There’s no sign of an Irish date as yet on Madonna’s new global greatest hits tour, which was announced today.
Madonna: The Celebration Tour will visit 35 cities and feature four decades of her biggest songs, kicking off in Vancouver in Canada on 15 July with stops across North America before arriving in Europe where the pop star will perform in 11 cities throughout autumn.
Come join the party! 🎉💃🏼🎵🕺🏽🎤 #madonnacelebrationtour pic.twitter.com/TczebeibW1
— Madonna (@Madonna) January 17, 2023
Madonna (64) last played Ireland in 2012 at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium on her MDNA tour. She also played Slane Castle in 2004.
The tour will include a performance at The O2 in London on 14 October, as well as shows in Barcelona, Paris, and Stockholm.
Madonna launched the new tour with a video on social media, which features Judd Apatow, Jack Black, Lil Wayne, Diplo, Bob the Drag Queen and Amy Schumer daring Madonna to go on tour and perform her hits.
According to a statement, the tour will "be highlighting her unmatched catalog of music from the past 40-plus years," and "pay respect to the city of New York, where her career in music began."
"I am excited to explore as many songs as possible in hopes to give my fans the show they have been waiting for." Madonna said.
Tickets are due to go on sale on 20 January from Madonna's official website.
Madonna's last tour, the Madame X tour, ended in 2020.
Announcing the news on Instagram, Madonna wrote: "Come join the party! #madonnacelebrationtour"
In 2022, the singer marked the 40th anniversary of her recording debut.
During the year she revisited a number of tracks which made her an international star, including a new take on her 1998 classic Frozen which she recorded with Canadian musician Sickick, and a remix of her dance hit Hung Up which she created with Dominican rapper Tokischa.
She also released two collections to celebrate topping Billboard's dance club songs chart for the 50th time, the first recording artist to have 50 number one hits in any single Billboard chart.
The compilation album Finally Enough Love: 50 Number Ones featured 50 of Madonna's favourite remixes of those chart-topping dance hits, while an abridged version, simply titled Finally Enough Love, had 16 tracks.
These new collections marked the first album releases as part of Madonna's reformed partnership with her previous long-time record label Warner Music Group, which produced her debut single in 1982.
On her 63rd birthday in 2021, the star announced the new music deal which will see her revisit some of her best-loved classic albums from her back catalogue.
It encompasses her 17 studio albums - including global hits such as Like A Virgin and Like A Prayer - plus singles, soundtrack recordings, live albums, and compilations.
The deal also includes Madonna's music produced under labels Sire, Maverick and Warner, along with her three most recent studio albums, MDNA, Rebel Heart, and Madame X, which will join the Warner catalogue from 2025.
The Grammy, Brit and Ivor Novello-winning singer has reportedly sold more than 300 million records worldwide.
She was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2008.
Source: Press Association
