Madonna - Madonna Blames Paris Gig Upset On Thugs

30 July 2012
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Madonna Blames Paris Gig Upset On Thugs

Madonna has addressed reports she was booed and pelted with bottles at a performance in France on Thursday (26Jul12), blaming the ruckus on "thugs" who rushed the stage to cause mayhem.

The singer put on an intimate show for around 2,000 fans at the Paris Olympia venue as a last minute addition to her Mdna world tour.

The concert lasted just 45 minutes, much shorter than previous dates on the trek, and crowd members angry about the short set jeered the Material Girl and hurled bottles at the stage.

Now Madonna has taken to her official website to explain the incident.

She writes, "Playing the Olympia was a magical moment for me and it was real treat to do this special show for my fans and be so close to them. Unfortunately at the end of the show - after I left the stage - a few thugs who were not my fans rushed the stage and started throwing plastic bottles pretending to be angry fans. The press reports have focused on this and not the joyous aspect of the evening. But nothing can take away or ruin this very special evening for me and my fans. When I looked out in the audience, everyone I saw had a smile on their face. I look forward to having this wonderful experience again."


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30th July 2012 11:00

nelanasto     (1)

I attended the Olympia concert. After all the comments posted recently, let me point out some things: the Olympia concert was never billed and presented (to the public, in the ads or anywhere) as a shorter or different kind of performance. It was only presented as an additional MDNA tour concert. No one ever thought this could be an enhanced-like showcase since years ago, Madonna had already performed at the same Olympia venue in a showcase and fans were let in FOR FREE => The audience didn't have to pay anything. So, this time in 2012, nobody in their right mind thought that a concert whose tickets were sold from 65 to 270 US $ was going to turn out less than a regular performance. An "intimate" concert at the Olympia does not equate, by any means, to around 50 minutes performance (including 8 songs, 2 videos and a 10 minute’s speech). Nobody in their right mind, had they known the outcome, would have paid such a big amount of money.ALL the angry reactions (heard by everyone at the end of the show and filmed & posted later) have anything to do with Marine Le Pen or a devil Far right plot for using Swastikas or whatever SIMPLY NOT TRUE. Fans were really angry, NO THUGS! period. They were expecting something different, what they got they did not pay for. People came to Paris to attend a show from other countries: Hungary, Spain, Germany, Italy ...They made Train/plane, hotel reservations. They all have the same feeling: they were fooled!By the way, that anger was correctly explained in ALL the newspapers relating the incident since the end of the performance (and that includes Le Parisien, Libération, Le Monde, Le Journal du dimanche and newspapers around the world). Noboby hinted at a so-called anti-Madonna plot or whatever. Let me add, finally, that contrary to some, I loooved this Olympia "intimate" concert which seemed more genuine than the MDNA show presented at the Stade de France where people sees anything but a a show through a big Screen !. I simply deplore that the unjustified organization of this show and the dishonest explanations of the organizers are hampering what could have been an unforgettable performance.Madonna was great but It is time for the organizer to take responsibility!

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