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Madonna announces 2023 tour that will celebrate her greatest hits

Madonna is getting ready to "express herself" all over again with her latest global tour.

On Tuesday, the music icon announced a new 35-city global tour, aptly named "Madonna: The Celebration Tour." The 64-year-old shared the news on her Instagram page and revealed that the tour would feature hits from across her four decades performing.

"Come join the party! 🎉💃🏼🎵🕺🏾🎤," she captioned the post.

The singer also teased the news in a video that paid tribute to her 1991 film "Truth or Dare." In the four-minute clip, Madonna is joined by several stars, including Amy Schumer, Jack Black, Lil Wayne and Judd Apatow, for a game of truth or dare.

Toward the end, Schumer dares Madonna to go on a tour and sing all of her best hits. It's a challenge that the icon gladly accepts.

A release posted to Madonna's website said the tour would follow her "artistic journey" and pay special homage to New York City, the place where her career began.

“I am excited to explore as many songs as possible in hopes to give my fans the show they have been waiting for,” she said.

Want to know more about the tour? Here's everything we know so far.

What are the dates of the tour?

The tour will kick off its North American leg on July 15 in Vancouver then make its way to Seattle, Denver, Chicago, New York and other major cities.

• July 15 — Vancouver, B.C.
• July 18 — Seattle, Wash.
• July 22 — Phoenix, Ariz.
• July 25 — Denver, Colo.
• July 27 — Tulsa, Okla.
• July 30 — St. Paul, Minn.
• Aug. 2 — Cleveland, Ohio
• Aug. 5 — Detroit, Mich.
• Aug. 7 — Pittsburgh, Penn.
• Aug. 9 — Chicago, Ill.
• Aug. 13 — Toronto, Ont.
• Aug. 19 — Montreal, Q.C.
• Aug. 23 — New York, N.Y.
• Aug. 24 — New York, N.Y.
• Aug. 30 — Boston, Mass.
• Sept. 2 — Washington, D.C.
• Sept. 5 — Atlanta, Ga.
• Sept. 7 — Tampa, Fla.
• Sept. 9 — Miami, Fla.
• Sept. 13 — Houston, Texas
• Sept, 18 — Dallas, Texas
• Sept. 21 — Austin, Texas
• Sept. 27 — Los Angeles, Calif.
• Oct. 4 — San Francisco, Calif.
• Oct. 7 — Las Vegas, Nev.

The European leg of the tour will commence on Oct. 14 in London and will include stops in Barcelona, Paris, Milan, Berlin and other famous European cities.

• Oct. 14 — London, England
• Oct. 21 — Antwerp, Belgium
• Oct. 25 — Copenhagen, Denmark
• Oct. 28 — Stockholm, Sweden
• Nov. 01 — Barcelona, Spain
• Nov. 06 — Lisbon, Portugal
• Nov. 12 — Paris, France
• Nov. 13 — Paris, France
• Nov. 15 — Cologne, Germany
• Nov. 23 — Milan, Italy
• Nov. 28 — Berlin, Germany
• Dec. 1 — Amsterdam, the Netherlands

When do tickets go on sale?

Fans will have a few chances to get their hands on the coveted tickets:

General public sales: Tickets will go on sale Friday, Jan. 20 and Friday, Jan. 27 at 10 a.m. local time, and will be available to purchase on Madonna's website .

Fan club presales: If you’re a legacy member of Madonna’s official fan club, you can participate in the following presales.

• The first presale applies to North American shows that go on sale to the general public on Jan. 20. The presale takes place from Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 12 p.m. ET through Wednesday, Jan. 18 at 5 p.m. ET.
• The second presale applies to European and UK shows and will span from Wednesday, Jan. 18 at 9 a.m. GMT to 5 p.m. GMT.
• The third presale is for the North American shows that go on sale to the general public on Jan. 27. This final presale will run from Monday, Jan. 23 at 9 a.m. ET through Wednesday, Jan. 25 at 5 p.m. ET.

Citi presale: Citi cardholders can take part in two presales. Tickets can be purchased through the Citi Entertainment program.

