This is the official tour
schedule. Madonna has performed a total of 60 shows in 11 countries.
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
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
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 is set to be released on DVD at the end of January, 2007. A live CD accompanies the release with 13 tracks.
Paul
Oakenfold opened with a DJ set in the stadiums (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).
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.
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
Angela Becker
Guy Oseary
Arthur Fogel
Liz Rosenberg
Jamie King
Chris Lamb
Manager
Manager
Tour Producer
Publicist
Creative Director
Tour Production Director
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
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)