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Sticky & Sweet Tour
Tour by Madonna
Madonna performing during her 2008 World Tour
Associated albumHard Candy
Start dateAugust 23, 2008
End dateSeptember 2, 2009
Legs4
No. of shows44 in Europe
30 in North America
11 in South America
2 in Asia
87 Total
Madonna concert chronology

The Sticky & Sweet Tour is the eighth concert tour by American singer-songwriter Madonna to support her eleventh studio album Hard Candy. It is Madonna's first major venture from her new recording and business deal with Live Nation, following the Hard Candy Promo Tour.[1] The tour gained many achievements in 2008, including becoming the highest grossing tour by a Solo artist, breaking the previous record held by Madonna on her Confessions Tour, which grossed $US 194.7 million with highest grossing tour ever for a female artist. The tour is estimated to have grossed $US 280 million as of December 2008. [2] In January 2009, Live Nation annouced that Madonna will continue her tour into 2009, in Europe, finishing with two dates in Israel. [3]

Background

The world tour was officially confirmed by Guy Oseary, Madonna's manager and Arthur Fogel, Live Nation's CEO Global Touring and Chairman Global Music on May 8, 2008. To promote the tour, a website was released on the day of the first show.[4] The tour is described as a "rock driven dancetastic journey". The show features four acts:[5]

  • Pimp: A mashed up homage to 1920's deco and modern day gangsta pimp. Madonna makes a grand entrance dressed by Givenchy.
  • Old School: Madonna tips her hat to her early 80's downtown New York City dance roots with flashes of Keith Haring and the dance culture vibe of the time including the birth of rap.
  • Gypsy: A VIP trip to La Isla Bonita infused by the spirit of Romanian folk music and dance. A tour de force.
  • Rave: Far eastern influences emerge all sparkly and sporty.

Madonna's statements

Performing "Vogue".

During the "Get Stupid" video interlude, the audience viewed images of disaster throughout the ages along with images of Hitler and Mugabe. US Republican presidential candidate John McCain was featured in the segment as well along Hitler and Mugabe. Images of John Lennon, Gandhi and Al Gore are featured towards the end of the video along with US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. The video caused an uproar in the political world, especially to McCain's camp. Tucker Bounds, McCain's spokesperson stated:[6]

The comparisons are outrageous, unacceptable and crudely divisive all at the same time [...] It clearly shows that when it comes to supporting Barack Obama, his fellow worldwide celebrities refuse to consider any smear or attack off limits.

At the conclusion of the presidential election, the image of McCain was removed from the video. During her performance at Petco Park, Madonna (and fans) congratulated President-Elect, Barack Obama, on his historic win for presidency of the United States. Madonna stated, "This is a historical evening. This is a motherfucking important evening and we are lucky to be sharing it with the World [...] This is the beginning of a whole new world. Are you ready?! Are you fucking ready?!" The video screens displayed images of Obama along with the message, "We Won". [7] During her show at the Olympic Stadium in Rome, Madonna dedicated her song "Like a Virgin" to Pope Benedict XVI. She stated:[8][9]

I'm gonna dedicate this song to the Pope, because, I know he loves me. I am a child of God! And you know what else?...[begins to sing first verse of Like a Virgin].

Neither Pope Benedict XVI nor the Vatican have made any remarks towards the dedication or any comments made.

About the show

The show begins with "The Sweet Machine", a 3D animation video, displaying a piece of candy being manufactured and used as a Pin-ball. As the video ends, "Candy Shop" begins, with Madonna appearing on a 'M' throne. "Beat Goes On" features Madonna and her dancers dancing with a vintage Rolls-Royce while Pharrell and Kanye West appear on the video screens behind. Madonna then plays the electric guitar for "Human Nature" which features a video of Britney Spears, trapped in an elevator, who sings along to some of the verses in the song. A modernized "Vogue is the final song for this section which leads to a video interlude for "Die Another Day", featuring Madonna as a boxer on screen, while her dancers perform a faux boxing match.

The next section, inspired by the style and culture of early 80's New York, begins with Madonna skipping on stage for "Into the Groove". This performance is a mash-up with "Toop Toop" by Cassius and features the artwork of friend Keith Haring. She then performs a double dutch dance interlude which leads to "Heartbeat". During that song, Madonna's dance movements are controlled by her back-up dancers as if they were puppeteers. Madonna then re-invents "Borderline" as a rock version on electric guitar. "She's Not Me" follows and shows Madonna making fun of her various incarnations and styles from the music videos of "Open Your Heart", "Material Girl", "Vogue" and "Like a Virgin". This section ends with "Music" which contains elements of "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" and excerpts from "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life". A short video is played featuring a tagged subway train. The "doors" of the train then close to take in Madonna and her dancers. The "Rain" video interlude is then played on the video screens featuring an animated pixie finding shade under a petal during a rainstorm. This version contains musical elements from "Here Comes the Rain Again" by Eurythmics.

