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Madonna’s Celebration tour is coming to South Philly

Philly was left off the list when the greatest-hits tour was first announced, but a Wells Fargo Center show has been added to the world tour itinerary. John Mayer has also announced a Philly date.

Madonna's "Celebration" greatest hits tour is coming to Wells Fargo Center in December.
Madonna's "Celebration" greatest hits tour is coming to Wells Fargo Center in December.Read moreRicardo Gomes
    by Dan DeLuca
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Madonna is coming to Philadelphia after all.

After leaving the city off the list of dates when her “Celebration” tour was initially announced in January, the singer is adding Philly to a second leg of the greatest hits trek which kicks off in Vancouver in July and continues through 2024.

The world tour, which promises to deliver 40 years of hits by the massively influential pop star who first topped the charts with “Holiday” and “Lucky Star” in 1983, will arrive at the Wells Fargo Center in South Philly on Dec. 20.

The show, which will be Madonna’s fourth back in the U.S. after completing a European tour, will feature Bob the Drag Queen, the comedian, actor, and musician who won RuPaul’s Drag Race in 2016, as opening act.

There are two pre-sales for the show on Tuesday, March 28. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. for members of Madonna’s Official Fan Club at madonna.com and at noon for Citi credit card holders at citientertainment.com. The general sale begins noon Friday, March 31, on madonna.com.

Madonna’s long history in Philadelphia includes a set at JFK Stadium at Live Aid in 1985 and opening her MDNA tour at the Wells Fargo in 2012. She last performed in the city on a four-night stand at the Met Philadelphia in 2019 on the “Madame X” Tour, in late-night shows that ended at 2 a.m.

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The “Celebration” tour date was one of two Wells Fargo Center concert announcements on Monday. John Mayer also added a date at the South Philly arena. The singer-guitarist will play a show on his “Solo” tour on Oct. 7. Tickets for that show go on sale 9 a.m., Friday, March 31, at JohnMayer.com. Mayer will also play with Dead & Company at Citizens Bank Park on June 15.