Madonna Foorumi - Finland

Mä uskon että tähän listaan lisätään vielä monta keikkaa sillä tämähän on paljon pienempi. kuin esim. Re-invention tourin kiertuelista!

Toivottavasti lisätään päiviä!! Ihan älyttömän vähän tuossa Euroopan konsertteja.. Ja mihin jäivät Praha ja Moskova? Entä Espanja? Itse sovin juuri siskon kanssa että lähdetään Roomaan. Haluaisin kyllä mennä toiseenkin konserttiin, siskolle riittää yksi. Olisiko halukkaita Pariisiin lähtijöitä?! Tai Tanskaan?

Lisäys: nyt ollaan menossa Lontooseen, vaikka rahaa palaa 100 euroa extraa lippuun, mutta onpahan ainakin hyvä paikka!

-- Edited by a_paradise_79 at 14:23, 2006-04-05

Kyllä toi lista on vielä kovin pieni.. Missä on Earls Court!?!?? Sinne mä olen/OLIN menossa >:(

Tuossa olisi aikaa --> Aug. 3 London Wembley Arena

Aug. 6 Rome Olympic Stadium

Aug. 20 Dusseldorf LTU Arena

Kyllä niitä varmasti tulee lisää, koska viimeksikin RIT kieruteella päivämääriä tipahteli koko ajan lisää kunhan keikkapaikat varmistuivat lopullisesti. Ja joillakin paikkakunnilla keikkamääriä lisätään ihan kuten aina loppuunmyytyjen konserttien takia, niitäkin on varmasti jo varattu mutta ei vain ilmoiteta ennen kuin on tarvis.

Suomen kohtalo kyllä taitaa jälleen olla sama kuin aikaisemminkin, koska missään ei mainita venäjää. Japani kylläkin.

Madonna By Numbers by Liz Rosenberg

1 ½ Tons weight of Madonna's disco ball rocket ship at start of show
2 weeks to use up wand of YSL #5 mascara
2 Million dollars worth of Swarovski crystals embellishes above disco ball
5000 Square Feet Size of Madonna's four stages (standard is 2600 square feet)
1000 Hours rehearsal over 12 weeks
27 Number of Performers including Madonna, Band, and 22 Dancers
253 Massages provided to dancers
0 foundation used on Madonna's skin
1 bottle of balancing cleansing oil (Shu Uemura Green Tea) every week
1 bottle of Yonka moisturizer used up every three weeks
106 Crew members in Madonna touring party
40 Foot turntable in center of main stage
16 Miles per hour when turntable revolves
1 "Discofied"Crucifix rises nightly from stage floor with surprise visitor attached
4 Feet away from the audience is distance between Madonna and fans on satellite stages

70 Tons of equipment on top of main stage
24 Semi Trucks used to move equipment from city to city
2 Private Planes to transport
18 Vans and Cars to transport
5 Buses to transport
280 Yards of Ace bandages used for dancers and Madonna
543 and counting heat wraps for dancers
200 Tons in weight of entire show (equivalent to a battle ship)
400,000 Watts of power used for run of show nightly
8 Broken bones of Madonna's displayed on video screens during "Like a Virgin" via x-rays and MRI's (she's all better now)

7 Costume changes for Madonna
30 Outfits were designed by Jean Paul Gaultier for Madonna and dancers
8 Pairs of shoes and boots used by Madonna each night (mostly Yves St. Laurent)
1 Piece of jewelry (only) worn by Madonna (diamond and amethyst necklace designed by Chopard)

600 Outfits in total for the entire show
25 Rack required to move wardrobe
1 Crown of thorns -50 thorns - from Cotters Church Supply in LA)
1 Bottle of vodka backstage to use for perspiration stains
24 Inch waist (Madonna)
4 People change Madonna's costumes during the show
1 Pair of Capezio professional fish net stockings used each night
10 Pounds is weight of Michael Schmidt designed belt Madonna wears during a segment in show

