Madonna Homeward Bound After Triumphant and Record Breaking 17-City European Stadium Tour

Madonna Homeward Bound After Triumphant and Record Breaking 17-City European Stadium Tour

MADONNA'S STICKY & SWEET U.S. TOUR STARTS WITH FIVE SOLD OUT NEW YORK AREA DATES BEGINNING THIS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4TH - IZOD ARENA; MADISON SQUARE GARDEN OCTOBER 6TH, 7TH, 11TH & 12TH.

GIANT SELLOUTS THROUGHOUT CONTINENT: 72,000 - ZURICH - LARGEST SWISS AUDIENCE EVER; 73,000 - LONDON'S WEMBLEY STADIUM; 75,000 - LISBON; 130,000 - PARIS; 72,000 - ATHENS

NEW YORK, Oct. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Following one of the most successful runs in European concert history, Madonna returns to the U.S. for the start of her mammoth Sticky & Sweet Tour with five sold out shows in the New York area. The Sticky & Sweet Tour is scheduled to open October 4th at New Jersey's Izod Arena with four Madison Square Garden dates to follow on October 6, 7, 11 and 12, it was confirmed today by Live Nation, the tour's international promoter.

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"Now that I've warmed up in Europe, I'm ready to come home and do the show for my U.S. fans," remarked Madonna about her tour that includes 3500 wardrobe elements, 36 clothing designers, 100 pairs of kneepads, 12 trampolines, 69 guitars, a traveling personnel of 250, five keyboards for Kevin Antunes the musical director, three members of the Russian Romani (Gypsy) group the Kolpakov Trio, 18 dancers, one set of Swavorski crystal encrusted ear phones and one Material Girl.

Some of the rave reviews thus far: "In the premiere league of song-and-dance spectaculars, the queen of pop remains unrivalled and undefeated" raved the London Times. "Those who took in this spectacular opening to Madonna's world tour have seen anything as slick, innovative and energetic in recent months, then please point it out. The choreography, visuals and live talent were world class and mind-blowingly well executed, intelligent and witty" glowed The Independent (UK).

Following the NY area performances, The Sticky & Sweet Tour is scheduled to play multiple dates in North America including Boston, Toronto, Montreal, Chicago, Oakland and Denver before wrapping up in Miami on November 26th.

The tour then travels to Mexico City where the scheduled November 29th and 30th shows sold 100,000 tickets in just three hours. The South American leg of the Sticky & Sweet Tour has had a phenomenal response as well. With three shows and over 210,000 tickets already sold, a fourth performance was just added on December 3rd in Buenos Aires, followed by sold out performances in Santiago December 10 and 11, Rio De Janeiro on December 14 and 15 and Sao Paulo December l8, 20 and 21 due to unprecedented demand.

Madonna's current CD "HARD CANDY" debuted at No. 1 in over 33 countries.

Madonna's US Sticky & Sweet Tour:

Showdate: City: Venue:

04-Oct E. Rutherford Izod Center

06-Oct New York City Madison Square Garden

07-Oct New York City Madison Square Garden

11-Oct New York City Madison Square Garden

12-Oct New York City Madison Square Garden

15-Oct Boston TD BankNorth Garden

16-Oct Boston TD BankNorth Garden

18-Oct Toronto Air Canada Centre

19-Oct Toronto Air Canada Centre

22-Oct Montreal Bell Centre

23-Oct Montreal Bell Centre

26-Oct Chicago United Center

27-Oct Chicago United Center

30-Oct Vancouver BC Place Stadium

01-Nov Oakland Oracle Arena

02-Nov Oakland Oracle Arena

04-Nov San Diego Petco Park

06-Nov Los Angeles Dodger Stadium

08-Nov Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena

09-Nov Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena

11-Nov Denver Pepsi Center

12-Nov Denver Pepsi Center

16-Nov Houston Minute Maid Park

18-Nov Detroit Ford Field

20-Nov Philadelphia Wachovia Center

22-Nov Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall

24-Nov Atlanta Philips Arena

26-Nov Miami Dolphin Stadium

Central & South American Tour Dates:

Showdate: City: Venue: Support:

29-Nov Mexico City Foro Sol Paul Oakenfold

30-Nov Mexico City Foro Sol Paul Oakenfold

03-Dec Buenos Aires Estadio River Plate Paul Oakenfold

04-Dec Buenos Aires Estadio River Plate Paul Oakenfold

06-Dec Buenos Aires Estadio River Plate Paul Oakenfold

07-Dec Buenos Aires Estadio River Plate Paul Oakenfold

10-Dec Santiago Estadio Nacional Paul Oakenfold

11-Dec Santiago Estadio Nacional Paul Oakenfold

14-Dec Rio De Janeiro Maracana Stadium Paul Oakenfold

15-Dec Rio De Janeiro Maracana Stadium Paul Oakenfold

18-Dec Sao Paulo Morumbi Stadium Paul Oakenfold

20-Dec Sao Paulo Morumbi Stadium Paul Oakenfold

21-Dec Sao Paulo Morumbi Stadium Paul Oakenfold

The Sticky & Sweet Tour is being produced by Live Nation. For complete tour information, news, contests, and more, visit: http://www.madonna.com/ or http://www.livenation.com/.

ABOUT LIVE NATION:

Live Nation's mission is to maximize the live concert experience for artists, fans and sponsors. Our core business is buying and producing artist rights and monetizing those rights via our global distribution pipe. Live Nation is the largest producer of live music concerts in the world, annually producing over 16,000 concerts for 1,500 artists in 57 countries. The company sells over 45 million concert tickets a year and expects to drive over 60 million unique visitors to livenation.com in 2008. Live Nation is transforming the concert business by expanding its concert platform into direct concert ticketing and building the industry's only artist-to-fan vertically integrated concert platform. Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Live Nation is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, trading under the symbol "LYV." Additional Information about the company can be found at http://www.livenation.com/investors.

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CONTACT: Madonna Press Contact, Liz Rosenberg of Warner Bros. Records,
+1-212-707-3256, liz.rosenberg@wbr.com; or John Vlautin of Live Nation,
+1-310-867-7127, johnvlautin@livenation.com

Web site: http://www.livenation.com/

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