File:S&s-intothegroove.jpg
Performing "Into The Groove"

In the next section, "Devil Wouldn't Recognize You" features Madonna cloaked behind a circular video screen which features imagery of waves splashing and rain. Madonna then performs "Spanish Lesson" featuring a flamenco-influenced dance solo by Alexander Kolpakov. She plays the guitar once again for "Miles Away". "La Isla Bonita" features the Ukrainian-gypsy group, Kolpakov Trio, incorporating the gypsy wedding song, "Lela Pala Tute". Madonna and her dancers sit aside, for a solo performance from the trio of the traditional song, "Doli Doli". Madonna then returns to the stage for "You Must Love Me", the Academy Award winning song from, Evita. The act ends with "Get Stupid", a video interlude about global warming, famine and other global issues.

For the final act, Madonna returns on stage for a virtual duet with Justin Timberlake and Timbaland for "4 Minutes". The next song is a remix of "Like a Prayer" featuring elements from "Feels Like Home" and video screens depicting messages from the Bible, Qur'an, Torah and Talmud. The electric guitar is played again for the performance of "Ray of Light". Madonna then seeks audience participation, asking for requests for "an oldie but goodie". She sings the first verse and chorus before moving onto a rock version of "Hung Up". A brief video plays featuring a modern take on classic arcade games, then Madonna returns on stage for the finale performance, "Give It 2 Me", ending the song with a sing-a-long of the chorus. The show ends as the words "Game Over" appear on the video screens.

With the 2009 extention tour announced, many changes were made to the setlist. "Candy Shop" features a new backdrop by Marilyn Minter which features imagery of a giant tongue licking and spitting out neon-colored icing.[10] Madonna also wore new opening outfit designed by Riccardo Tisci.[11] "Holiday" replaced "Heartbeat" featuring elements of "Billie Jean" and "Everybody" with excerpts from "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin" as homage to Michael Jackson. It featured a solo dance by one of Madonna's dancers (Kento) as he danced dressed up as Jackson. [12] Madonna's 1985 hit "Dress You Up" replaced the rock version of "Borderline". It features elements of "My Sharona" by The Knack. The video interlude "Get Stupid" features different video imagery compared to the 2008 version [13]. "Hung Up" was replaced by an up-beat version of "Frozen". It contains lyrical excerpts from the 80's classic, "Open Your Heart" along with musical elements of the Calvin Harris song "I'm Not Alone". The video backdrop for Frozen uses video outtakes from the original video by Chris Cunningham from 1998.

Opening acts

Setlist

Performing "Beat Goes On" as Pharell Williams and Kanye West appear on-screen

2008

  1. "The Sweet Machine" (Video Introduction) (contains elements from "Manipulated Living", "4 Minutes", "Human Nature" and "Give It 2 Me")
  2. "Candy Shop"
  3. "Beat Goes On"
  4. "Human Nature" (contains excerpts from "Gimme More")
  5. "Vogue" (contains elements of "4 Minutes" and "Give It To Me")
  6. "Die Another Day" (Remix) (Video Interlude)
  7. "Into the Groove" (contains elements of "Toop Toop", "Body Work", "Jump", "Apache" and "Double Dutch Bus")
  8. "Heartbeat"
  9. "Borderline"
  10. "She's Not Me"
  11. "Music" (contains elements of "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit", with excerpts from "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life")
  12. "Rain" (Remix) (Video Interlude) (contains elements of "Here Comes the Rain Again")
  13. "Devil Wouldn't Recognize You"
  14. "Spanish Lesson" (contains elements from the Samba)
  15. "Miles Away"
  16. "La Isla Bonita" (contains excerpts from "Lela Pala Tute")
  17. "Doli Doli" (Kolpakov Trio solo) (Dance Interlude)
  18. "You Must Love Me"
  19. "Get Stupid" (Video Interlude) (contains excerpts from "Beat Goes On", "Give It 2 Me", "4 Minutes" and "Voices")
  20. "4 Minutes"
  21. "Like a Prayer" (contains elements of "Feels Like Home")
  22. "Ray of Light"
  23. "Hung Up" (contains elements of "Give It 2 Me" and "4 Minutes")
  24. "Give It 2 Me" (contains elements of "Fired Up!" (Club 69 Mix))[20][21]

