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Dat ging snel. De tickets voor het concert van Madonna, op zaterdag 21 oktober in het Sportpaleis, zijn nu al uitverkocht. De vraag houdt aan en daarom is beslist meteen een 2de show in verkoop te brengen. Madonna staat ook op zondag 22 oktober in het Sportpaleis!

Madonna kondigde eerder deze week Madonna: The Celebration Tour aan. Dat deed ze via een nu al iconische viral video met een knipoog naar haar baanbrekende film ‘Truth or Dare’. Opmerkelijke namen zoals Diplo, Judd Apatow, Jack Black, Lil Wayne, Bob The Drag Queen, Kate Berlant, Larry Owens, Meg Stalter en Eric Andre maken hun opwachting in de video die tot een hoogtepunt komt als Amy Schumer de superster uitdaagt om op tournee te gaan en uit vier decennia carrière mega hits te brengen. Madonna, de meest succesvolle vrouwelijke solo artieste ooit, gaat de uitdaging aan en kondigt The Celebration Tour aan die haar ongeëvenaarde catalogus aan hits van de afgelopen 40 jaar zal belichten.

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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
• Causing a Commotion ( Acapella snippet, first time since 1990 ) Play Video
• Burning Up Play Video
• Open Your Heart ( contains elements of “Live to Tell” ) Play Video
• Holiday ( contains elements of "I Want Your Love" by Chic ) Play Video
• Song played from tape The Storm ( interlude; contains elements of “In This Life” ) 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 ( contains elements of “Birjina Gaztetto Bat Zegoen”, “Unholy”, “Girl Gone Wild” & “Act of Contrition” ) Play Video
• Song played from tape Living for Love ( contains elements of the Offer Nissim Remix, “Let’s Go Crazy” & “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” & “Fever” ) 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 Stuart Price ) ( as a guest judge ) Play Video
• Human Nature ( shortened ) Play Video
• Crazy for You 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 and the Ugly” ) Play Video
• Mother and Father Play Video
• I Will Survive ( Gloria Gaynor  cover) Play Video
• La Isla Bonita Play Video
• Don't Cry for Me Argentina ( Andrew Lloyd Webber  cover) Play Video
• Song played from tape Madonna ( video interlude; contains elements of "I Don't Search I Find" ) Play Video
• Bedtime Story ( contains elments of the Sound Factory Remix ) Play Video
• Ray of Light ( Sasha Ultra Violet Mix ) 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 "Bitch I'm Madonna" & "Music" ) Play Video

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• Live to Tell
• Open Your Heart
• Die Another Day
• Mother and Father
• Bedtime Story
• Human Nature
• Nothing Really Matters
• Ray of Light
• Crazy for You
• Justify My Love
• Don't Cry for Me Argentina by Andrew Lloyd Webber
• I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor
• Celebration
• Like a Prayer
• Into the Groove
• Don't Tell Me
• Bitch I'm Madonna
• Causing a Commotion

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• Oct 18 2023 The O2 Arena London, England Start time: 9:15 PM 9:15 PM
• Oct 21 2023 Sportpaleis Merksem, Belgium Start time: 9:40 PM 9:40 PM
• Oct 22 2023 Sportpaleis This Setlist Merksem, Belgium Start time: 9:50 PM 9:50 PM
• Oct 25 2023 Royal Arena Copenhagen, Denmark Start time: 9:35 PM 9:35 PM
• Oct 26 2023 Royal Arena Copenhagen, Denmark Start time: 9:25 PM 9:25 PM

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Madonna brings The Celebration Tour to Belgium

by MadonnaTribe · October 20, 2023

Madonna will bring The Celebration Tour to Belgium with two shows at the Sportpaleis in Antwerp  tomorrow, Saturday 21 and Sunday, 22 October 2023.

There are currently a few tickets available for the Sunday show , including excellent GA Floor B tickets priced at €196.70 each.

The shows will in fact be the first ones of the tour to offer general admission entry.

As usual for the continental Europe dates, the floor will be all standing and split into General Admission A and B (plus the two Pits).

Customers with The Gold Circle Early Entry Ticket Package will be allowed to access the Gold Circle before standard ticket holders. By looking at the maps on the vendor’s website, in Antwerp we expect the Gold Circle to coincide with the entire GA A Floor area; let’s see how Live Nation has planned to handle this.

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A concert will take place on the Antwerps Sportpaleis stage, where Madonna will present a new concert program.

This time, the audience is waiting for a completely unprecedented show that Madonna has prepared for you! A dynamic, interesting program has been compiled with new thoughts, ideas, impressions that beloved Madonna is ready to share with fans of her work and will give you a lot of positive emotions and a great mood.

In addition to a busy concert schedule and creative work, Madonna manages to devote time to her family and friends, to lead the lifestyle of an ordinary person.

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Madonna celebrates 40 years of stardom in Antwerp

At 64 many people in Belgium will be looking forward to a well-deserved retirement, but not so Madonna.   The American megastar turns 65 next August and is marking four decades in the business with a new world tour that will include Belgium.   On 21 October Madonna will perform at the Sports Palace in Antwerp.

