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Rebel Heart Tour
Tour by Madonna
File:Rebelhearttour.jpg
LocationNorth America, Europe
Associated albumRebel Heart
Start dateAugust 29, 2015 (2015-08-29)
End dateDecember 20, 2015 (2015-12-20)
Legs2
No. of shows
  • 26 in North America
  • 20 in Europe
  • 46 total
Madonna concert chronology

The Rebel Heart Tour is the tenth worldwide concert tour by American singer Madonna, in support of her thirteenth studio album, Rebel Heart. It will begin on August 29, 2015, in Miami, Florida at the American Airlines Arena and continue throughout Europe, concluding on December 20, 2015 in Glasgow, Scotland at The SSE Hydro.

Background

To promote her twelfth studio album, MDNA, Madonna embarked on The MDNA Tour,[1] which visited the Americas, Europe and the Middle East, but did not go to Australia or Asia.[2] The tour was a commercial success with a total gross was $305.2 million from 88 sold-out shows, becoming the tenth highest-grossing tour of all time.[3] After the MDNA era, Madonna worked on her thirteenth studio album, Rebel Heart, throughout 2014. However, after hackers released demo versions of her recording sessions to the internet, Madonna responded by releasing the album for pre-order.[4] Numerous news outlets started reporting about the supporting concert tour for Rebel Heart. Italian newspaper Torino Today reported Madonna planning on returning to Turin on November 20 and 21, 2015, with the tour.[5] Canadian newspapers, La Presse and Le Journal de Montréal reported that Madonna's tour dates in Quebec City and Montreal had been decided. According to them, Madonna would be inaugurating a new arena in Quebec City, while the shows in Montreal would happen at the Bell Center.[6][7]

The tour was formally announced on March 1, 2015 on Madonna's official website. Titled Rebel Heart Tour, it will begin on August 29, 2015, from Miami and continue throughout Europe and end on December 20, 2015, in Glasgow, Scotland.[8][9] According to Billboard, Rebel Heart would be an all-arena tour, and would visit cities where Madonna has not performed before. They assumed a total of 25–30 shows in North America and 20–25 shows in Europe, with additional dates being revealed later on. The tour would also visit Australia and Asia in early 2016, with dates being announced at the end of March.[10] It would be Madonna's first visit to Australia in 23 years; she last toured there with The Girlie Show World Tour in 1993.[11] Rebel Heart Tour will be led by Live Nation Entertainment's Global Touring Division, helmed by Arthur Fogel. It is Madonna's fifth collaboration with Live Nation, with more than $1 billion in Boxscore grosses, and 7.8 million tickets sold for 289 shows from her previous ventures with the company. Fogel commented that the leak had helped in bring more attention to Madonna's music and it was a positive scenario for the world tour. "It's kind of strange how it all came about, but it certainly hasn't been a negative in terms of getting people engaged with the new music. Anything that helps put it out there is good, even if it happens in a weird way," he concluded.[10]

Commercial reception

Rebel Heart Tour will be Madonna's third and final tour with Live Nation, due to the 10 year multi-rights deal she struck with the company in 2007, valued at $120 million.[10] General sales for the tour would start from March 9, 2015, and the North American tickets purchased online would be bundled with an exclusive digital download of the Super Deluxe version of Rebel Heart. Special access were granted to members of Madonna's official fan club known as Icon, including first access to tickets and VIP passes. Citi was listed as the official bank for the tour, with cardholders having the ability to buy tickets early. Ticket prices were kept the same as Madonna's last few tours, with the top price in $300–$350 range, and the cheapest being at $35.[8] According to Jesse Lawrence from Forbes, initial ticket prices for the tour in the secondary markets indicated that it would become the most expensive concert tour of 2015. The average ticket prices for Rebel Heart Tour was calculated at $452.33 in her secondary markets, a much higher total than her closest competitor, that of Taylor Swift with The 1989 World Tour, whose tickets were priced at $305.21 average. Madonna surpassed Fleetwood Mac as the artist with the most expensive tour (51.5% more) in 2015.[12] After the tickets were available, they started selling out fast. Tickets for the initially announced shows in Edmonton, Paris and Turin sold out within minutes after going on sale, resulting in the addition of additional shows in all cities.[13][14][15] Additional shows have also been added in a number of cities in both North America and Europe.[16][17]

