Madonna takes the term “fashionably late” to an extreme…and this time it may cost her.
At a recent performance by the award winning entertainer, she was over two hours late taking the stage.
Concert goers Michael Fellows and Jonathan Hadden were looking forward to “getting their groove on” with the pop star but also knew that they had to get up early the next morning.
While New York City is known as the city that never sleeps, some of her burroughs do cut back on things after midnight like transportation services. Due to Madonna’s lateness in taking the stage, the show did not end until 1am; which resulted in Fellows and Hadden facing possible transportation issues.
As a result the two men have sued Madonna, concert promoter Live Nation, and the concert venue Barclay’s Center for “unconscionable, unfair, and/or deceptive trade practices”. The concert tickets stated an 8:30pm start, but the duo claim that all parties knew that the pop singer – who is known for her excessive tardiness in starting her shows – would not start on time and are asserting a “breach of contract”.
The lawsuit filed January 17 seeks class action status with the belief that the Barclay’s shows was not the only performance that began late. In the lawsuit it states, “Madonna had demonstrated flippant difficulty in ensuring a timely or complete performance, and Defendants were aware that any statement as to a start time for a show constituted, at best, optimistic speculation.”
Also stated in the lawsuit, plaintiffs knew or should have known that the Concerts would not start at 8:30 p.m., and that Madonna would not take the stage until several hours after the start time, causing Plaintiffs and all Class Members to have to wait several hours.”
Damages sought by the two men in the lawsuit have not been specified.
The pop star has consistently started her concerts late; as a result, this is not the first time that Madonna has been sued for not starting her concerts when stated on the concert tickets.
Feature photo credit: Madonna concert in Fresno 2006