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Sticky & Sweet Tour
Tour by Madonna
Image of a blond woman. She is wearing a see-through sheer top over a black bra and panty. Around her neck a fur is wound and she wears a black hat which is tilted a little towards the right of her head. Her hair is in waves and she puts both her hands on the hat. The woman's face is open-mouthed in a sexual way and she looks to the far left. The picture is washed in rainbow colors, going from blue in the right, pink in the middle and orange and yellow on the left. In the middle of the image the word 'MADONNA' is written with the letters colored in opposite arrangement of the picture color. Underneath it, the word 'Sticky & Sweet Tour' is written in caps.
The official poster for the Sticky & Sweet Tour
Associated albumHard Candy
Start dateAugust 23, 2008
End dateSeptember 2, 2009
Legs4
No. of shows42 in Europe
30 in North America
11 in South America
2 in Asia
85 Total
Box office$408 million
Madonna concert chronology

The Sticky & Sweet Tour was the eighth worldwide concert tour by American singer-songwriter Madonna to support her eleventh studio album Hard Candy. It was Madonna's first major venture from her new recording and business deal with Live Nation. Announcements for the tour happened as early as February 2008 with dates for the UK and the American venues being announced. However, though initially planned, the tour failed to visit Australia like her past three tours, due to financial problems and the recession. Costume designer Arianne Phillips designed the costumes, supported by a number of renowned famous designers and brands. The stage for the main show was planned almost the same way as Madonna's 2006 Confessions Tour. After the tour was over in 2008, Madonna announced plans of resuming the tour in 2009, to play in previously unventured territories. The second leg, however, did not go to the United States.

The tour was described as a "rock driven dancetastic journey". It was divided into four acts: Pimp, where bondage dressed performances were the main theme, Old School where some of the classic songs of Madonna were performed with work of deceased artist Keith Haring, Gypsy was a fusion of Romanian folk music and dance with the performances ranging from melancholy to joyous. Finally the Rave segment performances consisted of eastern influences; Madonna performed in a robotic dress in this segment, which lead to the end of the show amidst a sing-a-long of the final song with the audience. Some changes were made to the set list during the second leg of the tour in 2009, which included a dance tribute to the recently deceased singer Michael Jackson. The tour generated positive reviews from contemporary critics.

The Sticky & Sweet Tour broke many records in terms of its ticket sales, commercial gross and audience attendance. After the first leg, it became the highest grossing tour by a solo artist by earning $282 million, breaking the previous record by Madonna herself with the Confessions Tour. The second leg of the tour was equally successful. Overall Madonna performed to over 3.5 million fans in 32 countries, grossing a total of US$408 million, making it also the second highest grossing tour of all time and the highest grossing tour by a solo artist. At the 2009 Billboard Touring Awards, the Sticky & Sweet Tour won the Top Tour and Top Draw prizes, which acknowledge the highest-grossing and highest-attended tours of the year, respectively. Madonna's manager Guy Oseary won the Top Manager award.

While on tour, a number of statements by Madonna against Republican Vice Presidential candidate for 2008 Sarah Palin, and videos showing US Republican presidential candidate John McCain in a negative position, faced strong opposition from the Republicans. While performing in Romania in 2009, Madonna's statement about gypsy discrimination in East-European countries was received negatively by the Romanians. During the second leg, two workers constructing her stage at Stade Vélodrome in Marseille were killed when the roof of the stage collapsed. The Sticky & Sweet Tour has been broadcasted on a number of private channels.

Background

A stadium filled with speactaters on the podiums and on the ground. In the middle is a stage with two giant pink 'M' symbols flanking it. A large flood light is visible behind it.
A bird's eye view of the stage. It had two giant M's on the sides, referring to the singer's name.

The world tour was officially confirmed by Guy Oseary, Madonna's manager and Arthur Fogel, Live Nation's CEO Global Touring and Chairman Global Music on May 8, 2008. Billboard confirmed that the world tour was supposed to begin on August 23 in Cardiff, Wales with dates through the end of the year. It was named as the Sticky & Sweet Tour and would span three continents and 50–60 dates.[1] The tour was produced globally by Live Nation and promoted her eleventh studio album Hard Candy.[1] Billboard also confirmed performances in the United Kingdom and Europe until the end of September, arenas and stadiums in sixteen markets in North America in October and November, and then stadiums in Mexico and South America late November-December.[1] The tour was described as a "rock driven dancetastic journey". The show features four acts: Pimp, a homage to 1920's deco and modern day gangsta pimp – Old School, portraying early 80's downtown New York City dance roots with works of deceased artist Keith Haring and the dance culture vibe of the time including the birth of rap – Gypsy, consisting of Romanian folk music and dance, and lastly Rave, consisting of eastern influences.[2]

On January 30, 2009, it was announced that Madonna had decided to resume the tour in the summer of 2009 with around twenty-five more shows in the United Kingdom and the rest of Europe. The final leg of the tour was decided to start from London at The O2 on July 4. Rest of the dates on the tour were stadiums in European markets Madonna had either never played or hasnot played in several years, according to Fogel.[3] He said that "It absolutely has not happened in the four tours I've been involved with, [...] There has been talk [of extending] during each one, but it has never come to be. But with this one, she loves the show, she's had a great time and she's excited about playing new markets. [...] We went to quite a few markets she has never played or hasn't been to in 15-plus years. This [extension] is really a continuation of that in the sense of playing new and different markets."[3]