Madonna’s Celebration Tour starts on 15 July and takes the singer to 35 venues across the globe.   It concludes in Amsterdam on 1 December.

During her four decades on stage Madonna’s performed in Belgium only three times: the first occasion in 2009 as part of the Sticky and Sweet Tour.   The 65,000 tickets available for the Werchter Festival site were sold out in no time.   This was a concert fans had been looking forward to for yonks.

But reviewers were not overwhelmed.   The show was spectacular, but Madonna’s voice faltered on several occasions and there was no rapport with the crowd.

Madonna played the King Boudewijn Stadium in 2012 and the Antwerp Sports Palace three years later.   Ticket sales for that concert were remarkably slow.

This year Madonna is returning to the Sports Palace but without any new studio album.   She’s feeling nostalgic and will treat her fans to the greatest hits of her career, an easy way of bringing fans from various generations together.

“Like a Virgin” is probably the singer’s best-known album.   It was her second.   Several decades later she has released 14 albums in all.   A new album isn’t expected this year but a compilation album is anticipated to celebrate 40 years of stardom.  

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Madonna teases new dates for ‘Celebration’ world tour

The tour will incorporate European dates including six London shows as well as a North American run so far

Madonna has teased that new dates will be announced soon for her 2023 ‘Celebration’ world tour .

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The pop icon is due to hit the road this summer for a 35+ date stint to mark her 40 years in music. “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 of the upcoming trek in a statement.

The tour will begin in North America, with gigs planned for New York, Chicago, Miami, Washington, Houston, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and other cities up until early October.

Madonna is set to touch down in the UK for six dates at London’s The O2 . That concert will kick start the European leg of the singer’s ‘Celebration Tour’ ahead of further stop-offs in Antwerp, Copenhagen, Barcelona, Paris, Amsterdam and beyond.

Now, Madonna has taken to Instagram to tease that new tour dates are coming, in a video soundtracked by The Queens’ remix of Beyoncé’s ‘Break My Soul’.

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Per a press release, ‘The Celebration Tour’ will take fans on Madonna’s artistic journey through four decades and pay homage to the city of New York where her career in music began.

An official announcement video gives a nod to the legendary artist’s 1991 film Truth Or Dare . The five-minute clip stars Madonna herself alongside the likes of  Diplo ,  Judd Apatow ,  Jack Black ,  Lil Wayne  and  Amy Schumer .

Bob The Drag Queen (aka Caldwell Tidicue) is billed as a special guest opening act across all dates.

Madonna’s 2023 tour dates are as follows:

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 Sat Oct 14 – London, UK – The O2 Sun Oct 15 – London, UK – The O2 Tues Oct 17 – London, UK – The O2 Weds Oct 18 – 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 Tues Dec 5 – London, UK – The O2 Weds Dec 6 – London, UK – The O2

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“Welcome to the party, bitches,” Madonna previously announced for her global Celebration Tour . Commemorating four decades of the superstar’s biggest hits, Madonna kicked off the U.S. leg of her 2023-2024 run of concert dates (including rescheduled dates ) in December, performing in over 35 cities across North America and Europe.

Initially set for July 2023, Madonna had to postpone the Celebration Tour in June after getting hospitalized due to a bacterial infection. “My first thought when I woke up in the hospital was my children,” Madonna shared in a statement online in July. “My second thought was that I did not want to disappoint anyone who bought tickets for my tour. I also didn’t want to let down the people who worked tirelessly with me over the last few months to create my show. I hate to disappoint anyone.”

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If you didn’t get the chance to buy Madonna tickets for her remaining 2024 tour when they originally went on sale on Ticketmaster , you’re not completely out of luck. Select tickets are still available on Ticketmaster , and you can still find Madonna tickets for most of the rescheduled dates on resale sites including Vivid Seats , StubHub , SeatGeek , and TicketNetwork . (Don’t forget that you may end up paying more for resale tickets, as they can sometimes go for more than face value.)

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Looking for Madonna tickets for previously sold-out dates? You might also try looking on Vivid Seats . Rolling Stone readers can use our exclusive promo code RS2024 at checkout to save $20 off first purchases over $200. We found available stubs for her upcoming L.A. date on March 9 for about $121 each at the time of this writing. You might also try checking the site as your preferred date gets closer, as prices sometimes dip right before the concert happens.

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Here are the remaining dates for Madonna’s rescheduled Celebration Tour for 2024 across North America, including stops in Los Angeles, Austin, and Miami. You can see the full itinerary on Madonna’s website .

