| It's not official but Madonna may be bringing her | | | | she tour but that she will |
| phenomenally | | | | focus, as she has in the past, on dance. Wherever |
| successful CD, Confessions on a Dance Floor, live to | | | | Madonna goes |
| a venue near | | | | many others follow. She wants people to "get out |
| you. To date, Confessions has sold nearly 1.29 million | | | | of their seats" in |
| copies in the | | | | response to the music. She wants them to "have a |
| United States alone. It continues to top sales charts | | | | good time |
| in the UK, and | | | | straight through and non-stop." Considering that one |
| Madonna was recently recognized as the female | | | | song on the |
| artist with the most | | | | CD is a hit single and she co-wrote and co-produced |
| number one hits in the UK. It seems almost certain | | | | Confessions |
| that Madonna's | | | | with Stuart Price, (Madonna's musical director on her |
| fan base will soon be pleading for her to finalize | | | | 2002 |
| preparations for a | | | | Drowned World Tour and last summer's Reinvention |
| Confessions tour. How do we know Madonna may | | | | Tour) one |
| be preparing | | | | may assume that Confessions on a Dance Floor will |
| for a tour? While not coming out and making it | | | | be a visually |
| official, she has | | | | extraordinary concert.Madonna, of course, didn't do |
| made some statements that hint at the possibility.In | | | | this all by herself. The genius forces |
| a recent interview, Madonna spoke about some | | | | of musicality that worked with her on Confessions |
| performances | | | | will no doubt |
| she has booked for the near future. She will be | | | | help her make the tour just as successful as the CD. |
| performing at the | | | | Assistance |
| Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, | | | | from artisans such as Bloosdhy and Avant (Grammy |
| California, on | | | | winners), the |
| April 30, 2006. She said, "I am especially excited | | | | producer of Madonna's last two albums-- Mirwais |
| about playing | | | | Ahmadzai, and |
| Coachella before I start my own tour." In some | | | | co-writer Henrik Jonback will bring the live version of |
| interviews | | | | Confessions |
| Madonna even talked about her vision for her next | | | | to the stage.Madonna's part in producing this album |
| tour, some ideas | | | | comes from her fascination |
| she has for its visual presentation on the stage and | | | | with post modernism and technology. In talking |
| what the | | | | about the making of |
| Confessions on a Dance Floor show will represent | | | | Confessions on a Dance Floor she said, "I'm trying to |
| for her.Madonna's plans for her tour aren't specifically | | | | find the |
| connected to | | | | soulfulness in technology and playing with that. I |
| Confessions, but when she says things such as, "I | | | | would prefer to not |
| want them (the | | | | have back-up singers. I would rather take my own |
| audience) to feel like they're inside a disco ball," it's | | | | voice and layer |
| hard to imagine | | | | it and change it and put effects on it so it sounds |
| that her vision doesn't involve Confessions. Other | | | | like a lot of |
| statements like, "I | | | | different tones and timbres."Madonna fans know |
| want a sound system in surround and the dancers | | | | that this artist loves her craft. She is excited |
| personalities to | | | | about her music and passionate about bringing it to |
| come out" indicates that a tour for Confessions is | | | | the stage. If you |
| highly likely. So | | | | haven't heard the entire CD yet, you are in for a |
| what is all this excitement about?Confessions, the | | | | treat. This is the |
| fourteenth album/CD created by Madonna, is a | | | | kind of CD that requires you either find a place to |
| mix of anything you want it to be. It's about power | | | | relax and just |
| and | | | | listen or occupy a space where you can start |
| empowerment and love and its costs. In this | | | | moving. There is no |
| re-invention of | | | | typical break between the songs. This music will |
| Madonna herself and the disco-era, she has come | | | | make even those |
| back with | | | | that don't dance get up and move their feet. The |
| possibly the best work she has ever done. There | | | | Mistress of Visual |
| are blogs and | | | | Artistry herself is the only one who can bring |
| message boards full of comments on Confessions. "I | | | | Confessions on a |
| never even | | | | Dance Floor to life on stage. Throughout the world |
| liked this woman and I have to say, this is real good | | | | of music, it is |
| stuff," one | | | | rumored that this tour could start as soon as August |
| person noted. Other comments include, "Only | | | | or September |
| Madonna could bring | | | | 2006. Start getting in line for tickets!This article was |
| back disco and dance with the popularity it had in | | | | written by Rita R. |
| the 1970's."It has been suggested that not only will | | | | |