“The buzzing guttural loop of the Future Lovers bassline kicks in like a grenade exploding, the disco ball opens like a flower, and there she is: in full equestrian regalia, microphone in one hand, riding crop in the other, top hat framing a mischievous grin as she points at you with her whip and commands you to “connect to the sky, future lovers ride” and slinks her way down the discoball’s sparkling steps to the stage. She’s trapped you. You’re hers. You’re not going anywhere.” – John Sundholm
Songs Performed:
Future Lovers
Get Together
Like A Virgin
Jump
Live to Tell
Forbidden Love
Issac
Sorry
Like It or Not
Sorry (Interlude)
I Love New York
Ray of Light
Let It Will Be
Drowned World
Paradise (Not for Me)
Music (Inferno)
Erotica
La Isla Bonita
Lucky Star
Hung Up
Box Office Ticket Sales: $194,700,000
The Confessions Tour Book
Tour Schedule
May 21 Los Angeles The Forum
May 23 Los Angeles The Forum
May 24 Los Angeles The Forum
May 27 Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena
May 28 Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena
May 30 San Jose HP Pavilion
May 31 San Jose HP Pavilion
June 3 Los Angeles Staples Center
June 5 Fresno Save Mart Center
June 6 Fresno Save Mart Center
June 8 Phoenix Glendale Arena
June 10 Phoenix Glendale Arena
June 14 Chicago United Center
June 15 Chicago United Center
June 18 Chicago United Center
June 19 Chicago United Center
June 21 Montreal Bell Centre
June 22 Montreal Bell Centre
June 25 Hartford Civic Centre
June 26 Hartford Civic Centre
June 28 New York Madison Square Garden
June 29 New York Madison Square Garden
July 2 New York Madison Square Garden
July 3 New York Madison Square Garden
July 6 Boston TD Bank Garden
July 9 Boston TD Bank Garden
July 10 Boston TD Bank Garden
July 12 Philadelphia Wachovia Center
July 13 Philadelphia Wachovia Center
July 16 Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall
July 18 New York Madison Square Garden
July 19 New York Madison Square Garden
July 22 Miami American Airlines Arena
July 23 Miami American Airlines Arena
July 30 Cardiff Millennium Stadium
Aug. 1 London Wembley Arena
Aug. 3 London Wembley Arena
Aug. 6 Rome Olympic Stadium
Aug. 9 London Wembley Arena
Aug. 10 London Wembley Arena
Aug. 12 London Wembley Arena
Aug. 13 London Wembley Arena
Aug. 15 London Wembley Arena
Aug. 16 London Wembley Arena
Aug. 20 Dusseldorf LTU Arena (Germany)
Aug. 22 Hannover Niedersachsen (Germany)
Aug. 24 Horsens (Denmark)
Aug. 27 Paris Bercy Stadium
Aug. 28 Paris Bercy Stadium
Aug. 30 Paris Bercy Stadium
Aug. 31 Paris Bercy Stadium
Sept. 3 Amsterdam Arena
Sept. 4 Amsterdam Arena
Sept. 6 Prague
Sept. 7 Prague
Sept. 11 Moscow
Sept. 16 Osaka Dome, Japan
Sept. 17 Osaka Dome, Japan
Sept. 20, Tokyo Dome, Japan
Sept. 21, Tokyo Dome, Japan
Box Office Ticket Sales Total: $194,754,447
The Band:
Madonna
Nicki Richards (backup vocals)
Donna De Lory (backup vocals)
Yitzhak Sinwani (backup vocals)
Marcus Brown and Stuart Price (keyboards)
Steve Sidelnyk (drums)
Monte Pittman and Madonna (guitar)
Choreographed and staged: Jamie King
Musical Direction: Stuart Price
Costumes: Arianne Phillips, Jean Paul Gaultier and Roman Diaz
Dancers: Jason Young, Daniel “Cloud” Campos, Leroy “Hypnosis ” Barnes, Mihran Kirakosian, Williams “Normann” Charlemoine, Steve Nester, Addie Yungmee, Sofia Boutella, Charmaine “Charm” Jordan, Reshma Gajjar, Tamara Levinson, Sébastien Foucan, Oleg Vorslav, Levi Meeuwenberg and Victor Lopez
Official Press Release:
Apr 3, 2006 — Madonna will be dancing and singing across the stages of the world this spring and summer, it was announced today. The “Confessions Tour” with concerts across major US cities, Canada, Europe and Japan will begin in Los Angeles on May 21st. “Confessions” tour dates were officially confirmed by Madonna’s managers Angela Becker and Guy Oseary, along with Arthur Fogel, President of The Next Adventure (a Live Nation Company), the tour’s worldwide promoter
Tour stops in North America for the “Confessions Tour” will include arenas in Chicago, Boston, San Jose, Phoenix, Fresno, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Atlantic City, Miami, Montreal and New York. Overseas appearances will take place in arenas, stadiums and outdoor venues in Paris, France; Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Cardiff, Wales; Rome, Italy; Dusseldorf and Hannover Germany; Horsens, Denmark; Osaka and Tokyo, Japan.
The “Confessions Tour” will be directed by longtime Madonna collaborator Jamie King with Stuart Price once again on board as Musical Director. Arianne Phillips and Jean Paul Gaultier, long standing members of Madonna’s creative team, will respectively oversee and design costumes for the tour.
Madonna’s previous tour, the 2004 “Re-Invention Tour” was the most successful tour of that year, according to Billboard Magazine.
The Warner Bros. Records mega star, whose current CD “Confessions On A Dance Floor” debuted at No.1 in 29 countries, has already begun rehearsals in Los Angeles with her talented troupe of musicians and dancers. With a staggering 35 No. 1 hits on Billboard’s dance charts during the course of her unparalleled career, it’s no surprise that Madonna issued the following mission statement regarding the “Confessions Tour”: “I’m going to turn the world into one big dance floor,” exhorted the Material Girl.
The multi-Grammy Award winning artist, songwriter, children’s book author, producer and video visionary with an unrivaled reputation for astonishing stage spectacles, has made musical history many times over including International record sales of over 200 million albums.
A cultural innovator of astonishing diversity and enduring appeal, Madonna has defined our era with a sound, style and vision that has inspired countless artists and millions of fans around the globe. In the process, she has pioneered a new model of creative empowerment, overseeing a multi-faceted career that encompasses virtually every aspect of contemporary culture.