Madonna desperately seeking bums on seats

So, is Madonna going to prove all her critics wrong once again? That’s certainly the question on the lips of the music industry folks who will be filing into The Forum in Los Angeles this week to see if her Re-Invention Tour can live up to its name.

The jury is out. At least one LA ticket broker is offering a two-for-one deal on Madonna concert tickets, and seats were still available on all of her first three nights.

The Forum is hardly intimate, but it’s nothing like the football stadiums Madonna has filled to capacity in years gone by. Reports of a terrorist threat on her family on the eve of the first show are hardly designed to ease her nerves.

Following on the heels of less than stellar sales of her latest CD, even Madonna must be feeling the pressure. Of course, a couple of good reviews and she’ll be back on track. It wouldn’t be the first time…