Oakenfold “Confesses” to Madonna: ICONIC DJ TO OPEN FOR ICONIC SONGSTRESS ON HER EUROPEAN ‘CONFESSIONS’ TOUR

DT:      JULY 14, 2006
 
FR:      ALEXANDRA GREENBERG/MITCH SCHNEIDER
            BRANDIS DE ZON/MSO 
  
 
 

Oakenfold “Confesses” to Madonna:
 
ICONIC DJ TO OPEN FOR ICONIC SONGSTRESS ON HER EUROPEAN ‘CONFESSIONS’ TOUR
 

Following the success of the Slane Castle gig in the U.K. two years ago, PAUL OAKENFOLD is returning to the stage with Madonna for her phenomenal sold-out ‘Confessions’ tour.  Oakenfold will be the main support act on her 2006 European leg of the tour excluding the London, Paris and Prague dates.

He will be supporting Madonna in Cardiff, Rome, Dusseldorf, Hanover and Amsterdam.  Comments Oakenfold, “This is a fantastic opportunity, I’m really looking forward to the challenge–I’ve got a lot of respect for Madonna as an artist, and have enjoyed a great working relationship in the past–which I hope to continue.”

Oakenfold first appeared with Madonna at her Slane Castle gig in 2004 and most recently shared a stage with her at the 2006 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.  He is an artist on Maverick Records and just released his second album for the imprint, A LIVELY MIND. He has remixed a number of Madonna’s hit singles including, “Hollywood,” “Sorry,”  “American Life” and “What It Feels Like for a Girl.” 

A complete list of OAKENFOLD’s current tour dates are as follows:

Date                            City                                         Venue

Fri        7/14                 Sacramento, CA                     The Rage
Sat       7/15                 Portland, OR                           Crystal Ballroom
Sun      7/16                 Seattle, WA                             Club 131
Mon     7/17                 Vancouver, BC                        Atlantis
Wed    7/19                 Stateline, NV                           Montbleu Resort
Fri        7/21                 San Francisco, CA                 The Fillmore
Sat       7/22                 Los Angeles, CA                     Giant Village (downtown Los Angeles)
Wed    7/26                 New York, NY                          Bed-NY

OAKENFOLD’S tour dates with Madonna are:

Sun      7/30                 Cardiff                                     Millennium Stadium
Sun      8/6                   Rome                                      Olympic Stadium
Sun      8/20                 Dusseldorf                              LTU Arena
Tue      8/22                 Hanover                                   AWD Arena
Thu      8/24                 Horsens (Denmark)                Forum Horsens Outdoor
Sun      9/3                   Amsterdam                             Amsterdam Arena
Mon     9/4                   Amsterdam                             Amsterdam Arena

www.pauloakenfold.com
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For more information on OAKENFOLD and A Lively Mind in the U.S., contact:

MSO 818-380-0400

National           Alexandra Greenberg x223, agreenberg@msopr.com
                        Mitch Schneider x235, mschneider@msopr.com
Regional          Brandis Claire Dezon x241, bdezon@msopr.com