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The Re-Invention Tour
Tour by Madonna
Start date	May 24, 2004
End date	September 14, 2004
Legs	2
Shows	39 in North America 17 in Europe 56 in Total
Madonna tour chronology
Drowned World Tour (2001)	The Re-Invention Tour (2004)	Confessions Tour (2006)

The Re-Invention World Tour 2004 was a seven-country concert tour by Madonna starting in May 2004 which featured music from the beginning of her career to her 2003 album American Life.

Contents 1 Tour history 2 The show 3 Setlist 4 Tour dates 5 Trivia 6 Original album location of songs on set list 7 DVD release

Madonna visited a total of seven countries, and 20 cities; selling out 55 of 56 shows and attracting more than 900,000 fans. The Re-Invention tour was the highest earning concert tour of the year with nearly $125 million in ticket sales. In the fall of 2004, Billboard Magazine awarded Madonna Backstage Pass Award in recognition of having the top tour of the year 2004. ^[1]

The tour was chronicled in I'm Going to Tell You a Secret, a two-hour documentary which included taped segments of the show, and backstage elements, including the auditioning of some of Madonna's dancers. A DVD, with a bonus CD of selected songs from the set, was released June 20, 2006.

The show was divided into five acts with different themes: French Renaissance/Marie Antionette revival, military/army, circus/cabaret, acoustic/religious and tribal/Scottish. "Nothing Really Matters" was meant to be part of the opening scene, following "Nobody Knows Me". The song itself was eventually scrapped, though elements of the intended choreography would eventually find its way into the show via "Nobody Knows Me". "Dress You Up", "Love Profusion" and "I'm So Stupid" were all part of the setlist. "I'm So Stupid " was cut for time constraints. Madonna had difficulty learning the guitar chords for "Dress You Up" so it was replaced with "Material Girl". An acoustic version of "Love Profusion" was meant to be interchanged with "Nothing Fails" during some of the European shows, but it never happened. "Swim" was replaced by "Frozen". Other songs that were considered were "Take a Bow" and "Live to Tell" but Madonna decided she didn't want to do that song again. ^[2]. At least one song from every album Madonna released was in the setlist. Madonna's performance of John Lennon's classic pro-peace song "Imagine" was a surprise to many fans and critics. Asked why she chose to cover this song Madonna simply said: "I wanted to make a statement with the ultimate peace song."

Madonna did not play any Friday night gigs on this tour as the teaching of the Kabbalah forbids it. She also pledged to respect the Jewish practice of Shabbat by dining with her close family every Friday rather than working.

During the end-segment while performing "Papa Don't Preach" and "Crazy for You", Madonna wore black t-shirts with various "... do it better" lines, (reminiscent of her 1986 "Papa Don't Preach" music video). The lines read on various shows:

• Kabbalists Do It Better
• Midwesterners Do It Better
• Italians Do It Better
• Brits Do It Better
• Irish Do It Better

For a few of her shows in the United States, she wore a t-shirt which read "Vote Or Die", addressing the then-upcoming U.S. presidential election.

The stage for the show had a huge structure with big screens that move around the stage, a number of elevators, a huge platform in V shape that was attached to the main stage in two songs, a conveyor belt, raising plataforms and a revolving stage.

In terms of the show, the Re-Invention Tour is considered one of Madonna's most influential concerts with powerful underlying messages and imagery among a night of hit singles and complex choreography.

• French Renaissance/Marie Antionette Revival

The show begins with a video introduction, "The Beast Within". Madonna is not seen on stage the whole time. As the opening of "Vogue" begins, Madonna rises up on a platform to perform the songs. She shows off her cardio and yoga positions while performing. The next song, "Nobody Knows Me" shows Madonna walking on a conveyor belt. Madonna then rests to sing "Frozen" before exiting the stage.

• Military/Army

After a break, "American Life" is shown with military dancers training on stage. Madonna then does a "gun dance" for "Express Yourself", before playing the guitar for "Burning Up" and "Material Girl". The second act ends.

• Circus/Cabaret

Soon, a remix to Madonna's "Hollywood" serves as the music for a performance interlude by some of her dancers, Madonna then comes out to sing "Hanky Panky". She then does a slow jazz version of "Deeper and Deeper" before ending the circus segment with "Die Another Day" and Evita's "Lament". Before the next segment starts a video interlude of a remix of "Bedtime Story" is shown.

• Acoustic/Religious

Madonna then rises up to sing "Nothing Fails" and "Don't Tell Me" as an introduction to the acoustic act. She then sings "Like a Prayer" before slowing things down with "Mother and Father", where she just happens to include a few lines of "Intervention", a track off of her American Life album. She closes the segment with John Lennon's "Imagine".

