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Encyclopedia > Confessions Tour
Confessions Tour
Tour by Madonna
Start date May 21, 2006
End date September 21, 2006
Legs 3
Shows 34 in North America
22 in Europe
4 in Japan
60 in Total
Madonna tour chronology
The Re-Invention Tour
(2004)
Confessions Tour
(2006)
TBA

The Confessions Tour was a concert tour by pop singer Madonna to support her album Confessions on a Dance Floor. According to Billboard Madonna's tour grossed nearly $195 million[1] with a total of 60 shows and 1.2 million people in paid attendance through North America, Europe, and Japan. The tour set the record for the top-grossing tour ever by a female artist in history. The Confessions Tour is the second live album by pop singer Madonna, released on January 26, 2007 by Warner Bros. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (562x699, 258 KB) Official logo image for Madonnas 2006, Confessions Tour. ... This article is about the American entertainer. ... is the 141st day of the year (142nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... North America North America is a continent[1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... This article is about the American entertainer. ... Re-Invention Tour was a seven-country concert tour by Madonna starting in May 2004 which featured music from the beginning of her career to her 2003 album American Life. ... This article is about the American entertainer. ... Confessions on a Dance Floor is the tenth studio album by pop singer Madonna, released on 15 November 2005 by Warner Bros. ... Billboard can refer to: Billboard magazine Billboard (advertising) Billboard antenna In 3D computer graphics, to billboard is to rotate an object so that it faces the viewer. ...

Contents

The show

Madonna mentioned in an interview UK newspaper The Guardian on November 20, 2005 that she may tour the following year; she was going to call it the Confessions Tour or Confess Your Sins Tour. A further rumored name for the tour was the Dance and Sing World Tour although Madonna soon denied this.[2] This article is about the American entertainer. ...


Madonna described the tour as "turning the world into a giant dancefloor." The show is divided into four separate acts with different themes: equestrian, urban bedouin, glam punk and disco fever. Each show in each city is almost the same except some very few differences. A young rider at a horse show in Australia. ... A Bedouin man on a hillside at Mount Sinai Bedouin, (from the Arabic (), is a desert-dwelling Arab nomadic pastoralist, found throughout most of the desert belt extending from the Atlantic coast of the Sahara via the Western Desert, Sinai, and Negev to the Arabian Desert. ... Glam punk is glam rock and punk rock music. ... Disco Fever was a New York City dance club located in the South Bronx. ...


Scenes in the opening number, "Future Lovers" and "I Feel Love", were taken from Madonna's 2006 photo shoot with Steven Klein for W magazine. Madonna's actual x-rays from her horse riding accident were used as backdrops during the "Like a Virgin" performance. Katie Holmes on the cover of the August 2005 edition of W. W is a monthly American fashion magazine. ... An X-ray picture (radiograph), taken by Wilhelm Röntgen in 1896, of his wife, Anna Bertha Ludwigs[1] hand X-rays (or Röntgen rays) are a form of electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength in the range of 10 to 0. ... Audio sample Info Like a Virgin (help· info) Like a Virgin is the first single by pop singer Madonna from her second studio album, Like a Virgin. ...

Madonna performing in Los Angeles during the first show of Confessions Tour
Madonna performing in Los Angeles during the first show of Confessions Tour

