Hard Candy Promo Tour
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| Hard Candy Promo Tour | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tour by Madonna | ||
| Supporting album | Hard Candy | |
| Start date | April 30, 2008 | |
| End date | May 10, 2008 | |
| Shows | 1 in North America 2 in Europe 3 in Total |
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| Madonna tour chronology | ||
| Confessions Tour (2006) |
Hard Candy Promo Tour (2008) |
Sticky & Sweet Tour (2008) |
The Hard Candy Promo Tour was a promotional tour by Madonna to support her eleventh studio album, Hard Candy. It included three dates and was the first venture from her new record and business deal with concert promoters Live Nation.[1]
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[edit] About The Show
The show consisted of a 30 minute, six song set with dates in New York City, Paris and Maidstone. During the performance at the Roseland Ballroom in New York, Justin Timberlake accompanied Madonna onstage for their duet "4 Minutes". He appeared on video screens for the two other dates. Pharrell Williams also appeared on video during the performance of "Give It 2 Me".[1]
Madonna performed two older songs; "Hung Up" (with an "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" introduction), re-invented as a rock song with Madonna playing electric guitar and "Music" remixed using a sample of Fedde Le Grand's "Put Your Hands Up For Detroit".[1]
In an interview with the BBC, Madonna said:[2]
"Obviously, I want to do new stuff because I'm very excited about it. I feel that's what people come to hear but I also want to do a few of my oldies but goodies. I chose Hung Up because that was the biggest hit from my last record and I chose Music because it's a crowd pleaser, it's anthemic and it brings people together."
The Promo Tour will be followed by the Sticky & Sweet Tour later in 2008.
[edit] Broadcasts
The April 30 New York gig was shown live on msn.com in association with Control Room and Live Nation. Later the May 10th Maidstone concert was shown live on BBC Three and later a special programme Madonna Live at Radio One's Big Weekend was shown on BBC One, both including interview footage with Jo Whiley. Highlights of the show were also shown all that week on BBC Interactive.
[edit] Reviews and Reception
The promo tour received positive reviews. On the New York show, Rolling Stone had to say:
A crowd far larger than the 2,200 capacity of New York club Roseland camped out overnight on the streets of midtown Manhattan awaiting the chance to see Madonna debut tracks from her new album Hard Candy on Wednesday. The audience of celebs and die-hard fans who actually made it through the doors in time for her 10 p.m. set (which was broadcast on the Web via MSN and to mobile customers of Verizon Wireless) seemed more awed than ready to groove when Madonna hit the stage in the city where she first made her name, spending time texting and taking photos to prove the experience had really happened rather than dancing. But the cheers were ear-splitting, and with good reason: For 40 minutes Madonna delivered an impressive taste of what her upcoming Hard Candy tour might look like — tight choreography to match her sculpted body, reinterpreted tracks, a bit of rock & roll and a star ready to run her mouth.[3]
The Shows also received great reception from fans. On the Maidstone show, 31 year old Gerard Sutton told Newsbeat: "It was great for Maidstone, she looked like she loved being here and everyone loved it." 19 year old Georgina Finch from Hastings added: "She was awesome though."
[edit] Controversy
As with most Madonna tours, the Hard Candy Promo Tour lived up to the singer's controversial status. The Maidstone show was braodcast live on BBC3 in the UK as part of Radio 1's Big Weekend and Madonna's double use of the F-word caused complaints to be made to the BBC. However, the BBC noted, that they received only 4 complaints - far less than after other Madonna performances broadcast live on the BBC. The BBC quotes Madonna as having said, "You guys are going to have to start fucking it up out there" and "Fuck the present", moments after asking the crowed if they were stoned. This was similar to when the BBC received complaints about Madonna's swearing at Live Earth, although only 4 complaints were received this time round. However a spokesman stated that Madonna's performance was post-watershed. There was a warning given before transmission, alerting viewers that the program may contain strong language. Presenter Zane Lowe also apologised on air after the performance.[4]
During the Paris show, the singer caused mild controversy by kissing one of her female dancers on stage, echoing her now famous kiss with Britney Spears at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards. Speaking to the crowd at the Paris Olympia, Madonna said: "Why do I have this relationship with France? I'm always drawn to working with French people -- and frenching French people! Vive la France!"
[edit] Setlist
- "Candy Shop"
- "Miles Away"
- "4 Minutes" (with Justin Timberlake)
- "Hung Up" (with "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" introduction)
- "Give It 2 Me"
- "Music"
- Justin Timberlake only appears in New York
[edit] Tour dates
| Date | City | Country | Venue | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America | |||||
| April 30, 2008 | New York City | United States | Roseland Ballroom | ||
| Europe | |||||
| Date | City | Country | Venue | ||
| May 06, 2008 | Paris | France | Paris Olympia | ||
| May 10, 2008 | Maidstone | United Kingdom | Mote Park as a part of Radio 1's Big Weekend | ||
[edit] Personnel
[edit] Band
- Vocals: Madonna
- Vocals: Justin Timberlake
- Background Vocals: Nicki Richards
- Guitar: Monte Pittman
- Electric Guitar: Madonna
- Acoustic Guitar: Madonna
- Drums: Brian Frasier-Moore
- Keyboards: Ric'key Pageot
- DJ/turntablist: DJ Enferno
[edit] Production
- Musical Director: Kevin Antunes
- Show Director: Jamie King
- Concert Promoter: Live Nation
- Production Manager: Chris Lamb
- Supervising Choreographer: Stephanie Roos
- Assistant Director: Tiffany Olson
- Executive Producers: Kevin Wall, Aaron Grosky & Guy Oseary
- Costume Designer: B. Esberg
- Video Design & Production For “Candy Shop”, “Give It 2 Me”, “Hung Up” & “4 Minutes”: Chris Lamb With Frank The Plumber Inc.
- Video Design & Production For “Miles Away” & “Music”: Veneno Inc.
- Creative Director: Dago Gonzalez
- Producers: Felipe Pimiento & Domenic Cotter
- Motion Graphics Director: John Narun
- Directed by Christian Lamb
- Senior Producer: Nick Jacobovitz
- Technical Producer: John Hartmann
- Assistants To Madonna: Johanna Edholm & Denise Lamberton
[edit] Choreography
- Choreographers: Richmond Talauega & Tone Talauega
- Footwork Choreography By “King” Charles Parks & Prince Jron
- Wacking Choreography By Danielle Polanco
- Rehearsal Dancer: Richard “Swoop” Whitebear
- Dancers: Jason Young, (Shay), Leroy “Hypnosis” Barnes, Ant Boogie, Kento Mori, Jenny Kita, Vallree Pohl, Emilie Capel, Nilaya Sabnis, “King” Charles Parks, Prince Jron, Rikicho, Da-yoshi
