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Re-Invention World Tour

Tour by Madonna
A blond woman crouching on all fours towards the camera. She wears a cream kaftan and green blouse which exposes her cleavage. Her hair is tied in Victorian style knots. On her left hand a single red thread si visible. Behind her, a pink sofa is visible. Between her hands the word Madonna is surrounded by the word 'Re invention' in flowing red script. All around the woman, religious symbols are painted in greyscale. The official poster for the Re-Invention Tour
Associated album	American Life
Start date	May 24, 2004
End date	September 14, 2004
Legs	2
No. of shows	39 in North America 17 in Europe 56 Total
Box office	$125 million
Madonna concert chronology

The Re-Invention World Tour was the sixth concert tour by American recording artist Madonna. It supported her ninth studio album American Life and visited North America and Europe. Madonna was inspired to create the tour, after taking part in an art installation called X-STaTIC PRo=CeSS, directed by photographer Steven Klein. She incorporated the images from the installation in the tour, whose name was in reality a dig at Madonna's critics. A number of songs were rehearsed for the tour, with twenty-four of them making the final setlist.

The tour was divided into five segments: French Baroque-Marie Antionette Revival, Military-Army, Circus-Cabaret, Acoustic and Scottish-Tribal. The costumes were developed by designer Arianne Phillips based on the concept of re-invention. The opening segment displayed performances with dance in general. Military segment displayed performances with the theme of warfare. Circus displayed light-hearted performances while the Acoustic segment performances were melancholy. The final Scottish segment had Madonna and her performers display energetic dance routines. The tour garnered positive reception from contemporay critics. However, fellow singer Elton John acused Madonna of lip-synching on the tour. Madonna's representatives denied the allegations and John later apologized.

Re-Invention Tour was a commercial success. Tickets were completely sold as soon as dates and venues for the concert were announced, prompting the organizers to add more dates. After its end, the tour was named as the highest grossing tour of 2004, earning $125 million from 56 shows and 900,000 audience. It won the Top Tour award as part of the 2004 Billboard Touring Awards. The tour was chronicled in a documentary titled I'm Going to Tell You a Secret. A CD+DVD was also released along with the film.

Background

Madonna opening the show with "Vogue".

The Re-Invention Tour was Madonna's sixth worldwide 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, Dusseldorf, 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. Klein later commented that,

"The thing is, I always saw Madonna as a performance artist. And I think what I wanted to portray was the process about how a performer arrives at their work. And the thing is, what she had talked about as well, is that before a concert, what she finds very interesting is the rehearsals and the straining and maybe she would like to injure. [...] And she said that the process of making the concert became more intriguing than the final result."

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. 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

A blond female on stage. She wears a sparkling corset and black boots. Her hair falls in curls around her and she is making a gesture with her hand.

The performance of "Nobody Knows Me" during the opening segment of the show.

During the rehearsals of the tour, a general setlist was decided where the show rehearsals would start with "I'm So Stupid" from American Life, "Dress You Up" (1985) and "Material Girl" (1985). But "Dress You Up" and "I'm So Stupid" were later dropped from the show. Other songs taken out from the initial set list includes "Love Profusion" Headcleaner Mix (2004), "Swim" from Ray of Light (1998), "Live to Tell" (1986) and "Take a Bow" (1994). "Nobody Knows Me" was first rehearsed in Peter Rauhofer's Perfect Private Life Mix. The opening song for the show was decided as "Vogue" (1990) for a long time, untill Madonna decided to use "The Beast Within" as the opener. The finale of the show was decided to be "Holiday" (1984) rather than "Die Another Day" (2002) with the John Lennon song "Imagine" (1971) being added to the setlist. "Don't Tell Me" (2001) was rehearsed in two versions – a French video backdrop version for the American leg and Paris shows, and the "Bitter Sweet Symphony" version for the other tour stops. Two new tracks rehearsed for the show included "Devil Wouldn't Recognize You", written by Madonna and Mirwais Ahmadzaï, and "I Love New York". The latter was incorporated as a bonus track of the live Re-Invention Tour CD I'm Going To Tell You A Secret (2005) and remade as a dance track for her tenth studio album Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005), while the former was included in her eleventh studio album Hard Candy (2008). "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 was 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 Gaultier and 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 millitary themed outfits inspired from the Amercian Life album and designed by Phillips. The third ensemble emphasized on the emotional point of the show and hence the costumes were more quieter and displayed the silhouettes of the performers. The costumes of this segment was designed by Stella McCartney. Phase four costumes were inspired by the carnivals and was designed by Chanel. The final segment of the tour displayed traditional dresses. Other than these, Madonna wore corsets during the first segment.

