I went to see Madonna's Confession Tour in Philadelphia on July 13, the first time I'd seen her live in 21 years. I decided to go very last minute, so I got my ticket just after midnight on the day of the show. Sec. 217, Row 9. In other words, almost on the roof and behind the stage. A "cheap seat" at $55. When I got to the arena, the seat was not as bad as I thought and there was a video screen, so I wouldn't miss much. I did have a great view of the top of Madonna's head! 15 minutes after I sat down, an arena guy came up to me and asked if I was by myself.
"Yes." I replied.
"May I see your ticket, please?"
Now I'm thinking to myself, there is no way someone is going to fight me for this seat! This is odd. He looks at my ticket and asks, "Would you like a floor seat?"
"Yeah!"
"Here ya go, you're in Sec. 3. Enjoy the show!"
I ended up about 10 feet from the catwalk part of stage, the $350 seats! Right where Madonna makes her entrance from a giant disco ball. As if that wasn't cool enough, 10 minutes before show time, Lenny Kravitz walked in and sat about 20 ft from me! The show was fantastic. More a Broadway style show than a rock concert. It was amazing to see Madonna that close. She is much smaller in person. When they say the camera adds 10 lbs, they aren't kidding! The Material Girl is about 5'4", a size 2, if that, and all muscle. It turned out to be the best last-minute decision I ever made!
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