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This is the official tour schedule. Madonna performed a total of 60 shows in 11 countries.
North America
	May 21 May 23 May 24	Great Western Forum Englewood, Los Angeles, CA
	May 27 May 28	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, NV
	May 30 May 31	HP Pavilion, San Jose, CA
	June 03	Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
	June 05 June 06	Save Mart Center, Fresno, CA
	June 08 June 10	Glendale Arena, Phoenix, AZ
	June 14 June 15 June 18 June 19	United Center, Chicago, IL
	June 21 June 22	Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada
	June 25 June 26	Civic Centre, Hartford, CT
	June 28 June 29 July 02 July 03	Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
	July 06 July 09 July 10	TD Bank Garden, Boston, MA
	July 12 July 13	Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, PA
	July 16	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, NJ
	July 18 July 19	Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
	July 22 July 23	American Airlines Arena, Miami, FL
Europe
	July 30	Millenium Stadium, Cardiff, UK
	August 01 August 03	Wembley Arena, London, UK
	August 06	Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy
	August 09 August 10 August 12 August 13 * August 15 * August 16 *	Wembley Arena, London, UK
	August 20	LTU Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany
	August 22	Niedersachsen, Hannover, Germany
	August 24	Forum Horsens, Horsens, Denmark
	August 27 August 28 August 30 August 31	Palais Omnisports de Bercy, Paris, France
	September 03 September 04	ArenA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
	September 06 September 07	Sazka Arena, Prague, Czech Republic
	September 12 *	Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia
Japan
	September 16 September 17	Osaka Dome, Osaka, Japan
	September 20 September 21	Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan
Remarks: The crucifixion scene caused a lot of controversy, especially in Italy, Germany, The Netherlands, Czech Republic and Russia, where religious conservativists tried to ban the show. When the concert was broadcast on NBC in November, Madonna was not shown during the performance until she came down from the cross. In addition, the concert special featured several other editing, including the omission of Drowned World, Paradise & Lucky Star. The concert in Moscow was originally planned at the Moscow University on September 11th. Because this venue raised some security issues, the show was moved to the Luzhniki Stadium on September 12th. Months before the tour, Madonna had promised that if she'd tour Japan, she'd also tour Australia. As the tour got planned, Japan was included, but Australia wasn't. For this, Madonna posted an official apology on her website. The August 13th, 15th & 16th shows in London were recorded for the tv special (directed by Jonas Akerlund), which was released on DVD in January 2007. A live CD accompanied the release with 13 tracks.

The songs: Back to top
Equestrian Segment Future Lovers (with some lines of 'I Feel Love') Get Together Like A Virgin Jump	In a true collaboration between Madonna and Gaultier, the Equestrian costume mixes elements of horseback riding gear with S&M bondage. Inspired by Romy Schneider in Ludwig, Madonna appears in top hat, knee-high boots, a see-through blouse underneath an asymmetric jacket, a pair of jodhpurs and finished off with a riding crop. Although she sports a long black pony tail at the back of her hat, she's clearly the one riding the male-dancers-turned-horses. As the second song kicks in, she takes off the jacket and hat, revealing her blond hair, tied in a bun.
Bedouin Segment Live To Tell (with dancer confessions intro) Forbidden Love Isaac Sorry Like It Or Not	Gaultier continues with a 'Biblical Chic' look, consisting of a transparent mousseline blouse over red lycra body, burgundy velvet trousers and matching boots. To complete her image of a martyr, she wears a crown of thorns on her shoulder-long wavy hair. For the Sorry performance, Madonna exchanges the blouse for a brown leather jacket. As the segment comes to an end, she loses the jacket and shows off her assets.
Never Mind The Bollocks Segment Don't Talk, Don't Speak (video interlude) I Love New York Ray Of Light Let It Will Be Drowned World/Substitute For Love Paradise (Not For Me)	Influenced by the looks of 70s icons Lou Reed, Bowie & T-Rex, Madonna sports a glam punk outfit, consisting of tight black jeans and black leather jacket, finished with feathers in the collar. For the rock tracks, she plays the electric guitar, with a shoulder strap that reads "I (heart) NY". For Let It Will Be, the jacket comes off, and as she dances and spasms on stage, her hair becomes wild and messy.
Disco Segment Music Inferno Erotica / You Thrill Me La Isla Bonita Lucky Star Hung Up	For the final part of the show, Madonna pays tribute to several disco stars. In the backdrop video for Music Inferno, she doesn't only reflect back on her own disco hits, but also appears as an acid queen with red Tina Turner dress. Madonna appears on stage in a classy white suit, dancing like John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever. On the tones of Erotica, she strips off the suit, revealing an asymmetric lycra outfit, once worn by Agnetha and Frida. ABBA gets another wink, when Nicki and Donna cover Madonna with a cape that reads 'Dancing Queen'. As M opens the cape, it shows twinkling disco balls on the inside. The show finale is performed in the infamous purple leotard, topped off with glittery jacket and sun glasses.
Opening Acts: Paul Oakenfold opened with a DJ set in the stadiums of Cardiff, Rome, Düsseldorf, Hannover, Horsens & Amsterdam. In Paris, a different French DJ opened each of the four gigs in Bercy: Bob Sinclar, David Guetta, Jean French, DJ Dimitri. Remarks: Everybody and Deeper And Deeper were rehearsed but later they got replaced by La Isla Bonita and Erotica / You Thrill Me. Madonna sang a few lines of Nothing Fails at the end of Drowned World during rehearsals. The setlist was the same on every single show. Only some minor details were changed: the dancers during Forbidden Love got the Jewish and Muslim symbols after the first date in London; Madonna started wearing a cowboy hat for Let It Will Be and the Hung Up leotard became glittery from late US shows; in Japan she wore a "Japanese Do It Better" T-shirt and in Tokyo, she wore a platinum blonde bob wig during the second half of the show. In Moscow, Russia, Madonna performed the John Lennon classic 'Give Peace A Chance' during her usual speech halfway through the show. Designer Jean-Paul Gaultier said he wasn't too fond of Madonna's idea to use the white and violet ABBA leotard, because he rather wanted to dress her in Las Vegas style. However, they did immediately agree on the John Travolta suit. Gaultier suggested dressing the backup singers and the band as Donna Summer, Cher and The Village People, but Madonna disapproved.

