madonna tour 40

• facebook-rs

Madonna Unveils Ultimate Greatest Hits Show ‘The Celebration Tour’

By Larisha Paul

Larisha Paul

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission.

Truth or dare? ? Madonna has rarely ever been one to shy away from the latter. In an announcement video that nods to her documentary of the same title, a slate of special guests prompts her with a challenge: “I dare you to do a world tour and play your greatest motherfucking hits.”

Madonna: the Celebration tour will span 40 years of the singer’s career, bringing her greatest hits to 35 cities across North America and Europe. “I am excited to explore as many songs as possible in hopes to give my fans the show they have been waiting for,” Madonna shared in a statement.

On Thursday, she added an additional 13 dates due to “overwhelming demanded.”

General sale for the Celebration tour begins Friday, Jan. 20, at 10 a.m. local time. More information is available via the official Madonna website .

Bob the Drag Queen – who appears in the announcement video alongside Diplo, Judd Apatow, Jack Black, Lil Wayne, Bob The Drag Queen, Kate Berlant, Larry Owens, Meg Stalter, and Eric Andre – will join as support across the entire tour.

Editor’s picks

The 250 greatest guitarists of all time, the 500 greatest albums of all time, the 50 worst decisions in movie history, every awful thing trump has promised to do in a second term, kenan thompson says 'investigate more' in emotional response to ‘quiet on set’ revelations, shakira is embracing her newfound freedom now that her ex-husband isn't 'dragging me down', where's sean combs everything we know — and don't — about federal raids, fergie chambers is heir to one of america’s richest families — and determined to see the u.s. fall.

This story was updated on Jan. 19 at 5:15 pm ET to include Madonna’s additional tour dates in bold .

Olivia Rodrigo Recreates Nicole Kidman's AMC Theaters Ad at Montreal Show

• By Emily Zemler

Bruce Springsteen Joins Zach Bryan Onstage at Triumphant Brooklyn Show

• Surprise, Surprise
• By Brian Hiatt

Sony Gets $800,000 in Damages Over TikTok Rapper's Infringement

• Courts and Crime
• By Ethan Millman

Latin Grammys Finally Add Contemporary Mexican Music Album Category

• Making Changes
• By Kory Grow

Mick Jagger Dances Like There's Nobody Watching to 'Moves Like Jagger' at a Bar

• He's Got the Moves

Most Popular

Anne hathaway lost roles after oscar win because of 'how toxic my identity had become online,' says christopher nolan backed her: 'i had an angel' in him, where to stream 'quiet on set: breaking the silence' episode 5 online, body language experts believe this is the reason kate middleton was alone in her cancer announcement video, uncle luke adds his take on diddy's infamous parties, explains why he'd always "leave early", you might also like, former disney ceo bob iger joins josh kushner’s thrive capital as venture partner, lebron james’ wife savannah cheers in balenciaga with daughter zhuri, jennifer hudson and son david otunga jr. pop in red, and more star style at la lakers games through the years, the best exercise mats for working out, according to fitness experts, kim cattrall’s infamous scat singing has been restored to 4k, fanatics’ travis scott collab adds to its tangled celebrity web.

Rolling Stone is a part of Penske Media Corporation. © 2024 Rolling Stone, LLC. All rights reserved.

Verify it's you

Please log in.

• International edition
• Australia edition
• Europe edition

Madonna announces Celebration greatest hits world tour

Singer will celebrate four decades in music with a 35-date run beginning in Vancouver on 15 July, with one date at London’s O2 Arena on 14 October

Madonna has announced a tour celebrating her 40 years as a recording and touring artist. Dubbed the Celebration tour, the 35-date run will begin in Vancouver, Canada, on 15 July, and run through to winter, ending on 1 December at Amsterdam’s Ziggo Dome.

First teased in a promotional video for last year’s dance chart No 1s album Finally Enough Love, the Celebration tour was officially announced in a clip parodying Madonna’s 1991 tour film Truth or Dare. In the video, celebrities including Diplo, Jack Black, Lil Wayne and Amy Schumer play a game of truth or dare with Madonna, which culminates with Schumer “daring” Madonna to embark on a greatest hits tour. “You think people would come to that show?” Madonna asks. “The answer is – fuck yeah.”

Per a press release, the Celebration tour will showcase “Madonna’s artistic journey through four decades and pays respect to the city of New York where her career in music began.”

Supporting Madonna on all dates is drag performer Bob the Drag Queen, AKA Caldwell Tidicue. Best known for winning season eight of RuPaul’s Drag Race, Tidicue has also released a handful of singles, starred in a production of Angels in America at the Berkeley Repertory Theater, and hosts a podcast, Sibling Rivalry, with Monét X Change.

The Celebration tour is Madonna’s 12th concert tour. The last time she went on the road was in 2019 and 2020, when she performed in intimate venues in support of her album Madame X. That run saw her play 12 shows at the 2,200-capacity London Palladium, with similarly lengthy stints in New York, Los Angeles and more.

The only UK date of the Celebration tour announced thus far is on 14 October at London’s 20,000-capacity O2 Arena. In a statement, Madonna said: “I am excited to explore as many songs as possible in hopes to give my fans the show they have been waiting for.”

Live Nation, the producer of the Celebration tour, has faced criticism in recent months, with the US government currently in the midst of an antitrust investigation into the touring giant and Ticketmaster parent company over whether it has abused its power in the entertainment industry. Scrutiny intensified in November, when Taylor Swift slammed Ticketmaster over the bungled pre-sale for her own greatest hits shows, dubbed the Eras tour.

