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| OFFICIAL
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“I’M
GOING TO TURN THE WORLD INTO ONE BIG DANCE
FLOOR” |
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| April
3, 2006… New York City. FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE |
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| Madonna will be dancing
and singing across the stages of the world
this spring and summer, it was announced today.
The “Confessions Tour” with concerts
across major US cities, Canada, Europe and
Japan will begin in Los Angeles on May 21st.
“Confessions” tour dates were
officially confirmed by Madonna’s managers
Angela Becker and Guy Oseary, along with Arthur
Fogel, President of The Next Adventure (a
Live Nation Company), the tour’s worldwide
promoter. |
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| Tour stops in North
America for the “Confessions Tour”
will include arenas in Chicago, Boston, San
Jose, Phoenix, Fresno, Las Vegas, Philadelphia,
Atlantic City, Miami, Montreal and New York.
Overseas appearances will take place in arenas,
stadiums and outdoor venues in Paris, France;
Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Cardiff, Wales;
Rome, Italy; Dusseldorf and Hannover Germany;
Horsens, Denmark; Osaka and Tokyo Japan. |
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| The “Confessions”
Tour will be directed by longtime Madonna collaborator
Jamie King with Stuart Price once again on board
as Musical Director. Arianne Phillips and Jean
Paul Gaultier, long standing members of Madonna’s
creative team, will respectively oversee and
design costumes for the tour. |
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| Madonna’s
previous tour, the 2004 “Re-Invention
Tour” was the most successful tour of
that year, according to Billboard Magazine. |
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| The Warner Bros.
Records mega star, whose current CD “Confessions
on a Dance Floor” debuted at No.1 in
29 countries, has already begun rehearsals
in Los Angeles with her talented troupe of
musicians and dancers. With a staggering 35
No. 1 hits on Billboard’s dance charts
during the course of her unparalleled career,
it’s no surprise that Madonna issued
the following mission statement regarding
the “Confessions Tour”: “I’m
going to turn the world into one big dance
floor,” exhorted the Material Girl. |
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| The multi-Grammy
Award winning artist, songwriter, children’s
book author, producer and video visionary
with an unrivaled reputation for astonishing
stage spectacles, has made musical history
many times over including international record
sales of over 200 million albums. A cultural
innovator of astonishing diversity and enduring
appeal, Madonna has defined our era with a
sound, style and vision that has inspired
countless artists and millions of fans around
the globe. In the process, she has pioneered
a new model of creative empowerment, overseeing
a multi-faceted career that encompasses virtually
every aspect of contemporary culture. |
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| Existing
Madonna Fan Club Icon Members |
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| Have received a
special pre-sale opportunity prior to the
public sales dates outlined below. Members
can check www.madonna.com for complete details. |
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| Live Nation is a
leading live content and distribution company
focused on creating superior experiences for
artists, performers, corporations and fans.
Live Nation owns, operates or has booking
rights for 150 venues worldwide and promoted
or produced over 28,500 events in 2005. Live
Nation is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
Live Nation is listed on The New York Stock
Exchange, trading under the symbol “LYV”.
For more information regarding Live Nation
and its businesses, please visit the company’s
web site at www.livenation.com. |
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| SOLD
OUT JUST IN 10 MINUTES |
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| From Ireland Online
- Tickets for Madonna’s UK leg of her
Confessions Tour sold out today in just 10
minutes. Fans snapped up every ticket for
the first two Wembley Arena gigs as soon as
the box office opened at 9am. A further four
Wembley dates were swiftly added – and
all had sold out by lunchtime. Now a seventh
gig has been added for August 15. |
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| Madonna
Tour Tickets Selling Quickly |
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| Initial ticket sales
for Madonnna's upcoming Confessions tour have
been predictably huge, with shows added in
several cities and virtually all dates selling
out. |
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| The tour, which begins
May 21 in Los Angeles, has sold out four shows
in Paris at Bercy Stadium beginning Aug. 27,
seven shows at London's Wembley Arena beginning
Aug. 1, two shows at the 40,000-capacity Amsterdam
Arena beginning Sept. 3, and four shows in
New York's Madison Square Garden beginning
June 28, as well as doubles in Los Angeles,
Montreal, Miami and Chicago. |
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| Also sold out are Las Vegas
(May 27), Philadelphia (July 12), Hartford, Conn.
(June 25), Phoenix (June 8) and San Jose (May 30). |
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| Tour producer Arthur Fogel,
president of TNA International, tells Billboard.com
there has clearly been no resistance to ticket prices
that range from $50 to $350. "What you have
is a recognition that she creates and delivers a
spectacular show every time she goes on the road,"
says Fogel. "And this tour will be no different." |
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| With a gross potential
in the $200 million range, Confessions could be
the top-grossing tour ever for a female artist.
In 2004, Madonna's Re-Invention tour grossed $125
million and drew more than 900,000 fans to 56 shows. |
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| Confessionstour.com
is happy to premiere the artwork of Madonna's
Confessions Tourbook. This fabulous new photographic
tribute, designed by Giovanni Bianco, contains
pictures from Madonna's Confessions On A Dance
Floor album as well as Madonna and Steven
Klein's latest photoshoot. The Confessions
Tourbook will be available on merch stands
from May 21. Click
here to see the cover! Click
here to pre-order it from Madonna's official
Tour Store. |
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| CONFESSIONS
TOUR BEHIND THE SCENES |
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| Confessionstour.com
brings you an exclusive video sneak peak from
behind the scenes of rehearsals from the Confessions
Tour which launches on Sunday, May 21st in
Los Angeles. Click
to check it out!. |
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| Osaka Dome on Saturday,
Sept. 16th and Tokyo Dome on Wed. Sept. 20 |
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Having opened to fabulous
reviews on Sunday night in Los Angeles, tour promoters
The Next Adventure and Kyodo Tokyo are pleased to
confirm that Madonna will visit Japan this September.
Madonna Confessions Tour will play the Osaka Dome
on Saturday, Sept. 16th and Tokyo Dome on Wed. Sept.
20.
Ticket reservations will begin on Saturday, June
10th with public on sale Sunday, July 9th. Ticket
prices will be 14.000 yen, 11,000 yen with special
seats available for 50,000 yen. Additional ticket
information will be announced soon. |
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Madonna Hangs On A Cross, Knocks World Leaders
In Tour
Kickoffnight in Los Angeles.
Confessions Tour Site!
For all of the latest information about Madonna's
upcoming tour, go to
www.confessions.com
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Madonna
Tour Store
Go visit Madonna's new tour
store and check out all of
the latest Madonna products
for your wardrobe, home and
CD player!
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