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Tuesday, August 15th, 2023. Excitement has been mounting with Madonna’s post that the North America rescheduled dates would be announced shortly. Today, Live Nation is pleased to confirm that most of the North America dates of Madonna’s Celebration Tour have been rescheduled and will take place immediately following the originally announced UK and Europe dates. Updated itinerary below. Tickets for the previously scheduled shows will be honored on the new dates. This includes all dates except Los Angeles and one date in New York due to a venue change, detailed below.  Getting all shows rescheduled was the number one priority. Unfortunately, due to scheduling conflicts a few shows noted below will be canceled. Madonna regrets the inconvenience to fans and hopes to make it up to those markets in the future. The Celebration Tour will officially kick off with four sold out shows in London this October, followed by shows across Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Spain, Portugal, France, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands throughout the remainder of 2023.  The North American leg will begin on December 13th in Brooklyn at Barclays Center. In New York, fans holding tickets to the previously scheduled Madison Square Garden concert on August 27th, 2023, will have an exclusive opportunity to purchase tickets to the newly added Barclays Center performance on Saturday, December 16th, 2023. Tickets for the original show at MSG will be automatically refunded to the original purchaser by Monday, August 28th. Ticketmaster will then provide all affected fans with a dedicated link and a unique code based on the quality of their previous seat locations to purchase tickets to the new date at Barclays Centre.  Advance sales start Tuesday, August 29th and run through Thursday, August 31st. If tickets remain, they will go on sale to the public starting Friday, September 1st at 10am ET. In Los Angeles, fans holding tickets to the shows previously scheduled at Crypto.com Arena (9/27/23, 9/28/23, 9/30/23 & 10/01/23) and Kia Forum (1/7/24 & 1/8/24) will also have an opportunity to purchase tickets to the new Kia Forum dates prior to the public. Tickets for the original shows in Los Angeles will be automatically refunded to the original purchaser by August 28th. Ticketmaster will provide all affected fans with a dedicated link and a unique code based on the quality of their previous seat locations to purchase tickets for their specific rescheduled event. Advance tickets for all previous Los Angeles ticket holders will begin Tuesday, August 29th and run through Thursday, August 31st. Fans unable to purchase tickets to the corresponding shows will have a second presale opportunity starting Friday, September 1st through Friday, September 8th to purchase tickets to any of the five Kia Forum performances. Remaining tickets will open for public sale Tuesday, September 12th (10am PT) at Ticketmaster.com As mentioned, due scheduling conflicts, the following shows are unfortunately canceled: July 27 in Tulsa, December 22 in Nashville, January 15 in San Francisco, January 18 in Las Vegas, and January 20 in Phoenix.  Refunds for these dates will be issued at the original point of purchase.  UK AND EUROPE SHOW DATE / CITY & COUNTRY / VENUE 10/14/2023 / London, UK / The O2 10/15/2023 / London, UK / The O2 10/17/2023 / London, UK / The O2 10/18/2023 / London, UK / The O2 10/21/2023 / Antwerp, BE / Sportpaleis 10/22/2023 / Antwerp, BE / Sportpaleis 10/25/2023 / Copenhagen, DK / Royal Arena 10/26/2023 / Copenhagen, DK / Royal Arena 10/28/2023 / Stockholm, SE / Tele2 Arena 11/1/2023 / Barcelona, ES / Palau Sant Jordi 11/2/2023 / Barcelona, ES / Palau Sant Jordi 11/6/2023 / Lisbon, PT / Altice Arena 11/7/2023 / Lisbon, PT / Altice Arena 11/12/2023 / Paris, FR / Accor Arena 11/13/2023 / Paris, FR / Accor Arena 11/15/2023 / Cologne, DE / Lanxess Arena 11/16/2023 / Cologne, DE / Lanxess Arena 11/19/2023 / Paris, FR / Accor Arena 11/20/2023 / Paris, FR / Accor Arena 11/23/2023 / Milan, IT / Mediolanum Forum 11/25/2023 / Milan, IT / Mediolanum Forum 11/28/2023 / Berlin, DE / Mercedes-Benz Arena 11/29/2023 / Berlin, DE / Mercedes-Benz Arena 12/1/2023 / Amsterdam, NL / Ziggo Dome 12/2/2023 / Amsterdam, NL / Ziggo Dome 12/5/2023 / London, UK / The O2 12/6/2023 / London, UK / The O2 NORTH AMERICA NEW SHOW DATE / CITY / VENUE / ORIGINAL SHOW DATE 12/13/2023 / Brooklyn / Barclays Center / Original Date (no change) 12/14/2023 / Brooklyn / Barclays Center / Original Date (no change) 12/16/2023 / Brooklyn / Barclays Center / MSG - 8/27/2023* 12/18/2023 / Washington / Capital One Arena / Original Date (no change) 12/19/2023 / Washington / Capital One Arena / 9/2/2023 1/8/2024 / Boston / TD Garden / 8/30/2023 1/9/2024 / Boston / TD Garden / 8/31/2023 1/11/2024 / Toronto / Scotiabank Arena / 8/13/2023 1/12/2024 / Toronto / Scotiabank Arena / 8/14/2023 1/15/2024 / Detroit / Little Caesars Arena / 8/5/2023 1/18/2024 / Montreal / Bell Centre / 8/19/2023 1/20/2024 / Montreal / Bell Centre / 8/20/2023 1/22/2024 / New York / Madison Square Garden Arena / 8/23/2023 1/23/2024 / New York / Madison Square Garden Arena / 8/24/2023 1/25/2024 / Philadelphia / Wells Fargo Center / 12/20/2023 1/29/2024 / New York / Madison Square Garden Arena / 8/26/2023 2/1/2024 / Chicago / United Center / 8/9/2023 2/2/2024 / Chicago / United Center / 8/10/2023 2/5/2024 / Pittsburgh / PPG Paints Arena / 8/7/2023 2/8/2024 / Cleveland / Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse / 8/2/2023 2/13/2024 / Saint Paul / Xcel Energy Center / 7/30/2023 2/17/2024 / Seattle / Climate Pledge Arena / 7/18/2023 2/18/2024 / Seattle / Climate Pledge Arena / 7/19/2023 2/21/2024 / Vancouver / Rogers Arena / 7/15/2023 2/24/2024 / Sacramento / Golden 1 Center / 1/13/2024 2/27/2024 / San Francisco / Chase Center / 10/4/2023 2/28/2024 / San Francisco / Chase Center / 10/5/2023 3/1/2024 / Las Vegas / T-Mobile Arena / 10/7/2023 3/2/2024 / Las Vegas / T-Mobile Arena / 10/8/2024 3/4/2024 / Los Angeles / Kia Forum / Crypto.com - 9/27/23* 3/5/2024 / Los Angeles / Kia Forum / Crypto.com - 9/28/23* 3/7/2024 / Los Angeles / Kia Forum / Crypto.com - 9/30/23* 3/9/2024 / Los Angeles / Kia Forum / Crypto.com - 10/01/23* 3/11/2024 / Los Angeles / Kia Forum / Kia Forum - 1/7/24 & 1/8/24* 3/13/2024 / Palm Desert / Acrisure Arena / 1/11/2024 3/16/2024 / Phoenix / Footprint Center / 7/22/2023 3/19/2024 / Denver / Ball Arena / 7/25/2023 3/24/2024 / Dallas / American Airlines Center / 9/18/2023 3/25/2024 / Dallas / American Airlines Center / 9/19/2023 3/28/2024 / Houston / Toyota Center / 9/13/2023 3/29/2024 / Houston / Toyota Center / 9/14/2023 4/1/2024 / Atlanta / State Farm Arena / 9/5/2023 4/4/2024 / Tampa / Amalie Arena / 9/7/2023 4/6/2024 / Miami / Kaseya Center / 9/9/2023 4/7/2024 / Miami / Kaseya Center / 9/10/2023 4/14/2024 / Austin / Moody Center / 9/21/2023 4/15/2024 / Austin / Moody Center / 9/22/2023 4/20/2024 / Mexico City / Palacio De Los Deportes / 1/25/2024 4/21/2024 / Mexico City / Palacio De Los Deportes / 1/27/2024 4/23/2024 / Mexico City / Palacio De Los Deportes / 1/28/2024 4/24/2024 / Mexico City / Palacio De Los Deportes / 1/30/2024 Cancelled / Tulsa / BOK Center / 7/27/2023 Cancelled / Nashville / Bridgestone Arena / 12/22/2023 Cancelled / San Francisco / Chase Center / 1/15/2024 Cancelled / Las Vegas / MGM Grand Garden Arena / 1/18/2024 Cancelled / Phoenix / Footprint Center / 1/20/2024

