TOUR2008

January 4, 2009

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December 31, 2008

Bill says:

December 31, 2008 at 7:21 am

Listen people, don’t you get it?????????

In the last several weeks Celine Dion has added extra dates in her Taking Chances Tour because she knew that she couldn’t gross more than Madonna’s Sticky & Sweet 58 dates, despite having twice more shows scheduled (about 120 dates).

Celine Dion fans have been complaining on her forums that they have been tricked, they bought expensive tickets for her supposed final shows, but after that several more date have been added continuously. Don’t you get it, what Celine’s team did was to add those extra shoes so that they can make sure she overpasses Madonna’s SS Tour?

Celine’s tour was officially programmed to be over around 12 February (the same when her tour started, a year ago), but now it’s 26 February, because team Celine added more shows, realising that TCT couldn’t outgross Madonna’s SS Tour with only those dates, even though they were already twice more shows than Madonna’s 58 (around 120, now thay are 134 because of the last dates added in the last moment).

What Madonna and Live Nation should do is to quickly announce a 2nd part for her SS Tour early this year and put ticketes for sales. Madonna can easily sellout several stadiums in Australia, Asia, Eastern Europe (Turkey, Russia etc) and for instance easily add 50 million $ to her total so far (280 million $), from only 10 shows

It would be such a shame for her tour not to ramain the first tour for a solo artist, because there were only 58 dates in only 4 months, whereas Celine’s has 134 dates in more than a year (with the extra shows added in the last moment on purpose to outgross Madonna)!!! and even so it will be so close!!!

Madonna should stop directing stupid movies next year that nobody cares about, cancel all her side projects and concentrate on adding some extra dates to her SS Tour, she only needs 10-15 stadium shows (over 50 million $ in gross) that she could do in a month or so to maintain her record! I’m sure that’s what her fans want!!!!!

December 31, 2008

I wish M would add another leg to S&S...

ME2

December 31, 2008

Jan 3, 2009 Sprint Center Kansas City, USA

Jan 5, 2009 American Airlines Center Dallas, USA

Jan 7, 2009 AT&T Center San Antonio, USA

Jan 9, 2009 Toyota Center Houston, USA

Jan 10, 2009 New Orleans Arena New Orleans, USA

Jan 13, 2009 Sommet Center Nashville, USA

Jan 15, 2009 BJCC Arena Birmingham, USA

Jan 17, 2009 Philips Arena Atlanta, USA

Jan 20, 2009 RBC Center Raleigh, USA

Jan 23, 2009 American Airlines Arena Miami, USA

Jan 28, 2009 St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, USA

Jan 30, 2009 BankAtlantic Center Fort Lauderdale, USA

Jan 31, 2009 Coliseo De Puerto Rico San Juan, Puerto Rico

Feb 2, 2009 BOK Center Tulsa, USA

Feb 4, 2009 Scottrade Center St. Louis, USA

Feb. 7, 2009 The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor, Canada

Feb 9, 2009 Pepsi Coliseum Quebec City, Canada

Feb 10, 2009 Pepsi Coliseum Quebec City, Canada

Feb 12, 2009 Bell Centre Montreal, Canada

Feb 14, 2009 Bell Centre Montreal, Canada

Feb 15, 2009 Bell Centre Montreal, Canada

Feb 20, 2009 HP Pavillion San Jose, USA

Feb 22, 2009 EnergySolutions Arena Salt Lake City, USA

Feb 24, 2009 Pepsi Center Denver, USA

Feb 26, 2009 Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, USA

December 31, 2008

It's the first time Pollstar reveals worldwide numbers, everyone always used the Billboard boxscores before, so I don't know how it's going to be dealt with.

Pollstar suxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

November 30, 2008

Here in MADONNAMEXICO.COM we reported in November 6, about the 2009 extention of the tour, We where waiting to give all of YOU THE SURPRISE THAT MADONNA´S STICKY & SWEET TOUR would extend to 2009 with new dates in Australia, Japan and Mexico (with concerts in Monterrey and Guadalajara), all of whom where 99% CONFIRMED until today, so we don´t need to think that hard to understand that :

No Australia

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No Japan

No Mexico

we´ll keep you posted.

October 27, 2008

http://www.samesame.com.au/news/local/3162...-Down-Under.htm

October 27, 2008

Madonna - Sticky And Sweet Down Under

Local News, By Christian Taylor, 28th October, 2008

First Madonna was coming to Australia. And then she wasn’t coming. Now this morning on Channel Seven’s Sunrise Molly Meldrum confirmed that Madonna is infact bringing her Sticky And Sweet Tour to Australia after all, and it could be as early as January 2009.

According to Sunrise there are two promoters fighting over Madonna right now, and ticket prices are yet to be confirmed. It’s also unknown whether she will bring the entire stage and production elements of the Sticky And Sweet Tour, or if it will be a scaled back version of the show.

