Madonna's upcoming tour will begin Aug. 23 in Cardiff, Wales, and will include between 50-60 shows total, Billboard.com has learned. Details of the tour, produced globally by Live Nation, will be announced later today (May 8).

Billed as the Sticky and Sweet tour, Madonna's trek in support of her current chart-topping Warner Bros. release "Hard Candy" -- which debuted atop the Billboard 200 yesterday -- will play stadiums in the U.K. and Europe until the end of September, arenas and a "handful" of stadiums in 16 markets in North America in October and November, and then stadiums in Mexico and South America late November-December.

"I'm thrilled to be involved in another worldwide Madonna extravaganza," Arthur Fogel, chairman of global music for Live Nation, tells Billboard.com. Fogel has helmed Madonna's last three world tours, which grossed almost $400 million combined. Her 2006 Confessions tour is, at $194 million, the top-grossing tour ever by a female artist.

The upcoming tour is the first major manifestation of the multi-faceted
10-year deal between Madonna and Live Nation, valued in published reports at $120 million.

The reality is she's delivered her last album to Warner Bros., and it's a smash, which is great for everybody," Fogel says. "We now have a tremendous opportunity with a tremendous artist to do all kinds of new and innovative things on many different levels, and this tour will be the start of that rollout."

The tour follows a familiar Madonna touring blueprint in that it visits a limited number of markets in a four-month time frame, with multi-night stands in major cities. Ticket on-sale details will be announced today, along with a presale through Live Nation's corporate sponsorship partner Citi. Fogel says ticket prices will be "basically the same as they've been the past two tours," which means primarily in the $55-$350 range.

source : billboard

is that the "official announcement"????

i need specific dates and venues!!!!!!!! :drama:

ohhhh, "later today"......

:bradleh:

they say tour dates will be announced later today :drama:

my poor student bank account.... :drama:

I don't even know if I'll go or not :drama:

:shock: :drama:

but u should!!!!

sell ur furniture, sell ur body, sell ur soul.... but u HAVE TO be there!!!!!!!!

this should be the poster for the tour:

MADONNA
STICKY & SWEET
TOUR ITINERARY 2008


Showdate: City: Venue: On sale Date:

23-Aug Cardiff Millennium Stadium Fri. May 16
26-Aug Nice Stade Charles Ehrmann Fri. May 16
28-Aug Berlin Olympic Stadium Wed. May 21
02-Sept Amsterdam Arena Sat. May 17
04-Sept Dusseldorf LTU Arena Wed. May 21
06-Sept Rome Olympic Stadium Fri. May 23
09-Sept Frankfurt Commerzbank Arena Wed. May 21
11-Sept London Wembley Stadium Fri. May 16
20-Sept Paris Stade de France Fri. May 16

03-Oct E. Rutherford Izod Center Mon. May 19
06-Oct New York City Madison Square Garden Mon. May 19
07-Oct New York City Madison Square Garden Mon. May 19
15-Oct Boston TD BankNorth Garden Sat. May 17
18-Oct Toronto Air Canada Centre Sat. May 24
22-Oct Montreal Bell Centre Sat. May 24
26-Oct Chicago United Center Sat. May 17
30-Oct Vancouver BC Place Stadium Sat. May 24
01-Nov Oakland Oracle Arena Sun. June 1
04-Nov San Diego Petco Park Sun. June 1
06-Nov Los Angeles Dodger Stadium Sun. June 1
08-Nov Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena Sat. May 31
11-Nov Denver Pepsi Center Sat. May 31
16-Nov Houston Minute Maid Park Sat. May 31
19-Nov Philadelphia Wachovia Center Mon. June 2
22-Nov Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall Mon. June 2
24-Nov Atlanta Philips Arena Sat. May 31
26-Nov Miami Dolphin Stadium Sat. May 31


All presale times are LOCAL TIME. Additional dates and venues to be announced.

Madonna's Sticky & Sweet tour will also visit Mexico and South America later this year. Show date and on sale information to follow.

For news, contests, tour dates and more visit Madonna.com.
www.madonna.com

also Zagreb on Sep 23rd and Athens on 27th
Zagreb here I comeeeee :drama:

and Madrid on Sept 17h -> http://www.livenationinternational.com/madonna/

this has just dissapeared....

No Scottish date announced yet ... BOO!

Still plenty of scope within those dates for quite a few extra shows.

Official press release.....

MADONNA'S YUMMY 'STICKY & SWEET' TOUR ITINERARY UNWRAPPED FOR FANS FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME

'HARD CANDY' CD DEBUTS AT NO. 1 AROUND THE WORLD IN 27 COUNTRIES THUS FAR INCLUDING (US, UK, FRANCE, GERMANY, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA)

WORLD TOUR KICKS OFF IN CARDIFF AUGUST 23rd



Madonna, the world's tastiest sweetheart, has announced more non stop treats for her legions of legendary & devoted fans. Following the latest news news that 'HARD CANDY' has debuted at No. 1 around the globe, it has been confirmed that Madonna's 'STICKY & SWEET TOUR' will begin (hip) hopping around the world on August 23rd in Cardiff, Wales with stops in major European markets through September including London (11-September) and Paris (20-September).