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• Song played from tape It's a Celebration ( Bob the Drag Queen; "D&D", "Lucky Star", "Celebration", "Erotica", "Vogue", "BIM" & "Material Girl" ) Play Video
• Nothing Really Matters ( contains elements from the Club 69 Remix ) Play Video
• Everybody ( contains elements of "Where's the Party" ) Play Video
• Into the Groove ( contains elements of "Into the Hollywood Groove" ) Play Video
• Burning Up Play Video
• Open Your Heart Play Video
• Holiday ( contains elements of "I Want Your Love" by Chic ) Play Video
• Song played from tape The Storm Play Video
• Live to Tell Play Video
• Song played from tape The Ritual ( Dancers interlude; contains elements of "Girl Gone Wild" ) Play Video
• Like a Prayer ( elements of “Act of Contrition”, “Girl Gone Wild” & “Unholy” ) Play Video
• Song played from tape Living for Love ( contains elements of the Offer Nissim Remix, Prince’s “Let’s Go Crazy” & Eddie Copley’s “Fever” ) Play Video
• Erotica ( contains elements of "Justify My Love", "You Thrill Me" & "Papa Don't Preach" ) Play Video
• Justify My Love ( contains elements of "Gangsta" , "Erotica" and “Fever” snippet ) Play Video
• Hung Up ( contains elements of "Hung Up on Tokischa" & "La Isla Bonita" ) Play Video
• Bad Girl ( contains elements of Charles Mayer's "Le Regret, op. 332" ) Play Video
• Song played from tape Ballroom ( dancers interlude; contains elements of "Up Down Suite", "Vogue" & BREAK MY SOUL (THE QUEENS REMIX) ) Play Video
• Vogue ( with Mother Elle Barbara as guest judge ) Play Video
• Human Nature ( shortened ) Play Video
• Crazy for You ( shortened ) Play Video
• Song played from tape The Beast Within Play Video
• Die Another Day Play Video
• Don't Tell Me ( contains elements of "The Good, the Bad & the Ugly" ) Play Video
• Mother and Father Play Video
• Express Yourself ( acoustic ) Play Video
• La Isla Bonita ( shortened ) Play Video
• Don't Cry for Me Argentina ( Andrew Lloyd Webber  cover) ( shortened ) Play Video
• Song played from tape Madonna ( video interlude; contains elements of "I Don't Search I Find" ) Play Video
• Bedtime Story ( contains elements of the Sound Factory Remix ) Play Video
• Ray of Light ( Sasha Ultra Violet Remix ) Play Video
• Rain Play Video
• Song played from tape Billie Jean / Like a Virgin ( contains elements of Express Yourself, Angel & Smooth Criminal, Dangerous, YRMW, TWYMMF by MJ ) Play Video
• Bitch I'm Madonna ( contains elements of "Give Me All Your Luvin" ) Play Video
• Celebration ( Benny Benassi Remix; contains elements of “Music”, shortened closing outro ) Play Video

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• Express Yourself
• Like a Prayer
• Nothing Really Matters
• Ray of Light
• Crazy for You
• Justify My Love
• Celebration
• Into the Groove
• Don't Tell Me
• Bitch I'm Madonna
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Madonna to bring her Celebration Tour to Montreal Aug. 19, tickets go on sale Friday

The greatest hits tour is coming to the Bell Centre just three days after the pop legend’s 65th birthday.

