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The Virgin Tour is the first concert tour by American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 singer-songwriter Madonna
Madonna (entertainer)

Madonna is an American recording artist, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan and raised in Rochester Hills, Michigan, Madonna moved to New York City in 1977, for a career in modern dance....
. The tour supported her first two albums
Studio album

A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist.It usually does not contain live recordings and/or remixes, and if it does, those tracks do not make up majority of the album and are often "bonus tracks"....
, Madonna
Madonna (Madonna album)

Madonna is the debut album by United States singer-songwriter Madonna , released on July 27, 1983 by Sire Records. The album was re-released in 1985 for the European market and re-packaged as Madonna - The First Album....
 and Like a Virgin
Like a Virgin

Like a Virgin is the second studio album by United States singer-songwriter Madonna , released on November 12, 1984 by Sire Records. The album was re-released in 1985 for the European market with the bonus track "Into the Groove." In 2001, Warner Bros....
. Although Madonna gained an international audience, the tour only visited North America.

nna's first concert tour was strictly one for the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
; it did not cross over to Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
, Asia
Asia

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent. It covers 8.6% of the Earth's total surface area and, with over 4 billion people, it contains more than 60% of the world's current human population....
 or other continents. After a series of track dates in 1983-1984 in New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
 and parts of Europe and Asia to promote her debut album Madonna
Madonna (entertainer)

Madonna is an American recording artist, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan and raised in Rochester Hills, Michigan, Madonna moved to New York City in 1977, for a career in modern dance....
, early on there were plans to schedule dates in England and Japan due to Madonna's large fan base in both countries, however the final schedule did not reflect the idea.






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The Virgin Tour is the first concert tour by American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 singer-songwriter Madonna
Madonna (entertainer)

Madonna is an American recording artist, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan and raised in Rochester Hills, Michigan, Madonna moved to New York City in 1977, for a career in modern dance....
. The tour supported her first two albums
Studio album

A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist.It usually does not contain live recordings and/or remixes, and if it does, those tracks do not make up majority of the album and are often "bonus tracks"....
, Madonna
Madonna (Madonna album)

Madonna is the debut album by United States singer-songwriter Madonna , released on July 27, 1983 by Sire Records. The album was re-released in 1985 for the European market and re-packaged as Madonna - The First Album....
 and Like a Virgin
Like a Virgin

Like a Virgin is the second studio album by United States singer-songwriter Madonna , released on November 12, 1984 by Sire Records. The album was re-released in 1985 for the European market with the bonus track "Into the Groove." In 2001, Warner Bros....
. Although Madonna gained an international audience, the tour only visited North America.

About the tour

Madonna's first concert tour was strictly one for the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
; it did not cross over to Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
, Asia
Asia

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent. It covers 8.6% of the Earth's total surface area and, with over 4 billion people, it contains more than 60% of the world's current human population....
 or other continents. After a series of track dates in 1983-1984 in New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
 and parts of Europe and Asia to promote her debut album Madonna
Madonna (entertainer)

Madonna is an American recording artist, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan and raised in Rochester Hills, Michigan, Madonna moved to New York City in 1977, for a career in modern dance....
, early on there were plans to schedule dates in England and Japan due to Madonna's large fan base in both countries, however the final schedule did not reflect the idea. Madonna later toured these countries during her 1987 Who's That Girl World Tour
Who's That Girl World Tour

The Who's That Girl World Tour is the second concert tour by United States singer-songwriter Madonna . The tour was also Madonna's first world tour, reaching Asia, North America and Europe....
. In the end several more U.S. dates were added and moved to larger concert venues due to overwhelmingly strong ticket sales. Madonna notably performed every date on the tour with no cancellations.

In San Francisco, tour shirts were selling at a clocked rate of one every six seconds. All 17,672 tickets for Madonna's show at New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
's prestigious Radio City Music Hall
Radio City Music Hall

Radio City Music Hall is an entertainment venue located in New York City's Rockefeller Center. Its nickname is the Showplace of the Nation, and it was for a time the leading tourist destination in the city....
 were completely sold out in a record-breaking 34 minutes. The same happened for the rest of the shows as most other shows were sold out in almost the same record-breaking time.

