the MDNA Tour

{{redirect|MDNA World Tour|the live album|MDNA World Tour (album)}}

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| artist = Madonna

| type = World

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Asia
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| album = MDNA

| start_date = {{Start date|2012|05|31}}

| end_date = {{End date|2012|12|22}}

| number_of_legs = 4

| number_of_shows = 88

| gross = US$305.2 million{{efn|US${{Formatnum:{{Inflation|US|305.2|r=2|2012}}}} million in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars.{{Inflation-fn|US}}}}

| last_tour = Sticky & Sweet Tour
(2008–2009)

| this_tour = The MDNA Tour
(2012)

| next_tour = Rebel Heart Tour
(2015–2016)

}}

The MDNA Tour was the ninth concert tour by American singer Madonna, launched in-support of her twelfth studio album, MDNA (2012). Comprising 88 shows, the tour began on May 31, 2012, at the Ramat Gan Stadium in Tel Aviv District, Israel, and concluded on December 22 of the same year at the Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes in Córdoba, Argentina. Rumors of the singer embarking on a concert tour first began on early 2011, but nothing was confirmed until the next year, following her performance at the Super Bowl XLVI halftime show. As Madonna's fifth tour with Live Nation, the MDNA Tour visited not only Eurasia and the Americas, but marked the first time she performed in Scotland, United Arab Emirates, Ukraine and Colombia. Additionally, it was her first visit to Turkey since 1993's the Girlie Show. An Australian leg was planned for January 2013, but was cancelled.

Described as "the journey of a soul from darkness to light", it was divided into thematic sections —a custom for the singer: Transgression, Prophecy, Masculine/Feminine, and Redemption. Designers working on the tour's wardrobe included Arianne Phillips and Jean Paul Gaultier. It received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the production and performances. The lack of the singer's older songs, and inclusion of MDNA tracks, however, received criticism. The tour sparked several controversies due to the use of firearms, violence, partial nudity, and Madonna's political statements. French far-right politician Marine Le Pen filed a lawsuit against her, after Madonna featured a video clip comparing Le Pen to Adolf Hitler. Also, in France, one concert offered at Paris{{'}}s Olympia venue was critically panned and trashed by fans for its short length. In Russia, Madonna received backlash from far-right conservatives for openly supporting feminist punk rock band Pussy Riot, and for speaking openly against the country's gay “propaganda” laws and treatment of LGBTQ+ communities.

The tour was a commercial success; with $305.2 million from 88 sold-out shows, it was named the most lucrative tour of 2012 and became the tenth highest-grossing of all time. Madonna was awarded Top Touring Artist at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards. The concerts performed at Miami's American Airlines Arena were filmed and broadcast as Madonna: The MDNA Tour through EPIX. A live album titled MDNA World Tour was released on September 10, 2013, in all formats; double-disc album, DVD, and Blu-ray.

Background

File:Madonna Super Bowl2 (cropped).jpg performing during the Super Bowl XLVI halftime show, months before the MDNA Tour began.]]

On January 31, 2011, MTV News reported that Madonna was planning to go on tour with the cast of American television series Glee, but this rumor was denied by sources close to the singer.{{cite web |last1=Vena |first1=Jocelyn |title=Will Madonna tour with cast of Glee? |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1656956/madonna-glee.jhtml |publisher=MTV News |access-date=February 2, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202005012/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1656956/madonna-glee.jhtml |archive-date=February 2, 2011 |date=January 31, 2011}} On October, fansite DrownedMadonna released a supposed 2012 tour itinerary from Live Nation, with dates in Auckland, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, China, South Korea, Japan, Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv.{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Jay |title=Madonna tour draft – real or fantasy? |url=http://www.pollstar.com/news_article.aspx?ID=784692 |work=Pollstar |access-date=26 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302172338/http://www.pollstar.com/news_article.aspx?ID=784692 |archive-date=March 2, 2014 |date=October 12, 2011}} Liz Rosenberg, the singer's publicist, later confirmed this to be false.{{cite web |last1=Cooper |first1=Leonie |title=Madonna 2012 world tour announcement 'faked' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/madonna-241-1268442 |work=NME |access-date=26 October 2021 |date=October 13, 2011 |archive-date=26 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026160047/https://www.nme.com/news/music/madonna-241-1268442 |url-status=live }} A month later, Madonna partnered with Smirnoff to produce a global dance contest called the "Smirnoff Nightlife Exchange Project", where she, along with her choreographers and manager Guy Oseary, judged dancers at New York's Roseland Ballroom; the winner would get to join her on a then-unnamed concert tour.{{cite web |last1=Wong |first1=Curtis M. |title=Madonna at Smirnoff Nighlife Exchange Project: Pop diva picks new dancer at Roseland Ballroom (Photos) |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/madonna-smirnoff-nightlife-exchange-roseland-ballroom-_n_1091682 |work=HuffPost |access-date=26 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019072155/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/madonna-smirnoff-nightlife-exchange-roseland-ballroom-_n_1091682 |archive-date=October 19, 2021 |date=November 14, 2011}} The winner of the contest was Charles "Lil Buck" Riley, who was chosen from eleven finalists.{{cite web|last=Mitchell|first=John|title=Madonna picks new dancer at event in New York|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2581775/madonna-picks-new-dancer-at-event-in-new-york/|publisher=MTV News|access-date=May 9, 2022|date=November 14, 2011|archive-date=May 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510040138/http://www.mtv.com/news/2581775/madonna-picks-new-dancer-at-event-in-new-york/|url-status=dead}}

On February 5, 2012, Madonna performed at the Super Bowl XLVI halftime show at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.{{cite magazine |last1=Schenider |first1=Marc |title=Madonna rocks Super Bowl halftime show with old hits, new friends |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/super-bowl/506774/madonna-rocks-super-bowl-halftime-show-with-old-hits-new-friends |magazine=Billboard |access-date=26 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130329001830/http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/super-bowl/506774/madonna-rocks-super-bowl-halftime-show-with-old-hits-new-friends |archive-date=March 29, 2013 |date=February 5, 2012}} The next day, a press release on her official site announced the first dates for the tour, simply titled 2012 World Tour.{{cite web |title=2012 World Tour - Official Press Release|url=https://www.madonna.com/news/title/2012-world-tour-official-press-release|publisher=Icon: Official Madonna website |date=6 February 2012 |access-date=26 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208124928/https://www.madonna.com/news/title/2012-world-tour-official-press-release|archive-date=February 8, 2012}} Live Nation executive Arthur Fogel reported that it would be Madonna's most extensive tour ever, in terms of sheer number of concerts. Set to play 26 European markets before continuing to North and South America, the tour would conclude in Australia in early 2013.{{cite magazine |last1=Wadell |first1=Ray |title=Madonna sets 2012 world tour dates |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/506312/madonna-sets-2012-world-tour-dates |magazine=Billboard |access-date=21 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130212163156/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/506312/madonna-sets-2012-world-tour-dates |archive-date=February 12, 2013 |date=February 7, 2012}} It would be the singer's first tour of Australia since the Girlie Show (1993), twenty years earlier.{{cite web |last1=Addams |first1=Cameron |title=Madonna to tour Australia in 2013 |url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/madonna-to-tour-australia/news-story/a48167fba0e3c797c20a21110defb6cb |work=Herald Sun |access-date=26 October 2021 |date=February 8, 2012 |archive-date=30 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030033617/https://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/madonna-to-tour-australia/news-story/a48167fba0e3c797c20a21110defb6cb |url-status=live }} Venues would include arenas, stadiums and "unique outdoor sites", such as Québec City's Plains of Abraham. Madonna's twelfth studio album, MDNA, was released on March 26, 2012.{{cite magazine |last1=Schneider |first1=Marc |title=Madonna's 'Luvin' gets super rollout... album 'MDNA' set for March 26 |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/508306/madonnas-luvin-gets-super-rollout-album-mdna-set-for-march-26 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=26 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130211095723/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/508306/madonnas-luvin-gets-super-rollout-album-mdna-set-for-march-26 |archive-date=February 11, 2013 |date=January 29, 2012}} The next day, the singer took to Twitter to celebrate the album's release, answering questions from fans, and announcing the tour's name as the MDNA Tour.{{cite web |last1=Jefferson |first1=Whitney |title=The Best Tweets From Madonna's Brief Stint On Twitter |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/whitneyjefferson/the-best-tweets-from-madonnas-brief-stint-on-twit |website=BuzzFeed |date=27 March 2012 |access-date=22 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330043203/https://www.buzzfeed.com/whitneyjefferson/the-best-tweets-from-madonnas-brief-stint-on-twit|archive-date=March 30, 2012}}{{cite web |last1=Halperin |first1=Shirley |title=Madonna and Deadmau5 Resolve 'Molly' Miami Fest Spat Over Twitter |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/madonna-deadmau5-molly-ultra-music-festival-twitter-304543/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |publisher=Eldridge Industries |date=27 March 2012 |access-date=22 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920081855/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/madonna-deadmau5-molly-ultra-music-festival-twitter-304543/|archive-date=September 20, 2021}}{{Cite tweet |user=Madonna |number=184462556960788481 |title=@rossgstarfarley yes - its the MDNA tour|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010222623/https://twitter.com/Madonna/status/184462556960788481|archive-date=October 10, 2021}} For every ticket purchased online, United States residents received their choice of a digital or physical copy of MDNA; according to Fogel, around 30% of ticket buyers had signed up for a free copy of the album.{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Ethan |title=Madonna's U.S. tour dates 'inches from sellout' |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-SEB-70050 |work=The Wall Street Journal |access-date=26 October 2021 |date=May 10, 2012 |archive-date=26 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026152217/https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-SEB-70050 |url-status=live }} The Wall Street Journal reported that 200,000 to 250,000 copies of the album were given away with concert tickets.

On July 18, it was reported that the Australian leg had been cancelled. A spokesperson stated that, "Madonna's tour will end in South America in December as planned. That's all we can say". This was met with backlash from Australian fans, who voiced their anger online.{{cite web |title=Madonna scraps Australian tour plans |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-18886498 |publisher=BBC News |access-date=26 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200908090650/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-18886498 |archive-date=September 8, 2020 |date=July 18, 2012}} The singer then posted an audio message on YouTube apologizing to her fans; in the upload, she explained "my children are my first priority", describing the difficulty of balancing her jobs as a singer and mother. "Please forgive me and know that when I do come to Australia, I will have made the wait worth your while and I will put on the greatest show on Earth. I haven’t forgotten about you", the audio concluded.{{cite web |title=Madonna apologizes to Australian fans for canceled shows |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/madonna-apologizes-to-australian-fans-for-canceled-shows-62204/ |work=Rolling Stone |access-date=26 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729190309/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/madonna-apologizes-to-australian-fans-for-canceled-shows-62204/ |archive-date=July 29, 2020 |date=August 27, 2012}}

Development

= Conception and rehearsals =

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The MDNA Tour was Madonna's fifth tour with Live Nation. It was first discussed in the summer of 2010 after architect Mark Fisher had several conversations with Guy Oseary and Arthur Fogel. Jake Berry, who had worked on U2's 360° Tour (2009–2011), joined the conversations early on, and the financial and logistical framework was set by the end of the year. This period of time was referred to by Fogel as an "established window"; Fogel also noted that Madonna's tours had become a "cultural touch point", that remain a "unique animal" in terms of "striking a chord" with fans and generating media coverage. During a Facebook chat with Jimmy Fallon, Madonna confirmed that she would not repeat any performance from the Super Bowl on tour, which she described as, "[the] journey of a soul from darkness to light [...] part cinematic musical theatre. [...] Part spectacle and sometimes intimate Performance art".{{cite magazine |last1=Greenwald |first1=David |title=Madonna shares MDNA Tour 'manifesto', explains gun use |url=https://www.billboard.com/news/madonna-shares-mdna-tour-manifesto-explains-1007902552.story |magazine=Billboard |access-date=12 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120831050838/https://www.billboard.com/news/madonna-shares-mdna-tour-manifesto-explains-1007902552.story?utm_source=most_recent#/news/madonna-shares-mdna-tour-manifesto-explains-1007902552.story?utm_source=most_recent |archive-date=August 31, 2012 |date=August 27, 2012}} She also explained that the concert would be divided into different thematic acts―a stylistic tradition for her shows―and that the first act would be titled Transgression.{{cite magazine |last1=Couch |first1=Aaron |title=Madonna reveals 'MDNA' Tour details in Facebook chat |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/499043/madonna-reveals-mdna-tour-details-in-facebook-chat |magazine=Billboard |access-date=21 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130529033906/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/499043/madonna-reveals-mdna-tour-details-in-facebook-chat |archive-date=May 29, 2013 |date=March 24, 2012}} She further revealed the show would include "a lot of violence".{{cite web |last1=Alexander |first1=X. |title=Madonna's Facebook chat with Jimmy Fallon: Watch |url=https://www.idolator.com/6230372/madonnas-facebook-chat-with-jimmy-fallon?chrome=1 |work=Idolator |access-date=21 October 2021 |date=March 24, 2012 |archive-date=25 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925090030/https://www.idolator.com/6230372/madonnas-facebook-chat-with-jimmy-fallon?chrome=1 |url-status=live }} The four acts were later revealed to be Transgression, Prophecy, Masculine/Feminine, and Redemption.{{cite news |last1=Marchand |first1=Francois |title=Review: Madonna style over substance in Vancouver |url=http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/music/Review+Madonna+style+over+substance+Vancouver/7321871/story.html |newspaper=Toronto Sun |access-date=11 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003051727/http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/music/Review+Madonna+style+over+substance+Vancouver/7321871/story.html |archive-date=October 3, 2012 |date=September 30, 2012}} Jamie King was appointed creative director; the performance ensemble included backup singers Kiley Dean and Nicki Richards, Monte Pittman on guitar (from previous tours with Madonna), and more than 15 dancers (including aforementioned competition winner Lil Buck). Madonna asked Slackliner Andy Lewis to be part of the tour but he turned the offer down.{{cite web |last1=Spring |first1=Joe |title=Slackliner Andy Lewis shares why he couldn't go on tour with Madonna |url=https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/exploration-survival/slackliner-andy-lewis-shares-why-he-couldnt-go-tour-madonna/ |work=Outside |access-date=21 October 2021 |date=December 27, 2012 |archive-date=21 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021213230/https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/exploration-survival/slackliner-andy-lewis-shares-why-he-couldnt-go-tour-madonna/ |url-status=live }} Basque band Kalakan, whom the singer discovered while vacationing in Guéthary, was hired to perform on a re-worked version of "Open Your Heart".{{cite web|title=Singer Madonna seduced by the music of a powerful three Basque men group, Kalakan|url=https://www.euskalkultura.eus/english/news/singer-madonna-seduced-by-kalakan2019s-sound|publisher=Euskal Kultura|access-date=May 10, 2022|date=April 18, 2012|archive-date=August 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826171657/https://www.euskalkultura.eus/english/news/singer-madonna-seduced-by-kalakan2019s-sound|url-status=live}}

Rehearsals for the pre-production phase took place in an unused warehouse in Manhattan, that was transformed into a studio, with a mock-stage; on May 27, 2012, the troupe moved to an actual stage erected at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, in Uniondale, for full production rehearsals. Describing the rehearsals as "brutal" and "violent", Madonna posted pictures of herself covered in bruises on Facebook.{{cite web |last1=Mitchell |first1=John |title=Madonna shows off tour rehearsal injuries (Photos) |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2582132/madonna-injury-lip-leg-tour-rehearsal-photos/ |publisher=MTV |access-date=21 October 2021 |date=March 12, 2012 |archive-date=21 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021195027/http://www.mtv.com/news/2582132/madonna-injury-lip-leg-tour-rehearsal-photos/ |url-status=dead }} As rehearsals moved to the tour’s opening-night location at Ramat Gan Stadium, Tel Aviv, more pictures from rehearsals were released online;{{cite web |last1=Steinberg |first1=Jessica |title=Keeping up with Kabbalah's Queen of Pop |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/madonna-in-the-city-keeping-up-with-kabbalahs-queen-of-pop/ |work=The Times of Israel |access-date=21 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531225134/https://www.timesofisrael.com/madonna-in-the-city-keeping-up-with-kabbalahs-queen-of-pop/ |archive-date=May 31, 2012 |date=May 29, 2012}} video footage confirmed songs like "Celebration" and "Express Yourself", the latter being a mashup with Lady Gaga's 2011 single "Born This Way", which has a similar chord progression.{{cite web |last1=Corner |first1=Lewis |title=Madonna 'Celebration' tour rehearsal footage appears online – video |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a384703/madonna-celebration-tour-rehearsal-footage-appears-online-video/ |work=Digital Spy |access-date=21 October 2021 |date=May 31, 2012 |archive-date=21 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021210328/https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a384703/madonna-celebration-tour-rehearsal-footage-appears-online-video/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Blay |first1=Zeba |title=Madonna makes dig at GaGa in Born This Way, Express Yourself mash-up? |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a383877/madonna-makes-dig-at-gaga-in-born-this-way-express-yourself-mash-up/ |work=Digital Spy |access-date=21 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021225258/https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a383877/madonna-makes-dig-at-gaga-in-born-this-way-express-yourself-mash-up/ |archive-date=October 21, 2020 |date=May 27, 2012}} A number of fake set lists for the tour circulated on the internet, with MTV finally revealing the official song selections on May 14.{{cite web |last1=Mitchell |first1=John |title=No, really this time: Madonna's MDNA Tour set list edition |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2582308/madonna-mdna-tour-set-list/ |publisher=MTV |access-date=21 October 2021 |date=May 14, 2012 |archive-date=21 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021213600/http://www.mtv.com/news/2582308/madonna-mdna-tour-set-list/ |url-status=dead }} The MDNA Tour officially began in Tel Aviv on May 31, 2012, and ended on Córdoba, Argentina, on December 22.{{cite web |title=Madonna's MDNA Tour now opens in Tel Aviv on May 31 |url=https://www.madonna.com/news/title/madonnas-mdna-tour-now-opens-in-tel-aviv-on-may-31 |publisher=Icon: Official Madonna website |access-date=26 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120428170359/https://www.madonna.com/news/title/madonnas-mdna-tour-now-opens-in-tel-aviv-on-may-31 |archive-date=April 28, 2012 |date=April 26, 2012}}{{cite web |title=Madonna.com > 2012 World Tour Dates |url=http://www.madonna.com/tour/ |publisher=Icon: Official Madonna website |access-date=11 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120613214046/http://www.madonna.com/tour/ |archive-date=June 13, 2012}} On why she chose to kick-off in Israel, Madonna said: "I chose to start my world tour [in Israel] for a very specific and important reason [...] the Middle East and all the conflicts that have been occurring here for thousands of years – they have to stop".{{cite web |title=Madonna world MDNA tour kicks off in Israel |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-18292955 |publisher=BBC News |access-date=October 25, 2021 |date=June 1, 2012 |archive-date=March 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311075036/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-18292955 |url-status=live }}

= Stage and costume design =

Stageco developed, manufactured and supplied the stage for the MDNA Tour. It was triangle-shaped and included a catwalk enclosing a VIP area in the centre, bridging over the audience at {{convert|8|ft|m}} high and dropping down to {{convert|5|ft|m}} at the end. The stage counted with several lifts that were positioned throughout so that props and dancers could be brought up at specific moments. Overhead, there were two heavy duty tracks used to move people and scenery.{{cite web |title=Madonna, MDNA |url=https://stufish.com/project/madonna/ |publisher=Stufish |access-date=22 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123111912/https://stufish.com/project/madonna/ |archive-date=January 23, 2021 |date=2012}} Additionally, it was six stories high so that members of the audience sitting far away would still be able to see Madonna.{{cite web |last1=Cohen |first1=Yoni |title=Queen of Pop busy as she readies for world tour |url=https://www.jpost.com/Arts-and-Culture/Music/Queen-of-Pop-busy-as-she-readies-for-world-tour |work=The Jerusalem Post |access-date=22 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121232618/https://www.jpost.com/Arts-and-Culture/Music/Queen-of-Pop-busy-as-she-readies-for-world-tour |archive-date=January 21, 2015 |date=February 7, 2012}} An inflatable, custom-built roof structure was used to cover the stage on outdoor concerts; it was provided by Buitink Technology in collaboration with European Future Structures NV. With a surface of approximately 1.100 m2, it consisted of 11 separate cushions filled with air. The singer opted for an inflatable roof for two reasons: simplicity of erection and protection against the weather.{{cite web |title=Air cushion roof for stages MDNA Tour 2012 |url=https://www.buitink-technology.com/uk/events/festival/air-cushion-roof-for-stages-mdna-tour-2012/ |publisher=Buitnik Technology |access-date=22 October 2021 |date=2012 |archive-date=22 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022005801/https://www.buitink-technology.com/uk/events/festival/air-cushion-roof-for-stages-mdna-tour-2012/ |url-status=live }}

File:Vogue (7581412430) (cropped).jpg", Madonna donned a re-worked version of the Jean Paul Gaultier-designed conical corset.]]

