Madonna Marking Her 40th Anniversary With Star-Studded “Celebration Tour”

Madonna at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2018
Madonna at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2018. Photo by REX/Shutterstock (9795341at)

It’s been 40 years since Madonna shared her debut album with the world, and she’s getting ready to celebrate its big anniversary. The Queen of Pop is plotting a career-spanning Celebration Tour, and she’ll be joined by many special guests while performing across North America and Europe later this year.

Madonna teased her next tour in a star-studded video, inspired by her 1991 documentary Truth or Dare. Diplo, Judd Apatow, Jack Black, Lil Wayne, Eric André, and Amy Schumer were some of the stars who joined her for the announcement, and they’ll make special appearances during the tour, along with the opening act Bob the Drag Queen.

In the tour’s official announcement, Madonna described it as an “artistic journey through four decades” largely inspired by the city of New York, adding she’s excited to explore as many songs as possible in hopes to give her fans the show they have been waiting for.

The first concert of Madonna’s Celebration Tour will take place on July 15 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver. The North American leg of the tour will include stops in Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles, while the European leg will kick off on October 14 with a concert at London’s The O2 Arena.