2009

  1. "The Sweet Machine" (Video Introduction) (contains elements from "Manipulated Living", "4 Minutes", "Human Nature" and "Give It 2 Me")
  2. "Candy Shop" (featuring video backdrops from "Green Pink Caviar")
  3. "Beat Goes On"
  4. "Human Nature" (contains excerpts from "Gimme More")
  5. "Vogue" (contains elements of "4 Minutes" and "Give It To Me")
  6. "Die Another Day" (Remix) (Video Interlude)
  7. "Into the Groove" (contains elements of "Toop Toop", "Body Work", "Jump", "Apache" and "Double Dutch Bus")
  8. "Holiday" (contains elements of "Celebrate" and "Everybody", with excerpts from "Billie Jean", "Another Part of Me" and "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'")
  9. "Dress You Up" (contains elements of "My Sharona" and excerpts from "God Save the Queen")
  10. "She's Not Me"
  11. "Music" (contains elements of "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit", with excerpts from "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life")
  12. "Rain" (Remix) (Video Interlude) (contains elements of "Here Comes the Rain Again")
  13. "Devil Wouldn't Recognize You"
  14. "Spanish Lesson"
  15. "Miles Away"
  16. "La Isla Bonita" (contains excerpts from "Lela Pala Tute")
  17. "Doli Doli" (Kolpakov Trio solo) (Dance Interlude)
  18. "You Must Love Me"
  19. "Get Stupid" (Video Interlude) (contains excerpts from "Beat Goes On", "Give It 2 Me", "4 Minutes" and "Voices")
  20. "4 Minutes"
  21. "Like a Prayer" (contains elements of "Feels Like Home")
  22. "Frozen" (contains elements of "Hung Up","I'm Not Alone" with excerpts from "Open Your Heart")
  23. "Ray of Light"
  24. "Give It 2 Me" (contains elements of "Fired Up!" (Club 69 Mix))[22][23]

Additional notes

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
Europe [26]
August 23, 2008 Cardiff Wales Millennium Stadium
August 26, 2008 Nice France Stade Charles Ehrmann
August 28, 2008 Berlin Germany Olympic Stadium
August 30, 2008 Zürich Switzerland Military Airfield
September 2, 2008 Amsterdam Netherlands Amsterdam Arena
September 4, 2008 Dusseldorf Germany LTU Arena
September 6, 2008 Rome Italy Olympic Stadium
September 9, 2008 Frankfurt Germany Commerzbank Arena
September 11, 2008 London England Wembley Stadium
September 14, 2008 Lisbon Portugal Parque da Bela Vista
September 16, 2008 Seville Spain Olympic Stadium
September 18, 2008 Valencia Circuito Ricardo Tormo Cheste
September 20, 2008 Paris France Stade de France
September 21, 2008
September 23, 2008 Vienna Austria Danube Island
September 25, 2008 Budva Montenegro Jaz Beach
September 27, 2008 Athens Greece Olympic Stadium
North America [27]
October 4, 2008 East Rutherford United States Izod Center
October 6, 2008 New York City Madison Square Garden
October 7, 2008
October 11, 2008
October 12, 2008
October 15, 2008 Boston TD Banknorth Garden
October 16, 2008
October 18, 2008 Toronto Canada Air Canada Centre
October 19, 2008
October 22, 2008 Montreal Bell Centre
October 23, 2008
October 26, 2008 Chicago United States United Center
October 27, 2008
October 30, 2008 Vancouver Canada BC Place Stadium
November 1, 2008 Oakland United States Oracle Arena
November 2, 2008
November 4, 2008 San Diego Petco Park
November 6, 2008 Los Angeles Dodger Stadium
November 8, 2008 Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena
November 9, 2008
November 11, 2008 Denver Pepsi Center
November 12, 2008
November 16, 2008 Houston Minute Maid Park
November 18, 2008 Detroit Ford Field
November 20, 2008 Philadelphia Wachovia Center
November 22, 2008 Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall
November 24, 2008 Atlanta Philips Arena
November 26, 2008 Miami Dolphin Stadium
November 29, 2008 Mexico City Mexico Foro Sol Stadium
November 30, 2008
South America [28]
December 4, 2008 Buenos Aires Argentina River Plate Stadium
December 5, 2008
December 7, 2008
December 8, 2008
December 10, 2008 Santiago Chile Chile National Stadium
December 11, 2008
December 14, 2008 Rio de Janeiro Brazil Maracanã Stadium
December 15, 2008
December 18, 2008 São Paulo Morumbi Stadium
December 20, 2008
December 21, 2008
Europe [26]
July 4, 2009 London England The O2
July 5, 2009
July 7, 2009 Manchester Manchester Evening News Arena
July 9, 2009 Paris France Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
July 11, 2009 Werchter Belgium Werchter Festival Park
July 14, 2009 Milan Italy San Siro Stadium
July 16, 2009 Udine Friuli Stadium
July 19, 2009 Marseille France Vélodrome Stadium
July 21, 2009 Barcelona Spain Olympic Stadium
July 23, 2009 Madrid Vicente Calderón Stadium
July 25, 2009 Zaragoza Recinto de la Feria de Zaragoza
July 28, 2009 Oslo Norway Valle Hovin Stadium
July 30, 2009
August 2, 2009 St. Petersburg Russia Palace Square
August 4, 2009 Tallinn Estonia Tallinn Song Festival Grounds
August 6, 2009 Helsinki Finland West Harbour
August 8, 2009 Gothenburg Sweden Ullevi Stadium
August 9, 2009
August 11, 2009 Copenhagen Denmark Parken Stadium
August 13, 2009 Prague Czech Republic Chodov Natural Amphitheater
August 15, 2009 Warsaw Poland Bemowo Airport
August 18, 2009 Munich Germany Olympic Stadium
August 20, 2009 Ljubljana Slovenia Ljubljana Hippodrome
August 22, 2009 Budapest Hungary Kincsem Park
August 24, 2009 Belgrade Serbia Ušće Park
August 26, 2009 Bucharest Romania Parc Izvor
August 29, 2009 Sofia Bulgaria Vasil Levski National Stadium
Asia [29]
September 1, 2009 Tel Aviv Israel Hayarkon Park
September 2, 2009