Concert synopsis

A female blond woman stands on a stage in front of a microphone. She is wearing a shiny corset and black boots. A man's face is partially visible on the screen behind her. The head of the members of the audience are visible in the front, illuminated with the blue light from the screen.

Madonna performing "Frozen" with the backdrop displaying the naked male figure.

The central theme of the show was unity versus violence. It was divided into five acts with different themes: French Baroque-Marie Antionette Revival, Military-Army, Circus-Cabaret, Acoustic and Scottish-Tribal segments. It began with "The Beast Within", an ominous recitation from the Book of Revelation by Arabic singer Fairuz and the screens displaying Madonna's X-STaTIC PRo=CeSS installations. Once the introduction had finished, Madonna appeared onstage on a rising platform in a corset, striking yoga poses to perform "Vogue". It was followed by the energetically performed "Nobody Knows Me" on a conveyor belt, then "Frozen", during which a video of a naked male and a naked female wrestling, caressing and intertwining in water, their faces and genitals darkened by shadows so as to preserve their androgyny, were displayed on the backdrops. The millitary segment started with the sound of a helicopter in the background as Madonna's backup dancers, dressed as soldiers, crawled on their bellies as though in the middle of battle, then hugged each other as if saying goodbye. Madonna appeared onstage in camouflage pants, an olive army jacket and black beret. She started performing "American Life" as war footage of death and destruction flashed on screens behind her. During the performance Madonna ran down a lengthy V-shaped catwalk that descended from the ceiling and allowed her to reach the middle of the stadium. She also twirled army rifles during a march-like "Express Yourself" before strapping on a guitar for rock versions of "Burning Up" and "Material Girl". During the latter's performances, the backdrops displayed mathematical equations alongwith DNA helixes rushing through the screens. Before leaving the stage for a costume change, Madonna shouted "Stop all wars" to the audience. A remix interlude of "Hollywood" featured a breakdancer, a firedancer, a bellydancer, a tapdancer and a skateboarder.

The interlude was followed by a Cabaret-like performance of "Hanky Panky", which started the Circus act. Next a jazz version of "Deeper and Deeper" was performed with two female back-up dancers. Then "Die Another Day", including Madonna and her dancers in a Tango-like choreography. After that, she was strapped into an electric chair as she started singing "Lament" from the soundtrack of the film Evita and the platform rises with her to the top. A remix interlude of "Bedtime Story" was performed as dancers swung on trapezes. An acoustic-style segment started with "Nothing Fails", with the guitar being played by Madonna herself. After that, she sang "Don't Tell Me", recreating the choreography from the song's video with her dancers. The next song played was "Like A Prayer" when Hebrew characters were displayed on the backdrops. During the performance of the combined "Mother and Father/Intervention", Catholic images were displayed on the backdrops. Madonna then performed John Lennon's pro-peace song "Imagine" when photo montages of war-ravaged children, bombed-out villages and artillery were displayed in the backdrops. At one point, a video showed a George W. Bush look-alike lovingly resting his head on the shoulder of a Saddam Hussein look-alike, as though the pair were waiting for a marriage license. Asked why she chose to cover this song Madonna simply said: "I wanted to make a statement with the ultimate peace song."