March 7 — Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum March 9 — Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum March 11 — Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum March 13 — Palm Springs, CA @ Acrisure Arena March 16 — Phoenix, AZ @ Footprint Center March 19 — Denver, CO @ Ball Arena March 24 — Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center March 25 — Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center March 28 — Houston, TX @ Toyota Center March 29 — Houston, TX @ Toyota Center April 1 — Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena April 4 — Tampa, FL @ Amalie Arena April 6 — Miami, FL @ Kaseya Center April 7 — Miami, FL @ Kaseya Center April 14 — Austin, TX @ Moody Center April 15 — Austin, TX @ Moody Center

During her first week of the Celebration Tour at a stop in Antwerp, Belgium, Madonna took a minute to address her recent hospitalization. “Less than four months ago, I was in a hospital and I was unconscious, and people were thinking, predicting that I might not make it,” Madonna told fans at Belgium’s Sportpaleis Arena. “So, it’s a fucking miracle that I’m here right now. My mother, God bless her, she must be watching over me — she said, ‘Girl, it’s not your time to go.'”

Madonna also recently spoke about the “near-death experience” during her Los Angeles concert in March, even addressing her doctor who was in the audience and the first words she said after getting out of her coma .

“It’s called a near-death experience, and I’m not kidding, it was pretty scary,” Madonna said. “Obviously, I didn’t know for four days because I was in an induced coma, but when I woke up, the first word I said was, ‘No.’ Anyway, that’s what my assistant tells me.”

The icon later told the audience, including this writer, at the Forum, “I’m pretty sure that God was saying to me, ‘You want to come with? You want to come with us, wanna go this way?’ And I said, ‘No!'”

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“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,” Madonna shared in a statement on Instagram. “Also, these so-called laws to protect our children are unfounded and pathetic. Anyone with half a brain knows not to fuck 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.”

With dates scheduled throughout April 2024, Madonna will continue to travel all across the United States for the Celebration Tour , including stops in Los Angeles, Palm Springs, and Austin.

Madonna Celebration Tour Set List

Madonna’s tour features some of the legend’s most iconic songs and moments throughout her career.

“Madonna, I dare you to do a world tour and play your greatest motherfuckin’ hits,” Amy Schumer dared the singer in the tour announcement clip , which included appearances from Judd Apatow, Jack Black, Lil Wayne, Diplo, Kate Berlant, Larry Owens, Meg Stalter, Eric Andre, and Bob The Drag Queen, who will support Madonna on the road.

“Four decades … as in, 40 years” Madonna replies. “As in, all those songs?”

The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer performs tracks from the opener “Nothing Really Matters” to “La Isla Bonita,” which she also sang with Schumer in the tour announcement clip.

At a recent stop at the Kia Forum in L.A., Madonna’s set list also included “Holiday” from her self-titled debut to the disco anthem “Hung Up” from 2005’s Confessions on a Dance Floor to the title track from 1998’s Ray of Light — there’s no shortage of Madonna’s greatest songs to choose from.

Check out some of the songs from Madonna’s set list from March 4 show in L.A. below:

“Nothing Really Matters”

“Everybody”

“Into the Groove”

“Burning Up”

“Open Your Heart”

“Holiday”

“Live to Tell”

“Like a Prayer”

“Living for Love”

“Erotica”

“Justify My Love”

“Hung Up”

“Bad Girl”

“Vogue”

“Human Nature”

“Die Another Day”

“Don’t Tell Me”

“Mother and Father”

“Express Yourself”

“La Isla Bonita”

“Don’t Cry for Me Argentina”

“Bedtime Story”

“Ray of Light”

“Take a Bow”

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Madonna Announces 2023 Tour of North America and Europe

By Jazz Monroe

Madonna has set the dates for her Celebration Tour, a huge stint across North America and Europe starting this July. Below, check out the dates, along with a Nuno Xico –directed announcement video, which plays on the 1991 Madonna documentary Truth or Dare . In the clip, Lil Wayne, Eric André, Jack Black, Judd Apatow, Diplo, Kate Berlant, Larry Owens, Meg Stalter, and more join her for a dinner party, where Amy Schumer dares her to plot a tour of career-spanning shows.

Bob the Drag Queen, who also stars in the video, will support Madonna across the daters. In a press release, Madonna said, “I am excited to explore as many songs as possible in hopes to give my fans the show they have been waiting for.”

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Madonna Unveils Rescheduled ‘Celebration’ Tour Dates After Health Scare

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Live Nation has confirmed the newly rescheduled tour dates for Madonna ‘s “Celebration” tour. After having suffered through a “ serious bacterial infection ,” Madonna had to put a halt to the start of her 80-show jaunt but has recently recovered and is now ready to hit the road.

The North American leg of the trek will kick off immediately after the originally announced UK and Europe dates with a start date of Dec. 13 in Brooklyn at Barclays Center. Due to scheduling conflicts, the following shows have been canceled: July 27 in Tulsa, Dec. 22 in Nashville, Jan. 15 in San Francisco, Jan. 18 in Las Vegas, and Jan. 20 in Phoenix. Find tickets on Ticketmaster and Vivid Seats .

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“Getting all shows rescheduled was the number one priority,” said Live Nation in a statement. “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 previously scheduled European dates are slated to begin on Oct. 14 in London and will visit different cities across the European mainland for seven weeks before concluding with two more London dates on Dec. 5 and 6.