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With the announcement of a Madonna greatest hits tour this morning comes a very welcome Montreal date. While many other major acts have skipped Montreal over the past year, Madonna’s Celebration Tour is scheduled to descend on the Bell Centre on Saturday, Aug. 19 — just three days after the pop legend’s 65th birthday. The opening act is Bob the Drag Queen.

Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10 a.m.

La reine du pop Madonna sera de passage au Centre Bell le 19 août prochain pour sa tournée Celebration ✨???? En vente vendredi 10h – The Queen of Pop Madonna will be at the Bell Centre on August 19 for The Celebration Tour ✨???? On sale Friday at 10 a.m. pic.twitter.com/G5Nmy1m4tb — evenko (@evenko) January 17, 2023

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Madonna’s Celebration Tour is back on in Montreal

Excitement has been mounting with Madonna’s post that the North America rescheduled dates would be announced shortly. Today, Live Nation is pleased to confirm that most of the North America dates of  Madonna’s Celebration Tour  have been rescheduled and will take place immediately following the originally announced UK and Europe dates. Updated itinerary below. Tickets for the previously scheduled shows will be honoured on the new dates. This includes all dates except Los Angeles and one date in New York due to a venue change, detailed below.  Getting all shows rescheduled was the number one priority. Unfortunately, due to scheduling conflicts a few shows noted below will be canceled. Madonna regrets the inconvenience to fans and hopes to make it up to those markets in the future.   The Celebration Tour  will officially kick off with four sold out shows in London this October, followed by shows across Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Spain, Portugal, France, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands throughout the remainder of 2023.  The North American leg will begin on December 13 th  in Brooklyn at Barclays Center.      In New York, fans holding tickets to the previously scheduled Madison Square Garden concert on August 27 th , 2023, will have an exclusive opportunity to purchase tickets to the newly added Barclays Center performance on Saturday, December 16 th , 2023. Tickets for the original show at MSG will be automatically refunded to the original purchaser by Monday, August 28 th . Ticketmaster will then provide all affected fans with a dedicated link and a unique code based on the quality of their previous seat locations to purchase tickets to the new date at Barclays Centre.  Advance sales start Tuesday, August 29 th and run through Thursday, August 31 st . If tickets remain, they will go on sale to the public starting Friday, September 1 st  at 10am ET.   In Los Angeles, fans holding tickets to the shows previously scheduled at  Crypto.com  Arena (9/27/23, 9/28/23, 9/30/23 & 10/01/23) and Kia Forum (1/7/24 & 1/8/24) will also have an opportunity to purchase tickets to the new Kia Forum dates prior to the public. Tickets for the original shows in Los Angeles will be automatically refunded to the original purchaser by August 28 th . Ticketmaster will provide all affected fans with a dedicated link and a unique code based on the quality of their previous seat locations to purchase tickets for their specific rescheduled event. Advance tickets for all previous Los Angeles ticket holders will begin Tuesday, August 29 th  and run through Thursday, August 31 st . Fans unable to purchase tickets to the corresponding shows will have a second presale opportunity starting Friday, September 1 st  through Monday, September 4 th to purchase tickets to any of the five Kia Forum performances. Remaining tickets will open for public sale Tuesday, September 5 th  (10am PT) at  Ticketmaster.com   As mentioned, due scheduling conflicts, the following shows are unfortunately canceled: July 27 in Tulsa, December 22 in Nashville, January 15 in San Francisco, January 18 in Las Vegas, and January 20 in Phoenix.  Refunds for these dates will be issued at the original point of purchase.

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Madonna Is Officially Coming To Montreal This Summer

The Celebration Tour will be making a stop at the Bell Centre.

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Okay, it's happening. Everyone stay calm as none other than the Queen of Pop, Madonna will officially be touching down in Montreal this summer.

The icon herself will be embarking on The Celebration Tour and stopping in Montreal on August 19, 2023, at the Bell Centre.

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The 35-city global tour will kick off in North America on Saturday, July 15th, at Rogers Arena in Vancouver. Madonna will take the show back to the U.S. before returning to Canada on August 13 for her show in Toronto.

Madonna will conclude The Celebration Tour's North American leg on October 7 in Sin City before venturing off to Europe. Per the "Vogue" singer's website , The Celebration Tour will also offer a one-of-a-kind experience with special guest Bob the Drag Queen across all dates on the global tour.

The tour is set to explore Madonna's career over the last four decades, so get ready for non-stop bop after bop. "I am excited to explore as many songs as possible in hopes to give my fans the show they have been waiting for," Madonna said.

Tickets for Madonna's Montreal show go on sale on Friday, January 20, 2023, at 10 a.m.

In the meantime, Evenko and the Bell Centre are hosting a contest for you to win The Ultimate Night out including a pair of tickets, a night at a hotel and a dinner at the restaurant. In order to participate, visit Evenko's Facebook page.

So, who's ready to witness the queen herself, Madonna?

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Madonna’s Celebration Tour salutes her history, nostalgia free

Madonna performs at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto Jan. 11, 2024. Ricardo Gomes/Handout

At various times at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena on Thursday, a capacity crowd saw an AIDS activist, a Budweiser-drinking cowgirl, a cone-bra eroticist, a guitar-wielding raggamuffin, a fighter in a silk boxing robe and a proud, catsuit-wearing mom.

Ladies and gentleman, I give you Madonna, Madonna, Madonna, Madonna, Madonna and [checking notes] Madonna. The above were some of the personas presented at the first of back-to-back concerts by the pop superstar, inimitable cultural figure and devoted provocateur born Madonna Louise Ciccone.

The 65-year-old icon is currently on her Celebration Tour, a retrospective spectacle covering a four-decade career. Not a standard greatest-hits victory lap, the 140-minute show is a dance-heavy jukebox bio-musical. Future Canadian stops include Montreal’s Bell Centre (Jan. 18 and 20) and Vancouver’s Rogers Arena (Feb. 21).

“If you wanna know about me,” she said at one point, “you gotta know all about me.” Madonna, of course, is an exhibitionist. In other words, buckle up.

The concert began with an appearance from RuPaul’s Drag Race winner Bob the Drag Queen, who served as an emcee and wore an elaborate gown either inspired by Marie Antoinette – queen knows queen – or by Madonna herself at the 1990 MTV Awards. We were told that in 1978, Madonna arrived in New York as a 19 year old with $35 to her name.