The tour generated international controversy due to its use of Christian religious iconography. While singing "Live to Tell", Madonna hung from a mirrored cross, wearing a crown of thorns around her head. Christian, Jewish and Muslim groups in North America and Europe came together to criticize what they saw as Madonna's exploitation of "sacred" Christian symbols. In response, Madonna personally and publicly invited Pope Benedict XVI to see the show while in Rome - insisting that she was doing the controversial act to raise awareness and money for orphans abandoned in Africa (particularly Malawi) due to HIV/AIDS and that "Jesus wouldn't mind." (While she sings "Live to Tell," in the background run haunting images of the devastation wreaking havoc in Africa right now. On top, a count begins from 0 until it reaches 12 million - the number of orphans created by HIV/AIDS in Africa alone [2006 UN estimate]). Image File history File links Madonnact. ... Image File history File links Madonnact. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... True Blue track listing White Heat (3) Live to Tell (4) Wheres the Party (5) The Immaculate Collection track listing Into the Groove (7) Live to Tell (8) Papa Dont Preach (9) Something to Remember track listing This Used to Be My Playground (6) Live to Tell (7... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations · Other religions Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Catholic Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      Christianity is... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination... There is also a collection of Hadith called Sahih Muslim A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Persian: Mosalman or Mosalmon Urdu: مسلمان, Turkish: Müslüman, Albanian: Mysliman, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of the religion of Islam. ... Pope Benedict XVI (Latin: ; born April 16, 1927 as Joseph Alois Ratzinger in Marktl am Inn, Bavaria, Germany) is the 265th reigning pope, the head of the Roman Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City. ... For other uses, see Rome (disambiguation). ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... Species Human immunodeficiency virus 1 Human immunodeficiency virus 2 Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS, a condition in humans in which the immune system begins to fail, leading to life-threatening opportunistic infections). ... For other uses, see AIDS (disambiguation). ... True Blue track listing White Heat (3) Live to Tell (4) Wheres the Party (5) The Immaculate Collection track listing Into the Groove (7) Live to Tell (8) Papa Dont Preach (9) Something to Remember track listing This Used to Be My Playground (6) Live to Tell (7...


The version of "Erotica" performed in this show includes lyrics from an early demo version of the song, commonly known by fans as "You Thrill Me". Towards the end of the song, musical elements of "Everybody" are woven in, as when Stuart Price was remixing songs for performance in the tour, the song was due to be performed after "Erotica/You Thrill Me". However, when the song was cut (it was instead performed on the promotional tour for the Confessions on a Dancefloor album), Price and Madonna liked the added elements so much they left them in. Erotica track listing Erotica (1) Fever (2) GHV2 track listing Deeper and Deeper (7 edit) (1) Erotica (radio edit) (2) Human Nature (radio version) (3) Erotica was the first single from Madonnas 1992 album Erotica. ... Erotica - A different version than the released one, it contains some alternate lyrics. ... Madonna track listing Physical Attraction (7) Everybody (8) Burning Up [12 version] (remastered edition) (9) You Can Dance track listing Holiday (2) Everybody (3) Physical Attraction (4) Everybody is the debut single by pop singer Madonna, released on October 6, 1982 by Sire Records. ... Stuart David Price (born in Paris, 9 September 1977) is a British electronic musician, songwriter, and producer whose remixing and production skills are coveted by artists including Madonna, Missy Elliot and The Killers. ...


Yitzhak Sinwani (who is featured on the album track "Isaac") sings alongside Madonna for the same song and joins her on renditions of "Paradise (Not For Me)", "Drowned World/Substitute For Love", and "La Isla Bonita". Paradise (Not for Me) is a song by American singer Madonna from her 2000 album Music and Mirwais Ahmadzaïs album Production. ... Ray of Light track listing Drowned World/Substitute for Love (1) Swim (2) GHV2 track listing What It Feels Like for a Girl (album version) (13) Drowned World/Substitute for Love (album version) (14) Music (album version) (15) For the JG Ballard novel, see The Drowned World Drowned World/Substitute... True Blue track listing The Immaculate Collection track listing La Isla Bonita (English: The Beautiful Island) is a 1987 single by Madonna. ...