The North American tour was originally scheduled to begin July 15 in Vancouver and rehearsals were nearing completion, but the singer was rushed to the hospital on June 24 due to an unspecified “serious bacterial infection” that led to a several-day stay in an intensive care unit, according to an Instagram post from her manager Guy Oseary .

In another post shared on the singer’s Instagram in late July, Madonna shared gratitude for her fans, team and family and said she “realized how lucky I am to be alive.”

“Love from family and friends is the best medicine,” she wrote in a caption to a photo carousel of her with family and friends. “One month out of the hospital and I can reflect. As a mother you can really get caught up In the needs of your children and the seemingly endless giving… But when the chips were down my children really showed up for me. I saw a side to them I had never seen before. It made all the difference. So did the love and support from my friends.”

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Next stop of The Celebration Tour is in Antwerp at the Sportpaleis for another sold out show!

So far every show of the tour has been SOLD OUT!

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Is people queing?

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What was the set list?

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11 minutes ago, Honey Little said: What was the set list?

the concert hasn't happened yet

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I hope it will be great. People from Belgium and Holland always talk sh** about her. 

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Hi everybody

Because of problems of health, my sister can't go to the show on this Saturday in Anvers (Antwerp) in Belgium.

She has one ticket to sell. The price was 274 euros but she sells it for 220 euros.

I will go to the show so I can give you the ticket in front of the Sportpaleis or send you the ticket by mail.

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7 minutes ago, mikaskin said: Hi everybody Because of problems of health, my sister can't go to the show on this Saturday in Anvers (Antwerp) in Belgium. She has one ticket to sell. The price was 274 euros but she sells it for 220 euros. I will go to the show so I can give you the ticket in front of the Sportpaleis or send you the ticket by mail. Thanks !!!

I hope she’s fine! 🙏🏼

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While we are here, can someone answer me, PLEASE?

Would love to have some feedback here.

How was the show?

34 minutes ago, lmvc said: How was the show?

It seems exactly like all 3 London full setlist dates. There was an emotional moment after M&F but, much like M, I try to run from it as of now.

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Well many thanks to @Pedro Beltran , @McDonna  and to setlist.fm too!! You will never be forgotten, EVER!!!

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Anyone notice if her butt was inflated for this show?

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Just one buttock...the left starting from the back of the room

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I can finally die peacefully, but "another day" :D

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In 1974, at the age of 15, Madonna snuck out of her father’s house in suburban Detroit to attend David Bowie’s Diamond Dogs Tour. She was summarily grounded for the summer, but the punishment was worth it. “I don’t think that I breathed for two hours. It was the most amazing show that I’d ever seen,” Madonna said during a speech inducting the Thin White Duke into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1996.

Madonna’s first two tours, 1985’s Virgin Tour and 1987’s Who’s That Girl World Tour, served as experiment labs for the burgeoning superstar. In 1990, her Blond Ambition World Tour revolutionized the pop concert. Drawing inspiration from Bowie’s theatricality, Prince’s cheeky flamboyance and Michael Jackson’s stage command, she offered audiences an immersive experience that went beyond conventional live performance.

Each of Madonna’s subsequent tours have pushed the boundaries even further, embracing technology for multimedia (and multi-sensory) presentations of her music. On the heels of her own induction into the Rock Hall of Fame in 2008, the singer’s Sticky & Sweet Tour became the highest grossing tour for a female artist in history – a record she held until 2023, when it was finally eclipsed by Beyoncé’s Renaissance Tour, according to Billboard Boxscore.

Madonna could have hung up her corset long ago and she would still be one of the most successful live acts of all time. But she continues to push herself – and us. Her latest trek, the career-spanning Celebration Tour, will wrap up with a historic free show at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on May 4. The concert will be broadcast live on TV Globo and will likely see Madonna performing for her biggest audience to date – more than 40 years into her career.

To get in on the celebration, we’ve ranked all 12 of Madonna’s boundary-busting tours.

The Virgin Tour (1985)

Madonna’s very first tour was propelled, like most things related to the queen, almost entirely on the strength of her sheer force of will — and, of course, her raw talent. A magnetic and skilled performer (that toss and catch of the tambourine!), Madonna sprinted through a relatively short setlist culled largely from her first two albums, dancing and belting out hits like “Into the Groove” and “Burning Up” like her rent was due yesterday. But she didn’t need to worry about paying the bills for long: When the tour kicked off in April 1985, she was playing modest theaters; two months later, she was performing to a sold-out crowd of Madonna wannabes at Madison Square Garden.

Who’s That Girl World Tour (1987)

Compared to the Virgin Tour just two years earlier, Madonna stepped up the production values, choreography and theatricality for her first world (and stadium) tour. Dramatic performances of “Papa Don’t Preach,” “Live to Tell” and her then-most recent No. 1 on the Hot 100, “Who’s That Girl,” hinted at what was to come on future tours in terms of spectacle and ambition. Though it was only her second tour, Who’s That Girl would become the last of Madonna’s shows to resemble a conventional pop-rock concert.