Madonna performed her concerts with the enthusiasm of a new kid on the block, excitedly proposing to her audiences "Will you marry me?" and seducing them with her energy and a series of club, radio and video hits like "Gambler" and "Burning Up". The look was pure Boy Toy
Boy toy

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, with costume changes including colorful New Wave
New Wave

The term New Wave has been used to describe several movements in the arts. These include:...
 jackets for "Holiday
Holiday

The words holiday or vacation have related meanings in different English language countries and continents, but will usually refer to one of the following activities or events:...
" (she looked like "Susan", the title character she portrayed in her film debut Desperately Seeking Susan
Desperately Seeking Susan

Desperately Seeking Susan is a 1985 in film directed by Susan Seidelman and starring Rosanna Arquette and Madonna ....
) and white wedding gowns similar to the one worn in her "Like A Virgin
Like a Virgin

Like a Virgin is the second studio album by United States singer-songwriter Madonna , released on November 12, 1984 by Sire Records. The album was re-released in 1985 for the European market with the bonus track "Into the Groove." In 2001, Warner Bros....
" music video. In an obvious reference to her same-aged pop superstar rival, Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson

Michael Joseph Jackson is an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. The seventh child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene at the age of 11 as a member of The Jackson 5 and began a solo career in 1971 while still a member of the group....
, Madonna even sung a verse of "Billie Jean
Billie Jean

"Billie Jean" is a song by American recording artist Michael Jackson. The track was written by Jackson, and produced by Quincy Jones for the singer's sixth solo album, Thriller ....
" during "Like A Virgin". After her concert tour, Madonna performed "Holiday
Holiday

The words holiday or vacation have related meanings in different English language countries and continents, but will usually refer to one of the following activities or events:...
", "Into The Groove
Into the Groove

"Into the Groove" is a 1985 song by United States singer-songwriter Madonna from her first major feature film Desperately Seeking Susan. It was released as a single on July 23, 1985 by Sire Records....
" and "Love Makes The World Go Round" at the historic African famine benefit concert Live Aid
Live Aid

Live Aid was a multi-venue rock music concert held on . The event was organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia....
 in Philadelphia.

Opening acts

  • The Beastie Boys


Set list

  1. "Dress You Up
    Dress You Up

    "Dress You Up" is the fifth single by United States singer-songwriter Madonna from her 2nd studio album, Like a Virgin and was released on July 24, 1985 by Sire Records....
    "
  2. "Holiday
    Holiday (Madonna song)

    "Holiday" is the third single by United States singer-songwriter Madonna and was released on September 7, 1983 by Sire Records. It appears on her 1983 debut studio album Madonna and later remixed on the 1987 remix compilation You Can Dance and the 1990 greatest hits compilation The Immaculate Collection....
    "
  3. "Into the Groove
    Into the Groove

    "Into the Groove" is a 1985 song by United States singer-songwriter Madonna from her first major feature film Desperately Seeking Susan. It was released as a single on July 23, 1985 by Sire Records....
    "
  4. "Everybody"
  5. "Angel
    Angel (Madonna song)

    "Angel" is the third single by United States singer-songwriter Madonna from her 2nd studio album Like a Virgin, and was released on April 10, 1985 by Sire Records....
    "
  6. "Gambler
    Gambler (Madonna song)

    "Gambler" is the second single by United States singer-songwriter Madonna from the soundtrack album and motion picture, Vision Quest and was released on October 3, 1985 by Geffen Records....
    "
  7. "Borderline
    Borderline (song)

    "Borderline" is the fourth single by United States singer-songwriter Madonna and was released on February 15, 1984 by Sire Records. It appears on her 1983 debut studio album, Madonna , and on her 1990 in music hits compilation The Immaculate Collection....
    "
  8. "Lucky Star"
  9. "Crazy for You
    Crazy for You (song)

    "Crazy for You" is a single by American singer-songwriter Madonna for the 1985 film Vision Quest. It also appears remixed on the 1990 compilation album The Immaculate Collection and was re-released on February 24, 1991 by Sire Records to promote the album....
    "
  10. "Over and Over
    Over and Over (Madonna song)

    "Over and Over" is a pop music song by United States singer Madonna , included on her 1984 multi-platinum album Like a Virgin. The song was released as a 7" and 12" vinyl single only in Italy in March 1986....
    "
  11. "Burning Up
    Burning Up