Media reported on the last round of negotiations, alleging that Madonna was offered “millions of dollars” to play two stadium gigs in Sydney and Melbourne. Whether the current offers will see her touring to more Australian cities remains to be seen.

Madonna hasn’t toured here since her Girlie Show in November 1993.

October 2, 2008

The euro dollar is down 10% .

That should be 130Million dollars.

September 12, 2008

http://perezhilton.com/2008-09-12-madonnas...ucified-by-fans

We love her, but - by many accounts - Madonna failed miserably to impress her non-A-list fans at her London concert on Thursday.

In fact, a number of reports like this one and this one called the show a disaster!

We also received quite a few emails from disgruntled fans in attendance at Wembley.

Perezcious reader, John, tells us :

Was a disaster.

Noone could see the stage, or the video screens.

She came on 1 hour late, and couldnt be arsed. Mimed 98% of the gig and due to her being late, left 40,000 people stranded with no transport links in west london. Dont know about anyone else, but it took me 6 hours, 3 cabs, 6 buses and £100 to get home….

Another Perezcious reader, James, also expressed his displeasure with Madge:

…I wasnt prepared for the awful sound quality. When the show started everyone around me was shocked for the poor sound quality in the stadium. All we could hear was a buzzing noise. I couldnt understand what she was saying and it took me about a minute into each song to actually understant what song she was singing. Also watching her singing in the screens i realised that the sound was coming to us with 1-2 seconds delay. It was just a big awful mess. I dont know how the sound was in the arena area but on the upper stands of the stadium the sound was appauling. And we aint talking about a few hundreds of people being affected. Around 30.000 people must have been sitting on the upper stands. Also the atmospehere because of that and because of the stage being so far was really cold amongst the fans. You know the feeling when you are passing outside a concert and you can just here the songs with that buzzing noise? It felt like that and it didnt feel like we were inside a concert event. People around me started leaving just after 45 minutes (of a 2 hour show) and just after the hour they were leaving in masses, You could see the dissapointment. For such a bad sound and visual quality you would expect tickets on the upper stands to go for $20-30 just to fill the space. But instead tickets were going for $150 to $300. Seems that Madonna knowing that her fans would kill for a ticket and sell out the venues, replaced the quality of "smaller" arenas of 25.000 people with the quantity of 80.000 stadiums. I also left before the show ended. I read that she was really angry when their were problems with her giant screens in her concert in Nice as she is a perfectionist. I would forgive it if the screens werent working in London. But to not be able to hear the music in a music concert is really unforgivable.

James also went on to say that the UK's Times review was on point when it wrote:

Madonna was least convincing when she grabbed a guitar for a rock remake of Borderline and a dreadful Ray of Light marred by shrill, brittle vocals that surfaced sporadically throughout the 90-minute set. She even spoilt Hung Out with faux metal guitarist antics that set women in rock back about eight years.

In its review of the Madge gig, The Daily Mail also makes mention of the transportation problems fans faced due to her late start.

It really sucks to be a regular Joe.

Hope Madge has a long think about things and won't screw the little guy over in her upcoming shows!

[image via WENN.]

September 11, 2008

DOLLAR IS UP.

EURO IS DOWN.

MADONNA WILL LOSE.

September 11, 2008

AFRIQUE DU SUD

Février 2008:

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14 Johannesbourg The Coca Cola Dome Spectacle bénéfice

(Toutes les recettte

iront à la Nelson

Mandella Children's

Fund)

16-17 Pretoria Loftus Stadium

20 Durban ABSA Stadium

23-24 Cape Town Vergelegen Estate

Stadium

27 Port Elizabeth EPRU Rugby Stadium

29 Johannesbourg The Coca Cola Dome

ASIE et AUSTRALIE

Mars 2008:

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3 Doha Qatar Athletic Stadium

5 Dubai Emirats Arabe Unis Rugby Club

8-9 Tokyo Japon Tokyo Dome

11-12 Osaka Japon Osaka Dome

15 Macao Chine Venetian Arena

18-19 Séoul Corée Olympic Gymnasium

Stadium

23 Auckland Nouvelle Zélande Vector Stadium

26 Brisbane Australie Entertainment Center

28-29 Sydney Australie ACER Arena

AVRIL:

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1 Melbourne Australie Rod Laver Arena

4 Perth Australie MES Stadium

8 Kuala Lumpur Malaisie Stade de Merdeka

11 Shangai Chine Shangai Stadium

13 Beijing Chine Workers' Stadium

EUROPE

MAI:

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2 Manchester Angleterre MEN Arena

6 Londres Angleterre 02Arena

13-14 Anvers Belgique Palais des Sports

16

19-20 Paris France Bercy

21-24

25-27

30 Dublin Irlande Croke Park

JUIN:

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2 Amsterdam Hollande Amsterdam Arena