Re-Invention World Tour (2004)

Coming off of the commercial disappointment of her 2003 album American Life , Madonna returned to the place she’s always thrived: the stage. The Re-Invention Tour was nothing she hadn’t done before or wouldn’t do better in the future, but — for the first time in years — she was embracing her past, performing rocked-out renditions of early hits “Burning Up” and “Material Girl” with electric guitar in hand, and even reinventing a few fan favorites like “Hanky Panky” and “Deeper and Deeper.” As for the queen herself, she was in top form both vocally and physically.

Madame X Tour (2019-2020)

Part jukebox musical, part avant-garde performance art and part standup special, the Madame X Tour revolved around a James Baldwin quote… and a typewriter. Yes, Madame X is a stenographer. The tour took place in theaters and opera houses instead of the usual arenas, offering a more intimate and interactive experience. Highlights included a jazzy version of “Human Nature,” a neo-noir restaging of “Vogue” and a crowd sing-along to the resistance anthem “I Rise.”

Rebel Heart Tour (2015-2016)

A blend of Cirque du Soleil, Broadway and burlesque, the Rebel Heart Tour saw dancers swinging on 10-foot stilts, dressed as nuns on stripper poles and sliding down giant LED screens. As for Madonna, she seemed more at ease on stage than ever, playing the coy chanteuse a la Blond Ambition and strumming the ukulele to “True Blue” – the first time she’d performed the song in nearly three decades. In fact, Rebel Heart was heavier on the hits than any tour since Re-Invention, including a Latin-infused medley of classics “Dress You Up,” “Into the Groove” and “Lucky Star,” as well as a modern twist on “Material Girl.”

Sticky & Sweet Tour (2008-2009)

After a first act that didn’t quite live up to the lofty standards Madonna had previously set, the Sticky & Sweet Tour eventually hit its stride. The ‘Gypsy’ and ‘Rave’ segments in particular – including an electrifying rendition of “La Isla Bonita” featuring Ukrainian group Kolpakov Trio and a heavy metal version of “Hung Up,” which ended with Madonna shredding her guitar to Pantera’s “A New Level” – were as exhilarating as any of her previous tours’ best moments.

The Celebration Tour (2023-2024)

Madonna’s latest tour is the sight and sound of a legend fully embracing her legacy. With no new album to promote, the setlist is packed with so many iconic songs – including a handful she’s never performed on tour before, such as “Bedtime Story” and “Bad Girl” – that more than a dozen of her 28 top 5 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 had to be omitted. A musical recounting of the Queen of Pop’s life and career, the Celebration Tour touches on her rise to fame in New York, the AIDS crisis (via a stirring rendition of “Live to Tell”), the media backlash she suffered in the early ‘90s and her spiritual rebirth, in which she rises like an AI phoenix on a glowing cube and — quicker than a ray of light — soars above the crowd. Masterful.

Drowned World Tour (2001)

Pioneered by bands like U2, live concerts had moved closer to multimedia presentations in the years since The Girlie Show in 1993, and Madonna fully embraced the artistic potential that new technology allowed. For her first tour in eight years, Madonna pulled out all of the stops: smoke machines, acrobatic stunts, line-dancing, even Japanese anime. And with only a handful of older songs making the cut – including tour staples “Holiday” and “Human Nature” – she proved she was still laser-focused on the present… and the future.

The MDNA Tour (2012)

Coming on the heels of Madonna’s iconic halftime performance at Super Bowl XLVI, the maximalist MDNA Tour was one of her most ambitious, employing elaborate stage combat, slacklining, Tetris-style cubes that rose 16 feet above the stage and a backdrop of eight rotating video screens. It was also one of her most intense shows. At 54, Madonna was in peak form, performing intricate choreography in spiked stilettos nonstop for two hours straight. The only chance she had to take a breath was during a surprisingly poignant piano version of “Like a Virgin” … after which the air was literally squeezed from her lungs by a corset being tightened around her. 

The Girlie Show (1993)

Inspired by cabaret and classic Hollywood musicals, The Girlie Show was a visual tour-de-force. The second act, dubbed ‘Studio 54,’ rivaled the ‘Religious’ segment from Blond Ambition for sheer catharsis, with the freedom of the orgiastic disco era (“Deeper and Deeper”) juxtaposed with the subsequent AIDS crisis (“In This Life”), as well as a captivating fever dream of choreography set to a remix of “Justify My Love.” Madonna was in fine voice throughout, growling her way through “Express Yourself” and harmonizing beautifully on “Rain.” She’s never had a better live band, either — and even mused about collaborating with them on an album, though it sadly never materialized.