Originally, Live Nation reported that the tour would make stops in the Americas and Europe. Music promoter and manager Michael Chugg stated that an Australian leg "will happen" and that local promoters are working hard to make it happen. Madonna had apologized to her Australian fans during Confessions Tour, saying that she tried to work Australia into her schedule but ultimately could not. Her last tour in Australia was The Girlie Show World Tour in 1993.[4][5]. In October 2008, the Australian TV show Sunrise reported that Madonna will tour Australia in January 2009. Reporter, Molly Meldrum stated that Madonna's divorce from Guy Ritchie prompted her to include more dates on her tour.[6] Madonna agreed for performances in Sydney and Melbourne but they were later cancelled. Local promoter Michael Coppel stated,

"Madonna was coming to Australia, the dates were resolved, then economics got in the way [...] It's unknown territory at the moment. A lot of tours went on sale before the dollar crashed. We are only starting to see the affect of the economy on the tour industry. [...] Everyone is feeling their way, the risk level has gone up substantially."[7]

With the announcement of the 2009 extension, the Herald Sun reported that Madonna had plans to tour Australia in September 2009, with one show in Melbourne to be held at the Telstra Dome.[8] It was later reported that the rumored date was false. Fogel stated, "[...] there is no validity to the reports."[9]

Development

A blond female singing on stage. She wears a black top and long boots on her legs and holds a microphone to her mouth with her left hand. Four male performers in black hats and tail coats flank her. The backdrop display a long array of pink candy in circular motion.
Madonna and her dancers opening the show with "Candy Shop".

Costume designer Arianne Phillips designed the main costumes for the tour. According to her, Givenchy designer Riccardo Tisci contributed two outfits, Tom Ford made bespoke suit for the band, Miu Miu created the shoes, Stella McCartney provided the thigh-high boots and Moschino made the sunglasses.[10] Other desginers involved in creating the clothes includes Yves Saint Laurent, Roberto Cavalli, and Jeremy Scott. Givenchy's creations were selected for the first and the third section of the tour, while Scott's designs were selected for the second section.[10] Philips commented on the different sections saying,

"It’s a theme that runs throughout her career. [...] She’s not afraid of being hard. [First section] "He [Keith Harring] and Madonna were friends. If he were alive, it would be his 50th birthday as well. So I thought, ‘What if we revisited that?’" [Second section] "Riccardo’s a new young talent. If you look at Madonna’s history with fashion, that makes him an obvious choice. [Madonna] always wants to push the envelope. There are no vanity considerations based on her age."[11]

NME reported that the tour would comprise of 250 travelling workers, with 69 guitars, 12 trampolines and 100 pairs of kneepads.[12] The stage was similar to the layout of the Confessions Tour stage with some differences.[13] It had two giant textile panels that defined the proscenium arch which supported two giant "M" structures, enlightened from within. The lighting beams and structures hanged from the ceiling. There were four different units of sound speakers in the back of the stage, providing sound to the rear tiers.[13] The main stage was accompanied by a catwalk, shorter than the Confessions Tour one, and a satellite stage at the end of the runway. There were a set of screens at the main stage - which moved and changed shape and layout, changing from the shape of a cube at the beginning of the show. Also present were a double layer of semi-transparent cylinder-shaped screens above the satellite stage.[13] Also present were a number of smaller platforms, ramps, and even conveyor belts, which disappeared completely in the layout but popped out during some performances. The catwalks were shaped as a ramp at the very beginning but was transformed into a flat runway.[13]

Concert synopsis

A faraway image of a female blond woman on stage in front of a white Speedster. The woman is wearing a white hat, black top and dancing. Two huge backdrops display two African American males infront of blinking lights. The one in the top backdrop looks towards the camera and smiles and the one in the bottom backdrop is looking down while wearing a white-rimmed sunglass.
Madonna performing "Beat Goes On" on the tour as Pharrell Williams and Kanye West appear on the backdrops.

The show began with "The Sweet Machine", a 3D animation video, displaying a piece of candy being manufactured and used as a Pin-ball.[14] As the video ended, "Candy Shop" began with Madonna appearing on a 'M' throne in the Givenchy designed dress, sitting with her legs spread apart and holding a staff in her hands.[15] She was accompanied by her dancers in bondage themed costumes.[15] "Beat Goes On" featured Madonna and her dancers dancing with a 1935 Auburn Speedster while Pharrell Williams and Kanye West appeared on the video screens behind.[16] Madonna then played the electric guitar for "Human Nature" which featured a video of Britney Spears, trapped in an elevator, who sang along to some of the verses in the song.[17] A modernized "Vogue", featuring the hook of "4 Minutes",[18] was the final song for this section which lead to a video interlude for "Die Another Day", featuring Madonna as a boxer on screen, while her dancers performed a faux boxing match.[14] The next section, inspired by the style and culture of early 80's New York, began with Madonna skipping on stage for "Into the Groove".[15] This performance was a mashup with "Toop Toop" by Cassius and featured the artwork of friend Keith Haring.[16] She then performed a double dutch dance interlude which lead to "Heartbeat".[19] During that song, Madonna's dance movements were controlled by her back-up dancers as if they were puppeteers.[14] Madonna then re-invents "Borderline" as a rock version on electric guitar.[16] "She's Not Me" followed and showed Madonna making fun of her various incarnations and styles from the music videos of "Open Your Heart", "Material Girl", "Vogue" and "Like a Virgin".[14] The section ended with "Music" which contained elements of "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" and excerpts from "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life".[18] A short video was played featuring a tagged subway train. The "doors" of the train then closed to take in Madonna and her dancers.[15] The "Rain" video interlude was played on the video screens; it featured an animated pixie finding shade under a petal during a rainstorm. This version contained musical elements from "Here Comes the Rain Again" by Eurythmics.[18]

A blond woman with long wavy hair and wearing a red gym short and long black boots standing on a DJ's console supported by a long pole. She looks down and points to the front with her right hand. The male DJ wearing a purple cap, is on her left and points to her. The front of the console is a video screen where colorful cartoon silhouettes are dancing. A similar colorful backdrop is visible behind the woman.
Madonna performing "Into the Groove" as cartoons by late artist Keith Harring are featured on the backdrops.

