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Sticky & Sweet Tour Information

The Sticky & Sweet Tour is the eighth worldwide concert tour by American singer-songwriter Madonna to support her eleventh studio album Hard Candy. It is Madonna's first major venture from her new recording and business deal with Live Nation, following the Hard Candy Promo Tour.[1] The tour gained many achievements in 2008, including becoming the highest grossing tour by a solo artist, breaking Madonna's record for the highest grossing tour in history by a female artist - achieved with her Confessions Tour, which grossed US$194.7 million. The tour is estimated to have grossed US$280 million as of December 2008.[2] In January 2009, Live Nation annouced that Madonna will continue her tour into 2009, in Europe, finishing with two dates in Israel.[3]

Contents

Background

The world tour was officially confirmed by Guy Oseary, Madonna's manager and Arthur Fogel, Live Nation's CEO Global Touring and Chairman Global Music on May 8, 2008. To promote the tour, a website was released on the day of the first show.[4] The tour is described as a "rock driven dancetastic journey". The show features four acts:[5]

Madonna's statements

Performing "Human Nature".

During the "Get Stupid" video interlude, the audience viewed images of disaster throughout the ages along with images of Hitler and Mugabe. US Republican presidential candidate John McCain was featured in the segment as well along Hitler and Mugabe. Images of John Lennon, Gandhi and Al Gore are featured towards the end of the video along with US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. The video caused an uproar in the political world, especially to McCain's camp. Tucker Bounds, McCain's spokesperson stated:[6]

The comparisons are outrageous, unacceptable and crudely divisive all at the same time [...] It clearly shows that when it comes to supporting Barack Obama, his fellow worldwide celebrities refuse to consider any smear or attack off limits.

At the conclusion of the presidential election, the image of McCain was removed from the video. During her performance at Petco Park, Madonna (and fans) congratulated President-Elect, Barack Obama, on his historic win for presidency of the United States. Madonna stated, "This is a historical evening. This is a motherfucking important evening and we are lucky to be sharing it with the World [...] This is the beginning of a whole new world. Are you ready?! Are you fucking ready?!" The video screens displayed images of Obama along with the message, "We Won". [7] During her show at the Olympic Stadium in Rome, Madonna dedicated her song "Like a Virgin" to Pope Benedict XVI. She stated:[8][9]

I'm gonna dedicate this song to the Pope, because, I know he loves me. I am a child of God! And you know what else?...[begins to sing first verse of Like a Virgin].

Neither Pope Benedict XVI nor the Vatican have made any remarks towards the dedication or any comments made.

About the show

Performing "Beat Goes On" as Pharell Williams and Kanye West appear on-screen

The show begins with "The Sweet Machine", a 3D animation video, displaying a piece of candy being manufactured and used as a Pin-ball. As the video ends, "Candy Shop" begins, with Madonna appearing on a 'M' throne. "Beat Goes On" features Madonna and her dancers dancing with a vintage Rolls-Royce while Pharrell and Kanye West appear on the video screens behind. Madonna then plays the electric guitar for "Human Nature" which features a video of Britney Spears, trapped in an elevator, who sings along to some of the verses in the song. A modernized "Vogue is the final song for this section which leads to a video interlude for "Die Another Day", featuring Madonna as a boxer on screen, while her dancers perform a faux boxing match.

The next section, inspired by the style and culture of early 80's New York, begins with Madonna skipping on stage for "Into the Groove". This performance is a mash-up with "Toop Toop" by Cassius and features the artwork of friend Keith Haring. She then performs a double dutch dance interlude which leads to "Heartbeat". During that song, Madonna's dance movements are controlled by her back-up dancers as if they were puppeteers. Madonna then re-invents "Borderline" as a rock version on electric guitar. "She's Not Me" follows and shows Madonna making fun of her various incarnations and styles from the music videos of "Open Your Heart", "Material Girl", "Vogue" and "Like a Virgin". This section ends with "Music" which contains elements of "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" and excerpts from "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life". A short video is played featuring a tagged subway train. The "doors" of the train then close to take in Madonna and her dancers. The "Rain" video interlude is then played on the video screens featuring an animated pixie finding shade under a petal during a rainstorm. This version contains musical elements from "Here Comes the Rain Again" by Eurythmics.