The performers: Back to top
Madonna Donna DeLory Nicki Richards Yitzhak Sinwani	Vocals & Guitar Background vocals Background vocals Additional vocals
Stuart Price Steve Sidelnyk Monte Pittman Marcus Brown	Musical Director, Keyboards & Programmer Drums Guitar Keyboards
Addie Yungmee Schilling George Jason Young Charmaine "Charm" Jordan Daniel "Cloud" Campos Leroy "Hypnosis " Barnes Levi Meeuwemberg Mihran Kirakosian Reshma Gajjar Sebastien Foucan Sofia Boutella Steve Nester Tamara Levinson Victor Lopez Williams "Norman" Charlemoine	Dance Captain Dance Captain Dancer Dancer Dancer Parkour Dancer Dancer Parkour Dancer Dancer Dancer Parkour Dancer
Angela Becker Guy Oseary Arthur Fogel Liz Rosenberg Jamie King Chris Lamb	Manager Manager Tour Producer Publicist Creative Director Tour Production Director
Jamie King Richmond & Anthony Talauega RJ Durell Liz Imperio Alison Faulk Fred Tallaksen April Corley Ralph "Doctor Plik Plok" Montejo Boppendre Laurie Ann Gibson Gabriel Castillo	Choreographer Choreographers Choreographer Choreographer Choreographer Roller Skate Choreographer Roller Skate Choreographer Assistant Choreographer Choreographer Choreographer Choreographer
Giovanni Bianco Steven Klein Annika Aschberg Johann Renck Jamie King Christian Lamb Dustin Robertson	Art Direction & Graphic Design Photography tourbook and video projection Photography Director 'Hung Up', Video Stills Director 'Sorry', Video Stills Video Projection Director Video Projection Director
Jean-Paul Gaultier Arianne Phillips Gina Brooke Andy Lecompte	Costume designer Costume designer/Tour Stylist Make Up Artist Hair Stylist

