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.

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact: johnvlautin@livenation.com

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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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