Madonna has added a number of dates to her massive Celebration Tour including headlining shows in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Nashville, and more. The newly added dates extend the tour, which features nightly support from former RuPaul’s Drag Race winner Caldwell Tidicue, also known as Bob The Drag Queen, through the beginning of 2024.
The addition of the Friday, December 22nd concert at Nashville, Tennessee’s Bridgestone Arena is of particular significance to Madonna, a longtime LGBTQIA+ advocate, who has pledged a portion of proceeds from the Nashville show will go to trans rights organizations as Tennessee lawmakers continue to weigh over 100 anti-LGBTQIA+ bills.
“[The] oppression of the LGBTQ+ is not only unacceptable and inhumane; it’s creating an unsafe environment; it makes America a dangerous place for our most vulnerable citizens, especially trans women of color,” Madonna said in a statement, “Also, these so-called laws to protect our children are unfounded and pathetic. Anyone with half a brain knows not to [expletive] with a drag queen. Bob [The Drag Queen] and I will see you from the stage in Nashville where we will celebrate the beauty that is the queer community.”
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Among other measures, the state legislature recently passed a bill being called the “drag ban” which restricts “adult cabaret performances” in public or in the presence of children, and bans them from occurring within 1,000 feet of schools, public parks, or places of worship. The recent passage of Tennessee’s “drag ban” was accompanied by a separate measure that banned gender-affirming care for transgender youth. The bills were signed into law by Governor Bill Lee, who referred to drag shows as “sexualized entertainment in front of children” and called comparisons with recently surfaced photos of him dressed in drag in his 1977 high school yearbook “ridiculous.” Per NPR, those found violating the anti-drag law face misdemeanor charges in the first instance, punishable by a fine of up to $2,500 and/or up to a year in jail.
Tickets for the new Madonna dates, including the show in Nashville, TN, will go on sale starting with Citi and Official Fan Club pre-sales on Tuesday, March 28th (see details), with the general on-sale starting Friday, March 31st at 10 a.m. local time on via Madonna’s website. The Philadelphia date will go on sale beginning at 12:00 p.m. local time on Friday, March 31st.
Madonna will kick off The Celebration Tour in July in Vancouver and wind her way through North America throughout the summer and into the fall months. Following a lengthy European trip, Madonna will head back to the States for the tour’s second North American leg. Click below for a complete list of Madonna The Celebration Tour 2023-2024 dates, with newly announced shows displayed in bold.
MADONNA THE CELEBRATION TOUR 2023–2024 DATES
Madonna The Celebration Tour 2023 North American Dates (Leg One)
Sat Jul 15 | Vancouver, BC | Rogers Arena
Tue Jul 18 | Seattle, WA | Climate Pledge Arena
Wed Jul 19 | Seattle, WA | Climate Pledge Arena
Sat Jul 22 | Phoenix, AZ | Footprint Center
Tue Jul 25 | Denver, CO | Ball Arena
Thu Jul 27 | Tulsa, OK | BOK Center
Sun Jul 30 | St. Paul, MN | Xcel Energy Center
Wed Aug 02 | Cleveland, OH | Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse
