Madonna fans hail the ‘iconic’ age-defying singer, 65, as she battles through the final stop on her Celebration Tour with a wrist and knee support

Madonna drove fans crazy when she took the stage for her final Celebration Tour stop on Copacabana Beach in Brazil on Saturday.

The 65-year-old Vogue singer, who kicked off her seven-month tour last year, battled through the final performance while donning a wrist and knee brace.

Madonna looked stunning at the concert as she wore a number of outfits including a red satin mini dress and black thigh-high boots.

Notably, the show was “free as a thank you to her fans for celebrating more than four decades of her music during the tour’s epic global run.”

Madonna took to Instagram to share a short clip from her latest tour date, writing, “Blame it on Rio.” Thank you Brazil!’

Fans quickly joined in the comments to congratulate the Queen Of Pop as her ‘amazing’ tour came to an end.

They wrote, “I can’t believe the Celebration tour is over; Thank you, Queen! You are great!!; I’m so proud to be your fan! Thanks for this great tour, we can’t see your next projects already! You have proven once again who the QUEEN is.”

‘Iconic; Unforgettable mom!!! Thank you for this great evening!!! Too amoooo!!! Xoxo; Thanks Madonna for the great show; Our hearts were beating! Best show and we love you’

The singer previously revealed that she had to undergo regenerative treatment after suffering extreme pain due to knee surgery.

Madonna finally decided to undergo knee surgery in April 2020, followed by hip surgery in November 2020 and “regenerative treatment for my missing cartilage.”

It’s been a tough time for Madonna following a shocking health crisis in June 2023.

Madonna previously had to scale back the seven-month tour after she was hospitalized and intubated last June due to a bacterial infection.

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During her first Celebration Tour stop in London, Madonna admitted on stage that she “didn’t think I was going to make it” during the period where she forgot “five days” of her life.

“I didn’t think I was going to make it, and neither did my doctors,” she said. “That’s why I woke up with all my kids around me.”

‘I forgot five days of my life, or my death, I don’t really know where I was. But the angels protected me,” she continued. ‘And my children were there. And my kids always save me, every time.”

Madonna added, “If you want to know how I got through it and how I survived, I thought, I have to be there for my kids.” I have to survive for them.”

And during her tour stop in Los Angeles earlier this year in March, the singer further reflected on the ‘near-death’ health scare.

‘This show every night is not that physically demanding for me. It’s emotionally difficult for me because I’m really telling you the story of my life,” she told the live audience at the Kia Forum, per Just shocked.

‘My heart is on my sleeve. I’ve fallen off many horses and broken many bones… but nothing can stop me.’

She also claimed that the first word she said when she woke up from her coma was simply “No!”

“I’m pretty sure God said to me, ‘Do you want to come? Do you want to come with me?'” and she responded, “No!”

She also credited her children with helping her in her recovery. Notably, she is mother to Lourdes Leon, 27, Rocco Ritchie, 23, David Banda and Mercy James, 18, as well as twins Stella and Estere, 11.

“My kids really helped me get through it because they worked so hard. I didn’t want to let them down, so I just set a date. And that date became a reality.’

Madonna’s four youngest children also took the stage during the Celebration Tour.

The hitmaker labeled the historic final tour stop as “her biggest show yet,” the channel said official website.

During the concert, the Frozen hitmaker also opted for a fitted, semi-sheer corset top made from black lace material.

She also wore a colorful plaid miniskirt, black fishnet tights and heeled ankle boots.

The Queen of Pop – whose full name is Madonna Louise Ciccone – paired the look with a black patterned jacket that left loose at the front to enhance the outfit.

During part of the set, Madonna was joined by her backup dancers who also donned stylish ensembles.

At one point, Madonna was seen with Brazilian singer Pabllo Vittar, and the two held Brazilian flags during the performance.

Before the Take A Bow singer took the stage, Diplo performed an opening set for the general audience.

The crowd could be seen outside shortly after the sun set before the festivities.

The concert, hosted at the Belmond Copacabana Palace Hotel, was broadcast live on TV Globo. Visitors did not need tickets and admission was on a first-come, first-served basis.

Marking her first show in Brazil since 2012, Madonna also returned with Bob the Drag Queen, who joined her on the Celebration Tour.

Performing her most beloved hits from her decades-long career, Madonna kicked off the tour on October 14 in London.

While you’re talking to W magazine Last April, the singer opened up about sharing the experience with her children. “When I go on tour, nothing brings me more happiness than knowing we’re all working on the same show and creating the magic together.”

“It would be boring if they just traveled from hotel to hotel and came to watch the show every now and then.”

‘Of course I’m their mother, so sometimes we get on each other’s nerves. We are a family of artists, but we are also a family, and that’s what happens,” the Frozen singer added.

Aside from the health concerns, Madonna also faced lawsuits from fans during the Celebration Tour after her New York shows started two hours late.

The star’s legal team and Live Nation responded to the lawsuit in TMZ. “Madonna just completed and sold out her 2023 Celebration Tour in Europe, which received rave reviews,” they said.

“The shows began as planned in North America at Barclays in Brooklyn, with the exception of a technical issue during soundcheck on December 13.”

‘This caused a delay that was well documented in the press releases at the time. We intend to defend this case vigorously,” she added.