Confessions tour dates were officially confirmed by Madonna’s managers Angela Becker and Guy Oseary, along with Arthur Fogel, President of The Next Adventure, the tour’s worldwide promoter.

Tour stops in North America include arenas in Chicago, Boston, San Jose, Phoenix, Fresno, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Atlantic City, Miami, Montreal and New York.

Overseas appearances will take place in arenas, stadiums and outdoor venues in Paris, France; Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Cardiff, Wales; Rome, Italy; Dusseldorf and Hannover Germany; Horsens, Denmark; Osaka and Tokyo, Japan.

The production will be directed by longtime Madonna collaborator Jamie King with Stuart Price once again on board as musical director. Arianne Phillips and Jean Paul Gaultier, long standing members of Madonna’s creative team, will respectively oversee and design costumes for the tour.

Madonna has already begun rehearsals in Los Angeles with her troupe of musicians and dancers.”I’m going to turn the world into one big dance floor,” said the Material Mom.