Performing "Into The Groove" during the Old-school section

In the next section, "Devil Wouldn't Recognize You" features Madonna cloaked behind a circular video screen which features imagery of waves splashing and rain. Madonna then performs "Spanish Lesson" featuring a flamenco-influenced dance solo by Alexander Kolpakov. She plays the guitar once again for "Miles Away". "La Isla Bonita" features the Ukrainian-gypsy group, Kolpakov Trio, incorporating the gypsy wedding song, "Lela Pala Tute". Madonna and her dancers sit aside, for a solo performance from the trio of the traditional song, "Doli Doli". Madonna then returns to the stage for "You Must Love Me", the Academy Award winning song from, Evita. The act ends with "Get Stupid", a video interlude about global warming, famine and other global issues.

For the final act, Madonna returns on stage for a virtual duet with Justin Timberlake and Timbaland for "4 Minutes". The next song is a remix of "Like a Prayer" featuring elements from "Feels Like Home" and video screens depicting messages from the Bible, Qur'an, Torah and Talmud. The electric guitar is played again for the performance of "Ray of Light". Madonna then seeks audience participation, asking for requests for "an oldie but goodie". She sings the first verse and chorus before moving onto a rock version of "Hung Up". A brief video plays featuring a modern take on classic arcade games, then Madonna returns on stage for the finale performance, "Give It 2 Me", ending the song with a sing-a-long of the chorus. The show ends as the words "Game Over" appear on the video screens.

2009 phase

With the 2009 extention tour announced, many changes were made to the setlist. "Candy Shop" features a new backdrop by Marilyn Minter which features imagery of a giant tongue licking and spitting out neon-colored icing.[10] Madonna also wore new opening outfit designed by Riccardo Tisci.[11] "Heartbeat" was replaced by "Holiday". This version of the song took elements of her new song "Celebration" and her first single "Everybody", and also included a medley of three Michael Jackson's songs as an homage to the famous singer. It featured Madonna's dancer Kento, who danced with similar clothing and dancing style as Jackson. [12] Madonna's 1985 hit "Dress You Up" replaced the rock version of "Borderline". It features elements of rock songs like "My Sharona" by The Knack and "God Save The Queen" by Sex Pistols. The video interlude "Get Stupid" features different video imagery compared to the 2008 version [13]. "Hung Up" was removed and replaced by an up-beat version of "Frozen", which was set between "Like a Prayer" and "Ray of Light". It contains lyrical excerpts from her 80's classic "Open Your Heart" along with musical elements of the Calvin Harris song "I'm Not Alone". The video backdrop for "Frozen" uses video outtakes from the original video by Chris Cunningham from 1998. "Ray of Light" was also slightly edited. First of all, a phrase said by Michael Jackson appears on the screens before the beginning of the song. It also features a longer intro before Madonna appears on the stage, and the request section was removed from the end. Instead, the ending of the song is just like that of "Hung Up" during the 2008 leg: an electric guitar solo breakdown by Madonna, which directly leads to "Give It 2 Me".

Opening acts

Setlist

2008

  1. "The Sweet Machine" (Video Introduction) (contains elements from "Manipulated Living", "4 Minutes", "Human Nature" and "Give It 2 Me")
  2. "Candy Shop"
  3. "Beat Goes On"
  4. "Human Nature" (contains excerpts from "Gimme More")
  5. "Vogue" (contains elements of "4 Minutes" and "Give It To Me")
  6. "Die Another Day" (Remix) (Video Interlude)
  7. "Into the Groove" (contains elements of "Toop Toop", "Body Work", "Jump", "Apache" and "Double Dutch Bus")
  8. "Heartbeat"
  9. "Borderline"
  10. "She's Not Me"
  11. "Music" (contains elements of "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit", with excerpts from "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life" and "Heartbeat")
  12. "Rain" (Remix) (Video Interlude) (contains elements of "Here Comes the Rain Again" with excerpts from "Hung Up")
  13. "Devil Wouldn't Recognize You"
  14. "Spanish Lesson"
  15. "Miles Away"
  16. "La Isla Bonita" (contains excerpts from "Lela Pala Tute")
  17. "Doli Doli" (Kolpakov Trio solo) (Dance Interlude)
  18. "You Must Love Me"
  19. "Get Stupid" (Video Interlude) (contains excerpts from "Beat Goes On", "Give It 2 Me", "4 Minutes" and "Voices")
  20. "4 Minutes"
  21. "Like a Prayer" (contains elements of "Feels Like Home")
  22. "Ray of Light" (contains elements of "Music (Deep Dish Dot Com Remix)")
  23. "Hung Up" (contains elements of "Give It 2 Me" and "4 Minutes")
  24. "Give It 2 Me" (contains elements of "Fired Up!" (Club 69 Mix))

