Madonna will be in Marseille this afternoon to show her solidarity with those affected by the tragic accident at the Velodrome, the AFP reports. French news channel BFM TV also mentioned that Madonna will be in Marseille to pay tribute to the victims.

A rep for Live Nation was unable to confirm her arrival and no details have been made available so far. The Bouches-du-Rhône Préfecture considers Madonna's arrival as "possible but not confirmed for the time being".

As our readers remember two workers, 53-year old Charles Criscenzo, and Charles Prow, 23, lost their lives in the accident, and eight more were injured.

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A rep for E S Group, the company hired to build the stage for Madonna's Marseille concert released the following statement to TMZ:

"We were incredibly saddened by the tragic accident during the construction of a stage at the Velodrome at Marseille. Our thoughts at this current time go out to the families and loved ones of the two men who died and to those who have been injured.

Two of our Directors have flown out to Marseille to visit the injured and to get a better understanding of what caused the accident. At present, it would not be appropriate to speculate on potential causes of the accident, but we are working closely with the French authorities to investigate what caused this incident. This is normal practice for such an incident and we will provide a further update as soon as it is possible.

There is absolutely no technical or other connection between the incident at the Dodgers Stadium in November 2008 and the tragic accident yesterday (July 16 2009) at the Velodrome in Marseille."

Here's an ad for an NRJ radio competition to win tickets for the Sticky & Sweet Tour concert in Marseille published in this week's issue of French magazine Public: Click to zoom

French tv channel TMC is airing a trailer for the Sticky & Sweet Tour concert at the Velodrome stadium in Marseille on july 19.
As you can see on the caps below the trailer is similar to the one aired on TF1 last year for the concerts in Nice and Paris.

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Here is the official tour poster for the Sticky and Sweet Tour concert at the Velodrome Stadium in Marseille published in yesterday's edition of newspaper La Provence:

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The fan club pre sale for the Sticky & Sweet Tour concert at the Velodrome Stadium in Marseille is taking place this morning and these are the ticket prices and an elaboration of the venue map that can be found on the dedicated Ticketnet page:
Cat 1: 143.00 €
Cat 2:115.50 €
Cat 3: 99.00 €
Cat 4: 82.50 €
Cat 5 - Pelouse Or: 77.00 €
Cat 6: 71.50 €

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Madonna's official website madonna.com has now confirmed that the Sticky & Sweet Tour 2009 will stop at Marseille's Stade Velodrome on Sunday July 19th.

A devoted fan club pre sale will start on Friday, February 13.
The public ticket sale for this show has also been confiremed and will start February 18, at 10 AM local time.

Thanks to our Team member Sam.

No official announcement yet, but according to French newspaper "La Provence" - the one that broke the news about Madonna's comeback to France on Summer 2009 - the date of the Sticky & Sweet Tour concert at the Velodrome has been set: the Queen of Pop will perform in Marseille on Sunday July 19.

The 50,000 tickets for the event will be on sale on February 18, the newspaper also says.

Thanks to Anne.