• The first presale is for tickets going on sale to the general public on Jan. 20. The presale will run from Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 2 p.m. local time through Thursday, Jan. 19 at 6 p.m. local time.
• The second is for tickets going on sale to the general public on Jan. 27. The presale will run from Tuesday, Jan. 24 at 10 a.m. local time through Thursday, Jan. 26 at 6 p.m. local time. 

Canada American Express presale: American Express cardholders can participate in a presale for concerts in Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal. Tickets will be available to purchase on Ticketmaster .

• The presale will span from Wednesday, Jan. 18 at 10 a.m. local time and run through Thursday, Jan. 19 at 6 p.m. local time.

European American Express presale:  American Express cardholders can participate in a presale for concerts in Sweden, France, Italy, Netherlands, Spain and Belgium. Tickets will be available to purchase on Ticketmaster .

• The presale will span from Wednesday, Jan. 18 at 9 a.m. local time through Thursday, Jan. 19 at 6 p.m. local time.

Who is the opening act?

Caldwell Tidicue, whose stage name is Bob the Drag Queen, will appear at all dates of the tour.

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Madonna announces Celebration greatest hits world tour

Singer will celebrate four decades in music with a 35-date run beginning in Vancouver on 15 July, with one date at London’s O2 Arena on 14 October

Madonna has announced a tour celebrating her 40 years as a recording and touring artist. Dubbed the Celebration tour, the 35-date run will begin in Vancouver, Canada, on 15 July, and run through to winter, ending on 1 December at Amsterdam’s Ziggo Dome.

First teased in a promotional video for last year’s dance chart No 1s album Finally Enough Love, the Celebration tour was officially announced in a clip parodying Madonna’s 1991 tour film Truth or Dare. In the video, celebrities including Diplo, Jack Black, Lil Wayne and Amy Schumer play a game of truth or dare with Madonna, which culminates with Schumer “daring” Madonna to embark on a greatest hits tour. “You think people would come to that show?” Madonna asks. “The answer is – fuck yeah.”

Per a press release, the Celebration tour will showcase “Madonna’s artistic journey through four decades and pays respect to the city of New York where her career in music began.”

Supporting Madonna on all dates is drag performer Bob the Drag Queen, AKA Caldwell Tidicue. Best known for winning season eight of RuPaul’s Drag Race, Tidicue has also released a handful of singles, starred in a production of Angels in America at the Berkeley Repertory Theater, and hosts a podcast, Sibling Rivalry, with Monét X Change.

The Celebration tour is Madonna’s 12th concert tour. The last time she went on the road was in 2019 and 2020, when she performed in intimate venues in support of her album Madame X. That run saw her play 12 shows at the 2,200-capacity London Palladium, with similarly lengthy stints in New York, Los Angeles and more.

The only UK date of the Celebration tour announced thus far is on 14 October at London’s 20,000-capacity O2 Arena. In a statement, 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.”

Live Nation, the producer of the Celebration tour, has faced criticism in recent months, with the US government currently in the midst of an antitrust investigation into the touring giant and Ticketmaster parent company over whether it has abused its power in the entertainment industry. Scrutiny intensified in November, when Taylor Swift slammed Ticketmaster over the bungled pre-sale for her own greatest hits shows, dubbed the Eras tour.

In a letter to the company, the US Senate’s antitrust committee chair Amy Klobuchar expressed “serious concern about the state of competition in the ticketing industry and its harmful impact on consumers”.

Tickets for the Celebration tour go on sale on 20 January and are available from Madonna’s website .

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Are you ready for Madonna’s ultimate world tour? The queen of pop has confirmed that she will be heading out on the road this year to celebrate her four decades in the music industry as. ‘The Celebration Tour’ will see her perform hits from the 80s, 90s and 2000s and promises to be one of her biggest tours yet.