Blond Ambition World Tour (1990)

With its elaborate costumes (courtesy of French designer Jean-Paul Gaultier), Broadway-style sets (designed by Madonna’s brother Christopher Ciccone) and quasi-narrative arc, the Blond Ambition Tour is the blueprint – the mother of the modern pop concert. The show infamously found Madonna exorcising herself of the guilt of her Catholic upbringing. The ‘Religious’ segment, which began with the singer simulating masturbation and ended with her facing the judgment of the male authority figures in her life (her father, the Pope, God), is among the most audaciously conceived and impeccably executed moments of stagecraft in touring history.

Confessions Tour (2006)

The Confessions Tour snags the top spot on our list for two reasons. First, it served as a culmination of everything Madonna had learned from Blond Ambition through Re-Invention, combining spectacle, drama and good ol’ fashioned performance mojo. Like its namesake, 2005’s Grammy-winning Confessions on a Dance Floor , the show struck a deft balance between dance-party hedonism and intimate introspection. Madonna’s 2000 Hot 100 chart-topper “Music” was transformed into a roller-disco fantasia, while a haunting rendition of “Live to Tell” saw the veteran provocateur suspended from a giant disco-fied cross in order to shine a light on the plight of AIDS in Africa.

Most importantly, Confessions was Madonna’s most cohesive and consistently thrilling show to date. Musical director Stuart Price skillfully arranged and remixed early hits like “Erotica” and “Like a Virgin” to fit the Eurodisco aesthetic of Confessions . Plus, each act of the show was a visual and aural smorgasbord, from the opening equestrian segment, which found Madonna emerging from a giant glitter ball and commanding a stripper-poll-cum-carousel-horse, to the extended finale, which mashed up “Lucky Star” and “Hung Up” into a nearly 15-minute explosion of ear and eye candy.

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Madonna Shouts Out Her Cousins She Hasn't Seen in Years at the Tampa Stop of the Celebration Tour

The pop icon is currently in the midst of wrapping up the final U.S. dates of her acclaimed Celebration Tour

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Madonna is known for bringing her family along on tour, but some special guests stepped out to show their support at her concert in Tampa.

When the pop icon, 65, brought her Celebration Tour to Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, on Thursday, April 4, she gave a shout-out to her cousins in the audience. Not only was the hitmaker excited that her relatives from her mother's side of the family were in attendance, she shared that it had been over two decades since she'd seen them.

According to fan-recorded footage that was shared to YouTube , the Material Girl mentioned her cousins were watching the show while taking a moment on stage to reflect on the value of family. After speaking about her children and reflecting on her late mother , she said, "One other mention is that I have two cousins that are in the audience tonight."

The seven-time Grammy winner continued, "I'm not pointing them out. I'm just saying that my mother is their aunt and I haven't seen them in, I don't know, 25 years maybe."

"I hope that you enjoy seeing them tonight," Madonna added.

The moment felt especially moving, given how the pop superstar has opened up over the years about how much her mother's death caused by breast cancer in 1963 when she was just 5 years old has affected her.

Madge gave a nod to her relatives shortly after the portion of her show, which features tributes to her mom, Madonna Louise Ciccone and her son David 's birth mother, among others, saying that it gives her "great pleasure" to see their faces on stage.

"This part of the show, and this part of my life, is extremely important to me," she said. "Everything that I have ever done in my life is meaningless compared to be a mother. I'm not trying to sound corny or anything because it is a full-time job."

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After thanking her children David, Mercy , and twins Stella and Estere for performing every night during the tour , and noting how much she loves all of her kids (including the two eldest, Lourdes and Rocco , who don't join her out on the road), she continued to speak about how much family means to her.

The "Hung Up" singer said, "So, thanks for talking about family and motherhood and love. Right? Because that's what it's all about. That's why I'm here. That's why I still have this job because I love what I do. And also because you have been supporting me for 40 years, so thank you. Thank you for your love and support for four f---ing decades. I do not take it for granted."

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She then broke into an acoustic performance of her 1989 classic "Express Yourself."

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Madonna's acclaimed, long-awaited Celebration Tour  launched in October 2023 at London's O2 Arena with a spectacular two-hour set where she opened up about her  road back to the stage  following  her hospitalization last year  due to a  serious bacterial infection .

After the European leg of the tour, which lasted throughout the fall, she kicked off her shows in North American with several dates in New York City and Washington D.C. in December. Her tour resumed in early 2024 and is set to continue across the U.S. until April 15. At the end of the month, she'll take the show to Mexico City for five dates.

The Celebration Tour will officially wrap up with a special, free concert in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on May 4 at Copacabana Beach.

According to a press release, the historic show sponsored by Itaú Apresenta "will be free of charge as a thank you to her fans for celebration more than four decades of her music over the course of the epic global run of the tour."

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For some people, the transition from childhood to adulthood begets an entirely new personality and values. For others, they're born exactly who they are and will always be. Madonna would be the latter of these two categories. Long  before Madonna was the famous pop culture-defining star  we know today, she was blazing trails around the suburbs of Detroit. 

As the performer would later put it in an October 2013  Facebook  post, her childhood in the Midwest taught her that "the world was divided into two categories: people who followed the status quo and played it safe, and people who threw convention out the window and danced to the beat of a different drum. I hurled myself into the second category."