    "Burning Up" is the second single by United States singer-songwriter Madonna and was released on March 9, 1983 by Sire Records. It appears on her 1983 debut studio album Madonna ....
    "
  12. "Like a Virgin
    Like a Virgin (song)

    "Like a Virgin" is the first single by American singer Madonna from the Like a Virgin and was released on November 6, 1984 by Sire Records. It also appears in a truncated and slightly remixed form on the 1990 greatest hits compilation The Immaculate Collection....
    " (contains excerpts from "Billie Jean
    Billie Jean

    "Billie Jean" is a song by American recording artist Michael Jackson. The track was written by Jackson, and produced by Quincy Jones for the singer's sixth solo album, Thriller ....
    ")
  13. "Material Girl
    Material Girl

    "Material Girl" is the second single and signature song by United States singer-songwriter Madonna from her 2nd studio album, Like a Virgin, and was released on January 30, 1985 by Sire Records....
    "


Source:

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
April 10 1985Seattle
Seattle, Washington

Seattle is the most populous city in the US state of Washington and the Northwestern United States. The encompassing Seattle metropolitan area is the 15th largest in the United States, and the largest in the Pacific Northwest....
United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
Paramount Theatre
Paramount Theatre (Seattle, Washington)

The Paramount Theatre in Seattle, Washington is a 2,807-seat performing arts venue at 9th Avenue and Pine Street in downtown Seattle in the United States of America....
April 12 1985
April 13 1985
April 15 1985Portland
Portland, Oregon

Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States United States, near the confluence of the Willamette River and Columbia River rivers in the state of Oregon....
United StatesSchnitzer Concert Hall
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

The Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall is a historic theater building and performing arts center in Portland, Oregon, United States. Part of the Portland Center for the Performing Arts, it is home to the Oregon Symphony, Portland Youth Philharmonic, Metropolitan Youth Symphony, White Bird Dance Company, and Portland Arts & Lectures....
April 16 1985
April 19 1985San Diego
San Diego, California

San Diego is the second largest city in California and the List of United States cities by population, located along the Pacific Ocean on the West Coast of the United States of the Western United States....
United StatesSDSU Open Air Theatre
San Diego State University

San Diego State University , founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area , and is part of the California State University system....
April 20 1985
April 21 1985Costa Mesa
Costa Mesa, California

Costa Mesa is a suburban city in Orange County, California, United States. The population was 108,724 at the 2000 census. Since its incorporation in 1953, the city has grown from a semi-rural farming community of 16,840 to a suburban city with an economy based on retail, commerce and light manufacturing....
United StatesPacific Amphitheatre
Pacific Amphitheatre

The Pacific Amphitheatre is an amphitheatre in Costa Mesa, California, Orange County, California, California, United States. After being closed for almost a decade, it was reopened in 2003 in conjunction with the annual Orange County Fair ....
April 23 1985San Francisco
San Francisco, California

The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city in California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States, with a 2007 estimated population of 799,183....
United StatesBill Graham Civic Auditorium
Bill Graham Civic Auditorium

The Bill Graham Civic Auditorium is an indoor arena in San Francisco, California, currently named after promoter Bill Graham . It was originally named the San Francisco Civic Auditorium....
April 26 1985Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles is the largest city in the U.S. state of California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States. Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels, Los Angeles is rated as a beta global city, has an estimated population of 3.8 million and spans over in Southern California....
United StatesUniversal Amphitheatre
Gibson Amphitheatre

The Gibson Guitar Corporation Amphitheatre is a theatre located in Universal City, California, USA. It was originally built in 1972 as an outdoor venue, but was remodeled and converted into an indoor theatre in 1982....
April 27 1985
April 28 1985
April 30 1985Tempe
Tempe, Arizona

Tempe is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, Arizona, United States, with a 2007 population of 174,091. The city is named after the Vale of Tempe in Greece....
United StatesASU Activity Center
Wells Fargo Arena (Tempe)

Wells Fargo Arena is a 14,198-seat multi-purpose arena in Tempe, Arizona, USA, a suburb of Phoenix, Arizona. The arena opened in 1974 as the Arizona State University Activity Center at a cost of $8 million....
May 3 1985Dallas
Dallas, Texas