In a letter to the company, the US Senate’s antitrust committee chair Amy Klobuchar expressed “serious concern about the state of competition in the ticketing industry and its harmful impact on consumers”.

Tickets for the Celebration tour go on sale on 20 January and are available from Madonna’s website .

• Pop and rock

Most viewed

Madonna's upcoming Celebration Tour draws on 40 years of hits. Time to test your memory

First, her Instagram was wiped, ready for some big news.

Then, music icon Madonna dropped the plan via a racy, celebrity-filled "announcement" — the 64-year-old is embarking on a greatest hits tour.

Despite the controversy surrounding previous tours, including her last time in Australia when the star was hours late to perform , she has promised fans it'll be "the show they have been waiting for".

So far, there are 35 North American and European dates, but nothing elsewhere (including Australia).

Here's what we know about the tour so far — and take a quick look back at 40 years of Madonna's hits.

Who was in that announcement? 

In true Madonna style, the video was a risque truth-or-dare session that culminated in  Amy Schumer "daring" her to go on a world tour.

Madonna asks: "You think people would come to that show?", before adding: "The answer is, f*** yeah."

The celebrity roundtable included  RuPaul's Drag Race winner, Bob The Drag Queen , who will join the singer on tour.

Judd Apatow, Jack Black, Lil Wayne and Diplo were all part of the video, alongside US comedians Eric Andre, Kate Berlant, Meg Stalter and Larry Owens.

Tell me about the controversy...

The last time Madonna was in Australia, in 2016, hundreds of angry fans left and had their tickets refunded after a 9pm show in Brisbane didn't start until almost 11:30pm.

And her last US tour in 2019 and 2020 sparked two class actions over her running late, before the final days were cut when COVID hit and large gatherings were banned.

How big will this tour be?

Tickets start selling on January 20, so we won't know for a little while, but one executive told US music publication Billboard that it will be "the biggest tour she’s ever done", with plenty of over-the-top production.

Could she take in more than stars like Elton John , with his massive farewell tour?

Both were on the road in 2020, but Madonna's Madame X shows were in much smaller venues and not stadiums.

Still, she'd have a big task — John took in more than $US114 million ($163 million) that year alone, compared to the Material Girl's $US36 million ($51 million).

Do you know your Madonna?

See if any of these quick questions stump you:

• X (formerly Twitter)

Related Stories

Another late night possible for brisbane's madonna fans.

• Music (Arts and Entertainment)

• Search Please fill out this field.
• Manage Your Subscription
• Give a Gift Subscription
• Newsletters
• Sweepstakes
• Entertainment

Madonna Announces The Celebration Tour Featuring a Setlist of Her Greatest Hits — See the Dates! 

"I am excited to explore as many songs as possible in hopes to give my fans the show they have been waiting for," said the Queen of Pop in a press release

Get into the groove — Madonna is going on tour!

On Tuesday, the Queen of Pop announced she'll commemorate the 40-year anniversary of her career later this year with The Celebration Tour, which will span 35 cities around the world starting this summer.

"I am excited to explore as many songs as possible in hopes to give my fans the show they have been waiting for," said Madonna, 64, in a press release about the tour, which is poised to showcase a career-spanning setlist and pay tribute to the city where she was first launched to stardom: New York.

The Live Nation-produced tour was announced with a hilarious video featuring Diplo , Judd Apatow , Jack Black , Lil Wayne , Bob the Drag Queen , Kate Berlant, Larry Owens, Meg Stalter, Eric Andre and Amy Schumer referencing Madonna's iconic Truth or Dare documentary by playing the classic game with the superstar.

"Madonna, I dare you to do a world tour and play your greatest motherf---ing hits," says Schumer, 41, in the clip.

Kicking off July 15 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, The Celebration Tour will make stops in cities including Seattle, Detroit, New York, Boston, Miami, Los Angeles and more throughout its North American leg, which wraps Oct. 7 in Las Vegas. Then, Madonna wil head overseas for European shows in London, Stockholm, Barcelona, Paris, Berlin and more from Oct. 14 through Dec. 1.

Presale tickets will become available for Citi cardholders and members of Madonna's Official Fan Club this week, and the general public can purchase tickets starting Jan. 20 and Jan. 27, depending on the show date. More information is available at Madonna's website .

Known from RuPaul's Drag Race , Bob the Drag Queen (born Caldwell Tidicue) will perform as a special guest for every show of the tour.

See below for Madonna's The Celebration Tour dates.

Jul. 15, 2023 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena

Jul. 18, 2023 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena

Jul. 22, 2023 – Phoenix, AZ – Footprint Center

Jul. 25, 2023 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena

Jul. 27, 2023 – Tulsa, OK – BOK Center

Jul. 30, 2023 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center

Aug. 2, 2023 – Cleveland, OH – Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse

