Arts & Entertainment

Madonna announces 35-city tour

D.C. show slated for September

Published

11 years ago

March 2, 2015

Staff reports

Madonna brings her ‘Rebel Heart’ tour to D.C. on Sept. 12.

Pop icon Madonna has recovered from her fall at the BRIT Awards to announce a new, 35-city “Rebel Heart” tour this summer.

The tour kicks off Aug. 29 in Miami before heading to Europe. Dates in Asia and Australia are expected to be announced soon. Madonna is slated to play the Verizon Center in D.C. on Sept. 12, 2015; those tickets go on sale March 16.

For complete tour and ticket information, visit Madonna.com or LiveNation.com. A list of announced dates follows:

NORTH AMERICA:

Date City Venue

Aug. 29 Miami, FL American Airlines Arena On Sale Mar. 9

Sept. 2 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena On Sale Mar. 16

Sept. 5 San Juan, PR Coliseo de Puerto Rico On sale Mar. 21

Sept. 9 Montreal, QC Bell Centre On Sale Mar. 14

Sept. 12 Washington, DC Verizon Center On Sale Mar. 16

Sept. 16 New York, NY Madison Square Garden On Sale Mar. 9

Sept. 19 Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center On Sale Mar. 9

Sept. 24 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center On Sale Mar. 16

Sept. 26 Boston, MA TD Garden On Sale Mar. 16

Sept. 28 Chicago, IL United Center On Sale Mar. 9

Oct. 1 Detroit, MI Joe Louis Arena On Sale Mar. 23

Oct. 3 Atlantic City, NJ Boardwalk Hall On Sale Mar. 16

Oct. 5 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre On Sale Mar. 9

Oct. 8 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center On Sale Mar. 16

Oct. 11 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place On Sale Mar. 9

Oct. 14 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena On Sale Mar. 9

Oct. 17 Portland, OR MODA Center On Sale Mar. 23

Oct. 19 San Jose, CA SAP Center at San Jose On Sale Mar. 9

Oct. 22 Glendale, AZ Gila River Arena On Sale Mar. 23

Oct. 24 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena On Sale Mar. 16

Oct. 27 Los Angeles, CA Forum On Sale Mar. 16

EUROPE / UK:

Nov. 4 Koln, Germany Lanxess Arena On Sale Mar. 16

Nov. 7 Prague, CZ O2 Arena On Sale Mar. 16

Nov. 10 Berlin,Germany Mercedes-Benz Arena On Sale Mar. 16

Nov. 14 Stockholm, Sweden Tele 2 Arena On Sale Mar. 16

Nov.17 Herning, Denmark Jyske Bank Boxen On Sale Mar. 9

Nov. 21 Turin, Italy Pala Alpitour On Sale Mar. 16

Nov. 24 Barcelona, Spain Palau Sant Jordi On Sale Mar. 16

Nov. 28 Antwerp, Belgium Sportpaleis On Sale Mar. 9

Dec. 1 London, UK O2 Arena On Sale Mar. 16

Dec. 5 Amsterdam, Holland Ziggo Dome On Sale Mar. 9

Dec. 9 Paris, France Bercy On Sale Mar. 9

Dec. 14 Manchester, UK Manchester Arena On Sale Mar. 16

Dec. 16 Birmingham, UK Barclaycard Arena On Sale Mar. 16

Dec. 20 Glasgow, Scotland The SSE Hydro On Sale Mar. 16

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Queer Magic dance party planned

Tarot, dancing, drag and more at Black Cat event

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23 hours ago

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Celebrate the start of Pride month at the Queer Magic Dance Party at the Black Cat on Saturday, June 6. Doors open at 9 p.m.

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NLGJA-DC Pride happy hour at Trade

Local queer journalists celebrate Pride

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Tinashe Chingarande

(Washington Blade file photo by Daniel Truitt)

Local queer journalists will celebrate Pride this weekend at the annual NLGJA-DC Pride Happy Hour event at Trade (1410 14th St., N.W.) on Saturday, June 6, 3-5 p.m. Admission is free.

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DC Front Runners Pride Run 5K set for Saturday

Annual event held at historic Congressional Cemetery

Published

24 hours ago

June 5, 2026

Tinashe Chingarande

The 14th annual DC Front Runners' Pride 5K run/walk is set for Saturday. (Washington Blade file photo by Michael Key)

The 14th annual DC Front Runners’ Pride 5K run/walk is set for Saturday, June 6 at historic Congressional Cemetery. The race starts and ends at the cemetery (1801 E St., S.E.) and passes through scenic D.C., along the Anacostia River trail and the fields at RFK campus. Registration ends Friday at 11:59 p.m.

Runners can pick up their race packets on Saturday from 7-8:30 a.m. at Congressional Cemetery; the race begins at 9 a.m.

The fee to run the 5K in person is $65 ($35 for those under age 20). Proceeds benefit local LGBTQ nonprofits, including Thrive DC, Wanda Alston Foundation, Blade Foundation, Ainsley’s Angels, SMYAL, and Team DC. Visit DCFrontRunners.org for more information.