Dallas is the third largest city in the state of Texas and the List of United States cities by population in the United States.The city, with a population of over 1.3 million, is the main economic center of the 12-county Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex which contains 6.1 million people, and is the fourth-largest United States metropolitan area...
United StatesDallas Convention Center
Dallas Convention Center

The Dallas Convention Center, originally the Dallas Memorial Auditorium, is a meeting hall, event/convention center and civic center in the Convention Center District, Dallas, Texas of downtown Dallas Dallas, Texas, Texas ....
May 4 1985Houston
Houston, Texas

Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States of America and the largest city within the state of Texas. As of the 2007 U.S. Census estimate, the city has a population of 2.2 million within an area of 600 square miles ....
United StatesHofheinz Pavilion
Hofheinz Pavilion

Guy V. Lewis Court at Hofheinz Pavilion, often known as simply Hofheinz Pavilion, is an 8,500-seat multi-purpose arena on the University of Houston campus in Houston, Texas....
May 5 1985Austin
Austin, Texas

Austin is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Travis County, Texas. Situated in Central Texas and part of the Southwestern United States, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 16th-largest in the United States....
United StatesFrank C. Erwin, Jr. Special Events Center
Frank Erwin Center

The Frank C. Erwin, Jr. Special Events Center ? usually just The Erwin Center in common usage ? is a multi-purpose arena on the campus of University of Texas at Austin....
May 7 1985New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana

New Orleans is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana. New Orleans is the center of the New Orleans metropolitan area metropolitan area, the largest metro area in the state....
United StatesUNO Lakefront Arena
Lakefront Arena

Senator Nat G. Kiefer University of New Orleans Lakefront Arena is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose arena in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Arena was built in 1983 and hosts an array of events including concerts, family shows, and graduations....
May 9 1985Tampa
Tampa, Florida

Tampa is a United States city in Hillsborough County, Florida, on the west coast of the state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County....
United StatesUSF Sun Dome
USF Sun Dome

The USF Sun Dome is a multi-purpose entertainment/sports facility on the campus of the University of South Florida, which is located in Tampa, Florida....
May 10 1985Orlando
Orlando, Florida

Orlando is a major city in Central Florida, United States and is the county seat of Orange County, Florida, Florida. It is also the principal city of Orlando-Kissimmee, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area....
United StatesOrange County Convention Center
Orange County Convention Center

The Orange County Convention Center is the primary public convention center for the Central Florida region. The center currently ranks as the second largest convention center in the United States ....
May 11 1985Miami
Miami, Florida

Miami is a global city in southeastern Florida, in the United States. Miami is the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, the most populous county in Florida....
United StatesHollywood Sportatorium
Hollywood Sportatorium

The Hollywood Sportatorium was a large events facility for South Florida in the 1970s and 1980s. During its existence, it was the only venue of its kind in Broward County....
May 14 1985Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta is the Capital and most populous city in Georgia , as well as the 33rd largest city in the United States of America with a population of 519,145....
United StatesOmni Coliseum
Omni Coliseum

The Omni Coliseum, usually called The Omni, from the Latin for "all," or "every," was an list of indoor arenas located in Atlanta, Georgia ....
May 16 1985Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, the most populous county in the state. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately 60 miles west of the Pennsylvania border....
United StatesPublic Hall
Public Auditorium

Public Auditorium is located in the central business district of Downtown Cleveland Cleveland, Ohio. Since it was opened in 1922, it has served as a concert hall, sports arena and convention center....
May 17 1985Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County, Ohio. The municipality is located in southwestern Ohio and is situated on the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border....
United StatesCincinnati Gardens
Cincinnati Gardens

The Cincinnati Gardens is an list of indoor arenas located in Cincinnati, Ohio, that opened in 1949. The 25,000 square foot brick and limestone building, whose entrance is decorated with six three-dimensional carved athletic figures, was modeled after Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, by the same architects and engineers who de...
May 18 1985Chicago
Chicago

Chicago is the largest city in the U.S. state of Illinois and the Midwestern United States, as well as the List of United States cities by population city in the United States with more than 2.8 million residents....
United StatesUIC Pavilion
UIC Pavilion

