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Madonna Rebel Heart tour

Madonna Rebel Heart tour

Madonna To Tour Australia For First Time Since 1993

by Paul Cashmere on March 3, 2015

in Live,News

Madonna will tour Australia in 2016 for what will be only her second-ever Australian tour.

Dates for Madonna’s The Rebel Heart Tour’ were announced by touring company Live Nation overnight. 35 dates for Europe and North America / Puerto Rico were confirmed with the additional line “Additional tour dates for Asia and Australia are expected to be announced soon”.

Madonna last toured Australia for the one and only previous time with The Girlie Tour in November, 1993. On that tour she played three Melbourne Cricket Ground shows and sold 147,241 tickets in Melbourne alone. The three Sydney shows at the Sydney Cricket Ground drew 135,000 and 40,000 came to see Madonna at Adelaide Oval. She also played Brisbane’s ANZ Stadium. (Ticket sales are not available).

The Rebel Heart tour will start in Miami, Florida on August 29. Europe gets underway on November 4 from Koln, Germany.

Madonna will release her 13th album ‘Rebel Heart’ on March 9 and is expected to launch the album at SXSW in Austin, Texas during SXSW Music from March 17-22.

Madonna Rebel Heart dates

Rebel Heart North American Tour Dates
August 29 – Miami, FL – American Airlines Arena
September 2 – Atlanta, GA – Philips Arena
September 5 – San Juan, PR – Coliseo de Puerto Rico
September 9 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
September 12 – Washington, DC – Verizon Center
September 16 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
September 19 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
September 24 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
September 26 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
September 28 – Chicago, IL – United Center
October 1 – Detroit, MI – Joe Louis Arena
October 3 – Atlantic City, NJ – Boardwalk Hall
October 5 – Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre
October 8 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
October 11 – Edmonton, AB – Rexall Place
October 14 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
October 17 – Portland, OR – MODA Center
October 19 – San Jose, CA – SAP Center at San Jose
October 22 – Glendale, AZ – Gila River Arena
October 24 – Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Garden Arena
October 27 – Los Angeles, CA – Forum

Madonna European & UK Tour Dates
November 4 – Koln, Germany – Lanxess Arena
November 7 – Prague, CZ – O2 Arena
November 10 – Berlin, Germany – Mercedes-Benz Arena (02 World)
November 14 – Stockholm, Sweden – Tele 2 Arena
November 17 – Herning, Denmark – Jyske Bank Boxen
November 21 – Turin, Italy – Pala Alpitour
November 24 – Barcelona, Spain – Palau Sant Jordi
November 28 – Antwerp, Belgium – Sportpaleis
December 1 – London, UK – O2 Arena
December 5 – Amsterdam, Holland – Ziggo Dome
December 9 – Paris, France – Bercy
December 14 – Manchester, UK – Manchester Arena
December 16 – Birmingham, UK – Barclaycard Arena
December 20 – Glasgow, Scotland – The SSE Hydro

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