Madonna is a famous singer known for her hit songs “Like a Virgin,” “Hung Up,” and more.
The “Queen of Pop” announced her Celebration Tour via social media in Jan. 2023.
The North America shows have been postponed after Madonna’s health scare which she was hospitalized for on Jun. 24, 2023.
For over four decades, there’s been one name that exemplified music superstardom: Madonna. From her breakthrough singles in the 1980s like “Holiday,” “Lucky Star,” and “Like A Virgin,” to her reinventions with “Vogue,” “Justify My Love,” and “Take A Bow” in the early 1990s, to the dance-fueled explosion of “Ray Of Light,” “Music,” “Hung Up” and more early 2000s hits, Madonna has remained a relevant music force to this very day. This music icon continues to top charts and get people into the groove and will spotlight her legendary career with 2023’s Madonna: The Celebration Tour.
This career-spanning retrospective will hit 35 cities across the world in 2023. The tour was first announced on Jan. 17 with a special video that paid homage to Madonna’s 1991 movie, Madonna: Truth Or Dare. The black-and-white video had Madonna sitting at a table along with stars like Amy Schumer, Diplo, Judd Apatow, Jack Black, Lil Wayne, Bob The Drag Queen, Kate Berlant, Larry Owens, Meg Stalter, and Eric Andre. After a round of dares, including Diplo getting spicy with a margarita and Kate planning a 12-hour date, it’s Amy’s turn. “Madonna, I dare you to do a world tour and play your greatest m*********** hits,” Amy said to the music icon.
“Four decades?” asked Madonna. “As in forty years? As in, all those songs?” Everyone then joined in an acapella singalong to Madonna’s “La Isla Bonita.” When reassured that fans would come to that tour, the Material girl was left with only one response to the dare: “F*** yeah!” “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 in the tour’s announcement.
Most recently, Madonna had to postpone the North America shows of the highly-anticipated tour on Jun. 28, 2023, due to her hospitalization and health scare. Her talent manager, Guy Oseary, took to Instagram that day to reveal that the 64-year-old had contracted a bacterial infection and was on the road to recovery.
“On Saturday June 24, Madonna developed a serious bacterial infection which lead to a several day stay in the ICU,” he wrote in a statement. “Her health is improving, however she is still under medical care. A full recovery is expected.” The tour, as previously mentioned, will be put on pause for the time being. “At this time we will need to pause all commitments, which includes the tour,” Guy added. “We will share more details with you soon as we have them, including a new start date for the tour and for rescheduled shows.” On July 10, Madonna broke her silence about her health incident and confirmed that she was postponing the North American leg of the tour. With that said, here is what you need to know:
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Tickets & Presales
Tickets went on sale Friday, Jan. 20, and Friday, Jan. 27 at 10 am local time. Fans can go to madonna.com/tour for ticket listing. Live Nation is producing the tour so they will handle the tickets.
Citi cardholders had a chance to score tickets early. Those cardmembers will obtained access to presale tickets for shows going “on sale Jan. 20th beginning Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 2 pm local time through Thursday, Jan. 19 at 6 pm local time through the Citi Entertainment program,” the tour announcement stated. “The Citi cardmember presale for the shows going on sale on Jan. 27 will begin Tuesday, Jan. 24 at 10 am local time through Thursday, Jan. 26 at 6 pm local time.”
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Legacy members of Madonna’s Official Fan Club also had a presale opportunity for the shows that went on sale on Friday, Jan. 20, beginning Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 12pm ET through Wednesday, Jan. 18 at 5 pm ET for the North America based shows and from 9 am GMT/10 am CET to 5 pm GMT/6 pm CET on Wednesday, Jan.18 for UK and European shows. An additional Legacy presale for the North American-based shows going on sale on Jan. 27 began on Monday, Jan. 23 (10 am) and through Wednesday, Jan. 25 (5 pm).
On July 10, LiveNation revealed that the North America leg of Madonna’s tour was postponed. “Rescheduled dates will be announced as soon as possible. Fans are encouraged to hold onto their tickets as they will be valid for the new dates once announced,” Live Nation said. The Celebration Tour will kick off in Europe on October 14. Madonna also addressed the rescheduled shows in a statement on her Instagram. “My first thought when I woke up in the hospital was my children. My second thought was that I did not want to disappoint anyone who bought tickets for my tour. I also didn’t want to let down the people who worked tirelessly with me over the last few months to create my show. I hate to disappoint anyone,” she wrote. “My current plan is to reschedule the North American leg of the tour and begin in October in Europe.”
Openers
When Madonna first announced The Celebration Tour, she noted that RuPaul’s Drag Race winner and drag performer extraordinaire, Bob The Drag Queen, would be a special guest “across all dates on the global tour.” Expect Bob to bring her trademark stand-up humor to the stage and any additional acts that may be announced before the tour kicks off.
Tour Dates
The North American leg of the tour has been postponed. Below is the original dates of those shows, followed by the dates of the Europe shows which are still happening as planned.
THE POSTPONED CELEBRATION TOUR NORTH AMERICA DATES:
Jul 15 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers ArenaJul 18 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge ArenaJul 22 – Phoenix, AZ – Footprint CenterJul 25 – Denver, CO – Ball ArenaJul 27 – Tulsa, OK – BOK CenterJul 30 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
Aug 02 – Cleveland, OH – Rocket Mortgage FieldhouseAug 05 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars ArenaAug 07 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints ArenaAug 09 – Chicago, IL – United CenterAug 13 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank ArenaAug 19 – Montreal, QC – Centre BellAug 23 – New York, NY – Madison Square GardenAug 24 – New York, NY – Madison Square GardenAug 30 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
Sep 02 – Washington, DC – Capital One ArenaSep 05 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm ArenaSep 07 – Tampa, FL – Amalie ArenaSep 09 – Miami, FL – Miami-Dade ArenaSep 13 – Houston, TX – Toyota CenterSep 18 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines CenterSep 21 – Austin, TX – Moody Center ATXSep 27 – Los Angeles, CA – Crypto.com Arena
Oct 04 – San Francisco, CA – Chase CenterOct 07 – Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena
THE CELEBRATION TOUR EUROPE DATES:
Oct 14 – London, UK – The O2Oct 21 – Antwerp, BE – SportpaleisOct. 25 – Copenhagen, DK – Royal ArenaOct 28 – Stockholm, SE – Tele2
Nov 01 – Barcelona, ES – Palau Sant JordiNov 06 – Lisbon, PT – Altice ArenaNov 12 – Paris, FR – Accor ArenaNov 13 – Paris, FR – Accor ArenaNov 15 – Cologne, DE – Lanxess ArenaNov 23 – Milan, IT – Mediolanum ForumNov 28 – Berlin, DE – Mercedes-Benz Arena
Dec 1 – Amsterdam, NL – Ziggo Dome
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