StubHub Enlisted in Resale Of Madonna Concert Tickets

Madonna's coming concert tour is to feature what appears to be a first in the concert business: An official ticket reseller that will peddle seats at marked-up prices to fans who couldn't get them through normal channels. In the U.S. and Canada, eBay Inc.'s StubHub will serve as the "official fan-to-fan ticket marketplace." In Europe, the role will be filled by Viagogo Ltd., a ticket reseller that also will sell "VIP packages" -- higher-priced tickets that include amenities like backstage passes and meetings with performers.

The Source: The Wall Street Journal

Sticky and Sweet Tour!

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After giving her old label Warner Brothers one last going-away present with the number one debut of Hard Candy, Madonna is ready to make good on her ten-year contract with Live Nation by launching her Sticky and Sweet Tour. The trek will kick off in Cardiff, Wales, on August 23rd, spin through Europe and then cross the Atlantic for an October 3rd show in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Material Girl will then play stadiums and arenas throughout the U.S. before venturing down for a South America jaunt. Live Nation will produce the tour, Madonna’s first since her record-breaking Confessions tour raked in $260 million in 2006. Ticket prices will be in the $55-$350 range. Full tour dates to the first Sticky and Sweet leg are after the jump.

August 23 - Cardiff @ Millennium Stadium
August 26 - Nice @ Stade Charles Ehrmann
August 28 - Berlin @ Olympic Stadium
September 2 - Amsterdam @ Arena
September 4 - Dusseldorf @ LTU Arena
September 6 - Rome @ Olympic Stadium
September 9 - Frankfurt @ Commerzbank Arena
September 11 - London @ Wembley Stadium
September 20 - Paris @ Stade de France
October 3 - E. Rutherford @ Izod Center
October 6 - New York City @ Madison Square Garden
October 7 - New York City @ Madison Square Garden
October 15 - Boston @ TD BankNorth Garden
October 18 - Toronto @ Air Canada Centre
October 22 - Montreal @ Bell Centre
October 26 - Chicago @ United Center
October 30 - Vancouver @ BC Place Stadium
November 1 - Oakland @ Oracle Arena
November 4 - San Diego @ Petco Park
November 6 - Los Angeles @ Dodger Stadium
November 8 - Las Vegas @ MGM Grand Garden Arena
November 11 - Denver @ Pepsi Center
November 16 - Houston @ Minute Maid Park
November 19 - Philadelphia @ Wachovia Center
November 22 - Atlantic City @ Boardwalk Hall
November 24 - Atlanta @ Philips Arena
November 26 - Miami @ Dolphin Stadium

Madonna Confirms World Tour Details

Madonna has announced that she will begin a world tour in August. The singer's 'Sticky & Sweet' tour will take in 27 arena and stadium shows across Europe and North America, beginning at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium on August 23. Further dates, including stops in Mexico and South America, are to be announced later this year.

Tickets go on sale on May 16, with prices for the UK dates beginning at £55.

Madonna's last concert tour, 2006's 'Confessions Tour', grossed more than $260m, making it the most successful tour by a female artist ever.

Madonna to end tour at Dolphin Stadium

Madonna's Sticky and Sweet tour is coming to South Florida, promoters announced Thursday. The tour will wrap up Nov. 26, a Wednesday, with a show at Dolphin Stadium. That's nearly two months after the North American leg of the tour kicks off Oct. 3 in East Rutherford, N.J. It is Madonna's first major tour since 2006. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. May 31.

They are priced at $70, $120, $195 and $390.

Tickets are available at www.livenation.com, www.madonna.com and all TicketMaster outlets or charge-by-phone at: Miami-Dade, 305-358-5885; Broward, 954-523-3309; or Palm Beach, 561-966-3309. There will be a six- ticket per person limit for stadium events.

Madonna World Tour Kicks Off in August!

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Madonna will kick off her "Sticky and Sweet" world tour on Aug. 23 in Cardiff, Wales, the 49-year-old pop star announced Wednesday. The aptly-titled tour follows the release of her latest chart-topping album Hard Candy.

After Cardiff, the tour will continue through Europe, making stops in France, Germany, the Netherlands and Italy, as well as elsewhere in the U.K., including a Sept. 11 performance at London's Wembley Stadium.

The tour's North American leg kicks off Oct. 3 in East Rutherford, N.J., followed by 17 performances in the U.S. and Canada, including N.Y.C.'s Madison Square Garden on Oct. 6 and Oct. 7, and L.A.'s Dodger Stadium on Nov. 6. The final U.S. date is on Nov. 26 at Miami's Dolphin Stadium. Additional dates in Mexico and South America will also be added, said the tour organizer.

Exclusive Madonna Interview (AT&T)

Check out AT&T blue room’s exclusive interview with the Madonna about her new album, “Hard Candy": http://www.attblueroom.com/music.

Madonna reveals behind the scenes insights into the making of “Hard Candy,” including what it was like to work with Justin Timberlake and Pharrell, as well as background on some of the album’s top songs. Describing “Hard Candy,” Madonna says, “everybody experiences loss, everybody wants something they can’t have, everybody takes things for granted, everybody wants to have fun…so I think [“Hard Candy” has] very universal themes.”

*Thank you to David Fishman from AT&T!

Madonna Stunned By Sexual Cleansing Ritual

Pop superstar Madonna was left shocked and appalled by a bizarre sex ritual which young widows in Malawi have to go through after their husbands die - because it fuels the spread of Aids in the country. In her new documentary I Am Because We Are, Madonna chronicles the plight of the people in the African nation, where she adopted her son David in 2006, and she admits some local customs left her feeling sick.

In one segment of the harrowing new film, the star reveals a young widow is forced to have sex three times with a stranger from outside her village as part of a cleansing ritual. She says, "When this woman's husband dies of Aids, she is required by the village head tribal chief to go through this sexual cleansing. Until she does, basically the village is, like, at a standstill. And, if she refuses to do it, she will be ostracised by everyone."