Confessions Tour
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| Confessions Tour | ||
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| Image:Confessionstourlogo.jpg | ||
| 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) | |
Starting in May 2006, Madonna's Confessions Tour was a concert tour organised to support the album Confessions on a Dance Floor and set the record for the top-grossing tour ever by a female artist. The tour grossed more than US$ 194.8 million with a total of 60 shows and 1.2 million people in paid attendance through North America, Europe, and Japan.
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[edit] History
The tour began on May 21, 2006 at The Forum in Los Angeles, USA and continued to major cities across America in including Las Vegas, Chicago, as well as dates in Montreal (Canada), New York City (6 performances), Boston and Miami. On July 30 the tour moved to Europe, launching at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. After moving onto Wembley Arena in London the tour stopped in Italy, Germany, Denmark (85,232 tickets sold), France, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, and Russia (her first ever appearance in the latter two countries, and in the whole of the former Eastern-European block) before moving to Japan. Madonna had hoped to end the tour in Australia, but the logistics did not work out. She issued an apology to her Australian fans on her official website and has stated that she isn't retiring anytime soon and will come soon.
[edit] Madonna Responds to Controversy
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, and it will air in the Netherlands and Japan also. It was filmed by director Jonas Åkerlund in London on August 15th and 16th. It is also scheduled to be released commercially as a CD+DVD package and as a standard DVD on January 22, 2007.<ref>[1]</ref>
Madonna put out a press statement in late September 2006, explaining the crucifixion piece during the show upon the impending airing on NBC. Madonna stated that people should "not judge before they have seen the show".
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In the end, the segment in question wasn't shown with Madonna appearing on the cross, but instead NBC showed the pictures of the African Orphans that flashed upon the screens during the performance with a count that begins from 0 to 12 million.
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. The show placed 78th in the latest Nielsen Media Research rankings, reports E! Online which draw only 4.6 viewers.
NBC also did not air the "Sorry Interlude", "Drowned World/Substitute For Love", "Paradise (Not For Me)" and "Lucky Star".
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 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.
Other than NBC, they showed the concert at MuchMoreMusic, in Canada.
The concert was also aired on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom on Sunday 26th November 2006 and the crucifixon scene was shown in full.
The concert will be released in a live CD+DVD on January 22, 2007 (Worldwide) and January 23, 2007 (USA).
[edit] 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, 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. [2] She grossed more than $80 million for the US shows alone throughout the summer, and it instantly became the highest grossing summer tour of the year 2006. [3]
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 8th, Madonna sold 30,000 tickets in under 40 minutes in Montreal, breaking a record previously held by U2. On July 9, 2006, 80,000 tickets went on sale for Madonna's Osaka and Tokyo shows. The tickets were sold out in a record five minutes. It will be 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's 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] As of September 7th, 2006 Madonna had grossed in $170,362,019.00 from her Confessions Tour and sold out nearly all concerts according to Billboard. [6]
The most expensive ticket sold was $3883 for front row at the American Airlines Arena in Miami [7].
The tour grossed more than $194.75 million with a total of 60 shows and 1.21 million people in paid attendance through North America, Europe, and Japan.
[edit] The Show
Madonna described the tour as "turning the world into a giant dancefloor"
The show is divided into four separate acts with different themes: Equestrian, Bedouin, Never Mind the Bollocks, Disco.
Scenes in the opening number, "Future Lovers" and "I Feel Love", were taken from Madonna's 2006 photoshoot with Steven Klein for 'W' magazine.
The tour has generated international controversy due to its use of Christian religious iconography. While singing "Live to Tell", Madonna hangs 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 devestation 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]).
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".
Yitzhak Sinwani (who is featured on the album track "Isaac") sings along side Madonna for the same song and joins her on renditions of "Paradise (Not For Me)", "Drowned World/Substitute For Love", and La Isla Bonita.
Singer, 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.
[edit] Set List
[edit] Equestrian Act
- "Future Lovers/I Feel Love"
- "Get Together"
- "Like A Virgin"
- "Jump"
[edit] Bedouin Act
- "Interlude: Dancers' Confessions"
- "Live to Tell"
- "Forbidden Love"
- "Isaac"
- "Sorry"
- "Like It Or Not"
[edit] Glam Punk Act
- "Interlude: Sorry (Remix)"*
- "I Love New York"
- "Ray of Light"
- "Let It Will Be"
- "Give Peace a Chance" (performed only in Moscow)
- "Drowned World/Substitute For Love"*
- "Paradise (Not For Me)"*
[edit] Disco Act
- "Interlude: Roller Dance: Disco Inferno"
- "Music" (With Where's The Party mid-section)
- "Erotica"**
- "La Isla Bonita"
- "Lucky Star"*
- "Hung Up"
(*) Excluded from the NBC airing.
(**) This version included the original lyrics from the unreleased demo of Erotica, "You Thrill Me."
[edit] Personnel
- Tour director: Jamie King
- Musical director: Stuart Price
- Costume design: Arianne Phillips, Jean Paul Gaultier, Roman Diaz
- Background vocals: Donna DeLory, Nicky Richards & Yitzhak Sinwani
- Worldwide promoter: The Next Adventure
[edit] Dancers
- Daniel "Cloud" Campos
- Leroy "Hypnosis " Barnes
- Mihran Kirakosian
- William "Norman" Charlemoine
- Steve Nester
- Addie Yungmee
- Sofia Boutella
- Richmond Talangea
- Marilyn Ortiz
- Tamara Levinson
[edit] Tour Dates
| Date | City | Country | Venue | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America | |||||
| May 21 2006 | Los Angeles | United States | Forum | ||
| May 23 2006 | Los Angeles | United States | Forum | ||
| May 24 2006 | Los Angeles | United States | 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 | Civic Centre | ||
| June 26 2006 | Hartford | United States | Civic Centre | ||
| June 28 2006 | New York | United States | Madison Square Garden | ||
| June 29 2006 | New York | United States | Madison Square Garden | ||
| July 2 2006 | New York | United States | Madison Square Garden | ||
| July 3 2006 | New York | 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 | United States | Madison Square Garden | ||
| July 19 2006 | New York | United States | Madison Square Garden | ||
| July 22 2006 | Miami | United States | AmericanAirlines Arena | ||
| July 23 2006 | Miami | United States | AmericanAirlines Arena | ||
| Europe | |||||
| Date | City | Country | Venue | ||
| July 30 2006 | Cardiff | United Kingdom | Millennium Stadium | ||
| August 1 2006 | London | United Kingdom | Wembley Arena | ||
| August 3 2006 | London | United Kingdom | Wembley Arena | ||
| August 6 2006 | Rome | Italy | Olympic Stadium | ||
| August 9 2006 | London | United Kingdom | Wembley Arena | ||
| August 10 2006 | London | United Kingdom | Wembley Arena | ||
| August 12 2006 | London | United Kingdom | Wembley Arena | ||
| August 13 2006 | London | United Kingdom | Wembley Arena | ||
| August 15 2006 | London | United Kingdom | Wembley Arena | ||
| August 16 2006 | London | United Kingdom | 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 Stadium | ||
| 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) | $3,451,235 | ||
| 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 | 1,208,957 | $194,754,447 | |||
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