• Tribal/Scottish

Madonna ends the show with a tribal act, with a bagpipe player coming out before going "Into the Groove". Madonna then sings "Papa Don't Preach" and "Crazy for You" as tributes to the fans before ending with "Music" and "Holiday"

1. Video Introduction: "The Beast Within"
2. "Vogue"
3. "Nobody Knows Me"
4. "Frozen"
5. "American Life"
6. "Express Yourself"
7. "Burning Up"
8. "Material Girl"
9. Dancers Interlude: "Hollywood" (Remix)
10. "Hanky Panky"
11. "Deeper and Deeper"
12. "Die Another Day"
13. "Lament"
14. Video Interlude: "Bedtime Story" (Remix)
15. "Nothing Fails"
16. "Don't Tell Me"
17. "Like A Prayer"
18. "Mother And Father"
19. "Imagine"
20. "Into the Groove
21. "Papa Don't Preach
22. "Crazy for You"
23. "Music"
24. "Holiday"

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America
May 24, 2004	Los Angeles	United States	The Forum
May 26, 2004	Los Angeles	United States	The Forum
May 27, 2004	Los Angeles	United States	The Forum
May 29, 2004	Las Vegas	United States	MGM Grand Garden Arena
May 30, 2004	Las Vegas	United States	MGM Grand Garden Arena
June 2, 2004	Anaheim	United States	Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
June 3, 2004	Anaheim	United States	Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
June 6, 2004	San Jose	United States	HP Pavilion
June 8, 2004	San Jose	United States	HP Pavilion
June 9, 2004	San Jose	United States	HP Pavilion
June 13, 2004	Washington, D.C.	United States	MCI Center
June 14, 2004	Washington, D.C.	United States	MCI Center
June 16, 2004	New York	United States	Madison Square Garden
June 17, 2004	New York	United States	Madison Square Garden
June 20, 2004	New York	United States	Madison Square Garden
June 21, 2004	New York	United States	Madison Square Garden
June 23, 2004	New York	United States	Madison Square Garden
June 24, 2004	New York	United States	Madison Square Garden
June 27, 2004	Worcester	United States	Worcester's Centrum Centre
June 28, 2004	Worcester	United States	Worcester's Centrum Centre
June 30, 2004	Worcester	United States	Worcester's Centrum Centre
July 1, 2004	Worcester	United States	Worcester's Centrum Centre
July 4, 2004	Philadelphia	United States	Wachovia Center
July 5, 2004	Philadelphia	United States	Wachovia Center
July 7, 2004	East Rutherford	United States	Continental Airlines Arena
July 8, 2004	East Rutherford	United States	Continental Airlines Arena
July 11, 2004	Chicago	United States	United Center
July 12, 2004	Chicago	United States	United Center
July 14, 2004	Chicago	United States	United Center
July 15, 2004	Chicago	United States	United Center
July 18, 2004	Toronto	Canada	Air Canada Centre
July 19, 2004	Toronto	Canada	Air Canada Centre
July 21, 2004	Toronto	Canada	Air Canada Centre
July 24, 2004	Atlanta	United States	Philips Arena
July 25, 2004	Atlanta	United States	Philips Arena
July 28, 2004	Fort Lauderdale	United States	Office Depot Center
July 29, 2004	Fort Lauderdale	United States	Office Depot Center
August 1, 2004	Miami	United States	American Airlines Arena
August 2, 2004	Miami	United States	American Airlines Arena
Europe
Date	City	Country	Venue
August 14, 2004	Manchester	United Kingdom	Manchester Evening News Arena
August 15, 2004	Manchester	United Kingdom	Manchester Evening News Arena
August 18, 2004	London	United Kingdom	Earls Court
August 19, 2004	London	United Kingdom	Earls Court
August 22, 2004	London	United Kingdom	Wembley Arena
August 23, 2004	London	United Kingdom	Wembley Arena
August 25, 2004	London	United Kingdom	Wembley Arena
August 26, 2004	London	United Kingdom	Wembley Arena
August 29, 2004	Dublin	Ireland	Slane Castle
September 1, 2004	Paris	France	Bercy
September 2, 2004	Paris	France	Bercy
September 4, 2004	Paris	France	Bercy
September 5, 2004	Paris	France	Bercy
September 8, 2004	Arnhem	Netherlands	Gelredome
September 9, 2004	Arnhem	Netherlands	Gelredome
September 13, 2004	Lisbon	Portugal	Pavilhão Atlântico
September 14, 2004	Lisbon	Portugal	Pavilhão Atlântico
Boxscores
The Forum	Los Angeles	43,158 / 43,158(sellout)	$6,965,055
MGM Grand Garden	Las Vegas	28,341 / 28,341(sellout)	$7,005,548
Arrowhead Pond	Anaheim	24,250 / 24,250(sellout)	$4,164,450
HP Pavilion	San Jose	40,205 / 40,205(sellout)	$5,543,715
MCI Center	Washington, DC	26,788 / 26,788(sellout)	$3,486,684
Madison Square Garden	New York	88,625 / 88,625(sellout)	$12,674,925
Centrum	Worcester-Boston	46,075 / 46,075(sellout)	$6,439,890
Wachovia Center	Philadelphia	30,575 / 30,575(sellout)	$4,134,478
Continental Arena	East Rutherford-NYC	29,315 / 29,315(sellout)	$4,437,345
United Center	Chicago	59,591 / 59,591(sellout)	$7,894,105
Air Canada Centre	Toronto	52,160 / 52,160(sellout)	$5,332,703
Philips Arena	Atlanta	25,627 / 25,627(sellout)	$3,450,874
Office Depot Center	Miami-Ft. Lauderdale	28,208 / 28,208(sellout)	$3,834,522
American Airlines Arena	Miami	30,580 / 30,580(sellout)	$4,145,760
Evening News Arena	Manchester	27,320 / 27,320(sellout)	$5,136,114
Earls Court	London	34,087 / 34,087(sellout)	$6,356,207
Wembley Arena	London	45,267 / 45,267(sellout)	$9,809,717
Slane Castle	Dublin	62,275 / 70,000	$6,575,339
Bercy	Paris	68,000 / 68,000(sellout)	$7,357,529
Gelredome	Arnhem	73,300 / 73,300(sellout)	$6,759,661
Atlantic Pavilion	Lisbon	33,460 / 33,460(sellout)	$3,286,166

