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1 August - Warsaw


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On 1 August, Madonna will become the first ever music act to perform at Poland's brand new 73,000-capacity National Stadium (Stadion Narodowy) since the opening ceremony, which took place half a year ago.

I know lu-cash will be attending the show - any others?

Doors will open at 5.30 p.m.

Paul Oakenfold is scheduled to perform from 8.00-8.45 p.m., followed by Madonna's show starting at 9.30 p.m.

The show has already sparked controversy in Poland, since it coincides with the anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising, which ended in the deaths of 200,000 Polish civilians and the destruction of 25% of all buildings in the city. It wouldn't be wrong to say that the anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising means to Warsaw residents what 9/11 means to people living in New York City.

A group of young Catholics, calling itself the Youth Crusade, launched an online petition to have the concert cancelled, gathering more than 30,000 supporters within a few days. The show will take place as planned, but Live Nation agreed to the Warsaw city authorities' proposal of opening the show with a minute's silence and the airing of a video clip informing/reminding the audience of the uprising.

Located right next to the Warszawa Stadion railway station and several tram and bus stops, the stadium is very easy to reach by public transportation.

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Madonna previously performed in Warsaw during the 2009 leg of the Sticky & Sweet Tour. That show also sparked controversy in Poland, since it coincided with the Assumption of the Holy Mother.

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It does look like a very modern stadium.

How many tickets were sold already?

Yeh, it was built especially for this year's European Football Championships.

Btw, the stadium has a permanent roof covering the stands and a retractable roof covering the pitch. I'm not quite sure, but I think the roof will be on for Madonna's show.

In mid-March, I heard that about half of the tickets had been sold, which would be about 36,500.

I have no idea how many ticket have been sold since then, but in most sections, the ticket availability is still 'excellent'. However, Early Entry tickets have sold out, and there's only one Hot Ticket Package left. Golden Circle tickets had initially sold out, too, but a few hundred extra tickets were released about a month ago.

Ticket prices

General Admission: PLN 275 ($81.13)

Golden Circle, regular: PLN 413 ($121.85)

Golden Circle, Early Entry: PLN 1171 ($345.48)

Reserved seating, regular: PLN 149-413 ($ 43.96-$121.85)

Reserved seating, Gold VIP: PLN 1099 ($324.24)

Reserved seating, Hot Ticket: PLN 1171 ($345.48)

Disabled seating: PLN 149 ($ 43.96)

The average gross salary in Poland is about $1100 per month.

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The capacity of the National Stadium in Warsaw is 58.000.

That's for football matches. For concerts, the capacity is 73,000 ;)

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That's for football matches. For concerts, the capacity is 73,000 ;)

73.000! Huge number! I live in Warsaw and I've heard that LN made 55.000 tickets available in sale. Maybe I'm wrong

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maybe i'm wrong but usually the capacity in stadium for sports events is the same more or less for concerts...what's gained on the field is lost on the back and side of the stage... 73k seems a little bit exaggerated, most depends on the stage configuration.

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maybe i'm wrong but usually the capacity in stadium for sports events is the same more or less for concerts...what's gained on the field is lost on the back and side of the stage... 73k seems a little bit exaggerated, most depends on the stage configuration.

According to the Wikipedia article, the stadium has a concert capacity of 73,000.

Makes perfect sense to me, since the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen has a capacity of 38,000 for football matches, but 50,000 for end-stage concerts (55,000 with an in-the-round stage).

But maybe the capacity has been reduced for this particular show?

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My mother is from Poland and she has been begging me to take her over there so she can settle my grandfather's estate (in Krakow)....and even tried to sweeten the deal by dangling the M concert in my face. But for personal reasons I cannot leave Australia for more than a couple of days....the fact that I will never see MDNA now makes this even more difficult :cries: I so could be going to this....and seeing my Mother's country for the first time. Damn everything!

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MDNA stage going up in Warsaw:

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Posted by Yaz in the MadonnaTribe forum:

"Three years ago we sang her Happy B-Day and showed our love and adorations with white paper hearts. In her new interview for polish TV she spoke about it and we want to do it again - no happy birthday this time around but we want to show white paper hearts with "LUV" written on them during Open Your Heart and while still keeping them up screaming "MADONNA" after the song ends like there's no tomorrow."

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Aww I hope they go through with that! I just recently rewatched the video where they sang her Happy B-Day and it was such a great moment!

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Are they doing side stage setup instead of end-stage?

I'm not sure, but that would explain why Live Nation appears to have confirmed a maximum capacity of 50,000, even though the stadium has a concert capacity of 73,000.

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Apparently, by last Friday, 40,000 tickets had been sold for the show.

That's quite amazing, considering how expensive the tickets are from a Polish point of view.

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poland is the only european country that goes well...they dont have crisis...so...they should sell all the tickets!

It's true that Poland isn't as severely affected by the crisis as certain other European countries, but still, for Polish people with an average salary ($ 1100 per month before taxes), tickets are very expensive.

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Ric'key Pageot shared this on Instagram, about to hit the stage for the soundcheck.

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Fans in front of the stadium, posted on Instagram by thikos:

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:laugh: now they gotta give away 10,000 tickets in a matter of hours!

Maybe M and her crew will be outside before the show giving tickets away, after all selling only 40,000 is such a failure! Isn't that what happened in Vienna? :stir:

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@RickeyPageot Today the people of Warsaw commemorate the 68th anniversary of the beginning of their Uprising against the Nazis in 1944. #meaningfulshow

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Excerpts from NME article (Protests in Poland over Madonna's Warsaw show - http://www.nme.com/news/madonna/65256)

[Catholic] groups have started an online campaign urging people not to watch the concert – claiming more than 50,000 have signed up to their Don't Go To See Madonna campaign. One group, Krucjata Mlodych (Youth Crusade) says anti-Madonna Mass services and prayer sessions have been held. They accuse the singer of offending their faith by burning crucifixes and crown of thorns imagery, adding that she promotes pornography.

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