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While the first Sticky & Sweet show will take place tomorrow night at London's O2 Arena, we are happy to share 2 pics taken during last night's dress rehearsals.

Just click on the "+" sign to check them out.

Caution: if you want to avoid spoilers, then do not click! :)

UK fans, make sure to be right in front of your TV screen this coming Saturday at 9:00pm GMT as Sky1 is to broadcast a special Sticky & Sweet show filmed in HD at Buenos Aires' River Plate Stadium last year!

The show will repeat Monday on Sky2 and Tuesday on Sky1 (see below for more info).

Madonna Sticky and Sweet: Live
On: Sky1 (106)
Saturday 4th July, 21:00 to 23:30

Madonna Sticky and Sweet: Live
On: Sky2 (107)
Monday 6th July, 23:00 to 01:30

Madonna Sticky and Sweet: Live
On: Sky1 (106)
Tuesday 7th July, 22:00 to 00:30

For more info about the broadcast, please visit: http://sky1.sky.com/show/madonna-sticky-and-sweet

We're now just 3 days away from the opening night of Madonna's 2009 Sticky & Sweet Tour! The Material Girl and her whole band are busy rehearsing for the show, which will be played 29 times in 25 different cities all over Europe from July 4th to September 2nd. The 2009 leg of the tour is to feature some changes, including a couple of songs that were not performed last year, so get ready for what promises to be another amazing experience! If you're still looking for tickets, please visit the Tours page now.

While we all can't wait for the tour to begin, we are happy to share 2 photos taken during the rehearsals in New York City (Click on the "+" sign to check them out). Enjoy and see you at the show!

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I have always admired Michael Jackson. The world has lost one of the greats, but his music will live on forever!

My heart goes out to his three children and other members of his family. God bless."

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Following the critical success of Madonna: Confessions, the powerHouse team, Madonna, and Guy Oseary return with a knockout punch: Sticky & Sweet, a dynamic look at Madonna's celebrated Sticky & Sweet Tour, which broke all previous records and became the number-one highest grossing tour of any solo artist ever--with Madonna playing before 2,350,282 fans and selling over 280 million dollars' worth of tickets. The tour has been extended through the summer of 2009 and will have passed the mark of 400 million dollars in ticket sales by the time it's complete.

In over 500 full-color photographs taken on, and backstage, during the course of this historic 58-show tour, Oseary documents the four acts of the rock-driven, pop journey that is the Sticky & Sweet show--Pimp: A mashed-up homage to 1920s deco and modern-day gangsta pimp, with Madonna making a grand entrance dressed in Givenchy; Old School: Madonna tips her hat to her early-80s, downtown, New York City dance roots, with flashes of Keith Haring and the dance culture vibe of the time, including the birth of Hip Hop; Gypsy: A VIP trip to La Isla Bonita, infused with the spirit of Romanian folk music and dance--a tour de force; and Rave: Far-eastern influences emerge all sparkly and sporty.

Guy Oseary is the CEO of Maverick and Madonna's manager. He has worked closely with Madonna for almost two decades, and was the only individual permitted to take photographs both on and backstage on the landmark Sticky & Sweet Tour. Oseary's first book, Madonna Confessions, was published by powerHouse in 2008.

Just click here to pre-order book!

Thursday, June 11th, Tel Aviv , For Immediate Release:

DUE TO OVERWHELMING PUBLIC DEMAND, MADONNA WILL PERFORM A SECOND AND FINAL 'STICKY & SWEET' SHOW IN TEL AVIV ON SEPTEMBER 02 2009

Madonna's visit to Israel was announced one week ago and received to great applause and spectacular demand thus leading to a second and final show for the record breaking 'Sticky & Sweet' tour, promising the Israeli audience a sweet finale.

Tickets for Madonna's 'Sticky & Sweet' Tour's second and final Tel Aviv show will go on sale this Friday, June 12th at 09:00 am. Tickets will be 490 NIS and will be available exclusively online at madonna.013netvision.co.il and through Castel (*8965). Members of Madonna's International fan club will also have the ability to purchase tickets for the final Sticky & Sweet performance beginning Friday, June 12th.