Initially, Madonna was to perform the songs "Deeper and Deeper" and "Everybody" but replaced them in favor of "Erotica" and "La Isla Bonita". She rehearsed these and even performed "Everybody" during her Confessions promo tour throughout various nightclubs. "Nothing Fails" was also rehearsed as a mix in with Drowned World/Substitute For Love but it didn't make the final cut. Erotica track listing Bye Bye Baby (3) Deeper and Deeper (4) Where Life Begins (5) GHV2 track listing Deeper and Deeper (7 edit) (1) Erotica (radio edit) (2) Deeper and Deeper was the second single released from Madonnas 1992 album Erotica. ... Madonna track listing Physical Attraction (7) Everybody (8) Burning Up [12 version] (remastered edition) (9) You Can Dance track listing Holiday (2) Everybody (3) Physical Attraction (4) Everybody is the debut single by pop singer Madonna, released on October 6, 1982 by Sire Records. ... Erotica track listing Erotica (1) Fever (2) GHV2 track listing Deeper and Deeper (7 edit) (1) Erotica (radio edit) (2) Human Nature (radio version) (3) Erotica was the first single from Madonnas 1992 album Erotica. ... True Blue track listing The Immaculate Collection track listing La Isla Bonita (English: The Beautiful Island) is a 1987 single by Madonna. ... Madonna track listing Physical Attraction (7) Everybody (8) Burning Up [12 version] (remastered edition) (9) You Can Dance track listing Holiday (2) Everybody (3) Physical Attraction (4) Everybody is the debut single by pop singer Madonna, released on October 6, 1982 by Sire Records. ... American Life track listing Nobody Knows Me (5) Nothing Fails (6) Intervention (7) Nothing Fails is a pop-folk ballad written by American singer-songwriter Madonna , Guy Sigsworth and Jem for Madonnas ninth album American Life (2003). ... Ray of Light track listing Drowned World/Substitute for Love (1) Swim (2) GHV2 track listing What It Feels Like for a Girl (album version) (13) Drowned World/Substitute for Love (album version) (14) Music (album version) (15) For the JG Ballard novel, see The Drowned World Drowned World/Substitute...


Madonna sang Give Peace a Chance during her stop in Moscow during her "diva speech". She brought out her whole stage crew, even Isaac and Stuart, and had them lift their hands up and sway. Give Peace a Chance is a song written by John Lennon and originally credited to Lennon-McCartney (John Lennon and Paul McCartney). ... For other uses, see Moscow (disambiguation). ...


Musician Lenny Kravitz, who also appeared in the audience during numerous shows, joined Madonna live on stage for the song I Love New York at one of the Paris gigs. Leonard Albert Lenny Kravitz (born May 26, 1964) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and arranger whose retro style incorporates elements of rock, soul, funk, reggae, hard rock, psychedelic, folk, and ballads. ...

Madonna performing Hung Up in Philadelphia.

The stage was a multi-million dollar stage that with the props took trucks to transport. The stage had a main stage with multiple elevators, a central runway with led lights and strobes lining it, a central stage with an led view screen in the construction and an elevator. The 2 secondary runways were raised up into the stands and also had view screens inside of the construction. There were 2 projection screens raised above the audience so those who couldn't get a clear view of the stage could still see the performance. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Audio sample Info (help· info) Hung Up is a pop-dance song written by American singer-songwriter Madonna, Stuart Price, Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, and produced by Madonna and Price. ...


There were also 7 LED screens that would move around during the performance including 1 semi-circular transparent screen lowered onto the stage during Future lovers, Live to tell, Like it or not, The sorry interlude video, I Love New York, Music Inferno and Hung Up.


Among the various props were A 2 million dollar disco ball embellished in 2 million dollars worth of Swarovski Crystals bringing it to a weight of 2 tons. During the opening number, the ball is lowered onto the stage at the end of the run way and Madonna is raised up into it via the elevator and the ball opens, revealing her. The ball's interior was the hydraulic tubing to hold it open, 2 sets of stairs and hundreds of led lights.


Other props include the turntable- pummel horse used during Like A Virgin, a set of metal bars and the controversial crucifix. Like a Virgin is the second studio album by singer Madonna. ...


Recognition

In October 2007, the Confessions Tour was submitted for consideration for nomination for Best Long Form Music Video at the 50th Grammy Awards (of a large group of 158 films). The 50th Grammy Awards will take place on February 10, 2008. Nominations will be announced on December 6, 2007. Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music...


Message to Australian fans

Madonna.com posted this message to fans in Australia on the 13th of July, 2006.

