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On this day in Birmingham 10 years ago Madonna performed her MDNA Tour in a spectacular fashion. 

Madonna’s motel room during “Gang Bang” was nowhere to be seen and Madonna had to improvise the entire performance. Madonna of course pulled this off brilliantly. Instead of fighting with the villain on the bed, she was fighting him on the floor. If you hadn’t seen the show elsewhere, you’d never guess there was an entire set missing. 

Even more technical difficulties during Justify My Love as the screens never closed and the preparations for Vogue were out in the open. Then for I’m Addicted she didn’t rise from the front of the catwalk on time, so the audience heard her but she was absent for a while.

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Madonna performed at the Stade de France in Paris on this day during The MDNA Tour 10 years ago. There were signs right before the show advertising tonight’s show would be filmed. The Golden Triangle was packed with family and friends of the dancers and VIP’s. 

Madonna could be heard rehearsing “Die Another Day / Beautiful Killer” right before the show. Many people wondered if she was going to perform this tonight, including the rumored “Je t’Aime” as the Olympia gig hadn’t been announced yet. The songs came and went, but none of the rehearsed songs were performed. 

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Madonna played Brussels during The MDNA Tour on this day 10 years ago. Despite many negative reports by Belgian press, the stadium was packed. Madonna treated her fans to an extensive rehearsal and various meetings with the crew. 

Unfortunately it was pouring rain throughout the show, but despite that Madonna performed “Like a Virgin” underneath an umbrella in a bra. Madonna asked the crowd to stop smoking but unfortunately people never honoured that request. She said that she had a bit of a cold and wasn’t too happy about playing in the pouring rain. 

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Madonna played the second of two nights during The MDNA Tour at the Ziggo Dome on this day ten years ago. Even though it was boiling hot the day before, today it was pouring rain. Madonna was in the middle of an extended rehearsal when the fans entered the Ziggo Dome. 

She performed another fantastic show and Rocco was present at both shows again, while being absent from the Berlin shows. Madonna addressed a rumor she heard of a marriage proposal during her show (right before “Masterpiece”) unfortunately Madonna was clueless as to whom had arranged this and therefore approached a random girl in the front row who responded to this ‘rumor’. Shame on the girl for stealing the moment. 

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Madonna played tourist while she was staying in Amsterdam for her MDNA Tour on this day 10 years ago. Madonna treated her Amsterdam stay as a short holiday, she was staying at the Conservatorium Hotel while the crew stayed at the Amstel Hotel.

Madonna rented the stunningly beautiful Tuschinski movie theater to watch an English subtitled “Intouchables” with Brahim and the crew. She rode the canals with Brahim and visited the Anne Frank House. She later described her Amsterdam stay as most relaxing and joyful. The first show she performed at the Ziggo Dome was another smash. There was a technical issue right after “Like a Virgin” as the trap door didn’t go down and she remained on stage for the beginning of “Nobody Knows Me”. She was eventually led off stage by a crew member and walked right behind the barriers of the Golden Triangle to disappear behind the curtains underneath the stage.

We were blessed with a press photo pass and therefore our crew member Hans photographed the first three songs professionally among the likes of photographers such as William Rutten.

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