In support of: Like A Prayer, I'm Breathless.

Set Designer: John McGraw

Artistic Director: Christopher Ciccone

The Band:

     Jai Winding, Kevin Kendricks - Keyboards
     Carlos Rios, David Williams - Guitar
     Darryl Jones - Bass
     Jonathan Moffett - Drums
     Luis Conte - Percussion
     Donna De Lory, Niki Haris - Background Vocals
     Luis Camacho, Oliver Crumes, Slam, Jose Gutierez, Kevin Stea, Gabriel
     Trupin, CarltonWilborn - Dancers

Opening Act: Technotronic

Tour Opened: April 13 at Marine Stadium, Makuhari [Japan].

Tour Ended: August 5 in Nice, France.

Costumes by famed Jean-Paul Gautier.

Interesting notes:

     Blond Ambition was the first mega tour of the nineties. It hit 27
     cities over four months and sold out in every city, except Italy, where
     for weeks prior to the shows, the Pope had called for a boycott,
     resulting in the cancellation of one of the two shows planned.

     18 trucks were used to get the 80x70-foot stage around. Over a hundred
     crew members spent two full days assembling the monstrous stage for
     every show.

     Choreographer Vincent Patterson recalls that Madonna wanted to "break
     every rule we can... She wanted to make statements about sexuality,
     cross sexuality, the church ... But the biggest thing we tried to do is
     change the shape of concerts. Instead of just presenting songs, we
     wanted to combine fashion, Broadway, rock and the performance arts."
     And in the words of author, and good friend Matthew Rettenmund, "They
     succeeded".

     Pioneer Electronics sponsored the tour (Pepsi withdrew sponsorship
     after the "Like A Prayer" incident). It sponsored in exchange for
     rights to an exclusive laserdisc of the show, plus additional footage,
     Madonna promised not to release a competing video version for at least
     one year. However, since a video version in 1991 would compete with the
     May 1991 film, Truth or Dare, all plans were cancelled.

     Maclean's said the show "unfolds like a kaleidoscope of sexual
     decadence. The references range from Berlin cabarets to New York
     leather bars."

     Rollingstone called it "a nifty summation of the spectacle that is
     Madonna."

     Because of costly problems to Madonna's voice, four shows were
     cancelled (Chicago; Worcester, Massachusetts; Philadelphia, and a New
     York show in the Brendan Byrne Arena).

     Proceeds from the final New York show were donated to AMFAR totalling
     $300,000. In Toronto, the police received complaints that the show was
     lewd, and they threatened to charge Madonna if she did not agree to
     alter the masturbation scene during Like A Virgin. She refused to make
     the changes, yet no charges were made.

     HBO filmed and telecasted the final Blond Ambition show from Nice,
     France. It became the then highest rating concert event in HBO history.

Song Line Up:

Express Yourself, Open Your Heart, Causing A Commotion, Where's The Party,
Like A Virgin, Like A Prayer, Live To Tell, Oh Father, Papa Don't Preach,
Sooner or Later, Hanky Panky, Now I'm Following You, Material Girl, Cherish,
Into the Groove, Vogue, Holiday, Keep it Together.

Tour Schedule:

     13/4/90 - Marine Stadium, Makuhari
     14/4/90 - Marine Stadium, Makuhari
     15/4/90 - Marine Stadium, Makuhari
     20/4/90 - Nishinomya Stadium, Osaka
     21/4/90 - Nishinomya Stadium, Osaka
     22/4/90 - Nishinomya Stadium, Osaka
     25/4/90 - Yokohama Stadium, Yokohama
     26/4/90 - Yokohama Stadium, Yokohama
     27/4/90 - Yokohama Stadium, Yokohama
     4/5/90 - The Summit, Houston, Texas
     5/5/90 - The Summit, Houston, Texas
     7/5/90 - Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas
     8/5/90 - Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas
     11/5/90 - UA Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California
     12/5/90 - UA Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California
     13/5/90 - UA Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California
     15/5/90 - UA Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California
     18/5/90 - Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California
     19/5/90 - Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California
     20/5/90 - Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California
     23/5/90 - Rosemont Horizon, Chicago, Illinois
     24/5/90 - Rosemont Horizon, Chicago, Illinois
     27/5/90 - SkyDome, Toronto, Ontario
     28/5/90 - SkyDome, Toronto, Ontario
     29/5/90 - SkyDome, Toronto, Ontario
     30/5/90 - The Palace, Auburn Hills, Michigan
     31/5/90 - The Palace, Auburn Hills, Michigan
     4/6/90 - The Centrum, Worcester, Massachusetts
     5/6/90 - The Centrum, Worcester, Massachusetts
     8/6/90 - Capital Center, Landover, MD
     9/6/90 - Capital Center, Landover, MD
     11/6/90 - Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
     12/6/90 - Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
     13/6/90 - Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
     16/6/90 - The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
     17/6/90 - The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
     20/6/90 - Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
     21/6/90 - Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
     24/6/90 - Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
     25/6/90 - Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
     1/7/90 - Olympic Stadium, Berlin
     3/7/90 - Bercy, Paris
     4/7/90 - Bercy, Paris
     10/7/90 - Stadio Flamino, Rome
     11/7/90 - Stadio Flamino, Rome
     13/7/90 - Stadio Delgll Alpi, Turin
     15/7/90 - Mungersdorger Stadium, Cologne
     20/7/90 - Wembley Arena, London
     21/7/90 - Wembley Arena, London
     22/7/90 - Wembley Arena, London
     24/7/90 - Feyneoord Stadium, Rotterdam, Holland
     27/7/90 - Calderon Stadium, Madrid
     28/7/90 - Calderon Stadium, Madrid
     30/7/90 - Olympic Stadium, Barcelona
     5/8/90 - Stade De L'Ouest, Nice, France


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