The 'Sticky & Sweet Tour' - a stunning extravaganza gives fans a breathtaking never before seen or heard once-in-a-lifetime experience. One of the top selling touring acts of all time, Madonna's "Sticky & Sweet" tour played 58 cities last summer to critical acclaim and before over two and a half million adoring fans including sold out performances in Paris (80,000 tickets sold), Zurich (72,000 tickets sold), London (74,000 ticket sold), Vancouver (50,000 tickets sold), South America (650,000 tickets sold) and three sold out Madison Square Garden Shows in New York City.

Madonna's Sticky & Sweet Tour will stop in Werchter on July 11th. To celebrate her first ever performance in Belgium, Madonna has planned an exclusive Soundcheck party for her fan club members only.

Madonna.com and Spinearth.tv are giving you a chance to attend this amazing event and to become Madonna.com's offficial reporter!

If you think you have what it takes to win, just click here and enter the contest now!

Current Icon Platinum members: Please note that a contest allowing you to attend Madonna's soundcheck party in Werchter will be launched separately on Madonna.com.

Before going back on tour with Madonna early July, the sweet and talented Nicki Richards (Madonna's back-up singer) will perform a solo show at The Canal Room in New York City tomorrow, Friday June 5th. The show will start at 8pm, so if you're in New York, make sure to attend Nicki's latest solo gig!

For more info about Nicki's music and live shows, please visit her Myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/nickirichards

Monday, June 1st , Tel Aviv ... For Immediate Release: ??
Madonna's triumphant and record shattering 'Sticky & Sweet Tour will be making its last and final stop September 1st in Tel Aviv, Israel at the Yehoshua Gardens (HaYarkon Park). Tickets will go on sale this Wednesday, June 3rd - complete details below.

"I'm very excited about returning to Israel for my last and final show. I know it will be unforgettable" commented Madonna who last performed in Israel in 1993.

The 'Sticky & Sweet Tour' - a stunning extravaganza gives fans a breathtaking never before seen or heard once-in-a-lifetime experience. One of the top selling touring acts of all time, Madonna's "Sticky & Sweet" tour played 58 cities last summer to wild critical acclaim and before over two and a half million adoring fans including sold out performances in Paris (80,000 tickets sold), Zurich (72,000 tickets sold), London (74,000 ticket sold), Vancouver (50,000 tickets sold), South America (650,000 tickets sold) and three sold out Madison Square Garden Shows in New York City.

"In the premiere league of song-and-dance spectaculars, the queen of pop remains unrivaled and undefeated" raved the London Times of Madonna's show in England. ?'Sticky & Sweet' is scheduled to start up again in London's 02 Arena on July 4th with additional dates in France, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Russia, Sweden and many other countries before finishing on September 1st in Tel Aviv.

Madonna joined creative forces with director Jamie King to create 'Sticky & Sweet' which includes?a troupe of l7 dancers, a specially built stage, hundreds of costumes and cutting edge visual technology. ??A multi million platinum selling recording artist, world class entertainer, singer, producer, songwriter, visual revolutionary, children's book author, film director, documentarian, cultural icon and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Madonna's career continues to inspire her many fans around the world. She continues her unparalleled career which thankfully for her legion of fans shows no signs of slowing down and that's most apparent when she arrives on a stage in Tel Aviv or anywhere else. ?

DJ Paul Oakenfold is struggling to put together a playlist for his upcoming shows supporting MADONNA - because the crowd will be so diverse.
The superstar DJ will be the Material Girl's warm-up act on the latest leg of her Sticky & Sweet world tour this summer (09), and he wants to get everyone in the crowd fired up and dancing.

Oakenfold says, "Planning my set for a Madonna show is tough because she covers the spectrum. It's a white, black, gay, straight crowd, aged between 15 to 60. It's no good making it too underground. Despite the big venues, it'll still be clubby and I'll get the crowd going. And it doesn't take much to get Madonna in the mood."

Oakenfold is also teaming up with the singer to produce three new tracks on her upcoming Greatest Hits album.

Source: Contactmusic