seventh concert tour american singer songwriter madonna supported tenth studio album confessions dance floor madonna confirmed possibility going tour early november madonna longtime collaborator hired direct set list consisted mainly songs supporting studio album rehearsals started prior tours australia prompting madonna release apology statement website concert divided parts equestrian glam punk disco equestrian horse themed performances performances accompanied messages glam punk performances madonna playing guitars final disco segment consisted dancing general tour garnered positive appreciation contemporary critics commercial success tickets completely sold soon dates venues tour announced prompting organizers add dates ending dubbed highest grossing tour female artist grossing million dollars shows million spectators recognized highest grossing music tour concert edition received creative stage production madonna performance song live tell hanging giant mirrored cross wearing crown met strong negative reaction religious groups performance rome condemned act hostility roman_catholic_church religious leaders madonna responded saying main intention performance bring attention millions children dying africa hunger poverty tour recorded broadcast channels nbc united_states channel united_kingdom dvd recording titled released background november interview guardian madonna confirmed going tour likely named confess sins tour hired director tour interview mtv february madonna explained wanted play small venues like new_york los_angeles perform arenas way feel bored performances king clarified typical madonna produced likes things large likes things theatrical time confessions dance floor intimate album want try people intimate experience big produced theatrical experience look small venues smaller venues like close people fans dancers fellow supporters possible king confirmed set list tour consisted mainly songs supporting album madonna old hits making cut dancers music videos hung sorry singles confessions dance floor signed perform tour march madonna husband kids moved los_angeles begin tour summer madonna manager announced australian leg tour dropped official website released following statement fans australia forgive hope expect come australia asked managers try include shows fond memories previous tours unfortunately logistics didn work time looked going japan australia ending kids school england understand important priority important thing remember retiring soon gon australia soon remain heart thank continued love support love madonna development stage associated props took semi trailer trucks transport setup consisted main stage elevators rose lowered central runway led lights connected central stage led view screen construction elevator secondary raised stands view screens inside construction projection screens raised audience couldn clear view stage performance led screens moved performance including transparent screen lowered stage video props present tour million disco ball embellished million worth crystals bringing weight tons ball lowered stage end runway opening number opened reveal madonna ball contained hydraulic hold open sets stairs hundreds led lights props include horse like virgin set jungle gym like metal bars jump steel cage sorry boom box hung promotional poster tour featured photographs madonna taken performances club london promotional tour confessions album concert synopsis concert divided parts equestrian glam punk disco equestrian segment began images madonna riding crop hand horses plains big screens giant disco ball lowered onstage opened like flower reveal madonna inside took dancers performed future lovers feel love followed backed dancers horse rode horse like like virgin backdrops displayed ray madonna broken bones previous accident jump followed performance dancers displayed physical discipline madonna disappeared backstage dancers revealed personal interlude called confessions second segment titled started madonna appearing mirrored sing live tell death toll african aids victims counted onscreen stepped cross perform forbidden love male dancers displaying religious symbolism screens like blood connecting form symbols hope unity madonna brought guest vocalist confessions album onstage female dancer danced cage backdrops displaying sand dunes madonna recreated dance scene sorry music video live troupe performance song performance followed song like style dancing performed madonna help chair prop performance dancers performed dancing remix interlude sorry social political ecological images madonna returned glam punk segment guitar versions love new york ray light backdrop performances displayed new_york skyline sliding stars respectively ray light accompanied dancers new wave style dance wearing black clothes white ties energetic rendition let followed sat minutes talk audience later started singing drowned world substitute love choreography backdrop video sitting floor recalled singer acoustic version paradise final segment disco started brief radio style mini mix old hits madonna emerged butterfly suit influenced saturday night fever mash music single included sample song party beginning song dancers circles stuart price remixed dance version sampled song original demo thrill performed song tropical dance version screens displayed clips different beautiful islands sea fauna followed dance invention song shared musical arrangement following final song evening hung accompanied sing audience golden balloons falling ended phrase confessed appeared onscreen critical response received positive critical response rolling_stone wrote madonna played roles night confessions tour apparently room warmth attitude recent festival performance memorable don commented