Madonna’s The Celebration Tour was four decades in the making, and it will be as spectacular as it gets. After a lot of anticipation, the Queen of Pop will hit the road this weekend, and her tour will reportedly feature a 40-song setlist and no live band.
Madonna’s musical director Stuart Price set down with BBC News to drop hints about the singer’s 40th anniversary tour. He revealed fans can expect to hear around 40 songs, and said the live band won’t be a part of this tour because they decided to fully embrace the magic of the the original multi-track recordings instead.
“With Madonna, everything is always about recontextualizing stuff, finding ways to take strong original messages and see how they resonate in the era that we’re in now. A lot of the powerful moments are to do with where the music intersects with something that society was going through,” explained Price.
After postponing the North American leg of the tour due to illness, Madonna is officially kicking off her tour with a concert at London’s O2 Arena on October 14. Many A-list guests are expected to join her along the way, including Diplo, Judd Apatow, Jack Black, Lil Wayne, Bob the Drag Queen, Kate Berlant, Larry Owens, Megan Stalter, Eric André, and Amy Schumer.
