The Girlie Show World Tour
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{{Infobox concert tour |
| concert_tour_name = The Girlie Show
| image = [[Image:Madonnagirlieshow.jpg|200px]]
| artist = [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]
| album = ''[[Erotica (album)|Erotica]]''
| start_date = [[September 25]], [[1993]]
| end_date = [[December 19]], [[1993]]
| number_of_legs = 5
| number_of_shows = 7 in [[Europe]] <br> 12 in [[North America]] <br> 4 in [[South America]]<br> 8 in [[Australia]] <br>8 in [[Japan]]<br> 39 Total
| last_tour = [[Blond Ambition World Tour|Blond Ambition Tour]] <br />(1990)
| this_tour = '''The Girlie Show''' <br />(1993)
| next_tour = [[Drowned World Tour]] <br />(2001)
}}
'''The Girlie Show World Tour''' was the fourth [[concert tour]] by [[United States|American]] singer-songwriter [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], visiting [[North America]], [[Latin America]], [[Europe]], [[Oceania]] and [[Asia]]. Madonna's inspiration for the name of the tour was a painting called "Girlie Show" by [[Edward Hopper]]. The 1941 oil-painting shows a burlesque dancer which represented very much the theme of the tour. It was Madonna's first tour to reach [[South America]], [[Turkey]], [[Israel]] and [[Australia]].
==Opening acts==
* UNV <small>(some USA venues)</small>
* Yonca Evcimik and [[Kenan Doğulu]] <small>(Istanbul)</small>
* [[Peter Andre]] <small>(Australia)</small>
* Mario Pelchat <small>(Montreal)</small>
==Setlist==
# "[[Erotica (song)|Erotica]]"
# "[[Fever (Madonna song)|Fever]]"
# "[[Vogue (song)|Vogue]]"
# "[[Rain (Madonna song)|Rain]]" <small>(contains excerpts from "[[Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)|Just My Imagination]]" along with elements of "[[Singin' in the Rain (song)|Singin' in the Rain]]")</small>
# "[[Express Yourself]]"
# "[[Deeper and Deeper]]"
# "Why's It So Hard"
# "In This Life"
# Dancers Interlude: "[[Justify_My_Love#The_Beast_Within|The Beast Within]]"
# "[[Like a Virgin (song)|Like a Virgin]]" <small>(contains excerpts from "[[Falling in Love Again (Can't Help It)|Falling In Love Again]]")</small>
# "[[Bye Bye Baby (Madonna song)|Bye Bye Baby]]"
# "I'm Going Bananas"
# "[[La Isla Bonita]]"
# "[[Holiday (Madonna song)|Holiday]]"
# "[[Justify My Love]]"
# "[[Everybody (Madonna song)|Everybody]]" <small>(contains excerpts from: "[[Everybody Is a Star]]" along with elements of "[[Dance to the Music (song)|Dance to the Music]]" and "[[After the Dance]]")</small>
Source: <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mad-eyes.net/tours/girlie-show/index.htm|title=The Girlie Show|accessdate=2008-07-13|work-Mad-Eyes (fansite)}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.play.com/Music/MusicDVD/4-/2214/Madonna-The-Girlie-Show-Live-Down-Under/Product.html|title=Madonna: The Girlie Show - Live Down Under|date=1998-2008|accessdate=2008-07-13|work=Play.com (UK)}}</ref>
==Tour dates==
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! width="150" rowspan="1"| Date
! width="150" rowspan="1"| City
! width="150" rowspan="1"| Country
! width="200" rowspan="1"| Venue
|- bgcolor="#DDDDDD"
| colspan=4 align=center | '''Europe'''
|-
|align="center"|[[September 25]] [[1993]]
|align="center"|[[London]]
|align="center"|[[United Kingdom]]
|align="center"|[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]]
|-
|align="center"|[[September 26]] [[1993]]
|align="center"|London
|align="center"|United Kingdom
|align="center"|Wembley Stadium
|-
|align="center"|[[September 28]] [[1993]]
|align="center"|[[Paris]]
|align="center"|[[France]]
|align="center"|[[Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy]]
|-
|align="center"|[[September 29]] [[1993]]
|align="center"|Paris
|align="center"|France
|align="center"|Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy
|-
|align="center"|[[October 1]] [[1993]]
|align="center"|Paris
|align="center"|France
|align="center"|Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy
|-
|align="center"|[[October 4]] [[1993]]
|align="center"|[[Tel Aviv]]
|align="center"|[[Israel]]
|align="center"|[[Yarkon Park|Park HaYarkon]]
|-
|align="center"|[[October 7]] [[1993]]
|align="center"|[[Istanbul]]
|align="center"|[[Turkey]]
|align="center"|[[BJK İnönü Stadium|Inonu Stadium]]
|- bgcolor="#DDDDDD"
| colspan=4 align=center | '''North America'''
|-
|align="center"|[[October 11]] [[1993]]
|align="center"|[[Toronto]]
|align="center"|[[Canada]]
|align="center"|[[Rogers Centre|SkyDome]]
|-
|align="center"|[[October 12]] [[1993]]
|align="center"|Toronto
|align="center"|Canada
|align="center"|SkyDome