Postponed dates

  • December 3, 2008 - River Plate Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina (rescheduled for December 5th)[30]
  • December 6, 2008 - River Plate Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina (rescheduled for December 8th)[30]
  • July 29, 2009 - Valle Hovin, Oslo, Norway (rescheduled for July 28)[31]

Cancelled dates

  • July 8, 2009 - Men Arena, Manchester, England [32]
  • July 28, 2009 - Trab-Arena Hamburg Bahrenfeld, Hamburg, Germany[31]


Proposed Australian leg

Originally, Live Nation reported that Madonna's 2008 world tour would make stops in the Americas and Europe. However, in March 2008 (before the tour was announced), Australian press reported that Madonna plans on making a stop in Australia for her 2008-09 world tour. She is quoted as saying: "How bad do you want me to be there? [...] There's a chance. It's been a while. It's the least I can do."

Music promoter and manager Michael Chugg stated that an Australian leg "will happen" and that local promoters are working hard to make it happen. Madonna apologized to her Australian fans during her last tour, the Confessions Tour, saying that she tried to work Australia into her schedule but ultimately could not. If so, this will be Madonna's first visit to the country since The Girlie Show World Tour in 1993. [33][34]. In October 2008, Sunrise, the syndicated Australian talk show reported that Madonna will tour Australia in January 2009. Reporter, Molly Meldrum states that Madonna's divorce from Guy Ritchie prompted her to include more dates on her tour. [35]

Madonna agreed to performances in Sydney and Melbourne but were later cancelled. Michael Coppel stated, "Madonna was coming to Australia, the dates were resolved, then economics got in the way [...] It's unknown territory at the moment. A lot of tours went on sale before the dollar crashed. We are only starting to see the affect of the economy on the tour industry". [36]

With the announcement of the 2009 extension, the Herald Sun reported that Madonna currently has plans to tour Australia in September 2009, with one show in Melbourne pencilled in for the Telstra Dome.[37] It was later reported that the rumored date was false. Arthur Fogel of Live Nation Global Touring stated, "[...] there is no validity to the reports. Madonna has only toured Australia once -- back in 1993". [38]

