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((Short description|2001 concert tour by Madonna))
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| image_caption = Promotional poster for the tour
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* Europe
* North America
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*''[[Ray of Light]]''
*''[[Music (Madonna album)|Music]]''
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| start_date      = ((Start date|2001|06|09))
| end_date        = ((End date|2001|09|15))
| number_of_legs  = 2
| number_of_shows   = 47
| gross     = US$76.8 million ($((formatnum:((Inflation|US|76.8|r=2|2001))))&nbsp;million in ((Inflation-year|US)) dollars((inflation-fn|US)))
| last_tour = [[The Girlie Show (Madonna)|The Girlie Show]]<br />(1993)
| this_tour = '''Drowned World Tour'''<br />(2001)
| next_tour = [[Re-Invention World Tour]]<br />(2004)
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The '''Drowned World Tour''' (billed as '''Drowned World Tour 2001''') was the fifth [[concert tour]] by American singer-songwriter [[Madonna]] in support of her seventh and eighth studio albums ''[[Ray of Light]]'' (1998) and ''[[Music (Madonna album)|Music]]'' (2000), respectively. The tour began on June 9, 2001, in [[Barcelona]], [[Spain]] and ended in [[Los Angeles]], [[United States]], on September 15. It was her first tour in eight years, following [[The Girlie Show (Madonna)|The Girlie Show]] in 1993. Set to start in 1999, it was delayed until 2001 as Madonna filmed and starred in the movie ''[[The Next Best Thing]]'' (2000), began working on ''Music'', gave birth to her son Rocco and married [[Guy Ritchie]].

When the tour was finally decided, there was little time, so in just three months, auditions for dancers were held, musicians and technicians were hired and rehearsals took place. Madonna appointed [[Jamie King]], [[Alex Magno (choreographer)|Alex Magno]], and Deborah Brown choreographers, while French designer [[Jean Paul Gaultier]], who had worked with the singer in the past, was in charge of the tour's wardrobe. Gaultier created the outfits in such way that they indicated different phases of Madonna's career. The poster and logo for the tour included references to [[Kabbalah]], which Madonna was studying at the time. Like the singer's previous tours, the show was divided into different thematic acts: ''[[Punk rock|Rock 'n' Roll]] [[Cyberpunk|Punk Girl]]'', ''[[Geisha]] Girl'', ''[[Cowboy#Cowgirls|Cyber Cowgirl]]'', and ''[[Culture of Spain|Spanish Girl]]/[[Bling-bling|Ghetto Girl]]''. The set list consisted mainly of songs from ''Ray of Light'' and ''Music'', with "[[Holiday (Madonna song)|Holiday]]" and "[[La Isla Bonita]]" being the only pre-1990s singles she performed.

The show was appreciated by [[Entertainment journalism|critics]], who lauded the staging and production. The lack of Madonna's 1980s songs, however, left some dissatisfied. Drowned World was a commercial success; grossing more than US$76.8 million ($((formatnum:((Inflation|US|76.8|r=2|2001))))&nbsp;million in ((Inflation-year|US)) dollars((inflation-fn|US))), and playing to over 730,000 fans in sold-out shows throughout Europe and the United States, it became 2001's highest-grossing concert tour by a solo artist. At the [[Pollstar|2001 Pollstar awards]], it was nominated for Major Tour of the Year and Most Creative Stage Production, but lost them both to [[U2]]. The concert on August 26 at [[The Palace of Auburn Hills]] in [[Auburn Hills, Michigan|Michigan]] was filmed professionally and broadcast live on [[HBO]] as ''Madonna Live: The Drowned World Tour''; afterwards, it was released on [[VHS]] and [[DVD]] under the title ''[[Drowned World Tour 2001 (video)|Drowned World Tour 2001]]''.

== Background ==
After the release of her seventh studio album, ''[[Ray of Light]]'' (1998), Madonna stated in an interview on [[Larry King Live]] in January 1999 that she was involved in an upcoming movie titled ''[[The Next Best Thing]]''. Filming lasted from April to June 1999, with Madonna initially planning to tour during the second half of the year, stating that once filming was completed she would "rehearse to go on tour. And then I'll probably play up until the millennium".<ref>((cite web |last1=King |first1=Larry |author1-link=Larry King |title=Interview: Madonna reviews life on Larry King Live |url=http://edition.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Music/9901/19/madonna.lkl/ |publisher=[[CNN]] |access-date=26 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010727045052/http://edition.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Music/9901/19/madonna.lkl/ |archive-date=July 27, 2001 |date=January 19, 1999))</ref> However, said plans fell through and the tour was pushed back to 2001; this was due to the fact that she had, in her own words, "been distracted by having children and filming movies".<ref name=Guilbert76>((harvnb|Guilbert|2002|p=76))</ref> By 2000, Madonna was in a relationship with English director [[Guy Ritchie]]; their son Rocco was born in August 2000, her eighth studio album, ''[[Music (Madonna album)|Music]]'', was released that September and, three months later, her and Ritchie married in [[Scotland]].<ref name=Guilbert76 /><ref>((cite web |last1=Lumley |first1=James |title=Madonna, Guy Ritchie divorce approved by U.K. court (update3) |url=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/ne |publisher=[[Bloomberg Television]] |access-date=26 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024122553/http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aZUOJ_MvDaRI&refer=europe |archive-date=October 24, 2012 |date=November 21, 2008))</ref> In November 2000, Madonna stated that she was eager to go on tour again: "I've already got ideas [...] of stuff I'd like to do for a big tour. I feel like it's time. I need to take a trip around the world and sing a few songs".<ref>((cite web |title=Madonna's secret to making 'Music' |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2000/SHOWBIZ/Music/11/10/wb.madonna.album/index.html |publisher=CNN |access-date=12 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011215153717/https://edition.cnn.com/2000/SHOWBIZ/Music/11/10/wb.madonna.album/index.html |archive-date=December 15, 2001 |date=November 10, 2000))</ref> The tour was officially announced by the singer's publicist Liz Rosenberg in April 2001.<ref>((cite magazine |last1=Angulo |first1=Sandra P. |title=Madonna announces tour and ties the Beatles |url=https://ew.com/article/2001/04/05/madonna-announces-tour-and-ties-beatles/ |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=March 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927122023/https://ew.com/article/2001/04/05/madonna-announces-tour-and-ties-beatles/ |archive-date=September 27, 2015 |date=April 5, 2001))</ref>
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Her first concert tour since 1993's [[The Girlie Show (Madonna)|The Girlie Show]], time was short and Madonna had to prepare everything within three months; auditions for dancers took place in New York in March and April and were personally supervised by the singer and dancer [[Christian Vincent (actor)|Christian Vincent]].<ref name=OBrien356>((harvnb|O'Brien|2008|p=456))</ref><ref name="Hola">((cite web |title=Las cuentas del Drowned world tour |url=https://www.hola.com/musica/2001070438255/musica/madonna5/madonna5/ |work=[[¡Hola!]] |access-date=26 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181029112343/https://www.hola.com/musica/2001070438255/musica/madonna5/madonna5/ |archive-date=October 29, 2018 |language=Spanish |date=July 4, 2001))</ref> [[Jamie King]] was appointed [[creative director]] and the tour's official [[choreographer]]; King recalled that the tour "was so hectic that I suffered from depressions and fell considerably ill".<ref>((harvnb|Metz|Benson|1999|p=67))</ref> Madonna had begun taking guitar lessons in 2000 with [[Monte Pittman]] and played both acoustic and electric guitar in four of the show's numbers.<ref name="Hola" /><ref name="ElMundo">((cite web |title=Madonna arranca hoy en Barcelona su gira mundial |url=https://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2001/06/07/cultura/991940567.html |work=[[El Mundo (Spain)|El Mundo]] |access-date=26 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010609121454/https://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2001/06/07/cultura/991940567.html |archive-date=June 9, 2001 |language=Spanish |date=June 9, 2001))</ref> Other personnel included Madonna's backup singers and dancers of 14 years [[Niki Haris]] and [[Donna De Lory]], Ron Powell on [[Percussion instrument|percussions]], Steve Sidelnyk on [[drums]] and [[French house]] music expert [[Stuart Price]] as [[bassist]] and [[keyboard instrument|keyboards]] player; the latter went by the moniker Jacques Lu Cont and had worked with the singer on remixes of ''Music''.<ref name="Hola" /> In the end, the troupe was made up of ten dancers, two backup singers and six musicians; rehearsals went on for five days a week, thirteen hours a day.<ref name="MTV1">((cite web |last1=Reimer |first1=Courtney |title=Madonna Taps Les Rythmes Digitales Mastermind For Tour |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1443207/madonna-taps-les-rythmes-digitales-mastermind-for-tour/ |publisher=[[MTV]] |access-date=26 August 2021 |date=April 26, 2001 |archive-date=August 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826180311/http://www.mtv.com/news/1443207/madonna-taps-les-rythmes-digitales-mastermind-for-tour/ |url-status=live ))</ref> Clair Brothers Audio support was roped in for providing a mixture of high-tech techno sound and fusion of acoustic and trance.<ref name="young">((harvnb|Young|2004|p=107))</ref> Madonna later clarified: "I don't see the point of doing a show unless you offer something that is going to mind-boggle the senses. It's not enough to get on stage and sing a song. It's all about theatre and drama and surprises and suspenses".<ref name="clerk">((harvnb|Clerk|2002|p=172))</ref>

