The Re-Invention Tour
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| The ReInvention Tour | ||
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| Tour by Madonna | ||
| Start date | May 24, 2004 | |
| End date | September 14, 2004 | |
| Legs | 2 | |
| Shows | 39 in North America 17 in Europe 56 in Total |
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| Madonna tour chronology | ||
| Drowned World Tour (2001) |
The ReInvention Tour (2004) |
Confessions Tour (2006) |
Starting in May, 2004, Madonna's ReInvention Tour 2004 was a seven-country musical concert tour which featured music from the beginning of her career to her most recent work.
Madonna visited a total of seven countries, and 20 cities, selling out 55 of 56 shows (at Slane Castle she attracted 62,275 fans with 70,000 tickets available) where she was seen by an estimated 880,000 fans. The tour is considered the most successful and highest grossing concert tour of the year, with an estimated gross of $124.5 million. To acknowledge her achievement of the tour success in that year, Billboard Magazine awarded Madonna Backstage Pass Award in recognition of having the top tour of the year 2004. [1]
The tour was chronicled in I'm Going to Tell You a Secret, a two-hour documentary which included taped segments of the show, and backstage elements, including the auditioning of some of Madonna's dancers. A DVD, with a bonus CD of selected songs from the set, was released June 20, 2006.
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[edit] The show
The show was divided into five acts with different themes: Renaissance, military, jazz/circus, acoustic/religious and tribal.
"Nothing Really Matters" was meant to be part of the opening scene, following "Nobody Knows Me". The song itself was eventually scrapped, though elements the intended choreography would eventually find its way into the show via "Nobody Knows Me". "Dress You Up", "Love Profusion" and "I'm So Stupid" were all part of the setlist. "I'm So Stupid " was cut for time constraints. Madonna had difficulty learning the guitar chords for "Dress You Up" so it was replaced with "Material Girl". An acoustic version of "Love Profusion" was meant to be interchanged with "Nothing Fails" during some of the European shows, but it never happened. At least one song from every album Madonna released was in the setlist. Madonna's performance of John Lennon's classic pro-peace song "Imagine" was a surprise to many fans and critics. Asked why she chose to cover this song Madonna simply said: "I wanted to make a statement with the ultimate peace song."
Madonna did not play any Friday night gigs on this tour as the teaching of the Kabbalah forbids it. She also pledged to respect the Jewish practice of Shabbat by dining with her close family every Friday rather than working.
During the end-segment while performing "Papa Don't Preach" and "Crazy For You", Madonna wore black t-shirts with various "... do it better" lines, (reminiscent of her 1986 "Papa Don't Preach" music video). The lines read on various shows:
- Kabbalists Do It Better
- Who is the best performer ever?
- Italians Do It Better
- Brits Do It Better
- Irish Do It Better
For a few of her shows in the United States, she wore a t-shirt which read "Vote Or Die", addressing the then-upcoming U.S. presidential election.
[edit] Setlist
- The Beast Within (Video Intro)†
- Vogue†
- Nobody Knows Me†
- Frozen
- American Life†
- Express Yourself
- Burning Up
- Material Girl
- Video Interlude: Hollywood (Remix)†
- Hanky Panky
- Deeper and Deeper
- Die Another Day†
- Lament†
- Video Interlude: Bedtime Story
- Nothing Fails
- Don't Tell Me
- Like a Prayer†
- Mother and Father (with Intervention mid-section)†
- Imagine†
- Bagpipe Interlude: Susan MacLeod†
- Into the Groove†
- Papa Don't Preach
- Crazy for You
- Music†
- Holiday†
† Included in I'm Going to Tell You a Secret live album.
[edit] Tour Dates
| Date | City | Country | Venue | ||
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| North America | |||||
| May 24, 2004 | Los Angeles | United States | Forum | ||
| May 26, 2004 | Los Angeles | United States | Forum | ||
| May 27, 2004 | Los Angeles | United States | Forum | ||
| May 29, 2004 | Las Vegas | United States | MGM Grand Garden | ||
| May 30, 2004 | Las Vegas | United States | MGM Grand Garden | ||
| June 2, 2004 | Anaheim | United States | Arrowhead Pond | ||
| June 3, 2004 | Anaheim | United States | Arrowhead Pond | ||
| June 6, 2004 | San Jose | United States | HP Pavilion | ||
| June 8, 2004 | San Jose | United States | HP Pavilion | ||
| June 9, 2004 | San Jose | United States | HP Pavilion | ||
| June 13, 2004 | Washington, D.C. | United States | MCI Center | ||
| June 14, 2004 | Washington D.C. | United States | MCI Center | ||
