The Re-Invention Tour

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The ReInvention Tour
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
Madonna tour chronology
Drowned World Tour
(2001)		 The ReInvention Tour
(2004)		 Confessions Tour
(2006)

Re-Invention Tour was a seven-country concert tour starting in May 2004 which featured music from the beginning of her career to her 2003 album American Life.

Madonna visited a total of seven countries, and 20 cities, selling out 55 of 56 shows (at Slane Castle she attracted 76,275 fans with 80,000 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 $125.5 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.

Contents

[edit] Information

The show was divided into five acts with different themes: Renaissance, military, jazz/circus, acoustic/religious and tribal/Scottish. "Nothing Really Matters" was meant to be part of the opening scene, following "Nobody Knows Me". The song itself was eventually scrapped, though elements of 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
  • Midwesterners Do It Better
  • 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.

The stage for the show had a huge structure with big screens that move around the stage, a number of elevators, a huge platform in V shape that was attached to the main stage in two songs, a conveyor belt, raising plataforms and a revolving stage.

[edit] The Show

The show begins with a video introduction, The Beast Within. Madonna is not seen on stage the whole time. As the opening of Vogue begins, Madonna rises up on a platform to perform the songs. She shows off her cardio and yoga positions while performing. The next song, Nobody Knows Me shows Madonna walking on a conveyor belt. Madonna then rests to sing Frozen before exiting the stage. After a break, American Life is shown with military dancers training on stage. Madonna then does a "gun dance" for Express Yourself, before playing the guitar for Burning Up and Material Girl. The second act ends. Soon, a remix to Madonna's Hollywood begins playing as a video interlude. Madonna then comes out to sing Hanky Panky. She then does a slow jazz version of Deeper and Deeper before ending the circus segment with Die Another Day and Evita's Lament. Before the next segment start a video interlude of a remix of Bedtime Story is shown. Madonna then rises up to sing Nothing Fails and Don't Tell Me as an introduction to the acoustic act. She then sings Like A Prayer before slowing things down with a medley of Mother and Father and Intervention. She closes the segment with John Lennon's Imagine. Madonna ends the show with a tribal act, with a bagpipe player coming out before going Into The Groove. Madonna then sings Papa Don't Preach and Crazy For You as tributes to the fans before ending with Music and Holiday.

[edit] Setlist

Cover of I'm Going to Tell You a Secret.
Cover of I'm Going to Tell You a Secret.
  1. Video Introduction: "The Beast Within"
  2. "Vogue"
  3. "Nobody Knows Me"
  4. "Frozen"
  5. "American Life"
  6. "Express Yourself"
  7. "Burning Up
  8. "Material Girl"
  9. Dancers Interlude: "Hollywood" (Remix)
  10. "Hanky Panky"
  11. "Deeper and Deeper"
  12. "Die Another Day"
  13. "Lament"
  14. Video Interlude: "Bedtime Story"
  15. "Nothing Fails"
  16. "Don't Tell Me"
  17. "Like A Prayer"
  18. "Mother And Father" (with a few lines of "Intervention")
  19. "Imagine"
  20. "Into The Groove" (with bagpipe introduction, and with Missy Elliott on video backdrop)
  21. "Papa Don't Preach" (with "American Life" reprise)
  22. "Crazy For You"
  23. "Music"
  24. "Holiday"

[edit] Original Setlist

The original setlist was as of February 6, 2004. They had made lots of different changes before the tour started.

  • "Vogue"
  • "Swim"
  • "Nobody Knows Me
  • "Express Yourself"
  • "American Life" (Headcleaner Mix)
  • "Burning Up"
  • "Love Profusion" (Headcleaner Mix)
  • "I'm So Stupid"
  • "Hollywood" (VMAs Mix)
  • "The Devil Wouldn't Recognise You" (unreleased song)
  • "Hanky Panky"
  • "Dress You Up" (in E flat)
  • "Take a Bow"
  • "Bedtime Story"
  • "Like a Prayer"
  • "Don't Tell Me" (promo tour version)
  • "Mother and Father" (promo tour version)
  • "Live to Tell" (in F)
  • "Into the Groove" (GAP version - "Into The Hollywood Groove") OR "Holiday"
  • "Music"
  • "Crazy for You" (down a step)
  • "Die Another Day"

[edit] 'Re-inventions'

The theme of this tour was Madonna 're-inventing' her past material. This involved re-interpreting songs, modernising them or simply performing them with a different instrument. And according to Madonna, give them a new meaning. The following songs were 're-invented' for the tour;