Box office score data

Venue City Tickets Sold / Available Gross Revenue
Millennium Stadium Cardiff 33,460 / 33,460 (100%) $5,279,107 [39]
Stade Charles Ehrmann Nice 41,483 / 41,483 (100%) $4,381,242 [39]
Olympic Stadium Berlin 47,368 / 47,368 (100%) $6,048,086 [39]
Military Airfield Zurich 70,314 / 70,314 (100%) $11,093,631 [39]
Amsterdam Arena Amsterdam 50,588 / 50,588 (100%) $6,717,734 [39]
LTU Arena Dusseldorf 35,014 / 35,014 (100%) $4,650,327 [39]
Olympic Stadium Rome 57,690 / 57,690 (100%) $5,713,196 [39]
Commerzbank Arena Frankfurt 39,543 / 39,543 (100%) $6,020,706 [39]
Wembley Stadium London 73,349 / 73,349 (100%) $11,796,540 [39]
Parque da Bela Vista Lisbon 75,000 / 75,000 (100%) $6,295,068 [39]
Olympic Stadium Sevilla 47,712 / 59,258 (82%) $4,874,380 [39]
Circuito Ricardo Tormo Cheste Valencia 50,143 / 50,143 (100%) $4,941,980 [39]
Stade de France Paris 138,163 / 138,163 (100%) $17,583,211 [39]
Danube Island Vienna 57,002 / 57,002 (100%) $8,140,858 [39]
Jaz Beach Budva 47,524 / 47,524 (100%) $3,463,063 [39]
Olympic Stadium Athens 75,637 / 75,637 (100%) $9,030,440 [39]
Izod Center East Rutherford 16,896 / 16,896 (100%) $2,812,250 [40]
Madison Square Garden New York City 61,586 / 61,586 (100%) $11,527,375 [40]
TD Banknorth Garden Boston 26,611 / 26,611 (100%) $3,658,850 [40]
Air Canada Centre Toronto 34,324 / 34,324 (100%) $6,356,171 [40]
Bell Centre Montreal 34,301 / 34,301 (100%) $5,391,881 [40]
United Center Chicago 30,968 / 30,968 (100%) $5,777,490 [40]
BC Place Stadium Vancouver 52,712 / 52,712 (100%) $5,389,762 [40]
Oracle Arena Oakland 28,198 / 28,198 (100%) $4,964,765 [40]
Petco Park San Diego 35,743 / 35,743 (100%) $5,097,515 [41]
Dodger Stadium Los Angeles 43,919 / 43,919 (100%) $5,858,730 [41]
MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas 29,157 / 29,157 (100%) $8,397,640 [41]
Pepsi Center Denver 23,501 / 23,501 (100%) $4,434,020 [41]
Minute Maid Park Houston 41,498 / 41,498 (100%) $5,170,100 [42]
Ford Field Detroit 30,119 / 30,119 (100%) $2,395,900 [42]
Wachovia Center Philadelphia 13,790 / 13,790 (100%) $2,318,530 [42]
Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City 13,293 / 13,293 (100%) $3,321,000 [42]
Philips Arena Atlanta 14,843 / 14,843 (100%) $2,632,952 [42]
Dolphin Stadium Miami 47,998 / 47,998 (100%) $6,137,030 [42]
Foro Sol Stadium Mexico City 104,270 / 104,270 (100%) $10,428,743 [43]
River Plate Stadium Buenos Aires 263,693 / 263,693 (100%) $18,274,292 [43]
Chile National Stadium Santiago 146,242 / 146,242 (100%) $11,385,499 [43]
Maracanã Stadium Rio de Janeiro 107,000 / 107,000 (100%) $7,322,269 [44]
Morumbi Stadium São Paulo 196,656 / 196,656 (100%) $15,462,185 [44]
O2 Arena London 27,464 / 27,464 (100%) $5,873,149 [45]
Manchester Evening News Arena Manchester 13,457 / 13,457 (100%) $2,827,517 [45]
Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy Paris 15,806 / 15,806 (100%) $2,306,551 [45]
Werchter Festival Park Werchter 68,434 / 68,434 (100%) $7,190,295 [45]
TOTAL 2,459,012 / 2,460,558 (99%) $285,824,513

Achievements

  • Madonna's performances at Stade de France, Wembley Stadium, Madison Square Garden and Military Airfield ranked #3, 13, 15 and 20 on Billboard's Top 25 Boxscores of 2008, respectively. [46]
  • The tour ranked in third in Billboard's "Top 25 Tours" , with a gross of over US$180 million (by mid-November 2008).[47]
  • Pollstar ranked the tour the leading North American grosser for 2008 at $105.3 million.[48]

Record sellouts

  • On September 11, 2008, Madonna performed to a sell-out crowd of over 74,000 fans and a gross of over $12 million USD and surpassed all previous grosses at both the old and the new Wembley Stadiums. [49]
  • Madonna staged a concert there as part of her Sticky & Sweet Tour on September 14, 2008 in front of 75,000 spectators.
  • This record breaking performance adds another first, following the Zurich performance in front of 72,000 fans was the largest audience ever for a concert in Switzerland. [49].
  • The September 20th, 2008 concert at the Stade de France sold 80,000 tickets in less than ten days, prompting Live Nation to announce a second and final show at the venue.[50]
  • 50,000 tickets for Madonna's Vancouver concert were sold in 29 minutes.[50]
  • Due to instant sellouts in Toronto at Air Canada Centre on October 18th and Montreal at the Bell Centre on October 22nd, second shows in both markets have been added -- October 19th in Toronto at the Air Canada Centre and October 23 at Montreal's Bell Centre.[51].
  • The two shows in Mexico City sold out in less than 3 hours. [49]
  • Madonna's show in Montenegro was performed to almost 70,000, the biggest-ever event held in the small Adriatic republic. [52].
  • Madonna's was the most successful concert ever held in Greece- the single show in Athens drew 75,637 fans.
  • In New York City, Madonna's four sell-outs at Madison Square Garden shows added up to a record breaking 23 sold out performances since 2001 at that venue - a record for most appearances for a single artist in this decade.[53].

