Madonna tumbles off chair mid-song during Celebration tour

Madonna dramatically tumbled to the floor during a concert in Seattle when a choreographed dance routine went completely wrong.

The musician, 65, was performing her hit 1986 hit “Open Your Heart” during a show at Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena last weekend when a dancer dropped her.

The choreography usually sees Madonna sitting on a black chair while a dancer pulls her across the stage.

However, Madonna suffered a mishap when the dancer appeared to slip and lose grip of the chair, causing Madonna to drop to the floor. Videos show Madonna and the dancer both on the floor, their limbs entangled, as they try to recover from the fall.

The “Hung Up” singer laughed it off as she rolled over onto her front and continued to hold her microphone to her mouth. The onstage cameraman then helped her to her feet and onto a new chair.

Madonna tried to move on, but the commotion became too much as she told the crowd: “S**t, I forgot the words”.

The number usually recreates the original music video for “Open Your Heart”, which sees Madonna performing a dance routine sitting on a black chair identical to the ones used in her world tour.

I love how she played it off – just rolled over and kept singing,” wrote one fan on X/Twitter as another added: “Now, that’s a pro. Queen of POP.”

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Madonna dramatically tumbled to the floor during a concert in Seattle when a choreographed dance routine went completely wrong.

The musician, 65, was performing her hit 1986 hit “Open Your Heart” during a show at Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena last weekend when a dancer dropped her.

The choreography usually sees Madonna sitting on a black chair while a dancer pulls her across the stage.

However, Madonna suffered a mishap when the dancer appeared to slip and lose grip of the chair, causing Madonna to drop to the floor. Videos show Madonna and the dancer both on the floor, their limbs entangled, as they try to recover from the fall.

The “Hung Up” singer laughed it off as she rolled over onto her front and continued to hold her microphone to her mouth. The onstage cameraman then helped her to her feet and onto a new chair.

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Madonna tried to move on, but the commotion became too much as she told the crowd: “S**t, I forgot the words”.

The moment before Madonna drops to the floor

The moment before Madonna drops to the floor (Twitter / @DougLanci)
The number usually recreates the original music video for “Open Your Heart”, which sees Madonna performing a dance routine sitting on a black chair identical to the ones used in her world tour.

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While some audience members were left shocked by the fall, fans have praised Madonna for her professional response after the mishap.

The singer and dancer both become entangled on the floor

The singer and dancer both become entangled on the floor (Twitter / @DougLanci)
“I love how she played it off – just rolled over and kept singing,” wrote one fan on X/Twitter as another added: “Now, that’s a pro. Queen of POP.”

The first leg of Madonna’s Celebration tour was postponed last year when the singer developed a “serious bacterial infection”, prompting her to pause all commitments. She later revealed that she was admitted to the hospital, where she stayed several days in the intensive care unit (ICU).

She later resumed her global tour in October in Europe. During her stop in Brooklyn, New York in December, Madonna took a moment to thank “some very important people” who were by her side in the hospital.