LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Live Nation) - Already the biggest grossing tour in history for a solo artist, Madonna's "
Sticky & Sweet Tour" is once again set to be the sweet success story of the summer. Ticket sales for the 2009 leg of Madonna's phenomenally successful "
Sticky & Sweet Tour" went on sale this weekend and tour promoters Live Nation have already reported immediate sell-outs.
In London and Manchester where tickets sold out in minutes on Friday, second shows have now been confirmed for July 5th in London and July 8th in Manchester, marking Madonna's final UK dates in 2009. On Saturday, having never previously performed in Belgium, over 70,000 tickets were sold for the Werchter Festivalpark concert, making it an incredible one-day sell-out event.
This morning, tickets in Oslo sold out as quickly as they could be processed and disappeared in under 30 minutes. In Helsinki, Madonna's Sticky & Sweet August 6th performance (76,000 tickets sold), will be the biggest show by one artist ever organized in Finland. Gothenburg's performance was also an immediate sell-out with over 55,000 tickets sold in two hours.
In 2008, the "Sticky & Sweet Tour" was seen by 2,350,285 fans in 58 cities. With record breaking ticket sales everywhere, including 650,000 tickets sold in her series of South American dates, 72,000 tickets at Zurich's Dubendorf Airfield - the largest audience ever assembled for a show in Switzerland, 75,000 tickets in London and four sell outs in New York's Madison Square Garden (60,364 tickets).
Special Guest for Sticky & Sweet 2009, Paul Oakenfold has long been one of the most important names in modern club culture. He has remixed The Rolling Stones, U2, Madonna, Justin Timberlake, Snoop Dog, Muse, New Order, The Cure, Massive Attack and even Elvis Presley and produced The Happy Mondays. The two time Grammy nominee is in the Guinness Book of World Records for being the biggest DJ in the world. His new artist album, 'Pop Killer' is due out later this year.
viagogo is the Official Premium Ticketing Partner for Madonna's European Tour 2009. Premium tickets and VIP packages will be available from Friday 6th February on 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.
For complete Tour and Ticket Information, Fan Club Memberships, VIP Packages, Merchandise and more visit: WWW.MADONNA.COM
Produced by Live Nation Global Touring.
MADONNA With special guest: PAUL OAKENFOLD
2009 'STICKY & SWEET TOUR' ITINERARY
4-July - London, United Kingdom - The 02 London - Sold Out!
5-July - London, United Kingdom - The 02 London - On sale Feb. 12
7-July - Manchester, United Kingdom - MEN Arena - Sold Out!
8-July - Manchester, United Kingdom - MEN Arena - On sale Feb. 12
11-July - Werchter, Belgium - Festivalpark - Sold Out!
14-July - Milan, Italy - San Siro - On sale now
21-July - Barcelona, Spain - Olympic Stadium
23-July - Madrid, Spain - Vicente Calderon
28-July - Hamburg, Germany - Trab-Arena Hamburg - On sale Feb. 13
30-July - Oslo, Norway - Vallehovin - Sold Out!
04-Aug - Tallinn, Estonia - Tallinn Song Festival Ground
06-Aug - Helsinki, Finland - West Harbour - Sold Out!
09-Aug - Gothenburg, Sweden - Ullevi - Sold Out!
11-Aug - Copenhagen, Denmark - Parken - On sale now
13-Aug - Prague, Czech Republic - Chodov Natural Amphitheatre - On sale Feb. 14
15-Aug - Warsaw, Poland - Bemowo Airport
18-Aug - Munich, Germany - Olympic Stadium - On sale Feb. 13
20-Aug - Ljubljana, Slovenia - Hippodrome
In 2009, Madonna's Sticky & Sweet Tour will also visit Marseille in addition to performances in Bulgaria, Hungary, Russia, Romania, and Serbia.