To my fans in Australia

Please forgive me. I really did hope and expect to come to Australia during the Confessions Tour and asked my managers to try to include some shows there. I have fond memories from previous tours. Unfortunately, the logistics just didn't work out this time around. We looked into going from Japan to Australia and ending the show there but I have to get my kids back into school in England and they are, as you can understand, my most important priority. The important thing to remember is that I'm not retiring anytime soon and I am gonna get to Australia as soon as I can. You remain in my heart and Thank you for your continued love & support.


Love, Madonna[3]

Live Nation also looked into doing shows in Latin America which were unfortunately scrapped due to time constraints, however Madonna's manager Guy Oseary has said she will hit these markets on her next tour.


Cross controversy

The most controversial part of the show - Madonna on a cross

The show aired on NBC, Madonna: The Confessions Tour Live From London, on November 22, 2006. The show aired in the UK on Channel 4 on November 26, in Brazil on HBO on December 7, in the Netherlands on VARA on December 30, and it will air in Finland and Japan at a later date. It was filmed by director Jonas Åkerlund in London on August 13, 15th and 16th (which also was Madonna's 48th birthday). The concert was released in a live CD+DVD edition which named The Confessions Tour on January 29, 2007 (Worldwide) and January 30, 2007 (USA and Canada). Image File history File links Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixels Full resolution (768 × 1024 pixel, file size: 125 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Picture releases as public domain [1] File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixels Full resolution (768 × 1024 pixel, file size: 125 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Picture releases as public domain [1] File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not... This article is about the television network. ... This article is about the British television station. ... For other uses, see HBO (disambiguation). ... Vara is an old Spanish and Portuguese unit of length. ... Jonas Ã…kerlund (born November 16, 1966 in Bromma) is a Swedish film director, most known for making music videos. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The Confessions Tour is the second live album by pop singer Madonna, released on January 26, 2007 by Warner Bros. ...

"I am very grateful that my show was so well received all over the world. But there seems to be many misinterpretations about my appearance on the cross and I wanted to explain it myself once and for all.

There is a segment in my show where three of my dancers 'confess' or share harrowing experiences from their childhood that they ultimately overcame. My 'confession' follows and takes place on a Crucifix that I ultimately come down from. This is not a mocking of the church. It is no different than a person wearing a Cross or 'Taking Up the Cross' as it says in the Bible. My performance is neither anti-Christian, sacrilegious or blasphemous. Rather, it is my plea to the audience to encourage mankind to help one another and to see the world as a unified whole. I believe in my heart that if Jesus were alive today he would be doing the same thing.


My specific intent is to bring attention to the millions of children in Africa who are dying every day, and are living without care, without medicine and without hope. I am asking people to open their hearts and minds to get involved in whatever way they can. The song ends with a quote from the Bible's Book of Matthew:


For I was hungry and you gave me food. I was naked and you gave me clothing. I was sick and you took care of me and God replied, "Whatever you did for the least of my brothers... you did it to me."


Please do not pass judgment without seeing my show.[4]

NBC made headlines when it censored the concert and refused to broadcast controversial footage of the pop star hanging from a crucifix during one of her songs. This controversial footage was also removed from the MuchMoreMusic broadcast of the show in Canada. However, the crucifixion scene was broadcast in full on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom and VARA in the Netherlands. The segment in question wasn't shown with Madonna appearing on the cross, but instead NBC aired pictures of African Orphans that appeared upon the screens during the live performance with a counter that ran from 0 to 12 million (representing the 12 million children orphaned by AIDS in Africa). This article is about the television network. ... MuchMoreMusic is a Canadian English language cable television specialty channel owned by CTVglobemedia, based in the CHUM-City Building in Toronto, Ontario. ... This article is about the British television station. ... Vara is an old Spanish and Portuguese unit of length. ... This article is about the television network. ... For other uses, see AIDS (disambiguation). ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ...


