and it was very good. Wembley? - more people and more money from tickets! Programme

  ~ by Gav 9/13/2008

  

• Having been a fan for over 20 years and seeing each tour, this was poor, Madonna was a dot on the horizon, sound quality at the back poor and screens didn’t match sound. Couldn’’t see her and couldn’’t hear her properly so what did I pay for? Very little imagination to performance with this years Hardy Candy promo and Live Earth performances repeated and even 12 year old Evita footage used! I have come to expect and get more from Madonna. And I a

  ~ by cal 9/13/2008

  

• haters suck!!!!!!!!!! Madonna it’s the best performer in the world...

  ~ by cris 9/13/2008

  

• Concert just didn’t live up to my hopes of Confessions. Sound quality was poor and out of sinc with video screens, which were the size of postage stamps!. Then to be amongst the thousands left stranded - to be sworn at by a PC just for asking for help on where to go, he said ’’don’’t give a S**t, I don’’t want to be here - I’’ve been drafted in from south London, so f**king move on’’ -

  ~ by Chrissie 9/13/2008

  

• not a good venue too much vibration, hard to here her sing (when she did actually sing)..was late coming on which was not good, also where was the support band...had to leave early to get train home ... waste of a 100.pounds.

  ~ by su 9/13/2008

  

• Aw man! The sound in our section was so bad I had to listen to the girls behind me talk makeup and boyfriends throughtout the entire gig! Rubbish sound! They need to sort that! Really very disappointed by the whiole thing!

  ~ by Steve 9/13/2008

  

• was in VIP area-shit view,way too small screens...and lypsync? next time I wont bother to come and see you. we had to wait 2 hours for driver to pick us from venue...very dissapointed ! your old pal

  ~ by XYZ 9/13/2008

  

• Whatever the criticisms of the singing/dancing etc, fact is that this was a poorly organised show - promotors obviously got greedy and sold seats that they shouldn’t have...and forgot it was in a stadium not an arena. We paid 175 each for seats in block 229 and found we had no view of the stage. People at the end of our block couldn’’t even see the screens either! But at least we had sound, unlike the other side of the stadium. Really poor organisation.

  ~ by Stephen in London 9/14/2008

  

• YES the sound was poor. We were next to last row up in the Gods. The screens were too small out of sync! I am disgusted by the fact we were all left stranded. It was complete chaos. We missed our last train home (1.35am) had to spend the night at St Pancras, finally arriving home at 7am. IT’’S NOT GOOD ENOUGH.

  ~ by Janine 9/14/2008

  

• Thought the concert material was good. But let’s say it how it was, Sound quality wasn’’t poor, there just wasn’’t any. People were leaving not just a bit early but after half hour. Thought madonna was a perfectionist, getting too big for her boots? Thinks she’’s more than she really is? Thinks that now she lives in london we will just roll over forgive her for robbing us? Has she come out with an apology,no because she don&a

  ~ by barry got gonads, london 9/14/2008

  

  • A total waste of money,Confessions was fantastic this was crap,i agree with all thats been said,this concert should never have been at Wembley.I,m sorry i dont like the new album either,i cant believe that Livenation honestly thought fans would accept being treated like cattle,and ripped off,surely the very least we should expect is to have a reasonable view and a decent sound system,and be able to get home after.......a fucking disgrace ! They deserve all the flak that is coming their way.

    ~ by jeeves 9/14/2008

• I have been to many large gig’’’s, V was the most recent before Madonna I am totally surprised to see a spokesperson for Madonna to comment that the sound was ok". It was not. It was muffled, the bass was terrible & some of the songs inaudible. It was a real shame. I would like to know when the management are going to own up & admit the problem instead of simply counting the gate receipts & give refunds for poor sound. If the l

  ~ by Stuart C 9/14/2008

  

• Was my very first Madonna concert, so excited and what did i get? She was so late, it was funny, couldnt see the screens that were provided, couldnt here half the songs because the sound was just plain bad to say the least and then the journey home, lucky we catched the train back to Waterloo but then to get back to Hampshire was the problem, had to get a train at 1:05am and not even to our station, but another one 20minutes away en taxi ride was extra....

  ~ by John 9/15/2008

  

• I have been to Madonna’s concerts before. This was not good. Her performance was lack lustre. She must have had another argument with Guy beforehand, as her mind was not on her own performance. Also if I want to see and listen to guitar rock, I would have went to a guns and roses concert.

  ~ by Piella 9/15/2008

  

  • Madonna must be the only superstar learning to play an instrument before a live audience! Most stars do their training before performing live!

