Madonna fans go wild over 45 song Celebration setlist as the Queen of Pop prepares to kickstart 78-date tour in London after rescheduling shows
Anticipation is building for the premiere of Madonna's Celebration tour.
The singer, 65, will take to the stage at The 02 on Saturday after having to postpone her tour due to a terrifying health scare.
Madonna had to delay the 78-date tour by three months after a bacterial infection sent her to the ICU.
And fans have gone wild trying to predict what the setlist will be for her Greatest Hits tour after Madonna's musical director teased there will be around 45 songs in the two hour show.
In a sneak peek of what's in tour for fans, Stuart Price said the show will draw on four decades of her catalogue.
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Anticipation is building for the premiere of Madonna's Celebration tour which kicks off in London on Saturday
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Bring it on: Fans have gone wild trying to predict what the setlist will be for her Greatest Hits tour after Madonna 's musical director teased there will be around 45 songs i
The production will use archive footage and studio recordings to tell the star's story in what will be a 'documentary' of her iconic career.
'A greatest hit doesn't have to be a song. It can be a wardrobe, it can be a video, or a statement,' he told the BBC. 'The person that is going to take the stage looks incredible, sounds incredible, performs incredible.'
Of how they shortlisted the set list from Madonna's huge catalogue of hits, he said: 'That was the big challenge. In two hours, can you get all of it in? That's hard. But every great moment she's had, we took a bit of it.'
The musical director said Madonna will perform around 25 of her songs in full while 20 other songs will be interspersed in the two hour show as 'bridges' between the acts.
It will be a tough choice as Madonna first hit UK charts with Holiday in 1984 and went on to have 13 number ones and 71 hits.
Fans took to X - formerly known as Twitter - to share their predictions.
One wrote: 'Based on this from Stuart Price, I’m very excited about the#MadonnaCelebrationTour. It sounds like this songs will be delivered with the deference and respect they deserve.'
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Thrilled: Fans took to X - formerly known as Twitter - to share their predictions. One wrote: 'Based on this from Stuart Price, I’m very excited about the#MadonnaCelebrationTour'
![Exciting: In a sneak peek of what's in tour for fans, Stuart Price said the show will draw on four decades of her catalogue (Madonna pictured in her Hung Up video in 2005](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/10/13/10/76513351-12626859-image-a-69_1697189489438.jpg)
Exciting: In a sneak peek of what's in tour for fans, Stuart Price said the show will draw on four decades of her catalogue (Madonna pictured in her Hung Up video in 2005
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Queen of pop: It will be a tough choice as Madonna first hit UK charts with Holiday in 1984 and went on to have 13 number ones and 71 hits (pictured in 1990)
![Tough: Of how they shortlisted the set list from the huge catalogue of hits, he said: 'That was the big challenge. In two hours, can you get all of it in?' (pictured in Frozen music video 1998)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/10/13/10/76513319-12626859-image-a-71_1697189507753.jpg)
Tough: Of how they shortlisted the set list from the huge catalogue of hits, he said: 'That was the big challenge. In two hours, can you get all of it in?' (pictured in Frozen music video 1998)
Others said: '45 SONGS?!?! We're in for a THRILL!!!!!'
'If Promise to Try is on the #CelebrationTour #MadonnaCelebrationTour setlist then I just know it’s going to be one of the most haunting and beautiful performances of her 40+ year career. Not sure how the casuals will feel about it but it would be such a special moment for stans.'
'This is a prediction tweet to repost once Hung Up On Tokischa is in the setlist #MadonnaCelebrationTour'.
'I’d LOVE if Rain makes the Setlist'.
'I love these times just before a new Madonna tour; the guessing of the setlist, the hype, the anticipation....six days to go!'
Another fan shared a list of predictions and wrote: 'Setlist Predictions I picked songs we know and some long forgotten gems'.
Her first gig is at London's 02 Arena on Saturday but due to Blink 182's tour taking place at the same venue, Madonna wont have access until Friday, whereas she would usually practice at the arena a whole week before.
Madonna is making sure that she is fighting fit for the weekend after being forced to cancel the North American leg of her tour in June due to her illness.
On Monday nine Peloton exercise bikes were seen being delivered to the swanky Stock Exchange hotel where she is staying - costing a whopping £1,500 each.
The five star Manchester hotel is owned by former footballer Gary Neville and the Papa Don't Preach hitmaker is believed to have hired the entire building out for herself and her entourage.
Other famous guests have included Dua Lipa, Mick Jagger, Pink and Shania Twain.
A source told The Sun: 'Madonna is pulling out all the stops — a huge entourage, whole hotels, major venues for rehearsals for several days — nothing is being left to chance.
Madonna is preparing to go on her first tour in three years following a health scare this summer that put her in the hospital.
The tour will begin on October 14 in London - with the star playing three further dates on October 15, 17 and 18 at the 02 Arena.
Earlier last month, People claimed that the mother of six was very excited to hit the road to perform her new songs.
'She returned to rehearsals last Monday. She's so happy to be back onstage and is feeling strong,' a source shared.
'She's working closely with her longtime collaborators, Jamie King and Stuart Price, to put the final touches on the show,' says the source, adding that the run of shows is the icon's 'most ambitious tour ever.'