The Drowned World Tour officially began at [[Barcelona]]'s [[Palau Sant Jordi]] on June 9, 2001, and ended at the [[Staples Center]] in [[Los Angeles]] in September;<ref name="ElMundo" /><ref name=CNNTickets /> it was originally scheduled to kick off with two shows in [[Cologne]]'s [[Kölnarena]], but said concerts had to be canceled due to technical difficulties; as a result, 35,000 tickets were refunded.<ref name=CNNTickets /><ref name="News24Cologne">((cite web |title=Madonna cancels Cologne concerts |url=https://www.news24.com/xArchive/Archive/Madonna-cancels-Cologne-concerts-20010504 |work=[[News24 (website)|News24]] |access-date=29 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181029112237/https://www.news24.com/xArchive/Archive/Madonna-cancels-Cologne-concerts-20010504 |archive-date=October 29, 2018 |date=May 6, 2001))</ref><ref>((harvnb|Metz|Benson|1999|p=89))</ref> The show on August 3 at [[New Jersey]]'s [[Continental Airlines Arena]] was also cancelled, this time due to illness, reducing the dates from fifty to forty-seven.<ref name=Meadowlands>((cite web |title=Madonna, citing illness, cancels Meadowlands show |url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/madonna-citing-illness-cancels-meadowlands-show |publisher=[[Fox News]] |access-date=26 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181029071558/https://www.foxnews.com/story/madonna-citing-illness-cancels-meadowlands-show |archive-date=October 29, 2018 |date=August 4, 2001))</ref><ref name="tara90">((harvnb|Taraborrelli|2002|p=90))</ref>

== Development ==
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The tour took its name after [[J. G. Ballard]]'s 1962 novel ''[[The Drowned World]]'' and Madonna's 1998 single [[Drowned World/Substitute for Love|of the same name]].<ref name="EW1">((cite magazine |last1=McAlley |first1=John |title=Madonna launches her ''World'' tour |url=https://ew.com/article/2001/06/22/madonna |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=26 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117041849/https://ew.com/article/2001/06/22/madonna-launches-her-world-tour/ |archive-date=November 17, 2015 |date=June 22, 2001))</ref><ref name="SlantDWT">((cite web |last1=Cinquemani |first1=Sal |title=Madonna (New York, NY – July 25, 2001) |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/features/madonna-new-york-ny-july-25-2001/ |work=[[Slant Magazine]] |access-date=26 August 2021 |date=July 26, 2001 |archive-date=September 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210901012958/https://www.slantmagazine.com/features/madonna-new-york-ny-july-25-2001/ |url-status=live ))</ref> Liz Rosenberg stated that it would be her "grandest spectacle to date".<ref name="MTVEvita">((cite web |last1=D'Angelo |first1=Joe |title=Madonna to revisit Evita, Geisha Girl, Cowgirl personas for tour |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1444306/madonna-to-revisit-evita-geisha-girl-cowgirl-personas-for-tour/ |publisher=MTV |access-date=26 August 2021 |date=June 6, 2001 |archive-date=October 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024004225/http://www.mtv.com/news/1444306/madonna-to-revisit-evita-geisha-girl-cowgirl-personas-for-tour/ |url-status=live ))</ref> In May 2001, [[AOL]], the tour's main sponsor, offered its subscribers advance tickets to the US shows before they went on sale to the general public.<ref>((cite web |title=America Online to sponsor the 'Madonna Drowned World Tour 2001' |url=https://www.warnermediagroup.com/newsroom/press-releases/2001/05/03/america-online-to-sponsor-the-madonna-drowned-world-tour-2001 |publisher=[[WarnerMedia|Warner Media Group]] |access-date=26 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181029113842/https://www.warnermediagroup.com/newsroom/press-releases/2001/05/03/america-online-to-sponsor-the-madonna-drowned-world-tour-2001 |archive-date=October 29, 2018 |date=May 3, 2001))</ref> Like Madonna's previous tours, Drowned World was divided into different thematic acts: ''[[Punk rock|Rock 'n' Roll]] [[Cyberpunk|Punk Girl]]'', ''[[Geisha]] Girl'', ''[[Cowboy#Cowgirls|Cyber Cowgirl]]'', and ''[[Culture of Spain|Spanish Girl]]/[[Bling-bling|Ghetto Girl]]''; each of these segments represented a phase of Madonna's career.<ref name="NYMag" /><ref name="MTVEvita" /> The singer herself said that she envisioned the show as "a theatrical representation of my music [...] I have taken my inspiration from many things — martial arts, flamenco, country, punk, rock and roll, dance, and circus".<ref name="ElMundo" /><ref name=ABC /> The set list consisted mainly of songs from ''Music'' and ''Ray of Light''; among her pre-1990s singles, only "[[Holiday (Madonna song)|Holiday]]" (1983) and "[[La Isla Bonita]]" (1987) were included.<ref name="MTVHits">((cite web |last1=Moss |first1=Corey |title=Few hits, many costumes at Madonna tour launch |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1444414/few-hits-many-costumes-at-madonna-tour-launch/ |publisher=MTV |access-date=26 August 2021 |date=June 11, 2001 |archive-date=February 25, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160225032006/http://www.mtv.com/news/1444414/few-hits-many-costumes-at-madonna-tour-launch/ |url-status=live ))</ref><ref name=ABC>((cite web |title=Madonna performs swimmingly at first Drowned World Tour show |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertaint/story?id=104226&page=1 |publisher=[[ABC News]] |access-date=26 August 2021 |date=June 11, 2001 |archive-date=August 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826191904/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertaint/story?id=104226&page=1 |url-status=live ))</ref> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' reported that this was Madonna's choice, as she didn't want to do a "'Solid Gold' hit parade".<ref name=NYPost>((cite web |last1=Recchia |first1=Phillip |title=Madonna rises again: The Material Girl's return puts New York fans in a frenzy |url=https://nypost.com/2001/07/22/madonna-rises-again-the-material-girls-return-puts-new-york-fans-in-a-frenzy/ |work=[[New York Post]] |access-date=29 December 2021 |date=July 22, 2001 |archive-date=December 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229012134/https://nypost.com/2001/07/22/madonna-rises-again-the-material-girls-return-puts-new-york-fans-in-a-frenzy/ |url-status=live ))</ref> The tour's production manager Mark Spring said in an interview for ''[[The Independent]]'' that it was the "most complicated thing" he had ever done. He further elaborated: "The [Madonna] mystique figures very highly, so you have a whole other level of professionalism you have to attain. [It's] not that you wouldn't do your best, of course. But this is Madonna. Her show is perfect. There are no mistakes".<ref name="Independent">((cite web |last1=O'Hagan |first1=Simon |title='This is Madonna. Her show is perfect. There can be no mistakes' |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/this-is-madonna-her-show-is-perfect-there-can-be-no-mistakes-9231769.html |work=[[The Independent]] |access-date=26 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181029112235/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/this-is-madonna-her-show-is-perfect-there-can-be-no-mistakes-9231769.html |archive-date=October 29, 2018 |date=July 1, 2001))</ref>