The final segment started with Scottish bagpiper players parading around the stage in kilts and playing drums and pipes. Madonna appeared onstage in similar long kilts and a white sleeveless t-shirt to perform "Into the Groove" with Scottish bagpiper Lorne Cousin. A video simulation of the rapper Missy Elliott is played during the performance; later on, Madonna started singing "Papa Don't Preach". During the end-segment while performing that song and "Crazy for You", Madonna wore black t-shirts with the line "Kabbalists Do It Better" printed on them. Other lines printed on the t-shirts for various other shows included "Midwesterners Do It Better", "Italians Do It Better" and "Brits Do It Better". "Papa Don't Preach" is performed with Madonna whirling on the raised platform and then singing the song. Then the 80's ballad "Crazy For You" is played with Madonna sitting on the steps. The last two performances consisted of "Music" and the show closer, "Holiday" which was backed by a montage of morphing flags on the backdrops. The show ended with cannon shots of confetti and the phrase "Reinvent yourself" appearing onscreen.

Critical response

A blond female singing while wearing a millitary outfit and holding a gun in her left hand. Around her, dancers sit on the ground in similar outfits.

Madonna performing "Express Yourself" during the Military themed segment of the show.

The show received positive reception from contemporary critics. David Segal from The Washington Post noted that the "difference between this show and the last, the Drowned World Tour of 2001, was striking. That show seems standoffish compared with this one, in part because Madonna has finally worked through whatever issues prevented her from performing her earliest hits. [...] Madonna has created a new performance hybrid." Segal's view was shared by Elizabeth Smith from The New York Times who also commented that "Unlike 2001's Drowned World Tour, which was dark, often hostile, Re-Invention returns Madonna to the light. She looks as if she is having a good time." Edna Gunderson of USA Today gave the concert four out of four stars and said "Madonna seems to be having a jolly good time. Whereas her last outing had technical strengths but lacked warmth, Reinvention finds Madonna reinvested emotionally. The show doesn't have the degree of flesh, carnal content or shock value that past outings delivered, but this time Madonna is opting for more heart than cleavage and more personality than profanity." Joshua Klein from Chicago Tribune commented that Madonna's show displayed more spectacle than substance.

A blond female woman in millitary outfit plays an electric guitar. A number of televisions are arranged precariously behind her. The main backdrop displays static.

Madonna performing "Burning Up" during the millitary themed segment.

Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine commented on the theme of the concert and said that "the best thing that can come out of Madonna revisiting (and reinventing) the past is that she, and we, will be reminded of what she does best: making us forget about the bad times, come together, release the pressure, and have a holiday. "Kelefa Sanneh from The New York Times said that the concert was "a dense, dizzying, often incoherent, sometimes exhilarating night, starring a great performer who often found herself shadowboxing with her own past lives." Dan Aquilante from New York Post said that the concert "razzle-dazzled her way into the hearts of the devoted audience with an entertaining theatrical revue that was elaborately staged, costumed and cast with a full dance troupe." Thea Singer of the Boston Herald said that "Madonna brought Jewish mysticism on tour." John Hand from BBC noted that the "Re-Invention Tour happily marrie[d] past and present Madonna. [...] It is a far more rounded concert experience for the dedicated fan." However Robert Hilburn from Los Angeles Times felt that the show eventually took on a darker, more political tone and condemned the "weakly political Re-Invention concert [as] unsexy and uninspiring."

Commercial reception

A female blond woman stands on a platform of the stage, bending her knees a little. She is wearing a red corset and hotpants and sings to a microphone on her right hand. With her left hand she waves a red hankerchief. She is flanked by female dancers who sit and strike the same pose as her. A long line of bulbs glow along the stage.

The performance of "Hanky Panky" in the circus themed segment.

The tickets for the tour went on-sale for the members of Icon, Madonna's official website members. However, the tour soon started selling all around the world. Originally scheduled to perform in twelve major markets in North America with additional stops in Paris and London, the demand for tickets became so high that in New York City after two Madison Square Garden dates sold out in record time, Madonna's manager, Caresse Henry, and the worldwide tour promoter Clear Channel Entertainment, decided to add new dates to the tour. Within the first five days the tour was a sell-out for the dates at Los Angeles, Las Vegas, New York City, Boston, Chicago, Toronto, Philadelphia and Miami. High-priced ticket packages for all dates on the tour were sold from from Madonna's tour website madonnaviptickets.com. The tickets were priced at $700 per person. MTV arranged for an on-air contest titled Front and Center With Madonna Contest where fans were able to win tickets to an onstage area at any of the scheduled shows. After the tour started, mid-year it was announced that the tour has grossed $44.9 million, from the selling of 258,000 tickets at an average price of $174.17. Her average gross per show was $6,414 million with still more than half the dates being left.