Madonna announced dates for “Madonna: The Celebration Tour,” in a viral video with a wink to her 1990 film “Truth or Dare.” The video features Judd Apatow, Jack Black, Lil Wayne, Diplo, Bob the Drag Queen, Kate Berlant, Larry Owens, Meg Stalter, Eric Andre and culminates with Amy Schumer daring Madonna to go on tour and perform her four decades of mega hits. The singer will rise to the challenge beginning on July 15, with a tour that will “be highlighting her unmatched catalog of music from the past 40-plus years,” according to the announcement. It will also “pay respect to the city of New York, where her career in music began.”

Produced by Live Nation, the 35-city global tour will kick off in North America on July 15 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 tour will wrap in Amsterdam on December 1 — full dates appear below.

“I am excited to explore as many songs as possible in hopes to give my fans the show they have been waiting for,” Madonna says in the announcement.

Bob the Drag Queen (a.k.a. Caldwell Tidicue) will be the special guest on all dates of the tour. Tickets go on sale starting Friday, January 20th at 10am local time at madonna.com/tour .

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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Madonna announces “The Celebration” world tour

She’ll perform a career-spanning show in 35 cities in north america and the u.k./e.u..

Madonna will spend 2023 on an expansive world tour dubbed "The Celebration." The new concerts will be both a retrospective of Madonna's four decades in pop music and a tribute to New York City, where Madonna's career began in the 1980s. “I am excited to explore as many songs as possible in hopes to give my fans the show they have been waiting for,” Madonna says in a press release.

"The Celebration" begins this July in Vancouver and runs for 25 dates in the United States and Canada. The remaining 10 will take place in the United Kingdom and European Union starting this October in London. Bob The Drag Queen will open at all dates. Tickets go on general sale here this Friday, January 20, and Friday, January 27 at 10 a.m. local time.

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The news comes with an announcement video starring Madonna and a bunch of celebrities playing Truth or Dare. Lil Wayne , Jack Black, Eric Andre, Amy Schumer, Kate Berlant, Bob The Drag Queen, and more take part in the japes. Watch below, followed by the full tour itinerary.

Madonna 2023 The Celebration world tour dates

July 15 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena July 18 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena July 22 – Phoenix, AZ – Footprint Center July 25 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena July 27 – Tulsa, OK – BOK Center July 30 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center August 2 – Cleveland, OH – Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse August 5 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena August 7 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena August 9 – Chicago, IL – United Center August 13 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena August 19 – Montreal, QC – Centre Bell August 23 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden August 24 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden August 30 – Boston, MA – TD Garden September 2 – Washington, DC – Capital One Arena September 5 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena September 7 – Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena September 9 – Miami, FL – Miami-Dade Arena September 13 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center September 18 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center September 21 – Austin, TX – Moody Center ATX September 27 – Los Angeles, CA – Crypto.com Arena October 4 – San Francisco, CA – Chase Center October 7 – Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena October 14 – London, UK – The O2 October 21 – Antwerp, BE – Sportpaleis October 25 – Copenhagen, DK – Royal Arena October 28 – Stockholm, SE – Tele2 Arena November 1 – Barcelona, ES – Palau Sant Jordi November 06 – Lisbon, PT – Altice Arena November 12 – Paris, FR – Accor Arena November 13 – Paris, FR – Accor Arena November 15 – Cologne, DE – Lanxess Arena November 23 – Milan, IT – Mediolanum Forum November 28 – Berlin, DE – Mercedes-Benz Arena December 1 – Amsterdam, NL – Ziggo Dome

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Madonna unveils 2023 world tour dates with wild celeb-filled 'Truth or Dare' video

NEW YORK — Madonna will "Take a Bow" with a new tour through North America and Europe starting this summer that will be a "Celebration" of the pop icon’s hits, which include 38 songs in the Billboard Hot 100.

The artist, 64, announced the tour Tuesday with a  star-studded video that nodded to her 1991 film "Truth or Dare" with a roundtable featuring Diplo, Judd Apatow, Jack Black, Lil Wayne, Bob The Drag Queen, Kate Berlant, Larry Owens, Meg Stalter, Eric Andre and Amy Schumer as the group plays a NSFW version of truth or dare.

"Madonna, I dare you to do a world tour and play your greatest (expletive) hits," Schumer challenges.

