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Madonna started a gig an hour late and then insulted her fans by calling them “diva b***es”.
The pop star performed a sell-out concert at the Manchester Arena on Monday night, but complications delayed the show and it ran on until around 11.30pm.
According to fans on Twitter, the US singer was met with loud boos for her lack of punctuality. Some said attempts were made to drown them out by turning up the music.
And then, when Madonna finally arrived on stage she launched into an emotional tirade, telling the expectant crowd: “The video crashed. We had no video and we had to wait until we could reboot.
"No selfish diva b**** reason. If you diva b****es want to keep complaining about it don't come to my show.”
MEN says that some concert-goers had even walked out on the Queen of Pop, despite an announcement, albeit an apparently untimely one, which said the situation was “beyond the artist’s control”.
Plenty of people at the venue took to Twitter to proclaim their anger at the late running.
“Nearly £100 per ticket to watch Madonna in these seats tonight," complained Tony Robinson. "My mate’s not happy. That’s disgusting.”
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Madonna's most iconic looks Madonna's most iconic looks 1987 saw the release of the "True Blue" album, from which the song "Papa Don't Preach" became an instant hit. In the video, Madonna plays a young woman preparing to tell her father than she's pregnant. Wearing Levis 501s, a Breton striped top with a black leather jacket slung over her shoulder and a messy blonde pixie cut, Madonna showed that she could transform into a rebel in just jeans and a T-shirt.
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Madonna's most iconic looks Madonna's most iconic looks Madonna made a statement from the very start of her career, both musically as well as sartorially. Her love of a beret became a statement look, and she sparked a trend for black rubber bangles which saw people buying them in droves following this picture taken in Soho by Peter Anderson, 1983.
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Madonna's most iconic looks Madonna's most iconic looks One of her most recognised looks, Madonna's punk phase saw her celebrate lace, fishnet and pink eyeshadow, spawning a thousand fancy dress opportunities.
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Madonna's most iconic looks Madonna's most iconic looks The Queen of Pop's homage to Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe was no doubt a statement about her aspirations for a similar role in the world of music. First dressing as the actor for the "Material Girl" video, Madonna revisited the inspiration numerous times.
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Madonna's most iconic looks Madonna's most iconic looks Cabaret played an enormous part in the inspirations behind Madonna's early looks. Performing "Open Your Heart" in Tokyo in 1987, she looks like an Eighties Sally Bowles.
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Madonna's most iconic looks Madonna's most iconic looks Often inspired by the traditional dress of other cultures (and occasionally opting for styles which would likely come under fire in today's politically alert culture) Madonna wore this striking red Spanish-style Flamenco frock to perform her 'Who’s That Girl' Wembley tour in 1987.
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Madonna's most iconic looks Madonna's most iconic looks To perform her single "Vogue" at the 1990 MTV VMA awards, Madonna championed former Queen of France, Marie Antoinette. The dress was in fact later worn by Glenn Close in the 1998 period drama, Dangerous Liaisons. Let them eat cake, indeed.
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Madonna's most iconic looks Madonna's most iconic looks Collaborating with enfant terrible French designer, Jean Paul Gaultier, Madonna wore what is without question, the most iconic outfit of her career, when she stepped onto stage in Tokyo in 1990 wearing a zipped up and belted nude pink bodice with conical breasts. The look has since been immortalised in Gaultier's perfume bottles.
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Madonna's most iconic looks Madonna's most iconic looks Heading in quite a different direction the following year, Madonna stepped out with jet black hair and a grunge-inspired black jumpsuit, showing people she could click her fingers and reinvent her image like a fashion chameleon.
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Madonna's most iconic looks Madonna's most iconic looks At a charity fashion show hosted by Gaultier in 1992, Madonna stepped onto the runway accompanied by the designer himself, wearing this rather shocking number - a pinstripe dress that not only revealed but harnessed her breasts, bringing the shock factor to the maximum.
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Madonna's most iconic looks Madonna's most iconic looks Underwear as outerwear was to become a central theme in Madonna's wardrobe, as she proved her sexual agency time and again when performing on stage. During her "Girlie Show World Tour" of 1993, Madonna simulated sex on stage with multiple men, in glitter underwear and fishnets.
