Everything you need to know about 'Madonna: The Celebration Tour'
Her tour started in London on Saturday 14th October
Last updated 16th Oct 2023
Madonna has now started her 13th tour, 'The Celebration Tour', which will feature music from the past four decades, across 78 shows in 15 countries. After postponing the first leg of her tour due to a bacterial infection, which hospitalised the singer, Madonna has now started the UK and European leg at the O2 Arena in London.
Ahead of her tour starting, Madonna took to Instagram to share a blurred, black and white photo of herself, writing: ' 2 more days…………… #madonnacelebrationtour 🎉'. (sic)
Details of the tour in numbers have been released including details of the huge stage, which is inspired by Manhattan, New York. The 4,400 square feet of stage is the largest for any Madonna tour, and includes Uptown, Downtown, Midtown, East and West stages.
'The Celebration Tour' in numbers:
Madonna's The Celebration Tour in numbers
1 Queen-sized Madonna flag outside the O2 Arena
6 Sold out nights in London
4 Rehearsal venues
Madonna's The Celebration Tour in numbers
17 Archived costumes recreated
50 Merch items including vintage recreations of iconic items from previous tours such as the Blond Ambition Bomber Jacket
40 Pairs of boxing gloves
Madonna's The Celebration Tour in numbers
24 Onstage performers
1 Extraordinary drag queen
8th Tour partnering with director Jamie King
1 Stuart Price reunion (producer)
4 of Madonna's children on stage
Madonna's The Celebration Tour in numbers
4 Decades of unstoppable hits – prepare to dance your ass off!
330 Million albums sold, still the best-selling female artist of all time
Madonna's The Celebration Tour in numbers
4,400 square feet of stage, the largest for any Madonna tour. Inspired by the grid of Manhattan with Uptown, Downtown, Midtown, East and West stages.
3 Layered circular stage where the traditional main stage would be, inspired by the wedding cake of Madonna's original VMA performance.
230 Feet of combined length of catwalk that gets Madonna 105feet far into the venue.
Madonna's The Celebration Tour in numbers
14 Spotlights for Madonna and over 600 intelligent lights to light the stage and arena with over 8800 lighting cues
3600 Square feet of projection imagery to the show. The most amount of video ever used in a Madonna show.
30 Feet off the ground - Madonna is transported around the arena in an illuminated portal frame that acts as a time machine allowing her to move at 1.5 feet per second, 80 feet across and 130 feet down the length of the arena designed to symbolise looking into the past, present and towards the future.
Madonna's The Celebration Tour in numbers
3 Physical therapists
8 Humidifiers in Madonna's dressing room
1 Bottle of MDNA Rose Mist Spray in each quick-change space
200+ Traveling crew – 25 in the costume department alone
Madonna's The Celebration Tour in numbers
13th Culture shaping tour
15 Countries
78 Shows
Madonna's The Celebration Tour in numbers
80 Tons of production equipment
3700 Amps of show power
3 Traveling mobile gyms
45 Wardrobe trunks
Madonna's The Celebration Tour in numbers
AND ONLY 1 MADONNA
What songs are on Madonna's 'Celebration Tour' setlist?
Madonna's setlist is full of songs from the past four decades including iconic hits such as 'Like a Prayer', 'Vogue' and 'Holiday'. See the full 'Celebration Tour' setlist.
July 2023: 'Celebration Tour' update
Madonna updated her fans with the current plan for her upcoming tour, which was due to start on 15th July in Vancouver. The current plan is for Madonna to reschedule her North America dates and start the tour in October in Europe, on the dates originally planned.
These current plans mean Madonna's UK dates are still set to take place in October and December. The pop icon is scheduled to perform four dates at London's O2 Arena in October, before returning due to popular demand for another two dates in December.
'Celebration Tour' postponement
Following the news that Madonna has been admitted to hospital, her manager Guy said: "Her health is improving, however she is still under medical care. At this time we will need to pause all commitments, which includes the tour. We will share more details with you soon as we have them."
February 2023 update: Madonna adds new dates to the 'Celebration Tour'
In February 2023, Madonna announced that she would now perform six UK dates on her 'Celebration Tour', although this has now been postponed. The singer was planning to do four dates in October 2023, followed by two dates in December 2023, all at the O2 arena in London.