The backdrop of the stage was made from eight tracking and rotating video screens, which were described as being the largest ever built for a concert. Another feature was an undulating LED floor with 36 cube-shaped lifts provided by Tait Tower;{{cite web |title=Madonna, MDNA |url=https://www.taittowers.com/portfolio/madonna-mdna/ |publisher=Tait Tower|access-date=25 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170614060753/https://www.taittowers.com/portfolio/madonna-mdna/ |archive-date=June 14, 2017 |date=2012}} placed in the middle of stage, the cubes were clad in LED video, measured {{convert|1x1|m|ft}} and could go up and down at a speed of {{convert|67|cm}} per second and reach a height of {{convert|4.78|metre}}. When retracted, the cube surfaces were precisely alined with the floor in order to create a flat surface. Props for the show included a thurible, a large confessional, a moving motel room, fake guns including a Kalashnikov rifle and Uzis, large chandeliers, kinetic mirrors and a rustic multi-layered riser, from where Kalakan performed.{{cite web |last1=Mervis |first1=Scott |title=Madonna is a 'girl gone wild' for Obama in Consol concert |url=http://old.post-gazette.com/pg/12312/1274997-501.stm |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |access-date=11 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110122808/http://old.post-gazette.com/pg/12312/1274997-501.stm |archive-date=November 10, 2012 |date=November 7, 2012}} It took four planes to ferry the tour across countries.

Designers working on the tour's wardrobe included Arianne Phillips, Jean Paul Gaultier, Jeremy Scott and Alexander Wang.{{cite web |last1=Ginsberg |first1=Merle |title=Madonna's MDNA Tour costumes feature designs by Gaultier, Jeremy Scott and Alexander Wang |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/madonnas-mdna-tour-costumes-feature-designs-by-gaultier-jeremy-scott-alexander-wang-331799/ |work=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=26 October 2021 |date=May 31, 2012 |archive-date=26 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026140459/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/madonnas-mdna-tour-costumes-feature-designs-by-gaultier-jeremy-scott-alexander-wang-331799/ |url-status=live }} Dolce & Gabbana created the outfits worn by the band and background vocalists; 700 shoes were provided by Prada, Miu Miu and Madonna's own brand Truth or Dare.{{cite web |last1=Lipke |first1=David |title=Exclusive first look at Madonna's costumes |url=https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-features/exclusive-first-look-at-madonnas-costumes-5933520/ |work=Women's Wear Daily |access-date=26 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161113093741/https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-features/exclusive-first-look-at-madonnas-costumes-5933520/ |archive-date=November 13, 2016 |date=May 30, 2012}} Costumes created by Phillips included a Joan of Arc-inspired getup fashioned from metal mesh and Swarovski crystals, and a 1940s-inspired "playful and fun" majorette uniform. Phillips recalled that, "one of the greatest things about Madonna is that she's so prolific [...] Whether it's her attention to detail as a director or her own work as a performer on a tour, [...] it's the same attention to detail".{{cite web |last1=Toth |first1=Betony |title=Madonna's MDNA Tour costumes: The designer's thoughts |url=https://www.instyle.com/news/madonnas-mdna-tour-costumes-designers-thoughts |work=InStyle |access-date=26 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926153631/https://www.instyle.com/news/madonnas-mdna-tour-costumes-designers-thoughts |archive-date=September 26, 2015 |date=June 21, 2012}} Jean Paul Gaultier created the look for the performance of "Vogue", consisting of white shirt, black tie, opera-length black gloves and a rigid skeleton conical corset; the corset was a nod to the one worn by the singer on her Blond Ambition World Tour (1990), "but reinterpreted in 3-D, in patent leather on the outside with metallic leather on the inside", according to the designer. Hervé Leger by Max Azria provided a custom-made harness.{{cite magazine |title=Madonna's tour outfits revealed |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/fashion/fashion-news/news/a6332/madonnas-tour-outfits-revealed/ |magazine=Harper's Bazaar |access-date=September 24, 2022 |date=May 31, 2012 |archive-date=September 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925090045/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/fashion/fashion-news/news/a6332/madonnas-tour-outfits-revealed/ |url-status=live }} Additional articles of clothing included lingerie provided by Truth or Dare, bandolier vests and rams head masks created by Fausto Puglisi, and custom-made jeans by J Brand.{{cite web |last1=Phelan |first1=Hayley |title=A first look at Madonna's MDNA Tour costumes: Jean Paul Gaultier cone bras, Swarovski chain mail, Prada heels (for men) and much, much more! |url=https://fashionista.com/2012/05/a-first-look-at-madonnas-mdna-tour-costumes-jean-paul-gaultier-cone-bras-swarovski-chain-mail-prada-heels-for-men-and-much-much-more |work=Fashionista |access-date=26 October 2021 |date=May 31, 2012 |archive-date=25 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925090030/https://fashionista.com/2012/05/a-first-look-at-madonnas-mdna-tour-costumes-jean-paul-gaultier-cone-bras-swarovski-chain-mail-prada-heels-for-men-and-much-much-more |url-status=live }} The singer made eight costume changes throughout the concert.

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Madonna recruited the services of Canadian multimedia company Moment Factory to create the tour's visuals; it was the second time the singer had worked with this company, following the Super Bowl XLVI halftime show. The team had four months to develop concepts, create designs and produce multimedia content for 12 songs, including "Papa Don't Preach", "Express Yourself", "Vogue", "I'm a Sinner", "Like a Prayer" and "Celebration". The process required full 2D and 3D animation production, with video shoots taking place in India, New York and Montreal.{{cite web |title=Madonna's MDNA Live |url=http://www.digico.biz/docs2/articles/TPISEP12_Madonna_SD7s.pdf |publisher=DiGiCo |access-date=19 October 2021 |date=September 2012 |archive-date=18 April 2013 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6FyRH0peh?url=http://www.digico.biz/docs2/articles/TPISEP12_Madonna_SD7s.pdf |url-status=dead }} According to Johanna Marsal, content creator for Moment Factory, after being assigned the songs, they would brainstorm a main idea for each one with show director Michael Laprise, video technical director Stefaan Desmedt and choreographers Rich + Tone; they then would develop mood boards and concept boards that Madonna had to approve.{{cite web |last1=Holmes |first1=Kevin |title=Moment Factory talk about creating the visuals For Madonna's MDNA Tour |url=http://thecreatorsproject.com/blog/moment-factory-talk-about-creating-the-visuals-for-madonnas-mdna-tour |website=The Creators Project |publisher=Vice Media |access-date=19 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120720005314/http://thecreatorsproject.com/blog/moment-factory-talk-about-creating-the-visuals-for-madonnas-mdna-tour |archive-date=July 20, 2012 |date=July 17, 2012}}{{cite web |last1=Berkowitz |first1=Joe |title=Scenes from Madonna's MDNA Tour, from masters of spectacle, Moment Factory |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/1681131/scenes-from-madonnas-mdna-tour-from-masters-of-spectacle-moment-factory |work=Fast Company |access-date=20 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808194231/https://www.fastcompany.com/1681131/scenes-from-madonnas-mdna-tour-from-masters-of-spectacle-moment-factory |archive-date=August 8, 2017 |date=December 7, 2012}} The ideas and concepts they came up with for the visuals were influenced by what Madonna and the dancers would wear onstage, along with thinking about how the live audience would see the concert. Marsal recalled that the singer would sometimes "have certain words from songs" and the team's work would be to develop a concept with said idea. They also were given "a lot of flexibility and freedom" and would touch base with the lighting and set designers.

The opening act, "Girl Gone Wild", took place in a "photo realistic church", for which the team of Moment Factory created a matte painting of an ornate 3D cathedral. Shooting for the visuals used for the track "Gang Bang", which showed blood being spattered, lasted three days and took place in Montreal. For the performance of "I'm a Sinner", the singer wanted to capture a "psychedelic journey", thus Moment Factory travelled to India and filmed from the back of a train. Finally, visuals for "Celebration" were described as a "full-blown spectacle of color and movement". Tom Munro and Johan Söderberg created a video that morphed Madonna's face with a number of famous figures, including then-Chinese President Hu Jintao, US Republican former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and Pope Benedict XVI.{{cite web |last1=Söderberg |first1=Johan |author1-link=Johan Söderberg |title=Madonna Live: Nobody Knows Me |url=http://soderberg.tv/video/madonna-live/nobody-knows-me/ |publisher=Johan Söderberg official website |access-date=21 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418021945/http://soderberg.tv/video/madonna-live/nobody-knows-me/ |archive-date=April 18, 2016}}{{cite web |last1=Samuel |first1=Henry |title=Marine Le Pen threatens to sue Madonna |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/madonna/9310578/Marine-Le-Pen-threatens-to-sue-Madonna.html |work=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=12 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120605160216/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/madonna/9310578/Marine-Le-Pen-threatens-to-sue-Madonna.html |archive-date=June 5, 2012 |date=June 4, 2012}} Used for the song "Nobody Knows Me", the singer explained the video was about "intolerance that we human beings have for one another. And how much we judge people before knowing them".{{cite web |last1=Nissim |first1=Mayer |title=Madonna explains 'MDNA' swastika sequence: 'It's about intolerance' |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a395022/madonna-explains-mdna-swastika-sequence-its-about-intolerance/ |work=Digital Spy |access-date=21 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411025427/https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a395022/madonna-explains-mdna-swastika-sequence-its-about-intolerance/ |archive-date=April 11, 2020 |date=July 24, 2012}} Munro also created a video of Madonna hiding from a gang of masked clowns in a luxurious hotel room, projected on the number "Justify My Love".{{cite web |last1=Munro |first1=Tom |author1-link=Tom Munro |title=Tom Munro > Portfolio > Madonna, 'Justify My Love' |url=https://www.tommunro.com/portfolio/madonna-justify-my-love |publisher=Tom Munro official website |access-date=21 October 2021 |archive-date=21 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021140900/https://www.tommunro.com/portfolio/madonna-justify-my-love |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Francis |first1=Marc |title=Madonna lights up the TD Garden with new tour |url=https://www.bcheights.com/madonna-lights-up-the-td-garden-with-new-tour-1.2895895 |work=The Heights |access-date=21 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915013314/https://www.bcheights.com/madonna-lights-up-the-td-garden-with-new-tour-1.2895895 |archive-date=September 15, 2012 |date=September 9, 2012}} For the "Express Yourself"/"Born This Way" mashup, Madonna used imagery of

Roy Lichenstein and a video of monsters swallowing cans emblazoned with images of the corset and ponytail from her Blond Ambition World Tour and David Bowie's Aladdin Sane lightning bolt;{{cite web |title=Madonna se apodera del Foro Sol |url=https://www.quien.com/espectaculos/2012/11/25/madonna-se-apodera-del-foro-sol |work=Quién |access-date=27 October 2021 |language=Spanish |date=November 25, 2012 |author=Notimex |archive-date=27 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027221821/https://www.quien.com/espectaculos/2012/11/25/madonna-se-apodera-del-foro-sol |url-status=live }} this was seen as Madonna taking a "deliberate shot" at Gaga by Slant Magazine{{'}}s Sal Cinquemani, as "monsters" is how Gaga refers to her fanbase.{{cite web |last1=Cinquemani |first1=Sal |title=Madonna (New York, NY – September 6, 2012) |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/madonna-new-york-ny-september-6-2012/ |work=Slant Magazine |access-date=19 October 2021 |date=September 7, 2012 |archive-date=October 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019025329/https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/madonna-new-york-ny-september-6-2012/ |url-status=live }} The logo for the magazine of the same name flashed on screens during the performance of "Vogue". Videos of Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. were used on the performances of "Revolver", "I Don't Give A", and "Give Me All Your Luvin'", respectively.

According to Stefaan Desmedt, one of the biggest challenges was mapping the videos on the cube lifts. For this, he worked with a DR controller made by UVA with features that were custom configured to project visuals on the screens. Desmedt recalled that working on Madonna's show was very different to other concerts "because it’s very theatrical [...] Whereas usually, you’d be cutting to the music, here you’re cutting to very tiny details. It’s less flexible".

Concert synopsis

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The show was divided into four sections: Transgression, Prophecy, Masculine/Feminine, and Redemption. It began with a cathedral setting, with the Kalakan trio doing religious chanting and pushing the thurible. The chants eventually morph into chants of Madonna's name, as the two main backdrop screens split open to reveal the confessional covered by scrim at the front and with the singer inside. As "Girl Gone Wild" began, she pretended to smash and break through the glass window of the confessional with a large rifle and proceeded to perform the song accompanied by a troupe of shirtless dancers wearing high heels, doing a choreography similar to the song's music video. The show continued with "Revolver", which saw the singer and the female dancers holding automatic rifles and Lil' Wayne on the screens. "Gang Bang" followed; performed in the moving motel room, Madonna shot dancers dangling from above the stage as blood splashed the backdrops. A shortened "Papa Don't Preach" is sung on the tip of the stage's triangle-shaped end. Then, dancers dressed in army pants and animal masks surrounded and tied the singer up, giving way to "Hung Up". This number had her slacklining while dancers slid under the ropes. Madonna closed the first section performing "I Don't Give A" on guitar while Nicki Minaj appeared on the backdrops sitting on a throne. The first video interlude featured various tombstones and a man walking through a cemetery. Set to a mashup of MDNA track "Best Friend", and "Heartbeat" from Hard Candy (2008), it had contortionist dancers performing in gas masks.

"Express Yourself" opened the Prophecy segment; Madonna and her dancers were decked out as majorettes and did a choreography with a baton. Halfway through, she sang a snippet of Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" and her own "She's Not Me" from Hard Candy. The next number, "Give Me All Your Luvin'", had a drumline suspended in mid-air and Minaj and M.I.A. on the screens. Afterwards, a video interlude called "Turning Up the Hits" started, where excerpts of "Holiday", "Into the Groove", "Lucky Star", "Like a Virgin", "4 Minutes", "Ray of Light" and "Music" were played; this led to "Turn Up the Radio", with the singer in a black leather dress and playing guitar. A reworked "Open Your Heart", and Basque song "Sagarra Jo!" were sung by Madonna and the Kalakan trio. "Masterpiece" closed the act, as scenes from W.E. played on the backdrops. A remixed interlude of "Justify My Love" began the Masculine/Feminine act; the black-and-white video showed Madonna running away from masked dancers and locking herself inside a room. "Vogue" saw her wearing the re-worked Gaultier conical corset while the dancers wore black-and-white avant-garde outfits. Madonna lost the corset for the mashup of "Candy Shop" and "Erotica", performed in a French cabaret setting. The next number is "Human Nature", where the singer removed her clothes as mirrors were moved around the stage. A slow "Like a Virgin" closed the act; it was performed with a pianist who played "Evgeni's Waltz" from W.E and a shirtless dancer, who put a corset on Madonna and pulled the strings.

The "Nobody Knows Me" video interlude opened the final segment, Redemption; it morphed Madonna's face with a number of famous public figures. The Shaolin-themed "I'm Addicted" found Madonna in the Phillips-designed Joan of Arc outfit. The following number, "I'm a Sinner", featured Madonna on guitar wearing a Lei while the backdrops featured a train traveling through India; elements of her unreleased 2000 song "Cyber-Raga" were added to the performance. The final numbers were "Like a Prayer" and "Celebration"; the former found the singer and dancers dressed in robes as images of churches and Hebrew writings flashed onscreen, while the latter had the troupe wearing Beats by Dre and mimicking DJ moves, with colored 3D cubes in the backdrops and laser lights illuminating the stage.

