Madonna’s Sticky and Swett

Madonna fans – get ready to party! As her countdown to her Sticky & Sweet tour begins, the Queen of Pop is preparing to take fans on a “rock-driven, dancetastic journey,”

The singer kicked off her Sticky and Sweet Tour Saturday night in a glamorous way. She was sitting on a diamante “M” throne in a fringed black leotard and over-the-knee leather boots while she was singing the first track: Candy Shop,

The first tour city was Cardiff and Madonna had a very strong audience of 40,000 people who got to see on screen other artists also - Kanye West, Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake.

The 50-year-old singer pulled out all the stops, even using a video interlude to send a political message with images of peace campaigners, Al Gore, Bono and Barack Obama mixed with scenes of war-torn continents and poverty.

Religious messages flashed on the screens behind her for a remixed house version of “Like a Prayer,” which was met with mass cheers.

After two hours, Madonna left the stage as the screen flashed “Game Over.”

The next pittstop will be in France, and in October in New Jersey.