Madonna Announces 'Confessions' World Tour

"Material Girl" Madonna has announced her plans to "turn the world into one big dance floor" during her next world tour. Details of the pop queen's tour have recently been made public, and will kick off in Los Angeles on May 21st.

In support of her critically-acclaimed new album Confessions On A Dance Floor, Madonna will travel through the United States, Canada, Europe and Japan. Madonna will play at the Coachella Festival in Indio, California on April 30th for the first time, as a build-up to the tour. Other acts at Coachella this year include Massive Attack and Daft Punk. The BBC quoted Madonna as saying "I've never performed at a festival and I'm especially excited about playing at Coachella before I start my own tour".

Madonna's North American leg will see her play arenas throughout the continent, with dates in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, San Jose, Fresno, Glendale, Chicago, Montreal, Hartford, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Atlantic City and Miami. These dates will stretch from May 21st until July 22nd.

After finishing up in North America, Madonna will head to Europe, starting off in Cardiff, Wales on July 30th. This will be Madonna's first ever concert in Wales. After that, Madonna will make appearances in London, Amsterdam, Paris, Rome, Hanover, Dusseldorf, and Horsens, Denmark, according to the BBC. The "Material Girl" will go on to play shows in Osaka and Tokyo, though no dates are set yet.

Madonna's Confessions Tour will be directed by Jamie King. Stuart Price will be the musical director, and Jean-Paul Gaultier will design Madonna's costumes. The Confession Tour is the pop star's first since 2004's Re-Invention Tour, which was a 56-show tour covering 20 cities, and grossed roughly $125 million, being seen by 880,000 fans. Much like the Re-Invention Tour, Madonna will not perform on Fridays, in keeping with her Kabbalah beliefs.

MTV reports that Madonna will release 3 12" vinyl records to coincide with her tour's commencement. These remixes will be "Hung Up" (SDP Extended Vocal) with "Hung Up" (SDP Extended Dub); "Sorry" (Man With Guitar Mix) and "Get Together" (Jacques Lu Cont Mix); and "I Love New York" (Thin White Duke Remix) with "Let It Will Be (Paper Faces Mix)." Only 3,000 copies of Confessions Remixed will be released.

Madonna, 47, has had huge success throughout the 80s, 90s and 2000s, with huge hits, including #1's like "Like A Virgin", "Papa Don't Preach", "Open Your Heart", " Like A Prayer", "Vogue", "Justify My Love" and "Music". Her successful albums include, Like a Virgin, Like a Prayer, The Immaculate Collection, Evita, Ray of Light, Music, and American Life. Her new album, Confessions of a Dance Floor has been #1 in 40 countries, and the first single "Hung Up" has been #1 in 41 countries, with both of those statistics being records. The Guinness Book of World Records also lists Madonna as the Most Successful Female Solo Artist, having sold 120 million albums as of November 2000.

Madonna's Confessions tour listing, North American leg:

5/21 - Inglewood, CA @ The Forum
5/27 - Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand Garden Arena
5/30 - San Jose, CA @ HP Pavilion
6/5 - Fresno, CA @ Save Mart Center
6/8 - Glendale, AZ @ Glendale Arena
6/14 - Chicago, IL @ United Center
6/21 - Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
6/25 - Hartford, CT @ Civic Center
6/28 - New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
6/29 - New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
7/6 - Boston, MA @ TD Banknorth Garden
7/12 - Philadelphia, PA @ Wachovia Center
7/16 - Atlantic City, NJ @ Boardwalk Hall
7/ 22 - Miami, FL @ American Airlines Arena

[Additional Sources: BBC, MTV, Guinness Book of World Records]