2009

  1. "The Sweet Machine" (Video Introduction) (contains elements from "Manipulated Living", "4 Minutes", "Human Nature" and "Give It 2 Me")
  2. "Candy Shop" (featuring video backdrops from "Green Pink Caviar")
  3. "Beat Goes On"
  4. "Human Nature" (contains excerpts from "Gimme More")
  5. "Vogue" (contains elements of "4 Minutes" and "Give It To Me")
  6. "Die Another Day" (Remix) (Video Interlude)
  7. "Into the Groove" (contains elements of "Toop Toop", "Body Work", "Jump", "Apache" and "Double Dutch Bus")
  8. "Holiday" (contains elements of "Celebration" and "Everybody", with excerpts from "Jam", "2000 Watts", "Billie Jean", "Another Part of Me" and "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'")
  9. "Dress You Up" (contains elements of "My Sharona" and excerpts from "God Save the Queen and "Mickey")
  10. "She's Not Me"
  11. "Music" (contains elements of "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit", with excerpts from "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life" and "Heartbeat")
  12. "Rain" (Remix) (Video Interlude) (contains elements of "Here Comes the Rain Again" with an excerpt from "Hung Up")
  13. "Devil Wouldn't Recognize You"
  14. "Spanish Lesson"
  15. "Miles Away"
  16. "La Isla Bonita" (contains excerpts from "Lela Pala Tute")
  17. "Doli Doli" (Kolpakov Trio solo) (Dance Interlude)
  18. "You Must Love Me"
  19. "Get Stupid" (Video Interlude) (contains excerpts from "Beat Goes On", "Give It 2 Me", "4 Minutes" and "Voices")
  20. "4 Minutes"
  21. "Like a Prayer" (contains elements of "Feels Like Home")
  22. "Frozen" (contains elements of "I'm Not Alone" and "Music (Deep Dish Dot Com Remix)" with excerpts from "Open Your Heart" and "Hung Up")
  23. "Ray of Light"
  24. "Give It 2 Me" (contains elements of "Fired Up!" (Club 69 Mix))[20][21]

Additional notes

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
Europe [25]
August 23, 2008 Cardiff Wales Millennium Stadium
August 26, 2008 Nice France Stade Charles Ehrmann
August 28, 2008 Berlin Germany Olympic Stadium
August 30, 2008 Zürich Switzerland Military Airfield
September 2, 2008 Amsterdam Netherlands Amsterdam Arena
September 4, 2008 Dusseldorf Germany LTU Arena
September 6, 2008 Rome Italy Olympic Stadium
September 9, 2008 Frankfurt Germany Commerzbank Arena
September 11, 2008 London England Wembley Stadium
September 14, 2008 Lisbon Portugal Parque da Bela Vista
September 16, 2008 Seville Spain Olympic Stadium
September 18, 2008 Valencia Circuito Ricardo Tormo Cheste
September 20, 2008 Paris France Stade de France
September 21, 2008
September 23, 2008 Vienna Austria Danube Island
September 25, 2008 Budva Montenegro Jaz Beach
September 27, 2008 Athens Greece Olympic Stadium
North America [26]
October 4, 2008 East Rutherford United States Izod Center
October 6, 2008 New York City Madison Square Garden
October 7, 2008
October 11, 2008
October 12, 2008
October 15, 2008 Boston TD Banknorth Garden
October 16, 2008
October 18, 2008 Toronto Canada Air Canada Centre
October 19, 2008
October 22, 2008 Montreal Bell Centre
October 23, 2008
October 26, 2008 Chicago United States United Center
October 27, 2008
October 30, 2008 Vancouver Canada BC Place Stadium
November 1, 2008 Oakland United States Oracle Arena
November 2, 2008
November 4, 2008 San Diego Petco Park
November 6, 2008 Los Angeles Dodger Stadium
November 8, 2008 Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena
November 9, 2008
November 11, 2008 Denver Pepsi Center
November 12, 2008
November 16, 2008 Houston Minute Maid Park
November 18, 2008 Detroit Ford Field
November 20, 2008 Philadelphia Wachovia Center
November 22, 2008 Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall
November 24, 2008 Atlanta Philips Arena
November 26, 2008 Miami Dolphin Stadium
November 29, 2008 Mexico City Mexico Foro Sol Stadium
November 30, 2008
South America [27]
December 4, 2008 Buenos Aires Argentina River Plate Stadium
December 5, 2008
December 7, 2008
December 8, 2008
December 10, 2008 Santiago Chile Chile National Stadium
December 11, 2008
December 14, 2008 Rio de Janeiro Brazil Maracanã Stadium
December 15, 2008
December 18, 2008 São Paulo Morumbi Stadium
December 20, 2008
December 21, 2008
Europe [25]
July 4, 2009 London England The O2
July 5, 2009
July 7, 2009 Manchester Manchester Evening News Arena
July 9, 2009 Paris France Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
July 11, 2009 Werchter Belgium Werchter Festival Park
July 14, 2009 Milan Italy San Siro Stadium
July 16, 2009 Udine Friuli Stadium
July 21, 2009 Barcelona Spain Olympic Stadium
July 23, 2009 Madrid Vicente Calderón Stadium
July 25, 2009 Zaragoza Recinto de la Feria de Zaragoza
July 28, 2009 Oslo Norway Valle Hovin
July 30, 2009
August 2, 2009 St. Petersburg Russia Palace Square
August 4, 2009 Tallinn Estonia Tallinn Song Festival Grounds
August 6, 2009 Helsinki Finland West Harbour
August 8, 2009 Gothenburg Sweden Ullevi Stadium
August 9, 2009
August 11, 2009 Copenhagen Denmark Parken Stadium
August 13, 2009 Prague Czech Republic Chodov Natural Amphitheater
August 15, 2009 Warsaw Poland Bemowo Airport
August 18, 2009 Munich Germany Olympic Stadium
August 22, 2009 Budapest Hungary Kincsem Park
August 24, 2009 Belgrade Serbia Ušće Park
August 26, 2009 Bucharest Romania Parc Izvor
August 29, 2009 Sofia Bulgaria Vasil Levski National Stadium
Asia [28]
September 1, 2009 Tel Aviv Israel Hayarkon Park
September 2, 2009

