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MADONNA announced the dates for her highly anticipated tour today, revealing that she will kick off her "Sticky and Sweet" tour on August 23 in Cardiff, Wales.

The worldwide tour, which will promote her new album Hard Candy, will also make stops in France, Germany the Netherlands and Italy. The Material Girl will make her first U.S. stop on October 3 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The tour is set to conclude in Miami on November 26.

Tickets go on sale May 16.