"Four decades? As in 40 years? As in all those songs?" Madonna replies. "That's a lot of songs. You think people would come to that show?"

The room's consensus is yes.

"OK, so the answer is: (expletive) yeah," Madonna says as the rest of the celebrities erupt into cheers, shouting "Madonna world tour!"

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When is the Madonna: The Celebration Tour?

The 35-city Live Nation-backed Madonna: The Celebration Tour will kick off July 15 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, with stops in Detroit, Chicago, New York, Miami, Los Angeles, Denver, Atlanta and Boston, among others. That leg ends on Oct. 7 in Las Vegas.

Then the Material Girl hits Europe, where she has 11 dates throughout the fall, including London, Barcelona, Paris, Berlin, Milan and Stockholm, among others. The tour will wrap in Amsterdam on Dec. 1.

Tickets go on sale starting Friday, Jan. 20.

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What music is Madonna performing during her tour?

The singer will "be highlighting her unmatched catalog of music from the past 40-plus years," according to the announcement. It will also "pay 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," Madonna says in the announcement.

Some of Madonna’s Hot 100 hits include "Vogue," "Music," "Crazy For You," "Like a Virgin," "Like a Prayer," "Justify My Love," "Live to Tell" and "Papa Don’t Preach."

Madonna covers Vanity Fair 'Icons Issue'

Vanity Fair Italy, France and Spain teamed up for a joint " Icons Issue " featuring Madonna on the cover in honor of her Celebration Tour. When asked about how much her provocative and highly criticized career has cost her, the pop star said she "could answer several billion" dollars , but "the thing it’s cost me the most is loss of sleep and maybe less time spent with people I love – also peace of mind. But I feel that it is a necessary part of the journey I am on and it’s a price I have accepted."

Madonna has pushed boundaries throughout her career, but it's simply reflective of her environment. Vanity Fair Italy called her a pioneer of inclusivity and she seemed resistant to accepting the label. "I am not really sure what it means to say I was one of the first," she said. "The people who supported me were largely members of the LGBTQ+ community and of different ethnicities. That was my support system, so why wouldn’t I in turn support and champion them?"

Madonna discusses her relationship with religion

Madonna's persona and stage name is based on Catholic figure The Madonna or The Virgin Mary, a choice that has been met with backlash since the start of her career. Although she was raised Catholic, she told Vanity Fair that she's never taken criticism to heart. "I thought if the Catholic Church did not perceive my work as an artist as doing something good, then that was their problem and an extension of their narrow mindedness and inability to see that anything that brings people together," Madonna said.

Today, Madonna is "not subscribing to religious groups that are exclusive of others or extremist in any shape," but she does "think it’s important to have ritualistic behavior and a spiritual life."

"My relationship with religion is that I remain very involved in my own spiritual practice and I think it’s imperative for everyone to have a spiritual practice – but I am not defining that for other people," the singer added.

Contributing: Naledi Ushe, Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY; The Associated Press

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Madonna Announces 'The Celebration Tour'

Today, Madonna announced Madonna: The Celebration Tour , in an iconic viral video with a wink to her groundbreaking film Truth or Dare. The video  (click here for trailer version) 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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“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.”

Where to Buy Madonna Concert Tickets

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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StubHub currently has Madonna tickets on sale for rescheduled Celebration Tour dates. We’ve spotted tickets going for as low as $179 a piece for the upcoming Palm Springs stop, and around $144 each for the final date in Austin in April.

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Fans can also shop for Madonna tickets on TicketNetwork . We found available tickets for anywhere between $69 to under $300 for multiple dates, including the newly rescheduled 2024 run. You can score a $10 discount on tickets with the promo code TNTIX .

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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!'”

@joooohhhhhnnnn Madonna on her first word after waking up from a medically induced coma | Kia Forum, March 5 #madonna #losangeles #celebrationtour ♬ original sound – Johnny

“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 unveils 2023 North America and European tour dates

FILE - Madonna speaks at the MTV Video Music Awards at Barclays Center on Sept. 12, 2021, in New York. Madonna will launch a new tour through North America and Europe this summer that will be include 38 songs in the Billboard Hot 100. The 35-city tour will kick off on July 15 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia with stops in Detroit, Chicago, New York, Miami, and Los Angeles. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

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NEW YORK (AP) — Madonna will “Take a Bow” with a new tour through North America and Europe starting this summer that will be a “Celebration” of the pop icon’s hits, which include 38 songs in the Billboard Hot 100.

