Everything you need to know about 'Madonna: The Celebration Tour'
Her tour started in London on Saturday 14th October
Last updated 16th Oct 2023
Madonna has now started her 13th tour, 'The Celebration Tour', which will feature music from the past four decades, across 78 shows in 15 countries. After postponing the first leg of her tour due to a bacterial infection, which hospitalised the singer, Madonna has now started the UK and European leg at the O2 Arena in London.
Ahead of her tour starting, Madonna took to Instagram to share a blurred, black and white photo of herself, writing: ' 2 more days…………… #madonnacelebrationtour 🎉'. (sic)
Details of the tour in numbers have been released including details of the huge stage, which is inspired by Manhattan, New York. The 4,400 square feet of stage is the largest for any Madonna tour, and includes Uptown, Downtown, Midtown, East and West stages.
'The Celebration Tour' in numbers:
Madonna's The Celebration Tour in numbers
1 Queen-sized Madonna flag outside the O2 Arena
6 Sold out nights in London
4 Rehearsal venues
Madonna's The Celebration Tour in numbers
17 Archived costumes recreated
50 Merch items including vintage recreations of iconic items from previous tours such as the Blond Ambition Bomber Jacket
40 Pairs of boxing gloves
Madonna's The Celebration Tour in numbers
24 Onstage performers
1 Extraordinary drag queen
8th Tour partnering with director Jamie King
1 Stuart Price reunion (producer)
4 of Madonna's children on stage
Madonna's The Celebration Tour in numbers
4 Decades of unstoppable hits – prepare to dance your ass off!
330 Million albums sold, still the best-selling female artist of all time
Madonna's The Celebration Tour in numbers
4,400 square feet of stage, the largest for any Madonna tour. Inspired by the grid of Manhattan with Uptown, Downtown, Midtown, East and West stages.
3 Layered circular stage where the traditional main stage would be, inspired by the wedding cake of Madonna's original VMA performance.
230 Feet of combined length of catwalk that gets Madonna 105feet far into the venue.
Madonna's The Celebration Tour in numbers
14 Spotlights for Madonna and over 600 intelligent lights to light the stage and arena with over 8800 lighting cues
3600 Square feet of projection imagery to the show. The most amount of video ever used in a Madonna show.
30 Feet off the ground - Madonna is transported around the arena in an illuminated portal frame that acts as a time machine allowing her to move at 1.5 feet per second, 80 feet across and 130 feet down the length of the arena designed to symbolise looking into the past, present and towards the future.
Madonna's The Celebration Tour in numbers
3 Physical therapists
8 Humidifiers in Madonna's dressing room
1 Bottle of MDNA Rose Mist Spray in each quick-change space
200+ Traveling crew – 25 in the costume department alone
Madonna's The Celebration Tour in numbers
13th Culture shaping tour
15 Countries
78 Shows
Madonna's The Celebration Tour in numbers
80 Tons of production equipment
3700 Amps of show power
3 Traveling mobile gyms
45 Wardrobe trunks
Madonna's The Celebration Tour in numbers
AND ONLY 1 MADONNA
What songs are on Madonna's 'Celebration Tour' setlist?
Madonna's setlist is full of songs from the past four decades including iconic hits such as 'Like a Prayer', 'Vogue' and 'Holiday'. See the full 'Celebration Tour' setlist.
July 2023: 'Celebration Tour' update
Madonna updated her fans with the current plan for her upcoming tour, which was due to start on 15th July in Vancouver. The current plan is for Madonna to reschedule her North America dates and start the tour in October in Europe, on the dates originally planned.
These current plans mean Madonna's UK dates are still set to take place in October and December. The pop icon is scheduled to perform four dates at London's O2 Arena in October, before returning due to popular demand for another two dates in December.
'Celebration Tour' postponement
Following the news that Madonna has been admitted to hospital, her manager Guy said: "Her health is improving, however she is still under medical care. At this time we will need to pause all commitments, which includes the tour. We will share more details with you soon as we have them."
February 2023 update: Madonna adds new dates to the 'Celebration Tour'
In February 2023, Madonna announced that she would now perform six UK dates on her 'Celebration Tour', although this has now been postponed. The singer was planning to do four dates in October 2023, followed by two dates in December 2023, all at the O2 arena in London.
When the tour is rescheduled, the Queen of Pop, who has had huge hits over the last four decades including 'Into The Groove', 'Like A Prayer', 'Frozen', 'Music' and 'Hung Up', will be performing in London.
Madonna revealed the tour, called 'Madonna: The Celebration Tour', will celebrate four decades of her music with some of her biggest hits over the last 40+ years.
The tour will take fans on an artistic journey through the four decades she's been in the music industry and pays respect to New York City, where her career in music began.
