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Madonna announces new Houston dates on worldwide Celebration Tour following life-threatening illness

Madonna has announced new show dates following her hospitalization.

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Not long after battling for her life following a serious illness, Madonna has just announced her triumphant return.

The pop icon announced a slew of rescheduled shows in Texas and beyond for her wildly anticipated, worldwide Celebration Tour on Tuesday, August 15. Fans will recall that the 84-date tour, a nod to her 40-year career anniversary, was initially set to kick off on July 15 in Vancouver, Canada.

Madonna will now perform in Houston on Thursday, March 28 and Friday, March 29, 2024 at Toyota Center. Importantly, these are new shows replace the original Houston performance dates of September 13 and 14 this year.

Elsewhere in Texas, Madonna will now perform in Dallas on Sunday, March 24 and Monday, March 25, 2024 at American Airlines Center — those dates are rescheduled from the original September 18 and 19 shows there.

She'll also head to Austin on April 14 and 15 for two Moody Center shows, rescheduled from the original September 21 and 22 dates.

Her Celebration Tour will officially kick off with four sold-out shows in London this October and will travel across Europe (Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Spain, Portugal, France, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands) throughout 2023.

The North American leg will begin on December 13 in New York at at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, with new show dates just added.

Fans can visit the tour sites on Live Nation and Ticketmaster for updates and more information.

Sadly for some fans across the U.S., the following shows are now canceled: July 27 in Tulsa, December 22 in Nashville, January 15 in San Francisco, January 18 in Las Vegas, and January 20 in Phoenix.

After developing a serious bacterial infection on June 24, Madonna spent several days in the ICU for what has been widely reported as septic shock — an often fatal syndrome. Sepsis, a notoriously fatal condition occurring after infection, has been linked to celebrity deaths including Muhammad Ali and Patty Duke Astin.

Five weeks ago, Madonna confirmed the reports with an apologetic message to fans and staff. "My first thought when I woke up in the hospital was my children," she wrote on Instagram. "My second thought was that I did not want to disappointment anyone who bought tickets for my tour. I also didn't want to let down the people who worked tirelessly with me over the last few months to create my show."

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But now, the pop powerhouse is back. Here are the full North American tour dates, included rescheduled and new performances.

Madonna - The Celebration Tour - 2023/2024

12/13/2023 Brooklyn Barclays Center Original Date (no change)

12/14/2023 Brooklyn Barclays Center Original Date (no change)

12/16/2023 Brooklyn Barclays Center MSG - 8/27/2023*

12/18/2023 Washington Capital One Arena Original Date (no change)

