This was later confirmed fake by Madonna's publicist Liz Rosenberg. On October 2011, fansite DrownedMadonna released a supposed 2012 tour itinerary from Live Nation with dates in Auckland, Singapore, Thailand, China, South Korea, Japan, Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv.

Madonna performing during the Super Bowl XLVI halftime show, months before The MDNA Tour began A live album titled MDNA World Tour was released on Septemin all formats: double-disc live album, DVD, and Blu-ray The concerts offered at Miami's American Airlines Arena were filmed and broadcast as Madonna: The MDNA Tour through EPIX. Madonna was awarded Top Touring Artist at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards. The MDNA Tour was a commercial success with $305.2 million from 88 sold-out shows, it was named the most lucrative tour of 2012 and became the tenth highest-grossing of all time. The performance of ' Human Nature', in which Madonna stripped off her clothes, also received criticism. In Russia, Madonna created controversy for openly supporting feminist punk-rock band Pussy Riot and challenging the country's so-called anti-gay law. Also in France, one concert offered at Paris ' Olympia venue was trashed by fans for its short length. Le Pen then filed a lawsuit against the singer for 'public insult'. MDNA was the cause of several controversies the opening act was criticized for its use of firearms and depiction of violence a video used for one performance compared French far right politician Marine Le Pen to Adolf Hitler. The lack of the singer's old songs and the inclusion of MDNA tracks, however, received criticism. It received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the production and performances. Designers working on the tour's wardrobe included Arianne Phillips and Jean Paul Gaultier. An Australian leg was planned for January 2013 but was cancelled.ĭescribed as 'the journey of a soul from darkness to light', it was divided into four thematic sections ―a custom for the singer: Transgression, Prophecy, Masculine/Feminine and Redemption. Madonna's fifth tour with Live Nation, it visited Eurasia and the Americas, and was her first tour to visit the United Arab Emirates, Ukraine, Scotland, and Colombia. Rumors of the singer embarking on a concert tour first began on October 2011, but nothing was confirmed until four months later, following Madonna's performance at the Super Bowl XLVI halftime show. Comprising 88 shows, the tour began on in Tel Aviv's Ramat Gan Stadium and concluded in Córdoba, Argentina on December 22. The MDNA Tour was the ninth concert tour by American singer Madonna, launched in support of her twelfth studio album, MDNA (2012).

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