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million in dollars) | last_tour = Sticky & Sweet Tour (2008–09) | this_tour = The MDNA Tour (2012) | next_tour = Rebel Heart Tour (2015–16) }} The MDNA Tour was the ninth concert tour by American singer-songwriter Madonna. It showcased material from her twelfth studio album, ''MDNA'' (2012). The tour visited the Americas, Europe, and the Middle East. This marked the singer's first performances in the United Arab Emirates, Ukraine, Scotland, and Colombia. The tour was initially planned to reach Australia in January 2013 but was cancelled; Madonna apologized through a video letter on her official YouTube account. Madonna described the tour as "the journey of a soul from darkness to light". It was divided into four sections: ''Transgression'', where guns and violence was the main theme, ''Prophecy'', where a mix of joyful songs that bring people together are performed, ''Masculine/Feminine'', a combination of sensuality and fashion with a few of Madonna's classic songs performed in a French Cabaret-style, and ''Redemption'', which Madonna labeled as "a big party and celebration". The tour has received mostly positive reception from critics. The tour courted many controversial subjects such as violence, firearms, human rights, nudity, and politics. Lawsuits threatened against Madonna have also been engaged from the tour. The MDNA Tour created immense success at the box office and many venues were instantly sold out. It was dubbed as the highest-grossing tour of 2012 by ''Billboard''. The tour grossed $305.2 million from 88 sold-out shows, becoming the twelfth highest-grossing tour of all time and surpassing Celine Dion's Taking Chances Tour as the second highest-grossing tour among female artists, behind Madonna's own Sticky & Sweet Tour. Madonna broke the record for occupying the top two highest-grossing female tours of all time. Madonna accepted the Top Touring Artist of the year at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards. A concert special titled ''Madonna: The MDNA Tour ''aired on Epix in the United States on June 22 at 8:00 pm ET. The television special documented the November 19 and 20 shows at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, but also included footage from other concert dates.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Madonna: The MDNA Tour )〕 A live album, ''MDNA World Tour'', was released on September 9, 2013. ==Background== After performing at Hope for Haiti telethon, MTV News, stated the singer will feature the cast of ''Glee'' on the forthcoming tour. The gesture was a show of appreciation for the episode featuring Madonna's hits. This information was later followed by fansite DrownedMadonna releasing a proposed tour itinerary from Live Nation. The report showed the singer playing a stadium-exclusive tour beginning in New Zealand. It also showed dates in Australia, China, Southeast Asia, Europe and North America. Days later, many media outlets around the world posted the itinerary, causing Live Nation to respond to the report's authenticity. While promoting her first feature film, ''W.E.'', Madonna partnered with Smirnoff to produce a global dance contest. Called the "Smirnoff Nightlife Exchange Project", the contest asked for dancers to submit footage to becoming a dancer on the singer's forthcoming tour. Eleven finalists performed for Madonna and fans at the Roseland Ballroom in November 2011, where Madonna also debuted her new single, "Give Me All Your Luvin'". The winner of the contest was Charles Riley (known as Lil Buck). Amongst the promotion, many outlets reported news of the tour. Israeli news site Ynetnews announced that Madonna was in negotiations to perform in Tel Aviv in May 2012. Additionally, the ''Evening Standard'' confirmed a show at Hyde Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics. Reports from Turkish newspaper ''Radikal'' showed the singer was in negotiations to perform in Abu Dhabi. Madonna's manager, Guy Oseary confirmed the tour on his Twitter account in December 2011. He also stated South Africa was a possibility following the success of the U2 concerts. The tour was officially announced on February 7, 2012, following the singer's performance at the Super Bowl XLVI Bridgestone Halftime Show. The tour is expected to have 90 performances, becoming Madonna's longest tour to date. In March 2012, the singer used social networks to promote the forthcoming tour and album. On Twitter, the official title of the tour was announced. The concert tickets range in price from around $45 to more than $350. The average ticket price was $138. Some premium-priced ticket packages run $600 per person.〔 Receiving complaints that her live shows are too expensive, Madonna told ''Newsweek'': "Start saving your pennies now. People spend $300 on crazy things all the time, things like handbags. So work all year, scrape the money together and come to my show. I'm worth it." The tour was also set to see Madonna perform in Australia for the first time in 20 years in January 2013 as confirmed by head of Live Nation Touring, Arthur Fogel. Stadium dates in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth were planned, ready to be announced in July 2012, but were cancelled for reasons unspecified which lead to a huge backlash from fans in Australia after Madonna skipped the country for her fifth consecutive tour in a row, causing Madonna on August 26, 2012, to release an audio video on YouTube apologizing to her Australian fans and revealed that she could not spend more time away from her children and plans to perform in Australia in the near future. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The MDNA Tour」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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