Two Madonna fans are suing the pop-star for being late by more than two hours for a show last month in New York. They say the concert was meant to start at 20:30 EST on all three nights, but in each case it did not begin until after 22:30, ending around 01:00.
The case says they “would not have paid for tickets” had they known it would finish so late.
Part of the court papers read; Many ticketholders who attended Madonna concerts on a weeknight had to get up early to go to work and/or take care of their family responsibilities the next day”.
They are suing Madonna and her event promoters for “false advertising, negligent misrepresentation, and unfair and deceptive trade practices”.
The two complainants attended the show on Wednesday 13 December 2023, but the legal documents note that other nights at the same venue, on 14 and 16 December, also reportedly started more than two hours late.
“Defendants failed to provide any notice to the ticketholders that the concerts would start much later than the start time printed on the ticket and as advertised, which resulted in the ticketholders waiting for hours,” the document states.
The court papers also say Madonna “has a long history of arriving and starting her concerts late, sometimes several hours late”, citing examples including “her 2016 Rebel Heart Tour, her 2019-2020 Madame X Tour, and prior tours, where Madonna continuously started her concerts over two hours late”.
The plaintiffs are suing for unspecified damages.
