Fashion writer and blogger Melanie Rickey broke the news via her @fashedatlarge Twitter that Jean Paul Gaultier just confirmed that he is indeed creating costumes for Madonna's forthcoming World Tour.

 

Here's an excerpt from her scoop at fashioneditoratlarge.blogspot.fr:

Had one of those surreal moments just now at the launch of Jean Paul Gaultier for Diet Coke in Paris. (...)

So I ask him, "Jean Paul, I hear you are designing costumes for the forthcoming Madonna Tour?"

Or MDNA. Or whatever she is calling herself at the moment.

 

"But ow do yoo knoaw?" he responded in his lovable Franglais looking visibly surprised at my obviously inside information.

 

"Aha!" I answered, cryptically. The answer came in the affirmative "Well, yes. Yes I am. You are verrry well informed! Mebbee you know as much as me!" Then he giggled, but in a manly way, deep and throaty.

 

He said a bit more, but I'm writing it up for a piece in Grazia that comes out on May 1. But, guys! JPG for Madonna! Again, 22 years after he did it the first time for her Blond Ambition Tour in 1990. I was a mere teenager when this happened. And it did HAPPEN to me. I was there at Wembley strung out on cola bottles and crisps to keep my energy up so I could wait for hours to see Madonna the most powerful star on planet earth. Jean Paul Gaultier's work for Madge was seared onto my mind both conscious and unconscious F O R E V E R.

Tour Rehearsals to take place at Nassau Coliseum

According to Long Island and New York City newspaper Newsday, Madonna will take over the Nassau Coliseum arena beginning Monday to build a massive stage and set for her upcoming world tour. Under an agreement reached this week, employees and the artist's road crew will occupy the Uniondale arena through late May, the source said. Madonna is expected to appear for rehearsals and show preparations, though there are no plans for her to perform publicly at the arena.

Officials with Philadelphia-based SMG, the management company that runs the arena, did not return calls for comment. Coliseum employees will be asked to sign a confidentiality agreement prohibiting them from publicly discussing the arrangement.

 

Cash-strapped Nassau County, which owns the Coliseum but does not collect revenue directly from arena shows, will not receive any funds from the Madonna contract. Revenue will go to an entity controlled by SMG. Charles Wang, owner of the Coliseum's major tenant, the New York Islanders hockey team, participates in the arrangement, the source said. Wang did not return calls for comment.

 

Madonna's camp declined to comment about where she would be rehearsing for the tour. However, music industry sources say that she is headed to the Coliseum from late April until mid-May.

 

Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano said that while he couldn't confirm the arrangement with Madonna, the Coliseum stimulates the local economy "by having dollars spent and respent here in Nassau."

 

From NewsDay.com.

News is coming in that the official announcement for the tour dates and ticket on-sale dates for the Madonna World Tour concerts in Brazil will take place on Monday, April 16 in a press release held by local promoter, Time For Fun.

 

Three dates and venues have been unofficially announced so far:

Rio de Janeiro, December 01: City of Rock

São Paulo: December 4: Morumbi Stadium

Porto Alegre: December 09: Olympic Stadium

Tickets for the City of Rock concert may be obtained solely on the site and online at www.madonnanorio.com.br. For the other events fans will be able to purchase tickets from www.tickeforfun.com.br

Madonna rehearsing Some Girls Yay!

New Tour Dates confirmed in Mexico, Colombia, Brazil and Chile

Madonna's highly anticipated MDNA tour will return to Mexico and South America, it was announced today by Live Nation, OCESA and Time For Fun. Following the European and North American legs of her MDNA Tour, the Material Girl has confirmed performances in Mexico City, Mexico; Medellin, Colombia; Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Porto Alegre, Brazil as well as Santiago, Chile.

Tickets for these newly announced dates will go on sale starting April 25th.

 

The Madonna MDNA World Tour begins May 29th 2012 in Tel Aviv, Israel will stop in 26 European cities before starting in North America in August. The shows will include arenas, stadiums and special outdoor sights. Following her return visit to Mexico and South America, Madonna will visit Australia where she has not performed in 20 years.

 

24 November - Mexico City, Mexico - Foro Sol - On sale 4.27 - Fan club pre-sale starts April 18 at 11am local time for Legacy members (12noon for Live Pass members)

 

28 November - Medellin, Colombia - Estadio Atanasio Girardot - On sale 4.26 - Fan club pre-sale starts April 17 at 11am local time for Legacy members (12noon for Live Pass members)

 

01-Dec - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Parque Dos Atletas - On sale 5.4 - Live Pass registrations will begin April 23.