Shows

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening act, tickets sold, amount of available tickets, and gross revenue
Date City Country Venue Opening act Attendance Revenue
Leg 1 — North America[8]
August 29, 2015 Miami United States American Airlines Arena — — —
August 30, 2015
September 2, 2015 Atlanta Philips Arena — — —
September 5, 2015 San Juan Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum — — —
September 9, 2015 Montreal Canada Bell Centre — — —
September 10, 2015
September 12, 2015 Washington, D.C. United States Verizon Center — — —
September 16, 2015 New York City Madison Square Garden — — —
September 17, 2015
September 19, 2015 Barclays Center — — —
September 24, 2015 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center — — —
September 26, 2015 Boston TD Garden — — —
September 28, 2015 Chicago United Center — — —
October 1, 2015 Detroit Joe Louis Arena — — —
October 3, 2015 Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall — — —
October 5, 2015 Toronto Canada Air Canada Centre — — —
October 6, 2015
October 8, 2015 Saint Paul United States Xcel Energy Center — — —
October 11, 2015 Edmonton Canada Rexall Place — — —
October 12, 2015
October 14, 2015 Vancouver Rogers Arena — — —
October 17, 2015 Portland United States Moda Center — — —
October 19, 2015 San Jose SAP Center at San Jose — — —
October 22, 2015 Glendale Gila River Arena — — —
October 24, 2015 Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena — — —
October 27, 2015 Inglewood The Forum — — —
Leg 2 — Europe[8]
November 4, 2015 Cologne Germany Lanxess Arena — — —
November 5, 2015
November 7, 2015 Prague Czech Republic O2 Arena — — —
November 8, 2015
November 10, 2015 Berlin Germany Mercedes-Benz Arena — — —
November 11, 2015
November 14, 2015 Stockholm Sweden Tele2 Arena — — —
November 17, 2015 Herning Denmark Jyske Bank Boxen — — —
November 21, 2015 Turin Italy Pala Alpitour — — —
November 22, 2015
November 24, 2015 Barcelona Spain Palau Sant Jordi — — —
November 28, 2015 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis — — —
December 1, 2015 London England The O2 Arena — — —
December 5, 2015 Amsterdam Netherlands Ziggo Dome — — —
December 6, 2015
December 9, 2015 Paris France Bercy Arena — — —
December 10, 2015
December 14, 2015 Manchester England Manchester Arena — — —
December 16, 2015 Birmingham Barclaycard Arena — — —
December 20, 2015 Glasgow Scotland The SSE Hydro — — —
Total — —

References

  1. ^ "Madonna's MDNA Tour Now Opens in Tel Aviv on May 31st at Ramat Gan Stadium" (Press release). PR Newswire. April 26, 2012. Archived from the original on May 13, 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
  2. ^ "Madonna Announces World Tour". Rolling Stone. February 7, 2012. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Lewis, Randy (December 28, 2012). "Madonna, Springsteen, Roger Waters were tops on tour in 2012". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  4. ^ "Madonna Responds to 'Rebel Heart' Leak by Releasing Six Songs". Rolling Stone. December 20, 2014. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  5. ^ Venna, Alexia (January 25, 2015). "Madonna a Torino per le uniche due date italiane 2015". Torino Today (in Italian). Retrieved January 31, 2015.
  6. ^ Bussiers, Ian (January 31, 2015). "Inauguration de l'amphithéâtre: Madonna dans la mire de Québecor". La Presse (in French). Power Corporation of Canada. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
  7. ^ Olivier-Fortin, Pierre (January 29, 2015). "Québecor tenterait d'attirer Madonna à Québec pour l'ouverture du nouvel amphithéâtre". Le Journal de Montréal (in French). Quebecor. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
  8. ^ a b c d "Madonna's 35 City 'Rebel Heart' Tour Announced". Madonna.com. March 1, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  9. ^ Spanos, Brittany (March 2, 2015). "Madonna Plots Rebel Heart Tour for North America, Europe". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  10. ^ a b c Waddell, Ray (March 2, 2015). "Madonna To Launch 'Rebel Heart' World Tour in August". Billboard. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  11. ^ "Madonna to tour Australia for the first time in 23 years". The Sydney Morning Herald. March 1, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  12. ^ Lawrence, Jesse (March 6, 2015). "Madonna Tickets Slated To Make Rebel Heart Most Expensive Tour Of 2015". Forbes. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  13. ^ "Madonna Paris concert sells out in 'five minutes'". Yahoo!. Agence France-Presse. March 6, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  14. ^ "Will Madonna add a second show in Edmonton?". Edmonton Journal. March 6, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  15. ^ "Madonna, biglietti esauriti in tre minuti per il concerto di novembre al Pala Alpitour". La Stampa (in Italian). March 16, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  16. ^ "Madonna – Rebel Heart Tour Concertkaarten - Ziggo Dome Amsterdam Zuidoost, Netherlands". Live Nation Netherlands. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  17. ^ "Madonna Vstupenky na koncerty". Live Nation Czech Republic. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
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