Madonna’s 2009 European leg continuation of last year’s Sticky & Sweet tour, also produced by Live Nation, is selling out again; it has already moved 1 million tickets worth $100 million in total, according to tour producer Arthur Fogel at Live Nation. Ticket sales for the 2009 leg of Madonna’s phenomenally successful “Sticky & Sweet Tour” went on sale this weekend and tour promoter Live Nation has already reported immediate sell-outs.

  • In London and Manchester where tickets sold out in minutes on Friday, second shows have now been confirmed for July 5th in London and July 8th in Manchester, marking Madonna’s final UK dates in 2009.
  • The Helsinki, Oslo (July 30), Gothenburg (August 9), Werchter and Tallinn concerts all sold out on the same day tickets went on sale.
    • In Helsinki, Madonna’s Sticky & Sweet August 6th performance (80.000 tickets were sold in less than three hours), will be the biggest show by one artist ever organized in Finland.
    • In Oslo, all 40,000 tickets available for the July 30 concert were sold in 34 minutes, prompting Live Nation to announce an extra concert on July 29.
    • In Gothenburg, all 56,000 tickets available for the August 9 concert were sold in two hours, causing Live Nation to announce an extra concert on August 8.
    • In Werchter, over 70,000 tickets were sold for the Werchter Festivalpark concert, making it an incredible one-day sell-out event.
    • In Tallinn, all 70,300 tickets available for Madonna's concert at the Tallinn Song Festival Grounds were purchased in just over 24 hours, a record for Estonia. The record previously belonged to Metallica, who sold all of the tickets available for their concert at the same venue in three days.[54]
  • In Tel Aviv, where tickets sold out for the first date, a second date have been added, making a total of two concerts in Israel.[55]

Critical response

Madonna's tour has generated great reviews:

  • The Independent gave the show 4 stars and quotes: "If 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." [56]
  • The Times: "In the premiere league of song-and-dance spectaculars, the queen of pop remains unrivalled and undefeated." [56]
  • The Sun: "Without question Madonna is still the Queen of Pop. Long live the Queen." [56]
  • The Daily Mail: "Nobody does a big stadium show quite like Madonna - this is a theatrical, two hour blockbuster." [56]

Broadcast and recordings

According to the Argentine newspaper, La Nación, the tour DVD was filmed during the performances at River Plate Stadium. In the interview with Chris Lamb (tour production director) stated that Madonna chose the Argentine audience because of the strong emotional bond that they share. No release date has been announced, although a trailer showing highlights of the Argentina show was shown on Madonna.com. [57]

In May 2009, BlackBerry were given exclusive rights to show 10 preview performances from the DVD release, to their users of the BlackBerry Bold smartphone for a limited time only. [58] These performances include: "Candy Shop", "Beat Goes On", "Vogue", "Die Another Day", "Music", "Spanish Lesson", "Miles Away", "La Isla Bonita", "Get Stupid", and "4 Minutes."

On June 15, 2009, UK newspaper, The Sun, exclusively announced that the show would be broadcast on Sky1 on July 4. [59]

Pre-DVD videos for BlackBerry phones and broadcast on Sky1

Expanded tracklisting (10 videos for the owners of BlackBerry phones)

  1. "Candy Shop" (3:45)
  2. "Beat Goes On" (4:21)
  3. "Vogue" (4:30)
  4. "Die Another Day" (2:57)
  5. "Music" (5:04)
  6. "Spanish Lesson" (3:53)
  7. "Miles Away" (4:43)
  8. "La Isla Bonita" / Lela Pala Tute" (5:36)
  9. "Get Stupid" (3:03)
  10. "4 Minutes" (4:39)

Expanded tracklisting (Sky1 Broadcast 04.07.2009)

Length: 01:52:15 (Sky1 TV version)

