Madonna in Oakland pictures and review by Dean
Great show!
We were 8 seats from the 2nd stage and it was a non-stop dance party. Several people had “Dress You Up” signs for her to sing during the request section, but she replied “I am not fond of that song“. Possibly because she had previously sung it as a request.
She also made a joke about not knowing the words to the song “Obama” because of all the Obama signs that were being held up.
She ended up picking “Burning Up” as the request and she sounded great.
Her dancer held the mike to a fan in the front and he seemed to have trouble either singing in the mike or remembering all the lyrics. She said “ok, that sucked, but I will make it up to you with the next song“.
She seemed to favor the left side of the stage (her left) as she gave a lot of attention to that side. We were blocked during “You Must Love Me” because of the band members on her right side. Besides that, it was an amazing high energy performance.
I loved “Music” as she comes out of the New York subway for a party, then returns to the train when the song ends and the doors close.
“Like a Prayer” was very cool. It was a religious/rave/psychedelic/educational experience all in one! She looked absolutely fantastic!
She reminded us all to vote and to only vote for Obama. She didn’t talk to the crowd as much as the night before (from what I read). Because of our floor seats and how the Oakland Arena is set up, we got to enter and exit the arena from backstage! I am sure Madonna has walked down those very same halls several times as her tour was in Oakland. Check out my backstage pic!
Overall, an awesome experience with great seats! Worth every penny!
Dean from San Francisco
Thanks to Dean. Check out all the pictures he sent in at our Sticky & Sweet Tour Galleries by clicking here or any of the images above.