Critical reception

= Asia and Europe =

In his review of the opening night performance in Tel Aviv, The Jerusalem Post{{'}}s Niv Elis described the show as an "assault on the senses", further writing: "Say what you will about the Kabbalah-studying, gun-toting, fashionista of pop music – and everyone has something to say – but the woman knows how to put on a good show".{{cite web |last1=Elis |first1=Niv |title=MDNA Tour review: Introducing Jihad Madonna |url=https://www.jpost.com/Arts-and-Culture/Entertainment/MDNA-Tour-Review-Introducing-Jihad-Madonna |work=The Jerusalem Post |access-date=16 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616155448/https://www.jpost.com/Arts-and-Culture/Entertainment/MDNA-Tour-Review-Introducing-Jihad-Madonna |archive-date=June 16, 2013 |date=June 1, 2012}} From The National, Saeed Saeed praised the "visually dazzling" concert, but noted that, "while her previous Sticky and Sweet tour saw her lightly poking fun at herself and her various musical guises [...] [MDNA] was at times brutally dark and suffocating and as much an emotional exorcism as a performance".{{cite web |last1=Saeed |first1=Saeed |title=MDNA audience bears witness to Madonna's inner turmoil |url=http://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/music/mdna-audience-bears-witness-to-madonnas-inner-turmoil |work=The National |access-date=16 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120605005419/http://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/music/mdna-audience-bears-witness-to-madonnas-inner-turmoil |archive-date=June 5, 2012 |date=June 4, 2012}} Marie Louise-Olson, from the same publication, noted Madonna was "bursting with energy and looking fit as ever".{{cite web |last1=Olson |first1=Marie-Louise |title=Madonna blows fans away after keeping them waiting |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/madonna-blows-fans-away-after-keeping-them-waiting-1.594510/ |work=The National |access-date=16 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210522235643/https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/madonna-blows-fans-away-after-keeping-them-waiting-1.594510/ |archive-date=May 22, 2021 |date=June 4, 2012}} Peter E. Muller, from German newspaper Berliner Morgenpost, referred to the concert as an "elaborate stage spectacle of enigmatic force" and said that, "Madonna live in 2012 is still magical and unmatched".{{cite web |last1=E. Muller |first1=Peter |title=Wie Megastar Madonna die Berliner mit "MDNA" berauschte |url=https://www.morgenpost.de/kultur/article107291318/Wie-Megastar-Madonna-die-Berliner-mit-MDNA-berauschte.html |work=Berliner Morgenpost |access-date=16 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121118195837/https://www.morgenpost.de/kultur/article107291318/Wie-Megastar-Madonna-die-Berliner-mit-MDNA-berauschte.html |archive-date=November 18, 2012 |language=German |date=June 28, 2012}} Ingo Schmidt from WDR 2 applauded the "provocative and sexy" show, noting that the singer still "dominates even after 30 years on stage".{{cite web |last1=Schmidt |first1=Ingo |title=Madonna am 10 July 2012 in Köln: Provokant und sexy |url=http://www.wdr2.de/musik/konzertberichte/madonnainkoeln100.html |publisher=WDR 2 |access-date=16 October 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130212125702/http://www.wdr2.de/musik/konzertberichte/madonnainkoeln100.html#selection-319.0-323.1018 |archive-date=February 12, 2013 |language=German |date=July 10, 2012}} Neil McCormick from The Daily Telegraph classified the MDNA Tour as "a typically sensationalist and schizophrenic Madonna production, mixing sex, ultra violence, religion, kitsch and politics to bizarre but entertaining effect".{{cite web |last1=McCormick |first1=Neil |title=Madonna, Hyde Park, review |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/live-music-reviews/9406049/Madonna-Hyde-Park-review.html |work=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=16 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120718035709/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/live-music-reviews/9406049/Madonna-Hyde-Park-review.html |archive-date=July 18, 2012 |date=July 17, 2012}} From the Birmingham Mail, Kat Keogh wrote that "the pure theatre of [Madonna's] performance was enough to sustain the 11,000 strong audience".{{cite web |last1=Keogh |first1=Kat |title=Gig review (including picture gallery): Madonna, MDNA Tour, Birmingham's NIA |url=http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2012/07/20/gig-review-including-picture-gallery-madonna-mdna-tour-birmingham-s-nia-97319-31435644/ |work=Birmingham Mail |access-date=16 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005142212/http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2012/07/20/gig-review-including-picture-gallery-madonna-mdna-tour-birmingham-s-nia-97319-31435644/ |archive-date=October 5, 2012 |date=July 20, 2012}} Luis Hidalgo, on his review of the Barcelona concert for Spanish newspaper El País, opined that, "Madonna shows her intelligence, femininity and elegance in a danceable and spectacular show".{{cite news |last1=Hidalgo |first1=Luís |title=Un espectáculo total |url=http://cultura.elpais.com/cultura/2012/06/20/actualidad/1340224928_761686.html |work=El País |access-date=16 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120621182640/http://cultura.elpais.com/cultura/2012/06/20/actualidad/1340224928_761686.html |archive-date=June 21, 2012 |language=Spanish |date=June 21, 2012}} According to Beverley Lyons from the Daily Record, the "remarkable" MDNA concert showed a "softer side to the Queen of Pop" and proved she was "still in Vogue with fans".{{cite web |last1=Lyons |first1=Beverley |title=Pop superstar Madonna ignores gun ban as she plays Scots gig |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/music/music-news/pop-superstar-madonna-ignores-gun-1167364 |work=Daily Record |access-date=16 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120803231414/https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/music/music-news/pop-superstar-madonna-ignores-gun-1167364 |archive-date=August 3, 2012 |date=July 25, 2012}}

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The performances were also praised; Schmidt highlighted the finale of "Like a Prayer" and "Celebration", the former for sounding "as thrillingly as in the original '89 video", and the latter for "taking advantage of the XXL dance floor". Nonetheless, he criticized the performance of "Like a Virgin" for being "difficult to recognize". By contrast, Neil McCormick from The Daily Telegraph deemed "Like a Virgin" the "real highlight" of the night. Hidalgo singled out "Open Your Heart" and "Masterpiece", as both numbers featured Basque trio Kalakan. From The Scotsman, Gary Flockhart praised the performance of "Express Yourself" for having "lightened" the mood after the opening Transgression act; he also singled out "Open Your Heart", "Vogue", and "Like a Prayer", concluding that, although "it would have been great to hear a few more of the singer’s vintage hits [...] [she's] still a class act".{{cite web |last1=Flockhart |first1=Gary |title=Review: Madonna, Murrayfield Stadium |url=https://www.scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/review-madonna-murrayfield-stadium-1616919 |work=The Scotsman |access-date=16 October 2021 |date=July 22, 2012 |archive-date=16 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016210313/https://www.scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/review-madonna-murrayfield-stadium-1616919 |url-status=live }} Elis singled out the rendition of "lukewarm single" "Give Me All Your Luvin'" as one of the show's "wow" moments; he also praised the mashup of "Candy Shop" and "Erotica", which he felt "showcase[d] Madonna at her visual best".

The staff from Blick pointed out that, "[Madonna] offered a show that was rehearsed down to the last detail with little spontaneity".{{cite web |title=Madonna fordert in Zürich Freiheit für Pussy Riot |url=https://www.blick.ch/people-tv/musik/madonna-fordert-in-zuerich-freiheit-fuer-pussy-riot-id2003026.html |work=Blick |access-date=16 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120822022833/https://www.blick.ch/people-tv/musik/madonna-fordert-in-zuerich-freiheit-fuer-pussy-riot-id2003026.html |archive-date=August 22, 2012 |language=German |date=August 19, 2012}} On his review of the London concert, the Evening Standard{{'}}s John Aizlewood criticized the lack of Madonna's classic songs; "disappointingly, she dipped into one of popular music's great back catalogues occasionally and begrudgingly", the author wrote.{{cite web |last1=Aizlewood |first1=John |title=Madonna at Hyde Park: star out of the groove as she ignores her hits |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/arts/music/madonna-at-hyde-park-star-out-of-the-groove-as-she-ignores-her-hits-7955936.html |work=Evening Standard |access-date=16 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120718173104/https://www.standard.co.uk/arts/music/madonna-at-hyde-park-star-out-of-the-groove-as-she-ignores-her-hits-7955936.html |archive-date=July 18, 2012 |date=July 18, 2012}} Vogue Italia{{'}}s Giulia Blasi qualified the show as "huge, spectacular, often slightly tacky, obviously expensive" and blamed "the poor quality of the sound for anyone not standing directly in front of the stage", noting "suspiciously pristine vocals in the middle of very choreography-heavy songs".{{cite web |last1=Blasi |first1=Giulia |title=Madonna has left the building |url=https://www.vogue.it/en/people-are-talking-about/obsession-of-the-day/2012/06/madonna-has-left-the-building |work=Vogue Italia |access-date=16 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131210063450/https://www.vogue.it/en/people-are-talking-about/obsession-of-the-day/2012/06/madonna-has-left-the-building |archive-date=December 10, 2013 |date=June 13, 2012}} Simon Price writing for The Independent, said that, "for a woman who sings – or mimes – about sex, she's always made it seem like cold, hard work, all Pilates and no passion", concluding that, "[MDNA] goes off with a whimper, not a bang".{{cite web |last1=Price |first1=Simon |title=Madonna, Hyde Park, London / Wanda Jackson, Islington Assembly Hall, London |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/madonna-hyde-park-london--wanda-jackson-islington-assembly-hall-london-7964060.html |work=The Independent |access-date=16 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723010956/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/madonna-hyde-park-london--wanda-jackson-islington-assembly-hall-london-7964060.html |archive-date=July 23, 2012 |date=July 22, 2012}} For Natalie Shaw from The Arts Desk, "'The MDNA Tour' finds Madge disastrously sapping the joy out of even her most triumphant choruses".{{cite web |last1=Shaw |first1=Natalie |title=Madonna, Hyde Park |url=https://www.theartsdesk.com/new-music/madonna-hyde-park |work=The Arts Desk |access-date=16 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120720211701/https://www.theartsdesk.com/new-music/madonna-hyde-park |archive-date=July 20, 2012 |date=July 18, 2012}} More negative criticism came from musicOMH{{'}}s Michael Hubbard, who noted that, "the vocals are unremarkable at best and auto-tuned to oblivion at worst", calling it "a gig that lacked oomph throughout".{{cite web |last1=Hubbard |first1=Michael |title=Madonna @ Hyde Park, London, 17 July 2012 |url=http://www.musicomh.com/music/gigs/madonna-2_0712.htm |work=musicOMH |access-date=16 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722221420/http://www.musicomh.com/music/gigs/madonna-2_0712.htm |archive-date=July 22, 2012 |date=July 17, 2012}} In their 2014 book Ageing, Popular Culture and Contemporary Feminism: Harleys and Hormones, Imelda Whelehan and Joel Gwynne noted that there were "far more reviews of Madonna's MDNA tour than there are reviews of the other bands, and this global tour was often (inexplicably) reviewed in the UK press even when the actual performances took place much further afield".{{harvnb|Gwynne|Whelehan|2014|p=135}}

= North America =

Rolling Stone{{'}}s Colleen Nika deemed the concert "ambitious" and applauded Madonna for having "moved on from parading as a rock star", concluding that, "no one does provocative pop better, and no one, even now, looks cooler doing it".{{cite magazine |last1=Nika |first1=Colleen |title=Looks to kill: Madonna's new tour wardrobe salutes female warriors |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/blogs/thread-count/looks-to-kill-madonnas-new-tour-wardrobe-salutes-female-warriors-20120605 |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=19 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606184921/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/blogs/thread-count/looks-to-kill-madonnas-new-tour-wardrobe-salutes-female-warriors-20120605 |archive-date=June 6, 2012 |date=June 5, 2012}} Jon Pareles from The New York Times felt MDNA was a "display of energy and nutty inventiveness", adding that it's "less a story than an excellent excuse for extravagant, perpetually surprising production numbers [...] while it turns some of Madonna’s past hits inside out".{{cite web |last1=Pareles |first1=Jon |author1-link=Jon Pareles |title=A pop queen flaunts her toned maturity |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/30/arts/music/in-newest-spectacle-madonna-morphs-but-refuses-to-give-in.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=18 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829202402/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/30/arts/music/in-newest-spectacle-madonna-morphs-but-refuses-to-give-in.html |archive-date=August 29, 2012 |date=August 29, 2012}} Glenn Gamboa from Newsday wrote that, "[Madonna's] latest reinvention might be her most revealing yet", because "her wild, nearly two-hour show is closest to reflecting her current state of mind, while building yet another artistic, well-choreographed slacklining spectacle".{{cite web |last1=Gamboa |first1=Glenn |title=Madonna MDNA tour in Philadelphia is transformative |url=https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/madonna-mdna-tour-in-philadelphia-is-transformative-1.3934390 |work=Newsday |access-date=18 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704220747/https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/madonna-mdna-tour-in-philadelphia-is-transformative-1.3934390 |archive-date=July 4, 2015 |date=August 29, 2012}} Writing for The Seattle Times, Sharon Pian Chan wrote that, "there is only one word to say after Madonna's extravaganza, spectacle and concert Tuesday night: Respect"; from the same publication, Andrew Matson described the show as "two hours of hits from a remarkable career, with high-budget sets and intricate choreography".{{cite web |last1=Pian Chan |first1=Sharon |author-link=Sharon Chan (journalist) |title=Madonna rocked us as a feminist icon at KeyArena |url=http://seattletimes.com/html/edcetera/2019329521_madonna-concert-seattle.html |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=18 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219093914/http://seattletimes.com/html/edcetera/2019329521_madonna-concert-seattle.html |archive-date=February 19, 2014 |date=October 3, 2012}}{{cite web |last1=Matson |first1=Andres |title=Madonna 'kills' at KeyArena |url=http://seattletimes.com/html/matsononmusic/2019329870_madonna_kills_at_keyarena.html |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=18 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023183226/http://seattletimes.com/html/matsononmusic/2019329870_madonna_kills_at_keyarena.html |archive-date=October 23, 2012 |date=October 3, 2012}} On his review of the show in Montreal, Marc-André Lemieux from Le Journal de Montréal hailed the concert "sometimes dark, sometimes bright, but always entertaining and provocative".{{cite web |last1=Lemieux |first1=Marc-André |title=Madonna chasse ses démons |url=https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2012/08/30/madonna-chasse-ses-demons |work=Le Journal de Montréal |access-date=18 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130316231033/https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2012/08/30/madonna-chasse-ses-demons |archive-date=March 16, 2013 |language=French |date=August 30, 2012}} Mark Segal Kemp from Creative Loafing opined that, "'The MDNA Tour' is not a concert – it's a theater event, complete with concepts and routines that range from well-thought-out to somewhat abstruse".{{cite web |last1=Segal Kemp |first1=Mark |title=Live Review: Madonna, Time Warner Cable Arena (11/15/2012) |url=http://m.clclt.com/vibes/archives/2012/11/16/live-review-madonna-time-warner-cable-arena-11152012 |work=Creative Loafing |access-date=19 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106093618/http://m.clclt.com/vibes/archives/2012/11/16/live-review-madonna-time-warner-cable-arena-11152012 |archive-date=January 6, 2014 |date=November 15, 2012}} For Aidin Vaziri from the San Francisco Chronicle, it was a "masterfully produced and all-around beautiful concert".{{cite web |last1=Vaziri |first1=Aidin |title=Madonna review: Deep gloom, weak tunes |url=http://www.sfgate.com/music/article/Madonna-review-Deep-gloom-weak-tunes-3926817.php |work=San Francisco Chronicle |access-date=11 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008041825/http://www.sfgate.com/music/article/Madonna-review-Deep-gloom-weak-tunes-3926817.php |archive-date=October 8, 2012 |date=October 7, 2012}} The concerts in Medellín were deemed "historic" and "unprecedented" by Colombian press.{{cite web |last1=Anselma |first1=Adrian |title=Madonna's 1st gig in Colombia dubbed 'historic', 'unprecedented' |url=https://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/culture/27213-madonnas-1st-gig-in-colombia-dubbed-historic-unprecedented.html |work=Colombia Reports |access-date=19 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121202031039/https://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/culture/27213-madonnas-1st-gig-in-colombia-dubbed-historic-unprecedented.html |archive-date=December 2, 2012 |date=November 29, 2012}}

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| footer = The performance of "I Don't Give A" (left) was one of several that "ignited outbursts of dancing and big sing-along", according to Timothy Finn from The Kansas City Star.{{cite web |last1=Finn |first1=Timothy |title=Madonna gives Kansas City an everlasting hello |url=http://www.kansascity.com/2012/10/31/3893920/madonna-gives-kansas-city-an-everlasting.html |work=The Kansas City Star |access-date=19 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101234103/http://www.kansascity.com/2012/10/31/3893920/madonna-gives-kansas-city-an-everlasting.html |archive-date=November 1, 2012 |date=October 31, 2012}} On another note, Caryn Ganz from Spin pointed out that during "Like a Prayer" (right), "the entire stadium gave up and gave in".}}

From Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jason Bracelin noted that, "fresh off a bitter divorce, with a new album that's among her most unguarded, [Madonna] has seldom seemed so human or humane"; Bracelin also highlighted "the way in which Madonna continually reconfigured past hits into something new".{{cite web |last1=Bracelin |first1=Jason |title=Madonna embraces wide range of emotions in Las Vegas concert |url=http://www.lvrj.com/neon/madonna-embraces-wide-range-of-emotions-in-las-vegas-concert-174108371.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |access-date=19 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017001737/http://www.lvrj.com/neon/madonna-embraces-wide-range-of-emotions-in-las-vegas-concert-174108371.html |archive-date=October 17, 2012 |date=October 15, 2012}} The "professional rivalry" exhibited when Madonna incorporated Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" on "Express Yourself" was singled out by Jon Pareles. The inclusion of MDNA tracks received a mixed reception. For Ross Raihala from the St. Paul Pioneer Press, the "major complaint" were the album cuts, some of which don't "stand up to her big hits", also critiquing the "not-always-successful arrangements" of Madonna's old songs.{{cite web |last1=Raihala |first1=Ross |title=Madonna concert review: When it comes to the Material Girl, nothing is ordinary |url=https://www.twincities.com/2012/11/03/madonna-concert-review-when-it-comes-to-the-material-girl-nothing-is-ordinary/ |work=St. Paul Pioneer Press |access-date=19 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306014651/https://www.twincities.com/2012/11/03/madonna-concert-review-when-it-comes-to-the-material-girl-nothing-is-ordinary/ |archive-date=March 6, 2016 |date=November 3, 2012}} By contrast, Segal Kemp expressed that, "if you come to a Madonna show expecting just hits, you'll be as disappointed as a casual Bob Dylan fan who expects his concerts to include faithful versions of 'Blowin' in the Wind' or 'Mr. Tambourine Man' [...] her non-hit material is every bit as adventurous and challenging as any of her hits. More so, in many cases". Similarly, Lemieux applauded Madonna for "thinking outside the box", praising the performances of "I Don't Give A" and "Turn Up the Radio", which he felt were given an "extra punch" through the electric guitar. Ben Crandell, from the Sun-Sentinel, highlighted "Express Yourself", "Open Your Heart", the "stylish" "Vogue", and "Like a Virgin".{{cite web |last1=Crandell |first1=Ben |title=Madonna brings sexy back to Miami |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/entertainment/events/go-guide-blog/sf-madonna-review-mdna-tour-in-miami-20121120-story.html |work=Sun-Sentinel |access-date=19 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190304133837/https://www.sun-sentinel.com/entertainment/events/go-guide-blog/sf-madonna-review-mdna-tour-in-miami-20121120-story.html |archive-date=March 4, 2019 |date=November 20, 2012}}

