Madonna Sued After Late Barclay's Center Performance
Two concertgoers contend Madonna's late performance in Brooklyn significantly cost attendees, who may have had work or family duties. Two concert attendees, Michael Fellows and Jonathan Hadden, have filed a lawsuit against Madonna, Live Nation and Barclays Center in Brooklyn for an hours-late performance at a Dec. 13, 2023 concert at Barclay's Center in which Madonna started her set at least two hours after the start time, according to the lawsuit. The lawsuit alleges that the delays left attendees facing limited and expensive transit options, later-than-expected bedtimes, and missed family time due to work and family responsibilities. The total value of Madonna's performance in Brooklyn is estimated at over $10 million, according the lawsuit, which also includes a Florida concertgoer's lawsuit alleging a similar issue in 2020.
Published : 3 months ago by Emily Rahhal in Entertainment
BROOKLYN, NY — Madonna always starts her concerts late — but two fans are getting sick of it and they want the "flippant" pop icon to pay, according to a new lawsuit.
A Dec. 13, 2023, Barclay's Center show was the last straw for two "Celebration Tour" attendees who filed a lawsuit last week in Brooklyn holding Madonna, Live Nation and Barclays Center for an hours-late performance. Like she did many other nights on the tour, Madonna started her set at least two hours after the start time printed on the ticket, 8:30 p.m., the lawsuit contends.
The delays left attendees facing limited and expensive transit options, later-than-expected bedtimes and missed family time — hardships they never signed up for in the first place, concert-goers Michael Fellows and Jonathan Hadden's lawyers contend. Fellows and Hadden say they were "lulled" into buying tickets to the tune of $155.90 and $292.50 for a show that had already been postponed for months due to illness, the lawsuit states.
Their investment was repaid with a "flippant" pop star and long wait at the venue, they said. And just think about the attendees who "had to get up early to go to work and/or take care of their family responsibilities the next day," the concertgoers plead in their suit.
Hadden and Fellows suspect they are not alone in their frustrations and filed a class action lawsuit — estimating the total value of Madonna's Brooklyn stint totals over $10 million, according to the suit. The lawsuit contends concert organizers could have known Madonna would be late given her track record, including other cities on the "Celebration Tour."
"Madonna has a long history of arriving and starting her concerts late, sometimes several hours late," the lawsuit states. "This history occurred throughout her 2016 Rebel Heart Tour, her 2019-2020 Madame X Tour, and prior tours, where Madonna continuously started her concerts over two hours late." And for this tardiness Madonna also faced lawsuits: in 2019, a Florida concertgoer sued Madonna over her late entrance during Madame X, followed by a suit in 2020 alleging the same, according to the Guardian.