She must have something against Detroit.What artist would go on tour and skip their hometown?! That's insane.

GangstaFam said:

Yeah, that and Australia. Madonna sucks.

Well, if this schedule is correct, I may not get to see her...
most of her tour looks like it's outside the USA, so I'm
happy for you guys.....I know you been beggin' for it.

SoulAlive said:

Denny's

Moonbeam said:

I'm pissed for you both.

I don't understand why she can never put together a sensible itinerary.Everytime she goes on tour,she skips major markets,making it very difficult for many fans to see her I feel especially bad for the Australian fans.She recently hinted that she would play there and now she's ignoring those fans once again.I can understand the frustration.

SoulAlive said:

Could it be the curse of the HBO special? I wasn't aware that she skipped Aus so often...but her "Girlie Show Down Under" special was taped there....Her "Drowned World" show was from guess where...that other place she has not played since! I was there (in the cheap seat but in the center).

SoulAlive said:

New schedule? Show us. I'm too lazy to go look... lol

YAY I live in Cardiff where the tour starts and I can't wait.

Trying to decide whether to get regular tickets or Gold Circle. If Gold Circle is a pitch scramble I think I will do what I did last time and get the cheap seats where I got an ace view of the stage.

Following the Prince 21 nights at the 02 I am done with expensive tickets!

Can't wait

Lisa

SoulAlive said:

Touring is a grueling endeavor; I'm amazed that artists go out for as long as they do. Trust me: if she could bear being out longer and it were financially worthwhile, she'd be there in a flash.

Springsteen does a 14-month tour every two years or so and his Australian fans also complain that he rarely gets there.

Finland, Sweden, Norway, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Turkey, Israel, Spain, Greece, Russia, Portugal, South Africa (ouch! ) , Korea, East Europe, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Austria, Egypt...

Madonna, you certainly don't care about your world fans...
[Edited 5/10/08 6:26am]

You can keep your favourite american cities, your beloved UK, and France and Germany

Mediocre new album, awful new tour


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[Edited 5/10/08 6:28am]

Ace said:

I understand that,but I just think she could be a little more accomodating.I mean,she hasn't played Australia since 1993! It won't kill her to schedule two dates Down Under.Also,she skipped Detroit (her hometown!!) on the last two tours.That's inexcusable.

JoeTyler said:

Sadly,I agree with you.It's even more frustrating when you consider that she's doing two shows in Dubai (!!) for a whopping $25 million.I guess she has no trouble going to the places that pay the most

SoulAlive said:

you have to remember they have to mount shows that cost a few hundred thousand dollars to transport. Madonna normally tours with three stages so one is up one is in the process of being taken down and a third is being set up in the various locations the show is going. each venue only has certain dates and than you have to coordinate dates with various venues. than all of that has to be packed up and flown across oceans. i'm sure the logostics of such an event are mindboggling. Than you have Madonna's demands of not being on the road for more than 6 months and you have situations like we have. She's doing the best she can but sometiems schedules just don't match.

edit that Madonna considers NY more her hometown than Detorit.
[Edited 5/10/08 14:35pm]

ehuffnsd said:

I know it would be difficult,but come on....Madonna could do it if she seriously wanted to It would take some effort,but it could be done.And since she's not touring in the summer this time around,she doesn't have to worry about completing the tour before her kids go back to school.There's no big hurry to wrap everything up in three months.

SoulAlive said:

she's never toured for more than 4 months i think that's her limit before she gets bored with the show.
The Virign Tour April 85-June 85 40 Shows 2 Months
Who's That Girl Tour June 87-Sep 87 37 Shows 3 Months
Blonde Ambition Tour April 90-Aug 90 57 Shows 4 Months
The Girlie Show Sep 93-Dec 93 39 Shows 3 Months
Drowned World Tour June 01-Sep 01 47 Shows 3 Months
ReInvention Tour May 04- Sep 04 56 Shows 4 Months
Confessions Tour May 06- Sep 06 60 Shows 4 Months

Sticky and Sweet is Aug-Nov or Dec depending on more dates 5 months.

SoulAlive said:

For most artists, playing Australia is financially unattractive.


If she were actually born and/or raised in Detroit, she'd probably be more into playing there. Agree with ehuffnsd's contention that she probably views NYC more as her "hometown" than the Motor City.

SoulAlive said:

Why would she want to make less money?

ehuffnsd said:

Nailed it.

ehuffnsd said:

I would think it's more a matter of exhaustion and wanting to have a life.

heartbeatocean said:

There's also a Jack N' The Box nearby

SoulAlive said:

Another option: we had a nice big "tailgate party" (a few dozen people) in the parking lot before the Prince show there in 2004!

CandaceS said:

Heartbeatocean,what do you think?

Ace said:

Why? She's still gonna charge outrageous prices for tickets.She'll still get paid I don't see how any one area could be "financially unattractive" for her.



So screw the hometown fans,huh? New York is NOT her hometown.

Ace said:

I bet that,if an Australian concert promoter were to offer her $20 million to play two shows there,she would suddenly add Australia to her itinerary I guess we shouldn't be too surprised.In 1985,she warned us that she is a "material girl",lol.

SoulAlive said:

If you have the choice between netting $1 million in Australia and $1.5 mill in East Rutherford, you're gonna choose East Rutherford.


Like most rebels who grew up in a small town, I suspect she has a love/hate relationship with the place.

SoulAlive said:

We're all material girls.