MADONNA LAUNCHES REBEL HEART TOUR WITH SOLD-OUT SHOW IN MONTREAL
SET
LIST INCLUDES NEW HITS "BITCH I'M MADONNA" AND "LIVING FOR LOVE" PLUS
CLASSIC FAVORITES "MATERIAL GIRL," "BURNING UP," AND "HOLIDAY"
VISUAL
EXTRAVAGANZA INCLUDES ELABORATE COSTUMES DESIGNED BY ALESSANDRO MICHELE
FOR GUCCI, ALEXANDER WANG, FAUSTO PUGLISI, JEREMY SCOTT FOR MOSCHINO,
NICOLAS JEBRAN, MIU MIU, PRADA, AND SWAROVSKI
All photos by Kevin Mazur for WireImage/Getty. For a complete selection of
downloadable images, click HERE.
Montreal, Quebec - September 10th, 2015 -Madonna launched her highly anticipated Rebel Heart Tour with a sold-out show at the Bell Centre in Montreal tonight. Diplo
opened the show. The set list spanned all decades of the iconic
superstar's illustrious career, including songs from her current album Rebel Heart (the No. 1 Dance hits "Living for Love" and "Bitch I'm Madonna," to classic fan favorites like "Material Girl" and "Holiday" and a "Dress You Up" medley that included "Get Into The Groove," "Everybody," and "Lucky Star." Fan-created artwork was featured in a video montage shown during Madonna's performance of the song "Rebel Heart," and her rendition of "La Vie En Rose"
played on just a ukulele received and overwhelming standing ovation
from the audience. Please see below for the show's full set list.
The Rebel Heart Tour is directed by Jamie King with musical direction by Kevin Antunes (the band's keyboardist Ric'key Pageot, drummer Brian Frasier-Moore, guitarist Monte Pittman, and background vocalists Kiley Dean and Nicki Richards),lead choreography by Megan Lawson, hair by Andy LeCompte, makeup by Aaron Henrikson, and costume design by Arianne Phillips.
Beloved for her boundary-pushing fashion, Madonna has worked with
both world-renowned designers and exciting up-and-comers over the years.
For the Rebel Heart Tour, she and Phillips, whose original designs are
also in the show, collaborated with Alessandro Michele for Gucci, Alexander Wang, Fausto Puglisi, Jeremy Scott for Moschino, Nicolas Jebran, Miu Miu, Prada and Swarovski to create the sumptuous costumes. Below are details from each designer.
Alessandro Michele for Gucci: Madonna
wears an exotic gypsy outfit comprising a lurex-lace-and-jacquard
bodysuit with an embroidered belt, lace short sleeves, and multi-colored
trimmings, plus a black crêpe de Chine skirt with embroidered patches
and black georgette ruffles. She also wears a black crêpe de Chine and
georgette shawl with embroidered patches and silk fringes, lace gloves
with pleated jacquard ruffles. To cap it off, she wears high-heeled
knee-high lace-up leather boots and a black hat adorned with silk
flowers. Her dancers complement her in patchwork bodysuits with a mix of
ruffles and multicolored trimmings and embroidered belts. These are
then teamed with multicolored floral headpieces; pleated jacquard
neckpieces; lurex shrugs (featuring pleated ruffles on the sleeves and
multicolored silk flowers); brocade jackets sporting silk flowers,
embroidered patches, and lace pleated ruffles at the bottoms of the
sleeves; and lace "Tehuana" inspired capes with multicolored silk
flowers.
Alexander Wang: Madonna
wears a long-sleeve mini-dress made from black sport basketball mesh in
an accordion pleat technique, derived from Wang's Spring 2015
collection.
Fausto Puglisi: Puglisi
has made three costumes for Madonna. The first is a Baroque cape made
in velvet, silk, Swarovski crystals, and black leather over purple silk
satin. The embellishments are all handmade in Italy by Sicilian artisans
and took over 400 hours to complete. The second is a purple, black, and
silver velvet cape with Swarovski crystal embellishment over a shining
black silk satin. It took 320 hours to embroider. The inspiration comes
from Puglisi's love for Cecil Beaton. The third is the Matador ensemble,
which celebrates Madonna as a Queen and a Fighter. Each Swarovski
crystal is embroidered over meticulous and intricate baroque Spanish
embellishments handmade with black velvet and leather on black silk
duchesse. It took 230 hours of embroidery to complete the suit.
Jeremy Scott for Moschino: Madonna
wears a black double-breasted peak lapel blazer with jet Swarovski
crystals and a crystal encrusted black tulle flapper dress. The jeweled
motif is created with thousands of Swarovski stones and crystal-studded
organza ribbon fringe. She also wears black crystal fringed opera
gloves.
Miu Miu: Miu
Miu shoes, which have been designed for Madonna and her dancers, are
inspired by different themes and linked to the needs of the show.