Slant Magazine{{'}}s Sal Cinquemani considered the third segment, Masculine/Feminine, to be the show's "creative climax", but criticized the shortened "Papa Don't Preach" and the rendition of "Hung Up". Vaziri declared that, "the spectacle was great, but the set list was terrible". Despite naming it "brilliantly choreographed and impeccably executed", Spin{{'}}s Carolyn Ganz considered MDNA to be the singer's "least coherent" concert since 2001's Drowned World Tour.{{cite web |last1=Ganz |first1=Caryn |title=Act of God: Madonna's MDNA Tour comes to Yankee Stadium |url=https://www.spin.com/2012/09/madonna-mdna-tour-yankee-stadium-review/ |work=Spin |access-date=19 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708161105/https://www.spin.com/2012/09/madonna-mdna-tour-yankee-stadium-review/ |archive-date=July 8, 2015 |date=September 10, 2012}} On the same vein, Bracelin wrote that, "there was so much going on, both in song and onstage, that the show felt a little muddled in places, like someone trying to force together pieces of a puzzle that don't fit". A negative review came from The Mercury News{{'}} Jim Harrington: "The set list was weak. The new songs were forgettable. The old favorites were dressed up in different arrangements, most of which were awful. And the theatrics — such a big part of a Madonna concert — ranged from dreadful to dull".{{cite web |last1=Harrington |first1=Jim |title=Review: Madonna disappoints in San Jose |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2012/10/07/review-madonna-disappoints-in-san-jose/ |work=The Mercury News |access-date=20 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170504041109/https://www.mercurynews.com/2012/10/07/review-madonna-disappoints-in-san-jose/ |archive-date=May 4, 2017 |date=October 7, 2012}} On 2015, MDNA was named Madonna's seventh best concert tour by both The Advocate{{'}}s Gina Vivinetto and VH1's Christopher Rosa; the latter wrote: "[Madonna] spared no expense to let us know she was angry. [...] After the original shock of 'WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING?!' wears off, the MDNA Tour is actually a very solid concert that harkens to Madonna's earlier themes of sex, religion and playing the shock factor for all its worth".{{cite web |last1=Vivinetto |first1=Gina |title=Madonna's 9 tours: Ranked |url=https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/music/2015/09/09/madonnas-9-tours-ranked?pg=1 |work=The Advocate |access-date=28 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708234648/https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/music/2015/09/09/madonnas-9-tours-ranked?pg=1#article-content |archive-date=July 8, 2020 |date=September 9, 2015}}{{cite web |last1=Rosa |first1=Christopher |title=Ranking 30 years of Madonna's tours: Which one is the greatest? |url=https://www.vh1.com/news/35yroa/ranking-madonna-tours-2 |publisher=VH1 |access-date=28 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306005249/http://www.vh1.com/news/55223/ranking-madonna-tours-2/ |archive-date=March 6, 2021 |url-status=live |date=September 4, 2015}} In 2024, Sal Cinquemani, writing for Billboard, named it Madonna's fourth best concert tour: "Coming on the heels of [her] iconic halftime performance at Super Bowl XLVI, the maximalist MDNA Tour was one of her most ambitious [...] and most intense shows".{{cite magazine |last1=Cinquemani |first1=Sal |title=Every Madonna tour, ranked |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-madonna-tours/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=July 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240406014221/https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-madonna-tours/ |archive-date=April 6, 2024 |date=April 5, 2024}}

Commercial reception

Tickets for the MDNA Tour went on sale following the singer's appearance at the Super Bowl.{{cite web |last1=Lewis |first1=Randy |title=Concert promoters expect good things in 2012 |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-xpm-2012-jan-31-la-et-concert-preview-20120131-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=26 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128005534/http://articles.latimes.com/2012/jan/31/entertainment/la-et-concert-preview-20120131 |archive-date=January 28, 2016 |url-status=live |date=January 31, 2012}} Members of Icon, Madonna's official fan club, received first access to tickets and VIP Packages. They were also given access to a tour devoted forum and exclusive merchandise. US prices ranged from $45 to more than $350, with some premium packages costing about $600. This received some criticism, to which the singer replied: "people spend $300 on crazy things all the time, things like handbags. So work all year, scrape the money together, and come to my show. I'm worth it".{{cite web |last1=Moraski |first1=Lauren |title=Madonna on concert tickets: Save your pennies because I'm worth it |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/madonna-on-concert-tickets-save-your-pennies-because-im-worth-it/ |publisher=CBS News |access-date=26 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150322062521/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/madonna-on-concert-tickets-save-your-pennies-because-im-worth-it/ |archive-date=March 22, 2015 |date=February 2, 2012}} According to Digital Spy{{'}}s Zeba Blay, shows had sold out "in seconds" in places such as Istanbul, Montreal, Ottawa, Saint Paul, Houston, Dallas, Phoenix, and Los Angeles.{{cite web |last1=Blay |first1=Zeba |title=Madonna world tour tickets 'sold out in several locations' |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a368210/madonna-world-tour-tickets-sold-out-in-several-locations/ |work=Digital Spy |access-date=15 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621195546/https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a368210/madonna-world-tour-tickets-sold-out-in-several-locations/ |archive-date=June 21, 2020 |date=February 28, 2012}} On April 19, Billboard reported than more than 1.4 million tickets had already been sold, grossing about $214 million; Live Nation's Arthur Fogel said MDNA was "completely on track to end up in the top 10 tours of all time".{{cite magazine |last1=Wadell |first1=Ray |title=Madonna's 2012 tour 'on track' to be among 'top 10 of all time': Live Nation's Arthur Fogel |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/touring/madonna-s-2012-tour-on-track-to-be-among-1006819752.story |magazine=Billboard|access-date=15 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422021613/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/touring/madonna-s-2012-tour-on-track-to-be-among-1006819752.story |archive-date=April 22, 2012 |date=April 19, 2012}} Madonna's first ever show in Abu Dhabi had fans lined up in front of the Virgin Megastore since 7 a.m. (GST), according to local newspaper The National;{{cite web |last1=Olson |first1=Marie-Louise |title=Tickets for Madonna concert sell out online |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/tickets-for-madonna-concert-sell-out-online-1.365854 |work=The National |access-date=15 October 2021 |date=February 26, 2012 |archive-date=26 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026214019/https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/tickets-for-madonna-concert-sell-out-online-1.365854 |url-status=live }} all 22,000 tickets were sold out within hours of their launch, prompting organizers to add a second date.{{cite web |last1=Crane |first1=Kelly |last2=Radhakrishan |first2=Manjusha |title=Madonna fans snap up all 22,000 concert tickets |url=https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/madonna-fans-snap-up-all-22000-concert-tickets-1.986940#.T0tiMiB4R1Y.facebook |work=Gulf News |access-date=15 October 2021 |date=February 27, 2012 |archive-date=26 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026214017/https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/madonna-fans-snap-up-all-22000-concert-tickets-1.986940#.T0tiMiB4R1Y.facebook |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Second Madonna concert in Abu Dhabi on June 4 |url=http://www.tradearabia.com/news/MEDIA_213317.html |work=Trade Arabia |access-date=15 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512003911/http://www.tradearabia.com/news/MEDIA_213317.html |archive-date=May 12, 2012 |date=February 28, 2012}} 50,000 in Istanbul sold out in just four days.{{cite web |title=50,000 Madonna tickets sell out in four days |url=https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/50000-madonna-tickets-sell-out-in-four-days--14777 |work=Hürriyet Daily News |access-date=15 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024152438/https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/50000-madonna-tickets-sell-out-in-four-days--14777 |archive-date=October 24, 2018 |date=February 27, 2012}} German news agency Deutsche Presse-Agentur reported that entrances for both shows in Berlin had sold out only in few hours after going on sale.{{cite news |title=Auch zweites Madonna-Konzert in Berlin ausverkauft |url=https://www.zeit.de/news/2012-02/17/musik-auch-zweites-madonna-konzert-in-berlin-ausverkauft-17164002 |author=Deutsche Presse-Agentur |access-date=15 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225032533/https://www.zeit.de/news/2012-02/17/musik-auch-zweites-madonna-konzert-in-berlin-ausverkauft-17164002 |archive-date=February 25, 2012 |language=German |date=February 17, 2012|work=Die Zeit}} Tickets for the first Amsterdam concert were sold out in just thirty minutes.{{cite web |title=Peperduur concert Madonna in Amsterdam uitverkocht in halfuur |url=https://www.pressreader.com/belgium/het-nieuwsblad/20120212/283609577099964 |work=Het Nieuwsblad |via=PressReader |access-date=15 October 2021 |language=Dutch |date=February 12, 2012 |archive-date=26 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026214018/https://www.pressreader.com/belgium/het-nieuwsblad/20120212/283609577099964 |url-status=live }}

File:MDNA France 7581464186 (cropped).jpg. In the image, Madonna performs "I'm Addicted" during the concert's final act, Redemption.]]

The MDNA Tour was commercially successful in the United States as well. 60,000 tickets for the first concert at New York's Yankee Stadium were reported to have sold out in just 20 minutes, leading to a second date.{{cite web |last1=Hala |first1=Khalaf |title=Madonna tickets for Abu Dhabi concert expected to sell out fast |url=http://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/music/madonna-tickets-for-abu-dhabi-concert-expected-to-sell-out-fast |work=The National|location=Abu Dhabi|access-date=15 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216032829/http://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/music/madonna-tickets-for-abu-dhabi-concert-expected-to-sell-out-fast |archive-date=February 16, 2012 |date=February 14, 2012}} Tickets for the concert in Kansas City, around 14,000, sold out in 12 minutes;{{cite web |last1=Hawley |first1=Brenna |title=Madonna tickets disappear quickly, indicate nationwide draw to Kansas City |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2012/03/06/madonna-tickets-disappear-quickly.html |work=Kansas City Business Journal|access-date=15 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310024701/https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2012/03/06/madonna-tickets-disappear-quickly.html |archive-date=March 10, 2012 |date=March 6, 2012}} in Houston, entrances sold out in less than an hour, which caused a second date to be added.{{cite web |title=Madonna tickets sell out in minutes; second Houston date announced |url=https://www.khou.com/entertainment/Madonna-tickets-sell-out-in-minutes-second-Houston-date-announced-140634783.html |publisher=KHOU |access-date=15 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229104233/https://www.khou.com/entertainment/Madonna-tickets-sell-out-in-minutes-second-Houston-date-announced-140634783.html |archive-date=February 29, 2012 |date=February 27, 2012}} In Montreal, 16,000 tickets were sold in 20 minutes; the single concert at Quebec's Plains of Abraham sold 65,000 tickets in just an hour.{{cite web |last1=Deschamps |first1=Richard |title=Madonna tickets sell out in 20 minutes |url=http://www.cjad.com/CJADLocalNews/entry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10350321 |publisher=CJAD |access-date=15 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303202812/http://www.cjad.com/CJADLocalNews/entry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10350321 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |date=February 18, 2012}} Madonna sold out 15,000 tickets for the show in Ottawa's Scotiabank Palace in 21 minutes, becoming the fastest-selling concert in the arena's 16-year history and breaking a record previously held by AC/DC.{{cite web |last1=Armstrong |first1=David |title=Madonna sells out Ottawa show ... in a flash 65 |url=http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/02/13/madonna-sells-out-ottawa-show--in-a-flash |work=Ottawa Sun |access-date=15 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130316231033/http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/02/13/madonna-sells-out-ottawa-show--in-a-flash |archive-date=March 16, 2013 |date=February 13, 2012}} The "most expensive" tickets for the first concert in Mexico City sold out within two hours and fifteen minutes during the pre-sales;{{cite web |title=Agota Madonna boletos más caros en preventa |url=https://www.elsiglodedurango.com.mx/noticia/369490.agota-madonna-boletos-mas-caros-en-preventa.html |work=El Siglo de Durango |access-date=15 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509113307/https://www.elsiglodedurango.com.mx/noticia/369490.agota-madonna-boletos-mas-caros-en-preventa.html |archive-date=May 9, 2012 |language=Spanish |date=April 26, 2012|author=Notimex}} 6,500 tickets were sold at a record-breaking five minutes during the pre-sale for the second Mexican concert.{{cite web |last1=Garcia |first1=Martha Patricia |title=Concierto de Madonna no agota ni el primer show |url=https://archivo.eluniversal.com.mx/espectaculos/114242.html |work=El Universal |access-date=15 October 2021 |language=Spanish |date=May 31, 2012 |archive-date=24 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024171437/https://archivo.eluniversal.com.mx/espectaculos/114242.html |url-status=live }} According to RCN Radio, there was a "massive demand" for tickets for the singer's first concert in Medellín;{{cite web |title=Masiva demanda de boletas para show de Madonna en Medellín |url=http://www.rcnradio.com/noticias/editor/masiva-demanda-de-boletas-para-show-de-150720 |publisher=RCN Radio |access-date=16 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120427000013/http://www.rcnradio.com/noticias/editor/masiva-demanda-de-boletas-para-show-de-150720 |archive-date=April 27, 2012 |language=Spanish |date=April 24, 2012}} 38,000 entrances quickly sold out during the pre-sale, while the remaining 2,000 tickets ran out in three hours.{{cite web |last1=Westwood |first1=Rosemary |title=Booming Madonna sales prove Medellin's progress: Mayor |url=https://colombiareports.com/events-nightlife/medellin/23647-booming-madonna-sales-prove-medellins-progress-lmayor.html |publisher=Colombia Reports|access-date=16 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120427002412/https://colombiareports.com/events-nightlife/medellin/23647-booming-madonna-sales-prove-medellins-progress-lmayor.html |archive-date=April 27, 2012 |date=April 24, 2012}}{{cite web |title=Agotadas las entradas para Madonna en Medellín |url=https://www.elcolombiano.com/historico/agotadas_las_entradas_para_madonna_en_medellin-FBEC_179408 |work=El Colombiano |language=Spanish |access-date=16 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920235308/https://www.elcolombiano.com/historico/agotadas_las_entradas_para_madonna_en_medellin-FBEC_179408 |archive-date=September 20, 2016 |date=April 26, 2012}} More than 100,000 ticket sold out within two days in Brazil.{{cite web |title=Shows de Madonna no Brasil têm mais de 100 mil ingressos vendidos |url=http://g1.globo.com/pop-arte/noticia/2012/05/shows-de-madonna-no-brasil-tem-mais-de-100-mil-ingressos-vendidos.html |publisher=Grupo Globo |access-date=16 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516184139/http://g1.globo.com/pop-arte/noticia/2012/05/shows-de-madonna-no-brasil-tem-mais-de-100-mil-ingressos-vendidos.html |archive-date=May 16, 2012 |language=Portuguese |date=May 14, 2012}} Digital Spy then reported that MDNA had outsold Lady Gaga's Born This Way Ball in South America despite tickets for the former being three times as expensive as those for the latter.{{cite web |last1=Martinovic |first1=Paul |title=Madonna concerts outsell Lady GaGa three to one in Latin America |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a443944/madonna-concerts-outsell-lady-gaga-three-to-one-in-latin-america/ |work=Digital Spy |access-date=16 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626071437/https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a443944/madonna-concerts-outsell-lady-gaga-three-to-one-in-latin-america/ |archive-date=June 26, 2020 |date=December 8, 2012}}

After completion, MDNA became the tenth highest-grossing tour of all time, grossing $305.2 million from 88 sold-out shows;{{cite magazine |last1=Wadell |first1=Ray |title=Madonna's 'MDNA' tour makes Billboard boxscore's all-time top 10 |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1526267/madonnas-mdna-tour-makes-billboard-boxscores-all-time-top-10 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=16 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130201084714/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1526267/madonnas-mdna-tour-makes-billboard-boxscores-all-time-top-10 |archive-date=February 1, 2013 |date=January 24, 2013}} it also became the second highest-grossing for a female artist behind Madonna's own Sticky & Sweet Tour.{{cite web |last1=Pyrali |first1=Adam |title=Madonna performs "Give Me All Your Luvin'" live on The MDNA Tour: Watch the preview |url=https://www.idolator.com/7461666/madonna-mdna-world-tour-epix-preview?chrome=1 |work=Idolator |access-date=16 October 2021 |date=June 4, 2013 |archive-date=25 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925090031/https://www.idolator.com/7461666/madonna-mdna-world-tour-epix-preview?chrome=1 |url-status=live }} Billboard named it the most lucrative tour of 2012, making it Madonna's third time closing a year at the top of the box office heap, the others being 2009 and 2004. The artist also joined the Rolling Stones, the Grateful Dead and Bon Jovi as the only acts to be Billboard{{'}}s highest-grossing tour twice in a three-year span. Madonna was awarded Top Touring Artist at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards.{{cite magazine |last1=Payne |first1=Chris |title=Madonna humbly accepts Top Touring Artist trophy at Billboard Music Awards |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/bbma-2013/1562894/madonna-humbly-accepts-top-touring-artist-trophy-at-billboard |magazine=Billboard |access-date=16 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607114058/https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/bbma-2013/1562894/madonna-humbly-accepts-top-touring-artist-trophy-at-billboard |archive-date=June 7, 2013 |date=May 19, 2013}}

Controversies

= Political =

File:Nobody Knows Me MDNA.jpg"; the video caused controversy in France, as it compared politician Marine Le Pen to Adolf Hitler.]]

