Madonna: The MDNA 2012 World Tour

by **denise** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 12:40 pm

From a Live Nation Entertainment Press Release.

Fresh of her halftime performance at Super Bowl XLVI (which was viewed by a record 114 million people) comes details of the Madonna 2012 World Tour. The trek will begin May 29 in Tel Aviv, Israel, and will be her most extensive tour ever in terms of number of dates, according to Arthur Fogel, CEO of Live Nation Global Touring, worldwide producers of the tour. The tour will take Madonna to Austrialia for the first time in 20 years, as well as many markets she has never played before.

This will be Madonna's fifth tour with Fogel and Live Nation, and second under her long-term multi-rights deal with the promoter. Her last tour, 2008-2009's Sticky & Sweet, grossed $408 million according to Billboard Boxscore, the highest ever for a solo artist and third-highest of all time. Prior to that, Madonna's 2006 Confessions Tour grossed $194 million, according to Boxscore, then the highest ever for a female artist.

The tour will play arenas, stadiums and unique outdoor sights, including the Plains of Abraham in Quebec. Fogel tells Billboard.com that production for the tour is in the conceptual stages, but did say, "it will be big and can get bigger," depending on the venue.

The tour will play 26 European markets, including London, Paris, Milan and Berlin, before hitting North American shores beginning Aug. 28 in Philadelphia. Twenty-six shows are planned for North America, including a Sept. 6 show at New York's Yankee Stadium, and an Oct. l0 performance at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Tickets are scheduled to go on sale beginning Feb. 10 in Tel Aviv and the U.K., with North American tickets going on sale beginning Feb. 13. Tickets for North America are available at Ticketmaster.com and LiveNation.com.

Madonna will play North America until just before Thanksgiving, then head to Latin America to tour until the holidays, then wrap the tour in Australia in early 2013, Fogel says. The entire tour will end up with close to 90 shows, which would be the most ever for Madonna; Sticky & Sweet ended up with 85 dates.

When all is said and done, the upcoming tour will be one of the highest-grossing treks in history, potentially giving her two tours in the top five all time. Fogel says ticket scaling will be "almost identical" to Sticky & Sweet, though venue capacities will vary.

As a touring artist, Madonna is relatively "fresh" compared to some artists with similar career longevity. "When I started working with her on the 2001 tour, she hadn't toured since the early '90s," Fogel points out. "The last tour was her biggest tour ever, it propelled her into the top-grossing tours of all time and was the top tour ever by a solo artist, and that was 25 years into her career. Whatever there is to be said, the facts speak for themselves: she's never been bigger, and she's a great performer with a great catalog and a great new record. She's one of those iconic legends at the top of her game."

MADONNA 2012 WORLD TOUR ITINERARY

EUROPE

29-May Tel Aviv, Israel Ramat Gam Stadium On Sale Feb. 10
3-Jun Abu Dhabi Yas Arena On Sale Feb. 27
7-Jun Istanbul, Turkey Turk Telecom Arena On sale soon
11-Jun Zagreb, Croatia Maksimir Stadium On Sale Feb. 17
14-Jun Milan, Italy Stadio San Siro On Sale Feb. 13
16-Jun Florence, Italy Stadio Franchi On Sale Feb. 13
20-Jun Barcelona, Spain Palau Sant Jordi On Sale Feb. 16
24-Jun Coimbra, Portugal Estadio Cidade de Coimbra On Sale Feb. 11
28-Jun Berlin, Germany O2 Arena On Sale Feb. 13
2-Jul Copenhagen, Denmark Parken Stadium On Sale Feb. 13
4-Jul Gothenburg, Sweden Ullevi Stadium On Sale Feb. 17
7-Jul Amsterdam,The Netherlands Ziggo Dome On Sale Feb. 11
12-Jul Brussels, Belgium Stade Roi-Baudouin On Sale Feb. 17
14-Jul Paris, France Stade De France On Sale Feb. 14
17-Jul London, UK Hyde Park On Sale Feb. 10
21-Jul Edinburgh, UK Murrayfield Stadium On Sale Feb. 10
24-Jul Dublin, Ireland Aviva Stadium On Sale Feb. 17
29-Jul Vienna, Austria Ernst-Happel-Stadion On Sale Feb. 24
1-Aug Warsaw, Poland National Stadium On Sale Feb. 17
7-Aug Moscow, Russia Olimpiski Arena On sale soon
8-Aug St. Petersburg, Russia SKK Arena On sale soon
12-Aug Helsinki, Finland Olympic Stadium On Sale Feb. 14
15-Aug Oslo, Norway Telenor Arena On Sale Feb. 20
18-Aug Zurich, Switzerland Stadion Letzigrund On Sale Feb. 24
21-Aug Nice, France Stade Charles-Erhmann On Sale Feb. 14