 

04 December - Sao Paulo, Brazil - Estadio do Morumbi - On sale 4.25 - Fan club pre-sale will start April 18 at 10am for Legacy members (11am for Live Pass members)

 

09 December - Porto Alegre, Brazil - Estadio Olimpico - On sale 4.26 - Fan club pre-sale will start April 18 at 10am for Legacy members (11am for Live Pass members)

 

19 December - Santiago, Chile - Estadio Nacional - On sale 5.2 - Live Pass registrations will begin April 23.

 

From madonna.com.

Arthur Fogel Speaks:

 

Ongoing chatter that the Madonna tour, and by extension her multi-rights deal with Live Nation, are underperforming is "baseless," according to sales figures provided by tour producer Arthur Fogel, chairman of Live Nation Global Touring.

The precipitous drop of MDNA in its second week, while certainly not something an artist would want (though the nature of the beast when pricing strategies are geared toward impressive first-week sales), actually has little to do with the performance of Live Nation's 10-year, $120 million multi-rights deal with Madonna. The days of tours supporting records are long gone; for some time now, touring drives record sales, not the reverse, and the Madonna touring business is more than solid.

 

As for the multi-rights deal, while MDNA is the first album under the 360, the upcoming trek is not the first tour. That would be "Sticky and Sweet" of 2008-2009, which grossed $408 million, according to Billboard Boxscore, the third-highest gross all-time and the highest ever notched by a solo artist. Merchandising is also a component of this tour and in Madonna's case is a significant revenue producer. Finally, given that the entire 360 deal is, at its core, performance-based and assuredly tour-driven in its concept, Madonna is delivering.

 

According to Fogel - the guy who would know - these are the facts: 76 Madonna shows at arenas and stadiums are on sale in North America and Europe combined. More than 1.4 million tickets have been sold, banking about $214 million for an average in the $2.7 million per show in a mix of stadiums and arenas. And the tour doesn't even begin until May 29 in Tel Aviv, first hitting America in Philadelphia Aug. 28.

 

Fogel's not sure what to make of the detractors. "This tour is completely on track to end up in the top 10 tours of all time, especially considering we haven't put South America or Australia on sale," he tells Billboard.biz. "To say this tour is not performing is so off base I don't even know what to say. When this tour is said and done, combined with 'Sticky and Sweet,' you're talking $750 million in gross ticket sales. That sounds pretty impressive to me."

 

If tickets are still available for certain shows, that by no means spells disaster. "One of the things some people don't get is, I don't necessarily want to be sold out at this point; I keep trying to find tickets to sell," says Fogel. "Every day our people are trying to fine-tune the site lines and production kills. That's my job. It's great when you can say 'sold out,' but right now I want to keep finding tickets to sell. That's the game."

 

European dates, which are mostly in stadiums, have come under particular scrutiny. Fogel says the $214 million gross banked so far is spread "pretty evenly" between North America and Europe, and there are 43 shows on sale in North America versus 33 in Europe. "You can do the math," Fogel says, reeling off sales figures. "46,000 in Istanbul, 44,000 in Milan, 39,000 in Florence. We sold out two arenas in Barcelona, two in Berlin, two in Amsterdam, we sold 42,000 in Edinburgh, 40,000 in Helsinki, 51,000 in Paris. If that's trouble, give me more."

 

Fogel concedes Europe didn't blow up the way North America did, but cites buying patterns for stadium general admission tickets in Europe, and the huge promotional boost of the Super Bowl performance in America as key factors in that disparity.

 

"She's at the top of her game and she ain't goin' away," he concludes.

 

From Billboard.biz.

