Madonna has arrived in Germany. The first of two concerts will take place in Cologne’s Lanxess Arena on Wednesday, November 15th, with the second following on November 16th. A few days later, the “Queen Of Pop” plays two more shows in Berlin. Here you can find all the information about the Cologne dates and where tickets are still available.
Start times and support
Both shows are scheduled to start at 8:30 p.m., with admission starting at 6 p.m. At past concerts on “The Celebration” tour, Madonna’s support act started an average of three hours after doors opened. Bob The Drag Queen was announced as support and will open the evening. Madonna herself will then play a two-hour concert after her.
Tickets
Tickets are currently available in various categories for both concerts, but for the opening evening in Cologne there are only a few tickets left for the classic seating or standing room. The various VIP categories are completely sold out for November 15th.
On the second evening, November 16th, things look a little different. There are still some seats and standing places available, but VIP and box packages are slowly becoming scarce. In terms of price, the cheapest category currently starts at around 105 euros. Tickets can can be purchased here.
Setlist
Visitors can expect these hits that Madonna has already performed at previous gigs on her current “The Celebration” tour:
- It’s a celebration
- Nothing Really Matters
- Everybody
- Into the Groove
- Burn Up
- Open Your Heart
- Holiday
- In This Life
- Live to tell
- Like a Prayer
- Living for Love
- Erotica
- Justify My Love
- Hung Up
- Bad girl
- Ballroom interlude
- Vogue
- Human Nature
- Crazy for You
- The Beast Within
- Die Another Day
- Don’t Tell Me
- Mother and Father
- I Will Survive (Gloria Gaynor cover)
- La Isla Bonita
- Don’t Cry for Me Argentina
- I Don’t Search I Find
- Bedtime Story
- Ray of Light
- Rain
- Like a virgin
- Bitch I’m Madonna
- Gimme All Your Luvin’
- Celebration
Directions
The Lanxess Arena itself has already pointed out that it should allow enough time for the journey to the gig. Parking spaces P1 and P2 in the concert hall are available for everyone who arrives at the location by car. Alternatively, the Köln Arcaden car park is about 15 minutes away on foot.
Anyone traveling within the city by public transport can reach the arena on foot from the Cologne Deutz/Messe train station, Deutz/LANXESS Arena train station and Deutz Technical University stops. The following lines serve these stops:
- Tram: 1, 3, 4 and 9
Bus: 150, 153, 156, 250 and 260
S-Bahn: S 6, S 11, S 12, S 13
The current route network plans for the city of Cologne are available view here.
All visitors who plan to travel by train should note the current GDL strike by Deutsche Bahn. Strike action has been announced for the period from Wednesday evening, November 15th, up to and including Thursday, November 16th. This will result in massive disruptions to Deutsche Bahn’s long-distance, regional and S-Bahn traffic during this period. All information about this is read here.
If you want to combine a visit to the Madonna concert with a day in Cologne, you can also walk to the arena from Cologne Cathedral in about 25 to 30 minutes and even see the Rhine.
Weather
The weather in Cologne is currently mixed. No rain is expected for the evening of November 15th and low temperatures of up to 8 degrees are expected until the night of November 16th. On November 16th it will be cloudy during the day with up to 9 degrees. There may be rain showers in the afternoon and night of November 17th, so if you plan to take a walk through Cologne during the day before the concert or walk home in the evening, you should pack an umbrella as a precaution.