Sticky & Sweet is the third Madonna tour I have seen.
I expected controversy and her trademark raunch in Cardiff, but for the first time there was no talking point like the Crucifixion scene from Confessions in 2006 or the electric chair on Re-Invention in 2004.
She had a tough task improving on those shows but she has done it yet again.
Madonna didn't stop dancing in a show that had most of her fans pausing for breath.
The four main acts were punctuated by video.
Get Stupid was a satire of political leaders - ending on an image of Barack Obama.
The Rain interlude was a computerised, sexless version of Madonna made to resemble her hero David Bowie to the sound of Eurythmics classic Here Comes The Rain Again.
More clever samples and mash-ups filtered through the set list.
Felix's rave anthem Don't You Want Me mixed brilliantly with Like A Prayer, turning the stadium into a gigantic dancefloor.
Fedde Le Grand's Put Your Hands Up For Detroit was a smart choice for the girl from Michigan to borrow for a techno version of Music.
Timberlake, Timbaland, Kanye and Pharrell were all present - in video form.
I hate seeing Madonna play guitar but her rock version of Borderline became a thrash of Stooges-style chords.
The gipsy section went over a few heads but it was class.
She was joined by a Ukrainian folk trio she knows through Gogol Bordello star Eugene Hutz.
She's Not Me was another highlight.
Madge attacks four of her dancers dressed as her images from the past.
Madonna's energy and performance is incredible. I doff my cap to a 50-year-old pole-dancing and double-dutch skipping mother.
Without question, Madonna is still the Queen Of Pop. Long live the Queen.
Give It 2 Me
Give It 2 Me
Hard Candy
Hard Candy
4 Minutes
4 Minutes
Live Earth 
I think Borderline becoming a trash is your own personal opinnion, of course, Madonna thought it was great, and I also think it was incrediblely great! Much better than "Ray of light or Hung up" which I enjoied jumping and singing but we have seen then too many times the same way.. Better borderline; it's new.
MADONNA you rock !!!
SHE keeps embarashing her enemies.!
keep walking.
I cannot wait to see her at Wembley now. Another few weeks to go Woo-Hoo!! Y-A-Y!
I used to be a fan of Madonna's. Not any longer. Her video showing Hitler, Mugabe and comparing Sen. John McCain, who is running for US President, to both of them is abominable. The man was imprisoned and severely beaten and tortured by the North Vietnamese Communists for almost 6 years. He had an opportunity for early release but refused until all the other prisoners could go as well. He's also very close to the Dali Lama of Tibet, a man of peace. Mr. McCain is an honorable person. I hope and pray that Americans boycott her tour.
Alana is a moron. Can we draft this dirtbag and send her to war? Gross human being.
Madonna did the right thing you fool.
Oh Alana!! I do wish people learned history. Yet another typical Yank, who knows nothing. The Dalai Lama is an American puppet. And please don't get me started on McCain, a man who left his cancer ridden wife for a richer woman. What a guy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So Alana, before you post any more untrue comments, please make sure you get the facts right.
Maggie,
thx for the info!!! i didnt kno McCain left his wife and all that stuff! i was startin to think why would madonna do sumthih like that!
Call me whatever you want. It doesn't matter. These are the facts - John McCain and his wife Cindy have been very involved in the AIDS movmement as well as doing charitable work with Mother Theresa and adopting a little girl from India. He's also been involved in stopping Global warming. Cindy McCain is currently in Georgia in the USSR helping the people there. John McCain did not 'leave' his first wife - they were already separated at the time. Get your facts straight. I hope Madonna does a little research before she puts her images on the big screen for all to see. The fans deserve better.
Maggie: The Dalai Lama is an American "puppet"??? Since when? Tell that to actor Richard Gere, Martin Scorsese and singer Tina Turner among others, all followers.