Speaking about the tour, Madonna said: "I am excited to explore as many songs as possible in hopes to give my fans the show they have been waiting for."
When will Madonna be on tour?
The 'Vogue' singer will start her 'Celebration Tour' in the UK in October, followed by two dates in December. See all the UK dates below.
October 2023
London, O2 arena - Sat 14th
London, O2 arena - Sun 15th
London, O2 arena - Tue 17th
London, O2 arena - Wed 18th
December 2023
London, O2 arena - Tue 5th
London, O2 arena - Wed 6th
When are tickets on sale to see Madonna?
Madonna tickets are now on sale, although most dates have sold out.
How to buy tickets to see Madonna
Tickets to see Madonna in the UK are on sale now at Aloud.com.
Who will be a special guest on Madonna's tour?
Bob the Drag Queen a.k.a. Caldwell Tidicue is scheduled to be a special guest at all dates on 'The Celebration Tour'.
When was Madonna last on tour in the UK?
Madonna's last UK tour was in 2020 for her 'Madame X Tour'. The tour started in New York City in 2019, before performing across the US and doing part of her European leg before the Coronavirus Pandemic forced her to cancel two shows in Paris.
While in the UK she performed several shows at London Palladium during January and February 2020.
You can hear songs by Madonna on Hits Radio Pride.
Take a look through Madonna's amazing career over the years:
1985
Madonna is pictured here performing on 'The Virgin Tour', her debut concert tour that she took through the US and Canada. Madonna worked with designer Maripol for her fashion through the 80s, including for the tour.
1985
Madonna performed at Live Aid, taking to the stage in Philadelphia to perform 'Into The Groove' and 'Holiday' in a multi-layered outfit.
1987
She channelled her inner Marilyn Monroe for the 'Who's That Girl World Tour', performing in the US and Canada, Japan, the UK and Europe.
1990
Madonna debuted her iconic pointy bra corset on the 'Blonde Ambition World Tour'. Designed by Jean Paul Gaultier, Madonna made a statement with the item during the song 'Express Yourself'.
1993
Madonna went for a close pixie crop hairdo on her 'Girlie Show' tour, and the fashion for this tour was designed by Dolce & Gabbana with instructions from Madonna herself to look at films My Fair Lady and Cabaret for inspiration.
1998
Madonna favoured a more natural, stripped back look to promote her seventh album, 'Ray Of Light'. The music video saw her wear a denim jacket with trousers featuring a glittered belt, as clips of her singing the song were interspersed between sped up scenes from around the world. It won a GRAMMY Award as well as five MTV VMAs.
2001
She opted for a sleeker look at the film premiere for Mean Machine with her then-husband Guy Ritchie, sporting the poker-straight, feathered hairdo that's become synonymous with the early noughties.
2004
She was back to curly blonde locks for the 'Reinvention World Tour', working with designers Stella McCartney and Karl Lagerfeld among others to create the on-stage looks, including this bejewelled corset.
2008
Emulating Guns 'N Roses bassist Slash, Madonna looked fierce in black with a top hat on her 'Sticky & Sweet Tour', on which she worked once again with Stella McCartney among others.
2012
Madonna gave the cheerleading performance of her life on the 'MDNA Tour'. Working once again with Jean Paul Gaultier, the performance was split into four themes: Transgression, Prophecy, Masculine/Feminine and Redemption and, according to Madonna, showed "the journey of a soul from darkness to light".
2013
She chose a blunt black wig for the Punk-themed Met Gala, wearing an outfit by Givenchy.
2015
Madonna caught everyone's eye with her Matador performance at The BRIT Awards - and despite a blunder with the cape, she still delivered an incredible show.
2017
Once again, Madonna turned heads at the Met Gala with a camo gown by Moschino. She told Entertainment Tonight: "We knew we wanted to go with camouflage from the very start. We started with the flak jacket, and then we worked our way down. So, you know, we're ready. We're ready to go to fashion war. It's going to be a fun night."
2019
Madonna sported an eye patch for her performance at the Eurovision Song Contest, using this era to perform as her alter ego Madame X who she saw as a "spy" or "secret agent".
2022
Madonna channelled her 80s looks for this outfit in 2022, which she wore to a roller disco event at DiscoOasis at Wolman Rink in Central Park, New York.
2024
Madonna took to the stage at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro during her 'The Celebration Tour', wearing an eye-catching and colourful corset dress and long gloves made up of the colours of Brazil's flag. Designed by Jean Paul Gaultier, it's certainly reminiscent of his cone bra corset from all those years ago.
2026
Madonna was brought out as a guest at Coachella 2026 by headliner Sabrina Carpenter, as the pair performed her songs 'Vogue' and 'Like A Prayer', with her lilac ensemble reported to be pulled from her "personal archives".
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