The UIC Pavilion is a 6,958-seat multi-purpose arena, located at 525 S. Racine Street on the West Side in Chicago, Illinois, United States, which opened in 1982 with a Loverboy concert.....
May 20 1985
May 21 1985St. PaulUnited StatesSt. Paul Civic Center
May 23 1985Toronto
Toronto

Toronto is the List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population in Canada and the Provinces and territories of Canada Provincial and territorial capitals of Canada of Ontario....
Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
Maple Leaf Gardens
Maple Leaf Gardens

Maple Leaf Gardens is a former indoor arena in Toronto, on the northwest corner of Carlton Street and Church Street in Toronto's Garden District, Toronto....
May 25 1985Detroit
Detroit, Michigan

Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Wayne County, Michigan. Detroit is a major port city on the Detroit River, in the Midwestern United States of the United States....
United StatesCobo Arena
Cobo Hall

Cobo Hall, officially Cobo Conference/Exhibition Center, is a convention center situated in downtown Detroit, Michigan, Michigan, United States....
May 26 1985
May 27 1985Columbus
Columbus, Ohio

Columbus is the Capital , the largest, and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Ohio. Located near the Geographic centers of the United States, Columbus is the county seat of Franklin County, Ohio, although parts of the city also extend into Delaware County, Ohio and Fairfield County, Ohio counties....
United StatesPalace Theater
Palace Theatre (Columbus, Ohio)

The Palace Theatre is a 2,827-seat movie palace in Columbus Ohio. It was designed by Thomas W. Lamb and was built in 1926 as part of the LeVeque Tower....
May 28 1985Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania with a population of 312,819. The population of the seven-county metropolitan area is 2,462,571....
United StatesCivic Center
Mellon Arena

Mellon Arena is an arena in Pittsburgh. It primarily serves as the home to the Pittsburgh Penguins, the city's National Hockey League franchise....
May 29 1985Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia is the largest city in Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population city in the United States. It is the fifth-largest metropolitan area and fourth-largest urban area by population in the United States, the nation's fourth-largest consumer media market as ranked by the Nielsen Media Research, and the 49th-most...
United StatesThe Spectrum
Wachovia Spectrum

The Wachovia Spectrum...
May 30 1985Hampton
Hampton, Virginia

Hampton is an independent city in Virginia, and therefore not part of any Virginia county. One of the Seven Cities of Hampton Roads, it is on the southeast end of the Virginia Peninsula, bordering on Hampton Roads and Chesapeake Bay....
United StatesHampton Coliseum
Hampton Coliseum

Located in Hampton, Virginia, the Hampton Coliseum, commonly referred to as "the mothership" or "cosmic cupcake" due to its unique architecture, is a multi-use facility owned by the City of Hampton....
June 1 1985Columbia
Columbia, Maryland

Columbia is a new town that consists of ten self-contained villages, located in Howard County, Maryland, Maryland, United States. It is a suburb of Baltimore and, to a lesser degree, Washington, DC....
United StatesMerriweather Post Pavilion
Merriweather Post Pavilion

Merriweather Post Pavilion , named for breakfast cereal heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post, is an outdoor concert venue located among Symphony Woods, a 40-acre lot of preserved land that sits in the heart of the planned community of Columbia, Maryland....
June 2 1985Worcester
Worcester, Massachusetts

Worcester is a city in the U.S. state of Massachusetts in the United States. A 2006 estimate put the population at 175,898, making it the estimated second-largest city in New England, after Boston, Massachusetts....
United StatesWorcester Centrum
DCU Center

The DCU Center, formerly known as The Centrum, Centrum in Worcester and Worcester's Centrum Centre, is an indoor arena and convention center complex located in central business district Worcester, Massachusetts....
June 3 1985New Haven
New Haven, Connecticut

New Haven is the third largest municipality in Connecticut, after Bridgeport, Connecticut and Hartford, with a core population of about 124,000 people....
United StatesNew Haven Coliseum
New Haven Coliseum

The New Haven Coliseum was a sports-entertainment arena located in Downtown New Haven New Haven, Connecticut, Connecticut. Construction began in 1968 and was completed in 1972....
June 6 1985New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
United StatesRadio City Music Hall
Radio City Music Hall

