CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - Madonna is having a huge party and everyone's invited.
The Madonna 2012 World Tour begins May 29, 2012 in Tel Aviv, Israel, it was officially announced by Live Nation Entertainment, the tour's international promoter. The shows will include arenas, stadiums and special outdoor sights including the Plains of Abraham in Quebec and a return visit to South America, as well as Australia, where she has not performed in 20 years.
The tour will stop in 26 European cities including London, Paris, Milan and Berlin. Madonna will bring her 2012 World Tour to Charlotte's Time Warner Cable Arena on November 15. Tickets go on sale Monday, March 5 at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster.
The first of 26 North American shows is scheduled for August 28 in Philadelphia and includes a September 6 show in NY's Yankee Stadium and an October l0 performance at LA's Staples Center.
Tickets are scheduled to go on sale beginning February 10 in Tel Aviv and the United Kingdom, with North American tickets going on sale beginning February 13. Tickets for North America are available at Ticketmaster.com and LiveNation.com.
The announcement of Madonna's 2012 World Tour follows an extraordinary week which included a monumental extravaganza of a performance at the Bridgestone Super Bowl Halftime which was seen in over 200 countries by over a billion people.
Last week also saw the release of Madonna's new single, "Give Me All Your Luvin" from her highly anticipated new album MDNA on Live Nation Entertainment/Interscope Records - scheduled to be released on March 26. Pre orders have already catapulted MDNA to No. 1 on iTunes in 50 countries including the US, UK, Germany, France, Spain, Canada, Italy, Sweden and the Netherlands.
"Madonna's track record as a world class entertainer and touring artist speaks for itself. Her artistry, talent and creative productions get bigger and better with each tour and Madonna 2012 will be no exception. We are thrilled to have her back on the road and know her fans feel the same," commented Arthur Fogel, CEO Live Nation Entertainment Global Touring and Madonna tour promoter.
Tickets go on sale to the public Monday, March 5 at 10a.m. through timewarnercablearena.com, ticketmaster.com, the LifeLock Box Office at Time Warner Cable Arena, all Ticketmaster outlets, including select Wal-Mart stores, or charge by phone 800-745-3000.
