Pop icon Madonna has today (January 17th) announced she is to celebrate 40 years in music by embarking on a mammoth world tour later this year!
Produced by Live Nation, The Celebration Tour will see the Queen of Pop take audiences on an “artistic journey through four decades” in a show that will pay respect to the city of New York where her career in music began back in the early 1980’s.
The 35-city global jaunt is set to 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 on Saturday 24th October, before continuing onto, Barcelona, Paris, and Stockholm, among others. The tour will then wrap in Amsterdam, NL on Friday, December 1st at Ziggo Dome.
Special guest Bob the Drag Queen a.k.a. Caldwell Tidicue with join the ‘Hung Up’ singer on all dates.
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
“I am excited to explore as many songs as possible in hopes to give my fans the show they have been waiting for.”
Madonna
As news of the tour hit the internet, Madonna released an iconic viral video paying homage to her groundbreaking 1991 film Truth or Dare.
Starring Amy Schumer, Diplo, Judd Apatow, Jack Black, Lil Wayne, Bob The Drag Queen, Kate Berlant, Larry Owens, Meg Stalter, Eric Andre, the clip sees M and friends gathered around the dinner table making jokes and playing games, before Schumer dares the global superstar to go on tour and perform her four decades of mega hits…
Watch the official Celebration Tour announcement video below:
Madonna is one of the biggest-selling artists of all time, and the best-selling female artist in the world, with over a reported 300M records sold world-wide!
Famous for continuously reinventing her music and her image, as well as for hits including Holiday, Into The Groove, Like A Prayer, Frozen, Music, Hung Up and Medellín, her influence and impact can felt across pop culture and fashion, and continues to inspire a new generation of artists on the rise.
Tickets for The Celebration go on sale starting Friday, January 20th at 10am local time at madonna.com/tour