Madonna's Feb 28 concert in Singapore rated R18, tickets on sale from Jan 7
Madonna's upcoming Rebel Heart tour concert in Singapore on Feb 28 has been issued a rare R18 rating by the Media Development Authority with an advisory on "Sexual References".
Only those aged 18 and older will be permitted entry to the National Stadium where the concert is due to be held, according to press release on Wednesday (Jan 6) by local coordinators Mediacorp Vizpro International.
The Rebel Heart tour setlist includes a segment in which she performs a mash-up of her songs Holy Water and Vogue, involving scantily clad nuns pole-dancing on cross-shaped stripper poles. Madonna herself takes a turn on the pole, before joining her dancers on a Last Supper-style table.
This is not the first time a pop concert in Singapore has received a rating for mature content. Adam Lambert's 2013 concert in Singapore at the Star Performing Arts centre was given an "Advisory 16 and above (some mature content)" rating by the MDA, while Lady Gaga's Born This Way Tour in 2012 carried the advisory "some controversial religious content".
Singapore is one of several stops on the Asian leg of the Rebel Heart tour, which includes Japan, Hong Kong, Taipei, Macau, Bangkok and Manila. Both dates in Hong Kong are sold out.
Tickets cost from $108 to $688, while VIP tickets are going at $1,288 each. Details are as yet unavailable on what the VIP tickets will get buyers.
Her VIP tickets are the most expensive concert tickets in Singapore to date.
In 2013, K-pop star G-Dragon charged $1,000 for concert tickets that included a meet-and-greet session, although fans had to pay only $120 for just the show tickets. In 2007, another Korean singer, Rain, made headlines when his top tickets was advertised as $888, although organisers later clarified that these were not sold but were given to sponsors and Rain's management instead. The highest fans paid for that show was $488.
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