Aug. 5, 2023 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena

Aug. 7, 2023 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena

Aug. 9, 2023 – Chicago, IL – United Center

Aug. 13, 2023 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena

Aug. 19, 2023 – Montreal, QC – Centre Bell

Aug. 23, 2023 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden

Aug 24, 2023 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden

Aug. 30, 2023 – Boston, MA – TD Garden

Sept. 2, 2023 – Washington, DC – Capital One Arena

Sept. 5, 2023 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena

Sept. 7, 2023 – Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena

Sept. 9, 2023 – Miami, FL – Miami-Dade Arena

Sept. 13, 2023 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center

Sept. 18, 2023 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center

Sept. 21, 2023 – Austin, TX – Moody Center ATX

Sept. 27, 2023 – Los Angeles, CA – Crypto.com Arena

Oct. 4, 2023 – San Francisco, CA – Chase Center

Oct. 7, 2023 – Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena

Oct. 14, 2023 – London, UK – The O2

Oct. 21, 2023 – Antwerp, BE – Sportpaleis

Oct. 25, 2023 – Copenhagen, DK – Royal Arena

Oct. 28, 2023 – Stockholm, SE – Tele2 Arena

Nov. 1, 2023 – Barcelona, ES – Palau Sant Jordi

Nov. 6, 2023 – Lisbon, PT – Altice Arena

Nov. 12, 2023 – Paris, FR – Accor Arena

Nov. 13, 2023 – Paris, FR – Accor Arena

Nov. 15, 2023 – Cologne, DE – Lanxess Arena

Nov. 23, 2023 – Milan, IT – Mediolanum Forum

Nov. 28, 2023 – Berlin, DE – Mercedes-Benz Arena

Dec. 1, 2023 – Amsterdam, NL – Ziggo Dome

Related Articles

Madonna greatest hits tour to feature 40 songs and a 'time machine'

Jumpstart your morning with the latest legal news delivered straight to your inbox from The Daily Docket newsletter. Sign up here.

Reporting by Marie-Louise Gumuchian; Editing by Alison Williams

Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. , opens new tab

A million solar eclipse enthusiasts expected at Niagara Falls

From vintage train rides costing almost $4,000 per person to hotel rooms listed at $1,600 a night, businesses in and around majestic Niagara Falls are preparing to cash in on the April 8 total solar eclipse - with around a million visitors expected.

• Discount Codes

Madonna announces huge 40th anniversary tour, including London show

Tickets go on sale this week

Madonna has announced a huge 40th anniversary tour, including a show The O2 in London – tickets will be available here .

The Queen Of Pop, who released her self-titled debut album in 1983, is due to hit the road for the 35-city ‘Celebration Tour’ in July.

• READ MORE:  The NME Big Read – Madonna: ”People pick on me. That’s just the way it is”

“I am excited to explore as many songs as possible in hopes to give my fans the show they have been waiting for,” Madonna said of the upcoming trek in a statement.

The tour will begin in North America, with gigs planned for New York, Chicago, Miami, Washington, Houston, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and other cities up until early October.

Madonna is set to touch down in the UK on October 14 for a headline performance at The O2. That concert will kick start the European leg of the singer’s ‘Celebration Tour’ ahead of further stop-offs in Antwerp, Copenhagen, Barcelona, Paris, Amsterdam and beyond.

Tickets go on general sale at 10am local time this Friday (January 20) – you’ll be able to purchase yours here (UK) and here (North America).

Per a press release, ‘The Celebration Tour’ will take fans on Madonna’s artistic journey through four decades and pay homage to the city of New York where her career in music began.

An official announcement video (watch above) gives a nod to the legendary artist’s 1991 film Truth Or Dare . The five-minute clip stars Madonna herself alongside the likes of Diplo , Judd Apatow , Jack Black , Lil Wayne and Amy Schumer .

Bob The Drag Queen (aka Caldwell Tidicue) is billed as a special guest opening act across all dates.

Madonna’s 2023 tour dates are as follows:

Sat Jul 15 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena Tue Jul 18 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena Sat Jul 22 – Phoenix, AZ – Footprint Center Tue Jul 25 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena Thu Jul 27 – Tulsa, OK – BOK Center Sun Jul 30 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center Wed Aug 02 – Cleveland, OH – Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse Sat Aug 05 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena Mon. Aug 07 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena Wed Aug 09 – Chicago, IL – United Center Sun Aug 13 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena Sat Aug 19 – Montreal, QC – Centre Bell Wed Aug 23 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden Thu Aug 24 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden Wed Aug 30 – Boston, MA – TD Garden Sat Sep 02 – Washington, DC – Capital One Arena Tue Sep 05 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena Thu Sep 07 – Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena Sat Sep 09 – Miami, FL – Miami-Dade Arena Wed Sep 13 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center Mon Sep 18 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center Thu Sep 21 – Austin, TX – Moody Center ATX Wed Sep 27 – Los Angeles, CA – Crypto.com Arena Wed Oct 04 – San Francisco, CA – Chase Center Sat Oct 07 – Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena   Sat Oct 14 – London, UK – The O2 Sat Oct 21 – Antwerp, BE – Sportpaleis Wed. Oct. 25 – Copenhagen, DK – Royal Arena Sat Oct 28 – Stockholm, SE – Tele2 Wed Nov 01 – Barcelona, ES – Palau Sant Jordi Mon Nov 06 – Lisbon, PT – Altice Arena Sun Nov 12 – Paris, FR – Accor Arena Mon Nov 13 – Paris, FR – Accor Arena Wed Nov 15 – Cologne, DE – Lanxess Arena Thu Nov 23 – Milan, IT – Mediolanum Forum Tue Nov 28 – Berlin, DE – Mercedes-Benz Arena Fri Dec 1 – Amsterdam, NL – Ziggo Dome

It was reported last week that Madonna was plotting a run of celebratory shows to mark her four decades in music .

Madonna released her 14th and most recent studio album, ‘Madame X’ , back in 2019. The singer showcased that record with an intimate residency at the London Palladium in early 2020.

In a five-star review of one of her concerts in Brooklyn, New York in October 2019 , NME praised “pop’s ultimate freedom fighter [for] putting on one of the most powerful, empowering, and stunning gigs of the year”.

Last summer, Madonna said she had no plans to sell her extensive back catalogue as numerous legacy acts have done in recent years. “Ownership is everything, isn’t it?” she reasoned.

