Madonna, By The Numbers
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We are less than a handful of days away from the launch of the most anticipated concert of the year, Madonna's "Sticky & Sweet" global trek.
And, in anticipation of the first show on Saturday, the Queen of Pop's publicist has just released this most amazing list of stats and info on the new world tour.
It states:
"3500 Number of individual wardrobe elements for tour
653 Hours of rehearsal time for Madonna and band
250 Number of travelling personnel
200 Triangle sponges used to apply makeup
180 Q-Tips used for entire tour (3 per night)
120 Powder puffs
100 Pairs of out of stock fishnet, pantyhose in old style weave,
purchased for Madonna via ebay and local dance shops
100 Pairs of kneepads
69 Guitars
36 Different Designers contributed to the onstage wardrobe
30 Wardrobe Trunks travel to each venue
28 Maximum number of performers onstage
20 Nationalities represented in touring stuff (including Japanese, Israeli, Russian, Romanian, Australian and Algerian)
18 Racks of Clothing for Band, dancers and gypsies
16 Caterers
12 Seamstresses working non stop in Cardiff to finish
costumes for opening night
12 Travelling trampolines used in training by Madonna and dancers
10 Large flight cases of medical supplies
10 Number of guitars Madonna will travel with
9 Number of people working in wardrobe department
8 Major Madonna Costume changes
5 Number of people it takes to change Madonna into next
costume
5 Keyboards on stage for Kevin Antunes, Musical Director
4 Large freezers to carry ice packs for Madonna and dancers
4 YSL Lipsticks will cover entire tour
3 Romanian gypsy musicians playing acoustic instruments
3 Racks of Clothing contain Madonna's stage wardrobe
3 Shu Uemura eyelash curlers
2 Rigs for DJ set up
2 Stages
1.5 Minutes - Shortest time required to change Madonna's costumes between numbers
1 Chiropractor
1 Personal trainer
1 Masseuse
1 Set of Swarovski crystal ear phones for DJ
Madonna's Sticky & Sweet Tour Kicks Off This Saturday In Cardiff
Madonna, currently putting the finishing touches to her fabulous new Sticky & Sweet Show in Cardiff, is readying herself and the 250travelling personnel for the opening night this Saturday at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.
Hot on the diamante shaped heels of her phenomenally successful' Hard Candy' disc, 'Sticky & Sweet' promises two pulsating hours of non stop hits in a show that features 16 dancers, a 12 piece band, more than 8 costume changes for the lady herself and £l million of Swarovski crystals.
The audience is taken on a rock driven dance tastic journey that's broken into four sections:
Pimp
A mashed up homage to 1920's deco and modern day gangsta pimp. Madonna makes a grand entrance dressed by Givenchy.
Old School
Madonna tips her hat to her early 80's downtown New York City dance roots with flashes of Keith Haring and the dance culture vibe of the time including the birth of rap.
Gypsy
A VIP trip to La Isla Bonita infused by the spirit of Romanian folk music and dance. A tour de force.
Rave
Far eastern influences emerge all sparkly and sporty.
'Sticky & Sweet' kicks off this Saturday August 23rd at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium. The tour hits London's Wembley Stadium September 11th.
The Sticky & Sweet Tour is produced by Live Nation Global Touring."
One Perez Hilton sucking up to her Madgesty.
first bitches !!!!!!
third fourth anf fitfth !! FRANKS AND BEANS !!!
1st!!! i hope
jeeeeeeze
……………….
AND THE WINNER GOES TOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!!! IS IT ME OR DO UNICORNS J=FUCKING KICK ASS !!! HAHAHAHAHAHA .
I'm going in Chicago and I CAN'T WAIT!
There's rumors her next tour will be called "The Pubic Hair Tour".
HELL FUCKING YA BABY CANT WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow, only my second day here (registered) and I'm actually first. Cool…. Now I can relax.
madonna..I hope that u
r back in the U S S A….
where u need 2/stay…and
get away from that green
teeth lying crap of mean
A M E R I C A N W O M A N
………………. ….. GET AWAY… …………………………
nice to see even with children starving in Africa and around the world that the world is ok with putting millions into a tour
Wooooo-Hoooooo!!!! Can't wait to see her in Montreal!!!!
holy shit.
……………..OBAMAZ GOING 2/LOOZE…………………………….
………………………MADONNA…………………………………
……………WOULD B A BETTER PREZ………………..
……..AND THE BITCH THINKZ ZHEZ ENGLIZH….
