MADONNA'S STICKY & SWEET U.S. TOUR STARTS WITH FIVE SOLD OUT NEW YORK AREA DATES BEGINNING THIS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4TH - IZOD ARENA; MADISON SQUARE GARDEN OCTOBER 6TH, 7TH, 11TH & 12TH. GIANT SELLOUTS THROUGHOUT CONTINENT: 72,000 - ZURICH - LARGEST SWISS AUDIENCE EVER; 73,000 - LONDON'S WEMBLEY STADIUM; 75,000 - LISBON; 130,000 - PARIS; 72,000 - ATHENS
NEW YORK, Oct. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Following one of the most
successful runs in European concert history, Madonna returns to the U.S. for
the start of her mammoth Sticky & Sweet Tour with five sold out shows in the
New York area. The Sticky & Sweet Tour is scheduled to open October 4th at
New Jersey's Izod Arena with four Madison Square Garden dates to follow on
October 6, 7, 11 and 12, it was confirmed today by Live Nation, the tour's
international promoter.
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"Now that I've warmed up in Europe, I'm ready to come home and do the show
for my U.S. fans," remarked Madonna about her tour that includes 3500 wardrobe
elements, 36 clothing designers, 100 pairs of kneepads, 12 trampolines, 69
guitars, a traveling personnel of 250, five keyboards for Kevin Antunes the
musical director, three members of the Russian Romani (Gypsy) group the
Kolpakov Trio, 18 dancers, one set of Swavorski crystal encrusted ear phones
and one Material Girl.
Some of the rave reviews thus far: "In the premiere league of
song-and-dance spectaculars, the queen of pop remains unrivalled and
undefeated" raved the London Times. "Those who took in this spectacular
opening to Madonna's world tour have seen anything as slick, innovative and
energetic in recent months, then please point it out. The choreography,
visuals and live talent were world class and mind-blowingly well executed,
intelligent and witty" glowed The Independent (UK).
Following the NY area performances, The Sticky & Sweet Tour is scheduled
to play multiple dates in North America including Boston, Toronto, Montreal,
Chicago, Oakland and Denver before wrapping up in Miami on November 26th.
The tour then travels to Mexico City where the scheduled November 29th and
30th shows sold 100,000 tickets in just three hours. The South American leg of
the Sticky & Sweet Tour has had a phenomenal response as well. With three
shows and over 210,000 tickets already sold, a fourth performance was just
added on December 3rd in Buenos Aires, followed by sold out performances in
Santiago December 10 and 11, Rio De Janeiro on December 14 and 15 and Sao
Paulo December l8, 20 and 21 due to unprecedented demand.
Madonna's current CD "HARD CANDY" debuted at No. 1 in over 33 countries.
Madonna's US Sticky & Sweet Tour:
Showdate:City:Venue:
04-Oct E. RutherfordIzod Center
06-Oct New York CityMadison Square Garden
07-Oct New York CityMadison Square Garden
11-Oct New York CityMadison Square Garden
12-Oct New York CityMadison Square Garden
15-Oct Boston TD BankNorth Garden
16-Oct Boston TD BankNorth Garden
18-Oct Toronto Air Canada Centre
19-Oct Toronto Air Canada Centre
22-Oct Montreal Bell Centre
23-Oct Montreal Bell Centre
26-Oct Chicago United Center
27-Oct Chicago United Center
30-Oct VancouverBC Place Stadium
01-Nov Oakland Oracle Arena
02-Nov Oakland Oracle Arena
04-Nov San DiegoPetco Park
06-Nov Los Angeles Dodger Stadium
08-Nov Las VegasMGM Grand Garden Arena
09-Nov Las VegasMGM Grand Garden Arena
11-Nov Denver Pepsi Center
12-Nov Denver Pepsi Center
16-Nov Houston Minute Maid Park
18-Nov Detroit Ford Field
20-Nov Philadelphia Wachovia Center
22-Nov Atlantic CityBoardwalk Hall
24-Nov Atlanta Philips Arena
26-Nov MiamiDolphin Stadium
Central & South American Tour Dates:
Showdate: City: Venue:Support:
29-Nov Mexico City Foro Sol Paul Oakenfold
30-Nov Mexico City Foro Sol Paul Oakenfold
03-Dec Buenos Aires Estadio River Plate Paul Oakenfold
04-Dec Buenos Aires Estadio River Plate Paul Oakenfold
06-Dec Buenos Aires Estadio River Plate Paul Oakenfold
07-Dec Buenos Aires Estadio River Plate Paul Oakenfold
10-Dec Santiago Estadio Nacional Paul Oakenfold
11-Dec Santiago Estadio Nacional Paul Oakenfold
14-Dec Rio De JaneiroMaracana Stadium Paul Oakenfold
15-Dec Rio De JaneiroMaracana Stadium Paul Oakenfold
18-Dec Sao Paulo Morumbi Stadium Paul Oakenfold
20-Dec Sao Paulo Morumbi Stadium Paul Oakenfold
21-Dec Sao Paulo Morumbi Stadium Paul Oakenfold
The Sticky & Sweet Tour is being produced by Live Nation. For complete
tour information, news, contests, and more, visit: http://www.madonna.com or
http://www.livenation.com.
ABOUT LIVE NATION:
Live Nation's mission is to maximize the live concert experience for
artists, fans and sponsors. Our core business is buying and producing artist
rights and monetizing those rights via our global distribution pipe. Live
Nation is the largest producer of live music concerts in the world, annually
producing over 16,000 concerts for 1,500 artists in 57 countries. The company
sells over 45 million concert tickets a year and expects to drive over 60
million unique visitors to livenation.com in 2008. Live Nation is transforming
the concert business by expanding its concert platform into direct concert
ticketing and building the industry's only artist-to-fan vertically integrated
concert platform. Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Live Nation is
listed on the New York Stock Exchange, trading under the symbol "LYV."
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