The 35-city Live Nation-backed “Madonna: The Celebration Tour” will kick off July 15 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, with stops in Detroit, Chicago, New York, Miami, Los Angeles, Denver, Atlanta and Boston, among others. That leg ends on Oct. 7 in Las Vegas.

Then the Material Girl hits Europe, where she has 11 dates throughout the fall, including London, Barcelona, Paris, Berlin, Milan and Stockholm, among others. The tour will wrap in Amsterdam on Dec. 1.

The singer will “be highlighting her unmatched catalog of music from the past 40-plus years,” according to the announcement. It will also “pay 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,” Madonna says in the announcement.

Tickets go on sale starting Friday, Jan. 20.

Some of Madonna’s Hot 100 hits include “Vogue,” “Music,” “Crazy For You,” “Like a Virgin,” “Like a Prayer,” “Justify My Love,” “Live to Tell” and “Papa Don’t Preach.”

Madonna, the Queen of Pop, takes the stage in London during her 40th Anniversary Celebration Tour. Image: Instagram via @madonna

Madonna kicks off her 40th-anniversary tour after health scare

Madonna took centre stage and defied adversity by launching her 40th Anniversary Celebration Tour after previous health concerns.

Madonna, the Queen of Pop, recently proved that her legendary status is not limited to the past; she’s very much in the present and ready to conquer the future. The opening night of her 40th-anniversary Celebration Tour in London was a testament to her resilience, captivating fans from around the world, and marking a triumphant return after a challenging year.

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MADONNA QUEEN OF POP

Madonna’s journey to the opening night of her 40th-anniversary tour was not without its trials. A bacterial infection earlier this year led to her hospitalization, putting the tour on hold according to EWN .

However, Madonna’s indomitable spirit and dedication to her art shone through. She spent several days in intensive care in New York, but she didn’t let this setback define her career. Instead, she used it as an opportunity to recover and rehearse for the rescheduled 78-date tour.

Madonna – Don't Tell Me (2000 vs. 2023) 🤩 #MadonnaCelebrationTour #TheCelebrationTour pic.twitter.com/qIZQaLW1zy — fabi ❌ (@madonnassance) October 15, 2023

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Madonna’s determination to return to the stage and continue to entertain her fans showcased a level of resilience that has been a hallmark of her illustrious career. This is a true testament to the artist’s enduring commitment to her craft and her adoring fans.

Madonna’s return to the stage after her health scare was met with anticipation and excitement by her dedicated fan base. The opening night of her tour in London was an unforgettable experience for fans who had waited eagerly for her return.

Madonna having a career of 45 years of mainstream success is so iconic. She is even on a tour right now & she looks amazing. pic.twitter.com/eLMgyGYuem — b (@croatianbarbs) October 15, 2023

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40 YEARS OF MUSIC

Fans from all over the world gathered to celebrate Madonna’s 40th anniversary in the music industry. Some travelled great distances to be there, emphasizing the global impact of the Queen of Pop.

“Madonna is the queen of pop,” said one fan who had travelled from Slovakia. “You have other people, like Britney or Beyoncé or Ariana Grande, but there’s only one Madonna.”

Madonna’s 40th-anniversary Celebration Tour isn’t just a collection of her greatest hits; it’s a living documentary of her illustrious career.

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The concept of the tour incorporates archive footage and studio recordings from her four decades in the spotlight. Each show promises to be a journey through Madonna’s vast career, with her iconic moments and music showcased in a visually stunning manner.

Madonna #TheCelebrationTour pic.twitter.com/KdfDEpiRS7 — Irise76 (@Irise762) October 15, 2023

“A greatest hit doesn’t have to be a song. It can be a wardrobe, it can be a video or a statement,” said Stuart Price, Madonna’s musical director. This tour goes beyond the music; it’s an immersive experience that pays homage to Madonna’s remarkable journey through the world of pop culture.