At least one NBC affiliate, Gannett-owned WXIA-TV Atlanta, opted not to carry the concert, airing it on its co-owned sister station, WATL, instead. Also News Channel 6 WVVA-TV out of Bluefield WV, chose not to show the concert either. They said it was inappropriate and felt that the viewers did not need to see the show. They showed the Nutcracker instead. Gannett Company, Inc. ... WXIA-TV, channel 11, is the NBC television affiliate in Atlanta, Georgia. ... This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ... WATL, channel 36, is a television station in Atlanta, Georgia affiliated with MyNetworkTV. It is owned by the Gannett Company and is a sister station to WXIA-TV (channel 11), Atlantas NBC affiliate. ... WVVA, channel 6, is a television station in southern West Virginia market. ...


NBC, TVR 1 and Channel 4 also did not air the "Sorry Interlude", "Drowned World/Substitute For Love", "Paradise (Not For Me)" and "Lucky Star". Sorry is a pop-dance song written and produced by Madonna and Stuart Price for Madonnas tenth album Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005). ... Ray of Light track listing Drowned World/Substitute for Love (1) Swim (2) GHV2 track listing What It Feels Like for a Girl (album version) (13) Drowned World/Substitute for Love (album version) (14) Music (album version) (15) For the JG Ballard novel, see The Drowned World Drowned World/Substitute... Paradise (Not for Me) is a song by American singer Madonna from her 2000 album Music and Mirwais Ahmadzaïs album Production. ... Madonna track listing Lucky Star (1) Borderline (2) The Immaculate Collection track listing Holiday (1) Lucky Star (2) Borderline (3) Alternate covers Second (and most common) cover of the UK 7 release of Lucky Star Original cover of the UK Lucky Star single, the 7 of which is one of...


After airing on NBC the concert special aired on Bravo, mun2, and in high definition on Universal HD on December 29. The three above listed cable networks are all owned by NBC Universal Cable. This article is about the television network. ... This article is about the U.S. cable network. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Universal HD, designed for HDTV, is a cable television network owned by NBC Universal. ... NBC Universal Cable is a division of NBC Universal that oversees the following Cable television networks. ...


Ticket sales

Tickets for the tour sold out within minutes of going on sale at many venues in North America and Europe, and new dates were immediately announced - included five new dates at Wembley Arena and new dates in New York, Chicago, Paris and Los Angeles. Madonna rang up eight sellouts at Wembley Arena beginning Aug. 1, notching the highest Billboard Boxscore gross of 2006 in the process. [3] She grossed $80 million for the US shows alone throughout the summer, and it instantly became the highest grossing summer tour of the year 2006. Madonna's Tour:Spent 5 months on tour. Preformed 60 dates. Average ticket prices were between $55 and $350.


In particular, NRJ reported that the two French dates sold out within 15 minutes of going on sale, resulting in two shows being added. The two original dates in London sold out almost instantly, and five new shows at Wembley Arena were announced. [4] On April 8, Madonna sold 30,000 tickets in under 40 minutes in Montreal, breaking a record previously held by U2. On July 9, 2006, 50,000 tickets went on sale for Madonna's Osaka and Tokyo shows. The tickets were sold out in a record five minutes. It was Madonna's first time touring Japan in 13 years. Fans began waiting in line and calling ticket brokers well in advance of the first day sale date. In order to meet high demand, an additional date was added, September 21, 2006, at the Tokyo Dome. On August 8, 2006, more than 35,000 tickets for the first ever Madonna concert in Moscow went on sale and, as claimed by show organizers, all were sold out in four days, which could be a new record in that country as all other artists had taken more than 2 weeks to sell out the tickets in the region. However, after many troubles with the concert (venue uncertainty, date change, ticket exchange), and, obviously, huge amount of tickets in the hands of speculators, tickets were on sale at their nominal values until the last minute.[5] NRJ (or energy) is a radio company and brand of commercial radio stations in Europe. ... Wembley Arena at Night (Taken at a live WWE Show). ... This article is about the Irish rock band. ... Tokyo Dome Baseball at the Tokyo Dome The Tokyo Dome and the amusement park Tokyo Dome City Attractions. ...


The most expensive ticket sold was $3883 for front row at the American Airlines Arena in Miami. The American Airlines Arena is an arena located in downtown Miami, Florida along Biscayne Bay and is used for basketball games and concerts. ... This article is about the city in Florida. ...