5 Copenhague Danemark Parken Stadium

7 Stockholm Suède The Globe

10 Hambourg Allemagne Color Line Arena

12 Berlin Allemagne Waldbuhne

14 Francfort Allemagne Commerzbank Stadium

16 Stuttgart Allemagne Schleyerhalle

18 Cologne Allemagne Kolnarena

22 Munich Allemagne Stade Olympique

24 Zurich Suisse Hallenstadion

26 Prague République Tchèque Sazka Arena

28 Istanbul Turquie Inonu Stadium, Besiktas

JUILLET:

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1 Vienne Autriche Stadhalle

3 Milan Italie San Siro Stadium

5 Nice France Stade de Nice

9 Genève Suisse Stade de Genève

11-12 Monte Carlo Monaco Sporting Club

AMERIQUE DU NORD

Août 2008

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12 Boston Massachusetts TD Banknorth Garden

15 Montréal Québec Centre Bell

16 Montréal Québec Centre Bell

23 Halifax Nouvelle-Ecosse Commons Concert Site

27 Toronto Ontario Centre Air Canada

28 Toronto Ontario Centre Air Canada

Septembre 2008

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3 Buffalo New York Aréna HSBC

5 Philadelphie Pensylvanie Centre Wachovia

8 Washington DC Centre Verizon

12 Newark New Jersey Centre Prudential

13 Uniondale New York Nassau Coliseum

15 New York New York Madison Square Garden

20 Atlantic City New Jersey Broadwalk Hall

22 Columbus Ohio Centre Schottenstein

24 Cleveland Ohio Arena Quicken Loans

26 Détroit Michigan Palace of Auburn Hills

29 Milwaukee Wisconsin Centre Bradley

Octobre 2008

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14 Sacramento Californie Aréna Arco

16 Portland Orégon Rose Garden

18 Tacoma Washington Aréna Tacoma Dome

20 Vancouver Colombie-Britannique Place GM

24 Edmonton Alberta Place Rexall

28 Winnipeg Manitoba Centre MTS

30 Minneapolis Minnesota Centre Target

Novembre 2008

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4 Chicago Illinois United Center

9 Indianapolis Indiana Conseco Fieldhouse

11 St-Louis Missouri Centre Scottrade

13 Tulsa Oklahoma Centre BOK

15 Kansas City Missouri Centre Sprint

17 Omaha Nebraska Centre Qwest

19 Denver Colorado Centre Pepsi

21 Salt Lake City Utah Aréna Energy Solutions

23 San José Californie Pavillon HP

29 Anaheim Californie Centre Honda

Décembre 2008

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2 Los Angeles Californie Centre Staples

6 Phoenix Arizona Arena Jobing.com

Janvier 2009

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7 San Antonio Texas Centre AT & T

9 Houston Texas Toyota Center

13 Nashville Tennessee Centre Sommet

15 Birmingham Alabama Aréna BJCC

17 Atlanta Georgie Aréna Philips

20 Raleigh Caroline du Nord Centre RBC

23 Miami Floride Aréna American Airlines

28 Tampa Floride St. Pete Times Forum

30 Fort Lauderdale Floride Centre Bank Atlantic

September 11, 2008

Concert Ticket Sales - Top Concerts - Top Grossing Concerts

Billboard Home > Top Music Charts > Boxscore Concert Sales

Issue Date: 2008-09-13

Billboard BoxscoreTM

Concert Grosses

Rank Artist/Event Venue City/State Event Dates Gross Sales Attend/

Capacity Shows/

Sellouts Prices Promoters

1 Celine Dion Bell Centre

Montreal, Quebec

Aug. 15-Sept. 1, 2008

$23,135,338

167,957 /

167,957

8 /

8

$183.37, $131.65, $89.34, $61.12

Concerts West/AEG Live

2 Lollapalooza Music Festival: Radiohead, Rage Against The Machine, Nine Inch Nails, Kanye West & others Grant Park

Chicago, Ill.

Aug. 1-3, 2008

$14,147,239

225,000 /

225,000

3 /

3

$205, $175

C3 Presents

3 Rothbury Music Festival: Dave Matthews Band, Widespread Panic, John Mayer, 311, Phil Lesh & Friends, Trey Anastasio, Snoop Dogg, Primus & others Double JJ Resort

Rothbury, Mich.

July 3-6, 2008

$7,437,981

120,820 /

120,820

4 /

0

$475, $244.75, $100

AEG Live/Madison House Presents

4 Mile High Music Festival: Dave Matthews Band, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, John Mayer, O.A.R., Steve Winwood, The Black Crowes & others Dick's Sporting Goods Park

Commerce City, Colo.

July 19-20, 2008

$7,067,150

90,234 /

90,234

2 /

0

$495, $150, $85

AEG Live/Starr Hill Presents/Kroenke Sport Enterprises

5 Celine Dion Air Canada Centre

Toronto, Ontario

Aug. 27-28, 2008

$4,776,796

36,122 /

36,122

2 /

2

$188.09, $135.51, $92.49, $62.14

Concerts West/AEG Live

6 Celine Dion TD Banknorth Garden

Boston, Mass.

