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On this day, 23 August 2008, Pop icon Madonna played Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium, the opening night of her Sticky & Sweet Tour, with support provided by trance DJ Paul Oakenfold.
In all, the tour started in Cardiff on August 23, 2008, and ended in Tel Aviv on September 2, 2009. The 2008 legs also marked Madonna's thirteen-year return to Mexico and the continent of South America, and the 2009 legs marked her first shows in Sweden in sixteen years and Israel in fourteen years.
The tour was described as a "rock driven dancetastic journey". It was divided into four acts: Pimp, where S&M was the main theme; Retro, where Madonna's classic songs were performed while displaying work of deceased artist Keith Haring; Gypsy, a fusion of Romani folk music and dance with the performances ranging from melancholic to joyous; and Rave, where high-energy uptempo songs were performed. The last section of the show included a special 'request song', to which the audience was invited to sing-along. Some changes were made to the set list during the second European leg of the tour in 2009, including a dance tribute to deceased singer Michael Jackson.
Setlist
Act 1: Pimp
"The Sweet Machine" (Video Introduction) (contains elements of "Manipulated Living", "4 Minutes", "Human Nature" and "Give It 2 Me")
"Candy Shop" (contains elements of "4 Minutes" and "Beat Goes On")
"Beat Goes On" (contains elements of "And the Beat Goes On")
"Human Nature" (contains elements of "Gimme More" and "What You Need")
"Vogue" (contains elements of "4 Minutes" and "Give It To Me")
Act 2: Old-School
"Die Another Day" (Remix Interlude) (contains elements of "Do You Wanna Get Funky", "Planet Rock", "Looking for the Perfect Beat" and "Mortal Kombat")
"Into the Groove" (contains elements of "Back in the Day", "Toop Toop", "Body Work", "Jump", "Apache", "It's like That" and "Double Dutch Bus")
"Heartbeat"
"Borderline"
"She's Not Me"
"Music" (contains elements of "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit", along with excerpts from "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life")
Act 3: Gypsy
"Rain" (Remix Interlude) (contains elements of "Here Comes the Rain Again" and "4 Minutes")
"Devil Wouldn't Recognize You"
"Spanish Lesson"
"Miles Away"
"La Isla Bonita" (contains elements of "Lela Pala Tute", "Doli Doli", and "Me Darava")
"You Must Love Me"
Act 4: Rave
"Get Stupid" (Video Interlude) (contains elements of "Beat Goes On", "Give It 2 Me", "4 Minutes" and "Voices")
"4 Minutes"
"Like a Prayer" (contains elements of "Feels Like Home" and "Don't You Want Me")
"Ray of Light"
"Hung Up" (contains elements of "A New Level" and "4 Minutes")
"Give It 2 Me" (Jody Den Broeder Remix) (contains elements of "Fired Up!" (Club 69 Mix))
