For Immediate Release
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
Montreal, Quebec – September 9th, 2015 – Madonna launched her highly
anticipated Rebel Heart Tour with a sold-out show at the Bell Centre in Montreal
last night. 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 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 FrasierMoore, 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 worldrenowned designers and exciting up-and-comers over the years. For the Rebel
Heart Tour, she and Phillips collaborated with Alessandro Michele for Gucci,
Alexander Wang, Fausto Puglisi, Jeremy Scott for Moschino, Nicolas
Jebran, Miu Miu, Prada and Swarovski to create the magnificent costumes.
Below are details from each designer. Phillips original designs are also included
in the costumes.
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 kneehigh 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 tearshaped 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
Like A Virgin
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
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For complete tour and ticket information, visit:
www.madonna.com and www.livenation.com
#RebelHeartTour