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Madonna’s triumphant return to the stage in London marks the beginning of a journey through her illustrious career, reminding us all why she is the Queen of Pop. Her message is clear: she’s here to stay, and her legacy endures, stronger than ever.

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Madonna's Celebration Tour showcases restless reinvention machine and we love her for it

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Her face is familiar, but not the same. 

She sits in a chair, legs spread in the ordinary way of the cabaret performer, but shocking when you realise it's not a lithe 20-something doing it.

She's wearing a knee brace, and plodding rather than prancing down a long runway, surrounded by dancers, in front of several thousand adoring, screaming fans. And her bra is shaped into cones.

Madonna, the original music revolutionary, the biggest selling female recording artist of all time, has started on her Celebration Tour -- her first since 2019 and the first time she's ever performed a show of all her hits from her 40 years in music.

The show has all the style and bravado and the bump-and-grind you'd expect from the self-styled sex goddess.

She's drawing adoration and worship, of course: but she's also attracted the kind of vile commentary and condemnation usually reserved for those who steal other people's organs. It's kind of breathtaking to read.

Madonna's crime? She's dancing, singing, thrusting and moaning at the age of 65.

"Repulsive. Vulgar. Pathetic. Pure denial of ageing."

After all her decades of swallowing and spitting out every other cultural taboo for a woman in music, the age barrier is her last hill to climb. And she's doing it in a crotchless corset and heels.

Madonna is majestically unapologetic

I've found all the fury incredible. Mick Jagger, 80, gets hilarious memes of his limber self being compared to the decrepit Joe Biden who shares his years; Madonna gets headlines scolding, " Madge – isn't it time you acted your age? ".

Sorry, but I don't have a single original thought here. The teeth-grinding truth of age and gender double standards is well-traversed terrain with Madonna and other older performers. Naomi Wolf got there ages ago .

But amid all the bitching and sniping, and the anguish over these double standards, I don't want us to forget or lose something that was a rapturous joy and liberation to many of my generation: just how astonishingly talented, bold, brave, beautiful and trail-blazing Madonna has always been.

We're about to bury the most unforgettable and important thing about this singular star: that she is sui generis -- nothing like her before or since.

She made possible almost everything that women recording artists enjoy today by being almost intolerably herself.

And I just love that for all that she does, and all who she pisses off or provokes and annoys – she is majestically unapologetic.

She owns her monstrousness

She's appalling sometimes: a deliberate provocateur, a restless reinvention machine, bored when she's not shocking you, unable to resist needling almost everyone. She can be nasty. I remember watching her smash documentary In Bed with Madonna, as she led her bewildered and implausible boyfriend Warren Beatty around the room. "Sit here," she simpered, "the light's good here." I'm pretty sure Beatty was out of that relationship minutes after the film premiered.

And just as she does today, and on this tour, she has no problem revealing in that film a deeply unpleasant side of herself. That movie stands today (and it's well worth a re-watch) as a rarity of candour and unapologetic revelation that you won't see in any other artist's highly managed documentary.

She owns her monstrousness.

(And a side-note: In Bed With Madonna was in it's time the highest-grossing music documentary ever, a record just now surpassed by another female musician whose independence and singularity has depended on Madonna's barrier-smashing – Taylor Swift.)

Cher was always one of Madonna's toughest critics, but there's been a lovely recent détente : Cher said she'd always admired Madonna for seeing the trends before anyone else and wondered how she did it. That's no small thing and it's easy to forget: underwear as outerwear? All shapes and sizes welcome? Gender fluidity? Women in sexual power? No pants? Queer culture? The return of disco? Madonna got there first on every one of them.

Maybe her approach to ageing is another prescient moment for her. Madonna has never sought to be considered "classy" -- wearing the expected long sleeves of a woman of a certain age as the world refuses to gaze upon an ageing woman's arms.