 

Rumoured Set List

 

1. Act of Contrition

2. Girl Gone Wild (contains elements of “Material Girl“)

3. Revolver

4. Gang Bang

5. Papa Don't Preach (New Edit)

 

6. Video Interlude (contains elements of “Gang Bang“ and “Bang Bang“ by Nancy Sinatra)

 

7. Hung Up (Martin Solveig Remix)

8. I Don't Give a... (Rock Version with alternative ending)

9. Best Friend (contains elements of “Heartbeat“)

10. Express Yourself (contains elements of “She's not me“)

 

11. Give Me All Your Luvin' (contains elements of the Just Blaze Remix)

12. Turn up the Radio

13. Open Your Heart (contains elements of “Sagarra Jo“ by Kalakan)

14. Masterpiece (Kid Capri Remix)

 

15. Video Interlude (contains elements of “Nobody Knows Me“)

 

16. Justify My Love (William Orbit Remix)

17. Some Girls

18. Deeper and Deeper (contains elements of “I'm a Sinner“)

19. Secret

20. Love Spent (Acoustic Version)

 

21. Interlude (contains elements of “Celebration“, “Holiday“, “Girl Gone Wild“ and “Satisfaction“ by Benny Benassi)

 

22. Nothing Really Matters (New Edit)

23. Music (contains elements of “Party Rock Anthem“ and “I'm Sexy and I Know it“ by LMFAO) 24. Gambler (Rock Version)

25. Everybody (contains elements of “Hello“ by Martin Solveig feat. Dragonette)

26. I'm Addicted

 

27. Celebration (Benny Benassi Remix)

Stage Layout ?

http://i620.photobucket.com/albums/tt283/musite/Nieuws%202012/575793_10150810645055339_72928245338_12423490_96902466_n.jpg

Hmm, looks a little boring to be honest.

It depends how she will use it I guess. IF this the real pic.

The highly anticipated opening of Madonna's MDNA Tour is now planned for Thursday, May 31st at Ramat Gan Stadium in Tel Aviv, two days later than previously scheduled due to production delays. The change in the opening date was announced today by promoters Live Nation and Shuki Weiss. All tickets dated May 29th will be honored at the rescheduled May 31st event.

 

The Material Girl has already announced 76 concert dates in arenas, stadiums and special outdoor sites throughout Europe and North America with confirmed sales of over 1.4 million tickets to date. The MDNA tour which has already sold out in Berlin (2 shows sold out), Amsterdam, Barcelona, and Istanbul (45,000 tickets sold) as well as Philadelphia, Boston, Montreal, Quebec City (70,000 tickets), New York's Yankee Stadium (73,000 tickets over 2 shows), Washington DC and the Staples Center in LA has recently announced additional concert dates in Mexico and South America which will be followed by a visit to Australia where Madonna has not performed in 20 years.

 

Along with state of the art technical components including the largest video screens ever created, Madonna, her band and her dancers are expected to reach above and beyond her Super Bowl performance where she performed to an audience of over 112 million people around the world, the highest number of viewers in Super Bowl history.

 

Madonna's latest studio recording "MDNA" debuted on iTunes at the #1 spot in over 40 countries. Her newest single "Girl Gone Wild" is #1 on Billboard's Dance Club Songs Chart - her 42nd time in the top slot. She remains the artist with the most #1 songs in the chart's 35-year history. MDNA has received glowing reviews including USA Today which commented, "Madonna's MDNA is rocking and revelatory... her most personal effort to date.

 

"The woman is pop's most durable alpha female, coolly courting fascination and controversy on her own terms." Added The Sun in the UK, "The album should be the spine of an incredible live show - just what her army of followers will want to hear."

 

The MDNA Tour is produced by Live Nation Global Touring and presented locally in association with Shuki Weiss.

Stage is fan made most websites are claiming

Yeah but at least what we know that she's gotta the biggest ever screens made for a concert!

Possible Tour Logo:

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Rumoured Set List

 

1. Act of Contrition

2. Girl Gone Wild (contains elements of “Material Girl“)

3. Revolver

4. Gang Bang

5. Papa Don't Preach (New Edit)

 

6. Video Interlude (contains elements of “Gang Bang“ and “Bang Bang“ by Nancy Sinatra)

 

7. Hung Up (Martin Solveig Remix)

8. I Don't Give a... (Rock Version with alternative ending)

9. Best Friend (contains elements of “Heartbeat“)

10. Express Yourself (contains elements of “She's not me“)

 

11. Give Me All Your Luvin' (contains elements of the Just Blaze Remix)

12. Turn up the Radio

13. Open Your Heart (contains elements of “Sagarra Jo“ by Kalakan)

14. Masterpiece (Kid Capri Remix)

 

15. Video Interlude (contains elements of “Nobody Knows Me“)

 

