Madonna performs at The O2 Arena in London on Oct. 14, 2023. Photo by Kevin Mazur/Live Nation. SAN FRANCISCO — The people who increasingly hate on Madonna about her seeming fixation on the passage of time and mortality, her looks after plastic surgery or her open sexuality—yes, at age…

Madonna: The Celebration Tour. Madonna on Tuesday announced the new dates for the majority of her previously postponed concerts on the Celebration Tour. The new dates include shows at San Francisco Chase Center on Feb. 27 and 28. However, the third date, originally scheduled for Jan. 15—and was not…

Madonna: The Celebration Tour. Madonna has postponed the first North American leg of her Celebration Tour due to complications from a serious infection earlier this month. The postponements include two shows at San Francisco’s Chase Center on Oct. 4 and 5. New dates had yet to be announced Monday…

Madonna: The Celebration Tour. Madonna has added a second San Francisco show to The Celebration Tour. The new Oct. 5 date at Chase Center joins 11 other cities with additional shows. It will go on sale tomorrow at 10 a.m. Other cities getting a second show are: Seattle, Chicago, Toronto,…

Madonna: The Celebration Tour. Madonna on Tuesday unveiled a new arena world tour, which includes a penultimate North American show at San Francisco’s Chase Center. The best-selling female solo touring artist of all time will be highlighting her career songbook that stretches back more than 40 years. The San…

Madonna performs at SAP Center in San Jose on Oct. 6, 2012. Roman Gokhman/STAFF. The other day, my sister sent me a photo of a woman/robot/mannequin with perfect skin, inflatable lips and cheeks reaching so hard for its red hairline that its puffy fake eyes were almost closed. Rendering:…

“Madonna: Madame X,” courtesy. Madonna has been Madonna for so long it’s hard to think of her as anything but that. Yes, she’s drifted into film and various business ventures through the years, but all in all, she’s simply herself. The iconic red lips and bleached hair, the songs…

Madonna performs on the Madame X tour in this undated photo. Courtesy: Stufish. SAN FRANCISCO — “Who is Madame X?” Madonna asked halfway into her two-and-a-half hour show Tuesday at Golden Gate Theatre, the final concert of a three-date residency. The show was just as much a performance art piece…

Taylor Swift finding her inner rainbow at a concert at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California on May 11, 2018. Photo: Roman Gokhman. A common criticism I get on Twitter about this column, other than that I hate Europeans, is that I’m stuck in the past and hate modern…

Madonna, “Madame X.” Ever since she stepped into the spotlight in the ’80s, Madonna has been putting out iconic pop anthems that transcend time. She’s reinvented herself many times, so it’s surprising that her newest album Madame X falls flat in comparison. The album lacks a central theme, leading to…