Aug. 12-13, 2008

$3,813,519

32,493 /

32,493

2 /

2

$187.50, $127.50, $87.50, $49.50

Concerts West/AEG Live/Live Nation

7 The Police, Elvis Costello and the Imposters Nikon at Jones Beach Theater

Wantagh, N.Y.

Aug. 4-5, 2008

$3,655,783

27,089 /

27,089

2 /

2

$232.50, $57.50

Live Nation Global Touring

8 The Police, The B-52's Madison Square Garden

New York, N.Y.

Aug. 7, 2008

$2,754,050

18,348 /

18,348

1 /

1

$375, $50

Live Nation Global Touring

9 Cher The Colosseum at Caesars Palace

Las Vegas, Nev.

Aug. 26-27, 30-31, 2008

$2,538,438

16,634 /

16,945

4 /

3

$250, $175, $140, $95

Concerts West/AEG Live

10 Celine Dion Wachovia Center

Philadelphia, Pa.

Sept. 5, 2008

$2,246,374

18,061 /

18,061

1 /

1

$185, $125, $85, $46.50

Concerts West/AEG Live

Complete Chart at Billboard.biz

August 27, 2008

Kaine: Madonna Concert Montage is ‘Stupid’

by Associated Press

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

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RICHMOND, Va. — Governor Tim Kaine said Madonna’s allusion in a concert video to Republican John McCain alongside Adolf Hitler is “stupid.”

But Kaine said Tuesday that Democrat Barack Obama has no duty to comment on what a pop star is saying about political figures in her new “Sticky and Sweet” concert tour.

In his monthly call-in show on Washington’s WTOP radio, Kaine said he was unaware of the video montage. Played as part of the concert, the montage grouped McCain’s picture alongside those of Hitler and Zimbabwe’s dictator, Robert Mugabe.

When a caller to the show from Warrenton asked Kaine about it, he replied that if anyone is making that kind of characterization, “they’re stupid and it’s wrong.”

August 26, 2008

The video segment was also condemned by Mr Obama's campaign, but they did not miss the opportunity to attack their rival's attack adverts. "These comparisons are outrageous and offensive and have no place in the political process," Obama campaign spokesman Tommy Vietor said. "We hope that John McCain will offer a similar condemnation as his allies increasingly practice sleazy swift boat tactics."

August 26, 2008

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July 14, 2008

Coldplay number one again in static top three

10:00 | Monday July 14, 2008

By Alan Jones

In a frozen top three, Coldplay’s Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends is the number one again yet again, with sales of 40,111 providing it with a comfortable cushion over Duffy’s Rockferry.

In a frozen top three, Coldplay’s Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends is the number one again yet again, with sales of 40,111 providing it with a comfortable cushion over Duffy’s Rockferry – number two for the fourth week in a row and seventh time in total, on sales of 29,227 – and Chris Brown’s revised Exclusive which holds on to the new peak placing of number three it achieved last week, selling a further 19,802 copies.

Viva La Vida has sold at a slower clip than its immediate predecessor, X&Y, but beats that album’s four-week reign, and becomes the first album to spend five weeks at number one since Leona Lewis’ Spirit spent seven weeks at number one in a run that started last November.

After reaching number 11 with their debut hit single I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You, and number 36 with follow-up Hurricane Jane, Florida’s Black Kids provide the highest-ranking of nine debuts on the album chart this week, with their introductory set Partie Traumatic.

In at number five on sales of 14,175 copies as the group continues a gruelling tour of clubs and festivals throughout the UK and Europe, the album was produced by former Suede man Bernard Butler, who also helmed the biggest album of the year to date, Duffy’s Rockferry.

The eclectic genius that is Beck celebrated his 37th birthday last Tuesday (8th) and marks the occasion by securing his highest charting album yet, debuting at number nine with Modern Guilt on sales of 11,478 copies.

Of six previous chart albums dating back to 1994, his highest charting was 2005’s Guero (number 15), while 1996’s Odelay was his biggest seller (367,821 sales). Because each copy of his last (2006) album The Information had a different sleeve, it was not eligible to chart but would have reached number 17.

Although Give It 2 Me is becalmed ahead of physical release today (it moves 18-17 on sales of 9,260), its radio, club and TV support are helping Madonna’s Hard Candy album, which rebounds 24-14 on sales of 9,751.

The album has sold 228,725 copies since its release 11 weeks ago, putting it a little ahead of the pace set by Madonna’s last studio album American Life, which had sold 216,541 copies at the same stage of its life in 2003 on its way to total sales of 335,115.

With the Mamma Mia musical now attracting big audiences to UK cinemas, the soundtrack album – featuring contributions from the likes of Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan – debuts at number one on the compilation chart, after attracting 35,766 sales.