The video interlude of the song "Nobody Knows Me" received strong criticism from the French far right, as it showed politician Marine Le Pen with a swastika superimposed on her forehead, before her face morphed into that of Adolf Hitler. Le Pen responded by accusing the singer of stealing ―and later buying― her adopted African children; she then referred to Madonna as an "aging singer" who "need[s] publicity go to such extremes" because "her songs don't work anymore". Le Pen also threatened to sue the singer if she kept the video unchanged for the Paris and Nice stops of the tour. "If she does that in France, we'll be waiting for her", she told Le Parisien.{{cite web |last1=Willsher |first1=Kim |title=Marine Le Pen threatens to sue Madonna over swastika montage |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/jun/05/marine-le-pen-madonna-swastika |work=The Guardian |access-date=12 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130909044443/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/jun/05/marine-le-pen-madonna-swastika |archive-date=September 9, 2013 |date=June 5, 2012}} During the Paris concert, on July 14, the video performance remained unaltered, prompting the National Front to sue the singer for "public insult". Florian Philippot, then-Vice President of the National Front, considered it a "very serious insult", accusing Madonna of "trying to get more people to her concerts", while Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, from the Socialist Party, found the incident "regrettable".{{cite web |last1=Willsher |first1=Kim |title=France's Front National to sue Madonna over swastika image |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/jul/15/france-front-national-sue-madonna-swastika |work=The Guardian |access-date=14 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130913155731/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/jul/15/france-front-national-sue-madonna-swastika |archive-date=September 13, 2013 |date=July 15, 2012}} Jean-Marie Le Pen recommended his daughter "ask Madame Madonna — and everyone who organized her international show — for $1 million".{{cite web |last1=Leffler |first1=Rebecca |title=Madonna faces lawsuit from Right Wing Party leader after Paris concert |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/madonna-faces-lawsuit-le-pen-swastika-349552/ |work=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=14 October 2021 |date=July 16, 2012 |archive-date=26 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026214017/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/madonna-faces-lawsuit-le-pen-swastika-349552/ |url-status=live }} French anti-racism group SOS Racisme, however, expressed their support for the singer, calling the video a "resolutely anti-racist and feminist" statement. Madonna attempted to quell the controversy, saying that she wasn't trying "to make enemies" but to "promote tolerance".{{cite web |last1=Michaels |first1=Sean |title=Madonna drops Marine Le Pen swastika image from MDNA tour |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/aug/23/madonna-marine-le-pen-swastika |work=The Guardian |access-date=14 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303210615/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/aug/23/madonna-marine-le-pen-swastika |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |date=August 23, 2012}} According to The Hollywood Reporter, the controversy affected ticket sales in France, with 4,400 tickets for the Nice show being given away for free.{{cite web |last1=Leffler |first1=Rebecca |title=Madonna removes swastika from image of Marine Le Pen |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/madonna-marine-le-pen-france-concert-364752 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=14 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924192247/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/madonna-marine-le-pen-france-concert-364752 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |date=August 22, 2012}} During the concert in Nice, the swastika from the video was removed and replaced with a question mark; this was applauded by Gael Nofri, spokesperson for Le Pen, who expressed that, "to my knowledge, Madonna has never changed a video before [...] It's proof that our arguments won out. It's excellent news".

During the Washington, D.C. concert, Madonna openly supported the re-election of then-president Barack Obama, whom she referred to as a "black Muslim". The singer later clarified her comments, saying that she was being ironic; "yes, I know Obama is not a Muslim – though I know that plenty of people in this country think he is. And what if he were?".{{cite magazine |title=Madonna says 'Black Muslim' Obama comment was 'ironic' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/madonna-says-black-muslim-obama-comment-was-ironic-187773/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=14 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191122004615/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/madonna-says-black-muslim-obama-comment-was-ironic-187773/ |archive-date=November 22, 2019 |date=September 26, 2012|author=Rolling Stone Staff}} In Louisiana (a state with substantial populations of both liberals and conservatives), Madonna was simultaneously cheered and booed by the audience for expressing her support for Obama; she tried to rectify the situation by saying: "I don't care who you vote for. Do not take this great privilege for granted".{{cite web |last1=Donnelly |first1=Matt |title=Madonna booed (and cheered) after Obama endorsement in New Orleans |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-xpm-2012-oct-29-la-et-mg-madonna-obama-boos-concert-new-orleans-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=14 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421231028/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-xpm-2012-oct-29-la-et-mg-madonna-obama-boos-concert-new-orleans-story.html |archive-date=April 21, 2021 |date=October 29, 2012}} In her Los Angeles show, Madonna dedicated the song "Human Nature" to Malala Yousafzai, the then-14-year-old Pakistani girl who was shot by members of the Taliban for speaking-out on her right to have an education, explaining "this made me cry. The 14-year-old Pakistani girl who was shot on a school bus for writing a blog [...] Do you understand the sickness and absurdity of this? [...] Support education! Support the people who support women!" Later on, she revealed the word "Malala" painted on her back. News of this spread to Pakistan, where some took to Twitter to voice their disapproval of Madonna's gesture.{{cite web |last1=Hazlett |first1=Courtney |title=Madonna dedicates striptease to child activist shot by Taliban |url=https://www.today.com/news/madonna-dedicates-striptease-child-activist-shot-taliban-1C6439075 |work=Today|access-date=14 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151102133605/https://www.today.com/news/madonna-dedicates-striptease-child-activist-shot-taliban-1C6439075 |archive-date=November 2, 2015 |date=October 12, 2012}}

= Firearms and nudity =

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The use of firearms in the performances of "Revolver" and "Gang Bang" was met with backlash. In Scotland, Madonna defied a local ban that prevented her from brandishing fake weaponry on stage; the warnings came just 36 hours before the Colorado theater shooting.{{cite web |last1=Lyons |first1=Beverly |title=Pop superstar Madonna ignores gun ban as she plays Scots gig |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/music/music-news/pop-superstar-madonna-ignores-gun-1167364 |work=Daily Record |access-date=12 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001031549/https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/music/music-news/pop-superstar-madonna-ignores-gun-1167364 |archive-date=October 1, 2012 |date=July 22, 2012}} While on the concert, the singer joked about the ban and told the audience: "due to your laws here they might pull the plug on me so if they cut us off suddenly, write to your local MP". A spokesman for Mothers Against Guns felt the performances were "in bad taste, but given what happened in Colorado it is even worse. She should know better". The use of weaponry did not go unnoticed in the Denver concert; Mile High Sports personality Peter Burns said he was "taken aback" by the use of guns; "you could see people kinda looking at each other [...] I heard the word 'Colorado' you know, 'Aurora', 'Shooting' [...] [it was] a little bit unsettling. I saw two or three people get up and grab their stuff and actually leave their seats". Liz Rosenberg told the HuffPost that, "[Madonna] would rather cancel her show than censor her art. Her entire career, she has fought against people telling her what she can and cannot do. She's not about to start listening to them now".{{cite web |title=Madonna & Guns: Denver concert begins with fake gunplay, angering fans (Updated) |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/madonna-guns-denver-concert_n_1987859 |work=HuffPost |access-date=12 October 2021 |date=December 19, 2012 |archive-date=26 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026214019/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/madonna-guns-denver-concert_n_1987859 |url-status=live }} Madonna commented on the controversy in an interview for Good Morning America, saying that she would not alter the performances, adding: "that would be like asking people to not have guns in action movies... I mean, the thing is, guns don't kill people, people kill people. That whole first section of the show is like an action movie, and I was playing a super-vixen who wanted revenge".{{cite news |last1=Chumley |first1=Cheryl K. |title=Madonna shocker: 'Guns don't kill people; people kill people' |url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jun/24/madonna-shocker-guns-dont-kill-people-people-kill-/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=12 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130625013854/https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jun/24/madonna-shocker-guns-dont-kill-people-people-kill-/ |archive-date=June 25, 2013 |date=June 24, 2013}} She further added in a letter to Billboard:

"I do not condone violence or the use of guns [...] they are symbols of wanting to appear strong and wanting to find a way to stop feelings that I find hurtful or damaging. In my case I want to stop the lies and hypocrisy of the church, the intolerance of many narrow minded cultures and societies I have experienced throughout my life and in some cases the pain I have felt from having my heart broken".

Despite the controversy, critical reception towards this segment was mixed; Neil McCormick considered it "quite unpleasantly aggressive", but noted that, "its hard to deny that aggression suits [Madonna]"; for Gary Flockhart, it was "exhilarating to watch, if in bad taste". Andrew Matson opined that the act's violence was "so over the top, it overshadowed the rest of the show". Mark Segal Kemp said it was one of the moments that saw a few audience members get up from their seats and leave the venue; similarly, Ross Raihala wrote that, "darkness hung over much of the first half of the show". Marc-André Lemieux gave a positive review, and said that, "the aggressiveness [shown by Madonna] was nothing wrong. On the contrary. We felt that she was invested, passionate and even possessed".

The "Human Nature" number was also met with controversy, as it had the singer doing a striptease. While performing in Turkey, the singer briefly pulled down her bra and briefly flashed her nipple;{{cite magazine |title=Madonna exposes breast onstage in Turkey |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/madonna-exposes-breast-onstage-in-turkey-53177/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=12 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513035345/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/madonna-exposes-breast-onstage-in-turkey-53177/ |archive-date=May 13, 2019 |date=June 10, 2012|author=Rolling Stone Staff}} in Rome, she mooned the audience.{{cite magazine |last1=Barrett |first1=Annie |title=Madonna's Roman ass-flash: What does it all mean? |url=https://ew.com/article/2012/06/13/madonnas-roman-ass-flash-what-does-it-all-mean/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=12 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122062835/https://ew.com/article/2012/06/13/madonnas-roman-ass-flash-what-does-it-all-mean/ |archive-date=November 22, 2015 |date=June 13, 2012}} Andy Cohen said the singer's bare breasts were "old news";{{cite web |last1=Smolinski |first1=Julieanne |title=Madonna's nip slip: Shocking, or snoozy? |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/madonnas-nip-slip-shocking-or-snoozy-flna1C9005492 |work=Today |access-date=12 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306151004/https://www.today.com/popculture/madonnas-nip-slip-shocking-or-snoozy-flna1C9005492 |archive-date=March 6, 2021 |date=June 11, 2012}} writing for India Today, Deepti Jakhar felt Madonna came across "a bit desperate to regain her controversial stage presence", and compared the antic to Janet Jackson's 2004 Super Bowl incident.{{cite web |last1=Jakhar |first1=Deepti |title=Istanbul cheers as raunchy Madonna flashes her breast |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/madonna-flashes-her-breast-in-concert-105371-2012-06-12 |work=India Today |access-date=12 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301021514/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/madonna-flashes-her-breast-in-concert-105371-2012-06-12 |archive-date=March 1, 2021 |date=June 12, 2012}} Of the singer flashing herself in Rome, Entertainment Weekly{{'}}s Annie Barrett questioned her authenticity and said it was "as fake as House Hunters". BuzzFeed's Amy Odell defended the singer in an article titled "Leave Madonna's 53-year-old breast alone"; "apparently now when that inevitable thing called aging happens, [women] have to worry about covering up enough so that we don't look 'desperate' [...] Heavens! Women who are 53 still have breasts and... sex drives!", Odell wrote.{{cite web |last1=Odell |first1=Amy |title=Leave Madonna's 53-year-old breast alone |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/amyodell/leave-madonnas-53-year-old-breast-alone |publisher=BuzzFeed |access-date=12 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120613190331/https://www.buzzfeed.com/amyodell/leave-madonnas-53-year-old-breast-alone |archive-date=June 13, 2012 |date=June 12, 2012}}

= Paris's Olympia concert =

File:MDNA à l'Olympia 12 (cropped).jpg of "Die Another Day" (2002) and "Beautiful Killer" on July 17 at Paris's Olympia; this concert was widely criticized by fans due to its short length.]]

On July 17, it was announced the singer would do an "intimate one night only performance" at Paris{{'}}s Olympia hall, on Thursday July 26.{{cite web |title=Madonna's MDNA Tour adds special performance at Paris' famed Olympia July 26th |url=https://www.madonna.com/news/title/madonnas-mdna-tour-adds-special-performance-at-paris-famed-olympia-july-26th |publisher=Icon: Official Madonna website |access-date=12 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120720192354/https://www.madonna.com/news/title/madonnas-mdna-tour-adds-special-performance-at-paris-famed-olympia-july-26th |archive-date=July 20, 2012 |date=July 17, 2012}} It was described as Madonna's way "to honor her love for French artists, French cinema and a tribute to France's long history of welcoming and inspiring artists". Tickets for the concert were first allotted to members of her official fan club on July 18, and three days later, were put on sale for the general public; entrances were limited to two per person. Due to an "overwhelming demand for tickets", the show was streamed live through LoveLive's YouTube channel; Toby L, creative director of LoveLive commented: "We are beyond elated to be hosting a global stream of one of the world's most iconic artists in such a unique and intimate circumstance [...] This performance typifies what we're doing with the LoveLive music series, which will continue to feature the world's most recognizable music artists". Songs performed on this date included a mashup of Madonna's 2002 single "Die Another Day" and MDNA album track "Beautiful Killer", as well as a cover of Serge Gainsbourg's "Je t'aime... moi non plus" (1969).{{cite web |title=Madonna fans angry with the diva after her short show at The Olympia in Paris |url=http://www.playgroundmag.net/music/music-news/breaking-news/madonna-fans-angry-with-the-diva-after-her-short-show-at-the-olympia-in-paris |work=Playground |access-date=12 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304105631/http://www.playgroundmag.net/music/music-news/breaking-news/madonna-fans-angry-with-the-diva-after-her-short-show-at-the-olympia-in-paris |archive-date=March 4, 2014 |date=July 27, 2012}}

The concert was critically panned by fans and attendees, many of whom had allegedly paid more than €280 or had slept on the street overnight to be able to purchase tickets, with most of the criticism centering on the fact that the set only lasted 45 minutes.{{cite web |title=Madonna booed after 45-minute Paris concert |url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/entertainment/music/2012/07/28/madonna-booed-after-45-minute-paris-concert |work=TimesLIVE |access-date=12 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120801105029/https://www.timeslive.co.za/entertainment/music/2012/07/28/madonna-booed-after-45-minute-paris-concert |archive-date=August 1, 2012 |date=July 28, 2012}} After the show was over and the singer left the stage, people started booing and yelling insults like salope, the French word for "slut";{{cite web |last1=Leffler |first1=Rebecca |title=Madonna booed, called 'slut' in France, starts riots (Video) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/madonna-concert-booed-riots-paris-355085/ |work=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=12 October 2021 |date=July 26, 2012 |archive-date=26 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026214020/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/madonna-concert-booed-riots-paris-355085/ |url-status=live }} a crowd then gathered in the streets in front of the venue demanding a refund. Fans also took to social media to express their disappointment; the video of the concert uploaded to YouTube had received more than 12,000 dislikes by the next day. The singer's political talk was also criticized.{{cite web |title=Madonna says boos at Paris gig were from 'a few thugs' |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-19052247 |publisher=BBC News |access-date=12 October 2021 |date=July 30, 2012 |archive-date=26 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026214020/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-19052247 |url-status=live }} Following the backlash, publicist Liz Rosenberg issued a statement saying that, "[the show] was not billed as her full MDNA concert and tremendous effort was made to keep the ticket prices reasonable [...] [it] cost Madonna close to a million dollars to produce. She has done a handful of club dates in the past and they were never more than 45 minutes".{{cite web |last1=Mitchell |first1=John |title=Madonna's Paris show 'not billed as her full MDNA concert' |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/1690697/madonna-paris-show-mdna-tour/ |publisher=MTV |access-date=12 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103130228/https://www.mtv.com/news/1690697/madonna-paris-show-mdna-tour/ |archive-date=November 3, 2020 |date=July 27, 2012}} The singer herself addressed the controversy:

"Playing the Olympia was a magical moment for me and it was real treat to do this special show for my fans and be so close to them. Unfortunately at the end of the show – after I left the stage – a few thugs who were not my fans rushed the stage and started throwing plastic bottles pretending to be angry fans. The press reports have focused on this and not the joyous aspect of the evening. But nothing can take away or ruin this very special evening for me and my fans. When I looked out in the audience, everyone I saw had a smile on their face. I look forward to having this wonderful experience again".{{cite web |title=From Madonna |url=https://www.madonna.com/news/title/from-madonna |publisher=Icon: Official Madonna website |access-date=12 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120801224334/https://www.madonna.com/news/title/from-madonna |archive-date=August 1, 2012 |date=July 29, 2012}}

= Pussy Riot and LGBT rights in Russia =

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Madonna's Russian concerts were met with great controversy; when asked her stance on the arrest of feminist punk-rock band Pussy Riot, she responded: "I'm against censorship, and my whole career I've always promoted freedom of expression and freedom of speech so I think what's happening to them is unfair. And I hope that they don't have to serve 7 years in jail [...] I think art should be political, that art, historically speaking, always reflects what's going on socially".{{cite web |title=Madonna calls for leniency in Pussy Riot trial during Russian leg of world tour |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newsvideo/9458246/Madonna-calls-for-leniency-in-Pussy-Riot-trial-during-Russian-leg-of-world-tour.html |work=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=15 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120809135015/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newsvideo/9458246/Madonna-calls-for-leniency-in-Pussy-Riot-trial-during-Russian-leg-of-world-tour.html |archive-date=August 9, 2012 |date=August 7, 2012}} During the concert in Moscow, the singer donned the trademark balaclava worn by the members of the band and stripped down to a black bra, revealing the band's name written across her back.{{cite web |title=Madonna dons Pussy Riot's trademark balaclava to show support In Moscow, Russia (Pictures) |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/08/08/madonna-supports-pussy-riot_n_1755804.html |work=HuffPost |access-date=15 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120810022724/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/08/08/madonna-supports-pussy-riot_n_1755804.html |archive-date=August 10, 2012 |date=August 8, 2012}} Afterward, other artists followed Madonna's steps and expressed support for the band, among them Paul McCartney and Peter Gabriel.{{cite web |title=Peter Gabriel joins Madonna, Paul McCartney in backing Pussy Riot |url=http://bbc-worldnews.net/2012/08/peter-gabriel-joins-madonna-paul-mccartney-in-backing-pussy-riot/ |publisher=BBC World News|author=Tony|access-date=15 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819214737/http://bbc-worldnews.net/2012/08/peter-gabriel-joins-madonna-paul-mccartney-in-backing-pussy-riot/ |archive-date=August 19, 2012 |date=August 17, 2012}} Pussy Riot themselves tweeted: "DEAR MADONNA! We love you and you just might be changing Russia's history right now. Thank you and a thousand prayers in return!".{{cite web |last1=Stevens |first1=Jenny |title=Madonna prays for Pussy Riot on stage in Moscow |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/madonna-151-1257828 |work=NME|access-date=15 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170608184137/https://www.nme.com/news/music/madonna-151-1257828 |archive-date=June 8, 2017 |date=August 8, 2012}} Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, however, wrote an expletive-ridden Twitter post lambasting the singer for backing the band.{{cite web |last1=Elder |first1=Miriam |title=Pussy Riot case: Madonna labelled moralising 'slut' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/aug/09/pussy-riot-madonna-called-moralising-slut |work=The Guardian |access-date=15 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020035652/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/aug/09/pussy-riot-madonna-called-moralising-slut |archive-date=October 20, 2014 |date=August 9, 2012}} On August 17, the members of Pussy Riot were found guilty of hooliganism and sentenced to two years in prison,{{cite web |last1=Elder |first1=Miriam |title=Pussy Riot sentenced to two years in prison colony over anti-Putin protest |url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/aug/17/pussy-riot-sentenced-prison-putin |work=The Guardian |access-date=28 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224013041/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/aug/17/pussy-riot-sentenced-prison-putin |archive-date=December 24, 2013 |date=August 17, 2012}} to which Madonna posted on her website: "I protest the conviction and sentencing of Pussy Riot to a penal colony for two years for a 40 second performance extolling their political opinions [...] I call on all those who love freedom to condemn this unjust punishment. I urge artists around the world to speak up in protest against this travesty. [...] I call on ALL of Russia to let Pussy Riot go free".{{cite web |title=From Madonna Aug 18th, 2012 |url=https://www.madonna.com/news/title/temp |publisher=Icon: Official Madonna website |access-date=15 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120821003551/https://www.madonna.com/news/title/temp |archive-date=August 21, 2012 |date=August 18, 2012}}