In the next section, "Devil Wouldn't Recognize You" featured Madonna atop a piano, cloaked in a black shroud behind a circular video screen which showed imagery of waves splashing and rainfall.[14] Madonna then performed "Spanish Lesson" featuring a flamenco-influenced dance solo by Alexander Kolpakov. She played the guitar once again for "Miles Away". "La Isla Bonita" featured the Ukrainian-gypsy group, Kolpakov Trio, incorporating the gypsy wedding song, "Lela Pala Tute".[18] Madonna marches ahead a band of violin players to the front of the stage and then came back.[16][15] She and her dancers then sat aside for a solo performance from Kolpakov Trio, who performed the traditional song "Doli Doli". Madonna returned to the stage for "You Must Love Me", the Academy Award winning song from, Evita.[16] The act ends with "Get Stupid", a video interlude about global warming, famine and other global issues, while juxtaposing John McCain with Hitler and Barrack Obama with Gandhi. For the final act, Madonna appeared on stage for a virtual duet with Justin Timberlake and Timbaland for "4 Minutes". The next song was a remix of "Like a Prayer" featuring elements from "Feels Like Home" and video screens depicting messages from the Bible, Qur'an, Torah and Talmud.[16] The electric guitar is played again for the performance of "Ray of Light".[14] Madonna then seeked audience participation, asking for requests for "an oldie but goodie".[20] She sang the first verse and chorus before moving onto a rock version of "Hung Up".[16][15] A brief video featuring a modern take on classic arcade games was played, Madonna returned on stage for the finale performance, "Give It 2 Me", ending the song with a sing-a-long of the chorus.[20] The show ends as the words "Game Over" appear on the video screens.[16][18]

After the 2009 extension of the tour was announced, some changes were made to the setlist. "Candy Shop" featured a new video backdrop by artist Marilyn Minter featuring imagery of a giant tongue licking and spitting out neon-colored icing.[21] Madonna also wore new opening outfit designed by Riccardo Tisci.[22] "Heartbeat" was replaced by "Holiday". This version of the song took elements of her then latest single "Celebration" and her first single "Everybody"; also included a medley of three Michael Jackson's songs as an homage to the recently deceased singer. It featured Madonna's dancer Kento, who danced with similar clothing and dancing style as Jackson. [23] Madonna's 1985 hit "Dress You Up" replaced the rock version of "Borderline". It features elements of rock songs like "My Sharona" by The Knack and "God Save The Queen" by Sex Pistols. "Hung Up" was removed and replaced by an up-beat version of "Frozen", which was set between "Like a Prayer" and "Ray of Light". It contained lyrical excerpts from her 80's classic "Open Your Heart" along with musical elements of the Calvin Harris song "I'm Not Alone".[18] The video backdrop for "Frozen" uses video outtakes from the original video by Chris Cunningham from 1998. "Ray of Light" was also slightly edited with the lyrics from Michael Jackson's song "Man in the Mirror, "If you wanna make the world a better place... Take a look at yourself, and then make a change" appearing on the screens before the beginning of the song.[24]

Critical response

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The performance of "Music" with the Egyptian walk.

The tour generated positive reviews. Jon Pareles from The New York Times compared the concert with aerobics and said that the concert was more of a workout than being erotic.[16] Isabel Albiston from The Daily Telegraph compared the tour with the 2006 Confessions Tour and said that "two years later, Madonna’s biceps are no smaller and, with the news that 100 pairs of fishnet pantyhose have been procured from eBay for the artist, her costumes no less raunchy. [...] Madonna seemed to have a point to prove."[15] Another review byu Helen Brown from the same publication said that "Sticky Sweet's highlights include a fresh, crunchy and gipsied-up 'La Isla Bonita' (complete with fiddles, flamenco and a spliced-in Romanian folk tune) and a raved-up 'Like a Prayer'."[25] Sarah Liss from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation commented that "something about witnessing the 50-year-old crow's feet and wrinkles on Madonna's face, projected a hundred times larger than life, as she works her ass off (to paraphrase part of her stage banter) for a crowd of almost 20,000 feels more awe-inspiring than any of her old-school shock tactics."[14] Jim Farber from New York Daily News wrote that "[Madonna] may have just sailed past the half-century mark, but that didn't stop [her] from dancing hard and fast in skimpy clothes for two hours nonstop at the opening show of her Sticky and Sweet tour. [..] No slack in the star's sexuality or energy was apparent at the icon's show."[26] Joey Guerra from Houston Chronicle commented that "most surprising about Madonna’s impeccably choreographed, frequently fantastic show was her willingness to show fans the flip side. She was still larger-than-life — and astonishingly fit for 50 — but Hard Candy's toot-toot disco beats have softened her edges."[20]

A blond female stands on a raised platform of a stage. Her wavy hair falls around her and she wears a black top and high boots while holding a microphone in her left hand. She is encircled by female dancers in short black hair and nude body suits which are lined in black. They appear to be hopping.
Included in the first segment of the show, "Vogue" was presented in a modernised style, with elements from contemporany R&B music.

