Madonna Chugs Champagne, Unleashes Cougar on Timberlake

Madonna, who recently stated that NYC gives her the zzz's, was stirring things up in town for an intimate performance last night. Her Madgesty took the Roseland Ballroom stage in front of 2,200 fans, for a show which demanded die-hards wait in line for what turned out to be 60 hours, just for a chance to get into. Fanatics? No. One of them, a Brooklynite, swears, “I’m not fanatical. But I do collect Madonna magazine covers, and I’ve got maybe 170 of them.”

Still, only 750 fans were rewarded the coveted wristband which gained them free entry; 1,000 were given to radio contest winners, and 200 to members of Madonna’s fan club. Presumably, the remaining 250 went to industry and personal friends of the singer. The NY Times reports on what went down indoors:

Halfway through her 32-minute set on Wednesday night at the Roseland Ballroom in Manhattan, Madonna offered a message of sympathy.

“All you people I saw sleeping in the street last night,” she said, “this song is for you. Anybody who knows me knows how much I hate to wait.”

The room roared with “Omigods” and lit up with digital camera flashes when Madonna emerged at 10:09 p.m. from behind a revolving stage barrier, dressed in shiny black and wearing lace-up boots.

Perhaps the greatest stage decor she had last night was Justin Timberlake, who joined her on one song and was promptly cornered by the Material ~~Girl~~ Cougar. All this was in celebration of "Hard Candy," her latest album, and her last on longtime label Warner Brothers; it came out this Tuesday.

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By Jen Carlson in Arts and Events on May 1, 2008 12:06 PM

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marknikholas

Every dark night is followed by a bright sunny day. So, patience and attention is required and things will be fruitful in near future.

mark

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megs

Awww. Is that love I'm reading? You guys are so sexy.

jaja007

She makes me want to throw up

jaja007

Madonna is smart enough to cover those granny hands with gloves.

Plastic Sugery may work for a while... but the hands always give away the age.

amsci

Either that or it's because she has so little body fat these days. She seems pretty sinewy. If she had a little fat on her, it would probably smooth out some of the harshness.

Hell, it at least explains why I look 10 years younger than I am... hawhaw! =)

Snoopy

Do you mean "like a coconut"? Youv'e (sic) been hanging around with those Gothamist people way too much. They are destroying your rules of gramor (sp?).

I thought she was a slut from the beginning and that kind of disrespect for her idiot fans is just reinforcement. She must do a lot of drugs to look that haggard.

babyhitler

I wonder if her vagina is pruny like a Raisin or hairy like an coconut?

allthewine

The Clash would've been.

JenChungsBaby

Hasn't she jumped a whole school of sharks already?

Steven

For a lousy 32 minutes people put themselves through the rain and cold conditions? No music person or anyone else in the industry is worth that amount of time.

JMH

You know, from old age.

JMH

I thought Madonna was dead.

berniegoetz

She acknowledges seeing people sleeping outside in the street for a chance to get in and then only plays for 32 minutes? I'm convinced now more than ever that celebrity culture is all about the thrill of being demeaned by someone everyone knows instead of just your small, little boss or your small, little mother-in-law.