Meanwhile, the London original cast recording, dating back to 1999, vaults 66-35 on the artist album chart (4,631 sales), while all of Abba’s back catalogue enjoys increased sales.

Gold: Greatest Hits explodes 43-12 (10,156 sales) to achieve its highest chart placing since 2004, while 2005’s 18 Hits compilation – number 46 in 2007 – re-enters the chart at number 54 (3,558 sales).

Beck’s XL Recordings debut, Modern Guilt, enters at number nine to eclipse the peak position of his six previous chart albums, all on Geffen.

Beck’s album is the sixth on XL Recordings to chart this year - a record for the 19-year-old label from The Beggars Group stable – following Radiohead’s In Rainbows(number one), Vampire Weekend’s eponymous debut (number 15), Adele’s 19 (number one), The Raconteurs’ Consolers Of The Lonely (number eight) and The Colourful Life by Cajun Dance Party (number 49).

Overall album sales dip for the fourth straight week, falling 6.2% to 2,018,440. That’s the 17th biggest total in 28 chart weeks in 2008 but the lowest for seven weeks. It’s also 5.62% below same week 2007 sales of 2,138,669.

Already number one on download sales, Dizzee Rascal’s Dance Wiv Me was released on 12-inch and CD last Monday, and consequently romps to an easy second week at the singles chart summit, with sales increasing by 7.4% to 53,083 – the highest for a number one single for 15 weeks.

Although overall singles sales are marginally (0.1%) down at 1,922,169, the rest of the top three also find extra thrust, with Basshunter’s All I Ever Wanted (3-2) up 31.3% at 34,189, and Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown’s No Air (4-3) collaboration enjoying a 34.2% surge to 28,442 sales.

Labels like Positiva, Multiply, Manifesto and Data all had envious early success rates but the Ministry Of Sound’s Hard2Beat is the first dance imprint to open its account with four straight top five hits.

First release, Now You’re Gone by Basshunter, reached number one, H Two O’s What’s It Gonne Be reached number two, September’s Cry For You reached number four and now Basshunter’s second single, All I Ever Wanted – whose H2B08CDS catalogue number suggests it is the label’s eight release - improves 3-2, as noted above.

Comprising Arctic Monkeys’ vocalist Alex Turner and Miles Kane of The Rascals, The Last Shadow Puppets reached number nine with their debut single The Age Of Understatement in April, and topped the album chart with their long player of the same name a week later.

Their second single, Standing Next To Me, seems set for a lower peak, having debuted this week at number 30 on combined sales of 5,037 copies of downloads, CD and two 7-inch variants.

But it’s had a galvanising effect on their album, which has rocketed 105-40-15 in the last fortnight, and sold 8,685 copies last week to take its 12-week career tally to 128,358.

Brighton band The Kooks had the biggest hit of their career with Always Where I Need To Be, the first single from their second album Konk, which reached number three, surpassing the six singles they lifted off their debut album, Inside In/Inside Out.

In the Top 10 of the airplay chart for three weeks, follow-up Shine On was issued on seven-inch and CD last week, and advances 53-25 on sales of 6,514. Konk catches a very slight updraft, improving 45-38 on sales of 4,432.

While predecessor Rockstar dips 56-64 on the 39th week of its Top 75 residency, Nickelback’s “follow-up” Photograph climbs 29-18 (7,869 sales) to reach a new peak.

In reality, Photograph was a single before Rockstar, and reached number 29 in 2005. It received scant attention from radio then but is now a major airplay hit, and its success seems to have reassured many ditherers that the album All The Right Reasons – home to both songs – is worth a punt, as it returns to the Top 10 after an absence of 11 weeks, jumping 15-8 on sales of 12,230.

With three UK singles chart entries between 1999 and 2001, none of which went higher than number 25, Kid Rock was so cold that So Hott, the first single from his current album, Rock N Roll Jesus, sold just 220 copies when released last Autumn, and US follow-up Amen didn’t get released here at all – but he’s hot now, as All Summer Long storms 46-6 on sales of 21,015 downloads.

The track, which samples both Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Sweet Home Alabama and Warren Zevon’s Werewolves Of London, is in the Top 10 of the airplay chart with massive support from Radio Two (16 plays last week) but only three spins on Radio One.

It recently topped the charts in Germany and Austria and makes its US Hot 100 debut this week at number 80. The success of All Summer Long has seen Werewolves Of London downloads increase from less than 100 a week to 528 last week, while Sweet Home Alabama – a number 31 hit in 1976 – jumps to number 55 this week (2,635 sales) after spending three straight weeks at number 68.

Rock N Roll Jesus has sold over 5,000 copies here on soft release and will be fully released in a fortnight (28 July).