Income from 3 shows was donated the victims of Hurricane Katrina. [6] This article is about the Atlantic hurricane of 2005. ...


Set list

  1. Future Lovers
  2. Get Together
  3. Like a Virgin
  4. Jump
  5. Dancers Interlude: Dancers' Confessions
  6. Live to Tell
  7. Forbidden Love
  8. Isaac
  9. Sorry
  10. Like It Or Not
  11. Video Interlude: Sorry (Remix)
  12. I Love New York
  13. Ray of Light
  14. Let It Will Be
  15. Drowned World/Substitute for Love
  16. Paradise (Not for Me)
  17. Video Interlude: K-U-N-T's All Madonna, All The Time
  18. Music Inferno
  19. Erotica
  20. La Isla Bonita
  21. Lucky Star
  22. Hung Up

Future Lovers is a track from Madonnas 2005 dance album, Confessions On A Dance Floor. ... Confessions on a Dance Floor track listing Get Together is a dance-pop song written by American singer Madonna, Stuart Price, Anders Bagge, and Peer Astrom for Madonnas tenth studio album Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005). ... Audio sample Info Like a Virgin (help· info) Like a Virgin is the first single by pop singer Madonna from her second studio album, Like a Virgin. ... Jump is the fourth and final single from Madonnas album, Confessions on a Dance Floor. ... True Blue track listing White Heat (3) Live to Tell (4) Wheres the Party (5) The Immaculate Collection track listing Into the Groove (7) Live to Tell (8) Papa Dont Preach (9) Something to Remember track listing This Used to Be My Playground (6) Live to Tell (7... Forbidden Love is a pop/R&B ballad by American singer Madonna, released on her 1994 album Bedtime Stories. ... Sorry is a pop-dance song written and produced by Madonna and Stuart Price for Madonnas tenth album Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005). ... Like It Or Not is a song by British band Genesis, appearing on their 1981 album Abacab. ... Sorry is a pop-dance song written and produced by Madonna and Stuart Price for Madonnas tenth album Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005). ... For the Michael Wong album, see Ray of Light (Michael Wong album). ... Let It Will Be is a pop song written by Madonna, Mirwais Ahmadzaï and Stuart Price. ... Ray of Light track listing Drowned World/Substitute for Love (1) Swim (2) GHV2 track listing What It Feels Like for a Girl (album version) (13) Drowned World/Substitute for Love (album version) (14) Music (album version) (15) For the JG Ballard novel, see The Drowned World Drowned World/Substitute... Paradise (Not for Me) is a song by American singer Madonna from her 2000 album Music and Mirwais Ahmadzaïs album Production. ... The Confessions Tour track listing Let It Will Be (9) Music Inferno (10) Erotica (11) Music Inferno is a live song by pop singer Madonna. ... Erotica track listing Erotica (1) Fever (2) GHV2 track listing Deeper and Deeper (7 edit) (1) Erotica (radio edit) (2) Human Nature (radio version) (3) Erotica was the first single from Madonnas 1992 album Erotica. ... True Blue track listing The Immaculate Collection track listing La Isla Bonita (English: The Beautiful Island) is a 1987 single by Madonna. ... Madonna track listing Lucky Star (1) Borderline (2) The Immaculate Collection track listing Holiday (1) Lucky Star (2) Borderline (3) Alternate covers Second (and most common) cover of the UK 7 release of Lucky Star Original cover of the UK Lucky Star single, the 7 of which is one of... Audio sample Info (help· info) Hung Up is a pop-dance song written by American singer-songwriter Madonna, Stuart Price, Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, and produced by Madonna and Price. ...

