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The North American leg of the “STICKY & SWEET TOUR” begins October 3rd at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey, with stops at New York’s Madison Square Garden on October 6th and 7th, followed by performances in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles and more before stopping at Miami’s Dolphin Stadium on November 26th. Madonna’s “STICKY & SWEET” tour will also visit Mexico and South America later this year. (Show dates, and on sale information in these markets will follow at a later date.)

Confirmed today by Guy Oseary, Madonna’s manager and Arthur Fogel, Live Nation’s CEO Global Touring and Chairman Global Music, who is producing the tour, “STICKY & SWEET” will play arenas and stadiums throughout Europe and North America including a number of cities where Madonna has not performed in the past fifteen years. “STICKY & SWEET” will be directed by Madonna’s long time creative collaborator Jamie King. The musical director will be Kevin Antunes. The complete tour itinerary is listed below with additional cities and dates to be announced. For complete tour and ticket information, fans can visit: http://www.livenation.com/ and http://www.madonna.com/.

“HARD CANDY,” Madonna’s 11th studio album for Warner Bros. Records debuted at number one in 27 countries around the world thus far, including the USA, JAPAN, FRANCE, UK, GERMANY, CANADA, ITALY, AUSTRALIA, THE NETHERLANDS, SOUTH AFRICA, SWEDEN, DENMARK, IRELAND, FINLAND, AUSTRIA, CHILE, SPAIN, MEXICO, HONG KONG, SINGAPORE, SLOVENIA, PORTUGAL, BELGIUM, BRAZIL, SWITZERLAND, ISRAEL and U.A.E. The album has received Four Stars in Rolling Stone, Blender and People Magazine with The NY Daily News hailing “HARD CANDY” as Madonna’s greatest album ever. Madonna’s current smash single “4 Minutes” was co-written and co-produced by Madonna, Timbaland and Justin Timberlake. “HARD CANDY” is the Number One most downloaded digital album in the U.S. and many other countries. Madonna’s previous studio album “CONFESSIONS ON A DANCE FLOOR” sold over 8.5 million copies.

Madonna and Live Nation entered into a revolutionary partnership last fall and her last three worldwide tours were produced by Live Nation.

A multi-Grammy award winner and recent inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Madonna has long been known for groundbreaking multi-dimensional tours that consist of visual and audio extravaganzas with non-stop singing and breathtaking dancing. Madonna’s last outing, 2006’s acclaimed Confessions Tour played in 25 countries including Russia, reached a collective audience of over 1.3 million fans, and was the highest grossing concert tour of all time by a female artist.

   "I'll be your one stop Candy Shop

   Everything that I've got"

                               Madonna

                                "CANDY SHOP" from

                                "HARD CANDY"



  TICKETS:

Tickets for “Sticky & Sweet” will go on sale beginning Friday, May 16th in London, Paris, Cardiff and Nice followed by on sales Saturday, May 17th in Amsterdam, Boston and Chicago with E. Rutherford and New York City on sale Monday, May 19th. Tickets will range from $55.00 through $350 ($375.00 in Las Vegas) offering a variety of excellent seats at all price levels. Additional on-sales vary and are listed below or available at http://www.livenation.com/ and http://www.madonna.com/ . There will be a 4 ticket limit per person at the arena performances and a 6 ticket per person limit for stadium events.

MADONNA.COM:

Icon is Madonna’s official fan club. Legacy members of Icon get first access to tickets starting May 12th, 2008. Fan club members who join May 1st and later will not have access to presale tickets. However, all ticket buyers for the tour get a free trial one year Virtual Icon membership which provides access to the largest digital archive of Madonna photos online, a social networking community of dedicated Madonna fans, contests, news and much more. Sign up for Icon at Madonna.com today.

Citi:

“We are proud to provide Citi(R) cardmembers with access to one of the most anticipated tours of 2008,” said Vik Atal, Chairman and CEO, Citi Cards. “The Madonna tour is a great example of the benefits of our alliance with Live Nation which enables us to offer our cardmembers exceptional experiences through our innovative Private Pass Program.” Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Tuesday May 13th at 10am ET through Citi’s Private Pass Program(R). For complete presale details visit: privatepass.citi.com.