|-
|align="center"|[[October 14]] [[1993]]
|align="center"|[[New York]]
|align="center"|[[United States]]
|align="center"|[[Madison Square Garden]]
|-
|align="center"|[[October 15]] [[1993]]
|align="center"|New York
|align="center"|United States
|align="center"|Madison Square Garden
|-
|align="center"|[[October 17]] [[1993]]
|align="center"|New York
|align="center"|United States
|align="center"|Madison Square Garden
|-
|align="center"|[[October 19]] [[1993]]
|align="center"|[[Philadelphia]]
|align="center"|United States
|align="center"|[[Wachovia Spectrum|The Spectrum]]
|-
|align="center"|[[October 21]] [[1993]]
|align="center"|[[Auburn Hills]]
|align="center"|United States
|align="center"|[[The Palace of Auburn Hills]]
|-
|align="center"|[[October 23]] [[1993]]
|align="center"|[[Montreal]]
|align="center"|Canada
|align="center"|[[Olympic Stadium (Montreal)|Olympic Stadium]]
|-
|align="center"|[[October 26]] [[1993]]
|align="center"|[[Bayamón]]
|align="center"|[[Puerto Rico]]
|align="center"|[[Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium|Estadio Juan Ramón Loubriel]]
|-
|- bgcolor="#DDDDDD"
| colspan=4 align=center | '''South America'''
|-
|align="center"|[[October 30]] [[1993]]
|align="center"|[[Buenos Aires]]
|align="center"|[[Argentina]]
|align="center"|[[Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti|Estadio River Plate]]
|-
|align="center"|[[October 31]] [[1993]]
|align="center"|Buenos Aires
|align="center"|Argentina
|align="center"|[[Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti|Estadio River Plate]]
|-
|align="center"|[[November 3]] [[1993]]
|align="center"|[[São Paulo]]
|align="center"|[[Brazil]]
|align="center"|[[Estádio do Morumbi]]
|-
|align="center"|[[November 6]] [[1993]]
|align="center"|[[Rio De Janeiro]]
|align="center"|Brazil
|align="center"|[[Estádio do Maracanã]]
|-
|- bgcolor="#DDDDDD"
| colspan=4 align=center | '''North America'''
|-
|align="center"|[[November 10]] [[1993]]
|align="center"|[[Mexico City]]
|align="center"|[[Mexico]]
|align="center"|[[Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez]]
|-
|align="center"|[[November 12]] [[1993]]
|align="center"|Mexico City
|align="center"|Mexico
|align="center"|Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
|-
|align="center"|[[November 13]] [[1993]]
|align="center"|Mexico City
|align="center"|Mexico
|align="center"|Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
|- bgcolor="#DDDDDD"
| colspan=4 align=center | '''Australia'''
|-
|align="center"|[[November 19]] [[1993]]
|align="center"|[[Sydney]]
|align="center"|[[Australia]]
|align="center"|[[Sydney Cricket Ground]]
|-
|align="center"|[[November 24]] [[1993]]
|align="center"|[[Brisbane]]
|align="center"|Australia
|align="center"|[[Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre|ANZ Stadium]]
|-
|align="center"|[[November 26]] [[1993]]
|align="center"|[[Melbourne]]
|align="center"|Australia
|align="center"|[[Melbourne Cricket Ground]]
|-
|align="center"|[[November 27]] [[1993]]
|align="center"|Melbourne
|align="center"|Australia
|align="center"|Melbourne Cricket Ground
|-
|align="center"|[[November 29]] [[1993]]
|align="center"|Melbourne
|align="center"|Australia
|align="center"|Melbourne Cricket Ground
|-
|align="center"|[[December 1]] [[1993]]
|align="center"|[[Adelaide]]
|align="center"|Australia
|align="center"|[[Adelaide Oval|Adelaide Oval]]
|-
|align="center"|[[December 3]] [[1993]]
|align="center"|Sydney
|align="center"|Australia
|align="center"|Sydney Cricket Ground
|-
|align="center"|[[December 4]] [[1993]]
|align="center"|Sydney
|align="center"|Australia
|align="center"|Sydney Cricket Ground
|-
|- bgcolor="#DDDDDD"
| colspan=4 align=center | '''Japan'''
|-
|align="center"|[[December 7]] [[1993]]
|align="center"|[[Fukuoka, Fukuoka|Fukuoka]]
|align="center"|[[Japan]]
|align="center"|[[Fukuoka Dome]]
|-
|align="center"|[[December 8]] [[1993]]
|align="center"|Fukuoka
|align="center"|Japan
|align="center"|Fukuoka Dome
|-
|align="center"|[[December 9]] [[1993]]
|align="center"|Fukuoka
|align="center"|Japan
|align="center"|Fukuoka Dome
|-
|align="center"|[[December 13]] [[1993]]
|align="center"|[[Tokyo]]
|align="center"|Japan
|align="center"|[[Tokyo Dome]]
|-
|align="center"|[[December 14]] [[1993]]
|align="center"|Tokyo
|align="center"|Japan
|align="center"|Tokyo Dome
|-
|align="center"|[[December 16]] [[1993]]
|align="center"|Tokyo
|align="center"|Japan
|align="center"|Tokyo Dome
|-
|align="center"|[[December 17]] [[1993]]
|align="center"|Tokyo
|align="center"|Japan
|align="center"|Tokyo Dome
|-
|align="center"|[[December 19]] [[1993]]