She arrived on stage at Scotiabank Arena wearing all black and a halo to sing Nothing Really Matters , a song about looking back at one’s younger self with age-won wisdom. Standing alone on a multi-level circular stage, she looked like a piece of jewellery on display.

Now chicly scruffy in chains, corset and a short, black skirt, she sang Into the Groove as dancers surrounded her. “That’s right Toronto,” she said after, “I still got it.”

That was in doubt. After her hospitalization for a bacterial infection in June, the initial North American leg of the tour was postponed. Any lasting effects of her illness were not in evidence on stage. While she did dance less than she has on past tours, the singer traversed the three catwalks in a variety of challenging footwear.

There was no live band – the music, with a few exceptions, was pre-recorded. Madonna did strap on a black Les Paul electric guitar for 1983′s Burning Up . Power chords and amplifier feedback were heard. Madonna said she had debuted the song at New York’s long-gone punk club CBGB.

In general, the material was presented in forms that were altered – stripped down here, club-remixed there – from the memorable recorded versions. This was invention, not nostalgia.

The 1986 hit Open Your Heart used the same peep-show conceit as the original video. It is pure post-ABBA pop. As the concert progressed, the songs moved from bubble gum to material that marked Madonna as an innovative pop artist with a shark-like need to constantly move forward.

Live to Tell told the story of the AIDS crisis, which touched Madonna personally. Suspended screens displayed the faces of victims including filmmaker Howard Brookner, artist friend Martin Burgoyne, tennis legend Arthur Ashe and fashionista Tina Chow. More and more faces filled the screens, representing the epidemic’s relentless advance and staggering toll. A banner at the end of the song read, “In loving memory of all the best lights we lost to AIDS.”

There were other tributes: a Prince clone appeared at the end of Like a Prayer and a silhouetted Michael Jackson danced with a Madonna-like shadow to Billie Jean and Like a Virgin . The Jackson segment seemed like an odd choice, but, then, where others might not stand by the King of Pop today, the Queen of Pop deliberately chose to.

Nepotism happened – when teenaged daughter Mercy James took to a grand piano for Bad Girl , when teenaged son David Banda strummed an acoustic guitar to Mother and Father and La Isla Bonita , when preteen daughter Estere breakdanced and struck poses like a show-stealing champ on the catwalk during Vogue .

A punchy Erotica was choreographed for a boxing ring. Late show highlights included a thumping Ray of Light and a defiant Bitch I’m Madonna .

Some fans in the audience were old enough to have attended the Blonde Ambition Tour at Rogers Centre (then SkyDome) on May 29, 1990, when local authorities suggested that Madonna could risk arrest for her immoral performance. Madonna walked on stage, called Toronto a “fascist state” and didn’t tone down the show. (Nothing happened.)

She didn’t show fear then, and she didn’t show any at Scotiabank Arena, where Justify My Love was gloriously orgiastic and female dancers were topless for Hung Up . Apparently Madonna is not afraid of flying either: She hovered over the crowd in a box (while sensibly tethered to a railing, mind you).

During a costume change, we heard a snippet of her Billboard Women in Music speech from 2016. “The most controversial thing I’ve ever done is to stick around,” she said. A supernova who never left, Madonna recently dropped Gloria Gaynor’s I Will Survive from her set list. At this stage in her career, that anthem seems superfluous; its truth, self-evident.

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UK AND EUROPE SHOW DATE / CITY & COUNTRY / VENUE 10/14/2023 / London, UK / The O2 10/15/2023 / London, UK / The O2 10/17/2023 / London, UK / The O2 10/18/2023 / London, UK / The O2 10/21/2023 / Antwerp, BE / Sportpaleis 10/22/2023 / Antwerp, BE / Sportpaleis 10/25/2023 / Copenhagen, DK / Royal Arena 10/26/2023 / Copenhagen, DK / Royal Arena 10/28/2023 / Stockholm, SE / Tele2 Arena 11/1/2023 / Barcelona, ES / Palau Sant Jordi 11/2/2023 / Barcelona, ES / Palau Sant Jordi 11/6/2023 / Lisbon, PT / Altice Arena 11/7/2023 / Lisbon, PT / Altice Arena 11/12/2023 / Paris, FR / Accor Arena 11/13/2023 / Paris, FR / Accor Arena 11/15/2023 / Cologne, DE / Lanxess Arena 11/16/2023 / Cologne, DE / Lanxess Arena 11/19/2023 / Paris, FR / Accor Arena 11/20/2023 / Paris, FR / Accor Arena 11/23/2023 / Milan, IT / Mediolanum Forum 11/25/2023 / Milan, IT / Mediolanum Forum 11/28/2023 / Berlin, DE / Mercedes-Benz Arena 11/29/2023 / Berlin, DE / Mercedes-Benz Arena 12/1/2023 / Amsterdam, NL / Ziggo Dome 12/2/2023 / Amsterdam, NL / Ziggo Dome 12/5/2023 / London, UK / The O2 12/6/2023 / London, UK / The O2