NORTH AMERICA

28-Aug Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center On Sale Feb. 13
30-Aug Montreal, QC Bell Centre On Sale Feb. 18
1-Sep Quebec City, QC Plains of Abraham Site On Sale Feb. 17
4-Sep Boston, MA TD Garden On Sale Feb. 13
6-Sep New York, NY Yankee Stadium On Sale Feb. 13
10-Sep Ottawa, ON Scotiabank Place On Sale Feb. 13
12-Sep Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre On Sale Feb. 13
15-Sep Atlantic City, NJ Boardwalk Hall On Sale Feb. 27
19-Sep Chicago, IL United Center On Sale Feb. 13
23-Sep Washington, D.C. Verizon Center On Sale Feb. 13
29-Sep Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena On Sale Feb. 13
2-Oct Seattle, WA Key Arena On Sale Feb. 13
6-Oct San Jose, CA HP Pavilion On Sale Feb. 13
10-Oct Los Angeles, CA Staples Center On Sale Feb. 13
13-Oct Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand On Sale Feb. 27
16-Oct Phoenix, AZ US Airways Center On Sale Feb. 27
20-Oct Dallas, TX American Airlines Center On Sale Feb. 27
24-Oct Houston, TX Toyota Center On Sale Feb. 27
27-Oct New Orleans, LA New Orleans Arena On Sale Mar. 5
30-Oct Kansas City, MO Sprint Center On Sale Mar. 5
1-Nov St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center On Sale Mar. 5
3-Nov St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center On Sale Feb. 27
10-Nov Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena On Sale Mar. 5
15-Nov Charlotte, NC Time Warner Cable Arena On Sale Mar. 5
17-Nov Atlanta, GA Philips Arena On Sale Mar. 5
TBC Miami, FL To Be Confirmed On Sale Soon

Last FM <3 · by **nickf1** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 12:42 pm

Zagreb :o wow another big star in my country :D

by **beredy** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 12:43 pm

nickf1 wrote:Zagreb wow another big star in my country

We're on the map baby! :lol:

Anyway I'm most excited about the setlist. I love her back catalogue and I'll definitely miss a great bunch of tracks, but hopefully she will include those songs that I love more

by **denise** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 12:49 pm

The itinerary above will have many change in the future, dates will be added for sure. The tour than will have more than a leg! 8-)

by **beredy** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 12:55 pm

denise wrote:The itinerary above will have many change in the future, dates will be added for sure. The tour than will have more than a leg!

It has already been announced that there's going to be an Australian leg in 2013!

by **joiPrince_JO** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 2:35 pm

I'd love to see her in Vienna but I definitely can't afford the tickets

by **TiagoRodrigues** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 3:08 pm

With so many stadiums and being her biggest tour ever...she's gonna beat her own record as the top grossing tour for a solo artist...maybe even more then that? It would be great!

by **Timmy94** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 3:25 pm

The only German concert in Berlin

?
Hello

? That's way too far to me...
I hope they also add a Frankfort concert because that's a big city, too, but for a huge country like Germany, one concert is too few...

by **Colin** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 3:41 pm

I'm gutted that the tour is starting so early. I was hoping to be back home in time for her to play Dublin again!

by **Alicepotter** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 3:50 pm

I hope she comes to Brazil.

by **frankie_85** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 4:08 pm

Just bought my ticket for the Milan concert...almost 100 euros -sigh- but i'm sure it's gonna be worth it.

by **tir69** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 4:15 pm

frankie_85 wrote:Just bought my ticket for the Milan concert...almost 100 euros -sigh- but i'm sure it's gonna be worth it.

they are already on sale ?

by **beredy** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 4:18 pm

A newsportal claims Madonna's tickets for Zagreb will range from 290-1790 kn (38-235 euros). Those 200+ euros ticket better include a night with Madonna herself.

by **denise** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 4:20 pm

tir69 wrote:
frankie_85 wrote:Just bought my ticket for the Milan concert...almost 100 euros -sigh- but i'm sure it's gonna be worth it.
they are already on sale ?

Maybe he is an Icon member.

by **tir69** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 4:20 pm

denise wrote:
tir69 wrote:
frankie_85 wrote:Just bought my ticket for the Milan concert...almost 100 euros -sigh- but i'm sure it's gonna be worth it.
they are already on sale ?
Maybe he is an Icon member.

ah ok ! thanks

by **frankie_85** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 4:21 pm

tir69 wrote:
frankie_85 wrote:Just bought my ticket for the Milan concert...almost 100 euros -sigh- but i'm sure it's gonna be worth it.
they are already on sale ?

