{"id":4911,"date":"2026-06-06T16:15:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T16:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/madonna-teases-confessions-ii-tour-plans-but-fans-can-forget-about-a-vegas-residency\/"},"modified":"2026-06-06T16:15:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T16:15:47","slug":"madonna-teases-confessions-ii-tour-plans-but-fans-can-forget-about-a-vegas-residency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/madonna-teases-confessions-ii-tour-plans-but-fans-can-forget-about-a-vegas-residency\/","title":{"rendered":"Madonna teases &#8216;Confessions II&#8217; tour plans \u2014 but fans can forget about a Vegas residency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F06%2F129978251.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Madonna may be gearing up to take her new music on the road \u2014 but don\u2019t expect her to set up shop in Sin City anytime soon.<\/p>\n<p>The Queen of Pop revealed Friday night at the Tribeca Festival premiere of her highly anticipated \u201cConfessions II\u201d visual album that she\u2019s open to touring to promote the project, though she made it abundantly clear that a Las Vegas residency is not in her future.<\/p>\n<p>During a post-screening panel at New York City\u2019s Beacon Theatre, moderator Anderson Cooper \u2014 who stepped in for Jimmy Fallon after a last-minute scheduling conflict \u2014 asked Madonna what\u2019s next for her following the release of \u201cConfessions II,\u201d which drops July 3.<\/p>\n<p>The question prompted a chorus of fans to loudly encourage the superstar to hit the road again.<\/p>\n<p>But when the conversation turned to the possibility of a residency \u2014 specifically at Las Vegas\u2019 cutting-edge Sphere venue \u2014 Madonna immediately shut down the idea.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Madonna, seen here performing in Times Square, said she was open to the idea of touring her new album \u201cConfessions II\u201d during the Tribeca Festival premiere of its visual component.  <span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>However, the superstar \u2014 seen here exiting the event with beau Akeem Morris \u2014 said she is not interested in ever doing a Las Vegas residency.  <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThe Sphere is cool, but I don\u2019t want to wake up every morning and see Vegas,\u201d she quipped to roaring applause.<\/p>\n<p>One audience member enthusiastically agreed, shouting, \u201cNever Vegas! Not Vegas!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Madonna quickly played along.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never said Vegas!\u201d she replied before adding with a laugh, \u201cI don\u2019t know what that is.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\u201cThe Sphere is cool, but I don\u2019t want to wake up every morning and see Vegas,\u201d said Madonna, pictured here again with Morris after the event held at NYC\u2019s Beacon Theatre.  <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The singer, seen here entertaining thousands in Times Square, is known for her innovative live performances.  <span class=\"credit\">Steve Sands\/ New York Newswire \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While the 67-year-old icon sounded less certain about concrete touring plans, she suggested she\u2019s open to bringing \u201cConfessions II\u201d to fans in a live setting \u2014 provided she can find a fresh way to do it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI could go on tour \u2026 I never want to repeat myself,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The remark was vintage Madonna, whose career has been defined by constant reinvention and boundary-pushing live spectacles. Any future \u201cConfessions II\u201d tour would likely need to meet the same creative standards before she commits.<\/p>\n<p>The panel also offered fans new insight into the origins of the album. Madonna revealed that \u201cConfessions II\u201d emerged after <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/01\/28\/why-madonna-is-replacing-her-bio-movie-with-celebration-tour\/\">plans for her long-gestating biopic were scrapped<\/a> in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>One star connected to that abandoned project ultimately found her way into the new visual album: Julia Garner, who had been tapped to portray Madonna on screen.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Madonna mentioned during a post-screening panel moderated by Anderson Cooper that \u201cConfessions II\u201d materialized after plans for a biopic were scrapped in 2023.  <span class=\"credit\">Splash by Shutterstock \/ SplashNews.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Julia Garner, pictured here with Madonna during the latter\u2019s \u201cCelebration Tour,\u201d was tapped to play the icon in the project.  <span class=\"credit\">WireImage for Live Nation<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Garner appears in the film alongside an eclectic roster of celebrity cameos that includes Debi Mazar, Benedict Cumberbatch, Shea Coule\u00e9, Kate Moss, Gwendoline Christie, Odessa A\u2019zion, Richard E. Grant and Sabrina Carpenter, Madonna\u2019s duet partner on \u201cBring Your Love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Madonna\u2019s daughter Lourdes \u201cLola\u201d Leon also plays a memorable role in the project, delivering the film\u2019s final line. Looking directly into the camera, Leon declares, \u201cCut, bitch.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>During the chat with Cooper, Madonna also shared that she collaborated with Leon on one of the album\u2019s most personal songs.<\/p>\n<p>She revealed that the pair co-wrote a track titled \u201cThe Test,\u201d describing it as one of the more \u201cemotional\u201d moments on the record.<\/p>\n<p>The 10-minute visual album, directed by David Toro and Solomon Chase \u2014 collectively known as TORSO \u2014 features six songs from \u201cConfessions II,\u201d the long-awaited sequel to Madonna\u2019s landmark 2005 dance album, \u201cConfessions on a Dance Floor.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Garner, pictured here in Venice with Madonna, was one of several celeb cameos in the \u201cConfessions II\u201d film. <span class=\"credit\">madonna\/instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Madonna\u2019s \u201cBring Your Love\u201d collaborator, Sabrina Carpenter \u2014 whom she performed with at Coachella this year \u2014 also appears in the LP\u2019s visual component.  <span class=\"credit\">Kevin Mazur\/Getty Images for Coachella<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The project reunites Madonna with longtime collaborator Stuart Price and continues the dance-pop sound that helped make the original album a career-defining success.<\/p>\n<p>So far, fans have gotten a taste of the LP through three releases: \u201cI Feel So Free,\u201d \u201cBring Your Love\u201d featuring Carpenter and \u201cLove Sensation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following the panel, Madonna treated the crowd \u2014 many of whom arrived dressed in merchandise or outfits inspired by her most iconic eras \u2014 to a second screening of the film.<\/p>\n<p>Before the encore presentation began, she encouraged attendees to stay quiet and pay close attention to the lyrics, emphasizing the importance of the new music.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>After the post-screening panel, Madonna treated the crowd to a second showing of \u201cConfessions II.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Steve Sands\/ New York Newswire \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The album drops July 3. <span class=\"credit\">Michael Nigro<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Madonna showed up to the event in a glittering white minidress paired with sky-high heels, a fur jacket and oversized sunglasses. Her bright blond tresses, styled into a sleek middle part, glinted perfectly against her sparkly ensemble.<\/p>\n<p>During the initial screening, she sat in the middle of the orchestra, shocking and delighting audience members.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cConfessions II\u201d visual album will premiere on YouTube on Monday at 11 a.m. ET.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/06\/entertainment\/madonna-teases-confessions-ii-tour-plans-but-fans-can-forget-about-a-vegas-residency\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Madonna may be gearing up to take her new music on the road \u2014 but<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4912,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4911","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/129978251.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4911","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4911"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4911\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4912"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4911"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4911"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4911"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}