Greg Kot from Chicago Tribune commented that "Smiles don’t come easy for Madonna. Instead, there are usually smirks, sneers, pouts, leers and thin-lipped, tough-as-nails displays of contempt for anyone who would dare mess with her. Madonna, she’s one tough dominatrix, and she’s got better developed biceps than just about any of the fans who filled the United Center on Sunday for the first of two concerts."[27] Adrian Thrills from Daily Mail commented "Nobody does a big stadium show quite like Madonna. She might be pop's greatest female icon, but she does not rest on her laurels and this was a theatrical, two-hour blockbuster, featuring 16 dancers and a 12-piece band."[28] Nekesa Mumbi Moody from USA Today wrote: "Even the superstar's most cynical critics couldn't walk away from her two-hour extravaganza at the Izod Center on Saturday night without being thoroughly wowed. It was not only the spectacle of the concert, but the performer herself, as she reasserted her musical relevance and dominance in her 25th year in the spotlight. [...] Madonna is not the world's most gifted singer or dancer or even musician, but she may be its greatest performer."[17] Caryn Ganz from Rolling Stone noted that "Madonna may have toyed with dominance and submission on [2008's] Hard Candy, but there was no question who was carrying the cane at the first New York City date on her Sticky & Sweet Tour last night (the trek’s second stop in the States). Emerging on a throne to the thumpy sound of "Candy Shop", the 50-year-old singer kicked off a tightly choreographed two-hour set designed to accentuate her physical and musical strength and flexibility."[29] Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine wrote: "Like a sex instructor, Madonna rules over her audience and tells them when they're allowed to get off (at one point mock-masturbating over someone's head). And when the words 'Game Over' flash on the screen at the end of the show, you're just happy to have played along."[19]

Commercial reception

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Madonna appearing from behind a veil after the performance of "Devil Wouldn't Recognize You".

The Sticky & Sweet Tour broke many records in terms of its ticket sales, commercial gross and audience attendance. On September 11, 2008, Madonna performed to a sell-out crowd of over 74,000 fans and a gross of over $12 million USD and surpassed all previous grosses at both the old and the new Wembley Stadiums. [16] Since that date U2 and their 360º Tour has broken the attendance record at Wembley Stadium with a crowd of 88,000 people. [30] This performance followed the Zurich performance, which was in front of 72,000 people, the largest audience ever for a concert in Switzerland.[16] The September 20th, 2008 concert at the Stade de France sold 80,000 tickets in less than ten days, prompting Live Nation to announce a second and final show at the venue.[31] 50,000 tickets for Madonna's Vancouver concert were sold in 29 minutes.[31] Due to instant sellouts in Toronto at Air Canada Centre on October 18 and Montreal at the Bell Centre on October 22, second shows in both markets were added at October 19 in Toronto at the Air Canada Centre and October 23 at Montreal's Bell Centre.[31] The two shows in Mexico City sold out in less than three hours.[16] Madonna's show in Montenegro was performed to almost 70,000, the biggest-ever event held in the small Adriatic republic. [32] In New York City, Madonna's four sell-outs at Madison Square Garden shows added up to a record breaking 23 sold out performances since 2001 at that venue - a record for most appearances for a single artist in this decade.[33] Madonna's performances at Stade de France, Wembley Stadium, Madison Square Garden and Military Airfield ranked at numbers 3, 13, 15 and 20 on Billboard's Top 25 Boxscores of 2008, respectively. [34] The tour ranked in third in Billboard's "Top 25 Tours" , with a gross of over US$162 million (by mid-November 2008).[35] Pollstar ranked the tour the leading North American grosser for 2008 at $105.3 million.[36] On December 2008, Live Nation announced that the U.S. leg of the tour sold 550,000 tickets and grossed $91.5 million. Together with the European and Mexican dates, the tour grossed a total of $282 million, thus making it the highest grossing tour of 2008. It also became the biggest selling tour by a solo artist, breaking the record previously held by her own Confessions Tour in 2006.[37][38][3]

With the 2009 extension of the tour, ticket sales were immediate sell-outs the moments transaction started. In London and Manchester, where tickets sold out in minutes, second shows were confirmed for July 5 in London and July 8 in Manchester, marking Madonna’s final UK dates in 2009. The Helsinki, Oslo (July 30), Gothenburg (August 9), Werchter and Tallinn concerts all sold out on the same day tickets went on sale. In Helsinki, the August 6 performance was the biggest show by one artist ever organized in Finland.[39] In Oslo, all 40,000 tickets available for the July 30 concert were sold in 34 minutes, prompting Live Nation to announce an extra concert on July 29.[40] In Tallinn, all 70,300 tickets available for Madonna's concert at the Tallinn Song Festival Grounds were purchased in just over 24 hours, a record for Estonia. The record previously belonged to Metallica, who sold all of the tickets available for their concert at the same venue in three days.[41] For the Israel shows at Tel Aviv, all 50,000 tickets available for the first date were sold out in a few days, causing Live Nation to add a second and final date to wrap up the tour.[42] As expected, after the final show, Sticky & Sweet became the highest grossing tour by a solo artist, earning $408 million from 85 shows in 32 countries with attendance of 3.5 million. It is the second highest grossing tour of all time, behind The Rolling Stones' 2005–2007 A Bigger Bang Tour which earned $558 million.[39] At the 2009 Billboard Touring Awards, the Sticky & Sweet Tour won the Top Tour and Top Draw prizes, which acknowledge the highest-grossing and highest-attended tours of the year, respectively. Madonna's manager Guy Oseary won the Top Manager award.[43]

Madonna's statements

A blond woman sits on a long bar stool infront of a microphone playing a black acoustic guitar. The woman's hair is wavy and she wears a black dress with a number of pink threads around her neck. On her right two middle aged men playing acoustic guitar are visible.
Performing "You Must Love Me" accompanied by the Romanian gypsy folk bands.

