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Madonna

3500 - Number of individual wardrobe elements for tour.

653 - Hours of rehearsal time for Madonna and band.

250 - Number of travelling personnel.

200 - Triangle sponges used to apply makeup.

180 - Q-Tips used for entire tour (3 per night).

120 - Powder puffs.

100 - Pairs of out of stock fishnet, panty hose in old style weave, purchased for Madonna via ebay and local dance shops.

100 - Pairs of kneepads.

85 - Trucks travelling to each venue.

30 - Buses to move all personnel.

30 - Wardrobe Trunks travel to each venue.

28 - Maximum number of performers onstage.

20 - Nationalities represented in touring stuff (including Japanese, Israeli, Russian, Romanian, Australian and Algerian).

18 - Racks of Clothing for Band, dancers and gypsies.

16 - Caterers.

12 - Seamstresses working non stop in Cardiff to finish costumes for opening night.

12 - Travelling trampolines used in training by Madonna and dancers.

10 - Large flight cases of medical supplies.

10 - Number of guitars Madonna will travel with.

9 - Number of people working in wardrobe department.

8 - Major Madonna Costume changes.

5 - Number of people it takes to change Madonna into next costume.

5 - Keyboards on stage for Kevin Antunes, Musical Director.

4 - Large freezers to carry ice packs for Madonna and dancers.

4 - YSL Lipsticks will cover entire tour.

3 - Romanian gypsy musicians playing acoustic instruments.

3 - Racks of Clothing contain Madonna's stage wardrobe.

3 - Shu Uemura eyelash curlers.

2 - Rigs for DJ set up.

2 - Stages.

1.5 - Minutes - Shortest time required to change Madonna's costumes between numbers.

1 - Chiropracter.

1 - Physical therapist.

1 - Personal trainer.

1 - Masseuse.

1 - Set of Swarovski crystal ear phones for DJ.

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