| June 16, 2004 | New York | United States | Madison Square Garden | ||
| June 17, 2004 | New York | United States | Madison Square Garden | ||
| June 20, 2004 | New York | United States | Madison Square Garden | ||
| June 21, 2004 | New York | United States | Madison Square Garden | ||
| June 23, 2004 | New York | United States | Madison Square Garden | ||
| June 24, 2004 | New York | United States | Madison Square Garden | ||
| June 27, 2004 | Worcester | United States | Centrum | ||
| June 28, 2004 | Worcester | United States | Centrum | ||
| June 30, 2004 | Worcester | United States | Centrum | ||
| July 1, 2004 | Worcester | United States | Centrum | ||
| July 4, 2004 | Philadelphia | United States | Wachovia Center | ||
| July 5, 2004 | Philadelphia | United States | Wachovia Center | ||
| July 7, 2004 | East Rutherford | United States | Continental Airlines Arena | ||
| July 8, 2004 | East Rutherford | United States | Continental Airlines Arena | ||
| July 11, 2004 | Chicago | United States | United Center | ||
| July 12, 2004 | Chicago | United States | United Center | ||
| July 14, 2004 | Chicago | United States | United Center | ||
| July 15, 2004 | Chicago | United States | United Center | ||
| July 18, 2004 | Toronto | Canada | Air Canada Centre | ||
| July 19, 2004 | Toronto | Canada | Air Canada Centre | ||
| July 21, 2004 | Toronto | Canada | Air Canada Centre | ||
| July 24, 2004 | Atlanta | United States | Philips Arena | ||
| July 25, 2004 | Atlanta | United States | Philips Arena | ||
| July 28, 2004 | Ft. Lauderdale | United States | Office Depot Center | ||
| July 29, 2004 | Ft. Lauderdale | United States | Office Depot Center | ||
| August 1, 2004 | Miami | United States | AmericanAirlines Arena | ||
| August 2, 2004 | Miami | United States | AmericanAirlines Arena | ||
| Europe | |||||
| Date | City | Country | Venue | ||
| August 14, 2004 | Manchester | United Kingdom | M.E.N. Arena | ||
| August 15, 2004 | Manchester | United Kingdom | M.E.N. Arena | ||
| August 18, 2004 | London | United Kingdom | Earl's Court | ||
| August 19, 2004 | London | United Kingdom | Earl's Court | ||
| August 22, 2004 | London | United Kingdom | Wembley Arena | ||
| August 23, 2004 | London | United Kingdom | Wembley Arena | ||
| August 25, 2004 | London | United Kingdom | Wembley Arena | ||
| August 26, 2004 | London | United Kingdom | Wembley Arena | ||
| August 29, 2004 | Dublin | Ireland | Slane Castle | ||
| September 1, 2004 | Paris | France | Bercy Stadium | ||
| September 2, 2004 | Paris | France | Bercy Stadium | ||
| September 4, 2004 | Paris | France | Bercy Stadium | ||
| September 5, 2004 | Paris | France | Bercy Stadium | ||
| September 8, 2004 | Arnhem | Netherlands | Gelredome | ||
| September 9, 2004 | Arnhem | Netherlands | Gelredome | ||
| September 13, 2004 | Lisbon | Portugal | Pavilhão Atlântico | ||
| September 14, 2004 | Lisbon | Portugal | Pavilhão Atlântico | ||
| Boxscores | |||||
| The Forum | Los Angeles | 43,158 / 43,158 | $6,965,055 | ||
| MGM Grand Garden | Las Vegas | 28,341 / 28,341 | $7,005,548 | ||
| Arrowhead Pond | Anaheim | 24,250 / 24,250 | $4,164,450 | ||
| HP Pavilion | San Jose | 40,205 / 40,205 | $5,543,715 | ||
| MCI Center | Washington, DC | 26,788 / 26,788 | $3,486,684 | ||
| Madison Square Garden | New York | 88,625 / 88,625 | $12,674,925 | ||
| Centrum | Worcester-Boston | 46,075 / 46,075 | $6,439,890 | ||
| Wachovia Center | Philadelphia | 30,575 / 30,575 | $4,134,478 | ||
| Continental Arena | East Rutherford-NYC | 29,315 / 29,315 | $4,437,345 | ||
| United Center | Chicago | 59,591 / 59,591 | $7,894,105 | ||
| Air Canada Centre | Toronto | 52,160 / 52,160 | $5,332,703 | ||
| Philips Arena | Atlanta | 25,627 / 25,627 | $3,450,874 | ||
| Office Depot Center | Miami-Ft. Lauderdale | 28,208 / 28,208 | $3,834,522 | ||
| American Airlines Arena | Miami | 30,580 / 30,580 | $4,145,760 | ||
| Evening News Arena | Manchester | 27,320 / 27,320 | $5,136,114 | ||
| Earls Court | London | 34,087 / 34,087 | $6,356,207 | ||
| Wembley Arena | London | 45,267 / 45,267 | $9,809,717 | ||
| Slane Castle | Dublin | 62,275 / 70,000 | $6,575,339 | ||
| Bercy | Paris | 68,000 / 68,000 | $7,357,529 | ||
| Gelredome | Arnhem | 73,300 / 73,300 | $6,759,661 | ||
| Atlantic Pavilion | Lisbon | 33,460 / 33,460 | $3,286,166 | ||
Notes: 3 shows at the Nokia Arena in Tel Aviv, Israel were scrapped shortly before being put on sale due to safety concerns. Stops in Moscow and Helsinki were considered as replacements but never materialized due to time constraints.
Madonna placed 14 entries on Billboad's Top 25 Boxscores of 2004, including: New York (3), London (5), Chicago (7), Paris (9), Las Vegas (11), Los Angeles (12), Arnhem (14), Dublin (15), Worcester (16), London (17), San Jose (20), Toronto (21), Manchester (22) & E. Rutherford (25).
