The Queen of Pop is ready to embark on another spectacular
world tour, this time in support of her chart-topping album “Hard Candy.” The
provocatively titled “Sweet and Sticky” tour kicks off Aug. 23 in Cardiff, Wales.
Madonna is never one to idle and her summer plans go to
show. Her “Sweet and Sticky” world tour begins shortly after she celebrates her
50th anniversary on August 16, the pop star announced Wednesday.
A press release posted on her website on May 8 promises that
Madonna, “the world’s tastiest sweetheart,” has more “more non-stop treats for
her legions of legendary and devoted fans.”
Her tour will debut August 23 in Cardiff,
Wales, and continue through
Europe, making stops in France,
Germany, the Netherlands, Italy
and the U.K., including a
Sept. 11 performance at London’s
Wembley Stadium.
The North American leg begins October 3 at the Izod Center
in East Rutherford, New Jersey, with stops at New York’s
Madison Square
Garden on October 6 and 7, followed by
performances in Boston, Chicago,
Los Angeles. The
last U. S. date is on Nov.
26 at Miami’s
Dolphin Stadium.
Madonna will also regale fans in Mexico
and South America later this year, with show
dates to be released.
Tickets for “Sticky & Sweet” go on sale Friday, May 16
in London, Paris,
Cardiff and Nice followed by on sales Saturday,
May 17 in Amsterdam, Boston
and Chicago with E. Rutherford and New York City on sale
Monday, May 19, her website says.
This is the fourth worldwide tour produced by Live Nation. Her
last tour, 2006’s “Confessions,” was hugely successful and has become the
highest grossing concert tour of all time by a female artist.
“Hard Candy” is Madonna’s eleventh and final album for Warner
Bros. It has debuted at No. 1 among the world. Her first single off the album,
a duet with Justin Timberlake titled “4 Minutes,” secured the star the title of
artist with most top-ten singles in the modern pop era - 37, a title previously
held by Elvis Presley.
Last year, Live Nation signed a previously unheard-of deal
with Madonna. The concert promoter and the Queen of Pop reportedly signed a
10-year, $120 million contract in October, under which Madonna would receive
cash and stock and give Live Nation exclusive rights to sell three studio
albums, promote concert tours, sell her merchandise and license her name.