The second date in Saint Petersburg was consequently met with terrorist threats, prompting the U.S. Embassy to issue a warning to those in attendance; Madonna's spokesperson Liz Rosenberg responded that the concert would go on as scheduled and that Russian authorities would step up security.{{cite web |title=Violence threatened at Madonna concerts in Russia, embassy warns |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/07/showbiz/russia-madonna/index.html |publisher=CNN |access-date=15 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120808125756/https://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/07/showbiz/russia-madonna/index.html |archive-date=August 8, 2012 |date=August 8, 2012}} On her official Facebook page, Madonna had previously posted that she planned to address Russia's so-called anti-gay law.{{cite web |last1=Radia |first1=Kirit |title=Madonna may be charged under St Petersburg Anti-gay law |url=http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/03/madonna-may-be-charged- |publisher=ABC News |access-date=15 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323201129/http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/03/madonna-may-be-charged-under-st-petersburg-anti-gay-law/ |archive-date=March 23, 2012 |date=March 23, 2012}} Before the concert, attendees were given pink wristbands to show support for the LGBT community.{{cite web |title=Support the LGBT community ay Madonna's St. Petersburg show |url=https://www.madonna.com/news/title/support-the-gay-lesbian-community-at-madonnas-st-petersburg-show |publisher=Icon: Official Madonna website |access-date=15 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811235428/https://www.madonna.com/news/title/support-the-gay-lesbian-community-at-madonnas-st-petersburg-show |archive-date=August 11, 2012 |date=August 8, 2012}} During the show, the singer delivered a speech between the performances of "Open Your Heart" and "Masterpiece"; she praised democracy, love, and freedom and compared the LGBT community's struggles to Martin Luther King Jr.'s fights for equality.{{cite web |last1=Stout |first1=Brett Edward |title=Madonna transforms St. Petersburg concert into unofficial Gay pride rally |url=http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/music/2012/08/10/madonna-transforms-st-petersburg-concert-unofficial-gay-pride |work=The Advocate |access-date=15 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120810200114/http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/music/2012/08/10/madonna-transforms-st-petersburg-concert-unofficial-gay-pride |archive-date=August 10, 2012 |date=August 10, 2012}} Russian gay rights organization Coming Out distributed rainbow posters and, at certain point, the troupe waved rainbow flags onstage. On August 17, it was announced that anti-gay Russian activists would sue Madonna for $10.4 million, arguing that she was promoting "homosexual propaganda", and had "insulted their feelings when she spoke out for gay rights" at the concert.{{cite web |last1=Liza |first1=Dobkina |title=Anti-gay Russian activists sue Madonna for $10 million |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/anti-gay-russian-activists-sue-madonna-10-million-wbna48705557 |work=Today |access-date=15 October 2021 |date=August 17, 2012 |archive-date=26 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026214017/https://www.today.com/popculture/anti-gay-russian-activists-sue-madonna-10-million-wbna48705557 |url-status=live }} According to one of the ten activists, "[Madonna] had been warned with words that she should behave in line with the law and she ignored it. So we will speak in the language of money"; another one felt that "after Madonna's concert maybe some boy becomes gay, some girl becomes lesbian, fewer children are born as a result and this big country cannot defend its borders". In November 2012, the claims were fully rejected;{{cite web |title=Madonna gay propaganda trial – live updates |url=http://www.rapsinews.com/judicial_news/20121122/265459436.html |publisher=Russian Legal Information Agency |access-date=15 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121129141557/http://www.rapsinews.com/judicial_news/20121122/265459436.html |archive-date=November 29, 2012 |date=November 22, 2012}} three years later, it was reported that Madonna had told Entertainment Weekly that she would most likely never visit Russia again because of its stands on gay rights.{{cite web |title=Madonna likely to never perform in Russia again |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2015/08/12/madonna-likely-to-never-perform-in-russia-again-a48905 |work=The Moscow Times |access-date=15 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724035758/https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2015/08/12/madonna-likely-to-never-perform-in-russia-again-a48905 |archive-date=July 24, 2020 |date=August 12, 2015}} In July 2020, eight years after the incident, Madonna revealed that she was given a $1 million fine by the Russian government, which she never paid.{{cite magazine |last1=Barrionuevo |first1=Alexei |last2=Kozlov |first2=Vladimir |title=Madonna claims she was fined $1 million for supporting Russia LGBTQ rights |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/9422732/madonna-claims-she-was-fined-lgbtq-rights |magazine=Billboard |access-date=15 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200723094103/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/9422732/madonna-claims-she-was-fined-lgbtq-rights |archive-date=July 23, 2020 |date=July 22, 2021}}

Broadcasts and recording

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On May 25, the Algemeiner Journal reported that Conan O'Brien would fly to Israel to host his late-night talk show as part of an exclusive deal to broadcast a special covering the tour's opening night.{{cite web |title=Conan O'Brien headed to Israel for Madonna's MDNA kickoff |url=http://www.algemeiner.com/2012/05/25/conan-obrien-heading-to-israel-for-madonnas-mdna-kickoff/ |work=Algemeiner Journal |access-date=12 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120527083537/http://www.algemeiner.com/2012/05/25/conan-obrien-heading-to-israel-for-madonnas-mdna-kickoff/ |archive-date=May 27, 2012 |date=May 25, 2012|author=Algemeiner Staff}} The aired segment featured comedian Billy Eichner asking passers-by from New York and Israel questions about Iran's nuclear crisis, the United States{{'}}s relations with Israel, and whether or not they were attending the concert.{{cite web |title=Billy Eichner goes to Israel for Conan, yells about Iran nuclear crisis and Madonna concert (Video) |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/29/billy-eichner-conan-israel-iran-madonna-concert-video_n_1637519.html |work=HuffPost |access-date=12 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120701103103/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/29/billy-eichner-conan-israel-iran-madonna-concert-video_n_1637519.html |archive-date=July 1, 2012 |date=June 29, 2012}} On October, a special segment aired on the Conan talk show; Eichner had the opportunity to meet the singer while she was rehearsing for her Yankee Stadium show in September.{{cite web |title=MDNA & The Conan Show |url=http://www.madonna.com/news/title/mdna-the-conan-show |publisher=Icon: Official Madonna website |access-date=12 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121130082702/http://www.madonna.com/news/title/mdna-the-conan-show |archive-date=November 30, 2012 |date=October 24, 2012}} Shot in Rome, Inside The DNA of MDNA was a 7-minute behind the scenes video posted on Madonna's official YouTube channel on July 9, 2012.{{cite web |title=Inside the DNA of MDNA |url=https://www.madonna.com/news/title/inside-the-dna-of-mdna |publisher=Icon: Official Madonna website |access-date=April 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120714033431/https://www.madonna.com/news/title/inside-the-dna-of-mdna |archive-date=July 14, 2012 |date=July 10, 2012}} The July 26 concert at Paris{{'}} L'Olympia was streamed live through LoveLive's YouTube channel.{{cite web |title=Madonna special club show at Paris' Olympia to be streamed live via the Lovelive Youtube channel this Thursday, July 26th! |url=https://www.madonna.com/news/title/madonna-special-club-show-at-paris-olympia-to-be-streamed-live-via-the-lovelive-youtube-channel-this-thursday-july-26th |publisher=Icon: Official Madonna website |access-date=12 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120727224824/https://www.madonna.com/news/title/madonna-special-club-show-at-paris-olympia-to-be-streamed-live-via-the-lovelive-youtube-channel-this-thursday-july-26th |archive-date=July 27, 2012 |date=July 25, 2012}}

On November 9, 2012, Madonna confirmed that the tour's official DVD would be shot at the 19—20 shows at Miami's American Airlines Arena;{{cite web |title=MDNA Tour DVD to be filmed in Miami! |url=https://www.madonna.com/news/title/mdna-tour-dvd-to-be-filmed-in-miami |publisher=Icon: Official Madonna website |access-date=12 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121117183729/https://www.madonna.com/news/title/mdna-tour-dvd-to-be-filmed-in-miami |archive-date=November 17, 2012 |date=November 16, 2012}} initially, she wanted to film the shows in Colombia, but due to conflicts with the directors' schedule, those shows were not filmed.{{cite web |title=En Medellín no se hará el DVD de la reina del pop Madonna |url=https://www.rcnradio.com/colombia/en-medellin-no-se-hara-el-dvd-de-la-reina-del-pop-madonna-33716 |publisher=RCN Radio |access-date=12 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180723152219/https://www.rcnradio.com/colombia/en-medellin-no-se-hara-el-dvd-de-la-reina-del-pop-madonna-33716 |archive-date=July 23, 2018 |language=Spanish |date=November 19, 2012}} Directed by Danny B. Tull and Stephane Sennour, Madonna: The MDNA Tour had a special world premiere screening on June 18 at New York's Paris Theater, with Madonna herself attending the event;{{cite web |title=MDNA Tour to be released on DVD & Blu-ray August 27 (US) / August 26 (internationally) |url=https://www.madonna.com/news/title/mdna-tour-to-be-released-on-dvd-bluray-august-27-us-august-26-internationally |publisher=Icon: Official Madonna website |access-date=12 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609151240/https://www.madonna.com/news/title/mdna-tour-to-be-released-on-dvd-bluray-august-27-us-august-26-internationally |archive-date=June 9, 2013 |date=June 6, 2013}}{{cite web |last1=Wong |first1=Curtis M. |title=Madonna debuts 'MDNA Tour' concert film at New York's Paris Theatre |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/madonna-mdna-tour-film-_n_3466000 |work=HuffPost |access-date=12 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711043554/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/madonna-mdna-tour-film-_n_3466000 |archive-date=July 11, 2021 |date=June 19, 2013}} four days later, it aired through EPIX.{{cite web |title=MDNA Tour to premiere on EPIX June 22 |url=http://www.madonna.com/news/title/mdna-tour-to-premiere-on-epix-june-22 |publisher=Icon: Official Madonna website |access-date=12 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017161255/http://www.madonna.com/news/title/mdna-tour-to-premiere-on-epix-june-22 |archive-date=October 17, 2013 |date=May 9, 2013}} MDNA World Tour was released on September 10, 2013, in all formats: double-disc live album, DVD, and Blu-ray.{{cite web |title=MDNA World Tour ro be released in multiple formats September 10th |url=https://www.madonna.com/news/title/mdna-world-tour-to-be-released-in-multiple-formats-september-10th |publisher=Icon: Official Madonna website |access-date=12 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130812034234/https://www.madonna.com/news/title/mdna-world-tour-to-be-released-in-multiple-formats-september-10th |archive-date=August 12, 2013 |date=August 8, 2013}} It received generally mixed reviews from critics, some praised the technicality and the visuals attached with the show, while others noted the absence of Madonna's hit songs;{{cite web |last1=Jones |first1=Arnold Wayne |title=Uh,oh, it's Madge-ic |url=http://www.dallasvoice.com/uhoh-its-madge-ic-10156863.html |work=Dallas Voice |access-date=12 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055344/http://www.dallasvoice.com/uhoh-its-madge-ic-10156863.html |archive-date=September 21, 2013 |date=September 13, 2013}}{{cite web |title=Music reviews: Elvis Costello and the Roots, Five for Fighting, Madonna |url=http://www.northjersey.com/arts_entertainment/music/224974872_Music_reviews__Elvis_Costello_and_the_Roots__Five_for_Fighting__Madonna.html |publisher=North Jersey Media Group |access-date=12 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003045803/http://www.northjersey.com/arts_entertainment/music/224974872_Music_reviews__Elvis_Costello_and_the_Roots__Five_for_Fighting__Madonna.html |archive-date=October 3, 2013 |date=September 24, 2013|author=The Record}} MDNA World Tour became the singer's sixth consecutive and tenth video to top Billboard{{'}}s Top Music Videos chart.{{cite magazine |last1=Caulfield |first1=Keith |title=Chart Moves: Album sales hit new loww; Madonna's 'MDNA World Tour' debuts; Earth, Wind & Fire reaches chart high |url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/5719228/chart-moves-album-sales-hit-new-low-madonnas-mdna-world-tour-debuts-earth |magazine=Billboard |access-date=12 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922172413/https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/5719228/chart-moves-album-sales-hit-new-low-madonnas-mdna-world-tour-debuts-earth |archive-date=September 22, 2013 |date=September 20, 2013}}

Set list

Set list, samples and notes adapted per Madonna's official website, the notes and track listing of MDNA World Tour, and additional sources.{{cite web |title=Madonna.com > Tours > The MDNA Tour |url=http://www.madonna.com/tour/index/tour/id/11 |publisher=Icon: Official Madonna website |access-date=10 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221124925/http://www.madonna.com/tour/index/tour/id/11 |archive-date=December 21, 2014}}{{cite AV media notes|others=Madonna |title=MDNA World Tour|year=2013 |type=DVD/CD |publisher= Interscope}}

Act 1: Transgression

"Virgin Mary" {{small|(Introduction; contains elements of "Psalm 91" and "Birjina Gaztetto Bat Zegoen")}}
"Girl Gone Wild" {{small|(Contains elements of "Material Girl" and "Give It 2 Me")}}
"Revolver"
"Gang Bang"
"Papa Don't Preach"
"Hung Up" {{small|(Contains elements of "Girl Gone Wild" and "Sorry")}}
"I Don't Give A"
"Best Friend" / "Heartbeat" {{small|(Video interlude)}}

Act 2: Prophecy

"Express Yourself" {{small|(Contains excerpts from "Born This Way" and "She's Not Me")}}
"Give Me All Your Luvin'" {{small|(Just Blaze remix)}}
"Radio Dial Static Medley" {{small|(Video interlude; contains elements of "Holiday", "Into the Groove", "Lucky Star", "Like a Virgin", "4 Minutes", "Ray of Light", and "Music")}}
"Turn Up the Radio"
"Open Your Heart" / "Sagarra Jo!"
"Masterpiece"

Act 3: Masculine/Feminine

"Justify My Love" {{small|(William Orbit remix; video interlude)}}
"Vogue"
"Candy Shop" {{small|(Contains elements of "Ashamed of Myself" and excerpts from "Erotica")}}
"Human Nature"
"Like a Virgin" {{small|(Contains elements of "Evgeni's Waltz")}}

Act 4: Redemption

"Nobody Knows Me" {{small|(Remix; video interlude)}}
"I'm Addicted"
"I'm a Sinner" {{small|(Contains elements from "Cyber-Raga")}}
"Like a Prayer" {{small|(Contains elements of "De Treville-n Azken Hitzak")}}
"Celebration" {{small|(Contains elements of "Girl Gone Wild" and "Give It 2 Me")}}

Notes

"Holiday" and "Love Spent" were sung in select concerts in the Americas.
During the first San Jose concert, Madonna sang "Everybody" to commemorate its 30th anniversary.
On the second Madison Square Garden show, Psy joined Madonna onstage for a mashup performance of "Gangnam Style", "Give It 2 Me" and "Music".{{cite magazine |title=Madonna performs 'Gangnam Style' with Psy in New York |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/madonna-performs-gangnam-style-with-psy-in-new-york-76037/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=11 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626072912/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/madonna-performs-gangnam-style-with-psy-in-new-york-76037/ |archive-date=June 26, 2020 |date=November 14, 212}}
During the second concert in Mexico City, Madonna sang "Spanish Lesson".{{cite web |title=Madonna se entrega a sus fans en segundo concierto en el DF |url=http://m.terra.com.mx/noticia?n=32efcb5d15d3b310VgnVCM20000099cceb0aRCRD |publisher=Terra |access-date=11 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219064422/http://m.terra.com.mx/noticia?n=32efcb5d15d3b310VgnVCM20000099cceb0aRCRD |archive-date=December 19, 2013 |language=Spanish |date=November 26, 2012}}
"Don't Cry for Me Argentina" was sung during the first Buenos Aires concert.{{cite web |author1-link=November 27, 2020 |title=Madonna: La fiebre "MDNA", en River |url=https://www.clarin.com/espectaculos/musica/Madonna-fiebre-MDNA-River_0_HkKYRo3owXe.html |work=Clarín |access-date=11 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127151007/https://www.clarin.com/espectaculos/musica/Madonna-fiebre-MDNA-River_0_HkKYRo3owXe.html |archive-date=November 27, 2020 |language=Spanish |date=December 14, 2012}}
In Santiago, due to technical issues caused by heavy rain, the entire first act was cut and the concert began with "Express Yourself".{{cite web |title=Madonna en Chile: Rabia y desilusión en el Nacional |url=https://www.publimetro.cl/cl/musica/2012/12/20/madonna-chile-rabia-desilusion-nacional.html |work=Publímetro |access-date=11 October 2021 |language=Spanish |date=December 20, 2012 |first=Adela |last=Araujo |archive-date=26 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026214017/https://www.publimetro.cl/cl/musica/2012/12/20/madonna-chile-rabia-desilusion-nacional.html |url-status=live }}
Halfway through the final concert in Córdoba, a broken generator caused a 40-minute power outage. "Masterpiece" and "Justify My Love" were not performed; Madonna instead did an impromptu rendition of "Holiday" with a megaphone.{{cite web |last1=Orqueda |first1=Gabriel |title=Madonna en Córdoba: destino final |url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/espectaculos/madonna-en-cordoba-destino-final-nid1539876/ |work=La Nación |access-date=May 14, 2024 |language=es |date=December 23, 2012}}

