The greatest showgirl the world has
ever seen is coming to town and for me it’s a dream coming true. Madonna has
supplied the music to my life since that first anthem ‘Holiday’ in 1983 through
all seventeen CDs sitting on my bookshelf. Thirteen studio albums nicely spaced
every few years and some of the best compilation albums you could ever wish
for.
Recognised as the best-selling female
recording artist of all time by the Guinness Book of World Records with 300
million album sales; Madonna is bringing her Rebel Heart World Tour to Sydney in March next year and with my
Platinum ticket under my pillow its just 250 sleeps away.
We fans have been very patient for 23
years as the queen of pop bypassed Australia on all world tours since the 1993 Girlie Show, citing logistics and financial
reasons for the no show. The Confessions
tour in 2006 never made it because she had to get her kids back to school
(serious), Sticky and Sweet of 2008,
which is the biggest grossing tour of all time for a solo artist, never made it
due the global financial crisis. For MDNA
of 2013 Australian media suggested that stadiums had already been booked before
Madge dropped us again. After a fan backlash she belatedly played the parent
card again and said;
“I know a lot of you are angry with
me, upset with me, disappointed … please forgive me, and know that when I do
come to Australia I will have made the wait worth your while, and I will put on
the greatest show on earth.”