The show had 106 crew members, traveling with two airplanes, 18 trucks and five busses for 60 shows around the world. The tour grossed $193.7 million from 60 shows that drew nearly 1.2 million in attendance.

The controversial \'Live To Tell\' segment forced Madonna to make a statement urging Christian groups to, \"not pass judgment without seeing my show\":

\"I am very grateful that my show was so well received all over the world. But there seems to be many misinterpretations about my appearance on the cross and I wanted to explain it myself once and for all.

There is a segment in my show where three of my dancers \"confess\" or share harrowing experiences from their childhood that they ultimately overcame. My \'confession\' follows and takes place on a Crucifix that I ultimately come down from. This is not a mocking of the church. It is no different than a person wearing a Cross or \'Taking Up the Cross\' as it says in the Bible. My performance is neither anti- Christian, sacrilegious or blasphemous. Rather, it is my plea to the audience to encourage mankind to help one another and to see the world as a unified whole. I believe in my heart that if Jesus were alive today he would be doing the same thing.

My specific intent is to bring attention to the millions of children in Africa who are dying every day, and are living without care, without medicine and without hope. I am asking people to open their hearts and minds to get involved in whatever way they can. The song ends with a quote from the Bible\'s Book of Matthew \'For I was hungry and you gave me food. I was naked and you gave me clothing. I was sick and you took care of me and God replied, Whatever you did for the least of my brothers...you did it to me\'. Please do not pass judgment without seeing my show.\"

Madonna\'s The Confessions Tour, featuring Steve Sidelnyk on drums, will be released on January 29 internationally, and January 30 in North America.

Watch a preview of her show here.