Madonna dons ‘ICON’ hat after touching down in NYC with three of her six children by her side… following European leg of The Celebration Tour
After spending the last two and a half months in Europe, Madonna and some of her immediate family returned to the US for the second leg of the Celebration Tour.
The legendary pop superstar, whose first retrospective tour is highlighting her 40-year recording career, was seen walking through the turnstiles at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York’s Queens borough on Friday with several entourages and at least three of her six children.
The always fashionable singer-songwriter showed off her travel style in black pants that flared out enough to cover both of her shoes, a black and white patterned sweater, a matching jacket and a scarf wrapped around her neck.
Madonna also wore an ICON baseball cap with her platinum blonde locks in braids and oversized dark sunglasses for a stroll through the busy terminal.
Heading to a waiting vehicle just outside the airport exit, the proud mom stayed close to 11-year-old daughter Esther most of the time, while her twin sister Stella and 18-year-old brother David were never too far away. .
Madonna, 65, arrived with at least three of her six children at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York after spending the last two and a half months as part of The Celebration Tour In Europe.
Esther, 11, spent most of the way through the airport turnstiles at her mother’s side, dressed in red and black sweatpants and a black bomber jacket.
The eldest of Madonna’s four adopted children, 18-year-old David, also kept a close eye on his sister.
Esther, who showed off her dance moves during her mother’s ongoing tour, could be seen chatting with Material Girl.
Dressed in red and black spotted sweatpants and a black bomber jacket, the girl pulled her long locks into a ponytail as she carried a backpack and briefcase as she walked through the turnstiles.
Her twin sister Stella also donned a black bomber jacket, but opted to wear it over a white sweatshirt during a family trip to the Big Apple ahead of the matriarch’s next three concerts, which will take place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on December 13, 14 and 16. .
The eldest of Madonna’s four adopted children, David, could also sometimes be seen strolling alongside Esther in brown cargo pants, a white sweatshirt and a black jacket from his mom’s The Girlie Show Tour in 1991, which was in support of her 1992 album Erotica ).
The Malawian native, who was adopted when he was three, also wore a green baseball cap over his short black hair, while he carried one bag and wheeled another.
Photographers followed the Like A Virgin star and her band all the way until they reached a waiting SUV.
Esther’s twin sister Stella, who were both adopted from Malawi when they were five, could also be seen waiting to throw her bag into the car once Madonna settled into one of the back seats.
With five days before the holiday tour resumes, the family will have plenty of time to return to their sprawling Manhattan home, which is just a few blocks east of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Central Park, according to Hello magazine.
After three shows in Brooklyn, New York, Madonna’s traveling show will travel across the United States and Canada before her performance at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas on April 15, 2024.
She will then conclude the tour with five concerts at the Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City, Mexico, ending on April 26, 2024.
Not only does the holiday tour pay tribute to her long history of hits, Madonna also uses the platform to tell the story of how she became a global pop icon after arriving in New York in 1978 with just $35 in her pocket.
Five years passed before she released her self-titled debut album in 1983, which catapulted her to the top of the pop world with hits such as “Everybody,” “Holiday,” “Borderline,” “Luck Star” and “Burning Up.” .
David wore the jacket from Madonna’s 1991 The Girlie Show tour.
In addition to her children, the pop superstar also had several handlers accompany her to the airport.
At one point, Madonna decided to give her purse to one of the curators, but for a few moments it looked like she changed her mind.
Madonna declared herself an “ICON” by wearing a black baseball cap.
The Material girl looked cool and fashionable in an all-black ensemble that included pants covering her shoes, a jacket, a matching sweater, and a scarf.
Madonna is the best-selling female music artist of all time, having sold over 300 million records since her debut in 1983.
Esther’s twin sister Stella smiled as she waited to get into the parked SUV.
Madonna is back in New York ahead of three shows at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn beginning December 13th.
The Rebel Heart star will tour the US and Canada until mid-April 2024 before finishing the tour with five shows in Mexico City, Mexico.
Eventually, Madonna and the rest of the group got into an SUV and drove to their huge home in Manhattan.
Over the course of her illustrious career, the Bay City, Michigan native has released 14 studio albums, most recently 2019’s Madam X .
Her retrospective tour comes on the heels of her remix album – Final Enough Love: 50 Number Ones, which featured Madonna with 50 No. 1 hits on the US Billboard Dance Club Songs chart, the most of any artist on any single Billboard chart. .
With over 300 million records sold worldwide, Madonna is the best-selling female singer of all time.
Along with David Esther and Stella, Madonna also adopted daughter Mercy, 17, from Malawi, and has two biological children: son Rocco, 23, from her marriage to ex-husband and director Guy Ritchie, 55, and daughter Lourdes, 27 , which she shares with former partner and actor Carlos Leon, 57.