Madonna kicks off `Sticky and Sweet' tour in UK

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The queen of pop kicked off her world tour Saturday night, armed with three racks of clothing, a small mountain of diamonds, and a retinue large enough to fill a passenger jet.Madonna's fans had been lining up outside Cardiff's Millennium Stadium since Friday to see the recently minted 50-year-old's four-act show. Promoters promised a 'rock-driven danstastic journey' supported by a traveling crew of 250 _ including a chiropractor, personal trainer and a masseuse.The two-hour concert includes eight costume changes, 16 dancers, and $1.85 million worth of Swarovski crystals. Madonna employed 36 designers to help whip up some 3,500 separate items of clothing. The show itself is billed as a musical mishmash of 'gangsta pimp,' Romanian folk, rave, and a nod to the blonde material-girl's roots in the 80s New York City dance scene.

Posted on Sat, 23 Aug 2008 21:16:52 GMT at http://www.topix.net/music/pop-rock/2008...?fromrss=1