Shows

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" \|+ List of Asian and European concertsAsia and Europe boxscore: {{cite magazine \|title=Boxscore: Concert Grosses \|magazine=Billboard \|date=July 21, 2012 \|volume=124 \|issue=26 \|page=11 \|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2012/BB-2012-07-21.pdf#page=11 \|access-date=11 October 2021 \|issn=0006-2510 \|archive-date=2021-10-26 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026214017/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2012/BB-2012-07-21.pdf#page=11 \|url-status=live }} {{cite magazine \|title=Boxscore: Concert Grosses \|magazine=Billboard \|date=July 28, 2012 \|volume=124 \|issue=27 \|page=37 \|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2012/BB-2012-07-28.pdf#page=37 \|access-date=11 October 2021 \|issn=0006-2510 \|archive-date=2022-09-25 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925090029/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2012/BB-2012-07-28.pdf#page=37 \|url-status=live }} {{cite magazine \|title=Boxscore: Concert Grosses \|magazine=Billboard \|date=August 4, 2012 \|volume=124 \|issue=28 \|page=7 \|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2012/BB-2012-08-04.pdf#page=7 \|access-date=11 October 2021 \|issn=0006-2510 \|archive-date=2021-10-22 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022101918/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2012/BB-2012-08-04.pdf#page=7 \|url-status=live }} {{cite magazine \|title=Boxscore: Concert Grosses \|magazine=Billboard \|date=September 8, 2012 \|volume=124 \|issue=33 \|page=8 \|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2012/BB-2012-09-08.pdf#page=8 \|access-date=11 October 2021 \|issn=0006-2510 \|archive-date=2021-10-22 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022083420/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2012/BB-2012-09-08.pdf#page=8 \|url-status=live }}
scope="col" style="width:12em;"\| Date (2012) ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"\| City ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"\| Country ! scope="col" style="width:16em;"\| Venue ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"\| Opening act ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"\| Attendance (Tickets sold / available) ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"\| Revenue
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|May 31{{efn\|This concert was declared by Madonna as a "Concert for Peace", inviting several peace organizations to honor and acknowledge people seeking peace in the Middle East.{{cite web \|title=Madonna adds a 2nd special show in Tel Aviv May 31 \|url=https://www.madonna.com/news/title/madonna-adds-a-2nd-special-show-in-tel-aviv-may-31 \|publisher=Icon: Official Madonna website \|date=21 March 2012 \|access-date=28 November 2021 \|archive-date=28 November 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128194303/https://www.madonna.com/news/title/madonna-adds-a-2nd-special-show-in-tel-aviv-may-31 \|url-status=live }} The concert was merged with the one set to take place two days earlier, on May 29, due to production delays, and tickets dated May 29 were honored at the rescheduled May 31 event.}} \|Ramat Gan \|Israel \|Ramat Gan Stadium \|Martin Solveig \|33,457 / 33,457 \|$4,339,876
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|June 3 \|rowspan="2"\|Abu Dhabi \|rowspan="2"\|United Arab Emirates \|rowspan="2"\|du Arena \|rowspan="2"\|Benny Benassi \|rowspan="2"\|45,722 / 45,722 \|rowspan="2"\|$8,053,500
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|June 4
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|June 7 \|Istanbul \|Turkey \|Nef Stadium \|Offer Nissim \|47,789 / 47,789 \|$6,219,598
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|June 12 \|Rome \|rowspan="3"\|Italy \|Stadio Olimpico \|rowspan="15"\|Martin Solveig \|36,658 / 36,658 \|$2,835,542
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|June 14 \|Milan \|Stadio Giuseppe Meazza \|53,244 / 53,244 \|$5,624,570
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|June 16 \|Florence \|Stadio Artemio Franchi \|42,434 / 42,434 \|$4,252,680
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|June 20 \|rowspan="2"\|Barcelona \|rowspan="2"\|Spain \|rowspan="2"\|Palau Sant Jordi \|rowspan="2"\|33,178 / 33,178 \|rowspan="2"\|$3,893,274
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|June 21
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|June 24 \|Coimbra \|Portugal \|Estádio Cidade de Coimbra \|33,597 / 33,597 \|$3,156,022
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|June 28 \|rowspan="2"\|Berlin \|rowspan="2"\|Germany \|rowspan="2"\|O₂ World \|rowspan="2"\|25,481 / 25,481 \|rowspan="2"\|$3,679,378
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|June 30
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|July 2 \|Copenhagen \|Denmark \|Parken Stadium \|29,416 / 29,416 \|$2,980,465
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|July 4 \|Gothenburg \|Sweden \|Ullevi Stadium \|36,472 / 36,472 \|$4,510,807
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|July 7 \|rowspan="2"\|Amsterdam \|rowspan="2"\|Netherlands \|rowspan="2"\|Ziggo Dome \|rowspan="2"\|29,172 / 29,172 \|rowspan="2"\|$3,777,245
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|July 8
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|July 10 \|Cologne \|Germany \|Lanxess Arena \|14,489 / 14,489 \|$1,775,841
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|July 12 \|Brussels \|Belgium \|King Baudouin Stadium \|36,778 / 36,778 \|$3,676,447
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|July 14 \|Paris \|France \|Stade de France \|62,195 / 62,195 \|$7,195,799
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|July 17 \|London \|rowspan="2"\|England \|Hyde Park \|LMFAO \|54,140 / 54,140 \|$6,714,027
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|July 19 \|Birmingham \|National Indoor Arena \|rowspan="3"\|Alesso \|11,684 / 11,684 \|$1,998,196
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|July 21 \|Edinburgh \|Scotland \|Murrayfield Stadium \|52,160 / 52,160 \|$4,974,731
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|July 24 \|Dublin \|Ireland \|Aviva Stadium \|33,953 / 33,953 \|$3,175,497
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|July 26 \|Paris \|France \|L'Olympia \|{{n/a}} \|2,576 / 2,576 \|$346,653
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|July 29 \|Vienna \|Austria \|Ernst-Happel-Stadion \|Martin Solveig \|33,250 / 33,250 \|$1,953,791
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|August 1 \|Warsaw \|Poland \|Stadion Narodowy \|Paul Oakenfold \|38,699 / 38,699 \|$2,933,410
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|August 4 \|Kyiv \|Ukraine \|Olympic Stadium \|Sebastian Ingrosso \|31,022 / 31,022 \|$4,893,317
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|August 7 \|Moscow \|rowspan="2"\|Russia \|Olimpiyskiy \|rowspan="2"\|Alesso \|19,842 / 19,842 \|$4,074,400
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|August 9 \|Saint Petersburg \|SKK Peterburgsky \|19,079 / 19,079 \|$2,683,569
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|August 12 \|Helsinki \|Finland \|Helsinki Olympic Stadium \|Martin Solveig \|42,760 / 42,760 \|$5,589,900
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|August 15 \|Oslo \|Norway \|Telenor Arena \|CLMD \|18,631 / 18,631 \|$3,017,871
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|August 18 \|Zürich \|Switzerland \|Letzigrund \|Martin Solveig \|37,792 / 37,792 \|$4,989,192
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|August 21 \|Nice \|France \|Stade Charles-Ehrmann \|LMFAO \|29,670 / 29,670 \|$2,386,311

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|+ List of Asian and European concertsAsia and Europe boxscore:

{{cite magazine |title=Boxscore: Concert Grosses |magazine=Billboard |date=July 21, 2012 |volume=124 |issue=26 |page=11 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2012/BB-2012-07-21.pdf#page=11 |access-date=11 October 2021 |issn=0006-2510 |archive-date=2021-10-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026214017/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2012/BB-2012-07-21.pdf#page=11 |url-status=live }}
{{cite magazine |title=Boxscore: Concert Grosses |magazine=Billboard |date=July 28, 2012 |volume=124 |issue=27 |page=37 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2012/BB-2012-07-28.pdf#page=37 |access-date=11 October 2021 |issn=0006-2510 |archive-date=2022-09-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925090029/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2012/BB-2012-07-28.pdf#page=37 |url-status=live }}
{{cite magazine |title=Boxscore: Concert Grosses |magazine=Billboard |date=August 4, 2012 |volume=124 |issue=28 |page=7 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2012/BB-2012-08-04.pdf#page=7 |access-date=11 October 2021 |issn=0006-2510 |archive-date=2021-10-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022101918/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2012/BB-2012-08-04.pdf#page=7 |url-status=live }}
{{cite magazine |title=Boxscore: Concert Grosses |magazine=Billboard |date=September 8, 2012 |volume=124 |issue=33 |page=8 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2012/BB-2012-09-08.pdf#page=8 |access-date=11 October 2021 |issn=0006-2510 |archive-date=2021-10-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022083420/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2012/BB-2012-09-08.pdf#page=8 |url-status=live }}

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|Ramat Gan

|Israel

|Ramat Gan Stadium

|Martin Solveig

|33,457 / 33,457

|$4,339,876

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|June 3

|rowspan="2"|Abu Dhabi

|rowspan="2"|United Arab Emirates

|rowspan="2"|du Arena

|rowspan="2"|Benny Benassi

|rowspan="2"|45,722 / 45,722

|rowspan="2"|$8,053,500

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|June 4

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|June 7

|Istanbul

|Turkey

|Nef Stadium

|Offer Nissim

|47,789 / 47,789

|$6,219,598

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|June 12

|Rome

|rowspan="3"|Italy

|Stadio Olimpico

|rowspan="15"|Martin Solveig

|36,658 / 36,658

|$2,835,542

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|June 14

|Milan

|Stadio Giuseppe Meazza

|53,244 / 53,244

|$5,624,570

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|June 16

|Florence

|Stadio Artemio Franchi

|42,434 / 42,434

|$4,252,680

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|June 20

|rowspan="2"|Barcelona

|rowspan="2"|Spain

|rowspan="2"|Palau Sant Jordi

|rowspan="2"|33,178 / 33,178

|rowspan="2"|$3,893,274

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|June 21

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|June 24

|Coimbra

|Portugal

|Estádio Cidade de Coimbra

|33,597 / 33,597

|$3,156,022

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|June 28

|rowspan="2"|Berlin

|rowspan="2"|Germany

|rowspan="2"|O₂ World

|rowspan="2"|25,481 / 25,481

|rowspan="2"|$3,679,378

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|June 30

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|July 2

|Copenhagen

|Denmark

|Parken Stadium

|29,416 / 29,416

|$2,980,465

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|July 4

|Gothenburg

|Sweden

|Ullevi Stadium

|36,472 / 36,472

|$4,510,807

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|July 7

|rowspan="2"|Amsterdam

|rowspan="2"|Netherlands

|rowspan="2"|Ziggo Dome

|rowspan="2"|29,172 / 29,172

|rowspan="2"|$3,777,245

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|July 8

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|July 10

|Cologne

|Germany

|Lanxess Arena

|14,489 / 14,489

|$1,775,841

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|July 12

|Brussels

|Belgium

|King Baudouin Stadium

|36,778 / 36,778

|$3,676,447

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|July 14

|Paris

|France

|Stade de France

|62,195 / 62,195

|$7,195,799

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|July 17

|London

|rowspan="2"|England

|Hyde Park

|LMFAO

|54,140 / 54,140

|$6,714,027

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|July 19

|Birmingham

|National Indoor Arena

|rowspan="3"|Alesso

|11,684 / 11,684

|$1,998,196

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|July 21

|Edinburgh

|Scotland

|Murrayfield Stadium

|52,160 / 52,160

|$4,974,731

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|July 24

|Dublin

|Ireland

|Aviva Stadium

|33,953 / 33,953

|$3,175,497

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|July 26

|Paris

|France

|L'Olympia

|{{n/a}}

|2,576 / 2,576

|$346,653

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|July 29

|Vienna

|Austria

|Ernst-Happel-Stadion

|Martin Solveig

|33,250 / 33,250

|$1,953,791

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|August 1

|Warsaw

|Poland

|Stadion Narodowy

|Paul Oakenfold

|38,699 / 38,699

|$2,933,410

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|August 4

|Kyiv

|Ukraine

|Olympic Stadium

|Sebastian Ingrosso

|31,022 / 31,022

|$4,893,317

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|August 7

|Moscow

|rowspan="2"|Russia

|Olimpiyskiy

|rowspan="2"|Alesso

|19,842 / 19,842

|$4,074,400

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|August 9

|Saint Petersburg

|SKK Peterburgsky

|19,079 / 19,079

|$2,683,569

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|August 12

|Helsinki

|Finland

|Helsinki Olympic Stadium

|Martin Solveig

|42,760 / 42,760

|$5,589,900

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|August 15

|Oslo

|Norway

|Telenor Arena

|CLMD

|18,631 / 18,631

|$3,017,871

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|August 18

|Zürich

|Switzerland

|Letzigrund

|Martin Solveig

|37,792 / 37,792

|$4,989,192

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|August 21

|Nice

|France

|Stade Charles-Ehrmann

|LMFAO

|29,670 / 29,670

|$2,386,311

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" \|+ List of North American concertsNorth American boxscore: {{cite magazine \|title=Boxscore: Concert Grosses \|magazine=Billboard \|date=October 13, 2012 \|volume=124 \|issue=38 \|page=32 \|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2012/BB-2012-10-13.pdf#page=32 \|access-date=11 October 2021 \|issn=0006-2510 \|archive-date=2021-10-21 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021213404/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2012/BB-2012-10-13.pdf#page=32 \|url-status=live }} {{cite magazine \|title=Boxscore: Concert Grosses \|magazine=Billboard \|date=December 1, 2012 \|volume=124 \|issue=45 \|page=10 \|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2012/BB-2012-12-01.pdf#page=10 \|access-date=11 October 2021 \|issn=0006-2510 \|archive-date=2021-10-21 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021231135/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2012/BB-2012-12-01.pdf#page=10 \|url-status=live }}{{cite magazine \|title=Boxscore: Concert Grosses \|magazine=Billboard \|date=January 5, 2013 \|volume=124 \|issue=51 \|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp \|archive-url=http://www.freezepage.com/1357566049IANLXYVBOK?url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp \|archive-date=January 7, 2013\|access-date=11 October 2021 \|issn=0006-2510}}
scope="col" style="width:12em;"\| Date (2012) ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"\| City ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"\| Country ! scope="col" style="width:16em;"\| Venue ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"\| Opening act ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"\| Attendance (Tickets sold / available) ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"\| Revenue
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|August 28 \|Philadelphia \|United States \|Wells Fargo Center \|Laidback Luke \|15,741 / 15,741 \|$2,651,855
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|August 30 \|Montreal \|rowspan="2"\|Canada \|Bell Centre \|Martin Solveig \|16,918 / 16,918 \|$3,457,482
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|September 1 \|Quebec City \|Plains of Abraham \|Paul Oakenfold \|70,569 / 70,569 \|$8,098,292
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|September 4 \|Boston \|rowspan="3"\|United States \|TD Garden \|{{n/a}} \|13,995 / 13,995 \|$2,450,720
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|September 6 \|rowspan="2"\|New York City \|rowspan="2"\|Yankee Stadium \|rowspan="2"\|Avicii \|rowspan="2"\|79,775 / 79,775 \|rowspan="2"\|$12,599,540
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|September 8
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\| September 10 \|Ottawa \|rowspan="3"\|Canada \|Scotiabank Place \|rowspan="6"\|Paul Oakenfold \|14,422 / 14,422 \|$2,371,994
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|September 12 \|rowspan="2"\|Toronto \|rowspan="2"\|Air Canada Centre \|rowspan="2"\|32,557 / 32,557 \|rowspan="2"\|$7,458,188
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|September 13
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|September 15 \|Atlantic City \|rowspan="5"\|United States \|Boardwalk Hall \|12,207 / 12,207 \|$2,891,340
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|September 19 \|rowspan="2"\|Chicago \|rowspan="2"\|United Center \|rowspan="2"\|28,143 / 28,143 \|rowspan="2"\|$5,102,880
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|September 20
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|September 23 \|rowspan="2"\|Washington, D.C. \|rowspan="2"\|Verizon Center \|rowspan="2"\|Benny Benassi \|rowspan="2"\|27,944 / 27,944 \|rowspan="2"\|$4,860,428
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|September 24
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|September 29 \|rowspan="2"\|Vancouver \|rowspan="2"\|Canada \|rowspan="2"\|Rogers Arena \|rowspan="4"\|Martin Solveig \|rowspan="2"\|28,500 / 28,500 \|rowspan="2"\|$4,758,994
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|September 30
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|October 2 \|rowspan="2"\|Seattle \|rowspan="27"\|United States \|rowspan="2"\|KeyArena \|rowspan="2"\|23,651 / 23,651 \|rowspan="2"\|$3,723,405
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|October 3
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|October 6 \|rowspan="2"\|San Jose \|rowspan="2"\|HP Pavilion \|rowspan="2"\|Martin Solveig MiSha Skye \|rowspan="2"\|25,907 / 25,907 \|rowspan="2"\|$4,791,285
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|October 7
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|October 10 \|rowspan="2"\|Los Angeles \|rowspan="2"\|Staples Center \|rowspan="4"\|Martin Solveig \|rowspan="2"\|29,015 / 29,015 \|rowspan="2"\|$6,162,835
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|October 11
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|October 13 \|rowspan="2"\|Las Vegas \|rowspan="2"\|MGM Grand Garden Arena \|rowspan="2"\|24,991 / 24,991 \|rowspan="2"\|$7,188,879
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|October 14
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|October 16 \|Phoenix \|US Airways Center \|rowspan="2"\|MiSha Skye \|13,239 / 13,239 \|$2,389,060
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|October 18 \|Denver \|Pepsi Center \|13,280 / 13,280 \|$2,135,835
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|October 21 \|Dallas \|American Airlines Center \|Benny Benassi \|14,360 / 14,360 \|$2,329,690
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|October 24 \|rowspan="2"\|Houston \|rowspan="2"\|Toyota Center \|rowspan="2"\|Martin Solveig \|rowspan="2"\|24,797 / 24,797 \|rowspan="2"\|$4,390,355
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|October 25
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|October 27 \|New Orleans \|New Orleans Arena \|rowspan="8"\|Paul Oakenfold \|14,498 / 14,498 \|$2,261,515
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|October 30 \|Kansas City \|Sprint Center \|14,108 / 14,108 \|$2,366,220
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|November 1 \|St. Louis \|Scottrade Center \|16,022 / 16,022 \|$2,449,110
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|November 3 \|rowspan="2"\|Saint Paul \|rowspan="2"\|Xcel Energy Center \|rowspan="2"\|26,084 / 26,084 \|rowspan="2"\|$4,229,005
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|November 4
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|November 6 \|Pittsburgh \|Consol Energy Center \|14,120 / 14,120 \|$2,358,670
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|November 8 \|Detroit \|Joe Louis Arena \|13,716 / 13,716 \|$1,833,154
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|November 10 \|Cleveland \|Quicken Loans Arena \|16,487 / 16,487 \|$2,546,780
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|November 12 \|rowspan="2"\|New York City \|rowspan="2"\|Madison Square Garden \|rowspan="3"\|Martin Solveig \|rowspan="2"\|24,790 / 24,790 \|rowspan="2"\|$4,846,665
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|November 13
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|November 15 \|Charlotte \|Time Warner Cable Arena \|13,817 / 13,817 \|$2,208,180
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|November 17 \|Atlanta \|Philips Arena \|rowspan="5"\|Paul Oakenfold \|13,504 / 13,504 \|$2,379,792
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|November 19 \|rowspan="2"\|Miami \|rowspan="2"\|American Airlines Arena \|rowspan="2"\|27,976 / 27,976 \|rowspan="2"\|$5,241,125
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|November 20
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|November 24 \|rowspan="2"\|Mexico City \|rowspan="2"\|Mexico \|rowspan="2"\|Foro Sol \|rowspan="2"\|84,382 / 84,382 \| rowspan="2" \|$11,586,745
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|November 25