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Madonna's most iconic looks Madonna's most iconic looks Always the patriot, Madonna channeled the all-American on the same tour, appearing on stage in a full-length military coat, the lining of which was covered with stripes in the red and blue of the Star-spangled Banner.
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Madonna's most iconic looks Madonna's most iconic looks Opting for a more angelic look, Madonna's white, pleated jewel-encrusted Versace gown for the 1995 BRIT awards was complemented by the bleach blonde, silver-panted male dancers who surrounded her. Now that's coordination.
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Madonna's most iconic looks Madonna's most iconic looks Poker-straight black hair, a white tank top and lilac jewel encrusted trousers clashing with her formerly famous pink eyeshadow and a red lip, was the casual but sharp look Madonna donned to collect four Gramy Awards in 1999.
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Madonna's most iconic looks Madonna's most iconic looks At the MTV awards in 2000, Madonna picked up the Best Female award in this cowboy-inspired red embellished two-piece. Yee-ha.
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Madonna's most iconic looks Madonna's most iconic looks Harking back to her punk looks of the 1980s, the singer wore this Sex Pistols-inspired red tartan kilt over black jeans and a black mesh top for her "The Drowned World" tour in 2001. As with many of her stage costumes, this was designed by Jean Paul Gaultier.
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Madonna's most iconic looks Madonna's most iconic looks Broaching new areas of sartorial inspiration, the pop icon took cues from the circus during her "Re-Invention" tour in 2004, wearing this red and white candy-striped bodice and red jazz shoes.
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Madonna's most iconic looks Madonna's most iconic looks With military wear as a continuing theme in Madonna's wardrobe, these khakis were both in-keeping with the singer's own fashion interests, as well as being on-trend to the street style of 2004. BOGOF.
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Madonna's most iconic looks Madonna's most iconic looks Madonna's disco phase during the release of her "Hung Up" album was one of her most memorable, from spandex bodices to glitter jackets. This purple ensemble fit the bill perfectly. John Travolta eat your heart out.
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Madonna's most iconic looks Madonna's most iconic looks On her 2006 "Confessions" tour, Madonna returned to her recurring theme of Catholicism, as she presented herself as Jesus at the crucifixion on an enormous mirrored cross. Low key.
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Madonna's most iconic looks Madonna's most iconic looks In 2006 the Grammy-winner opted for an equestrian-inspired look to perform in Germany, proving that jodhpurs can go seamlessly from day to night... if you're Madonna.
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Madonna's most iconic looks Madonna's most iconic looks Performing in the prestigious Superbowl half-time slot in 2012, Madonna wore Givenchy Haute Couture by Ricardo Tisci, with an elaborate headdress that Beyoncé would go on to reference in her 2017 Grammy's outfit.
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Madonna's most iconic looks Madonna's most iconic looks Arriving at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume Institute Gala in 2013, Madonna honoured the theme "Punk: Chaos to Couture" in this Givenchy Couture by Riccardo Tisci blazer dress and hot pink heels, with a black Pulp Fiction-style wig.
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Madonna's most iconic looks Madonna's most iconic looks Dressed like a 1940s New York gangster for the 2014 Grammy awards, Madonna challenged gender stereotypes and coordinated with her son David on the red carpet.
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Madonna's most iconic looks Madonna's most iconic looks Proving that she courted controversy, Madonna's 2015 Grammy Awards ensemble was designed by Givenchy and inspired by a French Cabaret.
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Madonna's most iconic looks Madonna's most iconic looks At the 2017 Met Gala, which took its theme from the exhibition "Rei Kawakubo/Commes des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between" exhibition, Madonna wore this camouflage dress for peace, to highlight the danger of war during a tumultuous political era. The dress was designed by Jeremy Scott for Moschino.
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Madonna's most iconic looks Madonna's most iconic looks The theme for the 2018 Met Gala, "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination", could almost have been tailor-designed for Madonna, whose previous dalliances with religious iconography likely provided her with an entire wardrobe to choose from. Her dress was, of course, Jean Paul Gaultier. She later did a surprise performance of her Catholic-inspired classic, "Like a Prayer." Preach.
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Doors to the Manchester Arena, which holds 22,000 people, opened at 6.30pm and Madonna was scheduled to start her Rebel Hearts Tour performance at 9pm.
She arrived onstage shortly after 10pm.
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