Madonna

The Queen of Pop, 64, initially announced she was adding a second date at London's O2 Arena when seats went on sale on Friday, with fans complaining they ...

Bonus: She has now said a third and fourth show will be performed at the 20,000 capacity venue, where she is set to appear on October 14, 15, 17 and 18. She gave in: The Queen of Pop, 64, initially announced she was adding a second date at London's O2 Arena when seats went on sale on Friday, with fans complaining they were fighting to secure a ticket, and one saying it was like an 'Olympic sport' [third and fourth show](/femail/article-11654559/Madonna-adds-UK-date-40th-anniversary-Celebration-Tour.html) will be performed at the 20,000 capacity venue, where she is set to appear on October 14, 15, 17 and 18.

Madonna curated an interesting group to spread the message. So who exactly was invited to join the pop queen for her big announcement? Amy Schumer. The two ...

It premiered to raves at the Lyceum Theatre in April 2022 The comedian and actress just had a critically acclaimed one-woman show, “Kate,” run in New York City. Black also won the announcement roundtable, when he got a kiss from Madonna. [Rolling Stone](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/diplo-on-madonna-bieber-and-why-he-doesnt-hate-on-edm-20150714), “She created the world we live in. Schumer opened for Madoona for her “Rebel Heart Tour” shows at Madison Square Garden in 2015. When Schumer dared her to go on tour and play all the hits, Madonna replied: “You think people would come to that show?”

It was 1987, and Madonna had hand-picked the 21-year-old performer to join her on her Who's That Girl tour to be her backing singer and dancer.

“She was one of the first people that I wrote to, I didn’t know what to do,” says Donna. She initially turned down the track, until Donna re-recorded it, and Madonna picked it as a track for her third studio album, True Blue. “She knew how hard it was – she’d been there and back. “I was into a lot of the same things she was,” says Donna. “She just gave me so much encouragement. “She wrote back and just said, ‘This is a miracle. “We’d get back to the hotel and get dressed up, and it would be like, ‘where are we going?!’” she adds. “It was so much fun. We want to make history!’ We were on top of the world, we were invincible. And I would feel like I needed to dress like her. You have to be on automatic so you can make the right decisions in the moment’.” I’d never experienced things coming at me, we were all crying and she was just so cool.”

The singer – born Madonna Louise Ciccone – will then cross to Europe, where she will perform in 11 cities this autumn. Before the extra dates were added she was ...

Despite seats costing up to £1300 each, fans snapped up the bulk of tickets within minutes for the long-awaited shows.

