The representative for Madonna has told multiple media outlets that the 45-minute show she performed at l’Olympic in Paris last week was the scheduled length of time for the show. Despite her representative clarifying things, Madonna also took it upon herself to stop any confusion that was caused by the short concert. Madonna said that the uproar over the short show was not caused by die-hard fans but some hecklers whose goal it was to ruin the night.
“Playing the Olympia was a magical moment for me and it was real treat to do this special show for my fans and be so close to them,” Madonna wrote on her website. “Unfortunately at the end of the show – after I left the stage – a few thugs who were not my fans rushed the stage and started throwing plastic bottles pretending to be angry fans. The press reports have focused on this and not the joyous aspect of the evening. But nothing can take away or ruin this very special evening for me and my fans. When I looked out in the audience, everyone I saw had a smile on their face. I look forward to having this wonderful experience again.”
Her representative, Liz Rosenberg, said that Madonna did not abruptly end her show, but rather finished it on-schedule. “Madonna’s Paris club show was planned as her heartfelt thank-you to France, which she expressed at the start of her show. Despite a grueling concert tour, she desperately wanted to perform for her fans in an intimate setting at the historic Olympia as a means to honor her love for French artists, French cinema and a tribute to France’s long history of welcoming and inspiring artists, authors, painters, poets and minorities from other countries over the years … The show was not billed as her full MDNA concert and tremendous effort was made to keep the ticket prices reasonable ($100 for 2,000 floor seats) and keep them strictly for her fans. The show cost Madonna close to a million dollars to produce.”