Just as gender is now self-defined -- also the way we make our families, define our work, live our lives -- Madonna and her knee brace and her de-aged face will get to define what ageing is for this peerless star: and if her influence is still anything like it was, she'll probably re-define it for all of us too.

This weekend, how often every day do you think about Marcus Aurelius , or Bluey , or AI ? No matter which – we have you covered.

Have a safe and happy weekend, and I'm going back to back Madonna this week … because I can. Decades after she started, she released one of the great modern dance songs of our times. Madonna is never finished. Get used to it.

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Madonna World Tour 2023: Dates, Venues, How To Get Your Tickets

Pop superstar Madonna is embarking on a world tour this summer that will feature 40 years of her hits.

The music icon announced her tour in a video shared on her social media pages Tuesday. It showed Madonna playing truth or dare with Jude Apatow, Jack Black, Lil Wayne, Diplo, Bob the Drag Queen, Kate Berlant, Larry Owens, Meg Stalter, Eric Andre and Amy Schumer.

In the video, the 64-year-old singer-songwriter is seen recreating suggestive poses from her 1992 coffee table of erotic photographs, aptly titled "Sex." In the end, Schumer dared Madonna to do a world tour of her hits.

Madonna asked "That's a lot of songs. You think people would come to that show?"

"I'll be there," her friends replied. After joining the group in singing her megahit "La Isla Bonita," the "Material Girl" singer answered, "F*** yeah!"

"Madonna: The Celebration Tour" is produced by Live Nation and will cover 35 cities. It will begin in Vancouver, Canada, on July 15 and end in Amsterdam on Dec. 1, according to the artist's website.

"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 on her website.

Tickets will be available on Ticketmaster from Friday. The prices range from $85 to $605. VIP seats will cost up to $805. Fan club members in North America and Europe can access pre-sale tickets from Tuesday and Wednesday respectively.

Here's the complete list of Madonna's "The Celebration Tour" North American dates:

July 15 – Vancouver, British Columbia – Rogers Arena

July 18 – Seattle, Washington – Climate Pledge Arena

July 22 – Phoenix, Arizona – Footprint Center

Jul 25 – Denver, Colorado – Ball Arena

Jul 27 – Tulsa, Oklahoma – BOK Center

Jul 30 – Saint Paul, Minnesota – Xcel Energy Center

Aug 02 – Cleveland, Ohio – Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse

Aug 05 – Detroit, Michigan – Little Caesars Arena

Aug. 7 – Pittsburgh, Pasadena – PPG Paints Arena

Aug. 9 – Chicago, Illinois – United Center

Aug. 13 – Toronto, Canada – Scotiabank Arena

Aug. 19 – Montreal, Canada – Centre Bell

Aug. 23 and 24 – New York – Madison Square Garden

Aug. 30 – Boston, Massachusetts– TD Garden

Sep. 02 – Washington, DC – Capital One Arena

Sep. 05 – Atlanta, Georgia – State Farm Arena

Sep. 07 – Tampa, Florida – Amalie Arena

Sep. 09 – Miami, Florida – Miami-Dade Arena

Sep. 13 – Houston, Texas – Toyota Center

Sep. 18 – Dallas, Texas – American Airlines Center

Sep. 21 – Austin, Texas – Moody Center ATX

Sep. 27 – Los Angeles, California – Crypto.com Arena

Oct. 4 – San Francisco, California – Chase Center

Oct. 7 – Las Vegas, Nevada – T-Mobile Arena

"The Celebration Tour" Europe dates

Oct. 14 – London – The O2

Oct. 21 – Antwerp, Belgium – Sportpaleis

Oct. 25 – Copenhagen – Royal Arena

Oct. 28 – Stockholm – Tele2

Nov. 1 – Barcelona, Spain – Palau Sant Jordi

Nov. 6 – Lisbon – Altice Arena

Nov. 12 and 13 – Paris – Accor Arena

Nov. 15 – Cologne, Germany – Lanxess Arena

Nov. 23 – Milan, Italy – Mediolanum Forum

Nov. 28 – Berlin – Mercedes-Benz Arena

Dec. 1 – Amsterdam – Ziggo Dome

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