Madonna kicked off her career-spanning Celebration Tour at London91裸聊视频檚 O2 Arena on Saturday night, marking her first performance since suffering what her manager called a that led to hospitalization in an intensive care unit for several days back in June.

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On stage, Madonna, 65, said she91裸聊视频檇 had a 91裸聊视频渃razy year91裸聊视频� that neither she nor her doctors thought she91裸聊视频檇 make it through. She said her children spurred her on and that she had to 91裸聊视频渟urvive for them.91裸聊视频� The opening night of the tour also marked the 27th birthday of daughter Lourdes Leon, who appeared on stage with her mother.

After a brief technical hitch, the opening night of the tour was indeed a celebration. Madonna played songs from across her vast career, including studio recordings and footage drawing on four decades of hits. On the set list were iconic songs from 91裸聊视频淟ike a Prayer91裸聊视频� to 91裸聊视频淗oliday91裸聊视频� to 91裸聊视频淰ogue91裸聊视频� to 91裸聊视频淟a Isla Bonita.91裸聊视频� She also included more niche tracks such as 91裸聊视频淒ie Another Day91裸聊视频� from the 2002 Bond movie of the same name.

During an acoustic moment in the show, Madonna spoke out about the ongoing .

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Madonna rescheduled the North American leg of her tour, originally slated to kick off July 15 in Vancouver and run through Oct. 8 in Las Vegas. That leg now begins Dec. 13 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, and runs through April 24, 2024, when it will conclude at Mexico City91裸聊视频檚 Palacio de los Deportes.

Sian Watson, The Associated Press