NORTH AMERICA NEW SHOW DATE / CITY / VENUE / ORIGINAL SHOW DATE 12/13/2023 / Brooklyn / Barclays Center / Original Date (no change) 12/14/2023 / Brooklyn / Barclays Center / Original Date (no change) 12/16/2023 / Brooklyn / Barclays Center / MSG – 8/27/2023* 12/18/2023 / Washington / Capital One Arena / Original Date (no change) 12/19/2023 / Washington / Capital One Arena / 9/2/2023 1/8/2024 / Boston / TD Garden / 8/30/2023 1/9/2024 / Boston / TD Garden / 8/31/2023 1/11/2024 / Toronto / Scotiabank Arena / 8/13/2023 1/12/2024 / Toronto / Scotiabank Arena / 8/14/2023 1/15/2024 / Detroit / Little Caesars Arena / 8/5/2023 1/18/2024 / Montreal / Bell Centre / 8/19/2023 1/20/2024 / Montreal / Bell Centre / 8/20/2023 1/22/2024 / New York / Madison Square Garden Arena / 8/23/2023 1/23/2024 / New York / Madison Square Garden Arena / 8/24/2023 1/25/2024 / Philadelphia / Wells Fargo Center / 12/20/2023 1/29/2024 / New York / Madison Square Garden Arena / 8/26/2023 2/1/2024 / Chicago / United Center / 8/9/2023 2/2/2024 / Chicago / United Center / 8/10/2023 2/5/2024 / Pittsburgh / PPG Paints Arena / 8/7/2023 2/8/2024 / Cleveland / Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse / 8/2/2023 2/13/2024 / Saint Paul / Xcel Energy Center / 7/30/2023 2/17/2024 / Seattle / Climate Pledge Arena / 7/18/2023 2/18/2024 / Seattle / Climate Pledge Arena / 7/19/2023 2/21/2024 / Vancouver / Rogers Arena / 7/15/2023 2/24/2024 / Sacramento / Golden 1 Center / 1/13/2024 2/27/2024 / San Francisco / Chase Center / 10/4/2023 2/28/2024 / San Francisco / Chase Center / 10/5/2023 3/1/2024 / Las Vegas / T-Mobile Arena / 10/7/2023 3/2/2024 / Las Vegas / T-Mobile Arena / 10/8/2024 3/4/2024 / Los Angeles / Kia Forum / Crypto.com – 9/27/23* 3/5/2024 / Los Angeles / Kia Forum / Crypto.com – 9/28/23* 3/7/2024 / Los Angeles / Kia Forum / Crypto.com – 9/30/23* 3/9/2024 / Los Angeles / Kia Forum / Crypto.com – 10/01/23* 3/11/2024 / Los Angeles / Kia Forum / Kia Forum – 1/7/24 & 1/8/24* 3/13/2024 / Palm Desert / Acrisure Arena / 1/11/2024 3/16/2024 / Phoenix / Footprint Center / 7/22/2023 3/19/2024 / Denver / Ball Arena / 7/25/2023 3/24/2024 / Dallas / American Airlines Center / 9/18/2023 3/25/2024 / Dallas / American Airlines Center / 9/19/2023 3/28/2024 / Houston / Toyota Center / 9/13/2023 3/29/2024 / Houston / Toyota Center / 9/14/2023 4/1/2024 / Atlanta / State Farm Arena / 9/5/2023 4/4/2024 / Tampa / Amalie Arena / 9/7/2023 4/6/2024 / Miami / Kaseya Center / 9/9/2023 4/7/2024 / Miami / Kaseya Center / 9/10/2023 4/14/2024 / Austin / Moody Center / 9/21/2023 4/15/2024 / Austin / Moody Center / 9/22/2023

4/20/2024 / Mexico City / Palacio De Los Deportes / 1/25/2024 4/21/2024 / Mexico City / Palacio De Los Deportes / 1/27/2024 4/23/2024 / Mexico City / Palacio De Los Deportes / 1/28/2024 4/24/2024 / Mexico City / Palacio De Los Deportes / 1/30/2024 4/26/2024 / Mexico City / Palacio De Los Deportes

5/4/2024 / Rio de Janeiro / Copacabana Beach

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Today, Madonna announced  Madonna: The Celebration Tour , in an iconic viral video with a wink to her groundbreaking film Truth or Dare. The  video  features notable names such as Diplo, Judd Apatow, Jack Black, Lil Wayne, Bob The Drag Queen, Kate Berlant, Larry Owens, Meg Stalter, Eric Andre and culminates with Amy Schumer daring the global superstar to go on tour and perform her four decades of mega hits. Madonna, the best-selling female solo touring artist of all time, rises to the challenge announcing The Celebration Tour which will be highlighting her unmatched catalog of music from the past 40 plus years.

Produced by Live Nation, the 35-city global tour will kick off in North America on Saturday, July 15th at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC with stops in Detroit, Chicago, New York, Miami, Los Angeles, and more before making its way to Europe where she will hit 11 cities throughout the fall, including London, Barcelona, Paris, and Stockholm, among others. The Celebration Tour will wrap in Amsterdam, NL on Friday, December 1st at Ziggo Dome.

The Celebration Tour will take us on Madonna’s artistic journey through four decades and pays respect to the city of New York where her career in music began. “I am excited to explore as many songs as possible in hopes to give my fans the show they have been waiting for,” states Madonna.

The Celebration Tour will offer a one-of-a-kind experience with special guest  Bob the Drag Queen  a.k.a. Caldwell Tidicue across all dates on the global tour.

TICKETS:  Tickets go on sale Friday, January 20 and Friday, January 27at 10am local time at  madonna.com/tour .

FAN CLUB PRESALE:  Legacy members of Madonna’s Official Fan Club will have a pre-sale opportunity for the shows that go on sale on Friday, January 20 beginning Tuesday, January 17 at 12pm ET through Wednesday, January 18 at 5pm ET for the North America based shows and from 9am GMT/10am CET to 5pm GMT/6pm CET on Wednesday, January 18 for UK and European shows. An additional Legacy pre-sale for the North American based shows going on sale on January 27th begins on Monday, January 23 (10am) through Wednesday, January 25 (5pm).

U.S. CITI PRESALE:  Citi is the official card of Madonna The Celebration Tour. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets for shows going on sale January 20th beginning Tuesday, January 17 at 2pm local time through Thursday, January 19 at 6pm local time through the Citi Entertainment program. The Citi cardmember presale for the shows going on sale on January 27 will begin Tuesday, January 24 at 10am local time through Thursday, January 26 at 6pm local time. For complete presale details visit  www.citientertainment.com .

CANADA AMEX PRESALE:  American Express Cardmembers will have access to presale tickets in Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal beginning Wednesday January 18 at 10am local time through Thursday, January 19 at 6pm local time. Visit ticketmaster.ca/americanexpress)] to purchase tickets.  Ticket limits & terms apply.

EUROPE AMEX PRESALE:  American Express Cardmembers can purchase tickets to Madonna’s tour in Sweden, France, Italy, Netherlands, Spain and Belgium before the general public. Pre-sale open from 18 January at 9am, until 19 January at 6pm.

