Miley Cyrus is going to use her forthcoming live performances to give her fans free merch. Describing plans for her upcoming Bangerz tour, the singer said she intends to drop items onto concertgoers' heads. As reported yesterday, Cyrus said: 

"I want to give [my fans] real things they can collect," Cyrus said in a recent press call. "I'm a little bit of a hoarder. It's my mom's worst nightmare. [And] I hope my fans become hoarders also [so] I'm giving a lot of junk away [at the shows] ... I'll have things falling out of the sky that most people would sell at the merch table."

For these concerts, Cyrus said, profits are not a priority. "My thing has never been about me making money," she insisted. "I did [that] when I was a kid. I made the money I needed to make and now it's about putting money into the tour and making sure my fans get the best show ... [making] it worth going to see."

Each Bangerz gig will run for at least 90 minutes, plus an acoustic set that "can go on as long as I want". As at her awards show stage performances, there will be "lots of animal [costumes]" and loads of "crazy props".

The 21-year-old also plans to don costumes designed by Marc Jacobs, Jeremy Scott and Bob Mackie.

Cyrus cited the production of Madonna's previous tours as an inspiration for her own upcoming tour. She also spoke with palpable enthusiasm about her tour's elaborate staging, which will use 3-D imagery, multiple video screens and illustrations by "Ren and Stimpy" creator John Kricfalusi.

"Everything that I do, it's not to be different to prove a point," Cyrus said. "It's just being truly who you are, and what makes you feel good and feel right."

Miley Cyrus's 38-city Bangerz tour kicks off in Vancouver on Valentine's Day (February 14). She will appear at London's O2 Arena on May 6, with later gigs in Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham and Belfast.

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