The
Futuristic/Tribal look is sexy shoes defined by metal patch uppers and
completed by studs and Swarovski crystals for an aggressive touch. The
Punk Rock look is wedges with a micro porous surface and bicolor suede
uppers embellished by studs. They are inspired by "Creepers" with the
addition of a signature Miu Miu jewel-toe cup. The Sexy look is nappa
stretch boots with laces and buckles and pumps with ABS heels in
contrasting colors and satin uppers embroidered with Swarovski crystals.
The overall look is aggressive, sexy, and modern.
Nicolas Jebran: Madonna
wears a black, fuchsia, and purple jacket studded with a mixture of
Swarovski stones, colorful silk threads, and leather embroideries. The
edges of the shoulders design are decorated with round black beads, and
the pant is made from black tulle with transparent, beaded side
panels. She also wears a bolero with shoulders decorated with the royal
Lily flowers and black and fuchsia Swarovski crystals. Finally, the
black jacket features metallic embellishments mixed with black Swarovski
crystals and tear-shaped pearls. The back is adorned with the Latin
letter M, which symbolizes the character of The Queen M (as Jebran calls
Madonna).
Prada: A
mix of check patterns in different sizes and colors define the
outerwear, which is marked by a silhouette enhancing the waist and by
exaggerated shoulders recalling the '40s. Coats and jackets are made of a
checkered gabardine techno fabric embellished by inserts in contrasting
leather with velvet details on the back of the collars and of the
flaps. Crystal embroideries and studs accentuate the vertical cut of the
clothes. The look is completed by shirts in various models featuring a
combination of checks and stripes as well as ruffles and contrasting
pipings. The shirts are worn over black trousers that make the
silhouette even more appealing.
Swarovski: Rebel
Heart marks the fourth time Swarovski has worked with Madonna's costume
design team on one of her tours. For this tour, over 350 items have
been crystallized from clothing, to shoes, to hats, to masks, guitar
straps, gloves, and various other garments. Over 2.5 million Swarovski
crystals were used for the "Rebel Heart" Tour costumes and it took over
1,200 man hours to apply all the crystals to the costumes.
Accessories
designers include Lilly e Violetta, Zana Bayne, Lynn Ban, Majesty
Black, Julia Clancey, Rachel Freire, Cinza Aria, Gaspar Gloves, Geoffrey
Mac, and Michael Schmidt.
The
Rebel Heart Tour will visit 20 cities in North America and 16 cities in
Europe and the UK through the end of 2015 with additional concert dates
in the US, Australia, New Zealand, and Asia already confirmed for 2016.
The Rebel Heart World Tour is produced by Live Nation Global Touring. A
full list of tour dates and ticket information is below and can also be
found at: http://www.madonna.com/tour.
Bell Centre Set List:
Iconic
Bitch I'm Madonna
Burning Up
Holy Water
Devil Pray
Messiah
Body Shop
True Blue
Deeper And Deeper
Heartbreak City
S.E.X.
Living For Love
La Isla Bonita
Dress You Up
Who's That Girl
Rebel Heart
Illuminati
Music / Candy Shop
Material Girl
La Vie En Rose
Unapologetic Bitch
Holiday
MADONNA's REBEL HEART TOUR BY THE NUMBERS
ONE specially designed crucifix shaped stage which
flows directly through the audience with a heart shaped "Rebel Heart"
at the end of the runway.
2,500,000 Swarovski crystals adorn Madonna's costumes.
2,150,400 LED Pixels are light up the rear screens on the Rebel Heart stage
140,000 pounds of lights, sound and video equipment necessary for each night's performance.
55,000 pounds the weight of the moveable stage ramp used multiple times throughout the concert.
25,391 miles of road will be traveled by tour bus for the North American Leg of tour.
10,000 number of hours of workmanship have gone into creating costumes from Alessandro Michele for Gucci, Alexander Wang, Fausto Puglisi, Jeremy Scott for Moschino, Nicolas Jebran, Miu Miu, Prada and Swarovski for the Rebel Heart Tour.
1000 plus wardrobe pieces are required for all the performers onstage.
500 pair of shoes have been custom made.
200 plus pair of fishnets will be worn by Madonna by the time the Rebel Tour wraps.
180 the number of people working and traveling on the Rebel Heart Tour.
121 Days of Rehearsal before the opening night of the tour in Montreal.
60 people make up the costume staff dressing, sewing and adjusting the costumes night after night.
25 string instruments are used during the show.
23 Songs are on the Rebel Heart Tour set list each night.
22 videos play on the rear screens during the concert.
20 Stupendous dancers dance nightly with the Material Girl.
17 Make Up brushes and 5 powder puffs used on Madonna each night.
13 drums make up the drum-kit.
7 bouncing sway poles extend over the audience during the performance.
6 custom designed sets of lashes are used each night.
4 static poles arise from the stage during the show.
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For complete tour and ticket information, visit:
#RebelHeartTour
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