Madonna to Hold Concert in Montenegro in September
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Reports say the queen of pop’s concert in Budva will be a part of Madonna’s global tour celebrating her 50th birthday. While the Podgorica newspaper Dan reported that the show is expected to take place on September 23 or 25, other media – such as the Montenegro Times, said it will be in late August or early September.
The dates of Madonna’s Sticky & Sweet Tour currently posted on the singer’s official website do not include any stops in the Balkans. Starting in Cardiff in August, the tour is scheduled to pass through some Western European cities before continuing on to North America and ending in Miami in November.
Nevertheless, Svetozar Marović, the deputy head of Montenegro’s Democratic Party of Socialists, claimed the contract for the concert was to be signed soon, according to Dan.
Madonna’s concert would be the first time the singer performs in a Balkans country.
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| Comments I would be delighted to attend MADONNA's concert in Montenegro or Serbia. I know that Madge is very popular in Serbia but is it also the case in Montenegro? You see, via Madonna fans, every world citizen can meet other ones! I know that your country is fabulous...as Madonna! All the best, Didier Brussels, Belgium |
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