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The Re-Invention World Tour was the sixth concert tour by American singer-songwriter Madonna. It supported her ninth studio album American Life and visited North America and Europe.
Background[]
The Re-Invention World Tour was Madonna's sixth concert tour in support of her ninth studio album American Life. In 2003, Madonna collaborated with photographer Steven Klein for an art installation project called X-STaTIC Pro=CeSS. The installation portrayed Madonna in different incarnations of her spiritual practices – from yogi, prophet, queen to freak and pole dancer. The publication was a worldwide success, leading to a number of exhibitions in New York, London, Paris, Düsseldorf, Berlin and Florence. After the exhibition was over, Madonna was inspired by the images from the exhibitions and decided to incorporate them into her then unplanned tour and asked Klein to help her with the task. The poster released for the tour used one of the images from the installation project. It featured Madonna in a seventeenth century style dress, crawling on all fours towards the camera.
The main intention of the tour was to transform Madonna's old hits musically and display her capacity for transformation and self-reflection. The tour was initially known as the Whore of Babylon World Tour, although Madonna later denied using this name. The idea was to portray Madonna as the Whore of Babylon, the figure of evil as mentioned in the Book of Revelation. However it was later changed to the Re-Invention World Tour, to make it a self-confident dig at all the critics and people who have expressed their views about Madonna re-inventing her image over the years. The official tour poster displayed Madonna in a vintage bolero gown and a large French Renaissance-like hair-bun. Air-conditioning was turned off during the tour on Madonna's request as she claimed it dried up her throat during singing.
Development[]
During the rehearsals of the tour, the show rehearsals would start with I'm So Stupid and Dress You Up. But they were later dropped from the show. Other songs taken out from the initial set list include Love Profusion, Swim, Live to Tell and Take a Bow. The opening song for the show was decided as Vogue for a long time, until Madonna decided to use "The Beast Within" as the opener. The finale of the show was decided to be Holiday rather than Die Another Day with Imagine being added to the setlist. Two new tracks rehearsed for the show included Devil Wouldn't Recognize You and I Love New York. I Love New York was then remade as a dance track for her tenth studio album Confessions on a Dance Floor, while Devil Wouldn't Recognize You was included in her eleventh studio album Hard Candy. Ray of Light was also rehearsed during the initial phases, but Madonna later decided to eliminate it, as performing the song at the beginning of the show would hurt her voice beforehand. Finally twenty-four of the thirty rehearsed songs ended up on being the official setlist for the show.
The costumes for the tour were created by designer Arianne Phillips. Before the show started, USA Today reported that Madonna will be making five costume changes in the tour. Phillips commented that since Madonna was revisiting her old songs for this tour, hence that was the main philosophy and inspiration behind designing the costumes. However she also noted that "Madonna has always pooh-poohed the concept of reinvention and doesn't strategize or premeditate her new look in a boardroom, so this is the greatest ironic statement of all." The T-shirts were designed by Jean-Paul Gaultierand the shoes used were provided by clothing line hosiery Miu Miu. The opening dress was created by French designer Christian Lacroix and incorporated the baroque look. The second part of the displayed military themed outfits inspired from the American Life album and designed by Phillips. The third ensemble emphasized on the emotional point of the show and hence the costumes were quieter and displayed thesilhouettes of the performers. The costumes of this segment were designed by Stella McCartney. Phase four costumes, inspired by the carnivals, were designed by Chanel. The final segment of the tour displayed traditional dresses. Other than these, Madonna wore corsets during the first segment.
Setlist:[]
Act I: French Baroque-Marie Antoinette Revival
1. The Beast Within (Video Introduction)
2. Vogue
3. Nobody Knows Me
4. Frozen
Act II: Army-Navy
5. American Life
6. Express Yourself
7. Burning Up
8. Material Girl
Act III: Circus-Cabaret
Hollywood (Remix) (Dancer/Video Interlude)
9. Hanky Panky
10. Deeper and Deeper
11. Die Another Day
12. Lament
13. Bedtime Story (Orbital Remix) (Dancer/Video Interlude)
Act IV: Acoustic
14. Nothing Fails
15. Don't Tell Me
16. Like a Prayer
17. Mother and Father (contains elements of "Intervention")
18. Imagine (Cover)
Act V (Final): Scottish-Tribal
19. Into the Groove (contains elements of "Susan MacLeod" and "Hollywood")
20. Papa Don't Preach
21. Crazy for You
22. Music (contains elements of "Into the Groove")
23. Holiday (contains elements of "She Wants to Move")
Shows[]
Madonna had present 56 concerts in 20 cities in seven countries, it began on May 24, 2004 and ended on September 14 of that year.
