drowned world tour drowned world tour fifth concert tour american singer songwriter madonna support seventh eighth studio tour years following world tour tour supposed start delayed madonna gave birth son got married working music busy filming best thing tour decided madonna appointed choreographer tour planned short months including signing dancers musicians technicians designer costume designer designed costumes way indicated different phases madonna career poster logo tour included references madonna studied divided segments spanish setlist consisted mainly songs studio albums released point song added segment displayed high energy performances madonna wearing style costumes segment performances madonna wore later performed airborne martial arts acoustic songs performed country segment featured madonna cowboy costumes latin segment featured dancing segment featured themed performances drowned world tour critically appreciated contemporary critics complimented ability continuously tour commercial success went highest grossing concert tour solo artist grossed million million dollars selling summer shows eventually playing fans united_states europe received year creative stage production awards nominations awards lost concert broadcast live hbo michigan august dvd titled released november background release seventh studio album madonna stated live interview january going movie april best thing going tour probably play millennium new year eve tour delayed words distracted having children filming movies began relationship pregnant son released eighth studio album music year married december madonna finally decided tour time short prepare months auditioning dancers started march signed creative director choreographer king said interview tour suffered depressions fell considerably ill rehearsals continued thirteen hours day days week dancers joining end dancers backup singers madonna guitarist teach play instrument played acoustic electric guitar live french house music expert worked madonna remixes album music signed bassist keyboards player support providing mixture high tech techno sound fusion acoustic trance madonna clarified don point offer going mind senses stage sing song theatre drama surprises drowned world tour originally scheduled begin shows cologne germany concerts canceled technical difficulties result tickets august new_jersey cancelled time illness total tour dates numbered seven instead development tour divided segments spanish segment represented phase madonna career madonna publicist liz announced tour designed spectacle madonna tours designer signed create costumes tour came concept creating costumes tour fusion punk scottish costumes designed cowboy spanish themes designers associated tour included dean fashion line dresses developed included torn shirt black pants indicating early days career leather jeans fabulous costumes indicating phase career point time black white makeup demonstrate themes hybrid clothes music video madonna song madonna starring musical created setlist consisted mainly songs studio hits holiday added set list engineer tour commented extremely technical extremely fast paced variety music amazing goes screaming heavy metal techno dance country western comes beats logs plays acoustic guitars goes holiday old dance number keeps madonna sings live way beginning career athletic dancing hard worker everybody work hard harder respect stage huge tennis court stage vast electrical grid composed sections chain motors control devices linked performances happening gigantic video monitors formed backdrop stage equipment included mechanical bull equipment aerial movements sets built sections companies permanent crew hired monitor mixing handled monitor engineers madonna monitors engineers commented madonna knew sound coming speakers sounded bad good rehearsals suggestion music director tried sound frequency live speakers unusual use point time came idea isolated pick sound instruments individually commented creative process coming new ideas implementing evaluating results time consuming worth poster logo tour developed wanted logo aesthetic possible developed custom icon logo type convey unique ethereal qualities madonna described group founder musical spiritual journey diverse worlds chase commented madonna student requested include references body knowledge resulting logo poster included arabic hebrew references number designs prepared chase ultimately chosen madonna main poster featured madonna face shot feels like girl video shots concert synopsis divided sections spanish began dramatic performance drowned world substitute love madonna entered amidst dry ice dressed black crossover net sleeve jeans dog collar performed song standing middle platform stage chaotic themed performance impressive instant started dancers gas masks played guitar leading performance beautiful stranger featuring lost stage technician backdrops displayed scenes movie spy psychedelic section finished ray light madonna danced stage second segment opened video interlude paradise nearly naked dancers hanging upside ceiling video ended dancers stood stage opening mouth lit inside madonna appeared stage wearing short black wig hand painted feet long sing frozen backdrops display burning trees racing blood red clouds short intro open heart lead perfect madonna portrayed sacrificed sins followed girl turned fast action martial arts battle performance sky fits heaven transforming slow tempo girl section inspired chinese film tiger hidden dragon madonna battered bruised face shown backdrops emerged