  1. "Candy Shop" (5:36)
  2. "Beat Goes On" (4:24)
  3. "Human Nature" (3:53)
  4. "Vogue" (4:29)
  5. "Die Another Day" (2:59)
  6. "Into The Groove" (5:46)
  7. "Heartbeat" (4:47)
  8. "Borderline" (3:47)
  9. "She's Not Me" (4:48)
  10. "Music" (5:00)
  11. "Rain / Here Comes The Rain Again" (3:07)
  12. "Devil Wouldn't Recognize You" (6:20)
  13. "Spanish Lesson" (3:53)
  14. "Miles Away" (4:51)
  15. "La Isla Bonita / Lela Pala Tute" (6:04)
  16. "Doli Doli" (1:55)
  17. "You Must Love Me / Don't Cry For Me Argentina" (7:02)
  18. "Get Stupid" (3:01)
  19. "4 Minutes" (4:43)
  20. "Like A Prayer" (5:34)
  21. "Ray Of Light" (5:57)
  22. "Hung Up" (6:20)
  23. "Give It 2 Me" (7:34)

Personnel

  • Show Director: Jamie King
  • Music Director: Kevin Antunes
  • Lighting Director: Mac Moiser
  • Video Director: Christian Lamb, Frank the Plumber, Eugene Riecansky, Steven Klein, James Lima, *Nathan Rissman, and Tom Munro
  • Supervising Choreographer: Stefanie Ross
  • Choreographer: Richmond Talauega, Anthony Talauega, Dondracio Johnson, Alison Faulk, Aljamaal Jones and Jason Young
  • Assistant Choreographer: Jamal Sims, RJ Durell and Aakomon Jones
  • Specialty Choreographer: Riki Onodera, Yuki Yoshida, Charles Park, Prince Jron, Yaman Okur, Brahim Rachiki, Jason Lester, Natasha Bielenberg, Flii Stlez, Danielle Polanco, Stephonie Webb and Julian Phillips
  • Assistant Specialty Choreographer: Khadijah Maloney, Stacey Hipps and Shavonne Monfiston
  • Sound Design: Sean Spuehler
  • Light Design: LeRoy A. Bennett
  • Video Design: Veneno, Inc.
  • Production Design: LeRoy A. Bennett
  • Costume Design: Arianne Phillips, Riccardo Tisci (for Givenchy), Tom Ford, Dolce & Gabbana, Miu Miu, Stella McCartney, Moschino, Stefano Pilati (for Yves Saint Laurent), Kiki de Montparnasse, Michael Schmidt, Roberto Cavalli and Jeremy Scott [60]
  • Manager: Guy Oseary
  • Publicity: Liz Rosenberg
  • Legal: Grubman, Indursky & Shire
  • Fiances: TMI Productions
  • Logistics: Sevvy Enfield
  • Promoter: Live Nation Global Touring[1]

Band

  • Guitar: Madonna, Alexander Kolpakov2, Vadim Kolpakov2 and Monte Pittman
  • Keyboards: Kevin Antunes and Ric'key Pageot

Programming: Kevin Antunes

  • Backing Vocals: Kiley Dean, Arkady Gips2, Alexander Kolpakov, Vadim Kolpakov, Monte Pittman and Nicki Richards
  • Drums: Brain Frasier-Moore
  • Violin: Arkady Gips
  • Piano: Ric'key Pageot
  • Accordion: Ric'key Pageot
  • Cow Bell: Monte Pittman
  • Tour DJ: Eric Jao
  • Dancers: Vadim Kolpakov, Leroy Barnes, Sofia Voutella, Jason Boyd, Emilie Capel, William *Charlemoine, Paul Kirkland, Jennifer Kita, Kento Mori, Yaman Okur, Charles Park IV, Valeree Pohl, Anthony Rue Jr., Nilaya Savnis, Jason Young, Riki Onodera1 and Yuki Yoshida1

