Madonna confirms UK and European Celebration Tour dates following US gigs postponement after she was hospitalised with 'serious infection'
Madonna has officially confirmed the concert dates for her postponed Celebration Tour after she was rushed to hospital in June.
The Queen of Pop, 64, has rescheduled 'most of the North America dates' which will take place after the originally planned UK and European legs of the tour.
The production will kick off with four sold out shows in London this October, followed by shows across Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Spain, Portugal, France, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands throughout the remainder of 2023.
The North American leg will begin on December 13th in Brooklyn at Barclays Center.
Tickets for the previously scheduled shows will be honoured on all the new US dates, other than Los Angeles and one in New York due to a venue change.
Born to perform: Madonna, 64, has officially confirmed the concert dates for her postponed Celebration Tour after she was rushed to hospital in June
Due to to scheduling conflicts a few US shows will be cancelled, with a spokesperson for Madonna saying: 'Madonna regrets the inconvenience to fans and hopes to make it up to those markets in the future.'
Fans at some rescheduled shows will be contacted about purchasing tickets to the new dates while others will be offered refunds to the cancelled shows.
Madonna has been recovering at her New York home after she was hospitalised on 24 June with a 'serious bacterial infection'.
It has been reported Madonna 'set up camp' at the Nassau Coliseum in New York and booked out the venue for two months for her restarted rehearsals.
Music insiders added she has hired a 'top-secret UK venue' to rehearse in ahead of her first night at the O2 Arena in London on 14 October.
A source told The Sun: 'She is very much still in recovery but Madonna has been chomping at the bit to get back to rehearsals.
'Not only has she hired the Coliseum in New York but she's also hired out a second venue in London for the final week of dress rehearsals.
'Normally she would like to have the final week in the same venue she kicks off in. But due to BLINK-182’s comeback gigs at the O2, her team won’t be able to get access until the day before.'
On stage: The Queen of Pop has rescheduled 'most of the North America dates' which will take place after the originally planned UK and European legs of the tour
It is claimed the schedule conflict means perfectionist Madonna will have less than two days before lights down to perfect the show.
In July, one month after she was hospitalied, Madonna told fans she was 'lucky to be alive'.
She wrote in an Instagram post: 'Love from family and friends is the best Medicine. One month out of the hospital and I can reflect.
'As a Mother you can really get caught up In the needs of your children and the seemingly endless giving. But when the chips were down my children really showed up for me. I saw a side to them I had never seen before. It made all the difference.
On the road: The production will kick off with four sold out shows in London this October before she heads to Europe and to the United States
'So did the love and support from my friends. If you zoom into this Picture I am holding You will see A Polaroid taken by Andy Warhol of Keith Haring wearing a jacket with Michael Jackson’s face painted on it. A perfect triangle of Brilliance.
'Artist who touched so many lives including my own.
'I sobbed when I opened this gift because I realized how lucky I am to be alive. And how fortunate I am to have known these people and so many others who are also gone.
'Thank you @guyoseary for this gift! And Thank you to all my angels who protected me and let me Stay to finish doing my work! (red heart emoji.)'
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