Date | City | Country | Venue | Attendance | Revenue |
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North America | |||||
May 24, 2004 | Los Angeles | United States | The Forum | 43,158 / 43,158 | $6,965,055 |
May 26, 2004[a] | |||||
May 27, 2004 | |||||
May 29, 2004 | Las Vegas | MGM Grand Garden Arena | 28,341 / 28,341 | $7,005,548 | |
May 30, 2004 | |||||
June 2, 2004 | Anaheim | Arrowhead Pond | 24,250 / 24,250 | $4,164,450 | |
June 3, 2004 | |||||
June 6, 2004 | San Jose | HP Pavilion at San Jose | 40,205 / 40,205 | $5,543,715 | |
June 8, 2004 | |||||
June 9, 2004 | |||||
June 13, 2004 | Washington, D.C. | MCI Center | 26,788 / 26,788 | $3,486,684 | |
June 14, 2004 | |||||
June 16, 2004 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | 88,625 / 88,625 | $12,674,925 | |
June 17, 2004 | |||||
June 20, 2004 | |||||
June 21, 2004 | |||||
June 23, 2004 | |||||
June 24, 2004 | |||||
June 27, 2004 | Worcester | Worcester's Centrum Centre | 46,075 / 46,075 | $6,439,890 | |
June 28, 2004 | |||||
June 30, 2004 | |||||
July 1, 2004 | |||||
July 4, 2004 | Philadelphia | Wachovia Center | 30,575 / 30,575 | $4,134,478 | |
July 5, 2004 | |||||
July 7, 2004 | East Rutherford | Continental Airlines Arena | 29,315 / 29,315 | $4,437,345 | |
July 8, 2004 | |||||
July 11, 2004 | Chicago | United Center | 59,591 / 59,591 | $7,894,105 | |
July 12, 2004 | |||||
July 14, 2004 | |||||
July 15, 2004 | |||||
July 18, 2004 | Toronto | Canada | Air Canada Centre | 52,160 / 52,160 | $5,332,703 |
July 19, 2004 | |||||
July 21, 2004 | |||||
July 24, 2004 | Atlanta | United States | Philips Arena | 25,627 / 25,627 | $3,450,874 |
July 25, 2004 | |||||
July 28, 2004 | Fort Lauderdale | Office Depot Center | 28,208 / 28,208 | $3,834,522 | |
July 29, 2004 | |||||
August 1, 2004 | Miami | American Airlines Arena | 30,580 / 30,580 | $4,145,760 | |
August 2, 2004 | |||||
Europe | |||||
August 14, 2004 | Manchester | England | Manchester Evening News Arena | 27,320 / 27,320 | $5,136,114 |
August 15, 2004 | |||||
August 18, 2004 | London | Earls Court | 34,087 / 34,087 | $6,356,207 | |
August 19, 2004 | |||||
August 22, 2004 | Wembley Arena | 45,267 / 45,267 | $9,809,717 | ||
August 23, 2004 | |||||
August 25, 2004 | |||||
August 26, 2004 | |||||
August 29, 2004 | Slane | Ireland | Slane Castle | 62,275 / 70,000 | $6,575,339 |
September 1, 2004 | Paris | France | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy | 68,000 / 68,000 | $7,357,529 |
September 2, 2004 | |||||
September 4, 2004 | |||||
September 5, 2004 | |||||
September 8, 2004 | Arnhem | Netherlands | GelreDome | 73,300 / 73,300 | $6,759,661 |
September 9, 2004 | |||||
September 13, 2004 | Lisbon | Portugal | Pavilhão Atlântico | 33,460 / 33,460 | $3,286,166 |
September 14, 2004 | |||||
Total | 896,787 / 904,512 | $124,790,787 |