Madonna's 'Sticky & Sweet' tour rocks Philips

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Madonna's 'Sticky & Sweet' tour rocks Philips

Photos of Madonna's show at Philips Arena in Atlanta.

Madonna's 'Sticky & Sweet' tour took over Philips Arena on Monday, Nov. 24, 2008, to the delight of her Atlanta fans.

The Material Girl was about 90 minutes late, but once she got started, she put on a two-hour show.

The AJC's Sonia Murray says Madonna didn't focus on the hits that made her, which would have been a treat. Instead, current CD 'Hard Candy' got better treatment than record buyers and radio programmers gave it.

But the show was produced well, with 10-plus dancers and galvanizing staging.

Though Monday's concert came only three days after her preliminary divorce was granted, Madonna made no reference to her soon-to-be ex, director Guy Richie.

Madonna still put on an impressive stage show, re-imagining hits like 'Vogue' and 'Borderline' with new musical vibrance.

Murray says Madonna is reinventing her almost eerily-taut self yet again, into less of a dancer-singer and more of a still-evolving, all-around force.

'4 Minutes,' off her latest album, 'Hard Candy,' has topped the singles charts in several countries.

But Madonna isn't relying on her recording career. In 2003, she published her first children's book, 'The English Roses,' which was a success.

Madonna and her 'Sticky & Sweet' tour have upcoming stops in Mexico, Chile and Brazil.

Philips Arena was packed for the occasion.

The crowd seemed to get past the long wait and enjoy the show.

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Madonna's 'Sticky & Sweet' tour took over Philips Arena on Monday, Nov. 24, 2008, to the delight of her Atlanta fans.

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