“Quite simply the musical event of the year” – The Sun.
“Simply sensational” – Daily Telegraph.
“Madonna Shoots to thrill” – Daily Mail.
Songs Performed:
Drowned World
Impressive Instant
Candy Perfume Girl
Beautiful Stranger
Ray Of Light
Paradise
Frozen
Open Your Heart (Chord Intro)
Nobody’s Perfect
Mer Girl (Intro)
Sky Fits Heaven
Mer Girl (Part II)
What It Feels Like For A Girl (Intro)
I Deserve It
Don’t Tell Me
Human Nature
The Funny Song
Secret
Gone / You’ll See
Don’t Cry For Me Argentina (Intro)
What It Feels Like For A Girl
La Isla Bonita
Holiday
Music
Box Office Ticket Sales: $75,000,000
Drowned World Tour Book
June 09 – Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain
June 10 – Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain
June 14 – Fila Forum, Milan, Italy
June 13 – Fila Forum, Milan, Italy
June 15 – Fila Forum, Milan, Italy
June 19 – Max Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany
June 20 – Max Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany
June 22 – Max Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany
June 23 – Max Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany
June 26 – Palace Omnisports de Paris Bercy, Paris, France
June 27 – Palace Omnisports de Paris Bercy, Paris, France
June 29 – Palace Omnisports de Paris Bercy, Paris, France
June 30 – Palace Omnisports de Paris Bercy, Paris, France
July 04 – Earls Court, London, England
July 06 – Earls Court, London, England
July 07 – Earls Court, London, England
July 09 – Earls Court, London, England
July 10 – Earls Court, London, England
July 12 – Earls Court, London, England
July 21 – First Union Center, Philadelphia, PA
July 22 – First Union Center, Philadelphia, PA
July 25 – Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
July 26 – Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
July 28 – Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
July 30 – Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
July 31 – Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
August 02 – Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
August 03 – Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ (canceled)
August 07 – Fleet Center, Boston, MA
August 08 – Fleet Center, Boston, MA
August 10 – MCI Center, Washington, DC
August 11 – MCI Center, Washington, DC
August 14 – National Car Rental Center, Miami, FL
August 15 – National Car Rental Center, Miami, FL
August 19 – Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA
August 20 – Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA
August 25 – The Palace of Auburn Hills, Detroit, MI
August 26 – The Palace of Auburn Hills, Detroit, MI
August 28 – United Center, Chicago, IL
August 29 – United Center, Chicago, IL
September 01 – MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NV
September 02 – MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NV
September 05 – Oakland Arena, Oakland, CA
September 06 – Oakland Arena, Oakland, CA
September 09 – Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
September 11 – Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA - (rescheduled)
September 13 – Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
September 14 – Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
September 15 – Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
Box Office Ticket Sales Total: $76,792,245
The Band:
Madonna (vocals, electric and acoustic guitar)
Donna De Lory (backup vocals)
Niki Harris (backup vocals)
Stuart Price (keyboards, and guitar)
Monte Pittman (guitar)
Ron Powell (percussion)
Steve Sidelnyk (drums)
Choreographed and staged: Jamie King
Musical Direction: Stuart Price
Wardrobe: Arianne Phillips, Jean Paul Gaultier, Dean & Dan Caten
Dancers: Christian Vincent, Ruthy Inchaustegui, Nito Larioza, Tamara Levinson, Anthony Jay Rodríguez, Ryan Sabado, Kemba Shannon, Jamal Story, Eko Supriyanto, Addie Yungmee
Interesting Facts:
- Madonna’s first time on the road in 8 years.
- Tour hit only Europe and America.
- Tour was to start in Cologne, Germany on June 5. First German dates were cancelled “due to technical difficulties.”
- In protest of the cancelled German shows, some fans vowed to throw their Madonna CDs in the garbage.
- A 26-year-old Frankfurt fan won a free concert ticket to a Berlin show in exchange for sex with a reporter for a German online magazine.
- Celebrities wanting to see the concert had to pay for their own tickets. No freebies.
- Shireen Ritchie, Guy Ritchie’s mother, reported that she and her family were “wowed out of our skins,” after seeing their daughter-in-law perform.
- When the tour hit America, Madonna changed her costume, as well as replaced “Gone” with a stunning performance of “You’ll See”. Never in Madonna’s career has she changed her song line-up.
- Madonna performed “You’ll See” (instead of Gone) in Philly, New York City, Boston, Atlanta, and Miami.
- She performed “Gone” in Washington DC, New Jersey, Los Angeles, Oakland, Vegas, Detroit, and Chicago.
- The second show in New Jersey for August 3rd was canceled because of throat problems.
- The September 11th show in Los Angeles was delayed because of the terrorist attacks on America. When Madonna took the stage to complete the last three shows she wore an American flag skirt. She also turned down the violence in the show including the removal of the shooting of another character and also removing the gory “Oh Dear Daddy” from the performances.
- Profits from the final three shows in Los Angeles were donated to the children of the victims of the attacks.
Tour Opened: Seatle, Washington – April 9, 1985.
HBO Live Broadcast: The Palace of Auburn Hills, Michigan, August 26.