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Barney Davis

Madonna’s world tour to kick off in London after star recovers from illness

Madonna’s 40-year anniversary world tour will officially kick off this October in London.

The Into The Groove singer was due to start her Celebration Tour in Canada in July before her manager Guy Oseary announced that a “serious bacterial infection” had led to the music artist spending several days in the ICU.

On Tuesday LiveNation announced rescheduled dates for the North American shows and said several of them have been cancelled due to scheduling conflicts.

Billed as a “one-of-a-kind experience”, the Celebration tour is set to feature special guest Bob The Drag Queen, real name Caldwell Tidicue, across all dates.

The UK and European leg of the tour is scheduled to begin at London’s O2 Arena on October 14.

It will be Madonna’s first tour since her Madame X shows, which ended in 2020.

Some of these performances were called off due to knee and hip injuries.

She was discharged from hospital on June 29 and took some time out to recover but was spotted at a Beyonce concert in East Rutherford last month.

Celebration is set to be a greatest hits show to encompass her career from the Material Girl era to her most recent LP, Madame X.

Here are the new Europe tour dates:

  • Sunday, October 15 – London, UK – The O2
  • Monday, October 17 – London, UK – The O2
  • Tuesday, October 18 – London, UK – The O2
  • Saturday, October 21 – Antwerp, BE – Sportpaleis
  • Sunday, October 22 – Antwerp, BE – Sportpaleis
  • Wednesday, October 25 – Copenhagen, DK – Royal Arena
  • Thursday, October 26 – Copenhagen, DK – Royal Arena
  • Saturday, October 28 – Stockholm, SE – Tele2
  • Wednesday, November 1 – Barcelona, ES – Palau Sant Jordi
  • Thursday, November 2 – Barcelona, ES – Palau Sant Jordi
  • Monday, November 6 – Lisbon, PT – Altice Arena
  • Tuesday, November 7 – Lisbon, PT – Altice Arena
  • Sunday, November 12 – Paris, FR – Accor Arena
  • Monday, November 13 – Paris, FR – Accor Arena
  • Wednesday, November 15 – Cologne, DE – Lanxess Arena
  • Thursday, November 16 – Cologne, DE – Lanxess Arena
  • Sunday, November 19 – Paris, FR – Accor Arena
  • Monday, November 20 – Paris, FR – Accor Arena
  • Thursday, November 23 – Milan, IT – Mediolanum Forum
  • Saturday, November 25 – Milan, IT – Mediolanum Forum
  • Tuesday, November 28 – Berlin, DE – Mercedes-Benz Arena
  • Wednesday, November 29 – Berlin, DE – Mercedes-Benz Arena
  • Friday, December 1 – Amsterdam, NL – Ziggo Dome
  • Saturday, December 2 – Amsterdam, NL – Ziggo Dome
  • Tuesday, December 5 – London, UK – The O2
  • Wednesday, December 6 – London, UK – The O2

She called on fans to help her choose which songs make the Celebration tour setlist, asking on social media: “What song would you like to dance to at my show?”

The North American leg will begin on December 13th in Brooklyn at Barclays Center.

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