With Mamma Mia enjoying a big week in cinemas, sales of all Abba-related music increased considerably last week, with the group placing 11 albums in the week’s 1,000 best-sellers, while download sales secured Top 1,000 singles chart placings for 22 of their recordings, those making the most impression being: Mamma Mia (number 86, 1,456 sales), Dancing Queen (number 90, 1,439 sales), The Winner Takes It All (number 132, 937 sales), Gimme Gimme Gimme (number 174, 797 sales, and Take A Chance On Me (number 321, 520 sales).

July 9, 2008

Britney 'Excited' to Work with Madonna Again

By Joey Bartolomeo

Originally posted Wednesday July 09, 2008 11:00 AM EDT

Britney Spears; Madonna

Photo by: INF; StarTraks

Britney Spears will soon collaborate with Madonna again, and the embattled singer is psyched to reunite with her idol, says a pal.

The pop icons are teaming up to film a segment that is expected to be part of Madonna's upcoming Sticky & Sweet tour. "Britney is excited, but in a grown up way,” says the source, who has seen the singer through her recent ups-and-downs. “She has come a long way in the last year.”

According to the source, Spears, 26, who used to make headlines for her late-night outings and reckless driving, has been showing new signs of maturity. “She has settled down and is full of life but not childish,” says the pal. Under the supervision of her father, Jamie, Britney regained overnight visits with her sons, Preston, 2, and Jayden, 1, and has also re-teamed with her former manager, Larry Rudolph.

“Working with Madonna is a dream, but I think she feels like it’s one she’s earned," says the pal. "She’s respectful but full of her own ideas about the work."

The friend also maintains that Spears has also regained her focus, both mentally and professionally. "I think that so many people have no idea that Britney is fully aware of what’s going on. She may not always have been, but she is now," says the pal. "And she is – if not in control – in partnership with her father and her managers in her future."

July 9, 2008

Madonna Throws Britney A Bone

By Sara Schaefer

Britney Spears is going to appear in some video footage for Madonna’s new tour. Shooting is expected to begin today and Spears’ reps say that the video will be very “deep”. I believe it. I had the great pleasure of seeing a Madonna concert a few years back - and it’s no joke. The videos she plays (on gigantic screens) are frighteningly weird and are definitely making an attempt at being deep. The one I saw was reminiscent of the video from The Ring. If we’re lucky, we’ll see Britney dancing around on a horse carcass and then throwing herself off a cliff.

But what fascinates me about this whole situation is how it came about. Britney and Madonna have worked together in the past, but since Brit’s downward spiral, I imagine this video is a charity move on Madonna’s part. Because let’s face it: this is essentially like playing an extra in a video that appears while Madonna changes costumes.

Anyway, I imagine the conversation went down something like this:

Madonna: No sweetie, you can’t actually be ON stage with me. [britney begins shaking and crying.] Oh…no no no…it’s all right, shhhhh - don’t worry about it, maybe next time okay? [Madonna reaches out to comfort Britney.]

Britney: [Violently smacking Madonna’s hand away] No! [sobbing] Don’t you touch me, Madonna!

Madonna: Oh dear. Ummm…

Britney: BRITNEY WANT TO DANCEY ON MADONNA TOUR!

Madonna: But you don’t have it any—

Britney: BRITNEY WANT TO DANCEY!

Read the rest of this intense scene after the jump.

Madonna: Oh my, okay okay…[suddenly getting an idea] HEY! I’ve got a GREAT idea…why don’t you be in my VIDEOS? You wanna be in a special video that plays on a 50 foot screen floating above the audience? Huh?

Britney: [sniffling] 50 foot screen?

Madonna: Yes, it’s sooo big and it moves too!

Britney: [calming down] I like moving.

Madonna: I know you do. Now why don’t you come over here and wipe some of that lipstick off your forehead.

Britney: [smiling] I gonna be in Madonna video!

Madonna: Yes, yes you are. It’s going to be REALLY deep.

SCENE.

As always, feel free to use this scene for acting class / auditions.

July 4, 2008

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showb...icle1384623.ece

Madge asks Britney back on stageBy PETE SAMSON

Deputy Bizarre Editor

Published: Today

MADONNA has asked troubled BRITNEY SPEARS to join her on tour — and pals hope she will give guidance to the young star.

The Queen Of Pop, 49, is set to record a video with Britney, 26, in New York tomorrow.

The footage will be broadcast on huge screens as part of Madge’s Sticky and Sweet tour, which kicks off on August 23.

Madonna has also invited Britney to appear in person on some of the world tour dates.

A source close to Britney revealed: 揟hey are recording a video together on Sunday that will provide the backdrop for part of Madonna’s show.

揂nd they are talking about Britney taking the stage on a few of the dates too.

揟here’s no doubt that her and Britney together will spell fireworks again.

Comeback

揑t’s hoped that Madonna can help Britney get back to her old self. Appearing with Madonna would really kickstart her career again. She’s been there and done it so could provide some great guidance.?