If you subscribe to Icon yes! My best friend did it <3 (but he had to pay 17 euros for one week membership).

For all the italian readers

http://www.tgcom24.mediaset.it/spettaco ... enze.shtml

There it says the subscription to Icon is free, but it's not.

by **tir69** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 4:23 pm

frankie_85 wrote:
tir69 wrote:
frankie_85 wrote:Just bought my ticket for the Milan concert...almost 100 euros -sigh- but i'm sure it's gonna be worth it.
they are already on sale ?
If you subscribe to Icon yes! My best friend did it <3 (but he had to pay 17 euros for one week membership).

For all the italian readers

http://www.tgcom24.mediaset.it/spettaco ... enze.shtml

There it says the subscription to Icon is free, but it's not.

ok thx

by **frankie_85** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 4:23 pm

We wanted to be in PratoA...and with these 3 days of pre-sale for Icon Members, owners of American Express and My Live Nation members we feared that by the time 13 February comes we wouldn't find any ticket.
There are already people who bought tickets through Icon and are putting them on sale for 160 euros...

by **denise** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 4:32 pm

frankie_85 wrote:We wanted to be in PratoA...and with these 3 days of pre-sale for Icon Members, owners of American Express and My Live Nation members we feared that by the time 13 February comes we wouldn't find any ticket.
There are already people who bought tickets through Icon and are putting them on sale for 160 euros...

So there isn't the Golden Circle this time?
Is the membership at Icon valid to buy tickets also for new member? I remember it wasn't so during the Sticky.....

by **Joona** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 4:43 pm

denise wrote:So there isn't the Golden Circle this time?
Is the membership at Icon valid to buy tickets also for new member? I remember it wasn't so during the Sticky.....

They are selling Golden Circle tickets for Helsinki and apparently you can buy tickets on Icon even if you are a new member. You have to pay a littlé extra though.

by **NorfolkScot** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 4:45 pm

Madonna announces biggest world tour yet.

Following her halftime performance at Super Bowl XLVI, Madonna has announced dates for her 2012 world tour.

It will be the pop legend’s biggest tour ever in terms of dates according to CEO of Live Nation Global Touring Arthur Fogel, taking Madonna to Australia for the fist time in 20 years an a number of other territories that she is yet to play.

"Of the shows we're doing, I'd say 25%-30% will be markets she's never played before,” Fogel told Billboard.biz. “There's still a few left. We'll get to these markets where she's never been, some exciting new places, and get back to Australia after too long a time."

Scheduled to follow the release of new album MDNA on March 26, this will be the fifth Madonna tour with Fogel and Live Nation, and the second under the singer’s long-term multi-rights deal with the promoter.

MDNA will be released on Live Nation Entertainment/Interscope Records, which according to Fogel “gives you the freedom to line up all the different elements to sell tickets and to sell records.”

“It’s as great a set-up as you could have,” he added. “If this doesn’t work, I’m going into plumbing.”

Although the tour is still in its conceptual stages, Fogel told Billboard.biz “it will be big and can get bigger” depending on the venue.

http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sect ... 048416&c=1

by **denise** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 4:55 pm

Joona wrote:
denise wrote:So there isn't the Golden Circle this time?
Is the membership at Icon valid to buy tickets also for new member? I remember it wasn't so during the Sticky.....
They are selling Golden Circle tickets for Helsinki and apparently you can buy tickets on Icon even if you are a new member. You have to pay a littlé extra though.

Thanks....Just talk to a frien he told me he has bhought an "early tickets" which allow you to enter the stadium earlier and get the top place view but God it's so expensive: 260 euro :lol:

by **frankie_85** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 5:08 pm

OMG 260 euros :lol:

Denise the Golden Circle is the one i called Prato A, sorry! And like Joona said you can buy tickets even if you are a new member, my friend did so (paying obviously)!! You can't buy more than 4 tickets though!

by **Timmy94** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 5:17 pm

They say that 25% of the tour will be places she's never been too before.
Did Madonna ever went to Africa on a tour´?

by **Joona** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 5:27 pm

Timmy94 wrote:They say that 25% of the tour will be places she's never been too before.
Did Madonna ever went to Africa on a tour´?

No she hasn't. And the countries where she's never been to in the current tour schedule are UAE and Croatia...

Hofefully I will get my Golden Circle tickets on thursday in a pre-sale!