In doing so, Madonna, born Madonna Louise Ciccone, would face criticism from classmates and punishment from her parents and teachers. Mary Gabriel's 2023 biography "Madonna: A Rebel Life" recounts how the future pop star set the stage for her life of artistic expression that was groundbreaking, innovative, and often controversial.

A Catholic schoolgirl rebel turned international performer denounced by the Pope

Madonna was born into a devout Catholic family, and her religious upbringing continued into her academic career. As a student at St. Frederick's and St. Andrew's Catholic Elementary Schools, the future pop star's bright academic performance was often overshadowed by her shocking, "unladylike" antics. She cartwheeled down hallways, hung upside down on the monkey bars, and rolled up the skirt of her Catholic school uniform at the waist.

Biographer Mary Gabriel said this pushback against Catholicism was Madonna's way of "recognizing that girls were treated differently than boys by the Catholic church." Pain was at the root of Madonna's rebellion, which Gabriel described as "anger from the depths of her heart because she understood the religion and how beautiful it was supposed to be."

Madonna continued to push the boundaries with her 1990 Blond Ambition tour, which featured some of Madonna's most inappropriate outfits and an abundance of Catholic imagery juxtaposed with elements of performative hyper-sexuality. Pope John Paul II denounced the singer in 1990, urging fans to boycott the singer. L'osservatore Romano, the newspaper of Vatican City, called the Blond Ambition show "a complete disgrace" (via Digital Spy ).

Before shocking audiences worldwide, she was shocking her distraught father

Madonna's 1990 Blond Ambition tour certainly wasn't the last time she would provoke and shock her audience, and it wasn't her first, either. The first time Madonna got a taste of the thrill of controversial performance was as a student at West Junior High School in Rochester Hills, Michigan. The singer's younger brother, Christopher Ciccone, recalled the fateful performance to Mary Gabriel, author of "Madonna: A Rebel Life."

Per Ciccone, Madonna and a classmate performed a dance routine choreographed to The Who's then-recent hit, "Baba O'Riley," for their school's talent show. Clad in shorts and tops, the two young girls covered themselves in fluorescent body paint. "As far as my father is concerned, she might as well be naked," Ciccone told Gabriel. "According to his strict moral code, her appearance is utterly X-rated, and he puts down his camera in horror" (via Business Insider ).

Ciccone said their father reprimanded Madonna until she was in tears, after which the family never discussed her scandalous dance routine again. But if the Michigan suburbanites thought that was bad, one can only imagine their reactions to Madonna's follow-up performances as an adult. Indeed, Madonna has had several performative scandals and blunders , from her banned pseudo-pornographic "Justify My Love" music video in 1990 to kissing rapper Drake on stage at Coachella in 2015. For her part, at least her dad wasn't in the audience with a camcorder that time.

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Just a Few of the Biggest Concert Tours of 2024, from Olivia Rodrigo to Bad Bunny

Posted: April 14, 2024 | Last updated: April 14, 2024

Listening to your favorite musician at home is fun, but there's nothing quite like the experience of singing along with them, and tons of more fans, live. And as luck would have it, 2024 is shaping up to be a massive year for some of the world's top musical acts, so chances are your favorite performer might be stopping at a city near you soon.

Ahead, we rounded up some of the biggest concert tours of 2024, ranging from Taylor Swift's mega-popular Eras Tour to Drake and J. Cole's exciting It's All A Blur Tour - Big as the What?—set to kick off this winter. You can also expect tour dates from classic icons like Stevie Nicks, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, and more.

1) Taylor Swift

Undoubtedly one of the biggest concert tours ever, Taylor Swift's Eras Tour will continue right through 2024. The international leg of the tour kicked off in Japan, where she played four shows in Tokyo. She'll also stop in Melbourne, Singapore, Paris, Madrid, London, Milan, and more before returning to the States to play in the fall.

There's nothing like seeing T. Swift IRL, but don't fret if you're unable to nab tickets—the Eras Tour movie is now available to stream from the comfort of your home.

2) Olivia Rodrigo

This is not a drill—"Drivers License" singer Olivia Rodrigo will be hitting the road on tour starting at the end of February. The Guts World Tour runs from February through mid-August and has dates in Nashville, Toronto, Chicago, and New York City, among others. Even cooler? Rodrigo will have a stacked list of special guests—like PinkPantheress, Remi Wolf, The Breeders, and Chappell Roan—with her.

3) Red Hot Chili Peppers

Did you hear the good news? The Red Hot Chili Peppers have extended their global tour through summer 2024. The buzzy stadium tour, which kicked off in June 2022, will now run until July 2024 and bring the California-based band to places like Los Angeles, Tampa, Toronto, and Salt Lake City.

4) Bad Bunny

It's fitting that "Monaco" rapper Bad Bunny titled his tour Most Wanted —it's slated to be one of the year's hottest tours. Planned to help promote his latest studio album, Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana , Most Wanted will kick off in Salt Lake City on February 21 and run through May 26.