  *Applicable for Sticky & Sweet shows in the U.S.

  www.stubhub.com:

StubHub is the official fan-to-fan ticket marketplace for Madonna’s North American Tour 2008.* StubHub is the world’s largest ticket marketplace enabling fans to buy and sell tickets to a vast selection of nearly 30,000 sports, concert theatres and other live entertainment events. StubHub reinvented the ticket resale market in 2000 and continues to lead through innovation. The company’s unique online marketplace, dedicated solely to tickets, provides all fans the choice to buy or sell their tickets in a safe, convenient and highly reliable environment. All transactions are processed and delivered via StubHub’s patent-pending Fan Network (SM ticket delivery service, supported by seven-day toll free customer service at 1-866-STUBHUB and backed by an industry-first Fan Protect Guarantee.

  *Applicable for Sticky & Sweet shows in the U.S. and Canada

  www.viagogo.co.uk:

viagogo is the Official Premium Ticketing Partner for Madonna’s European Tour 2008*. Premium tickets and VIP packages will be available from Friday 16th May on http://www.viagogo.co.uk/. In addition, viagogo will be the Official Secondary Ticketing Exchange where fans can buy and sell their tickets. viagogo facilitates the exchange between someone who wants to sell and someone who wants to buy a ticket for a live event. It guarantees that buyers receive their tickets in time for the show and sellers receive payment. viagogo is Europe’s leading ticket exchange.

  *Not applicable for Sticky & Sweet shows in Germany & Italy.


  About Live Nation:

Live Nation is the future of the music business. With the most live concerts, music venues and festivals in the world and the most comprehensive concert search engine on the web, Live Nation is revolutionizing the music industry; onstage and online. Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Live Nation is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, trading under the symbol “LYV.” Additional information about the company can be found at http://www.livenation.com/ under the “About Us” section.

                                 MADONNA

                              STICKY & SWEET

                           TOUR ITINERARY 2008

  Showdate:   City:          Venue:                          On sale Date:


  23-Aug      Cardiff        Millennium Stadium              Fri. May 16

  26-Aug      Nice           Stade Charles Ehrmann           Fri. May 16

  28-Aug      Berlin         Olympic Stadium                 Wed. May 21

  02-Sept     Amsterdam      Arena                           Sat. May 17

  04-Sept     Dusseldorf     LTU Arena                       Wed. May 21

  06-Sept     Rome           Olympic Stadium                 Fri. May 23

  09-Sept     Frankfurt      Commerzbank Arena               Wed. May 21

  11-Sept     London         Wembley Stadium                 Fri. May 16

  20-Sept     Paris          Stade de France                 Fri. May 16

  03-Oct      E. Rutherford  Izod Center                     Mon. May 19

  06-Oct      New York City  Madison Square Garden           Mon. May 19

  07-Oct      New York City  Madison Square Garden           Mon. May 19

  15-Oct      Boston         TD BankNorth Garden             Sat. May 17

  18-Oct      Toronto        Air Canada Centre               Sat. May 24

  22-Oct      Montreal       Bell Centre                     Sat. May 24

  26-Oct      Chicago        United Center                   Sat. May 17

  30-Oct      Vancouver      BC Place Stadium                Sat. May 24

  01-Nov      Oakland        Oracle Arena                    Sun. June 1

  04-Nov      San Diego      Petco Park                      Sun. June 1

  06-Nov      Los Angeles    Dodger Stadium                  Sun. June 1

  08-Nov      Las Vegas      MGM Grand Garden Arena          Sat. May 31

  11-Nov      Denver         Pepsi Center                    Sat. May 31

  16-Nov      Houston        Minute Maid Park                Sat. May 31

  19-Nov      Philadelphia   Wachovia Center                 Mon. June 2

  22-Nov      Atlantic City  Boardwalk Hall                  Mon. June 2

  24-Nov      Atlanta        Philips Arena                   Sat. May 31

  26-Nov      Miami          Dolphin Stadium                 Sat. May 31


  Additional dates and venues to be announced.

Madonna’s Sticky & Sweet tour will also visit Mexico and South America later this year. Show date and on sale information to follow.

For news, contests, tour dates and more visit Madonna.com.

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