Madonna : The PR

In anticipation of the first show of her 'Sticky & Sweet Tour', set to kick off in the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday night (August 23), the Queen of Pop's publicist released this most amazing list of stats and info on the new world tour.
It states:

• 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, pantyhose in old style weave, purchased for Madonna via ebay and local dance shops
• 100 Pairs of kneepads
• 69 Guitars
• 36 Different Designers contributed to the onstage wardrobe
• 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 Chiropractor
• 1 Personal trainer
• 1 Masseuse
• 1 Set of Swarovski crystal ear phones for DJ

...it reads like Harper's Index...more HERE

Gee, nowhere does it say people aren't buying tickets and the show sucks and she has resorted to using Britney Spears to drum up business interest...hummm...