Madonna’s ‘Sticky & Sweet’ Tour Is The Most Successful Tour In History
All hail the Queen of Pop!!! Live Nation has just released a press release announcing the amazing news that Madonna’s Sticky & Sweet World Tour has become the most successful tour in HISTORY by a solo artist. After playing 85 shows in front of approximately 8.5 million fans in 32 countries and grossing over $400 million, Madonna now holds the record for having the most successful tour … wow!
Madonna’s “Sticky & Sweet” Tour made history as it wrapped up last night with two final shows in Tel Aviv, Israel at Yehoshua Gardens (HaYarkon Park, September 1 and 2). The Material Girl more than lives up to her name, as her tour becomes the most successful tour ever by a solo artist. After playing 85 shows since its launch in August 2008, Madonna’s “Sticky & Sweet” has drawn more than 3.5 million fans in 32 countries and has grossed US$408 million, it was announced today by Live Nation, the tour’s global producer. “Sticky & Sweet” is also the second highest grossing tour of all time. Madonna set an attendance record for the biggest crowds in history in Zurich, Switzerland, where she drew the largest audience ever assembled for a show in that country (72,000). Her Gothenburg, Sweden show, seen by 119,000 fans, broke the record for highest grossing multiple shows in the country’s history. In Helsinki, Finland, “Sticky & Sweet” sold more than 85,000 tickets, making it the biggest single show by an artist in history for all of Scandinavia. Other highlights on the tour included stops in Buenos Aires, Argentina (256,000), Santiago, Chile (146,000), Sao Paulo, Brazil (203,000), Tallinn, Estonia (72,000), Warsaw, Poland (79,000), Bucharest, Romania (69,000), and Sofia, Bulgaria (54,000). “With ‘Sticky & Sweet’ Madonna has proven yet again that there is virtually no limit to what she can accomplish both creatively and commercially,” said Arthur Fogel, Live Nation’s Chairman of Global Music and CEO of Global Touring. “Sticky & Sweet” broke Madonna’s previous record of most successful tour by a solo artist with her 2006 Confessions Tour, which grossed US$194 million Madonna’s upcoming CD, “Celebration” the definitive Madonna collection – is scheduled to be released at the end of September.
Damn … those are some stats. Only the Rolling Stones have been able to generate more money (raking in $558 million on their Bigger Bang Tour of 2005-2007) but it is clear that when it comes to solo artists, no one can hold a candle to Madonna. Say what you will about Maddy, but she has worked her ass off on this tour and deserves all the fruits of her success. Congratulations, Madonna!
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September 3rd, 2009 at 8:21 am
That is pretty bad ass!! She is the Queen for a reason!! Love you Madge!!!
September 3rd, 2009 at 9:10 am
I don’t like her but damn get it gurrrrrl.
September 3rd, 2009 at 9:50 am
And it should be noted that the Rolling Stones grossed that amount touring for two years, 2005-2007. Madonna still rocks and numbers don’t lie! :)
September 3rd, 2009 at 11:09 am
I haven’t been liking the music that she puts out recently, and I don’t like her exploiting her daughter to make her own act better…But one way in which I think she REALLY outshines other pop stars is in the amount of effort and energy she puts into her shows. She sings live, plays guitar, dances non-stop like her whole heart and soul are in it, and she has for decades. Madonna doesn’t just lazily walk around the stage, she works her booty off trying to entertain the crowd. She doesn’t expect applause, she earns it. Personally, I don’t think it is possible to “try too hard” when you are putting on a live show. She brings it.
September 3rd, 2009 at 11:33 am
@Krissy – I totally agree..I really don’t like Madonna anymore, but her work ethic and desire to bring her fans a crazy show are admirable..I still think she’s gross, though.. :)
September 3rd, 2009 at 12:08 pm
Wow, yay for her. Is there a documentary of this tour? I’d love to see it.
-meream
September 3rd, 2009 at 12:08 pm
@Kendra: Why, because she has the balls to act like a male megastar her age would, and date a much younger partner? Because male stars have been doing that shiz FOREVER and no one’s taken them to task for it or called them “gross” (unless they were Hugh Hefner ::shudder::).
September 3rd, 2009 at 3:21 pm
Well, this is quite impressive! Too bad her tours don’t really help her new album sales, though. ‘Confessions On A Dance Floor’ will be her best album, I think. In my opinion her music creativity has fell out the window and it’s quite sad. I find that she cares more about the money than delivering a great album but that’s just my opinion.
September 3rd, 2009 at 5:21 pm
how much of those $400 million are going to madonna’s pocket? she can sent a little bit to my bank acount jiji XD
September 3rd, 2009 at 9:26 pm
TBH, i’m not a Madonna fan. I do hate on her looks, her fashion & old age. I feel she is doing things she shouldn’t be doing at her age and its kinda wrong. But i suppose it’s Madonna. She wouldn’t be successful if she didn’t try & make some controversy. But half of this is only because the tickets are way overpriced, personally.
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But Michael Jackson definitely tops the cake with this Trent. I mean, both his tours broke records back in the day and i bet adjusted for inflation, his Bad ot Dangerous tour would break Madonna’s. His THIS IS IT Tour “DEFINITELY” would have topped this. I know it can’t be done, but it is the truth, whether people admit it or not and if we didn’t get to witness it.
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I just feel artists like Madonna, U2, Rolling Stones and stuff, over price their tickets so much and then ticket scalping comes in and they do nothing about it. It’s sad & wrong. I know it happens to majority of performers, but its these artists, who draw in the big bucks, that should be stopping it to make it noticed. So i don’t really congratulate Madonna or U2 – who i presume will come close or even break Rolling Stones record.