madonna previous tours drowned world tour invention world tour excellent concerts stepped reported stages elaborate eye candy productions like madonna highly impressive opened sunday night packed forum world largest session daily_mail complimented saying madonna ability grab headlines shock tactics stylus magazine complimented finale tour saying better way closed bbc called big fat neon light pop dance explosion party going place invited rarely cease applause building regular consistently class performer weren jealous newspapers commented fans certainly happy tour chicago_tribune noted report fans hot bothered madonna alleged requests air conditioning turned venues tour reported result madonna wanting preserve voice article said air conditioning concerns new entertainment business voice problems cost performers millions lost revenue story said madonna like air conditioning performance throat slant_magazine stated tour reminder madonna music need motivated sex politics good long displays heart soul confessions tour compromised breathtaking coup fierce drowned world tour aggression invention tour bill_lamb noted highest points prove combination great songs staging accomplished choreography brilliant concert experience christian popmatters commented listener cynical music lover find elements impressive commercial reception tickets tour sold minutes going sale venues north_america europe new dates immediately announced included new dates new dates new_york chicago paris los_angeles madonna beginning august highest billboard gross process grossed million dollars shows summer instantly highest grossing summer tour year particular reported french dates sold minutes going sale resulting shows added original dates london sold instantly new shows announced april madonna sold tickets minutes montreal breaking record previously held july tickets went sale madonna osaka tokyo shows tickets sold record breaking minutes madonna time touring japan years additional date added september tokyo dome meet high demand august tickets madonna concert moscow went sale claimed organizers sold days new record country artists taken weeks sell tickets region problems concert including venue uncertainty ticket exchange huge tickets hands tickets sale nominal values minute according billboard tour producer tour grossed million dollars shows million audience highest grossing tour female artist breaking record previously held living proof farewell tour madonna broke record highest grossing tour solo artist earning million dollars recognized highest grossing music tour concert edition million dollars grossed concert received creative stage production reaction performance live tell madonna performance live tell faced strong reaction religious groups performance included madonna raised floor hanging mirrored cross wearing red velvet pants crown head performance number stage backdrop screens images african children intended detail estimated number children orphaned aids africa german prosecutors threatened sue protestant bishop said maybe way aging superstar attract attention people religious sentiments described madonna performance urged members boycott upcoming concert moscow performance rome olympic stadium located near vatican condemned act hostility roman_catholic_church religious leaders italian cardinal called concert challenge faith cross calling madonna reverend described bad taste provocative muslim jewish leaders criticized performance head italy commented think idea worst taste better home spokesman rome jewish community said act rome worse madonna released statement controversy grateful received world appearance cross wanted explain segment dancers confess share experiences childhood ultimately overcame confession follows takes place ultimately come mocking church different person wearing cross taking cross says bible performance anti christian plea audience encourage mankind help world unified believe heart jesus alive today thing specific intent bring attention millions children africa dying day living care medicine hope asking people open hearts minds involved way song ends quote bible book matthew hungry gave food naked gave clothing sick took care god replied brothers pass judgment seeing broadcasts recordings filmed arena london august plans failed hbo london aired november nbc television version omitted performances sorry video interlude drowned world substitute love paradise united_states performance live tell censored broadcast displayed video backdrop shown tour instead madonna performing mirrored cross appear come outside performance censored broadcast channel_4 later january released dvd package release album reached official charts number european nations reaching united_kingdom canada reached peak billboard albums chart united_states grammy awards held february staples center los_angeles album won award best long form music video photography book titled madonna confessions released october madonna contains seen images confessions tour photographs backstage author proceeds book donated january mtv broadcast high definition version london special time time scheduled broadcasts following days set list future lovers feel love like virgin jump confessions dancers interlude contains elements live tell live tell forbidden love sorry pet shop boys remix like sorry remix video interlude love new york ray light let paper faces remix drowned world substitute love paradise performed duke mixes hits video interlude contains excerpts borderline dress holiday disco music contains elements excerpts party contains excerpts thrill lucky star contains elements man midnight excerpts hung hung contains elements source shows personnel personnel adapted booklet dvd
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