Madonnaarrived on stage atop a huge disco ball as she launched the UK leg of herConfessions tour at Cardiffs Millennium Stadium last night (Sunday).

Playing to a crowd of 60,000 fans, the queen of pop didnt shy away from the wow-factor either.

In a series of interesting outfits " at one point she donned a pair of leather jodhpurs which made her look part jockey/part-dominatrix " she stormed through club corkers from her new album Confessions On A Dancefloor.

For Like A Virgin the 47-year-old rode a huge carousal horse suspended above the stage, and upping the shock-factor she sang Live To Tell hanging from a cross with a crown of jewelled thorns on her head.

With tickets going for up to 150 a pop, it was good to see Madge pull out all the stops.
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