VIP:  Fans can also purchase VIP Packages, which may include premium tickets, exclusive access to a behind the scenes tour, group photo on-stage, pre-show reception, limited edition lithograph & more. For more information, visit  vipnation.com .

THE CELEBRATION TOUR NORTH AMERICAN DATES:   Sat Jul 15 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena Tue Jul 18 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena Sat Jul 22 – Phoenix, AZ – Footprint Center Tue Jul 25 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena Thu Jul 27 – Tulsa, OK – BOK Center Sun Jul 30 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center Wed Aug 02 – Cleveland, OH – Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse Sat Aug 05 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena Mon. Aug 07 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena Wed Aug 09 – Chicago, IL – United Center Sun Aug 13 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena Sat Aug 19 – Montreal, QC – Centre Bell Wed Aug 23 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden Thu Aug 24 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden Wed Aug 30 – Boston, MA – TD Garden Sat Sep 02 – Washington, DC – Capital One Arena Tue Sep 05 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena Thu Sep 07 – Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena Sat Sep 09 – Miami, FL – Miami-Dade Arena Wed Sep 13 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center Mon Sep 18 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center Thu Sep 21 – Austin, TX – Moody Center ATX Wed Sep 27 – Los Angeles, CA – Crypto.com Arena Wed Oct 04 – San Francisco, CA – Chase Center Sat Oct 07 – Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena

THE CELEBRATION TOUR EUROPE DATES:  Sat Oct 14 – London, UK – The O2 Sat Oct 21 – Antwerp, BE – Sportpaleis Wed. Oct. 25 – Copenhagen, DK – Royal Arena Sat Oct 28 – Stockholm, SE – Tele2 Wed Nov 01 – Barcelona, ES – Palau Sant Jordi Mon Nov 06 – Lisbon, PT – Altice Arena Sun Nov 12 – Paris, FR – Accor Arena Mon Nov 13 – Paris, FR – Accor Arena Wed Nov 15 – Cologne, DE – Lanxess Arena Thu Nov 23 – Milan, IT – Mediolanum Forum Tue Nov 28 – Berlin, DE – Mercedes-Benz Arena Fri Dec 1 – Amsterdam, NL – Ziggo Dome

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Who Is Opening Madonna’s ‘The Celebration Tour?’

Madonna’s miraculous medical recovery brought a new meaning to The Celebration Tour’s name. Initially, it was a party to honor her musical legacy as she performed some of her biggest hits, including “ Like A Virgin .” For the singer and ticketholders, it’s a gathering to show gratitude for life. So, who’s the lucky entertainer taking the stage at The Celebration Tour as the official opener?

Who is Opening Madonna’s The Celebration Tour ?

Instead of tapping another musician as the opening act, Madonna found someone who could do it all. The official opener of her The Celebration Tour is activist, recording artist, comedian, media personality, and drag performer Bob The Drag Queen. The Columbus, Georgia native is wildly known as the season eight winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race reality competition show. Since snatching the crown, Bob has starred in several comedy specials, including Woke Man in a Dress. Bob co-hosted HBO’s We’re Here alongside Eureka O’Hara and Shangela Laquifa Wadley.

Back in March, Bob was added to the tour by Madonna to protest Nashville’s anti-drag legislation . “The oppression of the LGBTQ+ is not only unacceptable and inhumane; it’s creating an unsafe environment; it makes America a dangerous place for our most vulnerable citizens, especially trans women of color. Also, these so-called laws to protect our children are unfounded and pathetic. Anyone with half a brain knows not to f*ck with a drag queen. Bob and I will see you from the stage in Nashville, where we will celebrate the beauty that is the queer community,” wrote Madonna in a statement.

Unfortunately, Madonna fell ill shortly after, and the tour was ultimately postponed. Now, she’s back on the road, and so is Bob.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bob/ Caldwell Tidicue (@bobthedragqueen)

What Are The Remaining Show Dates For Madonna’s The Celebration Tour ?

12/16/2023 — Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center (previously MSG) * 12/18/2023 — Washington, DC @ Capital One Arena 12/19/2023 — Washington, DC @ Capital One Arena 01/08/2024 — Boston, MA @ TD Garden 01/09/2024 — Boston, MA @ TD Garden 01/11/2024 — Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena 01/12/2024 — Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena 01/15/2024 — Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena 01/18/2024 — Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre 01/20/2024 — Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre 01/22/2024 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden Arena 01/23/2024 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden Arena 01/25/2024 — Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center 01/29/2024 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden Arena 02/01/2024 — Chicago, IL @ United Center 02/02/2024 — Chicago, IL @ United Center 02/05/2024 — Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena 02/08/2024 — Cleveland, OH @ Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 02/13/2024 — Saint Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center 02/17/2024 — Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena 02/18/2024 — Seattle,WA @ Climate Pledge Arena 02/21/2024 — Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena 02/24/2024 — Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Center 02/27/2024 — San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center 02/28/2024 — San Francisco,CA @ Chase Center 03/01/2024 — Las Vegas,NV @ T-Mobile Arena 03/02/2024 — Las Vegas, NV @ T-Mobile Arena 03/04/2024 — Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum (previously Crypto.com Arena) * 03/05/2024 — Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum (previously Crypto.com Arena) * 03/07/2024 — Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum (previously Crypto.com Arena) * 03/09/2024 — Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum (previously Crypto.com Arena) * 03/11/2024 — Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum 03/13/2024 — Palm Desert, CA @ Acrisure Arena 03/16/2024 — Phoenix, AZ @ Footprint Center 03/19/2024 — Denver, CO @ Ball Arena 03/24/2024 — Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center 03/25/2024 — Dallas. TX @ American Airlines Center 03/28/2024 — Houston, TX @ Toyota Center 03/29/2024 — Houston, TX @ Toyota Center 01/04/2024 — Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena 04/04/2024 — Tampa, FL @ Amalie Arena 04/06/2024 — Miami, FL @ Kaseya Center 04/07/2024 — Miami, FL @ Kaseya Center 04/14/2024 — Austin, TX @ Moody Center 04/15/2024 — Austin, TX @ Moody Center 04/20/2024 — Mexico City, MX @ Palacio De Los Deportes 04/21/2024 — Mexico City, MX @ Palacio De Los Deportes 04/23/2024 — Mexico City, MX @ Palacio De Los Deportes 04/24/2024 — Mexico City, MX @ Palacio De Los Deportes

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Madonna will reportedly announce Tuesday that she is embarking on a 40th anniversary tour that will include her first performances in Canada in eight years.