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+ List of North American concertsNorth American boxscore:

{{cite magazine |title=Boxscore: Concert Grosses |magazine=Billboard |date=October 13, 2012 |volume=124 |issue=38 |page=32 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2012/BB-2012-10-13.pdf#page=32 |access-date=11 October 2021 |issn=0006-2510 |archive-date=2021-10-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021213404/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2012/BB-2012-10-13.pdf#page=32 |url-status=live }}
{{cite magazine |title=Boxscore: Concert Grosses |magazine=Billboard |date=December 1, 2012 |volume=124 |issue=45 |page=10 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2012/BB-2012-12-01.pdf#page=10 |access-date=11 October 2021 |issn=0006-2510 |archive-date=2021-10-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021231135/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2012/BB-2012-12-01.pdf#page=10 |url-status=live }}{{cite magazine |title=Boxscore: Concert Grosses |magazine=Billboard |date=January 5, 2013 |volume=124 |issue=51 |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp |archive-url=http://www.freezepage.com/1357566049IANLXYVBOK?url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp |archive-date=January 7, 2013|access-date=11 October 2021 |issn=0006-2510}}

scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Date
(2012)

! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| City

! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Country

! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Venue

! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Opening act

! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Attendance
(Tickets sold / available)

! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Revenue

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|August 28

|Philadelphia

|United States

|Wells Fargo Center

|Laidback Luke

|15,741 / 15,741

|$2,651,855

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|August 30

|Montreal

|rowspan="2"|Canada

|Bell Centre

|Martin Solveig

|16,918 / 16,918

|$3,457,482

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|September 1

|Quebec City

|Plains of Abraham

|Paul Oakenfold

|70,569 / 70,569

|$8,098,292

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|September 4

|Boston

|rowspan="3"|United States

|TD Garden

|{{n/a}}

|13,995 / 13,995

|$2,450,720

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|September 6

|rowspan="2"|New York City

|rowspan="2"|Yankee Stadium

|rowspan="2"|Avicii

|rowspan="2"|79,775 / 79,775

|rowspan="2"|$12,599,540

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|September 8

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| September 10

|Ottawa

|rowspan="3"|Canada

|Scotiabank Place

|rowspan="6"|Paul Oakenfold

|14,422 / 14,422

|$2,371,994

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|September 12

|rowspan="2"|Toronto

|rowspan="2"|Air Canada Centre

|rowspan="2"|32,557 / 32,557

|rowspan="2"|$7,458,188

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|September 13

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|September 15

|Atlantic City

|rowspan="5"|United States

|Boardwalk Hall

|12,207 / 12,207

|$2,891,340

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|September 19

|rowspan="2"|Chicago

|rowspan="2"|United Center

|rowspan="2"|28,143 / 28,143

|rowspan="2"|$5,102,880

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|September 20

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|September 23

|rowspan="2"|Washington, D.C.

|rowspan="2"|Verizon Center

|rowspan="2"|Benny Benassi

|rowspan="2"|27,944 / 27,944

|rowspan="2"|$4,860,428

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|September 24

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|September 29

|rowspan="2"|Vancouver

|rowspan="2"|Canada

|rowspan="2"|Rogers Arena

|rowspan="4"|Martin Solveig

|rowspan="2"|28,500 / 28,500

|rowspan="2"|$4,758,994

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|September 30

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|October 2

|rowspan="2"|Seattle

|rowspan="27"|United States

|rowspan="2"|KeyArena

|rowspan="2"|23,651 / 23,651

|rowspan="2"|$3,723,405

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|October 3

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|October 6

|rowspan="2"|San Jose

|rowspan="2"|HP Pavilion

|rowspan="2"|Martin Solveig
MiSha Skye

|rowspan="2"|25,907 / 25,907

|rowspan="2"|$4,791,285

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|October 7

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|October 10

|rowspan="2"|Los Angeles

|rowspan="2"|Staples Center

|rowspan="4"|Martin Solveig

|rowspan="2"|29,015 / 29,015

|rowspan="2"|$6,162,835

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|October 11

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|October 13

|rowspan="2"|Las Vegas

|rowspan="2"|MGM Grand Garden Arena

|rowspan="2"|24,991 / 24,991

|rowspan="2"|$7,188,879

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|October 14

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|October 16

|Phoenix

|US Airways Center

|rowspan="2"|MiSha Skye

|13,239 / 13,239

|$2,389,060

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|October 18

|Denver

|Pepsi Center

|13,280 / 13,280

|$2,135,835

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|October 21

|Dallas

|American Airlines Center

|Benny Benassi

|14,360 / 14,360

|$2,329,690

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|October 24

|rowspan="2"|Houston

|rowspan="2"|Toyota Center

|rowspan="2"|Martin Solveig

|rowspan="2"|24,797 / 24,797

|rowspan="2"|$4,390,355

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|October 25

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|October 27

|New Orleans

|New Orleans Arena

|rowspan="8"|Paul Oakenfold

|14,498 / 14,498

|$2,261,515

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|October 30

|Kansas City

|Sprint Center

|14,108 / 14,108

|$2,366,220

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|November 1

|St. Louis

|Scottrade Center

|16,022 / 16,022

|$2,449,110

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|November 3

|rowspan="2"|Saint Paul

|rowspan="2"|Xcel Energy Center

|rowspan="2"|26,084 / 26,084

|rowspan="2"|$4,229,005

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|November 4

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|November 6

|Pittsburgh

|Consol Energy Center

|14,120 / 14,120

|$2,358,670

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|November 8

|Detroit

|Joe Louis Arena

|13,716 / 13,716

|$1,833,154

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|November 10

|Cleveland

|Quicken Loans Arena

|16,487 / 16,487

|$2,546,780

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|November 12

|rowspan="2"|New York City

|rowspan="2"|Madison Square Garden

|rowspan="3"|Martin Solveig

|rowspan="2"|24,790 / 24,790

|rowspan="2"|$4,846,665

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|November 13

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|November 15

|Charlotte

|Time Warner Cable Arena

|13,817 / 13,817

|$2,208,180

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|November 17

|Atlanta

|Philips Arena

|rowspan="5"|Paul Oakenfold

|13,504 / 13,504

|$2,379,792

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|November 19

|rowspan="2"|Miami

|rowspan="2"|American Airlines Arena

|rowspan="2"|27,976 / 27,976

|rowspan="2"|$5,241,125

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|November 20

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|November 24

|rowspan="2"|Mexico City

|rowspan="2"|Mexico

|rowspan="2"|Foro Sol

|rowspan="2"|84,382 / 84,382

| rowspan="2" |$11,586,745

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|November 25

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" \|+ List of South American concerts{{cite magazine \|title=Boxscore: Concert Grosses \|magazine=Billboard \|date=February 2, 2013 \|volume=125 \|issue=4 \|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123044905/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp \|archive-date=January 23, 2013\|url-status=live \|access-date=11 October 2021 \|issn=0006-2510}}
scope="col" style="width:12em;"\| Date (2012) ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"\| City ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"\| Country ! scope="col" style="width:16em;"\| Venue ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"\| Opening act ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"\| Attendance (Tickets sold / available) ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"\| Revenue
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|November 28 \|rowspan="2"\|Medellín \|rowspan="2"\|Colombia \|rowspan="2"\|Estadio Atanasio Girardot \| rowspan="2" \|Paul Oakenfold \|rowspan="2"\|90,018 / 90,018 \|rowspan="2"\|$14,741,104
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|November 29
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|December 2{{efn\|This concert was set to take place one day earlier, on December 1, but was rescheduled due to scheduling conflicts.{{cite web \|title=MDNA Tour- 2nd Medellin show added & change to Rio show date \|url=http://madonna.com/news/title/mdna-tour-2nd-medellin-show-added-change-to-rio-show-date \|publisher=Icon: Official Madonna website \|access-date=11 October 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120714032042/http://madonna.com/news/title/mdna-tour-2nd-medellin-show-added-change-to-rio-show-date \|archive-date=July 14, 2012 \|date=July 11, 2012}}}} \|Rio de Janeiro \|rowspan="4"\|Brazil \|Parque dos Atletas \|Felguk \|34,709 / 34,709 \|$4,332,428
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|December 4 \|rowspan="2"\|São Paulo \|rowspan="2"\|Estádio do Morumbi \|rowspan="2"\|Gui Boratto \|rowspan="2"\|85,255 / 85,255 \|rowspan="2"\|$8,430,677
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|December 5
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|December 9 \|Porto Alegre \|Estádio Olímpico Monumental \|Fabrício Peçanha \|42,524 / 42,524 \|$7,578,191
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|December 13 \|rowspan="2"\|Buenos Aires \|rowspan="2"\|Argentina \|rowspan="2"\|River Plate Stadium \|rowspan="4"\|Laidback Luke \|rowspan="2"\|89,226 / 89,226 \|rowspan="2"\|$10,820,041
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|December 15
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|December 19 \|Santiago \|Chile \|Estadio Nacional \|47,625 / 47,625 \|$3,867,601
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|December 22 \|Córdoba \|Argentina \|Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes \|48,133 / 48,133 \|$5,566,393
colspan="5"\| Total ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \|2,212,345 / 2,212,345 (100%) ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \|$305,158,362

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+ List of South American concerts{{cite magazine |title=Boxscore: Concert Grosses |magazine=Billboard |date=February 2, 2013 |volume=125 |issue=4 |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123044905/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp |archive-date=January 23, 2013|url-status=live |access-date=11 October 2021 |issn=0006-2510}}

scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Date
(2012)

! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| City

! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Country

! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Venue

! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Opening act

! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Attendance
(Tickets sold / available)

! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Revenue

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|November 28

|rowspan="2"|Medellín

|rowspan="2"|Colombia

|rowspan="2"|Estadio Atanasio Girardot

| rowspan="2" |Paul Oakenfold

|rowspan="2"|90,018 / 90,018

|rowspan="2"|$14,741,104

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|November 29

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|December 2{{efn|This concert was set to take place one day earlier, on December 1, but was rescheduled due to scheduling conflicts.{{cite web |title=MDNA Tour- 2nd Medellin show added & change to Rio show date |url=http://madonna.com/news/title/mdna-tour-2nd-medellin-show-added-change-to-rio-show-date |publisher=Icon: Official Madonna website |access-date=11 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120714032042/http://madonna.com/news/title/mdna-tour-2nd-medellin-show-added-change-to-rio-show-date |archive-date=July 14, 2012 |date=July 11, 2012}}}}

|Rio de Janeiro

|rowspan="4"|Brazil

|Parque dos Atletas

|Felguk

|34,709 / 34,709

|$4,332,428

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|December 4

|rowspan="2"|São Paulo

|rowspan="2"|Estádio do Morumbi

|rowspan="2"|Gui Boratto

|rowspan="2"|85,255 / 85,255

|rowspan="2"|$8,430,677

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|December 5

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|December 9

|Porto Alegre

|Estádio Olímpico Monumental

|Fabrício Peçanha

|42,524 / 42,524

|$7,578,191

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|December 13

|rowspan="2"|Buenos Aires

|rowspan="2"|Argentina

|rowspan="2"|River Plate Stadium

|rowspan="4"|Laidback Luke

|rowspan="2"|89,226 / 89,226

|rowspan="2"|$10,820,041

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|December 15

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|December 19

|Santiago

|Chile

|Estadio Nacional

|47,625 / 47,625

|$3,867,601

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|December 22

|Córdoba

|Argentina

|Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes

|48,133 / 48,133

|$5,566,393

colspan="5"| Total

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |2,212,345 / 2,212,345
(100%)

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |$305,158,362

= Cancelled dates =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" \|+ List of cancelled concerts{{cite web \|title=Madonna neće doći u Zagreb \|url=https://www.hrt.hr/index.php?id=137&tx_ttnews%5btt_news%5d=156378&tx_ttnews%5bbackPid%5d=136&cHash=82b4179ae4 \|publisher=Hrvatska radiotelevizija \|access-date=11 October 2021 \|archive-url=http://www.freezepage.com/1332378845EIWTNAKGYS?url=http://www.hrt.hr/index.php?id%3D137%26tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D%3D156378%26tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D%3D136%26cHash%3D82b4179ae40will%20not \|archive-date=March 22, 2012 \|language=Croatian \|date=March 9, 2012}}{{cite web \|title=Madonna's MDNA show in Dallas October 20th is cancelled due to 'severe laryngitis' \|url=http://madonna.com/news/title/madonnas-mdna-show-in-dallas-october-20th-is-cancelled-due-to-severe-laryngitis \|publisher=Icon: Official Madonna website \|access-date=11 October 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022202454/http://madonna.com/news/title/madonnas-mdna-show-in-dallas-october-20th-is-cancelled-due-to-severe-laryngitis \|archive-date=October 22, 2012 \|date=October 19, 2012}}
scope="col" style="width:10em;"\| Date (2012) ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"\| City ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"\| Country ! scope="col" style="width:20em;"\| Venue ! scope="col" style="width:20em;"\| Reason
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|June 11 \|Zagreb \|Croatia \|Stadion Maksimir \|Scheduling conflicts
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|October 20 \|Dallas \|United States \|American Airlines Center \|Laryngitis

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+ List of cancelled concerts{{cite web |title=Madonna neće doći u Zagreb |url=https://www.hrt.hr/index.php?id=137&tx_ttnews%5btt_news%5d=156378&tx_ttnews%5bbackPid%5d=136&cHash=82b4179ae4 |publisher=Hrvatska radiotelevizija |access-date=11 October 2021 |archive-url=http://www.freezepage.com/1332378845EIWTNAKGYS?url=http://www.hrt.hr/index.php?id%3D137%26tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D%3D156378%26tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D%3D136%26cHash%3D82b4179ae40will%20not |archive-date=March 22, 2012 |language=Croatian |date=March 9, 2012}}{{cite web |title=Madonna's MDNA show in Dallas October 20th is cancelled due to 'severe laryngitis' |url=http://madonna.com/news/title/madonnas-mdna-show-in-dallas-october-20th-is-cancelled-due-to-severe-laryngitis |publisher=Icon: Official Madonna website |access-date=11 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022202454/http://madonna.com/news/title/madonnas-mdna-show-in-dallas-october-20th-is-cancelled-due-to-severe-laryngitis |archive-date=October 22, 2012 |date=October 19, 2012}}

scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Date
(2012)

! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| City

! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Country

! scope="col" style="width:20em;"| Venue

! scope="col" style="width:20em;"| Reason

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|June 11

|Zagreb

|Croatia

|Stadion Maksimir

|Scheduling conflicts

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|October 20

|Dallas

|United States

|American Airlines Center

|Laryngitis

= Notes =

Personnel

Adapted from The MDNA Tour program.{{cite book|last=Blanco |first=Giovanni|title=Madonna: The MDNA Tour|date=2012|publisher=Boy Toy, Inc., Interscope Records Merchandise}}

;Band

Madonna – creator, vocals, guitar
Kiley Dean – vocals
Nicki Richards – vocals
Kevin Antunes – musical director, keyboards, programmer
Brian Frasier-Moore – drums
Ric'key Pageot – piano, keyboards
Monte Pittman – guitar
Jason Yang – violin
Sean Spuehler – vocal mixing engineer

;Dancers

Adrien Galo – dancer
Ali "Lilou" Ramdani – dancer
Brahim Zaibat – dancer
Chaz Buzan – dancer
Derrell Bullock – dancer
Drew Dollaz – dancer
Emilie Capel – dancer
Emilie Schram – dancer
Habby "Hobgoblin" Jacques – dancer
Kupono Aweau – dancer
Charles "Lil Buck" Riley – dancer
Loic "Speedylegz" Mabanza – dancer
Lourdes "Lola" Leon – dancer
Marion Molin – dancer
Marvin Gofin – dancer
Rocco Ritchie – dancer
Sasha Mallery – dancer
Sheik Mondesir – dancer
Stephanie Nguyen – dancer
Valeree Pohl – dancer
Vibez Henderson – dancer
Yaman "Yamsonite" Okur – dancer
Hayden Nickell – slackliner
Jaan Roose – slackliner

;Choreographers

Alison Faulk – supervising choreographer
Jason Young – supervising choreographer
Megan Lawson – choreographer
Derrell Bullock – choreographer
Marvin & Marion – choreographers
Swoop & Goofy – choreopgraphers
Ali "Lilou" Ramdani – choreographer
Kalakan Trio – choreographers
Leesa Csolak – baton coach
Damon Grant – drum coach
Josh Greenwood – slackline coach, Shaolin master

;Wardrobe

Arianne Phillips – designer
Jean Paul Gaultier – designer
Alexander Wang – designer
Jeremy Scott – designer
Linda Matthews – costume supervisor
Laura Morgan – assistant costume designer
Terry Anderson – assistant costume designer
Molly Rebuschatis – assistant to Arianne Phillips
Phil Boutte – illustrator
Natasha Paczkowski – cutter fitter
Crystal Thompson – cutter fitter
Graeme Kalbe – shopper
Kareem James – shopper
Jocelyn Goldstein – shopper
Nicki Moody – shopper
Marley Glassroth – shopper
Seana Gordon – shopper
Brianna Patterson – costume coordinator
Willie Leon – costume production assistant
Alexis Hilferte Forte – costume production assistant

;Participating designers

;Show

Jamie King – creative director
Tiffany Olson – creative director assistant
Michel Laprise – show director
Richmond Talauega – co-director
Anthony Talauega – co-director
Mark Fisher – show architect

;Crew

Tony Villaneuva – Madonna's dresser
Lana Czajka – head wardrobe
Lisa Nishimura – wardrobe
Renee Sola – wardrobe
Julie Sola – wardrobe
Pam Lewis – wardrobe
Krystie Rodriguez – wardrobe
Deb Cooper – wardrobe

;Staff

Tres Thomas – tour director
Frankie Enfield – artist tour manager
Jason Milner – tour manager
Cynthia Oknaian – ticketing manager
Jill McCutchan – assistant tour manager
Gingi Levin – assistant artist tour manager
Rafael Pagan – tour management assistant
Robert “Bongo” Longo - Head Backline : Kevin Antunes Tech
Andy LeCompte – key hair stylist for Madonna
Gina Brooke – key make-up artist for Madonna
Jean-Michel Ete – kinesitherapeute
Courtney Rousso – hotel advance
Jerry Meltzer – security
Didier Meert – security
Huge Rodriguez – family security
Marco Pernini – artist chef
Mayumi Niimi – artist chef
Michelle Peck – aesthetician, masseuse
Nicole Winhoffer – personal trainer
Suzanne Lynch – physical therapist
Abel Meza – artist driver

References

= Bibliography =

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