Madonna postpones Atlanta concert until 2016
BY MELISSA RUGGIERI
Madonna fans in Atlanta will have to wait a bit longer – like 2016 – to see the superstar.
Because her tour launch is being postponed from Aug. 29 in Miami to Sept. 9 in Montreal, Madonna's Philips Arena show, originally scheduled for Sept. 2 , has been bumped to Jan. 20, 2016.
That means instead of being the second U.S. city to witness the “Rebel Heart” tour, Atlanta is now one of the last.
The reason given for the 10-day postponement of the tour kickoff is production delays.
“As my fans already know, the show has to be perfect. Assembling all the elements will require more time than we realized. I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause my fans. I can promise you this show will be worth the wait. Can’t wait to share it with all my Rebel Hearts out there,” Madonna said in a statement.
Tickets for all previously scheduled performances will be honored at the new dates. Refunds are available at point of purchase.
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Here is the new itinerary for the tour:
NORTH AMERICA / PUERTO RICO 2015
Date City Venue
Sept. 9 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
Sept. 10 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
Sept. 12 Washington, DC Verizon Center
Sept. 16 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
Sept. 17 New York. NY Madison Square Garden
Sept. 19 Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center
Sept. 21 Quebec City, QC Centre Vidéotron
Sept. 24 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
Sept. 26 Boston, MA TD Garden
Sept. 28 Chicago, IL United Center
Oct. 1 Detroit, MI Joe Louis Arena
Oct. 3 Atlantic City, NJ Boardwalk Hall
Oct. 5 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
Oct. 6 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
Oct. 8 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
Oct. 11 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
Oct. 12 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
Oct. 14 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
Oct. 17 Portland, OR MODA Center
Oct. 19 San Jose, CA SAP Center at San Jose
Oct. 22 Glendale, AZ Gila River Arena
Oct. 24 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena
Oct. 27 Los Angeles, CA Forum
UK/EUROPE 2015
Date City Venue
Nov. 4 Koln, Germany Lanxess Arena
Nov. 5 Koln, Germany Lanxess Arena
Nov. 7 Prague, CZ O2 Arena
Nov. 8 Prague, CZ O2 Arena
Nov. 10 Berlin,Germany Mercedes-Benz Arena (O2 World)
Nov. 11 Berlin,Germany Mercedes-Benz Arena (O2 World)
Nov. 14 Stockholm, Sweden Tele 2 Arena
Nov.17 Herning, Denmark Jyske Bank Boxen
Nov. 19 Turin, Italy Pala Alpitour
Nov. 21 Turin, Italy Pala Alpitour
Nov. 22 Turin, Italy Pala Alpitour
Nov. 24 Barcelona, Spain Palau Sant Jordi
Nov. 25 Barcelona, Spain Palau Sant Jordi
Nov. 28 Antwerp, Belgium Sportpaleis
Nov. 29 Mannheim, Germany SAP Arena
Dec. 1 London, UK O2 Arena
Dec. 2 London, UK O2 Arena
Dec. 5 Amsterdam, Holland Ziggo Dome
Dec. 6 Amsterdam, Holland Ziggo Dome
Dec. 9 Paris, France Bercy
Dec. 10 Paris, France Bercy
Dec. 12 Zurich, Switzerland Hallenstadion
Dec. 14 Manchester, UK Manchester Arena
Dec. 16 Birmingham, UK Barclaycard Arena
Dec. 20 Glasgow, Scotland The SSE Hydro
NORTH AMERICA / PUERTO RICO 2016
Date City Venue
*Jan. 20 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
*Jan. 23 Miami, FL American Airlines Arena
*Jan. 24 Miami, FL American Airlines Arena
*Jan. 27 San Juan, PR Coliseo de Puerto Rico
*Jan. 28 San Juan, PR Coliseo de Puerto Rico
About the Author
Melissa Ruggieri has covered music and entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 2010 and created the Atlanta Music Scene blog. She's kept vampire hours for more than two decades and remembers when MTV was awesome.