shotgun battle stage shot dancer madonna disappeared floor violent sexually explicit japanese animation dance remix interlude feels like girl shown featuring footage japanese anime film perfect blue madonna appeared wearing stars stripes vest acoustic guitar performance deserve dedicated husband followed line dancing dancers dressed don tell tail human nature rode mechanical bull performance addressed audience mocking southern accent sang themed song titled funny song song secret featured scenes riverside baptism ceremonies buddhist prayers backdrops finished segment gone replaced select venues dancers started interlude don cry argentina number candles lit stage madonna appeared half dress performed spanish version feels like girl titled finished segment acoustic version accompanied dancing madonna appeared stage shirt read mother fur coat singing mash music sounds better holiday entourage finished themed music introduced music video images onscreen song song trans europe express phrase end appeared backdrops changes final shows los_angeles september attacks madonna wore american flag opening segment display patriotism closing girl altered remove staged shooting character madonna instead gun left stage themed funny song removed additionally surprise madonna final concert date husband time appeared lost technician end beautiful stranger sky fits heaven wore dancers joined final dance section holiday usually featured madonna backing singers new_york_city performance secret dedicated song inhabitants critical reception tour received positive reviews critical acclaim mtv wrote music world round costumes fun knows better material girl musicomh commented struggle find better find difficult find mainstream artist command near universal respect like long fine lady judge artist left displayed quality nearly decades combined exquisite music madonna special sal_cinquemani slant_magazine wrote image easily significant incarnation date proves madonna ability lift cultural mainstream thought madonna hung notorious sex book look closely themes chaos dominance ultimately celebration madonna explores intrigue imposed pious restraint simon price independent said tour triumph rope cutting edge choreography felt setlist consisting mainly current songs implied madonna paranoid attempt frame present past irony given decreasing pop order truly contemporary past madonna need circa entertainment_weekly commented music loud energetic sung little point struggle rise added madonna life force intelligence plenty reasons bow artist feat jon new_york_times said concert madonna display arrogance striking tough represents self love backed plenty gym time troupe devoted delight audience disdain music makes people come sang finale madonna clearly charge alexis_petridis guardian felt perfect dance routines special effects devoted audience hint arrogance drowned world world famous woman commercial response tour dates limited cities europe north_america decision caused resentment fans parts world drowned world madonna tour skip canada completely weeks prior launch tour dates attempted book dates toronto sunrise atlanta detroit dates free available end dates scheduled toronto disappointment canadian fans ticket sales swift london april madonna sold dates record time shows hours madonna history fastest selling tickets sold sold minutes online ticket website took million hits minutes thirty million attempts phone madonna dates madonna drowned world tour sold minutes going sale tour industry reports presented earned million million dollars total seven summer sold shows eventually played people north_america europe averaging million million dollars drowned world tour highest grossing concert tour solo artist fourth highest grossing boys drowned world received year creative stage production awards nominations awards lost broadcast recordings concert broadcast live hbo michigan august known madonna live drowned world tour broadcast announced senior vice president commented thrill madonna know going spectacular combination amazing talent extravagant style madonna bring produced directed gone performed television broadcast dvd release broadcast won best concert category dvd released regions november audio tracks available track digital track digital stereo track photo gallery included bonus feature like original airing dvd received good reviews photographs dvd packaging taken madonna friend donnell dvd certified platinum recording_industry_association_of_america riaa shipment copies dvd units set list drowned world substitute love contains elements music human nature ray light impressive instant impressive instant girl beautiful stranger contains elements soul nova ray light ends reprise drowned world substitute love paradise video interlude frozen open heart swell perfect medley girl sky fits heaven girl feels like girl remix video interlude deserve don tell human nature funny song secret gone don cry argentina instrumental interlude spanish version feels like girl holiday contains elements fate music sounds better music contains elements trans europe express set list samples performance track listing present live video release additional notes gone replaced shows funny song performed los_angeles shows september attacks shows cancelled shows credits personnel madonna creative director video director musical direction stuart price costume design dean squared keyboards marcus brown stuart price drums guitar stuart price bass backing vocals head dancer christian vincent dancers director
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