UK DATES
23rd August- Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
(Ticket Prices: £150, £100, £85, £75, £65, £55)
11th Sept- Wembley Stadium, London
(Ticket Prices: £160, £110, £90, £85, £75, £65)

TICKETS ON SALE 9AM FRIDAY MAY 16th

Tickets available from www.livenation.co.uk or 24 hr box office 0844 576 5483 (all tickets subject to booking fee. There will be a 6 ticket per person limit for stadium events). For VIP Candy Shop and hot ticket packages, visit www.livenation.eu/madonna

The U.S. leg of the 'STICKY & SWEET TOUR' begins October 3rd at the Izod Center in E. Rutherford, New Jersey, with stops at NY's Madison Square Garden on October 6th and 7th, followed by performances in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles and more before stopping at Miami's Dolphin Stadium on November 26th. Madonna's STICKY & SWEET Tour will also visit Mexico and South America later this year. (Show dates, and on sale information in these markets will follow at a later date.)

Confirmed today by Guy Oseary, Madonna's manager and Arthur Fogel, CEO Global Touring and Chairman Global Music, Live Nation who is producing the tour, Sticky & Sweet will play arenas and stadiums throughout Europe and North America including a number of cities where Madonna has not performed in the past fifteen years.'STICKY & SWEET' will be directed by Madonna's long time creative collaborator Jamie King. The musical director will be Kevin Antunes. The complete tour itinerary is listed below with additional cities and dates to be announced. For complete tour and ticket information, fans can visit: www.livenation.com & www.madonna.com.

'HARD CANDY', Madonna's 11th studio album for Warner Bros. Records debuted at number one in 27 countries around the world thus far, including the USA, JAPAN, FRANCE, UK, GERMANY, CANADA, ITALY, AUSTRALIA, NETHERLANDS, SOUTH AFRICA, SWEDEN, DENMARK, IRELAND, FINLAND, AUSTRIA, CHILE, SPAIN, MEXICO, HONG KONG, SINGAPORE, SLOVENIA, PORTUGAL, BELGIUM, BRAZIL, SWITZERLAND, ISRAEL, U.A.E.

Madonna and Live Nation entered into a revolutionary partnership last fall and her last three worldwide tours were produced by Live Nation.

A multi-Grammy award winner and recent inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Madonna has long been known for groundbreaking multi-dimensional tours that consist of visual and audio extravaganzas with non stop singing and breathtaking dancing. Madonna's last outing, 2006's acclaimed Confessions Tour played in 25 countries including Moscow and reached a collective audience of over 1.3 million fans and was the highest grossing concert tour of all time by a female artist.

Madonna will headline Radio 1’s Big Weekend, May 10th .

"I'll be your one stop Candy Shop

Everything that I've got"

Madonna

"CANDY SHOP" from

"HARD CANDY"



TICKETS:

Tickets for "Sticky and Sweet" will go on sale beginning Friday, May 16th in London, Paris, Cardiff and Nice followed by on sales Saturday, May 17th in Amsterdam, Boston and Chicago with E. Rutherford and New York City on sale Monday, May 12th. Tickets will range from $55.00 through $350 ($375.00 in Las Vegas) offering a variety of excellent seats at all price levels. Additional on-sales vary and are listed below or available at www.livenation.com <http://www.livenation.com/> & www.madonna.com <http://www.madonna.com/> . There will be a 4 ticket limit per person at the arena performances and a 6 ticket per person limit for stadium events.

MADONNA.COM:

Icon is Madonna's official fan club. Legacy members of Icon get first access to tickets starting May 12th, 2008. Fan club members who join May 1st and later will not have access to presale tickets. However, all ticket buyers for the tour get a free trial one year Virtual Icon membership which provides access to the largest digital archive of Madonna photos online, a social networking community of dedicated Madonna fans, contests, news and much more. Sign up for Icon at Madonna.com today.

www.viagogo.co.uk:

viagogo is the Official Premium Ticketing Partner for Madonna's European Tour 2008. Premium tickets and VIP packages will be available from Friday 16th May on www.viagogo.co.uk. In addition, viagogo will be the Official Secondary Ticketing Exchange where fans can buy and sell their tickets. viagogo facilitates the exchange between someone who wants to sell and someone who wants to buy a ticket for a live event. It guarantees that buyers receive their tickets in time for the show and sellers receive payment. viagogo is Europe's leading ticket exchange.

*Not applicable for Sticky & Sweet shows in Germany & Italy.