|align="center"|Tokyo
|align="center"|Japan
|align="center"|Tokyo Dome
|-
|}
===Additional Notes===
Cancellations:
*[[October 2]] Festhalle Stadium, [[Frankfurt]], [[Germany]]
*[[November 20]] Sydney Cricket Ground, [[Sydney]], [[Australia]] <small>(rescheduled for December 4th)</small>
==Personnel==
*Director and Production Designer: Christopher Ciccone
*Musical Director: Jai Winding
*Stage Production: [[Jeffrey Hornaday ]]
*Lighting Designer: Peter Morse
*Costume Design: Dolce & Gabbana and Rob Saduski
*Choreographers: [[Alex Magno (choreographer)|Alex Magno]], Keith Young , Michelle Johnston and Niki Haris
===Band===
*Keyboards: Jai Winding, Michael Beardon and Mike McKnight
*Guitar: Paul Pesco
*Bass: Victor Baley
*Drums: [[Omar Hakim]]
*Percussion: Luis Conte
*Backing Vocalist: [[Niki Haris]], [[Donna DeLory]]
*Dancers: Ungela Brockman, Christopher Childers, Michael Gregory, [[Carrie Ann Inaba]], Jill Nicklaus, Ruth Inchaustegui, Luca Tommassini and Carlton Wilborn
==About the Tour==
Proclaiming after her 1990 [[Blond Ambition Tour]] that she would "never go on tour again", it only took her three years until she hit the road again. After that, she said that if "you ever hear me say again 'I'm never going on tour again', don't believe me."<ref name="girl">{{cite web|url=http://www.madonna-online.ch/m-online/tours/87_wtgt/facts/wtgt-facts.htm|title=the who's that girl world tour|accessdate=2008-07-13|work= madonna-online.ch (fansite)}}</ref>
The Girlie Show was mounted in support of Madonna's 1992 album, ''[[Erotica (album)|Erotica]]''. The show had a central visual theme, Burlesque Circus. She said it was "a mixture of a rock concert, a fashion show, a circus performance, a cabaret act and a burlesque show". The show had a more complex stage than those from Madonna's previous tours. It had a runway/catwalk that led from the center of the main stage to a minor stage at the end, a number of elevators, three elevated platforms behind the stage and a revolving platform in the middle of the main stage.
The stage took 24 hours to be mounted properly and was directed by Madonna's brother, Christopher Ciccone.
Madonna played an uncharacteristically spare five dates in the U.S. and another three in [[Canada]]. It was speculated that this may have been related to the ''Erotica'' album's particularly low sales in that country and the backlash surrounding Madonna's book, ''[[Sex (book)|Sex]]''.<ref name="girl"/>
The tour grossed $60.3 million.<ref name="girl"/>
==Public response==
The Girlie Show was a substantial success.
Uproar developed in [[Puerto Rico]] after Madonna rubbed the [[Media:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg|Puerto Rican flag]] between her legs on stage.<ref name="girl"/> A [[Germany|German]] politician called for a boycott of Madonna's only German show in [[Frankfurt]] (which was already sold out) because of nudity and [[pornographic]] content. The date was eventually canceled, but, according to a spokesperson of Madonna, the cancellation was due to stage set-up problems and had nothing to do with the proposed boycott. <ref name="girl"/> Similar problems in [[Israel]] occurred when [[Orthodox Jew]]s staged protests to force the cancellation of the singer's first-ever show in that country. The protests were unsuccessful as the show was sold out and went on as scheduled. <ref name="girl"/>
Many critics accused the show of failing to reach the standards set by her previous Blond Ambition tour. Madonna's brother and artistic collaborator, Christopher Ciccone, stated that although the stage appears simpler at the front, it is by far more complicated than anything Madonna has done from the back.
==Broadcasts and recordings==
Initially, the [[November 20]], [[1993]] show, the second of two dates at the [[Sydney Cricket Ground]] in [[Sydney]], was to be filmed and aired on [[HBO]] in the United States. However, a massive storm forced the cancellation of the show, so the [[November 19]] show (which had been filmed as a "safety show") was aired instead. This show was released worldwide on [[VHS]] and [[Laserdisc]] on [[April 26]], [[1994]] as ''[[The Girlie Show - Live Down Under]]''. Another recording was made during the Japanese leg of the tour and shown only on Japanese television; '''''Live in Japan 1993 - The Girlie Show'''''. This version has never had a commercial release.<ref name="girl"/>
The video for the tour, ''[[The Girlie Show - Live Down Under]]'', was nominated for the [[Grammy Award]] of [[Best Long Form Music Video]] in 1995.
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