During the tour, a number of statements made by Madonna faced strong opposition from socio-political leaders. The "Get Stupid" video interlude featured images of disaster throughout the ages along with images of Hitler and Mugabe. US Republican presidential candidate John McCain was featured in the segment as well along Hitler and Mugabe. Images of John Lennon, Gandhi and Al Gore are featured towards the end of the video along with US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. The video caused an uproar in the political world, especially in McCain's camp. Tucker Bounds, McCain's spokesperson stated:

"The comparisons are outrageous, unacceptable and crudely divisive all at the same time [...] It clearly shows that when it comes to supporting Barack Obama, his fellow worldwide celebrities refuse to consider any smear or attack off limits."[44]

At the conclusion of the presidential election, the image of McCain was removed from the video. During her performance at Petco Park, Madonna congratulated Barack Obama, on his historic win for presidency of the United States. Madonna stated, "This is a historical evening. This is a motherfucking important evening and we are lucky to be sharing it with the World [...] This is the beginning of a whole new world. Are you ready?! Are you fucking ready?!" The video screens displayed images of Obama along with the message, "We Won".[45]

During her show at the Olympic Stadium in Rome, Madonna dedicated her song "Like a Virgin" to Pope Benedict XVI. She stated, "I'm gonna dedicate this song to the Pope, because, I know he loves me. I am a child of God! And you know what else?...[begins to sing first verse of Like a Virgin]." Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera called the dedication a surprising provocation.[46] Madonna also publicly voiced her opposition for Republican Vice Presidential candidate for 2008, Sarah Palin. While performing on the tour, Madonna shouted "Sarah Palin can't come to my party. Sarah Palin can't come to my show. It's nothing personal. [...] Here's the sound of Sarah Palin's husband's snowmobile when it won't start. (followed by a loud screeching noise)."[47] While performing "I Love New York" during the request section, the line "Get off my street" was replaced by Madonna screaming "You know who can get off of my street? Sarah Palin! I'm gonna kick her ass if she don't get off of my street." Then she mocked Palin's accent and told the crowd that she loves her.[48]

During the 2009 leg, at the Bucharest concert in Romania, Madonna began talking about gypsy discrimination in East-European countries. She said that "It has been brought to my attention ... that there is a lot of discrimination against Romanies and Gypsies in general in Eastern Europe. [...] It made me feel very sad." Immediately boos and jeers resounded from the 60,000 crowd. Madonna added that "[w]e don't believe in discrimination [...] we believe in freedom and equal rights for everyone." Although some applauded this statement, many others continued booing when Madonna mentioned discrimination againse gay people.[49] Madonna's publicist Liz Rosenberg issued a statement saying that "Madonna has been touring with a phenomenal troupe of Roma musicians who made her aware of the discrimination toward them in several countries so she felt compelled to make a brief statement, [...] She will not be issuing a further statement."[49]

Marseille accident

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Performing "Frozen" during the 2009 leg of the tour.

On July 16, 2009, as workers were assembling Madonna's stage at the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille for her July 19 concert, the stage collapsed, injuring eight workers and killing two. Due to the accident, officials of the city of Marseille decided to cancel the concert.[50] Charles Criscenzo, a 53-year-old French worker, was killed outright in the accident, which took place at around 1715 GMT. The other worker Charles Prow, a 23-year-old from Headingley in Leeds, died overnight at a hospital in Marseille. Firefighters said the accident occurred when the roof of the stage became unbalanced as it was being lifted by four cranes, toppling one of them. Marseille city councillor Maurice de Nocera said that the roof started shaking and then collapsed gradually. This allowed the other workers to get out in time.[51]

Following the tragedy, Madonna issued the following statement: "I am devastated to have just received this tragic news. My prayers go out to those who were injured and their families along with my deepest sympathy to all those affected by this heartbreaking news." At her concert in Italy Madonna made an emotional tribute for the deceased technicians by saying,

"I just wanted to take a moment to acknowledge and pay tribute to two people who lost their lives today, [...] It's a great tragedy to me, I feel so devastated to be in any way associated with anyone's suffering. [...] Let's all just take a moment to say a prayer for Charles Criscenzo and Charlie Prow. Our hearts go out to their family and loved ones."[51]

Madonna visited some of the other workers injured in the accident and went to pay her respects at the family of the deceased ones as well.[52]

Broadcast and recordings

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The final performance of the show "Give It 2 Me" with Madonna and her dancers jumping along the song.