• Related Topics

You May Also Like

How to get your copy of the nme magazine march/april 2024 issue, mae muller to headline club nme in london – get the full details, karin ann’s spectacular second act, sydney sweeney doesn’t get why you’re obsessed with her: “i’m just being me”, ‘dragon’s dogma 2’ review: you can’t go wrong with this adventurous masterwork, more stories, listen to camila cabello’s glitchy new single ‘i luv it’ featuring playboi carti, gerard way to release new horror-themed comic series ‘paranoid gardens’, vanner announce 2024 ‘the flag: a to v’ tour, life lessons with amber liu: “i don’t care how people label me anymore – how i identify is more important”, steven spielberg calls ‘dune: part two’ “one of the most brilliant science-fiction films i’ve ever seen”, lzzy hale to front skid row for upcoming tour.

• FINALLY ENOUGH LOVE
• RAY OF LIGHT
• RAISING MALAWI
• Sign up Log in

MADONNA ANNOUNCES A HISTORIC FREE CONCERT IN RIO DE JANEIRO

MADONNA ANNOUNCES HER BIGGEST SHOW YET AS THE FINAL STOP ON HER CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED “THE CELEBRATION TOUR”. THE CELEBRATION SPANNING FOUR DECADES OF MUSIC WILL CULMINATE WITH A FREE EVENT ON MAY 4TH AT COPACABANA BEACH AS A THANK YOU TO HER INCREDIBLE FANS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. (March 25, 2024) Today, Madonna announces she will perform a historic free concert in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Saturday, May 4th at the majestic Copacabana Beach as the culminaton of her universally praised The Celebration Tour which has been one of the most buzzed about tours of the year. The event will be her biggest gig yet , an unforgettable concert in one of the world’s most beautiul settings. The show will be free of charge as a thank you to her fans for celebrating more than four decades of her music over the course of the epic global run of the tour . It will also mark the best-selling female recording artist of all time first show in Brazil since 2012. No tickets are required for the event, entrance will be applied on a first come first serve basis the day of the event at Belmond Copacabana Palace Hotel. This unforgetable, one time event and world’s biggest dancefloor will be broadcast live on TV Globo. The world got a first glimpse of the highly-anticipated tour this past October when the tour launched in London with a record six sold out shows at The O2. Moving across 14 countries the show has not only received rave reviews by fans and critics but is a testimant to Madonna’s groundbreaking four decade long career and ongoing impact on culture. The Celebration Tour continues tonight with the second of two shows in Dallas before making stops in Houston, Atlanta, Austin and more.  The upcoming dates also include 3 nights in Miami at  the Kaseya Center (April 6th, 7th and 9th) and a phenominal 5 nights at Palacio De Los Deportes in Mexico City. The Celebration Tour is a one-of-a-kind experience with special guest Bob the Drag Queen a.k.a. Caldwell Tidicue across all dates on the global tour. Information about the event can be found on  www.madonnainrio.com  and www.instagram.com/bonustrack.live/

Latest Stories

News archives.

• February(1)
• December(1)
• September(2)
• February(2)
• September(1)
• September(12)
• October(14)
• November(5)
• November(1)
• February(3)
• September(3)
• November(2)
• December(7)
• September(18)
• October(11)
• November(3)
• January(11)
• February(24)
• September(6)
• November(6)
• December(4)
• February(6)
• December(9)
• January(10)
• November(4)
• February(12)
• February(9)
• September(4)
• February(4)
• December(2)
• January(17)
• February(20)
• November(7)
• December(3)
• January(13)
• February(8)
• October(23)
• November(14)
• December(15)
• November(28)
• December(11)
• February(18)

• Terms and Conditions
• Privacy Policy
• Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information
• Concert Tickets

• Today's news
• Reviews and deals
• Climate change
• 2024 election
• Fall allergies
• Health news
• Mental health
• Sexual health
• Family health
• So mini ways
• Unapologetically
• Buying guides

Entertainment

• How to Watch
• My watchlist
• Stock market
• Biden economy
• Personal finance
• Stocks: most active
• Stocks: gainers
• Stocks: losers
• Trending tickers
• World indices
• US Treasury bonds
• Top mutual funds
• Highest open interest
• Highest implied volatility
• Currency converter
• Basic materials
• Communication services
• Consumer cyclical
• Consumer defensive
• Financial services
• Industrials
• Real estate
• Mutual funds
• Credit cards
• Credit card rates
• Balance transfer credit cards
• Business credit cards
• Cash back credit cards
• Rewards credit cards
• Travel credit cards
• Checking accounts
• Online checking accounts
• High-yield savings accounts
• Money market accounts
• Personal loans
• Student loans
• Car insurance
• Home buying
• Options pit
• Investment ideas
• Research reports
• Fantasy football
• Pro Pick 'Em
• College Pick 'Em
• Fantasy baseball
• Fantasy hockey
• Fantasy basketball
• Download the app
• Daily fantasy
• Scores and schedules
• GameChannel
• World Baseball Classic
• Premier League
• CONCACAF League
• Champions League
• Motorsports
• Horse racing
• Newsletters

New on Yahoo

• Privacy Dashboard

Madonna’s ‘The Celebration Tour’ gives fans 40 years of music in one night

• Oops! Something went wrong. Please try again later. More content below

SAN FRANCISCO ( KRON ) – Madonna , the ultimate mononym, graced the Chase Center stage on Wednesday during the second night of her San Francisco stop of “The Celebration Tour.”

The seven-time Grammy Award winner celebrated four decades of music taking the audience on her journey through song and theatrics. The long-awaited tour dates were postponed in October due to the pop star’s recent health concerns and then was postponed again in January.

