Today in Madonna History: July 10, 2012

madonna-mdna-revolver-1madonna-mdna-revolver-2madonna-mdna-revolver-3madonna-mdna-revolver-4 madonna-mdna-revolver-5 madonna-mdna-revolver-6 madonna-mdna-revolver-7 madonna-mdna-revolver-8 madonna-mdna-revolver-9

On July 10 2012, Madonna’s MDNA World Tour stopped in Cologne, Germany. Madonna performed in front of a SOLD OUT crowd (14,489 fans) at the Lanxess Arena.

Check out the fantastic photos above, from the live performance of Revolver.

Today in Madonna History: June 22, 2013

mdnatour-1 mdnatour-2 mdnatour-3 mdnatour-4 mdnatour-5 Madonna Madonna Performs During Her MDNA Tour At Hyde Park


On June 22, 2013, Madonna’s The MDNA Tour aired on EPIX.

You can call her the Queen of Pop or you can call her the Material Girl, but there’s no moniker quite so evocative as simply: Madonna. The seven-time Grammy Award winner returns to the stage in an epic world tour billed as “a journey from darkness to light.” And whether you’re in it for Madonna’s trademark blend of controversial themes and killer dance moves, or simply some delicious pop hooks, you won’t be disappointed.

Today in Madonna History: May 19, 2013

m-billboard-music-awards-2013-2m-billboard-music-awards-2013-5 m-billboard-music-awards-2013-6 m-billboard-music-awards-2013-7 m-billboard-music-awards-2013-8

On May 19 2013, Madonna received the Top Touring Artist Award at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards, held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Madonna told the audience:

“They say that it takes a village to raise a child, it took several international villages to put my show together.”

The 88-show MDNA World Tour grossed $305 million, according to Billboard Boxscore.

Today in Madonna History: September 30, 2012

september-30-2012-madonna-vancouver

On September 30 2012, Madonna performed the second sold out MDNA Tour stop at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Madonna had this to say to the audience of just over 14,000 die-hard fans:

Come on Vancouver, you stoned motherfuckers!

Today in Madonna History: September 6, 2013

mdnaworldtour-cd-550 mdna-world-tour-front-cover-deluxe-550

On September 6 2013, MDNA World Tour was released in Germany and Australia by Live Nation Entertainment and Interscope Records.  The complete show was included on the live album which was issued as a digital download and as a 2-CD set in some countries, while the concert film was issued in various configurations including DVD, Blu-ray and as a 2-CD+DVD set.

Madonna served as producer for the project and spent several months editing the concert film with directors by Danny B. Tull and Stephane Sennour. The show was primarily recorded over two nights the previous November in Miami, Florida, although additional audience footage shot by Guy Oseary over the course of the tour was also interspersed throughout the film.

Today in Madonna History: July 17, 2012

On July 17 2012, Madonna’s MDNA World Tour played at London’s Hyde Park, with supporting acts LMFAO and Martin Solveig. The sold-out show (54,140 fans) generated $6.7 million in ticket sales.

Today in Madonna History: June 18, 2013

DOLCE & GABBANA and THE CINEMA SOCIETY present the EPIX WORLD PREMIERE of MADONNA: THE MDNA TOUR mdnapremier-2 mdnapremier-3 mdnapremier-4 mdnapremier-5 Dolce & Gabbana And The Cinema Society Present The Epix World Premiere Of DOLCE & GABBANA and THE CINEMA SOCIETY present the EPIX WORLD PREMIERE of MADONNA: THE MDNA TOUR

On June 18 2013, Madonna rocked a tuxedo while attending the premiere of her new film Madonna: The MDNA Tour held at the Paris Theatre in New York City.