According to the Argentine newspaper, La Nación, the tour DVD was filmed during the performances at River Plate Stadium. In the interview with production director Chris Lamb, he stated that Madonna chose the Argentine audience because of the strong emotional bond that they shared. No release date of the filming has been announced, although a trailer showing highlights of the Argentina show was shown on Madonna's official website.[53] In May 2009, BlackBerry were given exclusive rights to show ten preview performances from the DVD release, to the users of the BlackBerry Bold smartphone for a limited time only. These performances include: "Candy Shop", "Beat Goes On", "Vogue", "Die Another Day", "Music", "Spanish Lesson", "Miles Away", "La Isla Bonita", "Get Stupid", and "4 Minutes."[54]

On June 15, 2009, British newspaper The Sun reported that Sky1 had acquired the rights to broadcast the Sticky & Sweet Tour.[55] The "Sweet Machine" Intro was drastically shortened, and the request song in Argentina (which was "Like A Virgin") was not aired. Latin american channel Cityvibe broadcasted the show exclusively for Argentina, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela on September 19, 2009. [56] Unlike Sky1, the channel aired "Madonna: Sticky & Sweet" without any commercial block; additionally, both "The Sweet Machine" and the requested song were uncut. On October 30, 2009, the show was made available to watch on the Epix television channel, video-on-demand and online website for those that have a subscription.[57]

Opening acts

Setlist

2008
  1. "The Sweet Machine" (Video Introduction) (contains elements from "Manipulated Living", "4 Minutes", "Human Nature" and "Give It 2 Me")
  2. "Candy Shop"
  3. "Beat Goes On"
  4. "Human Nature" (contains excerpts from "Gimme More")
  5. "Vogue" (contains elements of "4 Minutes", "Give It To Me" and "Discothèque")
  6. "Die Another Day" (Remix) (Video Interlude) (contains excerpts from "Mortal Kombat: The Album" and "Do You Wanna Get Funky")
  7. "Into the Groove" (contains elements of "Toop Toop", "Body Work", "Jump", "Apache" and "Double Dutch Bus")
  8. "Heartbeat"
  9. "Borderline"
  10. "She's Not Me"
  11. "Music" (contains elements of "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit", along with excerpts from "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life" and "Heartbeat")
  12. "Rain" (Remix) (Video Interlude) (contains elements of "Here Comes the Rain Again" along with excerpts from "4 Minutes")
  13. "Devil Wouldn't Recognize You"
  14. "Spanish Lesson"
  15. "Miles Away"
  16. "La Isla Bonita" (contains excerpts from "Lela Pala Tute")
  17. "Doli Doli" (Kolpakov Trio solo) (Dance Interlude)
  18. "You Must Love Me"
  19. "Get Stupid" (Video Interlude) (contains excerpts from "Beat Goes On", "Give It 2 Me", "4 Minutes" and "Voices")
  20. "4 Minutes"
  21. "Like a Prayer" (contains elements of "Feels Like Home")
  22. "Ray of Light"
  23. "Hung Up" (contains elements of "A New Level" with excerpts from "4 Minutes")
  24. "Give It 2 Me" (contains elements of "Fired Up!" (Club 69 Mix))

2009
  1. "The Sweet Machine" (Video Introduction) (contains elements from "Manipulated Living", "4 Minutes", "Human Nature" and "Give It 2 Me")
  2. "Candy Shop"
  3. "Beat Goes On"
  4. "Human Nature" (contains excerpts from "Gimme More")
  5. "Vogue" (contains elements of "4 Minutes", "Give It To Me" and "Discothèque")
  6. "Die Another Day" (Remix) (Video Interlude) (contains excerpts from "Mortal Kombat: The Album" and "Do You Wanna Get Funky"
  7. "Into the Groove" (contains elements of "Toop Toop", "Body Work", "Jump", "Apache" and "Double Dutch Bus")
  8. "Holiday" (contains elements of "Celebration" and "Everybody", along with excerpts from "Jam", "2000 Watts", "Billie Jean", "Another Part of Me" and "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'")
  9. "Dress You Up" (contains elements of "My Sharona" along with excerpts from "God Save the Queen and "Mickey")
  10. "She's Not Me"
  11. "Music" (contains elements of "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit", along with excerpts from "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life" and "Heartbeat")
  12. "Rain" (Remix) (Video Interlude) (contains elements of "Here Comes the Rain Again" along with excerpts from "4 Minutes")
  13. "Devil Wouldn't Recognize You"
  14. "Spanish Lesson"
  15. "Miles Away"
  16. "La Isla Bonita" (contains excerpts from "Lela Pala Tute")
  17. "Doli Doli" (Kolpakov Trio solo) (Dance Interlude)
  18. "You Must Love Me"
  19. "Get Stupid" (Video Interlude) (contains excerpts from "Beat Goes On", "Give It 2 Me", "4 Minutes" and "Voices")
  20. "4 Minutes"
  21. "Like a Prayer" (contains elements of "Feels Like Home")
  22. "Frozen" (contains elements of "I'm Not Alone" along with excerpts from "Open Your Heart")
  23. "Ray of Light"
  24. "Give It 2 Me" (contains elements of "Fired Up!" (Club 69 Mix))

Source: [29]

