Madonna has confirmed that she will tour Australia in 2016.
Earlier today industry magazine ‘Billboard‘ reported that the Material Girl would tour on the back of her new album later this year and Australia and Asia are priority destinations.
Madonna has now announced that her tour will begin in Miami on August 29th.
The Rebel Heart Tour will take in 35 cities in America and Europe. The tour is expected to head to Australia in early 2016 before traveling through Asia.
“Madonna continues to be one of the most successful touring artists in history – her shows are legendary and we are thrilled to have her going back on tour,” said Arthur Fogel, President of Live Nation.
The singer has only toured Australia once despite being one of the world’s biggest performers. ‘The Girlie Show’ tour headed down under in 1995 since then Madonna’s shunned Australia despite promising fans several times that the next tour would include Australian dates.
Madonna’s new album ‘Rebel Heart’ is set to be released later this week.
Tour Dates Announced Today
Date / City / Venue
Aug. 29 – Miami, FL – American Airlines Arena – On Sale Mar. 9
Sept. 2 – Atlanta, GA – Philips Arena – On Sale Mar. 16
Sept. 5 – San Juan, PR – Coliseo de Puerto Rico – On sale Mar. 21
Sept. 9 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre – On Sale Mar. 14
Sept. 12 – Washington, DC – Verizon Center – On Sale Mar. 16
Sept. 16 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden – On Sale Mar. 9
Sept. 19 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center – On Sale Mar. 9
Sept. 24 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center – On Sale Mar. 16
Sept. 26 – Boston, MA – TD Garden – On Sale Mar. 16
Sept. 28 – Chicago, IL – United Center – On Sale Mar. 9
Oct. 1 – Detroit, MI – Joe Louis Arena – On Sale Mar. 23
Oct. 3 – Atlantic City, NJ – Boardwalk Hall – On Sale Mar. 16
Oct. 5 – Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre – On Sale Mar. 9
Oct. 8 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center – On Sale Mar. 16
Oct. 11 – Edmonton, AB – Rexall Place – On Sale Mar. 9
Oct. 14 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena – On Sale Mar. 9
Oct. 17 – Portland, OR – MODA Center – On Sale Mar. 23
Oct. 19 – San Jose, CA – SAP Center at San Jose – On Sale Mar. 9
Oct. 22 – Glendale, AZ – Gila River Arena – On Sale Mar. 23
Oct. 24 – Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Garden Arena – On Sale Mar. 16
Oct. 27 – Los Angeles, CA Forum – On Sale Mar. 16
EUROPE / UK:
Nov. 4 – Koln, Germany – Lanxess Arena – On Sale Mar. 16
Nov. 7 – Prague, CZ – O2 Arena – On Sale Mar. 16
Nov. 10 – Berlin,Germany – Mercedes-Benz Arena (02 World) – On Sale Mar. 16
Nov. 14 – Stockholm, Sweden – Tele 2 Arena – On Sale Mar. 16
Nov. 17 – Herning, Denmark – Jyske Bank Boxen – On Sale Mar. 9
Nov. 21 – Turin, Italy – Pala Alpitour – On Sale Mar. 16
Nov. 24 – Barcelona, Spain Palau Sant Jordi – On Sale Mar. 16
Nov. 28 – Antwerp, Belgium – Sportpaleis – On Sale Mar. 9
Dec. 1 – London, UK – O2 Arena – On Sale Mar. 16
Dec. 5 – Amsterdam, Holland – Ziggo Dome – On Sale Mar. 9
Dec. 9 – Paris, France – Bercy – On Sale Mar. 9
Dec. 14 – Manchester, UK – Manchester Arena – On Sale Mar. 16
Dec. 16 – Birmingham, UK – Barclaycard Arena – On Sale Mar. 16
Dec. 20 – Glasgow, Scotland – The SSE Hydro – On Sale Mar. 16
OIP Staff
Update: This story was originally published as ‘Is Madonna returning to Australia?’. Shortly after publication an official announcement was made confirming the news.