Madonna announces 2023 SF tour stop, will span 40 years of music

The 65-year-old entertainer brought a wide range of ages to the sold-out arena. In true Madonna fashion, there was plenty of kissing and floor crawling. With singles such as “Burning Up,” “Celebration,” “Ray of Light,” “Take a Bow,” and “Like a Prayer,” Madonna and her dancers performed salaciously and seductively.

Bob the Drag Queen kicked off the show, hyping up the crowd and explaining the show would display multiple periods of Madonna’s life. Madonna’s first performance was her 1999 single “Nothing Really Matters.”

The majority of the production was her chronological order of hits with the anecdotes and stories of how the songs came about.

Madonna is a strong supporter of the LGBTQIA community, which has always reflected in her music and this tour was not any different. Madonna also celebrated the LGBTQIA community and ballroom cultures. The event ended with a runway voguing competition.

The concert was also a family affair for Madonna. Her daughter Estere danced to her ballroom classic “Vogue.” Madonna’s other daughter, Mercy James, assisted in the “Bad Girl” performance delivering the piano performance.

This upbeat full-house show did not shy away from the tougher times Madonna has faced, including losing friends to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the 80s. The song “In This Life” highlighted multiple people who died from the epidemic and are still suffering from the disease.

Madonna shared a story about the worst road trip of her life: Michigan to San Francisco as a teenager. She jokingly described it as “the miserable experience of her life.” Teenage Madonna still managed to get grounded on the trip. Despite not being allowed to roam the streets, she still was able to describe San Franciscans as having a sense of “freedom.”

“San Francisco looked like heaven to me,” Madonna said as the crowd burst with appreciation.

Madonna’s stories stole the show, and connecting with the audience on a human level engaged her adoring fans more. Her beer bottle breaks (which she confirmed wasn’t actually beer) made the crowd cheer harder in between songs.

Madonna did have a task for the audience, while the crowd illuminated the arena.

“When you leave here tonight, I want you to share your light with each other, with your friends, families, lovers, and most importantly your enemies,” Madonna said. “It will make a difference. I promise you.”

For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KRON4.

Recommended Stories

Baltimore key bridge collapse live updates: 2 bodies recovered as ntsb to interview cargo ship pilots today.

Follow along for live updates after a container ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

How Tommy Lloyd won the support of former Arizona legends who criticized his hire

Richard Jefferson once called the coaching search that led to Lloyd's hire "a debacle." Gilbert Arenas once said Lloyd didn't have the credentials to coach Arizona. Now Lloyd has the approval of the best-known former Wildcats.

Stock market today: Stocks muted as booming first-quarter comes to close

2024's first quarter has been fruitful for investors.

GM will be executing on its EV ambitions in 2024, says CEO Mary Barra

General Motors chair and CEO Mary Barra tells Yahoo Finance this is the year of executing on big goals.

Women's NCAA tournament 2024: How to watch the Sweet 16 games

The women's NCAA tournament continues this week with the Sweet 16 games.

How to watch MLB Opening Day 2024: full schedule, where to stream every game and more

Baseball fans, are you ready for Opening Day? Let's play ball!

Microsoft may be working on a cheaper, disc-free Xbox Series X

Microsoft may be working on a white version of its current all-digital Xbox Series X console.

Apple's services pivot has summoned the lawyers

With flagging iPhone sales, Apple has been pivoting to its burgeoning and successful services business. But that pivot has brought further attention to possible problems with the company's "Walled Garden" ecosystem.

Energy stocks lead March gains in sign of broadening market rally

Energy stocks are the biggest winners this month as oil prices push higher. It's a sign the market rally is broadening beyond just Big Tech.

Climate tech VC Satgana closes first fund that targets early-stage startups in Africa, Europe

Climate-tech VC Satgana has reached a final close of its first fund, which targets to back up to 30 early-stage startups in Africa and Europe. The VC firm reached a final close of £8 million ($8.6 million) following commitments from family offices and high-net-worth individuals, including Maurice Lévy of the Publicis Groupe, and Back Market co-founder Thibaud Hug de Larauze. Satgana founder and General Partner, Romain Diaz, told TechCrunch that the firm decided to close the fund early and below the initial target owing to the difficult fundraising environment, which is worse for first-time fund managers, and to focus on investing and supporting portfolio companies.

76ers' Kelly Oubre Jr. confronts officials after missed call on final play in loss to Clippers

"You're a b*tch. You’re a b*tch. You’re a b*tch," Oubre told each official after the defeat.

BetMGM's NFL season win totals for 2024 season are highest on Ravens, Chiefs, 49ers

BetMGM released its NFL season win totals on Wednesday.

Draymond Green ejected less than 4 minutes into Warriors vs. Magic after arguing with official

Stephen Curry appeared to fight tears as he reacted to the ejection.

GM's Cruise is off the streets of San Francisco, and off the Giants' uniforms

GM's Cruise is moving out of the baseball sponsorship business, but the partnership is staying in the family, moving to Chevrolet.

MLB Opening Day 2024: Braves-Phillies, Brewers-Mets postponed to Friday due to rain

There's a big storm brewing on the East Coast.

NYC women have been sharing allegations of being punched by strangers for years. Why are these videos going viral now?

Three women’s videos — where they detail the alleged assaults — from the past week alone have racked up more than 54 million views. What’s going on?

