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Britney Spears: Overseeing Madonna on Tour

by Celebuzz on Aug. 25, 2008 09:36 AM / 1 Comment
Britney Spears: Overseeing Madonna on Tour
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Recent birthday girl Madonna's Sticky & Sweet tour opened over the weekend in Wales, and concert-goers were treated to the promised cameo appearance by Britney Spears.

Well, at least an appearance by Brit's electronic presence.

Madge performs her song "Human Nature" while Britney (initially clad in a black hoodie and sunglasses) freaks out in an elevator on the giant video screens behind her.

At one point, Britney is lying in a fetal heap on the floor. True to life!

As the song progresses, Brit picks herself up to hiss the spoken word chorus ("express yourself, don't repress yourself").

The short clip ends with a full view of the Brit weave and her flashing eyes in all their crazy glory as she states her now famous catchphrase—"It's Britney, bitch."

The video-accompanied song looks to be a mainstay of Madge's setlist.  So fans all around the world get an extra bang for their buck with the addition of Madonna's former makeout partner and sort of protege.

If by protege you mean "what could have happened to Madonna if she wasn't so robotically ambitious."

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“Here are shots of Madonna in England from the Saturday night launch of her Sticky & Sweet Tour. After seeing these photos of the "mummy's tomb" encased in fishnets, I'd rather call my parents and ask them to describe the day I was conceived than buy Madonna tickets. If I'm going to acquire chronic night terrors, I shouldn't have to pay for it. At least not with today's gas prices.”
The Superficial
“Here are some stats of what Madonna's bringing along for her Sticky and Sweet Tour.

3500 Number of individual wardrobe elements for tour
653 Hours of rehearsal time for Madonna and band
250 Number of travelling personnel
200 Triangle sponges used to apply makeup
180 Q-Tips used for entire tour (3 per night)
120 Powder puffs
100 Pairs of out of stock fishnet, pantyhose in old style weave
100 Pairs of kneepads
69 Guitars
36 Different Designers contributed to the onstage wardrobe
30 Wardrobe Trunks travel to each venue
28 Maximum number of performers onstage
20 Nationalities represented in touring staff
18 Racks of Clothing for Band, dancers and gypsies
16 Caterers
12 Seamstresses working non stop in Cardiff to finish costumes
12 Travelling trampolines used in training by Madonna and dancers
10 Large flight cases of medical supplies
10 Number of guitars Madonna will travel with
9 Number of people working in wardrobe department
8 Major Madonna Costume changes
5 Number of people it takes to change Madonna into next costume
5 Keyboards on stage for Kevin Antunes, Musical Director
4 Large freezers to carry ice packs for Madonna and dancers
4 YSL Lipsticks will cover entire tour
3 Romanian gypsy musicians playing acoustic instruments
3 Racks of Clothing contain Madonna's stage wardrobe
3 Shu Uemura eyelash curlers
2 Rigs for DJ set up 2 Stages
1.5 Minutes - Shortest time required to change Madonna's costumes between numbers
1 Chiropractor
1 Personal trainer
1 Masseuse
1 Set of Swarovski crystal ear phones for DJ”
Socialite Life
“The Queen of Pop, who turned 50 a week ago, included eight costume changes, 16 dancers and almost $2 million worth of Swarovski crystals during her two-hour concert.”
Just Jared
“So, Madonna and I share a birthday, and the similarities between us are astounding. For instance, we both have blue eyes and fair skin. We both like England. We are both lapsed Catholics. We both wear shoes. See? It's like we're twins.”
Go Fug Yourself
“So Britney is going on tour with Madonna's Sticky & Sweet tour....kinda.
While Madonna sings her old-school hit Human Nature on stage, a video segment is played of Britney aptly whispering 'express yourself, don't repress yourself' while 'trapped' in an elevator looking a bit like herself in the Slave days.”
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  • buzzgent 1 yr 2 mos ago
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    Does Britney misake Madge for a Cheeto and swallow her?

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