"Fuck you, motherfuckers! Censorship, censorship, fuck you! It is with flowery language (some of which you will be saved from translating) that Madonna reappeared on the stage of the London Palladium on Thursday, after the hall tried to end her concert. The American singer had indeed exceeded the 11 pm curfew imposed on the hall.
Madonna and her dancers sang I Rise , the title of her latest album announced as an LGBT anthem, in front of a lighted room as if the show was over. The public took over the song in choir, and the artist shared the sequence on Instagram, accompanied by a bitter comment to the attention of the London audience.
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it was 5 minutes past our 11:00 curfew —- we had one more song to do and The Palladium decided to censor us by pulling.down the metal fire curtain that weighs 9 tons. Fortunately they stopped it half way and no one was hurt .............. Many Thanks to the entire Audience who did not move and never left us. 👊🏼👊🏽👊🏿 Power to The People !! #Irise #ongod #madamextheatre #thelondonpalladium
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"The artists are there to" disturb "peace. The 11 p.m. curfew was exceeded by 5 minutes. We still had a song to do and the Palladium decided to censor us by lowering the 9-ton wrought iron curtain, said the singer. Luckily, they stopped him halfway and no one was injured. Thank you very much to the general public who did not leave and never left us. Power to the people ! "
London Palladium response
On this same publication, some pungent commentators remind the singer that the incident would not have happened if the show had started at 8:30 p.m., as expected. Faced with the controversy, the London Palladium replied that the wrought iron curtain had never been operated, without going back on the interruption of the show.
It is difficult to know who in Madonna or the room is telling the truth. The images broadcast by the singer clearly show that the red velvet curtain had been closed when she returned to the stage. No trace, however, of the famous wrought iron curtain which should be behind the fabric one.
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