About Live Nation:

Live Nation is the future of the music business. With the most live concerts, music venues and festivals in the world and the most comprehensive concert search engine on the web, Live Nation is revolutionizing the music industry; onstage and online. Headquartered iN Los Angeles, California, live Nation is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, trading under the symbol "LYV." Additional information about the company can be found at www.livenation.com under the "About Us" section


MADONNA STICKY & SWEET
TOUR ITINERARY 2008

Showdate: City: Venue: On sale Date:

23-Aug Cardiff Millennium Stadium Fri. May 16

26-Aug Nice Stade Charles Ehrmann Fri. May 16

28-Aug Berlin Olympic Stadium Wed. May 21

02-Sept Amsterdam Arena Sat. May 17

04-Sept Dusseldorf LTU Arena Wed. May 21

06-Sept Rome Olympic Stadium Fri. May 23

09-Sept Frankfurt Commerzbank Arena Wed. May 21

11-Sept London Wembley Stadium Fri. May 16

20-Sept Paris Stade de France Fri. May 16

03-Oct E. Rutherford Izod Center Mon. May 12

06-Oct New York City Madison Square Garden Mon. May 12

07-Oct New York City Madison Square Garden Mon. May 12

15-Oct Boston TD BankNorth Garden Sat. May 17

18-Oct Toronto Air Canada Centre Sat. May 24

22-Oct Montreal Bell Centre Sat. May 24

26-Oct Chicago United Center Sat. May 17

30-Oct Vancouver BC Place Stadium Sat. May 24

01-Nov Oakland Oracle Arena Sun. June 1

04-Nov San Diego Petco Park Sun. June 1

06-Nov Los Angeles Dodger Stadium Sun. June 1

08-Nov Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena Sat. May 31

11-Nov Denver Pepsi Center Sat. May 31

16-Nov Houston Minute Maid Park Sat. May 31

19-Nov Philadelphia Wachovia Center Mon. June 2

22-Nov Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall Mon. June 2

24-Nov Atlanta Philips Arena Sat. May 31

26-Nov Miami Dolphin Stadium Sat. May 31



Additional dates and venues to be announced.



Madonna's Sticky & Sweet tour will also visit Mexico and South America later this year. Show date and on sale information to follow.

OMFGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD

I'm gonna go to the Amsterdam and Dusseldorff dates :alexz: :alexz: :alexz: :drama:

Eek. I so can't afford tickets right now!!

I'm gonna try to go the Wembley gig though!!!

well I dont mean to be rude, but why would she bother?

It's like sending a physicist to explain breaking the atom to the Chicken Shed Choir.

OMG. :lmao:

God I can't afford them yet! I hope further London dates are released later when I can afford it!

I know. It's utterly disastrous timing. I think I'll be able to buy one ticket at most now. I'm sure there'll still be plenty floating about by the time it's on though.

There always tickets you can get right up to the end - even if means having to plump for one of those annoying package deals.

The bird and I are thinking about going to Amsterdam to see her. Might as well make a trip of it.

Yeah, that's the best way to do it. Cardiff is far closer and cheaper for me to get to, but there's no way in hell I'd consider going to such an utterly underwhelming city to see her. If I'm having to travel, then I'd rather go somewhere cool and get a bit of a holiday out of it too.

I hope the Madrid date appears again. She hasn't toured here since DWT, and she knows perfectly that Spanish audience is the best one.

london or amsterdam for me please, but i'm practically penniless at the moment. hopefully she could add a date in athens or else i'm doomed.

Is this really the poster? It's so fucking ugly.

well, i'll be flying back home the same day the atlanta tix go on sale:((((

an utter disaster.

hopefully an Athens date will be announced...c'mon no Spain or Greece..and she will perform in Croatia? WTF

I will propably go in London...and I am sure that 4-5 more London gigs will be added, as it is always her most profitable location gig..

I'd say only 2 night at Wembley Stadium max. It's a huge venue.

Yay @ bitches coming to Amsterdam :D

COME ON ATHENS

I'll probably go to the Zagreb gig cause I'm in Vienna then.. shit..

Amsterdam would have been perfect but I can'ttttt UGHH

there better be more dates announced.. Munich, Vienna or Budapest!

COOOOME ON ATHENSSSSS

Ugly old cow, if she doesn't come to Spain, i hope the Royal Academy of the Language forbid her to use Spanish words in ther songs.

Our plan is to go see her in Berlin. I'd rather go see her in Amsterdam but that's when school begins :(

Kužiš dećki da ćemo obojica u ljepu njihovu :flirt:

Fuck. Tickets go for the Amsterdam gig go on sale when I'm in Paris. I probably can get them through the local fanclub but they're a bunch of loons haha.

Anyway, I think I rather go to Frankfurt or Berlin and take a mini break or something.

Half of the people attending the concert in Amsterdam last time who were standing in the golden circle were from abroad. Madonna fans really like to travel! :alexz:

for fucks's sake, zagreb is back on the list, and still no sign of the athens and madrid dates.

athens would be an amazing gig. COME TO ATHENS, BITCH :Topaz:

For the first time ever I sort of have an "I can't be bothered with all this" feeling about this whole tour.

It's possibly to do with the Roseland debacle. I just find myself questioning for the first time ever whether I really want to fork out a lot of money to see her again.

HELP ME THROUGH THIS CRISIS PLEASE.

Or maybe you are growing up and have other important things to do? Now you understand me when i said that i wasn't disappointed when I couldn't go to RIT.

I thought I was the only one. :shy:

Just today I said to my friends that if prices go over 110 euro's we won't be going. :shock:

Karbatal, if anyone else said to me what you just said I'd think they were being incredibly condescending and offensive.

I'll assume you weren't doing that though. Not knowingly anyway.