The venue for Madonna's first MDNA 'gig' has basically been rebuilt

In honour of Madonna starting her MDNA world tour there, the du Arena in Abu Dhabi has undergone 'a few' alter­a­tions, reports Gulf News.

Mira Sadek from Flash Entertainment, who are dealing with the whole shebang, described the shows on June 3 and 4 as "one of the most sig­ni­fic­ant events in the history of regional live enter­tain­ment", which led to the decision to enhance "parking and entrances", "walkways" and, indeed, "sight lines".

Further changes include the install­a­tion of cooling domes and misting machines to keep people at the right tem­per­at­ure. Also, if you've got VIP tickets then you'll now have dedicated walkways, air con­di­tioned lounges, some food and a DJ playing in the lounge before Madonna comes on.

Details about what the actual show might include are scarce but we do learn that Madonna will be on a can­ti­lever stage that's 23x54 metres, has a catwalk and some complex pyro­tech­nic and lighting stuff. Amazing.