Madonna is finally embarking on her highly-anticipated The Celebration Tour, and she’s preparing a spectacle to remember. The Queen of Pop will reportedly perform a 40-song setlist during her 40th anniversary tour and she’ll do it all without a band.
Madonna’s musical director Stuart Price discussed her upcoming tour with BBC News and revealed what we can expect. He described it as “a documentary through her vast career” and said it will feature 40 greatest hits from the star’s impressive catalog.
Madonna also decided to tour without a live band for the first time since the start of her career, putting an emphasis on the original multi-track recordings instead.
“There are live musicians that perform at different parts of the show. But what we realized is that the original recordings are our stars. Those things can’t be replicated and can’t be recreated, so we decided just to embrace that,” explained Price.
The Celebration Tour was expected to start earlier this summer, but the first North American leg was postponed after Madonna suffered a serious bacterial infection. The tour will now kick off at the O2 Arena in London, England on October 14, and Madonna will stay on the road until April 24, 2024, when she’ll conclude the tour with a show in Mexico City.
