Two Madonna fans are suing their idol because her New York show started two hours late

Two participants at a concert Madonna in New York City They are suing the artist for starting his concert lateas they “had to get up early to go to work” the next day.

In the lawsuit, filed Jan. 17 in Brooklyn federal court, plaintiffs Michael Fellows and Jonathan Hadden allege they purchased tickets for a Dec. 13 performance from Madonna’s “Celebration” tour at the Barclays Center in New York.

It had been announced that the show in question would begin at 8.30pm, but like a true diva, the 65-year-old star He didn’t go on stage until after 10.30pm, two hours late.. I had already had similar complaints during the European leg for leaving an hour and a half late.

The two fans left the concert after 1 am and They were allegedly “stuck in the middle of the night” and “faced with limited public transportation, limited ride sharing, and/or rising public and private transportation costs.”

The concert’s late finish meant they had difficulty “taking care of their family responsibilities the next day,” the lawsuit claims.

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Fellows and Hadden accuse Madonna, Barclays Center and tour promoter Live Nation of “unconscionable, unfair and/or deceptive business practices” for the concert’s late start, which the pair say constituted a breach of contract and “an unjustified exercise of misleading advertising.”

The lawsuit seeks to be a class action lawsuit for audience members at other late-starting “Celebration Tour” shows, including Madonna’s next two concerts in New York on Dec. 14 and 16.

All pop music fans will be familiar with the late start times of concerts. Madonna has already faced similar lawsuits, like in 2019, when a Florida fan claimed her delay in her “Madame X Tour” was a breach of contract; and again in 2020, in a lawsuit brought by two members of the New York public. However, both lawsuits were later voluntarily dismissed.

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“Celebration Tour” is Madonna’s twelfth tour The concept is to celebrate 40 years linked to the world of musicwhich consecrated her as the female artist with the most albums sold in history – more than 300 million copies – and with 7 Grammy Awards.

The singer officially announced the tour on her social networks January 17, 2023through a video that saw the presence of artists and celebrities such as Judd Apatow, Jack Black, Lil Wayne, Diplo, Kate Berlant, Larry Owens, Meg Stalter, Eric André, Amy Schumer and Bob The Drag Queen, who will also open act in each of concerts.