Madonna performs in London in October 2023; Gloria Gaynor in Nashville in September 2023.Photo:Kevin Mazur/WireImage, Jason Davis/GettyMany people would be afraid, or even petrified, to coverGloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive” — but according to the singer herself,Madonnanailed it.The Queen of Pop includes an acoustic cover of the 1978 disco classic on her new Celebration Tour, whichkicked off at London’s O2 Arena on Saturday, and Gaynor took to social media the following day to express her approval."@Madonnacongratulations on the launch of#TheCelebrationTourat the@TheO2," wrote Gaynor, 80, on X (formerly Twitter) alongside avideo of the “I Will Survive” cover. “So happy that you are in good health and ready to have a holiday with fans around the world! By the way, you have excellent taste in music!“The “I Will Survive” cover’s inclusion in the Celebration Tour setlist feels especially meaningful for Madonna, who was hospitalizedover the summerfor a serious bacterial infection and had to postpone the tour’s original opening date.She spoke about the health issues during the first of six sold-out O2 Arena concerts. “I didn’t think I was gonna make it. Neither did my doctors,” Madonna told the crowd. “That’s why I woke up with all of my children sitting around me.““I forgot five years of my life, or my death, I don’t really know where I was. But the angels were protecting me, and my children were there. And my children always save me every time,” she said ofLourdes, Rocco, 23, David, 18, Mercy, 17, and Stella and Estere, 11. “If you want to know my secret and you want to know how I pulled through and survived, I thought, I have to be there for my children. I have to survive for them.“Madonna performs in London on Oct. 14, 2023.Kevin Mazur/WireImageIn especially celebratory moments throughout the night Madonna’s kids joined her onstage: Mercy played piano for “Bad Girl,” Estere deejayed and danced with her mom to “Vogue,” Stella appeared onstage during “Don’t Tell Me” and David played guitar on “Mother and Father.“Saturday’s show marked the first stop in a world tour of 78 shows that will take Madonna from Europe to North America through April 2024, before closing inNew York City.“I am excited to explore as many songs as possible in hopes to give my fans the show they have been waiting for,” she said in a press release when the Celebration Tour was initially announced in January.
Madonna performs in London in October 2023; Gloria Gaynor in Nashville in September 2023.Photo:Kevin Mazur/WireImage, Jason Davis/Getty
Kevin Mazur/WireImage, Jason Davis/Getty
Many people would be afraid, or even petrified, to coverGloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive” — but according to the singer herself,Madonnanailed it.The Queen of Pop includes an acoustic cover of the 1978 disco classic on her new Celebration Tour, whichkicked off at London’s O2 Arena on Saturday, and Gaynor took to social media the following day to express her approval."@Madonnacongratulations on the launch of#TheCelebrationTourat the@TheO2,” wrote Gaynor, 80, on X (formerly Twitter) alongside avideo of the “I Will Survive” cover. “So happy that you are in good health and ready to have a holiday with fans around the world! By the way, you have excellent taste in music!“The “I Will Survive” cover’s inclusion in the Celebration Tour setlist feels especially meaningful for Madonna, who was hospitalizedover the summerfor a serious bacterial infection and had to postpone the tour’s original opening date.She spoke about the health issues during the first of six sold-out O2 Arena concerts. “I didn’t think I was gonna make it. Neither did my doctors,” Madonna told the crowd. “That’s why I woke up with all of my children sitting around me.““I forgot five years of my life, or my death, I don’t really know where I was. But the angels were protecting me, and my children were there. And my children always save me every time,” she said ofLourdes, Rocco, 23, David, 18, Mercy, 17, and Stella and Estere, 11. “If you want to know my secret and you want to know how I pulled through and survived, I thought, I have to be there for my children. I have to survive for them.“Madonna performs in London on Oct. 14, 2023.Kevin Mazur/WireImageIn especially celebratory moments throughout the night Madonna’s kids joined her onstage: Mercy played piano for “Bad Girl,” Estere deejayed and danced with her mom to “Vogue,” Stella appeared onstage during “Don’t Tell Me” and David played guitar on “Mother and Father.“Saturday’s show marked the first stop in a world tour of 78 shows that will take Madonna from Europe to North America through April 2024, before closing inNew York City.“I am excited to explore as many songs as possible in hopes to give my fans the show they have been waiting for,” she said in a press release when the Celebration Tour was initially announced in January.
Many people would be afraid, or even petrified, to coverGloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive” — but according to the singer herself,Madonnanailed it.
The Queen of Pop includes an acoustic cover of the 1978 disco classic on her new Celebration Tour, whichkicked off at London’s O2 Arena on Saturday, and Gaynor took to social media the following day to express her approval.
“@Madonnacongratulations on the launch of#TheCelebrationTourat the@TheO2,” wrote Gaynor, 80, on X (formerly Twitter) alongside avideo of the “I Will Survive” cover. “So happy that you are in good health and ready to have a holiday with fans around the world! By the way, you have excellent taste in music!”
The “I Will Survive” cover’s inclusion in the Celebration Tour setlist feels especially meaningful for Madonna, who was hospitalizedover the summerfor a serious bacterial infection and had to postpone the tour’s original opening date.
She spoke about the health issues during the first of six sold-out O2 Arena concerts. “I didn’t think I was gonna make it. Neither did my doctors,” Madonna told the crowd. “That’s why I woke up with all of my children sitting around me.”
“I forgot five years of my life, or my death, I don’t really know where I was. But the angels were protecting me, and my children were there. And my children always save me every time,” she said ofLourdes, Rocco, 23, David, 18, Mercy, 17, and Stella and Estere, 11. “If you want to know my secret and you want to know how I pulled through and survived, I thought, I have to be there for my children. I have to survive for them.”
Madonna performs in London on Oct. 14, 2023.Kevin Mazur/WireImage
Kevin Mazur/WireImage
In especially celebratory moments throughout the night Madonna’s kids joined her onstage: Mercy played piano for “Bad Girl,” Estere deejayed and danced with her mom to “Vogue,” Stella appeared onstage during “Don’t Tell Me” and David played guitar on “Mother and Father.”
Saturday’s show marked the first stop in a world tour of 78 shows that will take Madonna from Europe to North America through April 2024, before closing inNew York City.
“I am excited to explore as many songs as possible in hopes to give my fans the show they have been waiting for,” she said in a press release when the Celebration Tour was initially announced in January.
source: people.com