Two [[Boeing 747]] aircraft were needed to ferry the tour from Europe to the United States, and 300 cargo vehicles were used for transporting over 100 tons of equipment.<ref name="Hola" /><ref name="ElMundo" /> The stage was "the size of three [[tennis courts]]" and described by Spring as "a machine on the move".<ref name="Independent" /> A vast [[electrical grid]], composed of [[truss]] sections, [[Hydraulic motor|chain motors]], [[electrical cable]]s and the [[Control engineering|control devices]] that linked electronically or mechanically with the performances happening, was hung from above; four video screens formed the backdrop of the stage. Other material included a [[mechanical bull]] and equipment designed for aerial movements.<ref name="Independent" /> The sets were built in sections made by three companies. A permanent crew of one hundred persons, ranging from lighting, sound and carpenters to dancers, wardrobe and make-up, was hired.<ref name="Independent" /> [[Stage monitor system#Monitor mixer|Monitor mixing]] was handled by four monitor engineers, with two of them for Madonna's monitors. Blake Suib, one of the engineers, commented that Madonna was a perfectionist, as she could tell when a sound coming from the speakers sounded bad or good during rehearsals.<ref name="young2">((harvnb|Young|2004|p=110))</ref> By suggestion of engineer [[Patrick McCarthy (record producer)|Pat McCarthy]], they tried out using 14&nbsp;kHz of sound frequency in their live speakers, which was unusual to use at the time. They also came up with the idea of using isolated amplifiers to pick up the individual sound of each instruments. Suib commented that "the creative process of coming up with new ideas, implementing them, and then soberly evaluating their results was time-consuming but worth it".<ref name="young2" />  Dave Kob, [[Front of House|FOH]] engineer for the tour, explained:
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"The show is extremely technical, extremely fast-paced, and the variety of music is amazing. [...] It goes from screaming heavy metal to techno dance, to [[Country music|Country and Western]]; there's even a [[flamenco]] [[hootenanny]] where everyone comes down front, beats on logs and plays acoustic guitars and pennywhistles. Then it goes back to 'Holiday' which is an old dance number. It keeps you steppin'. Madonna sings everything live. She's been that way from the beginning of her career, even with all the athletic dancing. She's a hard worker and she expects everybody else to work as hard or harder. I respect that.<ref name="young" />
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Designer [[Jean Paul Gaultier]] was signed up to create the costumes for the tour; his designs had a fusion of punk and Scottish fashions, geisha, cowboy and Spanish themes.<ref>((cite journal |title=Out 100 Styles |journal=[[Out (magazine)|Out]] |date=December 2001 |volume=107 |issue=6 |page=77 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=smIEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA77 |access-date=26 August 2021 |issn=1062-7928 |archive-date=May 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524140234/https://books.google.com/books?id=smIEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA77 |url-status=live ))</ref><ref>((harvnb|Orgill|2001|p=109))</ref><ref name="ABC" /> These included torn shirts and zippered black pants, a nod to Madonna's early days; black wigs and white makeup that referenced the geisha aesthetic used on "[[Nothing Really Matters]]" (1999); leather [[chaps]] over jeans like the ones she wore on her "[[Don't Tell Me (Madonna song)|Don't Tell Me]]" music video, and a "hybrid" of clothes from the "La Isla Bonita" music video and the 1996 musical ''[[Evita (1996 film)|Evita]]''.<ref name="MTVEvita" /> Brothers, [[Dean and Dan Caten]], creators of the DSquared<sup>2</sup> fashion line, contributed with [[ghetto fabulous]] costumes, which represented the phase of Madonna's career at that time.<ref name="MTVEvita" /> Stylist [[Arianne Phillips]], who had worked with Madonna on the past, oversaw the costumes, designing some and collaborating on others with Gaultier.<ref>((cite web |last1=Palac |first1=Lisa |title=Three who style the stars |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2001/aug/19/magazine/tm-35738 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=26 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090629190326/http://articles.latimes.com/2001/aug/19/magazine/tm-35738 |archive-date=June 29, 2009 |date=August 19, 2001))</ref> Three exact copies of the outfits Madonna wore in each segment were created, while only two copies were made for the dancers' clothes.<ref name="Hola" /> The poster and the logo for the tour were developed by Chase Design Group, who wanted to make the logo as aesthetic as possible. They developed a custom icon and type of logo to convey the "unique and ethereal qualities" of Madonna's show, which was described by the group's founder Margo Chase as "a multilayered musical and spiritual journey through diverse worlds". Chase commented that since "Madonna is a student of Kabbalah, she requested that we include references to that body of knowledge". The resulting logo and poster included both Arabic and Hebrew references. A number of designs were prepared by Chase and the one ultimately chosen by Madonna made it to the main poster of the show, which featured her face-shot from the "[[What It Feels Like for a Girl]]" video.<ref>((harvnb|Dougher|Berger|2008|p=84))</ref>

== Concert synopsis ==
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The show was divided into four different thematic acts: ''Rock 'n' Roll Punk Girl'', ''Geisha Girl'', ''Cyber Cowgirl'', and ''Spanish Girl/Ghetto Girl''. It began with a performance of "[[Drowned World/Substitute for Love]]"; Madonna entered the stage amidst billows of [[dry ice]] and sang atop a rising platform. She wore a sleeveless black top, crossover top with one net sleeve, jeans with zips and bondage straps, a studded dog collar and a tartan [[kilt]]. A high-energy performance of "[[Impressive Instant]]" followed. It found the singer surrounded by dancers wearing gas masks and encased in rolls of black mesh. Madonna then played electric guitar for "Candy Perfume Girl". Afterwards,  "[[Beautiful Stranger]]" was performed by the singer, [[Niki Haris]] and [[Donna De Lory]]; the backdrops displayed scenes from ''[[Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me]]'' and psychedelic fluorescent whirls. Towards the end, they were joined by a lost technician. The section finished with "[[Ray of Light (song)|Ray of Light]]", which had the singer dancing energetically across the stage. [[Monte Pittman]] played guitar while the screens showed an extended version of the song's music video.

The ''Geisha Girl'' act began with a video interlude of "Paradise (Not For Me)", showing Madonna as a [[geisha]]. Also present were nearly naked dancers who hung upside down from the ceiling. As the video ended, the dancers stood in front of the stage and opened their mouths, which were lit from inside. The singer then emerged in a short black wig and a hand-painted black [[kimono]] with fifty-two-feet long red sleeves, to sing "[[Frozen (Madonna song)|Frozen]]". A short intro of "[[Open Your Heart (Madonna song)|Open Your Heart]]" (1986) led to "Nobody's Perfect", where Madonna was portrayed to be sacrificed for her sins. This was followed by "Mer Girl", which turned into the fast-action, [[ninja]]/[[samurai]] martial arts battle performance of "[[Sky Fits Heaven]]". A video of a beaten, bruised Madonna played on the main screen during this final part. The singer then proceeded to grab a shotgun and pretended to shoot one of her dancers. A remix interlude of "[[What It Feels Like for a Girl]]" closed the section; dancers in [[anime]] and [[manga]] inspired costumes swung from wires as the backdrops featured interspersed footage from [[Satoshi Kon]]'s 1997 film ''[[Perfect Blue]]'' and [[hentai]] anime ''[[Urotsukidōji]]''.

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"I Deserve It" opened the ''Cyber Cowgirl'' segment. Madonna, who wore a [[Cowboy#Cowgirls|cowgirl]] outfit with chaps, sat on a bale of hay and played the acoustic guitar. "[[Don't Tell Me (Madonna song)|Don't Tell Me]]" had her and the dancers [[line dance|line dancing]], like in the song's music video. "[[Human Nature (Madonna song)|Human Nature]]" featured a [[Bondage (BDSM)|bondage]]-themed choreography with a [[lasso]] and, towards the end, the singer sensually rode a [[mechanical bull]]. Afterwards, she addressed the audience in a mocking [[Southern American English|southern]] accent and sang a [[cannibalism]]-themed song titled "The Funny Song". "[[Secret (Madonna song)|Secret]]" was performed with acoustic guitar and footage of riverside [[baptism]], Sufi dervish ceremonies and Buddhist prayers on the backdrops. Madonna finished the section with an acoustic "Gone", replaced with "[[You'll See]]" on certain US concerts.

The final act, ''Spanish Girl/Ghetto Girl'', began with an instrumental interlude of [[Don't Cry for Me Argentina#Madonna version|Don't Cry for Me Argentina]]; several dancers did a [[Tango]] number with lit candles placed along the side of the stage. Madonna then emerged on top of a rotating leather podium to perform "Lo Que Siente la Mujer", dressed in black trousers and a backless black dress. For "[[La Isla Bonita]]", the singer once again played guitar and was accompanied by flamenco dancing. A [[Mashup (music)|mash-up]] of "[[Holiday (Madonna song)|Holiday]]" and [[Stardust (band)|Stardust]]'s "[[Music Sounds Better With You]]" (1998) was then performed by Madonna, Haris and De Lory. The final number was "[[Music (Madonna song)|Music]]", and featured the singer and all the dancers. Confetti fell from the roof while images of her past music videos flashed onscreen behind her. The phrase "The End" appeared on the screens, and signified the show was over.