  • The remix of "Justify My Love", "The Beast Within", took also a few elements from "Erotica" and a few lines from the original version were scrapped out.
  • "Vogue" was performed with an 18th-century/Bohemian theme, re-inventing the notable "Vogue" performance at the 1990 MTV Video Music Awards".
  • "Nobody Knows Me" became more upbeat and dance.
  • Few changes were made in "Frozen".
  • "American Life" became a rock song.
  • "Express Yourself" was updated and given a patriotic love theme.
  • "Burning Up", one of Madonna's early discotheque hits, was performed by mainly on an electric guitar and involved no dancing. "Material Girl" was also performed in this style.
  • "Hollywood" was completely remixed as a dancers interlude.
  • "Hanky Panky" stayed mostly intact, a few lines were taken and a longer instrumental part were placed.
  • "Deeper and Deeper" was performed in a burlesque, jazzy style, to fit with the circus-themed stage. The song is originally a dance track.
  • To "Die Another Day" was given a longer instrumental part for the dance numbers.
  • A piano were introduced to the instrumentation of "Lament".
  • A reworked version of the Orbital remix of "Bedtime Story" was shown as a video interlude.
  • An almost identical version of "Nothing Fails" were performed but without the gospel chorus.
  • "Don't Tell Me", originally a lively dance track, was performed more slowly and with a sample of Bitter Sweet Symphony in some tour dates.
  • Acoustic versions of "Like a prayer" and "Mother and Father" with medley "Intervention" were performed.
  • "Imagine" is essentially a re-invention of the John Lennon original.
  • "Into The Groove" is updated and features Missy Elliot.
  • "Papa Don't Preach", "Crazy For You" and "Music" received minimal changes.
  • "Holiday" was also updated and became very different from the original one.

[edit] Tour Dates

Date City Country Venue
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(sellout) $6,965,055
MGM Grand Garden Las Vegas 28,341 / 28,341(sellout) $7,005,548
Arrowhead Pond Anaheim 24,250 / 24,250(sellout) $4,164,450
HP Pavilion San Jose 40,205 / 40,205(sellout) $5,543,715
MCI Center Washington, DC 26,788 / 26,788(sellout) $3,486,684
Madison Square Garden New York 88,625 / 88,625(sellout) $12,674,925
Centrum Worcester-Boston 46,075 / 46,075(sellout) $6,439,890
Wachovia Center Philadelphia 30,575 / 30,575(sellout) $4,134,478
Continental Arena East Rutherford-NYC 29,315 / 29,315(sellout) $4,437,345
United Center Chicago 59,591 / 59,591(sellout) $7,894,105
Air Canada Centre Toronto 52,160 / 52,160(sellout) $5,332,703
Philips Arena Atlanta 25,627 / 25,627(sellout) $3,450,874
Office Depot Center Miami-Ft. Lauderdale 28,208 / 28,208(sellout) $3,834,522
American Airlines Arena Miami 30,580 / 30,580(sellout) $4,145,760
Evening News Arena Manchester 27,320 / 27,320(sellout) $5,136,114
Earls Court London 34,087 / 34,087(sellout) $6,356,207
Wembley Arena London 45,267 / 45,267(sellout) $9,809,717
Slane Castle Dublin 62,275 / 70,000 $6,575,339
Bercy Paris 68,000 / 68,000(sellout) $7,357,529
Gelredome Arnhem 73,300 / 73,300(sellout) $6,759,661
Atlantic Pavilion Lisbon 33,460 / 33,460(sellout) $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).

[edit] Trivia

  • While the tour was being produced the chosen name was "The Whore of Babylon Tour", but allegedly Guy Ritchie persuaded Madonna to change it to The Re-Invention Tour. Other names considered were "Ground Zero" and "Nobody Knows Me".
  • On April 22, 2003, during the taping of MTV's "Madonna: Live & On The Record", Mega-Fan Tom Zaremba suggested to Madonna to perform "Burning Up" on guitar to which she would later abide. This was confirmed by Liz Rosenberg in ICON Fan Magazine Q&A and by Madonna herself at Borders NYC book signing for Lotsa de Casha in June 2005.
  • During the tour Elton John query lip-sync on her concerts,“Since when has lip-synching been live?” he said. “Anyone who lip-syncs in public onstage when you pay 75 pounds ($134) to see them should be shot. That’s me off her ... Christmas card list,” he added. “But do I give a toss? No.” Madonna’s spokeswoman, Liz Rosenberg, rejected John’s allegations.“Madonna does not lip-sync nor does she spend her time trashing other artists,” Rosenberg said in a statement. “She sang every note of her Re-Invention tour live and is not ashamed that she was well paid for her hard work. Elton John remains on her Christmas card list whether he is nice ... or naughty,” she said.

[edit] DVD Release

The show was expected to be broadcasted on CBS. The show was taped on the final night in Lisbon. The special event was eventually scrapped, mostly because of Madonna's demands of having commercial free time and over two hours of footage. Fans still await a DVD release, although none has been released. I'm Going To Tell You A Secret a live album and some concert footage has been released, but the footage was taken from a Paris, France concert.

[edit] References

Madonna
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Studio albums: Madonna (1983) · Like a Virgin (1984) · True Blue (1986) · Like a Prayer (1989)
Erotica (1992) · Bedtime Stories (1994) · Ray of Light (1998) · Music (2000)
American Life (2003) · Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005)

Discography · Tours · Videography · Filmography · Achievements and Awards · Bibliography · Unreleased songs · Controversies

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