Madonna is bringing The Celebration Tour to the UK in 2023
Celebrating 40 years of her greatest hits
Last updated 9th Feb 2023
Music legend Madonna is coming to the UK in October 2023 to perform her greatest hits on The Celebration Tour. Due to popular demand, she will also be returning in December for extra dates.
The Queen of Pop plays London’s The O2 on Saturday 14th October 2023 as the opening concert of her 12-date European trek throughout the autumn. After four dates in London, she will later return in December to perform shows on 5th and 6th.
The Celebration Tour will see Madonna treat audiences to the biggest hits from her fabled career so far, and it will follow the artistic journey through four decades and pay respect to the city of New York where her career in music began.
Madonna’s European shows are part of a 35-city global tour that kicks off in North America on Saturday 15th July at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC with stops in Detroit, Chicago, New York, Miami and Los Angeles.
“I am excited to explore as many songs as possible in hopes to give my fans the show they have been waiting for,” says Madonna.
The Celebration Tour will offer a one-of-a-kind experience with special guest Bob the Drag Queen a.k.a. Caldwell Tidicue across all dates on the global tour.
When are Madonna’s London The O2 tickets on sale?
Tickets for Madonna’s concert at London’s The O2 concert went on sale from Absolute Radio Tickets at 10am on Friday 20th January.
The concert marks the first time Madonna has performed in the UK since her London Palladium residency shortly before the pandemic in January and February 2020.
Madonna's The Celebration Tour dates:
OCTOBER 2023
London The O2 - Sat 14th
London, O2 arena - Sun 15th
London, O2 arena - Tue 17th
London, O2 arena - Wed 18th
DECEMBER 2023
London, O2 arena - Tue 5th
London, O2 arena - Wed 6th
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Take a look through Madonna's amazing career over the years:
1985
Madonna is pictured here performing on 'The Virgin Tour', her debut concert tour that she took through the US and Canada. Madonna worked with designer Maripol for her fashion through the 80s, including for the tour.
1985
Madonna performed at Live Aid, taking to the stage in Philadelphia to perform 'Into The Groove' and 'Holiday' in a multi-layered outfit.
1987
She channelled her inner Marilyn Monroe for the 'Who's That Girl World Tour', performing in the US and Canada, Japan, the UK and Europe.
1990
Madonna debuted her iconic pointy bra corset on the 'Blonde Ambition World Tour'. Designed by Jean Paul Gaultier, Madonna made a statement with the item during the song 'Express Yourself'.
1993
Madonna went for a close pixie crop hairdo on her 'Girlie Show' tour, and the fashion for this tour was designed by Dolce & Gabbana with instructions from Madonna herself to look at films My Fair Lady and Cabaret for inspiration.
1998
Madonna favoured a more natural, stripped back look to promote her seventh album, 'Ray Of Light'. The music video saw her wear a denim jacket with trousers featuring a glittered belt, as clips of her singing the song were interspersed between sped up scenes from around the world. It won a GRAMMY Award as well as five MTV VMAs.
2001
She opted for a sleeker look at the film premiere for Mean Machine with her then-husband Guy Ritchie, sporting the poker-straight, feathered hairdo that's become synonymous with the early noughties.
2004
She was back to curly blonde locks for the 'Reinvention World Tour', working with designers Stella McCartney and Karl Lagerfeld among others to create the on-stage looks, including this bejewelled corset.
2008
Emulating Guns 'N Roses bassist Slash, Madonna looked fierce in black with a top hat on her 'Sticky & Sweet Tour', on which she worked once again with Stella McCartney among others.
2012
Madonna gave the cheerleading performance of her life on the 'MDNA Tour'. Working once again with Jean Paul Gaultier, the performance was split into four themes: Transgression, Prophecy, Masculine/Feminine and Redemption and, according to Madonna, showed "the journey of a soul from darkness to light".
2013
She chose a blunt black wig for the Punk-themed Met Gala, wearing an outfit by Givenchy.
2015
Madonna caught everyone's eye with her Matador performance at The BRIT Awards - and despite a blunder with the cape, she still delivered an incredible show.
2017
Once again, Madonna turned heads at the Met Gala with a camo gown by Moschino. She told Entertainment Tonight: "We knew we wanted to go with camouflage from the very start. We started with the flak jacket, and then we worked our way down. So, you know, we're ready. We're ready to go to fashion war. It's going to be a fun night."
2019
Madonna sported an eye patch for her performance at the Eurovision Song Contest, using this era to perform as her alter ego Madame X who she saw as a "spy" or "secret agent".
2022
Madonna channelled her 80s looks for this outfit in 2022, which she wore to a roller disco event at DiscoOasis at Wolman Rink in Central Park, New York.
2024
Madonna took to the stage at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro during her 'The Celebration Tour', wearing an eye-catching and colourful corset dress and long gloves made up of the colours of Brazil's flag. Designed by Jean Paul Gaultier, it's certainly reminiscent of his cone bra corset from all those years ago.
2026
Madonna was brought out as a guest at Coachella 2026 by headliner Sabrina Carpenter, as the pair performed her songs 'Vogue' and 'Like A Prayer', with her lilac ensemble reported to be pulled from her "personal archives".