We told you security at the Madonna Moscow gig was pretty severe. According to the Mirror, Madonna was apparently protected by ten thousand soldiers and riot police when she performed her gig at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium earlier this week, due to fears of gatecrashing and Chechen terrorist attacks. Fans were subjected to bag checks and metal detectors, and were chased by sniffer dogs on their way in. Not really. But there were sniffer dogs around, apparently, and helicopters overhead.
A fan told the tabloid: "There was very little atmosphere or dancing and Madonna was really struggling to get the crowd going. Most events have a security presence but this did seem to be extraordinary. I was at the G8 summit and the security was comparable. Everywhere you looked there was a ring of security guards. It did make it hard to dance when you're standing beside a guy in uniform."