Let’s get a short trip on memory lane to the Sticky & Sweet concert in Russia on August 2nd with a few more image galleries and reports shared by the Tribers over the past week. The first one is a report from the show at Palace Square by our reader Vivaanna who also sent in 30 great images from the night and one desktop wallpaper for our readers, click on any of the preview images below to check them all at our Sticky & Sweet Tour Galleries.

• Saint Petersburg fan report. Organization bad, Madonna good. Best.

It was the first Madonna show in Saint-Petersburg, Russia and it was the worst event organization I’ve ever met. We came to Palace Square at 2.30 p.m. and stood in line. We were the first in front of entrances so we had all chances to be in first row near the stage.

At 16.00 we were told that we had to leave Palace Square without explanations and go back from venue approximately 300 m. Why we had to leave square? Why did they allow us to come here earlier? There were people who came there at 6 p.m. They were not very happy with this situation. There were the mess, we didn’t understand, what’s happened, why we had to leave square, where to go and where the new entrance would be and no one could explain us. After 2,5 hours of walking around the historical center of Saint Petersburg we got to Palace Square in our golden circle sector.

I was so tired with organization mess that I was absolutely powerless and was so sorry that I came to Saint Petersburg instead of going to Finland where I would avoid all these problems. I am Madonna’s fan for sixteen years, I saw her show in Paris 2006, Moscow 2006, Amsterdam 2008 and that time came to Saint Petersburg from Moscow. So I had one thought, when it all finished at last?

The crowd was not very hot like e.g. in Paris. They didn’t screaming or waving before the show.

The tour merchandise included tour program, 3 types of T-shorts, 1 wristband and bages, no books, caps, CDs. It was only 10% of the whole tour merchandise assortment. Awful!

Paul Oakenfold played song of legend Saint Petersburg band “Kino” who were very popular in Russia in 1980th. The crowd went crazy.

The show started about 9.30 p.m. Madonna was in good mood and looked happier than last summer. «Miles Away» she dedicated to Russia. Also Madonna told that she is happy to be in such beautiful city and happy to play on Palace Square near Hermitage (famous Russian museum) and added: «Let’s make history!». One of musicians from «gipsy band» was Russian one and had birthday that day and he told us in fluent russian «Hi everyone!».

My favorite moment was «Like a Prayer», I think it was culmination of the show. During first section Madonna couldn’t take off jacket for a sometime.

The bad organization damped my spirits and impression. But Madonna was good. Best. As usual. I hope if Madonna come to Petersburg next time Live Nation will find more professional promotion company as they partner in Russia. The local promoter PMI is absolutely unprofessional company. Or we will to boycott show and will go to Finland or somewhere in Europe where the professional show organization is.

Thanks to Vivaanna. Share your 2009 Tour pictures by sending an email to share@madonnatribe.com. Thank you!