Britney and Madonna stunned fans at the MTV Music Awards in 2003 by sharing a passionate kiss.

The source added: 揑f anyone can mastermind a Britney comeback, it’s Madonna.

揕ots of people will be hoping there’s a repeat of the kissing incident a few years ago.?

The Toxic singer has always been a huge fan of Madge — and even converted to her Kabbalah religion. But it has been reported that their relationship cooled after Britney lost interest in the mystical Jewish faith.

The source added: 揗aybe this means Britney is ready to devote to Kabbalah again as she tries to sort herself out.?

Madonna’s new tour to support album Hard Candy promises to be her sexiest yet.

She will turn 50 a week before it kicks off in Cardiff — but still plans to shock fans with a controversial stage show.

The singer will even pretend to be MUMMIFIED as part of a routine.

Britney lost custody of kids Sean Preston, two, and one-year-old Jayden James as she battled her demons.

June 27, 2008

Celine will break madonnas ticket sales record.

February 14, 2008 Johannesburg South Africa Coca Cola Dome[17]

February 16, 2008 Pretoria South Africa Loftus Versfeld Stadium[17]

February 17, 2008 Pretoria South Africa Loftus Versfeld Stadium[17]

February 20, 2008 Durban South Africa Kings Park Stadium[17]

February 23, 2008 Cape Town South Africa Vergelegen Estate[17]

February 24, 2008 Cape Town South Africa Vergelegen Estate[17]

February 27, 2008 Port Elizabeth South Africa EPRFU Stadium[17]

February 29, 2008 Johannesburg South Africa Montecasino[17]

March 1, 2008 Johannesburg South Africa Montecasino[17]

Asia

March 5, 2008 Dubai United Arab Emirates Rugby Club[17]

March 8, 2008 Tokyo Japan Tokyo Dome[17]

March 9, 2008 Tokyo Japan Tokyo Dome[17]

March 11, 2008 Osaka Japan Osaka Dome[17]

March 12, 2008 Osaka Japan Osaka Dome[17]

March 15, 2008 Macau

China Venetian Arena[17]

March 18, 2008 Seoul South Korea Olympic Gymnasium Stadium[17]

March 19, 2008 Seoul South Korea Olympic Gymnasium Stadium[17]

Australia

March 31, 2008 Brisbane Australia Brisbane Entertainment Centre[17]

April 2, 2008 Melbourne Australia Rod Laver Arena[17]

April 5, 2008 Sydney Australia Acer Arena[17]

April 6, 2008 Sydney Australia Acer Arena[17]

April 8, 2008 Perth Australia Members Equity Stadium[17]

Asia

April 11, 2008 Shanghai China Shanghai Stadium[17]

April 13, 2008 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Stadium Merdeka[17]

Europe

May 2, 2008 Manchester United Kingdom Manchester Evening News Arena[18]

May 3, 2008 Manchester United Kingdom Manchester Evening News Arena[18]

May 6, 2008 London United Kingdom The O2[18]

May 8, 2008 London United Kingdom The O2[18]

May 10, 2008 Birmingham United Kingdom National Indoor Arena[18]

May 13, 2008 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis Merksem[18]

May 14, 2008 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis Merksem[18]

May 16, 2008 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis Merksem[18]

May 19, 2008 Paris France Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy[18]

May 20, 2008 Paris France Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy[18]

May 21, 2008 Paris France Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy[18]

May 24, 2008 Paris France Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy[18]

May 25, 2008 Paris France Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy[18]

May 27, 2008 Paris France Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy[18]

May 30, 2008 Dublin Ireland Croke Park[18]

June 2, 2008 Amsterdam Netherlands Amsterdam ArenA[18]

June 5, 2008 Copenhagen Denmark Parken Stadium[18]

June 7, 2008 Stockholm Sweden Globe Arena[18]

June 9, 2008 Helsinki Finland Hartwall Areena[18]

June 12, 2008 Berlin Germany Waldbühne[18]

June 14, 2008 Frankfurt am Main Germany Commerzbank Arena[18]

June 16, 2008 Stuttgart Germany Schleyerhalle[18]

June 18, 2008 Köln Germany Köln Arena[18]

June 20, 2008 Hamburg Germany Color Line Arena[18]

June 22, 2008 München Germany Olympia Stadion[18]

June 24, 2008 Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion[18]

June 26, 2008 Prague Czech Republic O2 Arena[18]

June 28, 2008 Kraków Poland Błonia Park[18]

July 1, 2008 Vienna Austria Wiener Stadthalle[18]

July 3, 2008 Milan Italy Datch Forum di Assago[18]

July 5, 2008 Nice France Palais Nikaia[18]

July 7, 2008 Arras France Grand Place[18]

July 9, 2008 Geneva Switzerland Stade de Genève[18]

July 11, 2008 Monte Carlo

Monaco Sporting Club[18]