[already announced](https://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/madonna-announces-single-uk-date-26000044) that the first European date of the greatest hits tour would take place at London's O2 Arena on Saturday, October 14. Madonna is now playing four UK dates in total, Saturday and Sunday, October 14-15 and then Tuesday and Wednesday, October 17-18. Another added: "Ticket prices in London are wild. [Ticketmaster](https://ticketmaster-uk.tm7562.net/c/344386/431525/7562?subId1=Regionals---Consumer-&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.co.uk%2Fmadonna-tickets%2Fartist%2F768011&subId3=xid%3Afr1674217599300cfg) and [LiveNation](https://go.skimresources.com?id=76202X1536629&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.livenation.co.uk%2Fartist-madonna-235&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.walesonline.co.uk%2Fwhats-on%2Fmusic-nightlife-news%2Fmadonna-adds-three-london-o2-26032141). [The most romantic hotels in Wales for couples on Valentine's Day](https://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/travel/romantic-hotels-getaways-couples-wales-8454359) [Amazon Prime is cheaper with this O2 loophole](https://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/shopping/amazon-prime-cheaper-o2-loophole-25953611) [I used this hidden bank trick and now I'm 'getting paid to do my food shop'](https://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/reviews/used-hidden-bank-trick-now-25948506) [Boots ex-employee reveals top tips for shopping 70 per cent off sale](https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/boots-ex-employee-reveals-top-25922879) [Woman cuts £400 off electricity bill by switching off energy 'guzzler'](https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/woman-cuts-400-electricity-bill-25897862) [Ticketmaster](https://ticketmaster-uk.tm7562.net/c/344386/431525/7562?subId1=Regionals---Consumer-&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.co.uk%2Fmadonna-tickets%2Fartist%2F768011&subId3=xid%3Afr1674217599300cfg) and [LiveNation](https://go.skimresources.com?id=76202X1536629&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.livenation.co.uk%2Fartist-madonna-235&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.walesonline.co.uk%2Fwhats-on%2Fmusic-nightlife-news%2Fmadonna-adds-three-london-o2-26032141) and by the time the virtual waiting room was packed with eager fans she announced two further dates, making London the single city she is appearing in most on the high-profile 35-city tour. Madonna: The Celebration Tour will start on July 15 in Vancouver, Canada before the star moves through Canada and the US at dozens of venues including two dates at the iconic Madison Square Garden in New York on August 23 and 24. The European leg begins in October, with London's O2 playing host to the first date on Saturday, October 14 before she moves through mainland Europe playing countries including Italy, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Spain, France, Germany. [LIVE: Madonna fans queue for three extra dates for new tour](https://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/madonna-tour-2023-live-ticketmaster-26023269) After an [eventful pre-sale](https://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/madonna-fans-another-pre-sale-26009651) earlier in the week, which saw disappointed fans take to social media to complain that the 20,000-seater venue was not big enough to satisfy demand, she announced a second date last night. Prices for seated tickets started at £47.55 with fees, going up to £432.55, while VIP packages ranged from £729.75 to £1,307.75, causing some fans to express their frustration and disappointment when they got to the front of the virtual queue. Pop icon Madonna has announced three extra dates for the UK leg of her much-anticipated Celebration world tour, after up to 200,000 fans tried to get tickets for the gigs.

The global tour will see Madonna visit 35 cities, kicking off in North America on Saturday, July 15 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC with stops in Detroit, ...

Wed Nov 15 – Cologne, DE – Lanxess Arena Mon Nov 13 – Paris, FR – Accor Arena Sun Nov 12 – Paris, FR – Accor Arena

Tickets to see pop legend Madonna go on sale this morning, but some in the county were once lucky enough to see her for free close to home.

At one point the singer even donned a guitar, and strummed a few bars of the Stones' Satisfaction before leading into one of her own hits. She arrived on stage seated on a golden throne to perform opening number Candy Shop in front of a packed tent, and was wearing a lacy top and tracksuit bottoms tucked into knee high boots. [Maidstone](https://www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/) to perform at Radio 1's Big Weekend, and landed in a helicopter two hours before her headline gig.

Madonna has added more dates to her UK run of her global tour, The Celebration, following phenomenal demand. The Vogue singer will now be performing live ...

The Celebration Tour will wrap in Amsterdam, NL on Friday, December 1st at Ziggo Dome. Despite the ticket demand, many fans took to social media to criticise the pricing of tickets. Many fans were left disappointed as they got to the front of the queue only to find tickets were either sold out or at an extremely low availability. It comes after the Holiday singer announced a second date last night, on October 15, 2023. The 64-year-old singer will now be playing at the arena on Saturday, October 14, Sunday, October 15, Tuesday, October 17 and Wednesday, October 18, 2023. [Ticketmaster](https://ticketmaster-uk.tm7559.net/c/344386/431519/7559?subId1=Regionals-LiverpoolEcho--Consumer-&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.co.uk%2Fartist%2F768011%3Fint_cmp_name%3DMadonna-2023%26int_cmp_id%3DUK-Home-601%26int_cmp_creative%3DHome-main-1%26tm_link%3Dtm_ccp_Home_main_Madonna-2023) this morning (January 20) to try and get tickets to see the Queen of Pop, despite the O2 Arena in London, where she is performing, only having capacity for 20,000 fans.