Eurovision 2019: Madonna's Performance Featured Stairs And A Cape, Making Everyone VERY Nervous

History was in danger of repeating itself.

Cast your mind back to the Brit Awards 2015, and of course you’ll remember Madonna’s now iconic journey down a set of stairs after a dancer yanked at a cape tied round her neck during a live performance.

With the memory still emblazoned in the memory of the British public four years on, history was in danger of repeating itself as she appeared at Eurovision on Saturday night.

That’s because the the Queen Of Pop seemingly hadn’t learned her lesson after the unfortunate gaffe, putting on a performance that featured - you guessed it - stairs and a cape.

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Michael Campanella via Getty Images

Eurovision fans were on the edge of their seats as Madge performed her classic hit Like A Prayer and new song Future during the interval of the Song Contest, worried that she was about to suffer another fall...

How your Nan walks down the stairs #EUROVISION #Madonna pic.twitter.com/6V4ymglIBU

— Cas Imossi (@mummynevasleeps) May 18, 2019

Oh God cloaks and stairs, careful madonna #Eurovision pic.twitter.com/JQsIzATRSH

— Scott Hopper (@Scotthopper1) May 18, 2019

Madonna’s brave to try stairs again after The Brit’s incident pic.twitter.com/7MCkXeWMzZ

— Amy Victoria Smith (@amyxvxsmith) May 18, 2019

No one:
Madonna: MOrE STaIRS
Everyone else: pic.twitter.com/oWuLiuGNiL

— Jacob Shaw (@jaykobshore) May 18, 2019

Seeing Madonna, stairs, and a cape in the same performance #Eurovision pic.twitter.com/3RjPe698Ay

— Chris (@kingbootrollsu) May 18, 2019

IS MADONNA GONNA FALL DOWN THE STAIRS AGAIN ON LIVE TELEVISION??? #DareToDream #Eurovision

— Connor T | EscUnited 🇷🇸🇧🇾🇦🇹🇵🇱🇬🇷 (@ConnarT_esc) May 18, 2019

Now how is this performance on #Eurovision going to play out because I remember the last time Madonna wore cape like attire near stairs on stage 🙈🙈🙈 pic.twitter.com/SZmj7ZANzk

— Gemma Stevenson (@gstevensonsport) May 18, 2019

Don’t do the stairs Madge!!! 😱 #Madonna #Euronvision pic.twitter.com/iuzgspUdFc

— SUZI 🖤 (@RebelDimond) May 18, 2019

Madonna on those stairs with a long frock and one eye covered up was making me really anxious... #Eurovision #MadameX pic.twitter.com/lPZ3vJAD8G

— Richard. (@TheLastRichard) May 18, 2019

Madonna, stairs and a Cape again... #Eurovision #DareToDream pic.twitter.com/PhNG0xGaVq

— Neil Scully (@neilscully) May 18, 2019

Luckily for Madge, she made it through the 10-minute performance unscathed - at least physically anyway, as people weren’t exactly overwhelmed with her efforts...

Well, Madonna. That was that and let’s not speak of it again #Eurovision pic.twitter.com/Dr9B7lczTm

— Ryan Love △⃒⃘ (@RyanJL) May 18, 2019

That was where GSCE drama ideas went to die... 💀 #Madonna #Eurovision pic.twitter.com/CB3a32Jalq

— Simon Needle (@simonneedle) May 18, 2019

God #Madonna was crap!! And she didnt even entertain us by falling down the stairs.....its nil pois from me!!! pic.twitter.com/2cDYGK5njj

— Amy Bache (@AmyBache2) May 18, 2019

Graham Norton sums up the world’s mood to Madonna’s Performance perfectly... “She turned up.” #Eurovision

— Elliot Gonzalez (@elliot_gonzalez) May 18, 2019

Is Madonna aiming for nil points? #Eurovision

— 🏳️🌈🌟Simon🌟🏳️🌈 (@TheSimonC90) May 18, 2019

pic.twitter.com/mlKTMnU5Lp

— jennifer saunders (@ferrifrump) May 18, 2019

I don’t think Madonna will win. #Eurovision

— Ian Hyland (@HylandIan) May 18, 2019

wow that ten minute madonna performance was ten minutes too long #eurovision

— Scott Bryan (@scottygb) May 18, 2019

GET MADONNA THE AUTO TUNE FFS pic.twitter.com/HtuOxZvUa5

— Roman Kemp (@romankemp) May 18, 2019

What is going on??? Is she high?? #Madonna #Eurovision

— Rachel Wearmouth (@REWearmouth) May 18, 2019

Madonna was highly criticised for agreeing to perform at Eurovision, which this year was held in Tel Aviv in Israel.

Many claimed she should not have signed up to the slot given the current political situation between Israel and Palestine.

However, she used the performance to make a huge statement, ending it by showing two dancers wearing Israel and Palestine flags walking with their arms around each other into the distance.

The words “Wake Up” then appeared on the screen behind her.

Madonna closes her #Eurovision performance of "Future" with a political statement.

Two dancers wearing Israel and Palestine flags walk with their arms around each other into the distance. pic.twitter.com/3Uy3BAHVa3

— David Friend (@dfriend) May 18, 2019

Madonna previously brushed off the controversy surrounding her performance, telling Reuters: “I’ll never stop playing music to suit someone’s political agenda nor will I stop speaking out against violations of human rights wherever in the world they may be.

“My heart breaks every time I hear about the innocent lives that are lost in this region and the violence that is so often perpetuated to suit the political goals of people who benefit from this ancient conflict.

“I hope and pray that we will soon break free from this terrible cycle of destruction and create a new path towards peace,” she added.

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