Sat Aug 05 | Detroit, MI | Little Caesars Arena
Mon. Aug 07 | Pittsburgh, PA | PPG Paints Arena
Wed Aug 09 | Chicago, IL | United Center
Thu Aug 10 | Chicago, IL | United Center
Sun Aug 13 | Toronto, ON | Scotiabank Arena
Mon Aug 14 | Toronto, ON | Scotiabank Arena
Sat Aug 19 | Montreal, QC | Bell Centre
Sun Aug 20 | Montreal, QC | Bell Centre
Wed Aug 23 | New York, NY | Madison Square Garden
Thu Aug 24 | New York, NY | Madison Square Garden
Sat Aug 26 | New York, NY | Madison Square Garden
Sun Aug 27 | New York, NY | Madison Square Garden
Wed Aug 30 | Boston, MA | TD Garden
Thu Aug 31 | Boston, MA | TD Garden
Sat Sep 02 | Washington, DC | Capital One Arena
Tue Sep 05 | Atlanta, GA | State Farm Arena
Thu Sep 07 | Tampa, FL | Amalie Arena
Sat Sep 09 | Miami, FL | Miami-Dade Arena
Sun Sep 10 | Miami, FL | Miami-Dade Arena
Wed Sep 13 | Houston, TX | Toyota Center
Thu Sep 14 | Houston, TX | Toyota Center
Mon Sep 18 | Dallas, TX | American Airlines Center
Tue Sep 19 | Dallas, TX | American Airlines Center
Thu Sep 21 | Austin, TX | Moody Center
Fri Sep 22 | Austin, TX | Moody Center
Wed Sep 27 | Los Angeles, CA | Crypto.com Arena
Thu Sep 28 | Los Angeles, CA | Crypto.com Arena
Sat Sep 30 | Los Angeles, CA | Crypto.com Arena
Sun Oct 01 | Los Angeles, CA | Crypto.com Arena
Wed Oct 04 | San Francisco, CA | Chase Center
Thu Oct 05 | San Francisco, CA | Chase Center
Sat Oct 07 | Las Vegas, NV | T-Mobile Arena
Sun Oct 08 | Las Vegas, NV | T-Mobile Arena
Madonna The Celebration Tour 2023 European Dates
Sat Oct 14 | London, UK | The O2
Sun Oct 15 | London, UK | The O2
Tue Oct 17 | London, UK | The O2
Wed Oct 18 | London, UK | The O2
Sat Oct 21 | Antwerp, BE | Sportpaleis
Sun Oct 22 | Antwerp, BE | Sportpaleis
Tue Oct 24 | Copenhagen, DK | Royal Arena
Thu Oct 25 | Copenhagen, DK | Royal Arena
Sat Oct 28 | Stockholm, SE | Tele2 Arena
Wed Nov 01 | Barcelona, ES | Palau Sant Jordi
Thu Nov 02 | Barcelona, ES | Palau Sant Jordi
Mon Nov 06 | Lisbon, PT | Altice Arena
Tue Nov 07 | Lisbon, PT | Altice Arena
Sun Nov 12 | Paris, FR | Accor Arena
Mon Nov 13 | Paris, FR | Accor Arena
Wed Nov 15 | Cologne, DE | Lanxess Arena
Tue Nov 16 | Cologne, DE | Lanxess Arena
Sun Nov 19 | Paris, FR | Accor Arena
Mon Nov 20 | Paris, FR | Accor Arena
Thu Nov 23 | Milan, IT | Mediolanum Forum
Sat Nov 25 | Milan, IT | Mediolanum Forum
Tue Nov 28 | Berlin, DE | Mercedes-Benz Arena
Wed Nov 29 | Berlin, DE | Mercedes-Benz Arena
Fri Dec 1 | Amsterdam, NL | Ziggo Dome
Sat Dec 2 | Amsterdam, NL | Ziggo Dome
Tues Dec 5 | London, UK | The O2
Wed Dec 6 | London, UK | The O2
Madonna The Celebration Tour 2023–2024 North American Dates (Leg Two)
*Newly announced dates bolded below
Wed Dec 13 | Brooklyn, NY | Barclays Center
Thu Dec 14 | Brooklyn, NY | Barclays Center
Mon Dec 18 | Washington, DC | Capital One Arena
Wed Dec 20 | Philadelphia, PA | Wells Fargo Center
Fri Dec 22 | Nashville, TN | Bridgestone Arena
Sun Jan 7 2024 | Los Angeles, CA | Kia Forum
Mon Jan 8 2024 | Los Angeles, CA | Kia Forum
Thu Jan 11 2024 | Palm Springs, CA Acrisure Arena
Sat Jan 13 2024 | Sacramento, CA Golden 1 Center
Mon Jan 15 2024 | San Francisco, CA Chase Center
Thu Jan 18, 2024 | Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena
Sat Jan 20, 2024 | Phoenix, AZ Footprint Center
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