Madonna to take new daughter to Western Wall

Madonna plans to bring her newly adopted 3-year-old daughter with her to Israel this September, when she is slated to give two concerts here as part of her Sticky & Sweet Tour, the British newspaper The Sun reported Tuesday.

Inter alia, Madonna plans to take daughter Mercy to see the Western Wall.

"The Wailing Wall is a very sacred place for anyone with links to the Jewish faith, and she wants all the children to see it," a source close to the singer told the Sun.

Madonna, though not Jewish, is intensely interested in kabbala. Mercy was adopted from Malawi earlier this month. Madonna will also be bringing her other adopted child, David Banda.

Madonna is scheduled to give two concerts in Israel on the first and second of September. Both concerts will be held in Tel Aviv's Hayarkon park.

The September 1st concert will be Madonna's second performance in Israel. She first appeared at Hayarkon Park 16 years ago as part of her Girlie Tour, and also visited Israel in 2006 during the Jewish High Holidays along with 2,000 other students of Kabbalah.

The decision to hold an additional concert was made due to the high demand for tickets for the pop icon's Sticky & Sweet Tour, which start at NIS 490.

Madonna's Sticky & Sweet Tour, which has been underway since 2008 to promote her latest album Hard Candy, was last year's highest-grossing tour for an individual artist. The tour brought in about $280 million as of December 2008.

The European leg of the tour kicks off with two shows in London, and continues to Paris, Milan, Hamburg, Oslo, Prague and Munich.

The tour is divided into four parts: Pimp, a homage to 1920s fashion and to contemporary gangster style; Old School, which is inspired by New York clubs and hip-hop in the 1980s; Gypsy, which draws from world music and flamenco; and Rave, the show's dazzling Asian-inspired closing segment.

The show generated controversy last year because of one segment during which images of Hitler and former U.S. presidential candidate John McCain were shown on a giant screen.

Madonna's show follows '80s pop stars Depeche Mode's concert in Israel in May. Other big-name musicians set to perform in Israel in the coming months are the Pet Shop Boys, Leonard Cohen and Faith No More.