5) Billy Joel

If you haven't yet seen Billy Joel perform live, there's still time! The Piano Man has added more tour dates to his schedule, stopping in cities like Tampa, New York, Denver, and St. Louis this year. Even more exciting? He'll share the stage with fellow iconic performers Sting and Stevie Nicks for some of these dates.

Mitski recently announced that she's expanding her North American tour dates , and we couldn't be more excited. The months-long tour, which supports her 2023 studio album The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We, has a long list of stops, including Miami Beach, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, and Paris.

There's nothing quite like a Madonna concert, that's for sure. The singer's Celebration Tour , which started last October, continues straight through the spring with dates in Seattle, San Francisco, Mexico City, and more. Besides her eye-catching sets, chart-topping songs, and impressive choreography, concertgoers also get a glimpse of the performer's fantastic costumes, which include looks from Versace and Jean Paul Gaultier.

8) Bleachers

The New Jersey-founded rock band, which is fronted by Jack Antonoff—known for producing albums for top acts like Taylor Swift, Lorde, and Lana Del Rey—not only has announced a new album but a new tour , too. The tour will start in the UK in March, ending fittingly in the band's home state of New Jersey in mid-June. Check out their newly released music video for "Tiny Moves" if you need a Bleachers fix in the meantime.

9) Nicki Minaj

Nicki fans rejoice: the rapper and singer might be coming to a city near you soon as part of her Pink Friday 2 World Tour. The massive tour will include performances in Brooklyn, Oakland, and Baltimore, with stops at Dreamville Festival and Rolling Loud California along the way.

10) Blink 182

Live out all of your nineties and early aughts pop-punk dreams with one of Blink 182's One More Time Tour dates. The tour, which supports the band's ninth studio album, One More Time..., will bring the trio to cities all over the globe, including Sydney, Santiago, Portland, and Boston. The tour's supporting act is Pierce the Veil, which is also worth checking out.

11) Stevie Nicks

The oh-so-magical Stevie Nicks continues her touring streak with a bunch of 2024 concert dates . Set to begin in Atlantic City, NJ on February 10, Nicks will visit a dozen cities throughout the U.S. this year, such as New Orleans, Omaha, and Chicago. "Let's keep this party going in 2024," the singer-songwriter posted on her Instagram in September to announce the newly added tour dates.

12) The 1975

The 1975 is showing no signs of slowing down. The British band, famous for hits like "Somebody Else" and "Robbers," has extended their 2023 tour through 2024. Titled Still...At Their Very Best , the 22-date tour will open in Glasgow on February 8 and conclude in Amsterdam on March 24.

13) Drake and J. Cole

Rap greats Drake and J. Cole come together for the It's All a Blur Tour – Big As the What? which is guaranteed to be a good time. Drake, fresh off his 2023 It's All a Blur tour with 21 Savage, is set to hit dozens of cities starting in February, many of which J. Cole will also be in tow for. Scoop up tickets ASAP, as Drake's shows are known to sell out.

14) Janet Jackson

Superstar Janet Jackson is also extending her 2023 tour, Together Again , into 2024 with dates in Anaheim, Austin, New Orleans, and Hartford. Even cooler? Jackson's supporting act is the 2000s southern rap legend Nelly.

15) Rolling Stones

If you've ever dreamed of seeing the Rolling Stones perform live in person, now's your chance. The iconic rockers, who released their studio album Hackney Diamonds this past fall, are returning on the road for a 16-date tour with shows throughout the United States and Canada. Concertgoers can expect a mix of new tunes and Stones classics.

16) Bruce Springsteen

Famous for countless listenable hits like "Born to Run" and "Glory Days," Bruce Springsteen is set to embark on a massive world tour this year with his band, The E Street Band. The much-anticipated tour will take the Boss and his crew to cities such as Phoenix, San Diego, Dublin, and Madrid, from March through November.

17) John Mayer

Be sure to catch John Mayer's solo tour this year, which will bring the guitarist and crooner to cities throughout Europe. This leg, an extension of his popular 2023 solo tour, will kick off in Stockholm on March 13 and finish in Dublin on March 29.

18) Shania Twain

Okay, this one is technically a residency , but we're excited nonetheless. Shania Twain, most known for her incredible outfits (her hooded leopard print look, anyone?) and hits like "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" is setting up shop in Vegas starting May 10. Twain's residency will take place at the Bakkt Theater at Planet Hollywood on and off throughout December 2024.

All good things must come to an end. The Eagles, known for "Hotel California" and other amazing rock songs, began their final concert tour this winter. It launched in Phoenix on January 20, with March 16 as its last date in the United States. Eagles fans won't want to miss this one.

20) Alanis Morisette: The Triple Moon Tour

Alanis Morisette joins forces with Joan Jett and the Blackhearts for their 2024 Triple Moon Tour , which has dates in North America and Canada. This tour is a great one to catch this summer, as it's slated to run from June through August.

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