Earlier this week, Madonna.com was updated to confirm the rumors that Madonna is reviving her Sticky & Sweet World Tour this Summer (rumors that were sparked by the posting of tour dates on the Live Nation website) but no real information was given at that time. Today, Madonna fans (me included) received an email announcement that explains in full where the Sticky & Sweet World Tour will visit when it starts up again this July. Here is the full text of the just released press release:

MADONNA’S ‘STICKY & SWEET TOUR’ GOES BACK ON THE ROAD SUMMER 2009
Special Guest Paul Oakenfold To Open All Shows.

Madonna’s phenomenally successful ‘Sticky & Sweet Tour’, already the #1 Biggest Grossing Tour in history for a solo artist, will embark on another series of shows beginning July 4th in London. (Schedule follows this release). Stops will include appearances in never before played markets such as Werchter Belgium, Marseille France, Hamburg Germany, Oslo Norway, Helsinki Finland, Tallinn Estonia, Ljubljana Slovenia as well as stops in Romania, Hungary, Serbia and Bulgaria it was confirmed today by Live Nation. Additional appearances by Madonna will include return visits after more than 15 years to Madrid, Gothenburg and Munich. “This is a first for me. I’ve never extended a tour before. I’m excited to be going back on the road, visiting places I’ve never been and returning to places I love” commented Madonna about the new run of dates. Raves around the globe for the tour include the London Times which remarked, “In the premiere league of song-and-dance spectaculars, the queen of pop remains unrivaled and undefeated.” “The choreography, visuals and live talent were world class and mind-blowingly well executed, intelligent and witty,” glowed The Independent (UK). 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 Dübendorf Airfield – the largest audience ever assembled for a show in Switzerland, 75,000 tickets in London and four sell outs in New York’s Madison Square Garden (60,364 tickets). “This new run of dates will further solidify Madonna’s position as one of the top selling touring artists of all time,” said Arthur Fogel, Live Nation’s Chairman of Global Music and CEO of Global Touring/Artist Nation. Special Guest for Sticky & Sweet 2009, Paul Oakenfold has long been one of the most important–if not the most important–name 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. Madonna’s multi-Grammy-nominated CD, Hard Candy, debuted at Number One in over 37 countries.

And there you have it, those of you who have yet to see her Madgesty‘s show or just want to see it again have another chance to do so. Earlier this week, I posted the tour dates that accidentally appeared on the Live Nation website — after the jump, check out the official list of tourdates released thus far along with the dates tickets for the shows will go on sale …

04-July London The 02 London Fri. Feb. 06
07-July Manchester, MEN Arena, Fri. Feb. 06
11-July Werchter, Festivalpark, Sat. Feb. 07
14-July Milan, San Siro, Fri. Feb. 06
21-July Barcelona, Olympic Stadium, TBA
23-July Madrid, Vicente Calderon, TBA
28-July Hamburg, Trab-Arena Hamburg Bahrenfeld, TBA
30-July Oslo, Vallehovin, Mon. Feb. 09
04-Aug Tallinn, Tallinn Song Festival Ground, TBA
06-Aug Helsinki, West Harbour, Mon. Feb. 09
09-Aug Gothenburg, Ullevi, Mon. Feb. 09
11-Aug Copenhagen, Parken, Mon. Feb. 09
13-Aug Prague, Chodov Natural Amphitheatre, TBA
15-Aug Warsaw, Bemowo Airport, TBA
18-Aug Munich, Olympic Stadium, TBA
20-Aug Ljubljana, Hippodrome, TBA

In 2009, Madonna’s Sticky & Sweet Tour will also visit Marseille in addition to performances in Bulgaria, Hungary, Russia, Romania, and Serbia.

Pre-sale tickets will be made available to Icon Fan Club members but the instructions are so complicated, I’d rather just redirect you the Icon website to not confuse matters. Personally, I’d prefer Madonna to release a new album and create an entirely new show … but I don’t blame her for squeezing every last drop of $$$ she can from this tour. It’s already the most successful tour of 2008 — why not make as much dough in 2009 while she still can. Are any of y’all gonna attend the Sticky & Sweet Tour this Summer?

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