Personnel

  • Tour director: Jamie King
  • Video Director: Dago Gonzalez for Veneno, Inc.
  • Musical Direction, Keyboards & Programming: Stuart Price
  • Keyboards: Marcus Brown
  • Drums: Steve Sidelnyk
  • Guitar: Monte Pittman, Madonna
  • Backing Vocals: Donna De Lory, Nicki Richards
  • Costume design: Arianne Phillips, Jean Paul Gaultier, Roman Diaz
  • Special Guest: Yitzhak Sinwani
  • Worldwide promoter: The Next Adventure

Veneno is a production company based in Los Angeles, CA founded in 2000 by producer/director Dago Gonzalez and specializing in concert video design, music videos, and EPKs. ... Stuart David Price (born in Paris, 9 September 1977) is a British electronic musician, songwriter, and producer whose remixing and production skills are coveted by artists including Madonna, Missy Elliot and The Killers. ... Donna De Lory is a singer, dancer and songwriter. ... Jean-Paul Gaultier (born April 24, 1952, in Arcueil) is a French fashion designer. ...

Dancers

Daniel Campos (born May 6, 1983), also known as Cloud, is a director, choreographer, actor, acrobat, and dancer from Adel, Georgia. ... Mihran was born in Yerevan, Armenia. ... Foucan on the run in Casino Royale. ... Víctor Manuel López Narge (born April 9, 1971 in Libertad) is a retired football striker from Uruguay, who was nicknamed Zurdo during his career. ...

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
North America
May 21, 2006 Los Angeles United States The Forum
May 23, 2006 Los Angeles United States The Forum
May 24, 2006 Los Angeles United States The Forum
May 27, 2006 Las Vegas United States MGM Grand Garden Arena
May 28, 2006 Las Vegas United States MGM Grand Garden Arena
May 30, 2006 San Jose United States HP Pavilion
May 31, 2006 San Jose United States HP Pavilion
June 3, 2006 Los Angeles United States Staples Center
June 5, 2006 Fresno United States Save Mart Center
June 6, 2006 Fresno United States Save Mart Center
June 8, 2006 Phoenix United States Glendale Arena
June 10, 2006 Phoenix United States Glendale Arena
June 14, 2006 Chicago United States United Center
June 15, 2006 Chicago United States United Center
June 18, 2006 Chicago United States United Center
June 19, 2006 Chicago United States United Center
June 21, 2006 Montreal Canada Bell Centre
June 22, 2006 Montreal Canada Bell Centre
June 25, 2006 Hartford United States Hartford Civic Center
June 26, 2006 Hartford United States Hartford Civic Center
June 28, 2006 New York City United States Madison Square Garden
June 29, 2006 New York City United States Madison Square Garden
July 2, 2006 New York City United States Madison Square Garden
July 3, 2006 New York City United States Madison Square Garden
July 6, 2006 Boston United States TD Banknorth Garden
July 9, 2006 Boston United States TD Banknorth Garden
July 10, 2006 Boston United States TD Banknorth Garden
July 12, 2006 Philadelphia United States Wachovia Center
July 13, 2006 Philadelphia United States Wachovia Center
July 16, 2006 Atlantic City United States Boardwalk Hall
July 18, 2006 New York City United States Madison Square Garden
July 19, 2006 New York City United States Madison Square Garden
July 22, 2006 Miami United States American Airlines Arena
July 23, 2006 Miami United States American Airlines Arena
Europe
Date City Country Venue
July 30, 2006 Cardiff Wales Millennium Stadium
August 1, 2006 London England Wembley Arena
August 3, 2006 London England Wembley Arena
August 6, 2006 Rome Italy Olympic Stadium
August 9, 2006 London England Wembley Arena
August 10, 2006 London England Wembley Arena
August 12, 2006 London England Wembley Arena
August 13, 2006 London England Wembley Arena
August 15, 2006 London England Wembley Arena
August 16, 2006 London England Wembley Arena
August 20, 2006 Düsseldorf Germany LTU Arena
August 22, 2006 Hannover Germany AWD Arena
August 24, 2006 Horsens Denmark Forum Horsens Outdoor
August 27, 2006 Paris France Bercy
August 28, 2006 Paris France Bercy
August 30, 2006 Paris France Bercy