Before the show was over, Billboard magazine projected a total sales of $120 million for the tour, thus making it the highest grossing tour of 2004. This was confirmed by People magazine who said that the tour grossed $125 million from all the shows, thus making it the highest grossing tour of 2004. Although musician Prince's Musicology Tour was initially projected to be the highest grossing tour, Billboard Boxscore published that the Re-Invention Tour had sold 55 out of the 56 shows and grossed $125 million. At the 2004 Billboard Touring Awards, Re-Invention Tour received the Top Tour award during the Backstage Pass Conference at New York City's Roosevelt Hotel on November 9, 2004. Madonna's tour manager Caresse Henry was awarded the Top Manager award.

Elton John allegation

A blond woman singing on stage. She wears a black vest, pants and a French cap. Beside her, a band playing different instruments is visible. The backdrop display the skyline of Paris, the picture being dull red in color.

The performance of "Don't Tell Me" during the acoustic segment.

During the Re-Invention Tour, the Q magazine awards, Elton John accused Madonna for lip-synching in her shows. He commented "Since when has lip-synching been live? Anyone who lip-synchs in public on stage when you pay $134 to see them should be shot. That’s me off her fucking Christmas card list. [...] But do I give a toss? No." Madonna’s publicist, Liz Rosenberg, rejected John’s allegations by saying "Madonna does not lip-sync nor does she spend her time trashing other artists, [...] She sang every note of her Re-Invention tour live and is not ashamed that she was well paid for her hard work. [...] Elton John remains on her Christmas card list whether he is nice...or naughty." John later released a statement to Entertainment Weekly saying that he would like to apologize to Madonna for his comments. He said:

"I don't want to escalate it because I like Madonna, [...] She's been to my house for dinner. It was something that was said in the heat of the moment, and probably should not have been said. [...] Would I apologize to her if I saw her? Yeah, because I don't want to hurt any artist's feelings. It was my fault. I instigated the whole thing. But it applies to all those bloody teenage singers. [...] The reaction to it was so hysterical, It was like I said, `I think all gays should be killed or I think Hitler was right.' I just said someone was lip-synching. I'm not afraid to speak my mind. I'm not going to mellow with age. I get more enraged about things as I get older because you see that these injustices go on."

Broadcasts and recordings

Main article: I'm Going to Tell You a Secret

A blond female singing while wearing a Scottish kilt and a black t-shirt. Her hair falls in curls around her and her left hand is placed on her waist. Behind her a horizontal rod and a lighting equipment is visible.

The performance of "Papa Don't Preach" ,which was part of the Scottish segment.

The show was expected to broadcast on CBS. It was taped on the final night in Lisbon. CBS reportedly offered to pay $10 million to broadcast the concert as a two hour special but it did not happen. A documentary titled I'm Going to Tell You a Secret, which chronicled the tour, was released. The documentary was recorded during Madonna's performance on the tour and was finished during the recording of Madonna's Confessions on a Dance Floor album. The DVD+CD containing the documentary and a live album of highlights from the show was also released in May 2006. The DVD contained a two hour long look at the tour, including its rehearsal plus some performance footage, while the CD offers fourteen songs of the set list. The documentary was directed by Jonas Åkerlund. Barry Walters from Rolling Stone commented that "Jonas Akerlund's 2005 kinetic yet personable documentary of Madonna's 2004 Re-Invention Tour lacks the dishy delights of the diva's 1991 Truth or Dare doc. Instead, a more worldly Madge struggles to become a less sound-bite-reliant, more sincere person. The bonus live CD proves that she's a better singer." Stephen Thomas Erlewine from Allmusic complimented the release saying "as Madonna's first live CD, I'm Going to Tell You a Secret is strong and entertaining, and even if the excessive minutiae on the accompanying DVD means only hardcore fans will sit through its two hours, it's also quite well done." The release debuted at thirty-three on Billboard 200 and the top ten in Canada and the European Top 100 Albums etc.