Understanding humanoid robots

More than half-a-century before the world caught its first glimpse of George Lucas’ droids, a small army of silvery humanoids took to the stages of the First Czechoslovak Republic. For many, the humanoid form is still the platonic robot ideal -- it’s just that the state of technology hasn’t caught up to that vision. Earlier this week, Nvidia held its own on-stage robot parade at its GTC developer conference, as CEO Jensen Huang was flanked by images of a half-dozen humanoids.

Sophia Smith becomes NWSL's highest-paid player with new Thorns extension

One of the NWSL's top players is staying in Portland.

NFL rule changes: The good, the bad and the ugly

The NFL made a number of moves that will impact everything from how the game is played on the field. Are they good or bad? Let's take a look.

Amazon doubles down on Anthropic, completing its planned $4B investment

Amazon invested a further $2.75 billion in growing AI power Anthropic on Wednesday, following through on the option it left open last September. The September deal put $1.25 billion into the company in exchange for a minority stake, and certain tit-for-tat agreements like Anthropic continuing to use AWS for its extensive computation needs. Amazon reportedly had until the end of the first quarter to decide whether to increase its investment to a maximum of $4 billion, and here we are just before the deadline, and the company has decided to throw in the maximum amount.

Madonna to Stage Free Concert in Rio de Janeiro as ‘Celebration’ Tour Finale

By Jem Aswad

Executive Editor, Music

• SZA to Release Leaked Songs as Deluxe Edition of ‘SOS,’ Will Remake Delayed ‘Lana’ LP ‘From Scratch’ 21 hours ago
• Diddy’s Lawyer Speaks Out After Mogul’s Homes Raided in Sex Trafficking Investigation: ‘Witch Hunt Based on Meritless Accusations’ 2 days ago
• U.S Recorded Music Revenue Grew by 8% in 2023, Per RIAA Annual Report, but Layoffs and Slowing Growth Are Cause for Concern   2 days ago

Madonna  has announced that she will conclude her blockbuster ‘Celebration’ tour with a free concert in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Saturday, May 4th at Copacabana Beach. 

The show will be free of charge as a thank you to her fans for celebrating more than four decades of her music over the course of the epic global run of the tour.  Sponsored by Itaú Apresenta, it will mark Madonna’s first show in Brazil since 2012. 

After a three-month delay due to a serious bacterial infection that the singer said placed her in a coma, Madonna’s ‘Celebration’ tour launched in London in October with a record six sold out shows at the O2, moving across Europe before coming to North America late last year.

The Celebration Tour continues tonight with the second of two shows in Dallas before making stops in Houston, Atlanta, Austin and more.  The upcoming dates also include three nights in Miami at the Kaseya Center (April 6th, 7th, and 9th) and five nights at Palacio De Los Deportes in Mexico City.

Information about the event can be found www.madonnainrio.com and  https://www.instagram.com/bonustrack.live/

The Celebration Tour Upcoming 2024 Dates

Mon, Mar 24              Dallas, TX                   American Airlines Center

Thu, Mar 28               Houston, TX              Toyota Centre

Fri, Mar 29                 Houston, TX              Toyota Centre

Thu, Apr 4                  Tampa, FL                  Amalie Arena

Sat, Apr 6                   Miami, FL                    Kaseya Center

Sun, Apr 7                  Miami, FL                    Kaseya Center

Tue, Apr 9                  Miami, FL                    Kaseya Center

Sun, Apr 14                 Austin, TX                  Moody Center

Mon, Apr 15               Austin, TX                  Moody Center

Sat, Apr 20                Mexico City, MX        Palacio De Los Deportes

Sun, Apr 21                Mexico City, MX        Palacio De Los Deportes

Tue, Apr 23                Mexico City, MX        Palacio De Los Deportes

Wed, Apr 24              Mexico City, MX        Palacio De Los Deportes

Fri, Apr 26                  Mexico City, MX        Palacio De Los Deportes

Sat, May 5                    Rio de Janeiro, BZ         Copacabana Beach

More From Our Brands

Bruce springsteen joins zach bryan onstage at triumphant brooklyn show, this new yacht will be the only 92-footer that can accommodate large choppers, fanatics’ travis scott collab adds to its tangled celebrity web, the best loofahs and body scrubbers, according to dermatologists, constellation: noomi rapace weighs in on finale’s startling closing image — plus, could there be a season 2, verify it's you, please log in.

Recommended

• Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
• Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
• Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)
• Click to copy URL

Madonna announces ‘Celebration’ tour spanning 40-year music career

• View Author Archive
• Follow on Twitter
• Get author RSS feed

Thanks for contacting us. We've received your submission.

Madonna is throwing a party.

The Queen of Pop announced Tuesday that she will embark on her “Celebration” tour later this year in honor of the 40th anniversary of her music career.

The 35-city global trek, featuring special guest Bob the Drag Queen, will kick off in North America on July 15 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, with stops at Chicago’s United Center, New York’s Madison Square Garden, Miami’s Miami-Dade Arena, Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena and more. It will make its way to Europe on Oct. 14 before wrapping on Dec. 1.

The full list of dates, including 13 additional shows added Thursday due to a high demand in pre-sales, is available on Madonna’s official website along with ticket information.

The Grammy winner, 64, is set to perform her greatest hits from her 1983 self-titled debut through her 2019 album, “Madame X.”

“I am excited to explore as many songs as possible in hopes to give my fans the show they have been waiting for,” she said in a statement to Page Six.

Madonna’s revered catalog includes global smashes such as 1984’s “Like a Virgin,” 1985’s “Material Girl,” 1989’s “Like a Prayer,” 1990’s “Vogue,” 2000’s “Music” and 2005’s “Hung Up.”