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
Europe [62]
August 23, 2008 Cardiff United Kingdom Wales Millennium Stadium
August 26, 2008 Nice France France Stade Charles Ehrmann
August 28, 2008 Berlin Germany Germany Olympic Stadium
August 30, 2008 Zürich SwitzerlandSwitzerland Military Airfield
September 2, 2008 Amsterdam Netherlands Netherlands Amsterdam Arena
September 4, 2008 Dusseldorf Germany Germany LTU Arena
September 6, 2008 Rome Italy Italy Olympic Stadium
September 9, 2008 Frankfurt Germany Germany Commerzbank-Arena
September 11, 2008 London United Kingdom England Wembley Stadium
September 14, 2008 Lisbon Portugal Portugal Parque da Bela Vista
September 16, 2008 Seville Spain Spain Olympic Stadium
September 18, 2008 Valencia Circuito Ricardo Tormo Cheste
September 20, 2008 Paris France France Stade de France
September 21, 2008
September 23, 2008 Vienna Austria Austria Danube Island
September 25, 2008 Budva Montenegro Montenegro Jaz Beach
September 27, 2008 Athens Greece Greece Olympic Stadium
North America [1]
October 4, 2008 East Rutherford United States United States Izod Center
October 6, 2008 New York City Madison Square Garden
October 7, 2008
October 11, 2008[A]
October 12, 2008
October 15, 2008 Boston TD Banknorth Garden
October 16, 2008
October 18, 2008 Toronto Canada Canada Air Canada Centre
October 19, 2008
October 22, 2008 Montreal Bell Centre
October 23, 2008
October 26, 2008 Chicago United States United States United Center
October 27, 2008
October 30, 2008 Vancouver Canada Canada BC Place Stadium
November 1, 2008 Oakland United States United States Oracle Arena
November 2, 2008
November 4, 2008 San Diego Petco Park
November 6, 2008[B] Los Angeles Dodger Stadium
November 8, 2008 Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena
November 9, 2008
November 11, 2008 Denver Pepsi Center
November 12, 2008
November 16, 2008 Houston Minute Maid Park
November 18, 2008 Detroit Ford Field
November 20, 2008 Philadelphia Wachovia Center
November 22, 2008 Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall
November 24, 2008 Atlanta Philips Arena
November 26, 2008[C] Miami Dolphin Stadium
November 29, 2008 Mexico City Mexico Mexico Foro Sol
November 30, 2008
South America [1]
December 4, 2008 Buenos Aires Argentina Argentina River Plate Stadium
December 5, 2008
December 7, 2008
December 8, 2008
December 10, 2008 Santiago Chile Chile Chile National Stadium
December 11, 2008
December 14, 2008 Rio de Janeiro Brazil Brazil Maracanã Stadium
December 15, 2008
December 18, 2008 São Paulo Morumbi Stadium
December 20, 2008
December 21, 2008
Europe[62]
July 4, 2009 London United Kingdom England The O2
July 5, 2009
July 7, 2009 Manchester Manchester Evening News Arena
July 9, 2009 Paris France France Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
July 11, 2009 Werchter Belgium Belgium Werchter Festival Park
July 14, 2009 Milan Italy Italy San Siro
July 16, 2009 Udine Stadio Friuli
July 21, 2009 Barcelona Spain Spain Olympic Stadium
July 23, 2009 Madrid Vicente Calderón Stadium
July 25, 2009 Zaragoza Recinto de la Feria de Zaragoza
July 28, 2009 Oslo Norway Norway Valle Hovin
July 30, 2009
August 2, 2009 St. Petersburg Russia Russia Palace Square
August 4, 2009 Tallinn Estonia Estonia Tallinn Song Festival Grounds
August 6, 2009 Helsinki Finland Finland West Harbour
August 8, 2009 Gothenburg Sweden Sweden Ullevi Stadium
August 9, 2009
August 11, 2009[D] Copenhagen Denmark Denmark Parken Stadium
August 13, 2009 Prague Czech Republic Czech Republic Chodov Natural Amphitheater
August 15, 2009 Warsaw Poland Poland Bemowo Airport
August 18, 2009 Munich Germany Germany Olympic Stadium
August 22, 2009 Budapest Hungary Hungary Kincsem Park
August 24, 2009 Belgrade Serbia Serbia Ušće Park
August 26, 2009 Bucharest Romania Romania Parc Izvor
August 29, 2009 Sofia Bulgaria Bulgaria Vasil Levski National Stadium
Asia [63]
September 1, 2009[E] Tel Aviv Israel Israel Hayarkon Park
September 2, 2009[E]

Additional notes

  • A^ At the October 11, 2008 performance at Madison Square Garden, Madonna dedicated "You Must Love Me" to her daughter, Lourdes as it was her twelfth birthday. She commented, "My beautiful Lola is 12 today but when I first sang this song she was growing inside me." At the same show, Pharrell Williams joined Madonna onstage for both "Beat Goes On" and "Give It 2 Me".[64]
  • B^ At the November 6, 2008 Los Angeles show, Madonna was joined onstage by Britney Spears during the performance of "Human Nature". Later that night, Justin Timberlake joined Madonna onstage to perform "4 Minutes".[65]
  • C^ At the November 26, 2008 performance in Miami at the Dolphin Stadium, Madonna was joined onstage by Timbaland during the performance of "4 Minutes" and by Pharrell Williams for "Give It 2 Me".[66]
  • D^ Before singing "You Must Love Me" on the August 11, 2009 Denmark show, Madonna and over 48,000 of her fans sang "Happy Birthday" to her son Rocco, who turned 9 that day and who was also attending the show.[67]
  • E^ Madonna's daughter Lourdes joined her mom on stage on both the September 1 and September 2, 2009 Tel Aviv dates during "Give it 2 Me". Her son Rocco joined her on the DJ station during the song "Music".[68][69]