Following the [[September 11 attacks]], certain changes were made to the final Los Angeles concerts: Madonna wore an [[American flag]] as kilt during the opening segment as a display of [[patriotism]]. The closing of "Mer Girl" omitted the shooting; the singer instead put the shotgun down, hugged the dancer and they left the stage together. "The Funny Song" was removed; all the dancers joined in for "Holiday", which usually only featured Madonna, Haris and De Lory.<ref name="fouz">((harvnb|Fouz-Hernández|Jarman-Ivens|2002|p=133))</ref>

== Critical reception ==
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| footer = Madonna performing "[[Don't Tell Me (Madonna song)|Don't Tell Me]]" (''left'') and "[[Human Nature (Madonna song)|Human Nature]]" (''right'') during the ''Cyber Cowgirl'' segment. ''[[The Guardian]]''(('))s [[Alex Petridis]] considered the first number one of the "most startling sights" of the concert, while Phil Gallo from ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' deemed the latter "the most impressive".<ref name="TheGuardian" /><ref name="VarietyDWT" />
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The Drowned World Tour received generally positive reviews from critics.<ref name="rave">((cite web|title=Madonna still rocks and rules|url=https://www.news24.com/News24/Madonna-still-rocks-and-rules-20010623|work=[[News24 (website)|News24]]|access-date=May 10, 2022|date=June 24, 2001|archive-date=May 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510151656/https://www.news24.com/News24/Madonna-still-rocks-and-rules-20010623|url-status=live))</ref> Rafael Estefanía from [[BBC Mundo]] gave the opening show in Barcelona a glowing review; he said the singer had offered "one of the best shows in a long time", and that her stage presence remained "as explosive as ever".<ref name="BBCMundo">((cite web |last1=Estefanía |first1=Rafael |title=Madonna voló en Barcelona |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/spanish/misc/newsid_1381000/1381372.stm |publisher=[[BBC Mundo]] |access-date=28 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011030152535/http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/spanish/misc/newsid_1381000/1381372.stm |archive-date=October 30, 2001 |language=Spanish |date=June 10, 2001))</ref> Another positive review came from ''[[El País]]'', who described it as one of the most "spectacular" and "shocking" concerts to take place in Barcelona.<ref name="ElPaís">((cite news |title=Madonna conquista Barcelona |url=https://elpais.com/diario/2001/06/10/cultura/992124001_850215.html |work=[[El País]] |access-date=28 August 2021 |language=Spanish |date=June 10, 2001 |archive-date=August 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210829141138/https://elpais.com/diario/2001/06/10/cultura/992124001_850215.html |url-status=live ))</ref> According to [[ABC News]], Drowned World "took [Madonna's] reputation for entertaining above and beyond literally: one routine found her flying above the stage suspended by trapeze wires".<ref name="ABC" /> For ''The Independent''(('))s Simon O'Hagan it proved that, "as a solo artist, Madonna is without equal [...] her desire to put on a spectacle, not just a concert, creates challenges that have extended the boundaries of what a rock'n'pop tour can achieve". He concluded it was her "most ambitious and daring" tour.<ref name="Independent" /> A writer from Argentinean newspaper ''[[Clarín (Argentine newspaper)|Clarin]]'' said that the tour "reaffirmed [Madonna's] Queen of Pop title".<ref>((cite web |title=Madonna reinó en Barcelona |url=https://www.clarin.com/espectaculos/madonna-reino-espana_0_SJjZ31_xCtg.html |work=[[Clarín (Argentine newspaper)|Clarin]] |access-date=28 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210724044102/https://www.clarin.com/espectaculos/madonna-reino-espana_0_SJjZ31_xCtg.html |archive-date=July 24, 2021 |language=Spanish |date=June 11, 2001))</ref>

The show's technical aspects also garnered praise. ''El País'' lauded the "surprising and suggestive display" of technology, as well as the "shapeshifting stage capable of turning into almost anything".<ref name="ElPaís" /> Similarly, Michael Hubbard from [[online magazine]] ''[[musicOMH]]'' highlighted the "stunning" stage setup and "superb" lighting.<ref name="MusicOMH">((cite web |last1=Hubbard |first1=Michael |title=Madonna @ Earl's Court, London |url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/live/madonna-earls-court-london |work=[[musicOMH]] |access-date=28 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928011021/https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/live/madonna-earls-court-london |archive-date=September 28, 2013 |date=July 4, 2001))</ref> [[Simon Price]], from ''The Independent'', deemed it "a triumph of hydraulics, bungee rope acrobatics and cutting-edge choreography".<ref name="Independent2">((cite web |last1=Price |first1=Simon |author1-link=Simon Price |title=Madonna, Earls Court, London |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/madonna-earls-court-london-9231764.html |work=The Independent |access-date=28 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181029115302/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/madonna-earls-court-london-9231764.html |archive-date=October 29, 2018 |date=July 9, 2001))</ref> MTV's Corey Moss concluded that, "music might make the world go round, but costumes and theatrics make it more fun. Nobody knows this better than the [[Material Girl]]".<ref name="MTVHits" /> ''[[Slant Magazine]]''(('))s Sal Cinquemani felt the "technically flawless" show was "further evidence of the Big M’s perfectionist blond ambition" and concluded that "[Madonna] is still unmatched in her ability to lift cultural iconography into the mainstream".<ref name="SlantDWT" /> On the contrary, Rafael Estefanía expressed that "the technological visual feast sometimes overshadowed the music itself", an opinion that was shared by ''El País'', and ''Entertainment Weekly''(('))s John McAlley.<ref name="BBCMundo" /><ref name="ElPaís" /><ref name="EW1" />

''[[NME]]''(('))s Alex Needham called the tour a tribute to her "incredible graft, magnetic appeal and, above all, her supreme ability at making pop music"; he also said that if other musicians were to put "a tenth of the creative energy" into concerts as Madonna, "we would all be a lot better off".<ref name="NMEAlex">((cite web |last1=Needham |first1=Alex |title=Madonna: London Earl's Court |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-nme-5359-328579 |work=[[NME]] |access-date=28 August 2021 |date=September 12, 2005 |archive-date=May 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512124052/https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-nme-5359-328579 |url-status=live ))</ref> On a similar note, Phil Gallo from ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' opined that the "mesmerizing and confident" Drowned World Tour "puts to shame any singer who thinks she might have a shot at Ms. Ciccone's pop throne".<ref name="VarietyDWT">((cite web |last1=Gallo |first1=Phil |title=Review: 'Madonna' |url=https://variety.com/2001/music/reviews/madonna-4-1200469978/ |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=26 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818083935/https://variety.com/2001/music/reviews/madonna-4-1200469978/ |archive-date=August 18, 2016 |date=September 10, 2001))</ref> Michael Hubbard further added: "you’d struggle to find a better show [...] and you’d find it difficult to find a mainstream artist who can command near-universal respect for anything like as long as this fine lady".<ref name="MusicOMH" /> Writing for ''[[The Guardian]]'', [[Alex Petridis]] explained that, "her contemporaries are either in reduced circumstances or languishing in the middle of the road [...] Madonna, however, still twists hip dancefloor trends to her own design". He ultimately concluded that, "with its perfect dance routines, special effects, devoted audience and hint of bullish arrogance, the Drowned World show befits the world's most famous woman".<ref name="TheGuardian">((cite web |last1=Petridis |first1=Alex |author1-link=Alex Petridis |title=Madonna: Earl's Court Exhibition Centre, London |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2001/jul/05/artsfeatures.popandrock |work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=28 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228164854/https://www.theguarian.com/culture/2001/jul/05/artsfeatures.popandrock |archive-date=February 28, 2014 |date=July 5, 2001))</ref> It was deemed a "highly imaginative [...] mind-numbing spectacle of aural and visual bravado from one of the world's most eminent artists" by ''[[The Massachusetts Daily Collegian]]''(('))s Nikolas Markantonatos, who also singled out the singer's energy.<ref name=Boston>((cite web |last1=Markantonatos |first1=Nikolas |title=Madonna drowns Boston |url=https://dailycollegian.com/2001/09/madonna-drowns-boston/ |website=[[The Massachusetts Daily Collegian]] |access-date=April 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181124162152/https://dailycollegian.com/2001/09/madonna-drowns-boston/ |archive-date=November 24, 2018 |date=September 5, 2001))</ref> For John McAlley, it wasn't up to par to 1990's [[Blond Ambition World Tour]] but was better than The Girlie Show; "[Drowned World] offers plenty of artiness, attitude, eye candy, and its own brand of ambition" [...] there are plenty of reasons to bow at this artist's feat".<ref name="EW1" /> Joel Selvin from the ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'' pointed out: "In a show that was more [[Broadway theatre|Broadway musical]] than rock concert, Madge [...] is a phenomenon, not a musician [...] often overwhelmed by all that she had set in motion around her.<ref name="SFGate">((cite web |last1=Selvin |first1=Joel |title=Enter Madonna's temple / Pop superstar puts on spectacle for the devoted |url=https://www.sfgate.com/music/article/Enter-Madonna-s-temple-Pop-superstar-puts-on-2881632.php |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |access-date=May 17, 2023 |date=September 6, 2001))</ref>