Postponed dates

Cancelled dates

Proposed Australian leg

Originally, Live Nation reported that Madonna's 2008 world tour would make stops in the Americas and Europe. However, in March 2008 (before the tour was announced), Australian press reported that Madonna plans on making a stop in Australia for her 2008-09 world tour. She is quoted as saying: "How bad do you want me to be there? [...] There's a chance. It's been a while. It's the least I can do."

Music promoter and manager Michael Chugg stated that an Australian leg "will happen" and that local promoters are working hard to make it happen. Madonna apologized to her Australian fans during her last tour, the Confessions Tour, saying that she tried to work Australia into her schedule but ultimately could not. If so, this will be Madonna's first visit to the country since The Girlie Show World Tour in 1993. [34][35]. In October 2008, Sunrise, the syndicated Australian talk show reported that Madonna will tour Australia in January 2009. Reporter, Molly Meldrum states that Madonna's divorce from Guy Ritchie prompted her to include more dates on her tour. [36]

Madonna agreed to performances in Sydney and Melbourne but were later cancelled. Michael Coppel stated, "Madonna was coming to Australia, the dates were resolved, then economics got in the way [...] It's unknown territory at the moment. A lot of tours went on sale before the dollar crashed. We are only starting to see the affect of the economy on the tour industry". [37]

With the announcement of the 2009 extension, the Herald Sun reported that Madonna currently has plans to tour Australia in September 2009, with one show in Melbourne pencilled in for the Telstra Dome.[38] It was later reported that the rumored date was false. Arthur Fogel of Live Nation Global Touring stated, "[...] there is no validity to the reports. Madonna has only toured Australia once -- back in 1993". [39]

Marseille accident and cancellation

On July 16, 2009, as workers were assembling Madonna's stage at the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille for her July 19 concert, the stage collapsed, injuring eight workers and killing two. Due to the accident, officials of the city of Marseille decided to cancel the concert.[40]

Following the tragedy, Madonna issued the following statement:"I am devastated to have just received this tragic news. My prayers go out to those who were injured and their families along with my deepest sympathy to all those affected by this heartbreaking news."