When the tour is rescheduled, the Queen of Pop, who has had huge hits over the last four decades including 'Into The Groove', 'Like A Prayer', 'Frozen', 'Music' and 'Hung Up', will be performing in London.
Madonna revealed the tour, called 'Madonna: The Celebration Tour', will celebrate four decades of her music with some of her biggest hits over the last 40+ years.
The tour will take fans on an artistic journey through the four decades she's been in the music industry and pays respect to New York City, where her career in music began.
Speaking about the tour, 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."
When will Madonna be on tour?
The 'Vogue' singer will start her 'Celebration Tour' in the UK in October, followed by two dates in December. See all the UK dates below.
October 2023
London, O2 arena - Sat 14th
London, O2 arena - Sun 15th
London, O2 arena - Tue 17th
London, O2 arena - Wed 18th
December 2023
London, O2 arena - Tue 5th
London, O2 arena - Wed 6th
When are tickets on sale to see Madonna?
Madonna tickets are now on sale, although most dates have sold out.
How to buy tickets to see Madonna
Tickets to see Madonna in the UK are on sale now at from Aloud.com.
Who will be a special guest on Madonna's tour?
Bob the Drag Queen a.k.a. Caldwell Tidicue is scheduled to be a special guest at all dates on 'The Celebration Tour'.
When was Madonna last on tour in the UK?
Madonna's last UK tour was in 2020 for her 'Madame X Tour'. The tour started in New York City in 2019, before performing across the US and doing part of her European leg before the Coronavirus Pandemic forced her to cancel two shows in Paris.
While in the UK she performed several shows at London Palladium during January and February 2020.
You can hear songs by Madonna on Greatest Hits Radio.
Take a look through Madonna's amazing career over the years:
1985: Madonna performing on 'The Virgin Tour'
1985: Madonna performs at Live Aid
1987: Channelling her inner Marilyn Monroe for 'Who's That Girl'
1990: The iconic pointy corset was worn on Madonna's 'Blonde Ambition' tour
1993: Madonna went for a close pixie crop hairdo on her 'Girlie Show' tour
Evita
Releasing Jeeves after Jesus Christ Superstar, Andrew chose a biographical topic for his next musical - focusing on the life of Eva Perón, the second wife of Argentine President Juan Perón. The show's most famous song is 'Don't Cry For Me Argentina', and was made into a film in 1996 with Madonna in the lead role (pictured) starring alongside Antonio Banderas and Jonathan Pryce.
1998: She went for a more natural, stripped back look to promote 'Ray Of Light'
1998: In the same year, she went drastically dark for the 'Frozen' music video
2001: Looking sleek at the Mean Machine premiere with her then-husband Guy Ritchie
2004: She was back to curly blonde locks for the 'Reinvention Tour'
2008: She was looking fierce in black on her 'Sticky & Sweet Tour'
2012: She gave the cheerleading performance of her life on the 'MDNA Tour'
2013: She chose a blunt black wig for the Punk-themed Met Gala
2015: Madonna caught everyone's eye with her Matador performance at the BRIT Awards - especially with that cape
2017: She turned heads in camo at the Met Gala
2019: Madonna sported an eye patch for her performance at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest
2020: The London Palladium
Madonna's appearance after her performance at The London Palladium in January 2020 is one of the only times she has been photographed in the last couple of years!
2022: Madonna joins Columbian singer Maluma on stage
Madonna was the special guest of Columbian singer Maluma at his hometown show in MedellÃn on 30th April. They performed her 2000 hit 'Music' together as well as a rendition of their song 'MedellÃn' from her 2019 album 'Madame X'.
Backed by a group of dancers, Madonna stood out in a pink dress and plenty of bling.
2022: Madonna breaks Billboard record
Madonna has become the first female artist to have a Billboard Number 1 album in each of the last five decades.
2023: Madonna announced 'The Celebration Tour'
Madonna announced 'The Celebration Tour' on 17th January. The singer will be performing hits from the last 40 years, and the show will pay respect to New York City, where her career in music began.
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