Alberto Armendáriz, from Argentinean newspaper ''[[La Nación]]'', felt the only "criticizable" aspect was that "the whole affair [was] so tightly scripted, it left no room for spontaneity or interactions" between the singer and the audience.<ref>((cite web |last1=Armendáriz |first1=Alberto |title=Madonna volvió, cantó...y arrasó |url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/espectaculos/musica/madonna-volvio-cantoy-arraso-nid328347/ |work=[[La Nación]] |access-date=25 December 2021 |language=Spanish |date=August 18, 2001 |archive-date=December 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211225193415/https://www.lanacion.com.ar/espectaculos/musica/madonna-volvio-cantoy-arraso-nid328347/ |url-status=live ))</ref> [[Jon Pareles]], from ''[[The New York Times]]'', said the singer's voice sounded "fuller and smoother" than on previous tours, particularly in performances such as "I Deserve It" (2000) and "[[You'll See]]" (1995). Nonetheless, he criticized her "arrogance" and use of profanities. "[She] represents self-love backed by plenty of gym time and a whole troupe of devoted flunkies – enough to delight an audience she only seems to disdain. '' Music makes the people come together, '' – together, that is, if Madonna is in charge", Pareles concluded.<ref name="TNYTi,es">((cite web |last1=Pareles |first1=Jon |author1-link=Jon Pareles |title=POP REVIEW: Madonna and the Wiles of Willfulness |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/26/nyregion/pop-review-madonna-and-the-wiles-of-willfulness.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=28 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190405204811/https://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/26/nyregion/pop-review-madonna-and-the-wiles-of-willfulness.html |archive-date=April 5, 2019 |date=July 26, 2001))</ref> From ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'', Joshua Clover criticized the show's lack of a "coherent story line".<ref>((cite journal |last1=Clover |first1=Joshua |title=La Dolce Ciccone: Madonna, Fila Forum, Milan, Italy, June 14 2001 |journal=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |date=September 2001 |volume=17 |issue=9 |page=105 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PCPpNtEu0GgC&pg=PA105 |access-date=February 4, 2023 |issn=0886-3032))</ref> A negative review came from Ethan Brown, writing for ''[[New York (magazine)|New York]]'' magazine; he felt that "limp" performances such as "Nobody's Perfect" (2000) and "I Deserve It", "didn't live up to her attitude". Brown also said that, despite "few stunning visual moments", the concert didn't capture "the sense of purpose" of the artist's past tours. "Madonna is a frustratingly small stage presence, too, mostly standing motionless or strumming rudimentary chords on an acoustic guitar [...] the music was equally airless", he concluded his review.<ref name="NYMag" /> 
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The lack of the singer's 1980s songs was met with criticism: [[VH1]]'s Christopher Rosa opined that "the sheer lack of classic hits was a letdown for audiences, not to mention the fact that [Madonna] seemed icier than ever".<ref name="VH1">((cite web |last1=Rosa |first1=Christopher |title=Ranking 30 years of Madonna's tours: Which one is the greatest? |url=https://www.vh1.com/news/35yroa/ranking-madonna-tours-2 |publisher=[[VH1]] |access-date=28 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306005249/http://www.vh1.com/news/55223/ranking-madonna-tours-2/ |archive-date=March 6, 2021 |url-status=live |date=September 4, 2015))</ref> On his ranking of Madonna's tours, in June 2021, [[Odyssey (publication)|The Odyssey]]'s Rocco Papa placed Drowned World on the 11th position; "while it proved that she still had it after giving birth to two kids, it lacked warmth and light [...] [and] many hits from her back catalogue".<ref>((cite web |last1=Papa |first1=Roco |title=Every Madonna tour, ranked |url=https://www.theodysseyonline.com/every-madonna-tour-ranked/11-drowned-world-tour |publisher=[[Odyssey (publication)|The Odyssey]] |access-date=28 August 2021 |date=June 29, 2021 |archive-date=August 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828180506/https://www.theodysseyonline.com/every-madonna-tour-ranked/11-drowned-world-tour |url-status=live ))</ref> For ''The Guardian'', Caroline Sullivan wrote that the tour's lack of "classics" would disappoint the singer's "die-hards", and that "no right-thinking person would rather hear 'Candy Perfume Girl' than '[[Like a Virgin (song)|Like a Virgin]]'".<ref>((cite web |last1=Sullivan |first1=Caroline |title=Top tracks you won't hear at Madonna's concert |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2001/jul/04/artsfeatures.madonna |website=The Guardian |access-date=5 March 2022 |date=July 4, 2001 |archive-date=March 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220305232121/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2001/jul/04/artsfeatures.madonna |url-status=live ))</ref> DVD Movie Guide's Colin Jacobson remarked that anyone who "expected to see a greatest hits concert left sorely disappointed", but praised the singer for creating the show "''she'' wanted to do, not the one she thought would be the safe choice".<ref name="DVDMg">((cite web |last1=Jacobson |first1=Colin |title=Madonna: Drowned World Tour 2001 (2001) |url=http://www.dvdmg.com/drownedworldtour.shtml |publisher=DVD Movie Guide |access-date=28 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719161951/http://www.dvdmg.com/drownedworldtour.shtml |archive-date=July 19, 2021))</ref> 

Gina Vivinetto from ''[[The Advocate (LGBT magazine)|The Advocate]]'' said that, even though Madonna ignored most of her back catalogue, she "made up for it by showing off a much stronger singing voice".<ref>((cite web |last1=Vivinetto |first1=Gina |title=Madonna's 9 tours: Ranked |url=https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/music/2015/09/09/madonnas-9-tours-ranked |work=[[The Advocate (LGBT magazine)|The Advocate]] |access-date=28 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170501230902/http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/music/2015/09/09/madonnas-9-tours-ranked |archive-date=May 1, 2017 |date=September 9, 2015))</ref> Alex Petridis also defended the singer's decision to focus on new material; "it's a pleasingly defiant gesture no other stadium-filler could match – imagine the [[Rolling Stones]] only playing songs from their last two albums and try not to shudder".<ref name="TheGuardian" /> On a similar note, Sal Cinquemani felt album cuts such as "Candy Perfume Girl" translated into "edgier numbers", and complemented the concert for being aimed at "true fans—critics (and hits) be damned".<ref name="SlantDWT" /> Joel Selvin wrote that, "it didn't matter to her legions that she didn't play old favorites. The concert was a celebration of Madonna [...] the material she performed was irrelevant to the event".<ref name="SFGate"/> For Nikolas Markantonatos, "the most audible complaint [...] was the lack of Madonna's oldest hits. But this wasn’t a 'greatest hits tour' [...] For now she’s only willing to stun audiences with her latest forays in music and to better stress her career's one constant: change".<ref name=Boston/> Finally, Alex Needham concluded that, even though the lack of Madonna's classic songs was "criminal", the Drowned World Tour "couldn't have been better".<ref name="NMEAlex" /> It was nominated for Major Tour of the Year and Most Creative Stage Production at the [[Pollstar|2001 Pollstar awards]], but lost to [[U2]]'s [[Elevation Tour]].<ref>((cite web |title="Pollstar Awards Archive – 2001 – Pollstar Live!" |url=https://www.pollstar.live/AwardsArchive/awards2001.htm |publisher=[[Pollstar]] |access-date=28 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428200626/https://www.pollstar.live/AwardsArchive/awards2001.htm |archive-date=April 28, 2019))</ref>

== Commercial reception ==
Dates for the Drowned World Tour were limited to cities in Europe and North America. For many weeks prior, [[Arthur Fogel]] from [[Live Nation]] attempted to book dates in [[Toronto]]'s [[Air Canada Centre]], between the [[Sunrise, Florida|Sunrise]], [[Atlanta]], and [[Detroit]] gigs, though no free bookings were available; it became Madonna's first tour to completely skip over Canada.<ref name="tara90" /><ref name="Daily">((cite web |last1=Sebastian |first1=Alexander |title=Madonna stampede! Chaos as 500 fans rush box office for tour tickets |url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-73699638.html |work=[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]] |access-date=28 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828170241/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-73699638.html |archive-date=August 28, 2018 |date=April 27, 2001))((subscription required))</ref> The first [[Barcelona]] concert attracted 18,000 people.<ref>((cite web |title=Madonna goes Scottish in Spain |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/Music/06/10/madonna.spain/ |publisher=CNN |access-date=12 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021231114621/https://edition.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/Music/06/10/madonna.spain/ |archive-date=December 31, 2002 |date=June 11, 2001))</ref> Initially, only one concert was confirmed at [[London]]'s [[Earls Court Exhibition Centre]], but after the 16,000 tickets sold out in just fifteen minutes, promoters added five more dates, which were completely sold out in six hours;<ref name="ciccone">((harvnb|Ciccone|Leigh|2008|p=297))</ref><ref name=CNNTickets>((cite web |title=More Madonna shows after UK sell-out |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/europe/UK/04/26/madonna.concert/index.html |publisher=CNN |access-date=28 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010429222947/http://edition.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/europe/UK/04/26/madonna.concert/index.html |archive-date=April 29, 2001 |date=April 26, 2001))</ref> prices ranged between £40 and £85.<ref name=CNNTickets /> With a million hits on the official website within the first 10 minutes, and an estimated 30 million attempts through ticket hotlines – which were attended by 265 operators – Madonna made history by having her London shows among the fastest selling of all time.<ref name="NMETickets">((cite web |title=Cone again? |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/madonna-563-1393382 |work=NME |access-date=28 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326033515/https://www.nme.com/news/music/madonna-563-1393382 |archive-date=March 26, 2020 |date=April 26, 2001))</ref><ref name="BBCViews">((cite web |title=Madonna concert: Your views |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1422348.stm |publisher=[[BBC News]] |access-date=28 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306123306/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1422348.stm |archive-date=March 6, 2016 |date=July 5, 2001))</ref>