Box office score data

Venue City Tickets Sold / Available Gross Revenue
Millennium Stadium Cardiff 33,460 / 33,460 (100%) $5,279,107 [41]
Stade Charles Ehrmann Nice 41,483 / 41,483 (100%) $4,381,242 [41]
Olympic Stadium Berlin 47,368 / 47,368 (100%) $6,048,086 [41]
Military Airfield Zurich 70,314 / 70,314 (100%) $11,093,631 [41]
Amsterdam Arena Amsterdam 50,588 / 50,588 (100%) $6,717,734 [41]
LTU Arena Dusseldorf 35,014 / 35,014 (100%) $4,650,327 [41]
Olympic Stadium Rome 57,690 / 57,690 (100%) $5,713,196 [41]
Commerzbank Arena Frankfurt 39,543 / 39,543 (100%) $6,020,706 [41]
Wembley Stadium London 73,349 / 73,349 (100%) $11,796,540 [41]
Parque da Bela Vista Lisbon 75,000 / 75,000 (100%) $6,295,068 [41]
Olympic Stadium Sevilla 47,712 / 59,258 (82%) $4,874,380 [41]
Circuito Ricardo Tormo Cheste Valencia 50,143 / 50,143 (100%) $4,941,980 [41]
Stade de France Paris 138,163 / 138,163 (100%) $17,583,211 [41]
Danube Island Vienna 57,002 / 57,002 (100%) $8,140,858 [41]
Jaz Beach Budva 47,524 / 47,524 (100%) $3,463,063 [41]
Olympic Stadium Athens 75,637 / 75,637 (100%) $9,030,440 [41]
Izod Center East Rutherford 16,896 / 16,896 (100%) $2,812,250 [42]
Madison Square Garden New York City 61,586 / 61,586 (100%) $11,527,375 [42]
TD Banknorth Garden Boston 26,611 / 26,611 (100%) $3,658,850 [42]
Air Canada Centre Toronto 34,324 / 34,324 (100%) $6,356,171 [42]
Bell Centre Montreal 34,301 / 34,301 (100%) $5,391,881 [42]
United Center Chicago 30,968 / 30,968 (100%) $5,777,490 [42]
BC Place Stadium Vancouver 52,712 / 52,712 (100%) $5,389,762 [42]
Oracle Arena Oakland 28,198 / 28,198 (100%) $4,964,765 [42]
Petco Park San Diego 35,743 / 35,743 (100%) $5,097,515 [43]
Dodger Stadium Los Angeles 43,919 / 43,919 (100%) $5,858,730 [43]
MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas 29,157 / 29,157 (100%) $8,397,640 [43]
Pepsi Center Denver 23,501 / 23,501 (100%) $4,434,020 [43]
Minute Maid Park Houston 41,498 / 41,498 (100%) $5,170,100 [44]
Ford Field Detroit 30,119 / 30,119 (100%) $2,395,900 [44]
Wachovia Center Philadelphia 13,790 / 13,790 (100%) $2,318,530 [44]
Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City 13,293 / 13,293 (100%) $3,321,000 [44]
Philips Arena Atlanta 14,843 / 14,843 (100%) $2,632,952 [44]
Dolphin Stadium Miami 47,998 / 47,998 (100%) $6,137,030 [44]
Foro Sol Stadium Mexico City 104,270 / 104,270 (100%) $10,428,743 [45]
River Plate Stadium Buenos Aires 263,693 / 263,693 (100%) $18,274,292 [45]
Chile National Stadium Santiago 146,242 / 146,242 (100%) $11,385,499 [45]
Maracanã Stadium Rio de Janeiro 107,000 / 107,000 (100%) $7,322,269 [46]
Morumbi Stadium São Paulo 196,656 / 196,656 (100%) $15,462,185 [46]
O2 Arena London 27,464 / 27,464 (100%) $5,873,149 [47]
Manchester Evening News Arena Manchester 13,457 / 13,457 (100%) $2,827,517 [47]
Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy Paris 15,806 / 15,806 (100%) $2,306,551 [47]
Werchter Festival Park Werchter 68,434 / 68,434 (100%) $7,190,295 [47]
Stadio San Siro Milan 55,338 / 55,338 (100%) $6,507,798 [48]
Stadio Friuli Udine 28,362 / 28,362 (100%) $3,236,277 [48]
Estadio Olímpico Barcelona 44,811 / 44,811 (100%) $5,010,557 [48]
Estadio Vicente Calderón Madrid 31,941 / 31,941 (100%) $4,109,791 [48]
Recinto Feria Zaragoza 30,940 / 30,940 (100%) $2,015,381 [48]
Valle Hovin Oslo 79,409 / 79,409 (100%) $10,481,500 [49]
Palace Square St. Petersburg 27,103 / 27,103 (100%) $4,431,805 [49]
Tallinn Song Festival Grounds Tallinn 72,067 / 72,067 (100%) $5,924,839 [49]
TOTAL 2,858,983 / 2,860,529 (99%) $327,542,361

Achievements

Record sellouts

Madonna’s 2009 European leg continuation of last year’s Sticky & Sweet tour, also produced by Live Nation, is selling out again; it has already moved 1 million tickets worth $100 million in total, according to tour producer Arthur Fogel at Live Nation. Ticket sales for the 2009 leg of Madonna’s phenomenally successful “Sticky & Sweet Tour” went on sale this weekend and tour promoter Live Nation has already reported immediate sell-outs.

