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Madonna Unveils Fall Concert Tour Schedule

May 9, 2008 12:36 a.m. EST

Carlo Gahol - Celebrity News Service

Los Angeles, CA (CNS) - Madonna revealed her upcoming tour this fall will compose of 50-60 concerts that will span across Europe, the United States and South America.

Dubbed the "Sticky and Sweet" tour, the Queen of Pop will kick off the concert series at Cardiff, Wales on August 23 and spread to different parts of the United Kingdom and Europe until the end of September. Her North American concert stint will start at Rutherford, New Jersey on October 3 and will spread across sixteen markets on the continent until November. She will be off to Mexico and South America late November-December.

Madonna's upcoming tour will be produced by Live Nation. Her last three world tours, that earned a combined $400 million, were also under the giant concert promoter. Billboard.com said that this is the first output of the newly signed pact between Madonna and Live Nation worth $120 million.

The pop diva will trek various countries in support of her seventh number one album, "Hard Candy," which just hit the U.S. market this week.

Madonna's last world concert tour was 2006's "Confessions" tour that had a total revenue of $194 million, considered to be the top-grossing concert ever by a solo female artist.

Perezhilton.com released scheduled dates of the tour with additional dates and venues soon to be announced:

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

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