In the United States, all concerts sold out in hours, with the four Los Angeles dates selling out in just seventeen minutes.<ref name="aguilar">((harvnb|Aguilar|2010|pp=76–78))</ref><ref name="ciccone" /><ref name="tara90" /> With forty-seven concerts, and over 730,000 tickets sold in Europe and the United States, it was reported to have earned US$76.8&nbsp;million ($((formatnum:((Inflation|US|76.8|r=2|2001))))&nbsp;million in ((Inflation-year|US)) dollars((inflation-fn|US))), averaging at $1.6&nbsp;million ($((formatnum:((Inflation|US|1.6|r=2|2001))))&nbsp;million in ((Inflation-year|US)) dollars((inflation-fn|US))) per show; Drowned World became the highest-grossing concert tour of 2001 by a solo artist, as well as the fourth highest-grossing overall, only behind U2, [['N Sync]], and the [[Backstreet Boys]].<ref>((cite web |last1=Widerhorn |first1=Jon |title=U2, 'NSync, Backstreet top list of 2001's biggest concert grossers |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1451603/u2-nsync-backstreet-top-list-of-2001s-biggest-concert-grossers/ |publisher=MTV |access-date=28 August 2021 |date=December 21, 2001 |archive-date=July 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702114228/http://www.mtv.com/news/1451603/u2-nsync-backstreet-top-list-of-2001s-biggest-concert-grossers/ |url-status=live ))</ref><ref>((cite magazine |last1=Petruolongo |first1=Silvio |title=Madonna's 'Confessions' tour sets record |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/57197/madonnas-confessions-tour-sets-record |magazine=Billboard|access-date=28 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130704212703/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/57197/madonnas-confessions-tour-sets-record |archive-date=July 4, 2013 |date=September 10, 2006))</ref>

== Broadcast and recording ==
((Main|Drowned World Tour 2001 (video)))
[[File:MusicDionisioWeiland (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|Madonna and her dancers closing the concert with a performance of "[[Music (Madonna song)|Music]]".]]
The concert on August 26, at [[The Palace of Auburn Hills]], was filmed professionally and broadcast live on [[HBO]] as ''Madonna Live: The Drowned World Tour''.<ref name=HBOrelease>((cite web |title=HBO lands the event of the summer when Madonna Live: The Drowned World Tour airs live Aug. 26 |url=https://www.warnermediagroup.com/newsroom/press-releases/2001/05/23/hbo-lands-the-event-of-the-summer-when-madonna-live-the-drowned |publisher=Warner Media Group |access-date=28 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808055112/https://www.warnermediagroup.com/newsroom/press-releases/2001/05/23/hbo-lands-the-event-of-the-summer-when-madonna-live-the-drowned |archive-date=August 8, 2020 |date=May 23, 2001))</ref><ref name=MTVHBO>((cite web |last1=Schumacher-Rasmussen |first1=Eric |title=Madonna bringing Drowned World to HBO |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1444026/madonna-bringing-drowned-world-to-hbo/ |publisher=MTV |access-date=28 August 2021 |date=May 24, 2001 |archive-date=November 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113020351/http://www.mtv.com/news/1444026/madonna-bringing-drowned-world-to-hbo/ |url-status=live ))</ref> It marked the third time Madonna worked with the network following the [[Blond Ambition World Tour Live|Blond Ambition]] and [[The Girlie Show: Live Down Under|Girlie Show]] broadcasts;<ref name=MTVHBO /> Nancy Geller, senior VP of original programming for HBO, stated that "it's a thrill for us to have Madonna back, because we know it is going to be a spectacular show, with that combination of her amazing talent and extravagant style".<ref name=HBOrelease /> [[Hamish Hamilton (director)|Hamish Hamilton]] directed the special, while production was under the charge of [[Marty Callner]].<ref>((cite web |last1=Dempsey |first1=John |title=Madonna turns to HBO for live show |url=https://variety.com/2001/music/news/madonna-turns-to-hbo-for-live-show-1117799946/ |work=Variety |access-date=28 August 2021 |date=May 23, 2001 |archive-date=August 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828235311/https://variety.com/2001/music/news/madonna-turns-to-hbo-for-live-show-1117799946/ |url-status=live ))</ref><ref name=Billboardannouncement>((cite magazine |last1=Trust |first1=Gary|title=Madonna's 'Drowned' comes to home video |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/78099/madonnas-drowned-c |magazine=Billboard |access-date=28 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210707115409/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/78099/madonnas-drowned-comes-to-home-video |archive-date=July 7, 2021 |date=December 10, 2001))</ref> It scored 5.7 million viewers, and became the network's third-highest-rated prime-time concert special since 1997.<ref name="ciccone" /><ref>((cite news |last1=De Moraes |first1=Lisa |title=Chung didn't get anything out of Condit -- except high ratings |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2001/08/29/chung-didnt-get-anything-out-of-condit-except-high-ratings/80170e3f-ae44-4cb7-9d67-d6dacd79fcbf/ |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=28 August 2021 |date=August 29, 2001 |archive-date=May 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170501174012/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2001/08/29/chung-didnt-get-anything-out-of-condit-except-high-ratings/80170e3f-ae44-4cb7-9d67-d6dacd79fcbf/ |url-status=live ))</ref> It received two nominations at the [[54th Primetime Emmy Awards]]: [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes for a Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Programming|Outstanding Costumes for a Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Programming]] and [[Outstanding Choreography]], and won Best TV Concert at the 2002 [[AOL]] TV Viewer Awards.<ref>((cite web |title=Madonna Live: The Drowned World Tour |url=https://www.emmys.com/shows/madonna-live-drowned-world-tour |publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]] |access-date=28 August 2021 |archive-date=August 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828225752/https://www.emmys.com/shows/madonna-live-drowned-world-tour |url-status=live ))</ref><ref>((cite web |title=America Online members name Pamela Anderson's V.I.P the Best Guilty Pleasure in the second Annual AOL TV Viewer Awards |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/America+Online+Members+Name+Pamela+Anderson%27s+V.I.P+the+Best...-a092808954 |publisher=[[Business Wire]] |access-date=28 August 2021 |date=September 17, 2002 ))((dead link|date=August 2023|bot=medic))((cbignore|bot=medic))</ref>

The special was released on [[VHS]] and [[DVD]] under the title ''[[Drowned World Tour 2001 (video)|Drowned World Tour 2001]]'' on November 13, 2001, the same day as Madonna's second [[greatest hits album]], ''[[GHV2]]''.<ref name=Billboardannouncement /> Captured with a 14-camera [[High-definition video|High Definition]] shoot, it was presented in an [[aspect ratio (image)|aspect ratio]] of [[1.33:1]] on the single-sided, double-layered DVD; due to those dimensions, the image was not enhanced for [[16:9]] televisions.<ref name="DVDMg" /> The photographs used on the video's packaging were taken by Madonna's personal friend, actress [[Rosie O'Donnell]].<ref>((harvnb|Guilbert|2002|p=189))</ref> Following its release, the video received mixed response from critics, who praised the sound quality but criticized the poor image.<ref name="DVDMg" /><ref>((cite web |last1=Beierle |first1=Aaron |title=Madonna: Drowned World Tour 2001 |url=https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/2979/madonna-drowned-world-tour-2001/ |publisher=DVD Talk |access-date=28 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100807072949/https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/2979/madonna-drowned-world-tour-2001/ |archive-date=August 7, 2010 |date=November 13, 2001))</ref> In the United States, it became Madonna's fifth number one on the ''Billboard'' [[Billboard charts|Top Music Videos]] chart, and was certified platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) for shipment of more than 100,000 copies.<ref>((cite magazine |title=Music Video Sales |url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2001-12-01/music-video |magazine=Billboard |access-date=28 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150607020901/http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2001-12-01/music-video |archive-date=June 7, 2015 |date=December 1, 2001))</ref><ref>((cite web |last1=Grein |first1=Paul |title=Week ending Sept. 15, 2013. Albums: The week with two #1 albums |date=September 18, 2013 |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/blogs/chart-watch/week-ending-sept-15-2013-albums-upset-1-153719701.html |publisher=[[Yahoo!]] |access-date=28 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120135816/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/blogs/chart-watch/week-ending-sept-15-2013-albums-upset-1-153719701.html |archive-date=November 20, 2018))</ref><ref>((cite web |title=Gold & Plartinum: Madonna, Drowned World Tour 2001 |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Madonna&ti=Drowned+World+Tour+2001#search_section |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] |access-date=28 August 2021 |date=February 21, 2002 |archive-date=May 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522165027/https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Madonna&ti=Drowned+World+Tour+2001#search_section |url-status=live ))</ref>

