Madonna brings her Sticky & Sweet tour to Atlanta's Philips Arena on Nov. 24

By SANDRA OKAMOTO - sokamoto@ledger-enquirer.com --

Madonna brings her "Sticky & Sweet Tour" to Atlanta's Philips Arena on Nov. 24. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. May 31.

Tickets will range from $55-$350, according to Live Nation, who is producing the tour.

The North American leg of the tour begins Oct. 3 in the Izod Center in East Rutherford, N.J. The tour will also stop in Mexico and South America later this year.

"Hard Candy," Madonna's 11th studio album for Warner Bros., made its debut at No. 1 in 27 countries around the world, inclluding the United States, last week.

Her 2006 "Confessions Tour" played in 25 countries and was seen by more than 1.3 million people. It became the highest-grossing concert tour of all time by a woman.

The Sticky & Sweet Tour Itinerary: Showdate: City: Venue: On sale date:

Oct. 3 E. Rutherford Izod Center May 19 Oct. 6 New York City Madison Square Garden May 19 Oct. 7 New York City Madison Square Garden Mon. May 19 Oct. 15 Boston TD BankNorth Garden May 17 Oct. 18 Toronto Air Canada Centre May 24 Oct. 22 Montreal Bell Centre May 24 Oct. 26 Chicago United Center May 17 Oct. 30 Vancouver BC Place Stadium May 24 Nov. 1 Oakland Oracle Arena June 1 Nov. 4 San Diego Petco Park June 1 Nov. 6 Los Angeles Dodger Stadium June 1 Nov. 8 Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena May 31 Nov. 11 Denver Pepsi Center May 31 Nov. 16 Houston Minute Maid Park May 31 Nov. 19 Philadelphia Wachovia Center June 2 Nov. 22 Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall June 2 Nov. 24 Atlanta Philips Arena May 31 Nov. 26 Miami Dolphin Stadium May 31

Additional dates and venues to be announced.

Tickets will be available at all Ticketmaster outlets. In Columbus, Publix grocery stores and the Columbus Civic Center are Ticketmaster outlets. To charge tickets, call 706-494-8330 or go to www.ticketmaster.com