Notes: 3 shows at the Nokia Arena in Tel Aviv were scrapped shortly before being put on sale due to safety concerns. Stops in Moscow and Helsinki were considered as replacements but never materialized due to time constraints.

Madonna placed 14 entries on Billboad's Top 25 Boxscores of 2004, including: New York (3), London (5), Chicago (7), Paris (9), Las Vegas (11), Los Angeles (12), Arnhem (14), Dublin (15), Worcester (16), London (17), San Jose (20), Toronto (21), Manchester (22) & E. Rutherford (25).

• While the tour was being produced the chosen name was rumored as The Whore of Babylon Tour, but Madonna herself confirmed this rumor was not true. Other names considered were "Nobody Knows Me" and "Ground Zero".

• On April 22, 2003, during the taping of MTV's "Madonna: Live & On The Record", Mega-Fan Tom Zaremba suggested to Madonna to perform "Burning Up" on guitar to which she would later abide. This was confirmed by publicist Liz Rosenberg in ICON Fan Magazine Q&A and by Madonna herself at Borders NYC book signing for Lotsa de Casha in June 2005.

• During the tour Elton John chided Madonna for lip-synching in her shows. “Since when has lip-synching been live?” he said. “Anyone who lip-syncs in public onstage when you pay 75 pounds (US $134) to see them should be shot. That’s me off her ...Christmas card list,” he added. “But do I give a toss? No.” Madonna’s publicist, Liz Rosenberg, rejected John’s allegations. “Madonna does not lip-sync nor does she spend her time trashing other artists,” Rosenberg said in a statement. “She sang every note of her Re-Invention tour live and is not ashamed that she was well paid for her hard work. Elton John remains on her Christmas card list whether he is nice...or naughty,” she said. Mike McKnight who is the technology director of the tour, commented. However, there seems to be a consense among the fans that she did lip-synch the first two songs of the concert ("Vogue" and "Nobody Knows Me"), aside "Die Another Day". ^[3]

• In August, Arthur Fogel announced TNA was considering adding a 2nd leg to the Re-Invention Tour in North America in November & December with proposed stops in Dallas, Denver, Seattle, Vancouver, Phoenix, Fresno, Columbus, and Montreal. Madonna ultimately decided against this as she would be away from her children for the duration of the tour extension. Instead she began recording her next studio album, "Confessions On A Dance Floor", and editing her tour documentary. Several of the proposed cities would show up on the Confessions Tour itenary.

Of all of Madonna's tours, the Re-Invention Tour is her most represented one. Out of 12 albums (these are her 9 studio albums as of 2004, plus one hits compilation and two soundtracks), at least one song is used from each of them. Below is a list, in order of how many songs were taken from each album, of which songs were used in the tour.