According to sources, the Celebration Tour will see the 64-year-old performing her biggest hits at stadiums and arenas around the world, including multiple-night runs at venues in some major cities.

Madonna has not played Canada since 2015’s Rebel Heart Tour , which kicked off with a pair of concerts in Montreal and went on to make stops in Quebec City, Toronto, Edmonton and Vancouver.

The pop icon’s most recent tour, Madame X , was more like short residencies in cities like New York, Chicago, Miami Beach, London and Paris. It was plagued by cancellations , including more than a dozen blamed on hip and knee injuries .

“I was in tears from the pain of my injuries,” Madonna shared in a message on Instagram in December 2019. “I want to say how deeply sorry I am to all my fans.”

At other shows, delayed start times led to some fans taking legal action .

Last August, Madonna released Finally Enough Love: 50 Number Ones . Her music, though, has been overshadowed in recent years by bizarre behaviour on social media – including licking water from a dog bowl , sharing misinformation about COVID-19 and continuing to  alter her appearance .

Reps for Madonna have not addressed multiple reports about a tour announcement.

Almost one year ago, Madonna took to Instagram to confirm that auditions for her forthcoming biopic are underway. “Auditions for my film are a surreal experience,” she captioned the clip. “But I’m enjoying dancing to the Classics!!”

Madonna  said in 2020  that she will direct the story of her life. “I want to convey the incredible journey that life has taken me on as an artist, a musician, a dancer — a human being, trying to make her way in this world,” Madonna  said in a statement at the time .

“The focus of this film will always be music. Music has kept me going and art has kept me alive. There are so many untold and inspiring stories and who better to tell it than me. It’s essential to share the roller coaster ride of my life with my voice and vision.”

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Madonna's 'Celebration Tour' with 2 stops in Montreal postponed due to illness

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FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2016 file photo, Madonna poses for photographers upon arrival at the World premiere of the film "The Beatles, Eight Days a Week" in London. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

Montreal fans of the Queen of Pop will have to wait a little longer to get into the groove as the singer is postponing her upcoming world tour due to an illness.

Madonna has two stops in Montreal on Aug. 19 and 20 at the Bell Centre for her "Celebration Tour," which was supposed to start July 15 in Vancouver.

On Wednesday, her manager, Guy Oseary, posted a message on his Instagram account saying she "developed a serious bacterial infection which led to a several day stay in the ICU" on Saturday.

A full recovery is expected, he said, but she remains under medical care.

"At this time we need to pause all commitments, which includes the tour. We will share more details with you as soon as we have them, including a new start date for the tour in for rescheduled shows," Oseary wrote.

Tickets to Madonna's Montreal shows quickly sold out after going on sale Jan. 20. Some of them went as high as $6,000 .

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Madonna may be the reigning Queen of Pop, but she's a mother first.

As the “Vogue” singer approaches her 80th show on her “Celebration” tour, she took a moment to appreciate how much her six children have helped her get to this point after being hospitalized last year before the tour began.

“I need to acknowledge my incredibly talented children who carried me through,” Madonna wrote on her Instagram page on Thursday, adding that each of them has brought “their own unique talent to the stage.” She also wrote that their “enthusiasm kept me going.” 

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Her post included a series of photos of her children performing with her on stage as well as some behind-the-scenes moments.

Madonna's children figure prominently in her “Celebration” tour. Her daughter Mercy James, 18, plays the piano, delivering a beautiful mid-show rendition of her mother's song “Bad Girl” off the 1992 album “Erotica.” David Banda, her 18-year-old son, plays guitar in the show, while her 11-year-old twins Stella and Estere act as DJ and runway model during the “Vogue” sequence.

In Madonna's last tour, 2019's “Madame X,” her oldest daughter Lourdes Leon appeared as the sole dancer in a video centrepiece set to the singer's 1998 classic track “Frozen.” She also shares son Rocco Ritchie, 23, with director Guy Ritchie.

“Rehearsals began over a year ago with almost a 2-month break waiting for me recover from a near-death experience,” she wrote on Thursday. “They never stopped practicing. They never stopped cheering me on and supporting me.”

Madonna said her kids all continued going to school while they pushed through rehearsals, an achievement she is “so very proud of.” Also on Thursday, David and Mercy posted to their respective Instagram Stories in what appeared to be graduation garb, marking their graduation from high school.

“If all of them choose something different later in life, they will never forget this year of blood, sweat, and tears,” Madonna wrote at the end of her post this week. “Nor will I.”

Last June, Madonna's friend and long-time manager Guy Oseary announced she was in the ICU after developing a “serious bacterial infection.” CNN later reported that the pop icon was released from the hospital days later, recovering at home.

She kicked off her “Celebration” tour in October in London after a delay due to the health scare.

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During a December tour stop, she told the audience that she was put into “an induced coma” while hospitalized and that she “pulled through” by thinking, “I've got to be there for my children. I have to survive for them.”

Madonna will perform her 80th “Celebration” tour show on Friday in Mexico City.

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Madonna Thanks ‘Incredibly Talented’ Kids for Joining Her on Celebration Tour

"They never stopped practicing… they never stopped cheering me on and supporting me," the superstar wrote.

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“Rehearsals began over a year ago with almost a 2 month break waiting for me recover from a near death experience,” she continued, referring to the shows she had to postpone due to her severe bacterial infection and subsequent hospitalization last year. “They never stopped practicing… they never stopped cheering me on and supporting me … They were also going to school and rehearsing every night. !! . am so very proud of all of them.”

