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| This is the official tour
schedule. Madonna performed a total of 47 shows in 6
countries. |
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Europe |
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Köln Arena, Cologne, Germany |  |
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June
09 June 10 |
Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain | ||||
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June 13 June 14 June 15 |
Fila Forum, Milan, Italy | ||||
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June 19 June 20 June 22 June 23 |
Max Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany | ||||
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June 26 June 27 June 29 June 30 |
Palais Omnisports de Paris Bercy, Paris, France | ||||
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July 04 July 06 July 07 July 09 July 10 July 12 |
Earls Court, London, UK | ||||
North America |
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July 21 July 22 |
First Union Center, Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| July 25 July 26 July 28 July 30 July 31 |
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY | |||||
| August 02 |
Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ | |||||
| August August 08 |
Fleet Center, Boston, MA | |||||
| August 10 August 11 |
MCI Center, Washington, DC | |||||
| August 14 August 15 |
National Car Rental Center, Miami, FL | |||||
| August 19 August 20 |
Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA | |||||
| August 25 August 26 * |
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Detroit, MI | |||||
| August 28 August 29 |
United Center, Chicago, IL | |||||
| September 01 September 02 |
MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NV | |||||
| September 05 September 06 |
Oakland Arena, Oakland, CA | |||||
| September 09 September 13 September 14 September |
Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA | |||||
Remarks:  The
tour was scheduled to start in Cologne, Germany. However, both shows
were cancelled because preparations for the tour weren't finished.Madonna
had to cancel her second show in East Rutherford, because she was
suffering from laryngitis. Her first show in Boston was postponed
for one day.Her
LA show on september 11th was cancelled because of the terroristic
attacks on the US. It was rescheduled on the 15th.The
2nd show in Detroit was recorded and live broadcast on TV network
HBO. The same show was later released on VHS and DVD. |
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| Cyber-Punk Segment (Water)Drowned
World (end line) |
The first part
of the show is heavy cyberpunk and -as she'd call it- acid rock.
Madonna appears on stage wearing a Scottish kilt with underneath
black trousers. She has a black top with zippers across, and with
a see-through sleeve on her left arm. Her right arm is uncovered.
She has a bandage on her fore-arm, not from an accident, but to
avoid irritation from playing the guitar. Her hair is straight
blond, pretty much like the WIFLFAG
video. While she wore a red kilt and black shirt in Europe, she changed to a black & white kilt and polka dot shirt for the US leg. For some shows she even sported another alternative outfit. As the tour progressed, her hair style seemed to get wilder with every show. |
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| Geisha Segment
(Wind)Paradise
(Not For Me) (video interlude)Open
Your Heart (opening chords)Mer
Girl (part 1)Mer
Girl (part 2) |
During Paradise Madonna's not seen on stage. There's only four dancers on stage and Madonna on the big screen, in a fantastic prerecorded video. This gives Mo the opportunity to change outfit backstage. Then she appears on stage with a Geisha outfit designed by Arianne Phillips, with 26ft-long sleeves, that slide off during Frozen. She also sports the black wig we remember from the Nothing Really Matters video. | 
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| Cowgirl Segment (Earth)What
It Feels Like For A Girl (remix interlude) |
During the dance remix of WIFLFAG Madonna again disappears for an outfit change. The third part of the concert shows her as a cowgirl, wearing a black leather jacket over a shirt with a US-flag motive and mud-splattered jeans. This cowgirl outfit was provided by designers Dean and Dan Caten of D² (D Squared). | 
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| Spanish / Ghetto
Segment (Fire)Don't
Cry For Me Argentina (instrumental interlude) |
The Spanish part of the show is introduced by an instrumental interlude of Don't Cry For Me Argentina. Afterwards Madonna comes out of a big box, wearing a stunning black Gaultier dress with straps over her bare back. She has her hair tied in a bun. For Holiday she's wearing a little red hat (which later is thrown in the public) and a white fur coat. Underneath she has a black shirt with the word 'mother' written on it. No time for sweet cakes though, as the back of her shirt reads 'f*ckers' plus another 'fuck off' on her guitar strap. Good ol' Maddy! | 
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| Madonna Donna De Lory Niki Haris Michael McKnight Stuart Price Marcus Brown Monte Pittman Ron Powell Steve Sidelnyk |
Lead vocals
& Guitar Vocals Vocals Programmer / Keyboards Musical Direction, Keyboards & Guitar Keyboards Guitar Percussion Drums |
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| Christian
Vincent Tamara Levinson Ruthy Inchaustegui Nito Larioza Marlyn Ortiz Anthony Jay Rodriguez Kemba Shannon Eko Supriyanto Addie Yungmee Jamal Story Jull Weber |
Head dancer Dancer Dancer Dancer Dancer Dancer Dancer Dancer Dancer Dancer Dancer |
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| Hamish
Hamilton Jamie King Alex Magno Kelly Parker Debra Brown Leslie Dewhurst Joyce Flemming Tif'nie Olson Stefanie Roos |
Broadcast Director Stage Production Director Choreographer Assistant Choreographer Aerial Choreographer Assistant Aerial Choreographer Creative Technical Consultant Assistant to Director Associate Choreographer |
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| Arianne
Phillips Jean Paul Gaultier Dean and Dan Caten of D² |
Designer Designer Designers |
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| William
Orbit Mirwais Pat McCarthy Mark Stent |
Engineer Engineer Engineer Engineer |
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Taimak Guerreillo |
Martial
arts coordinator Assistant to martial arts Management Business Management Business Management Business Management Publicist Tour manager Artist hair stylist Tour Stylist Make up designer & supervisor Artist make up Art director Lighting director Sound design Video director Yoga instructor Tour book art direction / design Cover photo |
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| Madonna's
DROWNED WORLD Tour has over 100 tons of equipment. It takes two
747 jumbo jets to fly the equipment to between continents. Eight
trucks will bring the equipment from venue to venue. The
tour has over 100 tons of equipment. It takes two 747 jumbo jets
to fly the equipment between continents. Eight trucks will bring
the equipment from venue to venue.The
equipment fits into 1500 trunks.The
stage is 70 square feet by 70 square feet, i.e. 4,900 square feet.There are 88
traveling production people.The
total traveling group is close to 200 people.100
local production people are hired for each show.Regarding
the technology and equipment, it is state of the art, newly made
and never before used by an artist or group in Europe. It is a "less
is more" philosophy. While it may not have the biggest number
of speakers of any tour, the sound quality is crystal clear and
of the highest possible quality. The
creation of the sound requires 103 "inputs"/signals. All
Madonna’s studio engineers who worked on her last two albums
including Pat McCarthy, Spike Stent, Mirwais, William Orbit amongst
others had input in creating the "marriage" of a studio
and flawless live quality sound in concert setting.There
are four large video screens on the stage and two in-house screens
for close-up viewing.The
mechanical bull was manufactured in Cheyenne, Oklahoma and was blessed
by a priest there prior to being shipped to Los Angeles for rehearsal.
The seat was designed to fit Madonna perfectly.The
flying sequence in the "Geisha Girl" section is a "Peter
Pan" style fly rig – single cable, non mechanical. Three
flying people balance offstage with each of the three flying people
– including Madonna.Favorite
backstage drinks: Red Bull and Starbucks Cappuccino.Favorite pill:
Advil which is purchased by the case. |
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