Madonna Announces “Sticky and Sweet” Tour

Madonna kicks off her new international tour in Cardiff on August 23, she announced on Thursday.

The "Sticky and Sweet" tour, which follows her latest chart-topping album "Hard Candy", will also stop in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy and Britain in August and September.

The European leg includes performances at Wembley Stadium on September 11.

The tour moves to North America on October 3 at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey, with stops at New York's Madison Square Garden followed by performances in Boston, Chicago, Toronto, Montreal and Los Angeles before ending at Miami Dolphin Stadium on November 26th.

According to a statement on her website ( www.madonna.com ), Madonna will also visit Mexico and South America later in 2008.

Here are the dates:
23-Aug Cardiff, Millenium Stadium
26-Aug Nice, Stade Charles Ehrmann
28-Aug Berlin, Olympic Stadium
02-Sep Amsterdam, Arena
04-Sep Dusseldorf, LTU Arena
06-Sep Rome, Olympic Stadium
09-Sep Frankfurt, Commerzbank Arena
11-Sep London, Wembley Stadium
20-Sep Paris Stade, de France
03-Oct E. Rutherford, Izod Arena Mon.
06-Oct New York City, Madison Square Garden
07-Oct New York City, Madison Square Garden
15-Oct Boston, TD BankNorth Garden
18-Oct Toronto, Air Canada Centre
22-Oct Montreal, Bell Centrer
26-Oct Chicago, United Center
30-Oct Vancouver, BC Place Stadium
01-Nov Oakland, Oracle Arena
04-Nov San Diego, Petco Park
06-Nov Los Angeles, Dodger Stadium
08-Nov Las Vegas, MGM Grand Garden Arena
11-Nov Denver, Pepsi Center
16-Nov Houston, Minute Maid Park
19-Nov Philadelphia, Wachovia Center
22-Nov Atlantic City ,Boardwalk Hall
24-Nov Atlanta, Philips Arena
26-Nov Miami, Dolphin Stadium