Madonna is also mom to daughter Lourdes Leon, whom she shares with ex-boyfriend Carlos Leon, and son Rocco Ritchie, whom she shares with ex-husband Guy Ritchie. She and the director went on to adopt David shortly after the “Material Girl” singer founded her charity organization Raising Malawi in 2006. Later, she adopted Mercy, then Stella and Estere — all three of whom are also from Malawi — as a single mother.

The new post comes one day after Madonna opened up about touring with her kids in an interview with W Magazine . “When I go on tour, nothing brings me more happiness to know, we are all working on the same show creating the magic together,” she told the publication. “It would be boring if they were just traveling from hotel to hotel, and occasionally coming to watch the show.”

“Of course, I am also their mother so sometimes we get on each other’s nerves,” she added. “We are a family of artists but are also a family and that’s what happens.”

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Take 2: Madonna bringing Celebration tour to Bell Centre in January

The Queen of Pop was scheduled to perform in Montreal in August, but the tour was postponed when she came down with a bacterial infection.

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Madonna’s widely anticipated Celebration tour is back on track, Evenko and Live Nation announced on Tuesday.

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The star was scheduled to perform two shows at the Bell Centre in August , but was sidelined by a bacterial infection that forced her to spend several days in an intensive-care unit in June.

The Queen of Pop, 64, has been resting at her New York home and recently told fans in an Instagram post that she feels “lucky to be alive.”

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Her new dates at the Bell Centre are set for Jan. 18 and 20. Tickets for the previously scheduled Aug. 19 show will be honoured on Jan. 18, and tickets for Aug. 20 will be honoured on Jan. 20.

The singer last performed in Montreal on the first two nights of her 2015 Rebel Heart tour .

According to Madonna’s website, the Celebration tour will highlight “her unmatched catalogue of music from the past 40-plus years.”

The tour officially kicks off in London, England in October, followed by shows in Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Spain, Portugal, France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands throughout the rest of 2023. The North American leg of the tour is scheduled to begin on Dec. 13 in Brooklyn.

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Madonna is wrapping up her current concert tour over the next few days with a trilogy of shows in Mexico City. Prices have been climbing over recent days, so you'll have to be sharp if you want to buy Madonna tickets for these dates while you can for the The Celebration Tour.

Before she takes her final bow of the Celebration Tour concert series in April 2024, Madonna will have performed 52 shows across 27 cities in the US, Canada, and Mexico. While many dates earlier in the tour were available for under $100, these final dates will cost you at least $245 at the time of writing. Still, it's a few grand cheaper than the Swifties have been paying this year.

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With the concert series being a retrospective celebration of her iconic career, The Celebration Tour's setlist unsurprisingly includes plenty of Madonna's timeless hits. Songs like "Like a Prayer," "Vogue," "Don't Cry for Me Argentina," and "Like a Virgin" have been performed across various dates on her tour.

We've got you covered if you're still looking for tickets to Madonna's Celebration Tour. Here's our breakdown of Madonna's remaining 2024 tour schedule, purchasing details, and original and resale ticket prices. You can also browse the available tickets for sale on StubHub and Vivid Seats at your leisure.

Madonna 2024 tour schedule

All concert times are listed in local time zones.

How to buy tickets for Madonna's 2024 concert tour

Madonna tickets have been on sale for a while now, so all original ones via Ticketmaster are long gone.

However, Madonna tickets are still available through verified resale vendors like StubHub and Vivid Seats .

How much do Madonna tickets cost?

The price for standard original tickets to Madonna's 2024 tour varies depending on date, location, and demand. For example, concert dates in major cities like New York City tend to be more expensive.

Standard original tickets still available on Ticketmaster a few weeks ago  were comparable to prices on verified resale platforms. However, the remaining original tickets have all been snapped up though, so resale vendors are your only hope now.

The Celebration Tour originally had VIP tickets available for premium prices. Madonna's 2024 concert series had The Immaculate VIP Package, Iconic VIP Package), You Can Dance Premium Ticket Package, and Where's The Party Premium Ticket Package. The prices for original tickets for each package on Ticketmaster started at $1,750, $895, $545, and $475, respectively.

Who is opening for Madonna's tour?

Madonna has not announced any additional opening acts for her 2024 concert dates. However, the artist is joined by Bob the Drag Queen, a special guest in each of her shows, who helps introduce the concert and interacts with Madonna as the emcee.

Madonna's 2024 tour began with the international leg in Europe, so the only remaining concerts in The Celebration Tour outside the United States are in Mexico.

In April, she'll have five performances in Mexico City, where she'll take her final bow of The Celebration Tour on April 26.

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Madonna breaks down in tears during one of her concerts, what happened in Mexico?

Madonna was moved to tears by the affection of her fans.

M adonna is currently on her Celebration World tour and one of her stops is Mexico City , and as many legendary singers such as James Hetfield from Metallica, Paul McCartney, and David Gahan of Depeche Mode , there is no doubt that the Mexican public is one of the most affectionate to great stars who perform on stages in Mexico, and proof of this what Madonna experienced during her most recent performance.

Madonna has an emotional moment during her concert in Mexico

The "Queen of Pop" arrived a week before the first of her five concerts, to enjoy the most emblematic places in Mexico City, such as the Casa Azul, the house where Frida Kahlo used to live.

During the second performance at Palacio de los Deportes , Madonna was so moved that she could not hold back her tears.

Before starting a part of the concert where she sings a song with an acoustic guitar, the Mexican audience cheered and applauded the singer of La Isla Bonita, who thanked her fans for the gesture, while wiping away her tears.

Immediately, fans of Madonna took out their phones and began recording the moment and posting it online, and spread like wildfire.

Mexico City joins Inglewood and New York to be one of the few cities with 5 concert dates, followed by London and Paris which have 4, and most major cities with 2, including, , San Francisco, Chicago, Montreal, Washington D.C., Cologne and many more.

Madonna has not been the only foreign artist who has been moved to tears as musicians such as Paul McCartney and Rosalia have accepted that the energy in the Mexican venues is out of this world.

"I was in Mexico City, singing ' Hello, Goodbye', which is not a very sentimental song by any means... but the audience was so fabulous. I felt like a wave of heat full of emotions, I remember having to hold back tears because of that feeling from the Mexicans ," McCartney told CBS during an interview.

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