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Madonna World Tour
Tour by Madonna
File:Madonna World Tour 2012 poster.jpg
Promotional poster for the tour
Associated albumMDNA
Start dateMay 29, 2012 (2012-05-29)
End dateNovember 19, 2012 (2012-11-19)
Legs2
No. of shows3 in Asia
28 in Europe
39 in North America
70 Total
Madonna concert chronology

The Madonna World Tour (promoted as the 2012 World Tour) is the upcoming ninth concert tour by American singer-songwriter Madonna. It will promote her twelfth studio album, MDNA and will visit Asia, Europe and North America. The show is expected to be extended into 2013, with shows in South America and Australia. The tour features the singer's first concert appearances in the United Arab Emirates and various territories in the U.S. and Canada. It will follow the record-breaking 2008–09 Sticky & Sweet Tour and is the second concert tour under her 360 deal with Live Nation Entertainment.

Background

While promoting her first feature film, W.E., Madonna partnered with Smirnoff to produce a global dance contest. Called the "Smirnoff Nightlife Exchange Project", the contest asked for dancers to submit footage to becoming a dancer on the singer's forthcoming tour.[1] Eleven finalist performed for Madonna and fans at the Roseland Ballroom in November 2011, where Madonna also debuted her new single, Give Me All Your Luvin'. The winner of the contest was Charles Riley (known as Lil Buck).[2]

The original title of the tour was "MDNA Tour" with merchandise on Madonna's official store still titled with this name.[3] Amongst the promotion, many outlets reported news of the tour. Israeli news site YNet announced Madonna performing in Tel Aviv in April 2012.[4] Additionally, the Evening Standard confirmed a show at Hyde Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics.[5] Reports from Turkish newspaper Radikal showed the singer was in negotiations to perform in the Abu Dhabi.[6] Madonna's manager, Guy Oseary confirmed the tour on his Twitter account in December 2011. He also stated South Africa was a possibility following the success of the U2 concerts.[7]

The tour was officially announced on February 7, 2012, following the singer's performance at the Super Bowl XLVI Bridgestone Halftime Show.[8] Tickets went on sale the following week. Showing initial success, many outlets sold out within minutes. In Canada, the concert at the Bell Centre sold 16,000 tickets in 20 minutes, along with the show at the Plains of Abraham, selling 65,000 tickets in one hour.[9] Additional sellouts were reported for Berlin, Amsterdam and New York City. With the ticket sales, shows were added in New York City, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, San Jose, Chicago, Toronto and Vancouver.[10] 22,000 tickets for Madonna's first ever show in Abu Dhabi sold out in record-breaking one hour, prompting its promoter to add the second concert there.[11][12]

Overall, the tour is expected to have 90 performances, becoming Madonna's longest tour to date. While discussing the tour with Newsweek, Madonna stated,

"Start saving your pennies now. People spend $300 on crazy things all the time, things like handbags. So work all year, scrape the money together and come to my show. I'm worth it".[13]