The news that the legendary entertainer is going back on the road comes a year and a half after she entered into a new partnership with Warner Music Group, which said it plans to release several projects in the coming years that will “revisit the groundbreaking music that made her an international icon.”

The highly anticipated releases are expected to include “expansive deluxe editions for many of her landmark albums” in addition to “unique releases for special events.”

The first such project was “Finally Enough Love: 50 Number Ones,” a career-spanning remix album released in August 2022.

Madonna last toured from September 2019 to March 2020 in support of “Madame X.” Her “Sticky & Sweet Tour,” which ran from August 2008 to September 2009, remains the highest-grossing tour ever by a female artist.

Share this article:

Advertisement

Madonna setlist from Celebrations Tour in Dallas, March 24, 2024. First of two shows

M adonna performed the first of two shows on Sunday at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. Here is the setlist from the Celebrations Tour show.

Nothing Really Matters

Into the Groove

Open Your Heart

Live to Tell

Like a Prayer

Justify My Love

Human Nature

Crazy for You

Die Another Day

Don’t Tell Me

Mother and Father

Express Yourself

La Isla Bonita

Don’t Cry for Me Argentina

Bedtime Story

Ray of Light

Bitch I’m Madonna

©2024 Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Visit star-telegram.com. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

Madonna tells fans it is 'a miracle that I’m alive' at Celebration tour concert

NEW YORK – “No one is more surprised that I have made it this far than me. I didn’t think I was gonna make it this summer, but … here I am.”

With that address after the first three songs of her Celebration Tour, Madonna bridged 40 years of pop stardom with one very frightening health incident in June, a blunt assessment of both her atypical longevity and the fragility of her – or anyone’s − future.

A week after concluding a 27-show outing through Europe with her career-spanning production, Madonna , 65, reactivated her elaborate tour Wednesday at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, the first of three sold-out shows at the venue as part of her North American sprint through April.

Neither age nor consideration will sway Madonna’s stubborn fixation with taking the stage at a time when most concertgoers are preparing for work the next morning – 10:50 on this night. Plenty of fans who have experienced her aversion to punctuality on previous tours have vowed to stay away, but forgiveness is quick among Madonna devotees, a colorful crowd dotted with feather boas, sequins and corsets who packed the venue to the rafters.

Though Madonna has never been one for nostalgia and cozy reminiscing, she is also shrewd enough to note the popularity of her younger peers unspooling their musical stories (so far) with stadium blowouts.

If anyone deserves a bow in the spotlight, it’s the undisputed Queen of Pop. She bulldozed every adversity after moving to New York from Detroit at 19, circumvented her vocal limitations with crafty originality and hustle, developed into an ace businesswoman and musical tastemaker, and remains an inspiration for many.

Madonna doesn’t need to be out there, wonky left knee sheathed in a sleeve , teetering atop chairs and skipping through a glistening “Open Your Heart” with her nimble posse of dancers or gliding over the crowd in a Plexiglas box to sing, quite robustly, the lovely “Live to Tell.”

But tell her she can’t do something and she’d likely reference her 2015 hit, played near the end of this two-hour-plus spectacle: “Bitch, I’m Madonna.”

Madonna Celebration Tour: See the setlist for her iconic career-spanning show

Madonna turns reflective: ‘I feel like I’m one of the lucky ones’

This Celebration Tour was almost anything but triumphant after Madonna spent several days in the ICU this summer because of a severe bacterial infection, which prompted the postponement of her North American dates until now.

Her elation at being back on stage was unmistakable not only through her comments −“You have no idea the enthusiasm, the joy, coming out of my pores,” she said before strapping on a guitar to play “I Love New York” for the first time this tour – but through her movements.

An onstage camera captured refreshingly real shots of her cavorting with her team during “Holiday” (with a bit of Chic’s “I Want Your Love” nestled into the groove) and her “Vogue” routine of judging her stylishly clad dancers – including daughter Estere − as they sashayed down the lighted stage runway was a goofy giggle-fest.

One of the most poignant moments in a show packed with visuals including a spinning circular stage − tiered to evoke memories of the wedding cake from her iconic 1984 MTV VMAs performance – unique video scrolls that rolled open in various spots around the arena and pyramids of lasers, came with Madonna and a guitar.

Shortly after engaging in the thumbs-hooked-through-belt-loops dance routine for the stuttering country-pop of “Don’t Tell Me,” Madonna again chatted with fans.

“It’s a miracle that I’m alive,” she said. “I feel like I’m one of the lucky ones. … Let’s take a moment to be grateful.”

With that, she asked the crowd to turn on their phone lights and dived into a deliberate rendition of Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive,” her voice unaccompanied save for the song’s basic guitar chords.

It was simple, yet stirring, and it made for an unconventional segue into “La Isla Bonita” – with son David Banda on guitar – which, weirdly, worked.

Madonna is still selling sex, but does it have the same effect?

Madonna has always used sex to not only titillate, but also to needle her critics. Even four decades into a career, she isn’t going to limit the raunch factor in her shows.

It’s debatable whether the simulated masturbation on a red velvet bed with a “Vogue”-era doppelganger – staged between the hypnotic chug of “Erotica” and “Justify My Love” – was provocative or a shrug-inducing callback to her 1990 Blond Ambition tour, when those salacious simulations almost got her arrested.

In her red-and-black negligee and knee-high black boots, Madonna cut a seductive figure. But watching her get devoured in a sea of writhing bodies and pet and kiss her topless male and female dancers before a tone-shifting “Hung Up” wasn’t nearly as stimulating as her artful lighted-carousel presentation of “Like a Prayer,” another classic creation of agitation in its time (1989) that now feels subdued.

