Madonna Rules Out Las Vegas Residency, Says She Is Open to Touring for 'Confessions II'

Madonna said she is open to touring to promote her new visual album “Confessions II” but ruled out a Las Vegas residency during a post-screening panel at New York City’s Beacon Theatre on Friday night. Anderson Cooper moderated the panel after stepping in for Jimmy Fallon due to a last-minute scheduling conflict. ” An audience member shouted “Never Vegas!

” when the conversation turned to a possible residency at the Sphere. Madonna replied, “The Sphere is cool, but I don’t want to wake up every morning and see Vegas,” drawing applause. She added with a laugh, “I never said Vegas!

” “I could go on tour … I never want to repeat myself,” Madonna said when asked about live performances. She is 67. “Confessions II” emerged after plans for a biopic were scrapped in 2023. Julia Garner, who had been cast to portray Madonna in the film, appears in the visual album alongside Debi Mazar, Benedict Cumberbatch, Shea Couleé, Kate Moss, Gwendoline Christie, Odessa A’zion, Richard E.

Grant and Sabrina Carpenter. ” Madonna and Leon co-wrote a track titled “The Test,” which Madonna described as one of the more “emotional” moments on the record. The 10-minute visual album, directed by David Toro and Solomon Chase under the name TORSO, features six songs from the project.

The album reunites her with longtime collaborator Stuart Price. Madonna attended the premiere in a glittering white minidress, sky-high heels, a fur jacket and oversized sunglasses, with her bright blond hair styled in a sleek middle part. She sat in the middle of the orchestra section during the first screening.

After the panel, she invited the crowd to a second screening and asked attendees to stay quiet and focus on the lyrics. m. ET.