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Austria – #3
Belgium – #3
Germany – #2
Ireland – #4
Italy – #1
Luxembourg – #2
Netherlands – #3
Switzerland – #3

Madonna, Paul Oakenfold – Hayarkon Park, Tel Aviv, Israel – Sept. 1-2, 2009
$14,656,063
99,674/99,674
2/2
$655.27, $104.84
Live Nation Global Touring/Shuki Weiss Promotion and Production

Madonna, Paul Oakenfold – Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria – Aug. 29, 2009
$4,896,938
53,660/53,660
1/1
$199.71, $66.57
Live Nation Global Touring

Sticky & Sweet Tour in numbers:
2008 : 58 Shows / $270.454.518
2009 : 27 Shows / $137.258.748
2008+2009 : 85 Shows / $407.713.266

4 stars
“What? No ‘Hanky Panky’? Is this some kind of joke? Given how obsessive her fans are, it’s a thankless task for Madonna to assemble a two-CD hit collection. But from the opening one-two of ‘Hung Up’ and ‘Music,’ two of her best ever, Celebration kicks off with pure bliss and never lets up. It’s a dizzying, nonchronological spin through the Madonna years, years it makes you feel lucky to be living through. Her hitmaking genius is unmatched and—with the new Eurocheese blast ‘Celebration’ and the Lil Wayne duet ‘Revolver’—undiminished. It’s almost enough to make you forget that they left off ‘Angel,’ which is just plain crazypants.” —Rob Sheffield

3/5
This 36-track, double disc, definitive career- encompassing compilation conveniently follows Madge’s recent expensive divorce. The stark reality though is that, as a cultural force, she peaked in 1989 with the superb Like A Prayer. Thereafter it’s her image manipulation and media savvy that impress – far more than retro confections such as Hung Up.

Single CD Edition:

Double CD Edition:

source: madonna fanzine

Madonna with Jesus Luz and Giancarlo Giammetti, they went to see The Steady Rain on Broadway, starring Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig (September 16 2009)

Madonna with Andre Balazs, Jesus Luz and Steven Klein attends Boom Boom Room Club Opening (September 12 2009)

Her dream of singing with good friend Jacko was dashed by his untimely death, but now Madonna is plotting the next best thing – working with his little sister.

We can reveal that the Queen of Pop had a secret dinner with Janet Jackson on Sunday evening.

Over dinner at Butter in New York, the pair were overheard discussing how to honor Michael by “doing something together”. Earlier Janet, 43, and Madonna, 51, had been hanging out together at the MTV VMAs, where they were seen hugging one another.

And when we caught up with Madonna backstage, just after her tribute to Michael, she told us: “Now I’ve finally had a chance to say farewell to my dear friend.

“I can now say I have paid my respects to Michael. That’s why I’m here.

To say good-bye.” Then she added: “And Janet’s performance was amazing – just the perfect tribute to her brother.” Both stars then left the glitzy bash early – narrowly avoiding the fallout surrounding Kanye West storming the stage and dissing Taylor Swift.

Over dinner they seemed to be getting on like old friends.

Our insider reveals: “It was a meeting of two great musical try minds. Madonna was so impressed with Janet’s tribute to Michael that they started talking about how great it would be to honour him by doing something together.

“With that one performance, Janet proved she’s back on top of her game. And who better to join forces with than Madonna? “There was definitely something very interesting being planned between them.”

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