12/19/2023 Washington Capital One Arena 9/2/2023

1/8/2024 Boston TD Garden 8/30/2023

1/9/2024 Boston TD Garden 8/31/2023

1/11/2024 Toronto Scotiabank Arena 8/13/2023

1/12/2024 Toronto Scotiabank Arena 8/14/2023

1/15/2024 Detroit Little Caesars Arena 8/5/2023

1/18/2024 Montreal Bell Centre 8/19/2023

1/20/2024 Montreal Bell Centre 8/20/2023

1/22/2024 New York Madison Square Garden 8/23/2023

1/23/2024 New York Madison Square Garden 8/24/2023

1/25/2024 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center 12/20/2023

1/29/2024 New York Madison Square Garden 8/26/2023

2/1/2024 Chicago United Center 8/9/2023

2/2/2024 Chicago United Center 8/10/2023

2/5/2024 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 8/7/2023

2/8/2024 Cleveland Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 8/2/2023

2/13/2024 Saint Paul Xcel Energy Center 7/30/2023

2/17/2024 Seattle Climate Pledge Arena 7/18/2023

2/18/2024 Seattle Climate Pledge Arena 7/19/2023

2/21/2024 Vancouver Rogers Arena 7/15/2023

2/24/2024 Sacramento Golden 1 Center 1/13/2024

2/27/2024 San Francisco Chase Center 10/4/2023

2/28/2024 San Francisco Chase Center 10/5/2023

3/1/2024 Las Vegas T-Mobile Arena 10/7/2023

3/2/2024 Las Vegas T-Mobile Arena 10/8/2024

3/4/2024 Los Angeles Kia Forum Crypto.com - 9/27/23*

3/5/2024 Los Angeles Kia Forum Crypto.com - 9/28/23*

3/7/2024 Los Angeles Kia Forum Crypto.com - 9/30/23*

3/9/2024 Los Angeles Kia Forum Crypto.com - 10/01/23*

3/11/2024 Los Angeles Kia Forum Kia Forum - 1/7/24 & 1/8/24*

3/13/2024 Palm Desert Acrisure Arena 1/11/2024

3/16/2024 Phoenix Footprint Center 7/22/2023

3/19/2024 Denver Ball Arena 7/25/2023

3/24/2024: Dallas, American Airlines Center 9/18/2023

3/25/2024: Dallas, American Airlines Center 9/19/2023

3/28/2024: Houston, Toyota Center 9/13/2023

3/29/2024: Houston, Toyota Center 9/14/2023

4/1/2024 Atlanta State Farm Arena 9/5/2023

4/4/2024 Tampa Amalie Arena 9/7/2023

4/6/2024 Miami Kaseya Center 9/9/2023

4/7/2024 Miami Kaseya Center 9/10/2023

4/14/2024: Austin, Moody Center 9/21/2023

4/15/2024: Austin, Moody Center 9/22/2023

4/20/2024 Mexico City Palacio De Los Deportes 1/25/2024

4/21/2024 Mexico City Palacio De Los Deportes 1/27/2024

4/23/2024 Mexico City Palacio De Los Deportes 1/28/2024

4/24/2024 Mexico City Palacio De Los Deportes 1/30/2024

Concert announcement

The Pussycat Dolls dance into Houston on 20th anniversary tour

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The Pussycat Dolls will perform at Dos Equis Pavilion in Dallas on August 1, 2026.

Pop supergroup The Pussycat Dolls will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their debut album, PCD, on a world tour that will include a stop at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands on Friday, July 31.

The PCD Forever tour will start in Palm Desert, California on June 5, traveling to 33 cities in the U.S. and Canada over the course of two months before heading to the U.K. and Europe in September and October.

In addition to Houston, the group will perform in Dallas on August 1. The two Texas stops are scheduled to be the final two dates on the North American leg of the tour.

Lil’ Kim and Mya will join as special guests on all North American dates.

The Pussycat Dolls, originally comprised of Nicole Scherzinger, Carmit Bachar, Ashley Roberts, Jessica Sutta, Melody Thornton, and Kimberly Wyatt, started off as a neo-burlesque troupe in 1995 before transitioning into music in the early 2000s.

They only released two albums — PCD in 2005 and Doll Domination in 2008 — before disbanding following the 2009 Doll Domination tour.

Various attempts were made at reforming the group or reuniting the original lineup over the years, including a planned 2020 tour that was canceled due to COVID.

This tour will feature three original members — Scherzinger, Wyatt, and Roberts — performing their biggest hits, as well as the new "Club Song," the group's first new song since 2019's "React."

Scherzinger has become the biggest star among the group's members, serving as a judge on multiple reality competitions and starring on Broadway, where she won a Tony Award for her portrayal of Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard.

Ticket sales for the tour will begin with the Pussycat Dolls Artist Presale on Wednesday, March 18 at 10 am. Fans can register for the presale at signup.ticketmaster.com/thepussycatdolls, with all registrations due by Monday, March 16 at 10 pm Central.

No codes are needed — access is tied to each individual Ticketmaster account, and anyone who signs up can join the sale.

Additional presales, including one for Citi cardmembers, will run throughout the week ahead of the general onsale beginning on Friday, March 20 at 10 am local time at livenation.com.

The Pussycat Dolls North America Tour Dates

Jun 5 – Palm Desert, CA – Acrisure Arena
Jun 6 – West Hollywood, CA – OUTLOUD Music Festival
Jun 9 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
Jun 10 – Chula Vista, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
Jun 12 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
Jun 13 – Wheatland, CA – Toyota Amphitheatre
Jun 15 – West Valley City, UT – Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre
Jun 18 – Kansas City, MO – Morton Amphitheater
Jun 19 – Tinley Park, IL – Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
Jun 21 – Milwaukee, WI – North Stage at Summerfest Grounds
Jun 23 – St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
Jun 25 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
Jun 27 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Center
Jun 28 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center
Jun 30 – Grand Rapids, MI – Acrisure Amphitheater
Jul 1 – Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre
Jul 3 – Toronto, ON – RBC Amphitheatre
Jul 6 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
Jul 8 – Syracuse, NY – Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview
Jul 10 – Bangor, ME – Maine Savings Amphitheater
Jul 11 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
Jul 12 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
Jul 14 – Camden, NJ – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
Jul 15 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
Jul 16 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
Jul 20 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
Jul 22 – Charlotte, NC – Truliant Amphitheater
Jul 24 – West Palm Beach, FL – iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
Jul 25 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
Jul 26 – Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
Jul 29 – Nashville, TN – Ascend Amphitheater
Jul 31 – The Woodlands, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Sponsored by Huntsman
Aug 1 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion

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