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
Asia[14][12]
May 29, 2012 Tel Aviv Israel Ramat Gan Stadium
June 3, 2012 Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates Yas Arena
June 4, 2012
Europe[14][15]
June 7, 2012 Istanbul Turkey Türk Telekom Arena
June 11, 2012 Zagreb Croatia Stadion Maksimir
June 14, 2012 Milan Italy Stadio San Siro
June 16, 2012 Florence Stadio Artemio Franchi
June 20, 2012 Barcelona Spain Palau Sant Jordi
June 21, 2012
June 24, 2012 Coimbra Portugal Estádio Cidade de Coimbra
June 28, 2012 Berlin Germany O2 World
June 30, 2012
July 2, 2012 Copenhagen Denmark Parken Stadium
July 4, 2012 Gothenburg Sweden Ullevi
July 7, 2012 Amsterdam The Netherlands Ziggo Dome
July 8, 2012
July 10, 2012 Köln Germany Lanxess Arena
July 12, 2012 Brussels Belgium Stade Roi Baudouin
July 14, 2012 Paris France Stade de France
July 17, 2012 London England Hyde Park
July 21, 2012 Edinburgh Scotland Murrayfield Stadium
July 24, 2012 Dublin Ireland Aviva Stadium
July 29, 2012 Vienna Austria Ernst-Happel-Stadion
August 1, 2012 Warsaw Poland National Stadium
August 4, 2012 Kiev Ukraine Olympic Stadium
August 7, 2012 Moscow Russia Olimpiyskiy
August 9, 2012 St. Petersburg SKK Peterburgsky
August 12, 2012 Helsinki Finland Helsinki Olympic Stadium
August 15, 2012 Fornebu Norway Telenor Arena
August 18, 2012 Zurich Switzerland Letzigrund
August 21, 2012 Nice France Stade Charles-Ehrmann
North America[14][15][16]
August 28, 2012 Philadelphia United States Wells Fargo Center
August 30, 2012 Montreal Canada Bell Center
September 1, 2012 Quebec City Plains of Abraham
September 4, 2012 Boston United States TD Garden
September 6, 2012 New York City Yankee Stadium
September 8, 2012
September 10, 2012 Ottawa Canada Scotiabank Place
September 12, 2012 Toronto Air Canada Centre
September 13, 2012
September 15, 2012 Atlantic City United States Boardwalk Hall
September 19, 2012 Chicago United Center
September 20, 2012
September 23, 2012 Washington, D.C. Verizon Center
September 24, 2012
September 29, 2012 Vancouver Canada Rogers Arena
September 30, 2012
October 2, 2012 Seattle United States KeyArena
October 3, 2012
October 6, 2012 San Jose HP Pavilion at San Jose
October 7, 2012
October 10, 2012 Los Angeles Staples Center
October 11, 2012
October 13, 2012 Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena
October 14, 2012
October 16, 2012 Phoenix US Airways Center
October 20, 2012 Dallas American Airlines Center
October 21, 2012
October 24, 2012 Houston Toyota Center
October 25, 2012
October 27, 2012 New Orleans New Orleans Arena
October 30, 2012 Kansas City Sprint Center
November 1, 2012 St. Louis Scottrade Center
November 3, 2012 Saint Paul Xcel Energy Center
November 4, 2012
November 6, 2012 Pittsburgh Consol Energy Center
November 10, 2012 Cleveland Quicken Loans Arena
November 15, 2012 Charlotte Time Warner Cable Arena
November 17, 2012 Atlanta Philips Arena
November 19, 2012 Miami American Airlines Arena

References

  1. ^ Wong, Curtis M. (14 November 2011). "Madonna At Smirnoff Nightlife Exchange Project: Pop Diva Picks New Dancer At Roseland Ballroom". The Huffington Post. AOL Inc. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Madonna Selects Winner of Smirnoff Nightlife Exchange Project Global Dance Search" (Press release). Marketwire. 13 November 2011. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Madonna Store New Items". Madonna Official Store. Live Nation. 23 February 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  4. ^ Barnea, Or (10 October 2011). "Madonna to perform in Israel in 2012?". Ynet. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  5. ^ "Madonna to play Olympics gig in Hyde Park". Evening Standard. 31 October 2011. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  6. ^ "Madonna Haziran 2012'de İstanbul'da!". Radikal (in Turkish). Doğan Holding. 26 November 2011. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "Twitter / @guyoseary". Twitter. 18 February 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  8. ^ Waddell, Ray (7 February 2012). "Madonna Sets 2012 World Tour Dates". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  9. ^ Deschamps, Richard (18 February 2012). "Madonna tickets sell out in 20 minutes". CJAD. Astral Media. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  10. ^ "Madonna adds fresh dates to world tour". omg! Philippines. Yahoo! Inc. 14 February 2012. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  11. ^ Al Arabiya (2012-02-27). "Madonna concert in Abu Dhabi sells out in record time". Al Arabiya News. Middle East Broadcasting Center. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
  12. ^ a b "Second Madonna concert in Abu Dhabi on June 4". Trade Arabia. 2012-02-28. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
  13. ^ "Madonna: 'My fans should work all year to come and see me play live'". NME. IPC Media. 2 February 2012. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  14. ^ a b c "Madonna World Tour 2012" (Press release). PR Newswire. 7 February 2012. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  15. ^ a b Madison, T. James (14 February 2012). "Madonna tour adds additional shows in four more cities". SoundSpike. SoundSpike Media, LLC. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  16. ^ Additional North American tour dates: "2012 World Tour – New Date Added In Pittsburgh". Madonna.com. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
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