Radio City Music Hall is an entertainment venue located in New York City's Rockefeller Center. Its nickname is the Showplace of the Nation, and it was for a time the leading tourist destination in the city....
June 7 1985
June 8 1985
June 10 1985Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden

Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG and known colloquially as The Garden, has been the name of four arenas in New York City....
June 11 1985


Critical reception

Music critic
Music critic

A music critic is someone who reviews music and publishes writing on them in books or journals . Some music critics also write books analyzing musical styles and discussing music history, thus verging on the field of musicology....
s were not enthused:

  • Robert Palmer, The New York Times
    The New York Times

    The New York Times is an American daily newspaper published in New York City. The largest metropolitan newspaper in the United States, "The Gray Lady"?named for its staid appearance and style?is regarded as a national newspaper of record....
    : "Madonna... simply didn't sing very well. Her intonation was atrocious; she sang sharp and she sang flat, and the combination of her unsure pitch and thin, quavery vocal timbre made the held notes at the end of her phrases sound like they were crawling off somewhere to die."
  • Paul Grein, Billboard: "Cyndi Lauper
    Cyndi Lauper

    Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper is an Music of the United States Grammy- and Emmy award winning singer-songwriter and actress. She achieved success in the mid-1980s with the release of the album She's So Unusual, and became the first artist to have four top-five singles released from one album....
     will be around for a long time. Madonna will be out of business in six months. Her image has completely overshadowed her music."
  • Paul Evans, Record: "Perhaps every generation needs reminding that rock and sex are sometimes indistinguishable. At the moment, Madonna's the apostle of the body gospel, and, as her show makes apparent, it's hard to recall a more fetching zealot."


In response, Madonna said: "I ignored the critics because I knew deep down in my heart that it was good and ... I always will meet up with a certain amount of controversy, a certain amount of opposition to what I'm doing."

Broadcasts and recordings


The 1985 Live - The Virgin Tour VHS
VHS

The Video Home System, better known by its abbreviation VHS, is a recording and playing standard developed by JVC and launched in Europe and Asia in September 1976, and the United States in June 1977....
 documents a Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan

Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Wayne County, Michigan. Detroit is a major port city on the Detroit River, in the Midwestern United States of the United States....
 stop on the tour. "Angel", "Borderline" and "Burning Up" were part of the tour set list but were not included on the official VHS release. In addition, bootleg video of the Dallas and New York dates have surfaced over the years, primarily on the internet.

The complete audio from a Los Angeles date was professionally recorded directly off the soundboard and soon leaked as a bootleg LP
LP album

Long play record albums are 33? rpm Polyvinyl chloride Gramophone records , generally either 10 or 12 inches in diameter. They were first introduced in 1948, and served as a primary release format for Sound recording and reproduction until the compact disc began to significantly displace them by 1988, and eventually leaving the mainstr...
 in the United States. It has been speculated that this recording was originally meant to be an official live album for The Virgin Tour that never materialized. As of 2009, no DVD
DVD

DVD, also known as "Digital Versatile Disc" or "Digital Video Disc,"is a popular optical disc data storage device media format. Its main uses are video and data storage....
 format is available for this concert tour.

Later, a LD version of the Virgin Tour was released, then many fans copied it and transferred into DVDs to resell them on the internet.

Personnel

  • Vocals: Madonna
  • Set Designer: Ian Knight
  • Choreographed / Staged by: Brad Jeffries
  • Keyboards: Patrick Leonard
    Patrick Leonard

    Patrick Raymond Leonard is an American songwriter, keyboardist and music producer, known for his longtime collaboration with Madonna on many different recordings....
     and Billy Meyers
  • Drums: Jonathan P. Moffet
  • Bass: Bill Lanphier
  • Guitars: James Harrah and Paul Pesco
  • Dancers: Michael Perea and Lyndon B. Johnson
  • Personal Management: Freddy DeMann
    Freddy DeMann

    Frederick "Freddy" DeMann is a film producer, music executive, and co-founder of Maverick Records. He is also the former manager of United States pop music superstar Madonna , who was his client from 1983 until 1997....
     for Weisner-DeMann Entertainment
  • Show Mix: Dave Kob
  • Music Produced by: Madonna and Patrick Leonard