Monday, February 9, 2009

Sticky & Sweet & Hot, Hot, Hot MADONNA Summer Shows Sell out in Minutes!

With special guest PAUL OAKENFOLD

London, Manchester, Werchter, Oslo, Helsinki & Gothenburg - SOLD OUT! Extra Madonna Shows added in London and Manchester

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- 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'sMadison 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
                                             Bahrenfeld               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           On sale
                                             Amphitheatre             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.

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