== Set list ==
Set list, samples and notes adapted per Madonna's official website, the notes and track listing of ''Drowned World Tour 2001'', and additional sources.<ref name=DWTdates>((cite web|title=Madonna.com > Tours > Drowned World Tour|url=http://www.madonna.com/tour/index/tour/id/4|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141227054509/http://www.madonna.com/tour/index/tour/id/4|archive-date=December 27, 2014|access-date=18 September 2019|publisher=Icon: Official Madonna website))</ref><ref name=AVNotes>((Cite AV media notes |title=[[Drowned World Tour 2001]]|others=Madonna |year=2001 |type=DVD |publisher=Warner Music Vision |id= 7599-38558-2))</ref><ref name="NYMag">((cite web |last1=Brown |first1=Ethan |title=Immaterial Girl |url=https://nymag.com/nymetro/arts/music/pop/reviews/5022/ |work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]] |access-date=26 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070307113802/https://nymag.com/nymetro/arts/music/pop/reviews/5022/ |archive-date=March 7, 2007 |date=August 6, 2001))</ref>

'''Act 1: Rock 'n' Roll Punk Girl'''
# "[[Drowned World/Substitute for Love]]" ((small|(contains elements of "[[Don't Tell Me (Madonna song)|Don't Tell Me]]", "[[Frozen (Madonna song)|Frozen]]", "[[Music (Madonna song)|Music]]", "[[Human Nature (Madonna song)|Human Nature]]", "[[Ray of Light (song)|Ray of Light]]", and "[[Impressive Instant]]")))
# "[[Impressive Instant]]"
# "Candy Perfume Girl"
# "[[Beautiful Stranger]]" ((small|(contains elements of "[[Soul Bossa Nova]] (Dim's Space-A-Nova)")))
# "[[Ray of Light (song)|Ray of Light]]" ((small|(ends with a reprise of "Drowned World/Substitute For Love")))
'''Act 2: Geisha Girl'''
# <li value="6">"Paradise (Not for Me)" ((small|(Video Interlude)))
# "[[Frozen (Madonna song)|Frozen]]" 
# "Nobody's Perfect" ((small|(with "[[Open Your Heart (Madonna song)|Open Your Heart]]" swell)))
# "Mer Girl" ((small|(Part 1)))
#"[[Sky Fits Heaven]]"
# "Mer Girl" ((small|(Part 2)))
# "[[What It Feels Like for a Girl]]" ((small|(Remix) (Video Interlude)))
'''Act 3: Cyber Cowgirl'''
#<li value="13"> "I Deserve It"
# "[[Don't Tell Me (Madonna song)|Don't Tell Me]]"
# "[[Human Nature (Madonna song)|Human Nature]]"
# "The Funny Song"
# "[[Secret (Madonna song)|Secret]]"
# "Gone"
'''Act 4: Spanish Girl/Ghetto Girl'''
# <li value="19">"[[Don't Cry for Me Argentina (Madonna song)|Don't Cry for Me Argentina]]" ((small|(Instrumental/Dancers interlude)))
# "Lo Que Siente La Mujer" ((small|(Spanish Version of "What It Feels Like for a Girl")))
# "[[La Isla Bonita]]"
# "[[Holiday (Madonna song)|Holiday]]" ((small|(contains elements from "[[Fate (Chaka Khan song)|Fate]]", and "[[Music Sounds Better with You]]")))
# "[[Music (Madonna song)|Music]]" ((small|(contains elements from "[[Trans-Europe Express (song)|Trans-Europe Express]]")))

'''Notes'''
* "[[You'll See]]" (1995) was performed instead of "Gone" on certain US concerts.<ref name="DVDMg" />
* Following the [[September 11 attacks]], "The Funny Song" was removed from the set list.<ref name="fouz" />

== Shows ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of European concerts<ref name=DWTdates /><ref name="NewYorkLondonParisLasVegasMichigan">((cite magazine |title=Top 25 Boxscores |magazine=Billboard |date=December 29, 2001 |volume=113 |issue=52 |page=148 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2001/BB-2001-12-29.pdf#page=148 |access-date=29 August 2021 |issn=0006-2510 |archive-date=June 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628201019/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2001/BB-2001-12-29.pdf#page=148 |url-status=live ))</ref>
|-
! scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Date<br />(2001)
! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| City
! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Country
! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Venue
! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Attendance<br />(Tickets sold / available)
! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Revenue
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |June 9
|rowspan="2"|[[Barcelona]]
|rowspan="2"|Spain
|rowspan="2"|[[Palau Sant Jordi]]
|rowspan="2"|36,136 / 36,136
|rowspan="2"|$2,039,112
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |June 10
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |June 13
|rowspan="3"|[[Milan]]
|rowspan="3"|Italy
|rowspan="3"|[[Mediolanum Forum|FilaForum]]
|rowspan="3"|36,100 / 36,100
|rowspan="3"| $3,926,815
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |June 14
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |June 15
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |June 19
|rowspan="4"|[[Berlin]]
|rowspan="4"|Germany
|rowspan="4"|[[Max-Schmeling-Halle]]
|rowspan="4"| 43,455 / 43,455
|rowspan="4"|$2,864,786
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |June 20
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |June 22
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |June 23
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |June 26
|rowspan="4"|[[Paris]]
|rowspan="4"|France
|rowspan="4"|[[Accor Arena|Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy]]
|rowspan="4"| 68,000 / 68,000
|rowspan="4"| $4,443,155
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |June 27
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |June 29
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |June 30
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |July 4
|rowspan="6"|[[London]]
|rowspan="6"|England
|rowspan="6"|[[Earls Court Exhibition Centre]]
|rowspan="6"| 107,415 / 107,415
|rowspan="6"| $8,734,149
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |July 6
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |July 7
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |July 9
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |July 10
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |July 12
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of North American concerts<ref name=DWTdates /><ref>North American box score data:
*((cite magazine |title=Boxscore Top 10 Concert Grosses |magazine=Billboard |date=August 25, 2001 |volume=113 |issue=34 |page=14 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2001/BB-2001-08-25.pdf#page=!4 |access-date=29 August 2021 |issn=0006-2510 |archive-date=August 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210829013601/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2001/BB-2001-08-25.pdf#page=!4 |url-status=live ))
*((cite magazine |title=Boxscore Top 10 Concert Grosses |magazine=Billboard |date=September 1, 2001 |volume=113 |issue=35 |page=18 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2001/BB-2001-09-01#page=18.pdf |access-date=29 August 2021 |issn=0006-2510 ))
*((cite magazine |title=Boxscore Top 10 Concert Grosses |magazine=Billboard |date=September 22, 2001 |volume=113 |issue=38 |page=14 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2001/BB-2001-09-22.pdf#page=14 |access-date=29 August 2021 |issn=0006-2510 |archive-date=August 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210829014259/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2001/BB-2001-09-22.pdf#page=14 |url-status=live ))
*((cite magazine |title=Boxscore Top 10 Concert Grosses |magazine=Billboard |date=September 29, 2001 |volume=113 |issue=39 |page=14 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2001/BB-2001-09-29.pdf#page=14 |access-date=29 August 2021 |issn=0006-2510 |archive-date=August 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210829014303/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2001/BB-2001-09-29.pdf#page=14 |url-status=live ))</ref>
*
|-
! scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Date<br />(2001)
! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| City
! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Country
! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Venue
! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Attendance<br />(Tickets sold / available)
! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Revenue
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |July 21
|rowspan="2"| [[Philadelphia]]
|rowspan="28"| United States
|rowspan="2"| [[Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia)|First Union Center]]
|rowspan="2"| 31,128 / 31,128
|rowspan="2"| $3,382,485
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |July 22
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |July 25
|rowspan="5"| [[New York City]]
|rowspan="5"| [[Madison Square Garden]]
|rowspan="5"| 79,401 / 79,401
|rowspan="5"| $9,297,105
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |July 26
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |July 28
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |July 30
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |July 31
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |August 2
|[[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford<!--Do not change to New York City. The venue's address is in East Rutherford, New Jersey.-->]]
|[[Meadowlands Arena|Continental Airlines Arena]]
|16,457 / 16,457
|$1,842,155
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |August 7((efn|The August 7 show in Boston was originally scheduled to take place one day earlier but was postponed.<ref>((cite web |last1=Barron |first1=James |author1-link=James Barron (journalist) |title=Madonna loses voice; some fans lose hope |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/04/nyregion/madonna-loses-voice-some-fans-lose-hope.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=29 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306220316/http://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/04/nyregion/madonna-loses-voice-some-fans-lose-hope.html |archive-date=March 6, 2016 |date=August 4, 2001 |url-status=live ))</ref>))
|rowspan="2"| [[Boston]]
|rowspan="2"| [[TD Garden|FleetCenter]]
|rowspan="2"| 29,886 / 29,886
|rowspan="2"| $3,503,520
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |August 8
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |August 10
|rowspan="2"| [[Washington, D.C.]]
|rowspan="2"| [[Capital One Arena|MCI Center]]
|rowspan="2"| 32,061 / 32,061
|rowspan="2"| $3,472,148
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |August 11
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |August 14
|rowspan="2"| [[Sunrise, Florida|Sunrise<!--Do not change to Miami or Fort Lauderdale. The venue's address is in Sunrise.-->]]
|rowspan="2"| [[Amerant Bank Arena|National Car Rental Center]]
|rowspan="2"| 31,572 / 31,572
|rowspan="2"| $3,603,573
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |August 15
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |August 19
|rowspan="2"| [[Atlanta]]
|rowspan="2"| [[State Farm Arena|Philips Arena]]
|rowspan="2"| 29,617 / 29,617
|rowspan="2"| $3,553,444
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |August 20
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |August 25
|rowspan="2"| [[Auburn Hills, Michigan|Auburn Hills<!--Do not change to Detroit. The venue's address was in Auburn Hills before closing in 2017 and getting demolished in 2020.-->]]
|rowspan="2"| [[The Palace of Auburn Hills]]
|rowspan="2"| 35,407 / 35,407
|rowspan="2"| $4,127,533
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |August 26
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |August 28
|rowspan="2"| [[Chicago]]
|rowspan="2"| [[United Center]]
|rowspan="2"| 33,725 / 33,725
|rowspan="2"| $3,743,830
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |August 29
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |September 1
|rowspan="2"| [[Las Vegas]]
|rowspan="2"| [[MGM Grand Garden Arena]]
|rowspan="2"| 29,587 / 29,587
|rowspan="2"| $6,503,950
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |September 2
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |September 5
|rowspan="2"| [[Oakland, California|Oakland<!--Do not change to San Francisco. The venue's address is in Oakland.-->]]
|rowspan="2"| [[Oakland Arena|The Arena in Oakland]]
|rowspan="2"| 31,195 / 31,195
|rowspan="2"| $3,351,320
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |September 6
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |September 9
|rowspan="4"| [[Los Angeles]]
|rowspan="4"| [[Crypto.com Arena|Staples Center]]
|rowspan="4"| 61,464 / 61,464
|rowspan="4"| $8,303,165
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |September 13
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |September 14
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |September 15((efn|The show of September 15 in Los Angeles was originally scheduled to take place on September 11, but was postponed due to the [[September 11 attacks|terrorist attacks]].<ref>((cite web |title=Madonna's concert among events rescheduled, canceled |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2001/sep/14/entertainment/ca-45577 |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=29 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228015039/http://articles.latimes.com/2001/sep/14/entertainment/ca-45577 |archive-date=February 28, 2014 |date=September 14, 2001))</ref>))
|-
!colspan="4"|Total
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |'''731,606 / 731,606<br />(100%)'''
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |'''$76,792,245'''
|-
|}