Box office score data

Venue City Tickets Sold / Available Gross Revenue
Millennium Stadium Cardiff 31,460 / 33,460 (99%) $5,279,107 [70]
Stade Charles Ehrmann Nice 41,483 / 41,483 (100%) $4,381,242 [70]
Olympic Stadium Berlin 47,368 / 47,368 (100%) $6,048,086 [70]
Military Airfield Zurich 70,314 / 70,314 (100%) $11,093,631 [70]
Amsterdam Arena Amsterdam 50,588 / 50,588 (100%) $6,717,734 [70]
LTU Arena Dusseldorf 35,014 / 35,014 (100%) $4,650,327 [70]
Olympic Stadium Rome 57,690 / 57,690 (100%) $5,713,196 [70]
Commerzbank Arena Frankfurt 39,543 / 39,543 (100%) $6,020,706 [70]
Wembley Stadium London 73,349 / 73,349 (100%) $11,796,540 [70]
Parque da Bela Vista Lisbon 75,000 / 75,000 (100%) $6,295,068 [70]
Olympic Stadium Sevilla 47,712 / 59,258 (82%) $4,874,380 [70]
Circuito Ricardo Tormo Cheste Valencia 50,143 / 50,143 (100%) $4,941,980 [70]
Stade de France Paris 138,163 / 138,163 (100%) $17,583,211 [70]
Danube Island Vienna 57,002 / 57,002 (100%) $8,140,858 [70]
Jaz Beach Budva 47,524 / 47,524 (100%) $3,463,063 [70]
Olympic Stadium Athens 75,637 / 75,637 (100%) $9,030,440 [70]
Izod Center East Rutherford 16,896 / 16,896 (100%) $2,812,250 [71]
Madison Square Garden New York City 61,586 / 61,586 (100%) $11,527,375 [71]
TD Banknorth Garden Boston 26,611 / 26,611 (100%) $3,658,850 [71]
Air Canada Centre Toronto 34,324 / 34,324 (100%) $6,356,171 [71]
Bell Centre Montreal 34,301 / 34,301 (100%) $5,391,881 [71]
United Center Chicago 30,968 / 30,968 (100%) $5,777,490 [71]
BC Place Stadium Vancouver 52,712 / 52,712 (100%) $5,389,762 [71]
Oracle Arena Oakland 28,198 / 28,198 (100%) $4,964,765 [71]
Petco Park San Diego 35,743 / 35,743 (100%) $5,097,515 [72]
Dodger Stadium Los Angeles 43,919 / 43,919 (100%) $5,858,730 [72]
MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas 29,157 / 29,157 (100%) $8,397,640 [72]
Pepsi Center Denver 23,501 / 23,501 (100%) $4,434,020 [72]
Minute Maid Park Houston 41,498 / 41,498 (100%) $5,170,100 [73]
Ford Field Detroit 30,119 / 30,119 (100%) $2,395,900 [73]
Wachovia Center Philadelphia 13,790 / 13,790 (100%) $2,318,530 [73]
Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City 13,293 / 13,293 (100%) $3,321,000 [73]
Philips Arena Atlanta 14,843 / 14,843 (100%) $2,632,952 [73]
Dolphin Stadium Miami 47,998 / 47,998 (100%) $6,137,030 [73]
Foro Sol Stadium Mexico City 104,270 / 104,270 (100%) $10,428,743 [74]
River Plate Stadium Buenos Aires 263,693 / 263,693 (100%) $18,274,292 [74]
Chile National Stadium Santiago 146,242 / 146,242 (100%) $11,385,499 [74]
Maracanã Stadium Rio de Janeiro 107,000 / 107,000 (100%) $7,322,269 [75]
Morumbi Stadium São Paulo 196,656 / 196,656 (100%) $15,462,185 [75]
The O2 London 27,464 / 27,464 (100%) $5,873,149 [76]
Manchester Evening News Arena Manchester 13,457 / 13,457 (100%) $2,827,517 [76]
Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy Paris 15,806 / 15,806 (100%) $2,306,551 [76]
Werchter Festival Park Werchter 68,434 / 68,434 (100%) $7,190,295 [76]
San Siro Milan 55,338 / 55,338 (100%) $6,507,798 [77]
Stadio Friuli Udine 28,362 / 28,362 (100%) $3,236,277 [77]
Olympic Stadium Barcelona 44,811 / 44,811 (100%) $5,010,557 [77]
Vicente Calderón Stadium Madrid 31,941 / 31,941 (100%) $4,109,791 [77]
Recinto de la Feria de Zaragoza Zaragoza 30,940 / 30,940 (100%) $2,015,381 [77]
Valle Hovin Oslo 79,409 / 79,409 (100%) $10,481,500 [78]
Palace Square St. Petersburg 27,103 / 27,103 (100%) $4,431,805 [78]
Tallinn Song Festival Grounds Tallinn 72,067 / 72,067 (100%) $5,924,839 [78]
West Harbour Helsinki 85,354 / 85,354 (100%) $12,148,455 [79]
Ullevi Stadium Göteborg 119,709 / 119,709 (100%) $14,595,910 [79]
Parken Stadium Copenhagen 48,064 / 48,064 (100%) $6,709,250 [79]
Chodov Natural Amphitheatre Prague 42,682 / 42,682 (100%) $3,835,776 [79]
Bemowo Airport Warsaw 79,343 / 79,343 (100%) $6,526,867 [79]
Olympic Stadium Munich 35,127 / 35,127 (100%) $3,655,403 [80]
Kincsem Park Budapest 41,045 / 41,045 (100%) $3,920,651 [80]
Ušće Park Belgrade 39,713 / 39,713 (100%) $1,738,139 [80]
Parc Izvor Bucharest 69,088 / 69,088 (100%) $4,659,836 [80]
Vasil Levski National Stadium Sofia 53,660 / 53,660 (100%) $4,896,938 [81]
Hayarkon Park Tel Aviv 99,674 / 99,674 (100%) $14,656,063 [81]
TOTAL 3,545,899 / 3,557,445 (99%) $407,713,266

Personnel

Source: [13]

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