Critical response

Madonna's tour has generated great reviews:

Broadcast and recordings

According to the Argentine newspaper, La Nación, the tour DVD was filmed during the performances at River Plate Stadium. In the interview with Chris Lamb (tour production director) stated that Madonna chose the Argentine audience because of the strong emotional bond that they share. No release date has been announced, although a trailer showing highlights of the Argentina show was shown on Madonna.com. [61]

In May 2009, BlackBerry were given exclusive rights to show 10 preview performances from the DVD release, to their users of the BlackBerry Bold smartphone for a limited time only. [62] These performances include: "Candy Shop", "Beat Goes On", "Vogue", "Die Another Day", "Music", "Spanish Lesson", "Miles Away", "La Isla Bonita", "Get Stupid", and "4 Minutes."

As exclusively announced on June 15, 2009, by the UK newspaper The Sun, the show was broadcasted on Sky1 on July 4.[63] The "Sweet Machine" Intro was drastically shortened, and the request song in Argentina (which was "Like A Virgin") was not aired.

Personnel

Band

Programming: Kevin Antunes

Crew

Production
Video
Costumes
Staging
Other

1 A member of Hamutsun Serve 2 A member of Kolpakov Trio Source: [65]

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Studio albums Madonna (1983) · Like a Virgin (1984) · True Blue (1986) · Like a Prayer (1989) · Erotica (1992) · Bedtime Stories (1994) · Ray of Light (1998) · Music (2000) · American Life (2003) · Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005) · Hard Candy (2008)
Compilations You Can Dance (1987) · The Immaculate Collection (1990) · Something to Remember (1995) · GHV2 (2001) · Remixed & Revisited (2003) · Celebration (2009)
Soundtracks Vision Quest (1985) · Who's That Girl (1987) · I'm Breathless - Music from and inspired by the film Dick Tracy (1990) · With Honors (1994) · Evita (1996) · Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) · The Next Best Thing (2000) · Die Another Day (2002)
Music video releases Madonna (1984) · It's That Girl (1987) · She's Breathless (1990) · The Immaculate Collection (1990) · "Justify My Love" (1990) · "Ray of Light" (1998) · Rays of Light (1999) · The Video Collection 93:99 (1999) · "Music" (2000) · The Madonna Collection (2000) · The Ultimate Collection (2000) · "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (2001) · Celebration (2009)
Live releases Live - The Virgin Tour (1985) · Who's That Girl - Live in Japan (1987) · Ciao, Italia! - Live from Italy (1988) · Blond Ambition - Japan Tour 90 (1990) · Live! - Blond Ambition World Tour 90 (1990) · Truth or Dare (aka In Bed with Madonna) (1991) · The Girlie Show - Live Down Under (1994) · Drowned World Tour 2001 (2001) · I'm Going to Tell You a Secret (2006) · The Confessions Tour (2007)
Tours The Virgin Tour (1985) · Who's That Girl (1987) · Blond Ambition (1990) · The Girlie Show (1993) · Drowned World (2001) · Re-Invention (2004) · Confessions (2006) · Sticky & Sweet (2008·2009)
Motion pictures A Certain Sacrifice (1980) · Vision Quest (1985) · Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) · Shanghai Surprise (1986) · Who's That Girl (1987) · Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989) · Dick Tracy (1990) · Shadows and Fog (1992) · A League of Their Own (1992) · Body of Evidence (1993) · Dangerous Game (1993) · Four Rooms (1995) · Girl 6 (1996) · Evita (1996) · The Next Best Thing (2000) · Swept Away (2002) · Die Another Day (2002) · Arthur and the Invisibles (2006) · Filth and Wisdom (2008)
Documentaries Truth or Dare (aka In Bed with Madonna) (1991) · Sex (Launch Party Exclusive) (1992) · I'm Going to Tell You a Secret (2005) · I Am Because We Are (2008)
Related topics Albums · Singles · Videography · Filmography (Music from Motion Pictures) · Awards · Bibliography · Unreleased songs · Madonna on Letterman · Madonna as gay icon · Madonna Studies · Raising Malawi · Live Nation · Semtex Films · Maverick · Warner Bros. Records · Sire Records · X-STaTIC Pro=CeSS

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