August 31, 2006 Paris France Bercy
September 3, 2006 Amsterdam The Netherlands Amsterdam Arena
September 4, 2006 Amsterdam The Netherlands Amsterdam Arena
September 6, 2006 Prague Czech Republic Sazka Arena
September 7, 2006 Prague Czech Republic Sazka Arena
September 12, 2006 Moscow Russia Luzhniki Stadium
Japan
September 16, 2006 Osaka Japan Kyocera Dome Osaka
September 17, 2006 Osaka Japan Kyocera Dome Osaka
September 20, 2006 Tokyo Japan Tokyo Dome
September 21, 2006 Tokyo Japan Tokyo Dome
Boxscore Data
The Forum Los Angeles 40,044 / 40,044 (sellout) $7,686,380
MGM Grand Garden Las Vegas 27,528 / 27,528 (sellout) $7,257,750
HP Pavilion San Jose 27,024 / 27,024 (sellout) $4,761,555
Staples Center Los Angeles 14,158 / 14,158 (sellout) $2,804,583
Save Mart Center Fresno 20,154 / 20,154 (sellout) $3,749,800
Glendale Arena Phoenix 28,820 / 28,820 (sellout) $4,890,090
United Center Chicago 52,000 / 52,000 (sellout) $9,271,790
Bell Centre Montreal 34,940 / 34,940 (sellout) $5,670,150
Hartford Civic Center Hartford 21,558 / 21,558 (sellout) $6,451,235
Madison Square Garden New York 91,841 / 91,841 (sellout) $16,507,855
TD Banknorth Garden Boston 36,741 / 36,741 (sellout) $6,337,115
Wachovia Center Philadelphia 29,749 / 29,749 (sellout) $4,639,775
Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City 12,322 / 12,322 (sellout) $3,246,100
American Airlines Arena Miami 30,410 / 30,410 (sellout) $5,568,485
Millennium Stadium Cardiff 55,795 / 55,795 (sellout) $7,788,845
Wembley Arena London 86,061 / 86,061 (sellout) $22,090,582
Stadio Olimpico Rome 63,054 / 63,054 (sellout) $5,268,886
LTU Arena Dusseldorf 44,744 / 44,744 (sellout) $5,926,105
AWD Arena Hannover 39,871 / 39,871 (sellout) $5,218,985
Horsens Forum Outdoor Horsens 85,232 / 85,232 (sellout) $11,435,199
Bercy Paris 67,758 / 67,758 (sellout) $9,145,832
Amsterdam Arena Amsterdam 102,330 / 102,330 (sellout) $11,783,254
Sazka Arena Prague 37,666 / 38,342 $5,861,668
Luzhniki Stadium Moscow 37,939 / 37,939 (sellout) $5,548,998
Kyocera Dome Osaka Osaka 50,623 / 50,623 (sellout) $7,379,553
Tokyo Dome Tokyo 71,231 / 71,231 (sellout) $11,463,877
TOTAL 1,210,294 $194,754,447

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Forum Horsens Stadion or Horsens Idrætspark is a football stadium and the home ground of AC Horsens. ... is the 239th day of the year (240th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the capital of France. ... The Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, often abbreviated as POPB or Bercy, is a 18,000 seats sports Arena located in the 12th arrondissement of Paris. ... is the 240th day of the year (241st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 242nd day of the year (243rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 243rd day of the year (244th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 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Sazka Arena in Prague is one of the most modern multifunctional arenas in Europe built for the 2004 Mens World Ice Hockey Championships. ... is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Moscow (disambiguation). ... The Grand Sports Arena of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex (Большая спортивная арена Олимпийского комплекса Лужники) in Moscow, or briefly Luzhniki Stadium (Стадион Лужники), is the biggest sports stadium in Russia. ... is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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See also

The Confessions Tour is the second live album by pop singer Madonna, released on January 26, 2007 by Warner Bros. ...

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References

  1. ^ [1] Tour grosses US$260.1m according to Billboard tour chart of 2006
  2. ^ [2] The Guardian Nov 20, 2005
  3. ^ Apology to her Australian fans on July 13, 2006. Retrieved January 24, 2007.
  4. ^ Market Wire. Retrieved September 22, 2006.


 

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