One word: wasteful.
amazingly banal.
Unless these stats and info are required to 'form a question' on Jeopardy….I just can't see the significance.
Holy shit! That's amazing.
LOL@the first comment, so true!
I love madge but she is so self important and so up her 50 yr old arse.
she should build a bridge and get the hell over herself
what a huge waste of money and resources
4561 number of blow jobs she will give the entire tour
DAMN. I wish I could see her!!!!!!!!!!
It may just be her last???? : (
can not wait for Sep 9th in Frankfurt:) OMG IM SO EXCITED:)
OMFG!! I can't effing wait!!! The tour kicks off this Saturday, but I have to wait till november 26!! It's going to be AMAZING tho!!
OMG I'M SOOO EXCITED!!
I GOT FLOOR SEATS RIIGHT BESIDE HER MADGESTY
FOR THE VANCOUVER SHOWER OCTOBER 30TH!
COME PARTY IT UP IN VAN FOR HALLOWEEN!
HELLLOOOO CELEBRITIES BAR!
Re: katie_babee –
Oh gawd, as if you're 100% about solving world hunger and and finding world peace.. Gimme a break
well her demands are mild to say the least
My sis had no choice but to take me or not go since the babystitter cancelled.
Whoever bought a ticket is obviously going to get what they paid for. I saw her blonde ambition tour when I was 8 ( long story) and it was AMAZING! to me it was worth every penny
And 1,000,000 WHATEVERS.
Anyone who pays that to see this old woman is pathetic.
Umm.. Who cares? I sure as hell don't!
i really hope she makes it
i love how some of you call her "self-indulgent" and "wastefull", as if some of the cocksucking shit faced "musicians" you love don't use up as many resources when they tour. yes children, stage shows just magically happen for miley cyrus…get over yourselves, the tour will be brilliant, and i can't wait!!!
How many botox injections? How many face lifts?
How many babysitters and nannys for her kids?
After the tour she can donate some YSL lipsticks to the Malawi people.
can't wait..im going to vegas baby..
Who cares? How much do you get paid to post crap like this about an old hag?
Re: katie_babee – I agree with you. All so some old hag can make money for her fake religion.
Um How do you mix 1920's deco with gangsta. Especially since Givenchy in general tends to more more Goth and Rock N Roll. The whole Keith Haring thing sounds good up until the birth of rap part. Madonna's that's territory you should not enter in. The birth of rap started in 1970 and didn't commercialize itself until 1979 ( and by Commerical)l I mean Sugar Hill Gangs "Rapper Delight) . She should have mixed in Keith's work with her days at Danceteria . The only thing that sounds slightly interesting is the Rave bit. Oh Madge. You need to hire your brother again or at least borrow William Baker from Kylie. These young kids are making you pathetic. It's like if Cher all of a sudden decided she was going to Rap on her next Pop album.
Well, who's going to maintain and clean those one million Swarovski crystals???
Re: Dawo – Frankfurt, huh? Say hi to the homestead and if you can't see, find Ms Adrian and stand on her shoulders…she'll have elbowed her way to front-stage and will have trampled anything under 6 foot
BORING!….BORING!…..BORING!….an the sooner Madonna packs up her tour of the UK….and F***'s back off to the USofA,….the better!!!There I've said it, now lets all have a luverly cup of tea why dont we!!!!Love and Light everyone…xxxx
Re: Angelina3211 – honey, ALL the religions are FAKE, and they ALL want your MONEY!!!
Re: coco – Coco, thank you SO much for your never ending
wisdom. I'm sure Madonna doesn't know nearly what you do about music.
Re: Swedish Beauty – Re: Swedish Beauty –
NO UR 11TH
Re: coco – Oh, and PLEASE, hire KYLIE's tour director???
Kylie's concerts don't hold a candle to Madonna's. Period.
Re: MrsMunich – Oh shut the fuck up already.
I can't wait!! I have tickets to the October 12th performance at Madison Square Garden!! I wish the set list was longer, but I'll take whatever dose of Madonna I can get.
Translation: Madonna needs a h#ll of a lot of smoke and mirrors to hide was a laughable record she has made this time around!
Re: Obnoxious Joe – No, no, dear, it's "Gooey and Sour." lol.
I can't stand the self-righteous, crusty, old Madonna and I skip over every article about her except for this one. Why? Because I wanted to say that I hope Madonna kisses Chris Crocker's corn hole.
Regards,
Oscar
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