=== Cancelled dates ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of cancelled concerts<ref name="News24Cologne" /><ref name=Meadowlands />
|-
! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Date<br />(2001)
! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| City
! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Country
! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Venue
! scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Reason
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;| June 5
|rowspan="2"|[[Cologne]]
|rowspan="2"|Germany
|rowspan="2"|[[Lanxess Arena|Kölnarena]]
|rowspan="2"|Technical problems
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;| June 6
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;| August 3
|East Rutherford
|United States
|Continental Airlines Arena
|Illness
|}

=== Notes ===
((Notelist))

== Personnel ==
Adapted from the ''Drowned World Tour 2001'' program.<ref name=DWTBook>((cite book|last=Reagan |first=Kevin|title=Madonna: Drowned World Tour 2001|date=2001|publisher=Boy Toy, Inc., Sire Records Merchandise))</ref>
((Div col))

=== Band ===
*Madonna – creator, vocals, guitar
*[[Niki Haris]] – vocals
*[[Donna De Lory]] – vocals
*[[Stuart Price]] – musical director, keyboards, guitar
*Michael McKnight – programmer, keyboards
*Marcus Brown – keyboards
*[[Monte Pittman]] – guitar
*Ron Powell – percussions
*Steve Sidelnyk – drums

=== Dancers ===
*[[Christian Vincent (actor)|Christian Vincent]] – head dancer
*Ruthy Inchaustegui – dancer
*Nito Larioza – dancer
*[[Tamara Levinson]] – dancer
*Marlyn Ortiz – dancer
*Anthony Jay Rodriguez – dancer
*Jamal Story – dancer
*Kemba Shannon – dancer
*Eko Supriyanto – dancer
*Jull Weber – dancer
*Addie Yungmee- dancer

=== Choreographers ===
*[[Jamie King]] – choreographer
*[[Alex Magno (choreographer)|Alex Magno]] – choreographer
*Kelly Parker – assistant choreographer
*Debra Brown – aerial choreographer
*Leslie DeWhurst – assistant aerial choreographer
*Stefanie Roos – associate choreographer
*Taimak Guerreillo – Martial arts coordinator
*Ho Sung Pak – assistant to Martial arts coordinator

=== Wardrobe ===
*[[Jean Paul Gaultier]] – designer
*[[Arianne Phillips]] – designer
*[[Dean and Dan Caten]] – designer

=== Crew ===
*[[Hamish Hamilton (director)|Hamish Hamilton]] – broadcast director
*Jamie King – stage production director
*Joyce Fleming – creative technical consultant
*Tif'nie Olson – assistant to director
*[[William Orbit]] – engineer
*[[Mirwais Ahmadzaï]] – engineer
*Pat McCarthy – engineer
*[[Spike Stent|Mark "Spike" Stent]] – engineer
*Caresse Henry – artist management
*Shari Goldschmidt – business management
*Richard Feldstein – business management
*LeeAnn Hard – business management
*Liz Rosenberg – publicist
*Chris Littleton – tour manager
*Arianne Phillips – stylist
*Luigi Murenu – stylist
*Rita Marmo – stylist
*Klexius Kolby – make-up
*Julie Harris – make-up
*Joseph kale – art director
*Peter Morse lighting director
*Jake Davies – sound design
*Carol Dodds – video director
*Edwin Stern – yoga instructor
*[[Kevin Reagan]] – tour book design
*[[Rosie O'Donnell]] – cover photo
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== References ==
((reflist|))

=== Bibliography ===
*((Cite book|last=Aguilar|first=Marcela|title=Domadores de historias: Conversaciones con grandes cronistas de América Latina|publisher=RIL Editores|year=2010|isbn=978-956-284-782-7))
*((Cite book|last1=Ciccone|first1=Christopher|last2=Leigh|first2=Wendy|title=[[Life with My Sister Madonna]]|publisher=[[Simon Spotlight Entertainment]]|year=2008|isbn=978-1-4165-8762-0))
*((Cite book|last=Clerk|first=Carol|title=Madonnastyle|publisher=[[Music Sales Group|Omnibus Press]]|year=2002|isbn=978-0-7119-8874-3))
*((Cite book|last1=Fouz-Hernández|first1=Santiago|first2=Freya|last2=Jarman-Ivens|title=Madonna's Drowned Worlds|publisher=[[Ashgate Publishing]]|year=2002|isbn=978-0-7546-3372-3))
*((Cite book|last=Guilbert|first=Georges-Claude|title=Madonna as postmodern myth|publisher=McFarland|year=2002|isbn=978-0-7864-1408-6|author-link=Georges Claude Guilbert))
*((Cite book|last1=Metz|first1=Allen|first2=Carol|last2=Benson|title=The Madonna Companion: Two Decades of Commentary|publisher=Music Sales Group|year=1999|isbn=978-0-8256-7194-4))
*((Cite book|last=O'Brien|first=Lucy|title=[[Madonna: Like an Icon]]|author-link=Lucy O'Brien|publisher=[[Bantam Press]]|year=2008|isbn=978-0-593-05547-2))
*((Cite book|last=Orgill|first=Roxanne|title=Shout, Sister, Shout!: Ten Girl Singers who Shaped a Century|publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]]|year=2001|isbn=0-689-81991-9))
*((Cite book|last1=Dougher|first1=Sarah|last2=Berger|first2=Joshua|title=100 habits of successful graphic designers|publisher=Rockport Publishers|year=2008|isbn=978-1-56496-977-4))
*((Cite book|last=Taraborrelli|first=J. Randy|title=[[Madonna: An Intimate Biography]]|author-link=J. Randy Taraborrelli|publisher=Simon & Schuster|year=2002|isbn=978-0-425-18669-5))
*((Cite book|last=Young|first=Clive|title=Crank it up: live sound secrets of the top tour engineers|publisher=[[Hal Leonard Corporation]]|year=2004|isbn=0-87930-778-1))

== External links ==
((Commons category|Drowned World Tour))
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100102040046/http://www.madonna.com/tour/index/tour/id/4 Madonna.com > Tours > Drowned World Tour]

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