It's not official but Madonna may be bringing her phenomenally

successful CD, Confessions on a Dance Floor, live to a venue near

you. To date, Confessions has sold nearly 1.29 million copies in the

United States alone. It continues to top sales charts in the UK, and

Madonna was recently recognized as the female artist with the most

number one hits in the UK. It seems almost certain that Madonna's

fan base will soon be pleading for her to finalize preparations for a

Confessions tour. How do we know Madonna may be preparing

for a tour? While not coming out and making it official, she has

made some statements that hint at the possibility.

In a recent interview, Madonna spoke about some performances

she has booked for the near future. She will be performing at the

Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California, on

April 30, 2006. She said, "I am especially excited about playing

Coachella before I start my own tour." In some interviews

Madonna even talked about her vision for her next tour, some ideas

she has for its visual presentation on the stage and what the

Confessions on a Dance Floor show will represent for her.

Madonna's plans for her tour aren't specifically connected to

Confessions, but when she says things such as, "I want them (the

audience) to feel like they're inside a disco ball," it's hard to imagine

that her vision doesn't involve Confessions. Other statements like, "I

want a sound system in surround and the dancers personalities to

come out" indicates that a tour for Confessions is highly likely. So

what is all this excitement about?

Confessions, the fourteenth album/CD created by Madonna, is a

mix of anything you want it to be. It's about power and

empowerment and love and its costs. In this re-invention of

Madonna herself and the disco-era, she has come back with

possibly the best work she has ever done. There are blogs and

message boards full of comments on Confessions. "I never even

liked this woman and I have to say, this is real good stuff," one

person noted. Other comments include, "Only Madonna could bring

back disco and dance with the popularity it had in the 1970's."

It has been suggested that not only will she tour but that she will

focus, as she has in the past, on dance. Wherever Madonna goes

many others follow. She wants people to "get out of their seats" in

response to the music. She wants them to "have a good time

straight through and non-stop." Considering that one song on the

CD is a hit single and she co-wrote and co-produced Confessions

with Stuart Price, (Madonna's musical director on her 2002

Drowned World Tour and last summer's Reinvention Tour) one

may assume that Confessions on a Dance Floor will be a visually

extraordinary concert.

Madonna, of course, didn't do this all by herself. The genius forces

of musicality that worked with her on Confessions will no doubt

help her make the tour just as successful as the CD. Assistance

from artisans such as Bloosdhy and Avant (Grammy winners), the

producer of Madonna's last two albums-- Mirwais Ahmadzai, and

co-writer Henrik Jonback will bring the live version of Confessions

to the stage.

Madonna's part in producing this album comes from her fascination

with post modernism and technology. In talking about the making of

Confessions on a Dance Floor she said, "I'm trying to find the

soulfulness in technology and playing with that. I would prefer to not

have back-up singers. I would rather take my own voice and layer

it and change it and put effects on it so it sounds like a lot of

different tones and timbres."

Madonna fans know that this artist loves her craft. She is excited

about her music and passionate about bringing it to the stage. If you

haven't heard the entire CD yet, you are in for a treat. This is the

kind of CD that requires you either find a place to relax and just

listen or occupy a space where you can start moving. There is no

typical break between the songs. This music will make even those

that don't dance get up and move their feet. The Mistress of Visual

Artistry herself is the only one who can bring Confessions on a

Dance Floor to life on stage. Throughout the world of music, it is

rumored that this tour could start as soon as August or September

2006. Start getting in line for tickets!