• American Life (2003) (7 songs)
  • "Nobody Knows Me"
  • "American Life"
  • "Hollywood" (used as a Dancers Interlude)
  • "Nothing Fails"
  • "Mother and Father"
  • "Die Another Day"

• Music (2000) (2 songs)
  • "Music"
  • "Don't Tell Me"

• I'm Breathless (1990) (2 songs)
  • "Vogue"
  • "Hanky Panky"

• Like a Prayer (1989) (2 songs)
  • "Express Yourself"
  • "Like a Prayer"

• Like a Virgin (1984) (1 song)
  • "Material Girl"

• Madonna (1983) (2 songs)
  • "Burning Up"
  • "Holiday"

• Ray of Light (1998) (1 song)
  • "Frozen"

• Evita (1996) (1 song)
  • "Lament"

• Bedtime Stories (1994) (1 song)
  • "Bedtime Story"

• Erotica (1992) (1 song)
  • "Deeper and Deeper"

• True Blue (1986) (1 song)
  • "Papa Don't Preach"

• Vision Quest (1985) (1 song)
  • "Crazy for You"

• Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) (1 song)
  • "Into the Groove"

The show was expected to be broadcasted on CBS. The show was taped on the final night in Lisbon. The special event was eventually scrapped, mostly because of Madonna's demands of having commercial free time and over two hours of footage.

It was announced at the end of 2004 that a DVD release entitled Get Up Lisbon! - The Re-Invention World Tour Live would be released later in 2005, with some record sites even listing it.^[4] The DVD never materialised and was eventually scrapped due to the documentary I'm Going To Tell You A Secret being released. Due to contractual agreements Madonna and Warner Bros. were unable to release the live DVD, instead a DVD+CD containing the documentary and a live album of highlights from the show was released in May 2006 (two years after the start of the tour), with concert footage taken from a Paris, France date, with the songs heavily edited. Since the 2004 announcement there has been continued rumours surfacing about a DVD release of the show. In a press conference held on October 19, 2007 reps. at Warner stated that the tour would be released as part of her 50th birthday celebration, among the releases will also be the remastered versions of her past tours.

v • d • e Madonna
Studio albums	Madonna (1983) · Like a Virgin (1984) · True Blue (1986) · Like a Prayer (1989) · Erotica (1992) · Bedtime Stories (1994) · Ray of Light (1998) · Music (2000) · American Life (2003) · Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005) · TBA (2008)
Compilations	You Can Dance (1987) · The Immaculate Collection (1990) · Something to Remember (1995) · GHV2 (2001) · Remixed & Revisited (2003)
Other Compilations	You Can Dance - Single Edits of Album Remixes (1987) · Remixed Prayers (1989) · The Royal Box (1991) · The Holiday Collection (1991) · GHV2 Remixed (2001) · Confessions Remixed (2006)
Soundtracks	Vision Quest (aka Crazy For You) (1985) · Who's That Girl (1987) · I'm Breathless - Music from and inspired by the film Dick Tracy (1990) · With Honors (1994) · Evita (1996) Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) · The Next Best Thing (2000) · Die Another Day (2002)
Live Albums & Videos	Live - The Virgin Tour (1985) · Who's That Girl - Live In Japan (1987) · Ciao, Italia! - Live from Italy (1988) · Blond Ambition - Japan Tour 90 (1990) · Live! - Blond Ambition World Tour 90 (1990) Truth or Dare (aka In Bed with Madonna) (1991) · The Girlie Show - Live Down Under (1994) · Drowned World Tour 2001 (2001) · Blond Ambition Tour 1990 (2005) I'm Going to Tell You a Secret (2006) · The Confessions Tour (2007)
Music Video & DVD	Madonna (1984) · It's That Girl (1987) · She's Breathless (1990) · The Immaculate Collection (1990) · Justify My Love (1990) · Ray of Light (1998) · The Video Collection 93:99 (1999) The Madonna Collection (2000) · Music (2000) · The Ultimate Collection (2000) · What It Feels Like for a Girl (2001)
Tours	The Virgin Tour (1985) · Who's That Girl World Tour (1987) · Blond Ambition World Tour (1990) · The Girlie Show (1993) · Drowned World Tour (2001) Re-Invention World Tour (2004) · The Confessions Tour (2006) · TBA (2008)
Related topics	Discography · Videography · Filmography · Achievements and Awards · Bibliography · Music Video & DVD Videography · Unreleased songs · Controversies · Music Video Production Credits