Concertgoers who ‘had to get up early to go to work’ sue Madonna for starting the show late

Fellows and Hadden could only manage to leave the venue after 1 AM and by that time they were “left stranded in the middle of the night” and were “confronted with limited public transportation, limited ride-sharing, and/or increased public and private transportation costs," the lawsuit states.

It has further been alleged that since the weeknight show finished late in the night, it affected their ability to “take care of their family responsibilities the next day”.

“In addition, many ticketholders who attended 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 said.

Madonna, Barclays Center, and tour promoter Live Nation have been accused of “unconscionable, unfair, and/or deceptive trade practices” for starting the concert late.

Fellows and Hadden stated in their lawsuit that this constitutes a breach of contract and “a wanton exercise in false advertising”.

As per the lawsuit, Madonna started her concerts at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center in December after 10:30 pm on all three nights (December 13, 14 and 16, 2023), even when the tickets advertised that it would start at 8:30 PM, CNN reported.

The Brooklyn concerts constituted the beginning of the North American leg of the singer's Celebration tour.

The shows were originally scheduled to be held in July 2023, however, they were rescheduled as Madonna was hospitalised in June 2023 after developing a serious bacterial infection.

Through the lawsuit, the concertgoers are seeking class action status for attendees of other shows of the Celebration tour which started late.