Setlist

A blond female singing, while wearing a Scottish kilt and white vest. She is surrounded by similarly dressed male dancers. All of them turn a little right to the front. The backdrop display multi-colored squares.

The final performance of the tour, "Holiday" with Madonna and her dancers in Scottish kilts.

1. "The Beast Within" (Video Introduction) (contains elements of "El Yom 'Ulliqa 'Ala Khashaba")
2. "Vogue"
3. "Nobody Knows Me"
4. "Frozen"
5. "American Life"
6. "Express Yourself"
7. "Burning Up"
8. "Material Girl"
9. "Hollywood" (Remix) (Dancer/Video Interlude)
10. "Hanky Panky"
11. "Deeper and Deeper"
12. "Die Another Day"
13. "Lament"
14. "Bedtime Story" (Remix) (Video Interlude)
15. "Nothing Fails"
16. "Don't Tell Me"
17. "Like a Prayer"
18. "Mother and Father" (contains excerpts from "Intervention")
19. "Imagine"
20. "Into the Groove" (contains elements of "Susan MacLeod" and "Into the Hollywood Groove")
21. "Papa Don't Preach" (ends with a reprise of "American Life")
22. "Crazy for You"
23. "Music" (contains elements from "Into the Groove")
24. "Holiday" (contains elements of "She Wants to Move")

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Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America
May 24, 2004	Los Angeles	United States	The Forum
May 26, 2004
May 27, 2004
May 29, 2004	Las Vegas		MGM Grand Garden Arena
May 30, 2004
June 2, 2004	Anaheim		Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
June 3, 2004
June 6, 2004	San Jose		HP Pavilion at San Jose
June 8, 2004
June 9, 2004
June 13, 2004	Washington, D.C.		MCI Center
June 14, 2004
June 16, 2004	New York City		Madison Square Garden
June 17, 2004
June 20, 2004
June 21, 2004
June 22, 2004
June 24, 2004
June 27, 2004	Worcester		Worcester's Centrum Centre
June 28, 2004
June 30, 2004
July 1, 2004
July 4, 2004	Philadelphia		Wachovia Center
July 5, 2004
July 7, 2004	East Rutherford		Continental Airlines Arena
July 8, 2004
July 11, 2004	Chicago		United Center
July 12, 2004
July 14, 2004
July 15, 2004
July 18, 2004	Toronto	Canada	Air Canada Centre
July 19, 2004
July 21, 2004
July 24, 2004	Atlanta	United States	Philips Arena
July 25, 2004
July 28, 2004	Fort Lauderdale		Office Depot Center
July 29, 2004
August 1, 2004	Miami		American Airlines Arena
August 2, 2004
Europe
August 14, 2004	Manchester	England	Manchester Evening News Arena
August 15, 2004
August 18, 2004	London		Earls Court Exhibition Centre
August 19, 2004
August 22, 2004			Wembley Arena
August 23, 2004
August 25, 2004
August 26, 2004
August 29, 2004	Dublin	Ireland	Slane Castle
September 1, 2004	Paris	France	Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
September 2, 2004
September 4, 2004
September 5, 2004
September 8, 2004	Arnhem	Netherlands	Gelredome
September 9, 2004
September 13, 2004	Lisbon	Portugal	Pavilhão Atlântico
September 14, 2004

