Madonna leads celeb exodus to Vegas

America’s showbiz capital shifted 250 miles east into the desert for the holiday weekend with both Prince and Madonna playing sold out shows in Las Vegas and a host of celebrities taking a break from Hollywood to fritter away their fortunes on gaming tables and overpriced drinks.

In her imperious manner, Madonna scolded her audience, exhorting the crowd at the MGM Grand, some of whom paid more than €300 a seat, to enjoy themselves and saying: “I’m spoiled. No one sits down at my concerts.”

Watching Prince at the Mandalay Bay Hotel’s packed concert hall the following night was an altogether more intimate affair and his fans – including Tiger Woods – needed no urging to get up and dance.

He was fun, too, another element sorely missing from Madonna’s rather earnest Re-Invention Tour.