Numbers and figures: Back to top

1 1/2 Tons weight of Madonna's disco ball rocket ship at start of show 2 weeks to use up wand of YSL #5 mascara 2 Million dollars worth of Swarovski crystals embellishes above disco ball 5000 Square Feet Size of Madonna's four stages (standard is 2600 square feet) 1000 Hours rehearsal over 12 weeks 27 Number of Performers including Madonna, Band, and 22 Dancers 253 Massages provided to dancers 0 foundation used on Madonna's skin 1 bottle of balancing cleansing oil (Shu Uemura Green Tea) every week 1 bottle of Yonka moisturizer used up every three weeks 106 Crew members in Madonna touring party 40 Foot turntable in center of main stage 16 Miles per hour when turntable revolves 1 "Discofied"Crucifix rises nightly from stage floor with surprise visitor attached 4 Feet away from the audience is distance between Madonna and fans on satellite stages 70 Tons of equipment on top of main stage 24 Semi Trucks used to move equipment from city to city 2 Private Planes to transport 18 Vans and Cars to transport 5 Buses to transport 280 Yards of Ace bandages used for dancers and Madonna 543 and counting heat wraps for dancers 200 Tons in weight of entire show (equivalent to a battle ship) 400,000 Watts of power used for run of show nightly 8 Broken bones of Madonna's displayed on video screens during "Like a Virgin" via x-rays and MRI's (she's all better now) 7 Costume changes for Madonna 30 Outfits were designed by Jean Paul Gaultier for Madonna and dancers 8 Pairs of shoes and boots used by Madonna each night (mostly Yves St. Laurent) 1 Piece of jewelry (only) worn by Madonna (diamond and amethyst necklace designed by Chopard) 600 Outfits in total for the entire show 25 Rack required to move wardrobe 1 Crown of thorns -50 thorns - from Cotters Church Supply in LA) 1 Bottle of vodka backstage to use for perspiration stains 24 Inch waist (Madonna) 4 People change Madonna's costumes during the show 1 Pair of Capezio professional fish net stockings used each night 10 Pounds is weight of Michael Schmidt designed belt Madonna wears during a segment in show 4000 Swarovski crystals imbedded in said belt 34 Clips used to set Madonna's hair 2 Smoothie brand hair elastics used during show (one blonde, one white) 4 Large hairpins used to secure chignon in opening sequence 3 Hairstyles revealed during the show (chignon, crown of thorns with baby Jesus curls and weeny/disco roll coiff) 2 Products used for hair (Kerestase oleo relax and Evian water mister to prevent electricity) 2 Changes of eyelashes (one mink, one mink with diamonds for disco section)

Tour grosses: Back to top

NORTH AMERICA 1. Inglewood, Calif.: $7,686,380 - 3 shows - 40,044 attendance 2. Las Vegas, Nev.: $7,257,750 - 2 shows - 27,528 attendance 3. San Jose, Calif.: $4,761,555 - 2 shows - 27,024 attendance 4. Los Angeles, Calif.: $2,804,583 - 1 show - 14,183 attendance 5. Fresno, Calif.: $3,749,800 - 2 shows - 20,154 attendance 6. Glendale, Arizona: $4,890,090 - 2 shows - 28,820 attendance 7. Chicago, Ill.: $9,271,790 - 4 shows - 52,000 attendance 8. Montreal: $5,670,150 - 2 shows - 34,940 attendance 9. Hartford, Connec.: $3,451,235 - 2 shows - 21,558 attendance 10. New York, New York.: $16,507,855 - 6 shows - 91,841 attendance 11. Boston, Mass.: $6,337,115 - 3 shows - 36,741 attendance 12. Philadelphia, Penns.: $4,639,775 - 2 shows - 29,749 attendance 13. Atlantic City, New Jersey.: $3,246,100 - 1 show - 12,322 attendance 14. Miami, Fla.: $5,568,485 - 2 shows - 30,410 attendance Totals for North American leg: 34 shows reported to Billboard - $85,842,663 - 467,314 tickets EUROPE 1. Cardiff, UK: $7,788,845 - 1 show - 55,795 attendance 2. London, UK: $22,090,582 - 8 shows - 86,061 attendance 3. Rome, Italy: $5,268,886 - 1 show - 63,054 attendance 4. Düsseldorf, Germany: $5,926,105 - 1 show - 44,744 attendance 5. Hannover, Germany: $5,218,985 - 1 show - 39,871 attendance 6. Horsens, Denmark: $11,435,199 - 1 show - 85,232 attendance 7. Paris, France: $9,145,832 - 4 shows - 67,758 attendance 8. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: $11,783,254 - 2 shows - 102,330 attendance 9. Prague, Czech Republic: $5,861,668 - 2 shows - 37,666 attendance (2 non-sellout dates) 10. Moscow, Russia: $5,548,998 - 1 show - 37,939 attendance Totaly for European leg: 22 shows reported to Billboard - $90,068,354 - 620,450 tickets ASIA 1. Osaka, Japan: $7,379,553 - 2 shows - 50,623 attendance 2. Tokyo, Japan: $11,463,877 - 2 shows - 71,231 attendance Totals for Asian leg: 2 shows reported to Billboard - $18,843,430 - 121,854 tickets WORLDWIDE TOTAL: $194,754,447 - 60 dates - 1,208,957 tickets