16. Justify My Love (William Orbit Remix)

17. Some Girls

18. Deeper and Deeper (contains elements of “I'm a Sinner“)

19. Secret

20. Love Spent (Acoustic Version)

 

21. Interlude (contains elements of “Celebration“, “Holiday“, “Girl Gone Wild“ and “Satisfaction“ by Benny Benassi)

 

22. Nothing Really Matters (New Edit)

23. Music (contains elements of “Party Rock Anthem“ and “I'm Sexy and I Know it“ by LMFAO) 24. Gambler (Rock Version)

25. Everybody (contains elements of “Hello“ by Martin Solveig feat. Dragonette)

26. I'm Addicted

 

27. Celebration (Benny Benassi Remix)

 

:w00t: Ahhhh! This sounds SO great!

When Madonna asked for her beloved “Iconers” to help her find the perfect name for her 2012 Tour pit, we didn’t realize the related contest would turn to be such a success… So many of you came up with cool names that Madonna couldn’t pick one, but used them as a source of inspiration instead.

 

Today, we are happy to announce that the pit now has a name, but also that we don’t have 1 big winner and 4 finalists, but 4 big winners!

 

Those 4 lucky fans are behind Madonna’s choice to officially name her tour pit “The Golden Triangle”.

 

If your “Icon” display name is listed below, we are happy to confirm that you have won a pair (2) of “Golden Triangle” tickets to the “MDNA” show of your choice, along with a copy of the “Truth or Dare” tour documentary on “Blu-ray”!

 

Also, please note that some of the picked names were submitted by different members, and so to make it fair to all of them, each winner is the one, who submitted that particular name first.

 

Last, but not least, Madonna liked the entry of member wahoolagirl (USA), who submitted the “Queen’s Courtyard” name and wins a pair of “Golden Triangle” tickets too!

 

Congratulations to our winners, and thank you to all of you “Iconers” for such a fantastic time!

 

Crazyformadge (Canada) – Entry: Cherry Pit

Wago70 (USA) – Entry: LUV Triangle

Mlover (Spain) – Entry: L.U.V Pit

Travrin (Italy) – Entry: Golden Groove

PS: Winners will be e-mailed with more details within the next 48 hours.

Arianne Phillips with Jean Paul Gaultier at Madonna’s MDNA Tour Rehearsal in New York City yesterday!

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Madonna at Madison Square Garden

New York local Music Examiner Kevin Johnston posted this interesting article on Examiner.com.

Lets face it. Madonna invented Lady Gaga. Or at least she made it possible for someone to invent Lady Gaga.

 

The original Material Girl is headed for Madison Square Garden on November 12th as part of her 2012 tour to promote her new album MDNA. Tickets range from $50 to $350.

 

When you look past all the sex re-enactments, background dancers and smoke and mirrors, you see a woman who has had 37 top ten hits. She sold over 300 million albums. She put seven Grammys on the mantle, and shes in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Her album MDNA came out March 26th and immediately went number one on iTunes. Pre-orders after her Super Bowl halftime performance rocketed, as a record 47.1 million households tuned in. Guess everyone wasnt taking a break to refill the chips and dip.

 

In short, the sex romper does good business. Shes offering a copy of the album with every ticket purchased for the Madison Square Garden performance. In a time when musicians complain they cant make a buck on music, shes making a buck on music.

 

If you make the Madison Square Garden show, youll be part of a fan base that is attending shows in Tel Aviv, Abu Dhabi, Rome, Florence, Barcelona, Berlin and London. Most artists call ANY tour a world tour, but Madonna can actually lay claim to a true tour of the world. She told Dick Clark I 1994 that she wanted to rule the world, and lets just say, close enough.

 

Perhaps it was the pointy bras, or perhaps it was that she had her pulse on pop culture. In her halftime show, she certainly relied on costumes that screamed Gaga, so apparently shes comfortable with the competition.

 

Often called the Queen of Reinvention, she profits from a keen awareness of the publics short attention span. To some observers, however, there is sameness to the presentation, glamorous sexiness, headgear and squat thrusts. Expect plenty of those at her live show.

 

No additional shows have been added at the Garden, due probably to the fact that she is offering a Yankee Stadium show around the same time.

 

Watch her strap on her headset, strut to center stage, smile at her thousands of fans, and sing just for you.

Positive for once ^

The tour begins this month!

30 days to go!.