It was lights, camera and plenty of action at the opening night of Madonna’s re-Invention tour in Los Angeles, Monday, and ” Extra ” was backstage where stars like Christina Aguilera snuck in a side door and David Spade and Fran Drescher milled around.

Just minutes after the show, the pop icon came to tell us why she’s back on stage. “To set the world on fire,” she announced. “I had some things I had to say.”

Madonna told us that she’s speaking to fans and is using all of her best songs to get her message across. “That’s the whole idea of the show,” she revealed. “I’ve taken them and I’ve reinvented them and they have a whole new meaning.”

Madonna’s British husband, Guy Ritchie, gave especially high marks for Madonna’s bagpipe rendition of “Into the Groove.” “I like Scotland and it’s very nice,” he said.”But I enjoyed the whole show.”

Longtime friend Debbie Mazar enjoyed the concert as well: “I love seeing the imagery and how she puts herself on film and sings; she’s a great entertainer.”

And Madonna’s enjoying it too, especially having a few new members in her entourage – her kids and husband. Madonna also debunked rumors that she cancelled Israel concert dates because of a terrorist threat to kill her and her kids.

With a kids’ play area backstage and no new album on the horizon, many have speculated that Madonna may be close to calling it quits, but Guy insisted that there’s sure to be another concert tour after this. “I don’t think she’s going to slow down,” he observed.

For now, Madonna is just happy to be on the road with her family, and she doesn’t want to hear any complaining: “Do I need an album to promote? Don’t people need a good show to go to?”

Source: Extra TV
Captures by MadonnaTribe Thanks to Barb from the excellent Madonnapolis.com for sharig the TV rip.