July 12, 2008 Monte Carlo

Monaco Sporting Club[18]

North America

August 12, 2008 Boston United States TD Banknorth Garden[19]

August 13, 2008 Boston United States TD Banknorth Garden[19]

August 15, 2008 Montreal Canada Bell Centre[19]

August 16, 2008 Montreal Canada Bell Centre[19]

August 18, 2008 Montreal Canada Bell Centre[19]

August 20, 2008 Montreal Canada Bell Centre[19]

August 23, 2008 Montreal Canada Bell Centre[19]

August 25, 2008 Montreal Canada Bell Centre[19]

August 27, 2008 Toronto Canada Air Canada Centre[19]

August 28, 2008 Toronto Canada Air Canada Centre[19]

August 31, 2008 Montreal Canada Bell Centre[19]

September 1, 2008 Montreal Canada Bell Centre[19]

September 3, 2008 Buffalo United States HSBC Arena[19]

September 5, 2008 Philadelphia United States Wachovia Center[19]

September 6, 2008 Mashantucket United States Foxwoods Resort Casino[19]

September 8, 2008 Washington United States Verizon Center[19]

September 10, 2008 Newark United States Prudential Center[19]

September 12, 2008 Newark United States Prudential Center[19]

September 13, 2008 Uniondale United States Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum[19]

September 15, 2008 New York City United States Madison Square Garden[19]

September 16, 2008 New York City United States Madison Square Garden[19]

September 18, 2008 Uniondale United States Nassau Coliseum[19]

September 20, 2008 Atlantic City United States Boardwalk Hall[19]

September 22, 2008 Columbus United States Jerome Schottenstein Center[19]

September 24, 2008 Cleveland United States Quicken Loans Arena[19]

September 26, 2008 Detroit United States The Palace of Auburn Hills[19]

September 27, 2008 Toronto Canada Air Canada Centre[19]

September 29, 2008 Milwaukee United States Bradley Center[19]

October 14, 2008 Sacramento United States ARCO Arena[19]

October 16, 2008 Portland United States Rose Garden arena[19]

October 18, 2008 Tacoma United States Tacoma Dome[19]

October 20, 2008 Vancouver Canada General Motors Place[19]

October 21, 2008 Vancouver Canada General Motors Place[19]

October 24, 2008 Edmonton Canada Rexall Place[19]

October 25, 2008 Edmonton Canada Rexall Place[19]

October 27, 2008 Winnipeg Canada MTS Centre[19]

October 28, 2008 Winnipeg Canada MTS Centre[19]

October 30, 2008 Minneapolis United States Target Center[19]

November 4, 2008 Chicago United States United Center[19]

November 9, 2008 Indianapolis United States Conseco Fieldhouse[19]

November 11, 2008 St. Louis United States Scottrade Center[19]

November 13, 2008 Tulsa United States BOK Center[19]

November 15, 2008 Kansas City United States Sprint Center[19]

November 17, 2008 Omaha United States Qwest Center Omaha[19]

November 19, 2008 Denver United States Pepsi Center[19]

November 21, 2008 Salt Lake City United States EnergySolutions Arena[19]

November 23, 2008 San Jose United States HP Pavilion[19]

November 29, 2008 Anaheim United States Honda Center[19]

December 2, 2008 Los Angeles United States Staples Center[19]

December 6, 2008 Phoenix United States Jobing.com Arena[19]

January 5, 2009 Dallas United States American Airlines Center[19]

January 7, 2009 San Antonio United States AT&T Center[20]

January 9, 2009 Houston United States Toyota Center[20]

January 10, 2009 New Orleans United States New Orleans Arena[20]

January 13, 2009 Nashville United States Sommet Center[20]

January 15, 2009 Birmingham United States BJCC Arena[20]

January 17, 2009 Atlanta United States Philips Arena[20]

January 20, 2009 Raleigh United States RBC Center[20]

January 23, 2009 Miami United States American Airlines Arena[20]

January 28, 2009 Tampa United States St. Pete Times Forum[20]

January 30, 2009 Fort Lauderdale United States BankAtlantic Center[20]

1 Celine Dion Sportpaleis

Antwerp, Belgium

May 13-14, 16, 2008

$7,619,814

45,352 /

46,955

3 /

0

$231.95, $185.56, $139.17, $69.58

C-Live

Brisbane Entertainment Centre Brisbane 7,835 / 13,156 (59%) $1,719,321[17]

Rod Laver Arena Melbourne 12,266 / 15,431 (79%) $2,314,928[21]

Members Equity Stadium Perth 10,086 / 15,613 (65%) $1,648,288[21]

Acer Arena Sydney 20,605 / 21,752 (95%) $4,176,200[21]

Sportpaleis Merksem Anvers 45,352 / 46,955 (97%) $7,619,814[21]

Total 96,144 / 112,907 (85%) $17,478,551

June 26, 2008

OMG