Madonna has traversed so many musical styles, birthed so many trends whether via fashion, song or attitude, and shattered more glass ceilings that nothing short of a six-hour show coupled with a documentary would fully illuminate the archives of her career.

But The Celebration Tour is an effective commemoration of a woman who has fulfilled every accomplishment yet still possesses a scrappy drive.

“It’s important to never forget where you came from,” Madonna said from the stage. “Always remember the struggle.”

More: Madonna turns 65, so naturally we rank her 65 best songs

• Manage Account

Madonna Prepping For Biggest Show Ever on Copacabana Beach to Cap Celebration Tour

The free gig on May 4 will be broadcast live on TV Globo.

By Gil Kaufman

Gil Kaufman

• Share this article on Facebook
• Share this article on Twitter
• Share this article on Flipboard
• Share this article on Pinit
• + additional share options added
• Share this article on Reddit
• Share this article on Linkedin
• Share this article on Whatsapp
• Share this article on Email
• Print this article
• Share this article on Comment
• Share this article on Tumblr

See latest videos, charts and news

Ice Cube Calls Caitlin Clark's Big3 $5 Million Offer 'A Special Situation' for 'A Special Player'

Trending on billboard.

The Celebration tour was announced in Jan. 2023 with an all-star promo video and then subsequently put on hold when the singer was rushed to a hospital in June of that year with a “ serious bacterial infection .” The hospitalization resulted in the tour being pushed back from July to October, with the North American dates — which were originally slated to kick off the run on July 15 in Vancouver — delayed until this year.

Since launching in London in October, the Celebration tour has hit 14 countries and is currently winding its way through the final U.S. dates, including a show at American Airlines Arena in Dallas Monday night, followed by gigs in Houston, Atlanta, Tampa, Miami and Austin before a run to Mexico City for a five-night late April run at the Palacio De Los Deportes.

The famed Copacabana Beach has been the setting for a number of huge concerts in the past, including a 1994 New Year’s Eve show by Rod Stewart which drew nearly 4.5 million fans and a Rolling Stones show in 2006 that packed 1.5 million onto the beach.

Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox

Want to know what everyone in the music business is talking about?

Get in the know on.

Billboard is a part of Penske Media Corporation. © 2024 Billboard Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

optional screen reader

Charts expand charts menu.

• Billboard Hot 100™
• Billboard 200™
• Hits Of The World™
• TikTok Billboard Top 50
• Song Breaker
• Year-End Charts
• Decade-End Charts

Music Expand music menu

• R&B/Hip-Hop

Culture Expand culture menu

Media expand media menu, business expand business menu.

• Business News
• Record Labels
• View All Pro

Pro Tools Expand pro-tools menu

• Songwriters & Producers
• Artist Index
• Royalty Calculator
• Market Watch
• Industry Events Calendar

Billboard Español Expand billboard-espanol menu

• Cultura y Entretenimiento

Honda Music Expand honda-music menu

• Skip to main content
• Keyboard shortcuts for audio player

Madonna will wrap up 'Celebration' tour with free show in Rio de Janeiro

Reps for Madonna say the May 4 event at Copacabana Beach serves as a special "thank you" to her fans for supporting her four-decade career. No tickets are needed for the first-come, first-served show.

LEILA FADEL, HOST:

Good morning. I'm Leila Fadel. Madonna is wrapping up her Celebration tour with what might be the biggest concert of her career - a free show at Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana beach. The material girl's reps say the event serves as a special thank you to her fans for supporting her four-decade career. The concert is scheduled for Saturday, May 4, and no tickets are needed for the first-come-first-serve show. It's MORNING EDITION.

Copyright © 2024 NPR. All rights reserved. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information.

NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. Accuracy and availability may vary. The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record.

Correction March 26, 2024

A previous version of the headline misspelled Rio de Janeiro as Rio de Janerio.

site categories

Audible launches investigative podcast about the origins of f. scott fitzgerald’s great gatsby character, madonna to stage free concert on rio de janeiro beach in may.

By Greg Evans

NY & Broadway Editor

More Stories By Greg

• Gaming Superstar & ‘Masked Singer’ Competitor Tyler Blevins Reveals Melanoma Diagnosis
• Ariana DeBose To Host Tony Awards For Third Consecutive Year
• Fritz Wepper Dies: ‘Cabaret’ Actor Was 82

Madonna announced today that she’ll perform a free concert in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday, May 4, to cap her blockbuster Celebration Tour .

The concert, staged at Rio’s Copacabana Beach in front of the Belmond Copacabana Palace Hotel, “will be free of charge as a thank you to her fans for celebrating more than four decades of her music over the course of the epic global run of the tour,” a message on her website reads. The concert will be Madonna’s first show in Brazil since 2012.

The tour launched in London last October with a six sold out shows at The O2. The tour has traveled across 14 countries.

The Celebration Tour continues tonight with the second of two shows in Dallas before making stops in Houston, Atlanta, Austin and others. The upcoming dates also include three nights in Miami at the Kaseya Center (April 6, 7 and 9) and five nights at Palacio De Los Deportes in Mexico City.

Must Read Stories

‘doctor who’s russell t. davies forecasts demise of bbc.

VP Unveils “Safe & Secure” AI Guidelines For Federal Agencies

Ryan gosling & apple’s jessie henderson launch label, ink deal with amazon mgm, michael thorn adds unscripted duties in shakeup; fernando szew to head studios.

Subscribe to Deadline Breaking News Alerts and keep your inbox happy.

Read More About:

Deadline is a part of Penske Media Corporation. © 2024 Deadline Hollywood, LLC. All Rights Reserved.