Crew

Production
  • Assistant Show Director: Tiffany Olson
  • Tour Production Director: Chris Lamb
  • Party Tour Manager: Frankie Enfield, Vicki Huxel and Jason Milner
  • Assistant Party Tour Manager: Ramey Shippen
  • Sound Crew Chief: Mark Brnich
  • Keyboard Technician: Robert Longo and Steve Borisenko
  • Guitar Technician: Steve Borisenko and Tommy Simpson
  • Programmer: Ali Staton, Troy Eckermann and Cory Fitzgerald
  • Drum Technician: Chris Achzet
  • Production Assistant: Dana Szpunar
  • Laser Crew Chief: Martin Potoczny
  • Laser: David Fonner
Video
  • Video Creative Director: Alex Czetwertynski
  • Video Producer: Tim Johnson, Chris Stiven, John Myers, Caroline Gibnet, Michael DiGirolamo, *Nicola Doring, and David Nord
  • Animation: Rockstar and Ring of Fire
  • Editor: Danny Tull, David Nord and A. Johan Soderberg
  • Video Crew Chief: Oman Montes
  • Video: Carson Austin
  • Video Engineer: Jason Harvey
  • Video Technician: Eric Geiger, Gavin Thompson, Rusty Reed and Mark Woody
  • Projectionist: Brett Thierbach
Costumes
  • Assistant to Costume Design: Annie Psaltiras, Terry Anderson and Sarah Laux
  • Second Assistant to Costume Design: Laura Morgan & Haley Lieberman
  • Shoppers: Deirdre Wegner and Jeriana San Juan
  • Costume Coordinator: Amy Teets
  • Costume Crew Chief: Tony Villenueva
  • Costume Dept. Producer: Tangi Crawford
  • Wardrobe Dresser: Tony Villenueva, Lisa Nishimura, Pam Lewis, Michael Harrell, Susan Hokestra and V. Bradley
  • Tour Costume Road Supervisor: Lana Czajka
  • Costume Illustrator: Phillip Boutte Jr. and Jane Kennedy
  • Costume Construction: John Schneeman Studio Limited, Jennifer Love Costumes, Costume Labs, *Martin Keehn, Izquierdo Studios and Bill Hargate Costume
  • Specialty Craft Work: Michael Schmidt
  • Alterations: Costume Lab
  • Hair & Makeup Crew Supervisor: Edward Hunt
  • Hair and Makeup: Arianne Phillips, Gina Brooke and Andy LeCompte
  • Dressing Room Coordinator: Jamie Laurita
  • Dressing Room Assistant: Lisa Bruno
  • Dressing Room Designer: Hayley Newstead
Staging
  • Production Supervisor: Benny Collins
  • Advance Production Manager: John Conk
  • Stage Manager: Jerry Vierna
  • Theatrical Stage Manager: Mike Morobitto
  • FOH Engineer: Tim Colvard
  • Site Coordinator: David Reuss
  • Advance Site Coordinator: Benny Collins and Thoms Reitz
  • Head Rigger: Phil Broad
  • Rigger: Andy Laidler and Gana
  • Advance Rigger: Billy Daves, James Johnston and Kurt McLauglin
  • Cyberhoist Motors: Martin Hoops
  • Motor Control: Bill Settle
  • Head Hydraulics: Ted Schroeder
  • Hydraulics: Bob Hood and Patrick Harbin
  • Delay Technician: Bryan Procuk
  • RF Technician: Chris Messina
  • IT: Cyrus Tavadia
  • Monitor Engineer: Matt Napier
  • Monitor Technician: Demetrius Moore
  • Lighting Crew Chief: Glenn Powers
  • Advance Lighting Crew Chief: Rodney Clay
  • Lighting Consultant: Matt Mindlin
  • Advance Lighting Crew: Alex Johnson, Craig Hancock, Craig McDonald, Jacob Sullivan, David *Prior, Olaf Pottcher and Jason Dixon
  • Lighting Technician: Gavin Tomkins, Jason Windfree, Ty Brooks, Pter Feher and Russel Lyons
  • Head Carpenter: Bruce Haynes
  • Carpenter: Ty Bramwell, Bob Madison, Dan Gurchik, Dan McNabb, John Hawkins, icke Merlo, Tay *Skairus, Jeff LaRive and Lonnie Adams
  • Spot Operators: Jeff LaRive and Lonnie Adams
  • PA Technicians: Bill Flugan, Chez Stock, Ronald Sharpless and Daniel Klocker
  • Props: Jorge Guadalupe
  • Cargo: David Bernstein, Kevin Roach and Mandy Parodi
  • Power: Mike Costa
  • Backline Crew Chief: Steve Borisenko
  • Backline Technician: Willie Benevides
  • Road Merchandise Manager: John Spank, Paul Nolan and John Ellis
Other
  • Drivers: Abel Meza, Greg Gates, Paul Jennings and Jason Desimone
  • Masseuse: Michelle Peck
  • Trainer: Tracy Anderson
  • Chef: Mayumi Nishimura and Marco Pernini
  • Catering: Amanda Cummingham, Andy O'Brien, Gareth Jones, Gemma Daly, Heath Wildy, Ian Reilly, Jean-Claude Monard, Darin Wey, Jodi Weston Brake, Kelvyn MacKenzie, Lucy Clough, Patrick Killalea, Scott Findlay and Marcus Jones
  • Tour Security Director: Scott Nichols
  • Production Security Coordinator: Liam Wheatley
  • Security: Jerry Meltzer, Amir Feingold, Daniel Engleberd, Patrick Golden, Michael Cole and Hugo Rodriguez
  • Hotel Advance: Sarah Currie and Courtney Rousso

1 A member of Hamutsun Serve
2 A member of Kolpakov Trio
Source: [61]

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