4000 Swarovski crystals imbedded in said belt
34 Clips used to set Madonna's hair
2 Smoothie brand hair elastics used during show (one blonde, one white)
4 Large hairpins used to secure chignon in opening sequence
3 Hairstyles revealed during the show (chignon, crown of thorns with baby Jesus curls and weeny/disco roll coiff)

2 Products used for hair (Kerestase oleo relax and Evian water mister to prevent electricity)
2 Changes of eyelashes (one mink, one mink with diamonds for disco section)

Madrox kirjoitti:

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Mustakin lista ei kato oikein paljon Euroopan kaupunkeja

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Mäkin olen ajatellut samaa.. Onko M menossa siis Euroopasta vielä Japaniin ja Australiaan. Luulen että ei. Tai siis.. toi nykyinen lista tuntuu jo kovin pitkältä!

The largest touring show ever

"I may not be performing in front of thousands tomorrow night, but I have one thing over Madonna - I saw her new stage set-up before she did" - Paul Carey writes today on the Western Mail.

"The queen of pop will debut the new-look set when she opens the European leg of her "Confession Tour" in Cardiff. It will be her first concert in Wales despite a career spanning more than 20 years and the 47-year-old singer is pulling out all the stops to ensure it goes with a bang. I had a sneak preview of what is happening behind the scenes in preparation for the main event. And although there are plenty of top secret Props That Must Not Be Named, this reporter can reveal that fans are going to be awestruck tomorrow night.

This is the first stadium date on the tour and the production crew are taking full advantage of all the Millennium Stadium has to offer, with more of the roof being used than ever before. Tour staff have been setting up since Monday and the stage looks awesome, extended with a catwalk and decked with a huge curved screen.
At 5,000 square feet it is almost double the size of a normal stage, by far the biggest set up in the Millennium Stadium since it opened in 1999.

Disco balls glittered above it, covered in $2m worth of Swarovski crystals and although I didn't see it, rumour has it that a "discofied" crucifix will rise from the stage floor with a surprise visitor on it.

Security has been unprecedented, with curtains fixed around the pitch area to prevent stadium staff and visitors taking a peek. Although I managed to get an eyeful, I was asked not to reveal certain elements for fear Madonna would learn about them in the media before seeing them for herself.

The superstar was not at the venue when I visited but is flying in later today. I did have a chance to talk to her production director, American Chris Lamb, who has known the star for more than 20 years.

"What you're looking at is probably one of the largest touring shows ever. There's 60 trucks full of equipment here," he said.

Although he was tight-lipped about exactly what would be in the line-up, Mr Lamb was clearly excited about tomorrow's performance. He said, "This is a show, this is not a rock concert. This is a complete entertainment show." He wasn't the only one looking forward to the event. The Millennium Stadium's Paul Sergeant said, "Madonna is the biggest female artist in the world and we have seen from the stage today that it's a massive show. It's going to be one of those awesome occasions people are going to remember for a long time."

DJ Paul Oakenfold will get the party started when gates open at 5.30pm, with Madonna expected on stage at 8.30pm. The star of the show is expected to grant the seal of approval to the new set today and fly out of the city immediately after the gig.
She has reportedly made several diva-like demands, although Mr Lamb says the rumours about brand-new toilet seats are an exaggeration.

"What it is that we've asked for is a clean toilet seat," he said. "She doesn't want one that all the rugby players have used! It's a girl thing."

She has also asked for a bottle of neat vodka - but being a clean-living gal, it is intended to clean her stage clothes and get rid of sweat marks.

Madonna has already played 35 sell-out arena shows across America, to rave reviews. But exceptionally high tickets prices and her use of a crucifix during the set have attracted criticism. Welsh fans have been asked to pay between £55 and £160 for tickets, with booking agents charging fee of as much as £13.

However it doesn't seem to have deterred the fans. A 59,000-strong crowd is expected to attend the concert. The first 3,000 to arrive will be admitted to a "golden circle" at the front of the stage, where the luckiest will be just four feet from the star.
Of course, the new stage will only be used if the queen of pop is happy with it.

And if she's not? Will they be up all night changing it?
"Yep," Mr Lamb nodded. "She's the boss."

From icWales