    ~ by Pertti 9/28/2008

• Madonna was awful. Concert not built for stadium event. couldnt see her or hear her. nothing original in the show compared to confessions. audience were bored - many leaving befor ehalf way through. a waste of money and day off.

  ~ by anon 9/16/2008

  

• Didnt even get to the end of reading these comments. I love Madonna and wanted to go to the concert, but really could not justify the price of the tickets at present. It seems I made the right decision not to go. How sad to read all these comments - people are obviously upset. I think on a wider scale artists and promoters should think carefully on what they think justifies the ticket price.

  ~ by Marilyn 9/16/2008

  

• 2 stupid girls were standing for 80% of the time , I want to ask WHY pay for seats when you want to stand, I wouldnt have minded if there was atmosphere and they wanted to dance but they were just standing there like lemons ,they couldnt see or hear better by standing and I paid for the seats behind as i have a back problem so why was there a need for these 2 morons to stand?? they should have just bought standing tickets on the floor, some people are so inconsiderate! It was a poor show too!!

  ~ by Sel 9/16/2008

  

• The stage design was appalling. It was recessed so that only those in the golden circle could see the show as intended. The cat walk was tiny. There was virtually pointless video screens out of focus and the whole thing sounded terrible. And that was in the 160 pound seats! Massive fan massively let down.

  ~ by Darleen 9/16/2008

  

• MADONNA WEMBLEY - ABSOLUTE WASTE OF MONEY SAT IN ROW 552 REALLY POOR SOUND ALOT OF BASE NOT MUCH ELSE!! EMAILED UK LiveNation Info FOR A REFUND, THEY REPLIED TODAY THEY ARE LOOKING IN TO IT. ALSO SHE WAS LATE - NO WARM UP GROUP - NO BANTER WITH FANS - I WILL NEVER GO TO A MADONNA CONCERT AGAIN - NO ATOMOSPHERE! SEEN BON JOVI AT RICHO STADIUM IN JUNE BRILLIANT A REAL CONCERT!! MADONNA WE ARE GUTTED VERY VERY POOR SHOW :-(

  ~ by DEBBIE. 9/16/2008

  

• Ive sent an email of complaint to Live nation. Im not going to criticise Madonna – I’m sure if the sound was better and the screens where bigger then everyone would be raving about how good the show was. However, the fact is the sound was so poor that I could hear people chatting – that never happens at a concert! For the most part I couldn’t even hear her. As for the comparisons between Madge and Kylie – Kylie’s concert was awesome and

  ~ by Brett 9/17/2008

  

• This was the reply i recieved today. k you for your email, we are very sorry you did not enjoy the show as we intended. We shall respond to you after discussing your comments with Madonna’’’’’’’s sound engineers and the concert promoter and thank you for your patience whilst we do so. As sound is such a subjective matter, we will need to gain a full understanding of the level of complaints and the alleged affected

  ~ by jeeves 9/17/2008

  

• areas. This may take a few weeks to collate, though we shall respond to you as soon as we are able. Thank you for bringing this matter to our attention. Regards

  ~ by jeeves 9/17/2008

  

• Was very dissapointed. Sound terrible, lip syncing was out and the screens too small. Couldnt see a thing on the stage as too far away and stage not large enough. Wrong venue - too large for a pop concert.

  ~ by Nicky 9/18/2008

  

• I spent 353.00 for two tickets for a side view and when me and my partner sat on our chairs we were horrified! We had no view of the stage at all! That was a awful night. Thank you Madonna and live Nation...that’s what a true fan deserve!

  ~ by Carlo 9/18/2008

  

• I spent £353.00 for two side view tickets from TICKETMASTER. When I found my seats I was mortified. We had no view of the stage at all! LIVE NATION told me that the money giustify the ”fantastic view”. i am going to go further with this matter. I’ve been a fan from 25 years and I did not deserve to be repaid in that way. Shame on madonna, live nation and ticket master. Just a big bunch a greedy people.

  ~ by CARLO 9/18/2008

  

• the show was amazing and generous, maybe confessions tour was better but Sticky and sweet tour also great. at 50 she is WOW. she remains the queen of pop. the venue wasnt good enough, it would have been better if it was in O2 arena or wembley Arena. also One London Gig isn’t enough and fair. i didnt experience any sound problems, the only thing ruinded my evening is the Tube station closed. i had to wait for my brother to pick me up from ASDA nearby and he came to me at 3:00 am.

  ~ by Aladdin 9/27/2008

  

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