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Box office data

Venue	City	Tickets Sold / Available	Gross revenue
The Forum	Los Angeles	43,158 / 43,158 (100%)	$6,965,055
MGM Grand Garden Arena	Las Vegas	28,341 / 28,341(100%)	$7,005,548
Arrowhead Pond	Anaheim	24,250 / 24,250 (100%)	$4,164,450
HP Pavilion at San Jose	San Jose	40,205 / 40,205 (100%)	$5,543,715
MCI Center	Washington, D.C.	26,788 / 26,788 (100%)	$3,486,684
Madison Square Garden	New York	88,625 / 88,625 (100%)	$12,674,925
Worcester's Centrum Centre	Worcester	46,075 / 46,075 (100%)	$6,439,890
Wachovia Center	Philadelphia	30,575 / 30,575 (100%)	$4,134,478
Continental Arena	East Rutherford	29,315 / 29,315 (100%)	$4,437,345
United Center	Chicago	59,591 / 59,591 (100%)	$7,894,105
Air Canada Centre	Toronto	52,160 / 52,160 (100%)	$5,332,703
Philips Arena	Atlanta	25,627 / 25,627 (100%)	$3,450,874
Office Depot Center	Fort Lauderdale	28,208 / 28,208 (100%)	$3,834,522
American Airlines Arena	Miami	30,580 / 30,580 (100%)	$4,145,760
Manchester Evening News Arena	Manchester	27,320 / 27,320 (100%)	$5,136,114
Earls Court	London	34,087 / 34,087 (100%)	$6,356,207
Wembley Arena	London	45,267 / 45,267 (100%)	$9,809,717
Slane Castle	Dublin	62,275 / 70,000 (90%)	$6,575,339
Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy	Paris	68,000 / 68,000 (100%)	$7,357,529
Gelredome	Arnhem	73,300 / 73,300(100%)	$6,759,661
Pavilhão Atlântico	Lisbon	33,460 / 33,460 (100%)	$3,286,166
	TOTAL	896,787 / 904,512 (99%)	$124,790,787

Personnel

• Vocals and guitar – Madonna
• Background vocals – Donna De Lory and Siedah Garrett
• Music director, keyboards and guitar – Stuart Price
• Drums – Steve Sidelnyk
• Guitar – Monte Pittman
• Keyboards – Marcus Brown
• Programmer and Keyboards – Mike McKnight
• Bagpipes – Lorne Cousin
• Dancers – Daniel "Cloud" Campos, Reshma Gajjar, Mihran Kirakosian, Paul Kirkland, Tamara Levinson, Valerie "Raistalla" Moise, Dawn Noel Pignuola, Marilyn Ortiz, SeanAries Smith, Seth Steward, Zach Woodlee, Jason Young, Sergie Ventura
• Publicist – Liz Rosenberg
• Assistant to Madonna – Angela Becker
• Ticket coordinators – Jordana Steiner, George Tortarolo, Kelli Frazier
• Tour assistant – Angie Edgar

• Show director, Set designer and Choreographer – Jamie King, Talauega Brothers, Liz Imperio, Dreya Weber
• Assistant director and Choreographer – Stefanie Roos
• Lighting designer – Roy Bennett, Peter Aquinde
• Sound design – Sean Spuehler
• Music design – Mirwais Ahmadzaï
• Costume designers – Arianne Phillips, Stella McCartney, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel and Christian Lacroix
• Make-up artist – Gina Brooke
• Hair and wig stylist – Andy LeCompte
• Tour production designer – Chris Lamb
• Wardrobe supervisor – Tony Villanueva
• Drill specialist – Allen Dekko
• Fire specialist – Karen Dyer
• Artwork, Logos & Designer tourbook – Giovanni Bianco
• Video projection – Steven Klein
• Photography – Craig McDean

References

• Cross, Mary (2007), Madonna: A Biography, Greenwood Publishing Group, ISBN 0313338116
• Fouz-Hernández, Santiago; Jarman-Ivens, Freya (2004), Madonna's Drowned Worlds, Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., ISBN 0754633721
• Friskics-Warren, Bill (2006), I'll Take You There: Pop Music and the Urge for Transcendence, Continuum International Publishing Group, ISBN 0826419216
• Timmerman, Dirk (2007), Madonna Live! Secret Re-inventions and Confessions on Tour, Maklu, ISBN 9085950023

External links

• Madonna.com > Discography > I'm Going to Tell You a Secret