Madonna made an epic surprise appearance Saturday night at West Hollywood LGBTQ bar and nightclub The Abbey.
The invite-only event was billed as “Club Confessions Los Angeles” with DJs Stuart Price (producer of both of Madonna’s “Confessions” albums), Romy and Mez Monty. The festivities also served as a birthday party for The Abbey’s owner Tristan Schukraft
“Hello, children, mutha is here to save you,” Madonna said as she appeared in the DJ booth beside Price at about 1 a.m. Sunday morning. “Are you ready to dance for me? Come on meet me on the dancefloor. Alright, let’s go gays, come on! Don’t let me down, gays.”
“Gay for the gays,” she said as she raised a hand into the air while screeching, “Whoo!”
As she danced, the crowd chanted, “Madonna,” several times.
Madonna sang into the mic as Price played her new single “I Feel So Free” from her upcoming album “Confessions on a Dance Floor: Part II.”
Addison Rae, trying to go incognito by wearing a black cat eye mask, danced while sitting on the edge of the deejay booth. Also spotted in the crowd were CAA’s Kevin Huvane and “RuPaul’s Drag Race” stars Symone and Eureka. Madonna was joined in the booth by her soccer player and model boyfriend Akeem Morris and her CAA agent Maha Dakhil.
The dance floor was elbow-to-elbow crowded with some party-goers becoming too aggressive, pushing people as they tried rushing closer to the deejay both. At one point, a woman poured a drink on another man’s head as they exchanged words. Security was seen escorting at least one unruly – possibly overserved – guest out of the club.
Madonna, however, appeared not to have noticed any of the ruckus.
At one point, she led the crowd in a chant of, “There’s nothing that we cannot do,” before ending with her exclaiming, “Yes, motherfuckers, there’s nothing that we cannot do.”
The crowd went wild as soon Price played the first cords of Madonna’s 2005 hit, “Hung Up,” from the first “Confessions” album.
The Material Girl’s set lasted for about 30 minutes, but not before ending her appearance by wishing a “happy birthday” to Schukraft. “Do we want to pull his pants down and spank him?” she asked.
Schukraft stayed fully clothed as Madonna playfully whacked him on the butt as she and the crowd sang “Happy Birthday.”
The evening was presented by Schukraft’s PrEP company Mistr.
Madonna’s appearance came just over a week after joining Sabrina Carpenter during her headlining performance during the second week of this year’s Coachella.
She released “Confessions on a Dance Floor: Part I” in 2005. “Part II” will be released July 3. While her manager Guy Oseary told me last week he wasn’t sure if she’d tour in support of the new album, he clarified his remarks later on, insisting that should would tour again, but wasn’t sure yet of her plans.
