Madonna is in trouble again due to the late start of her concerts.
In a complaint filed Friday in Washington, D.C., three ticket buyers accused her of breaking the law by arriving two hours late to both of her shows at the city’s Capital One Arena in December.
Her fans, Elizabeth Halper-Asefi, Mary Conoboy and Nestor Monte, Jr., claimed that even though she was scheduled to take the stage for The Celebration Tour at 8:30 p.m., the Queen of Pop didn’t start her set until 10 a.m. :30
According to the file, obtained by Rolling stoneDC fans said they felt “cheated” and had to “leave the concerts early prior to the concerts,” meaning they couldn’t experience the full concert they paid for.
Madonna is in trouble again due to the late start of her concerts; seen on October 15, 2023 in London, England
Additionally, they accused the Holiday hitmaker of “maintaining a hot and uncomfortable temperature in the venue during her performance.”
They also claimed she was ‘lip-syncing'[ed] a large part of her achievements.’
The disgruntled concertgoers stated that these alleged actions represent “Madonna’s arrogant and total disrespect” for ticket holders.
“Essentially, Madonna and Live Nation are consumers’ worst nightmare,” the lawsuit said.
During her tour stop in D.C. on Dec. 18, prosecutors recalled the mother of six telling the audience, “I’m sorry I’m late… no, I’m not sorry, it’s who I am… .I’m always late. ‘
“Defendants failed to inform ticket holders that the concerts would begin much later than the start time printed on the ticket and as advertised, resulting in ticket holders waiting for hours for the concerts to begin at the venue,” the lawsuit alleges . .
According to Rolling Stone, “One of the plaintiffs, Halper-Asefi, spent $992.76 on tickets from StubHub, while the others bought theirs from Ticketmaster. Conoboy spent $537.70 on two tickets, while Monte paid $252.44 for two tickets.”
The lawsuit previously cited examples of Madonna’s tardiness.
In a complaint filed Friday in Washington, D.C., three ticket buyers accused her of breaking the law by arriving two hours late to both of her shows at the city’s Capital One Arena in December (seen in November 2008) .
Her fans, Elizabeth Halper-Asefi, Mary Conoboy and Nestor Monte, Jr., claimed that even though she was scheduled to take the stage at 8:30 p.m., the Queen of Pop didn’t start her set until 10:30 p.m. seen in 2023)
“There have been numerous articles in the media and on the Internet over the years in which fans complained that Madonna did not take the stage several hours after the announced start time of her concerts,” the complaint said. “Unfortunately, not all people who rely on advertising for the concerts know this.”
The complaint also noted that “even if some ticket purchasers are aware of Madonna’s unfortunate history of starting her concerts late, they do not know what time she will appear on stage at a particular concert, so ticket purchasers arrived at the start time as advertised. .’
Ultimately, the lawsuit calls her, among other things, “deceptive business practices, breach of contract for not starting at 7:30 a.m., and misrepresentation.”
The plaintiffs are seeking damages and “any other relief.”
DailyMail.com has reached out to Madonna’s rep but has not heard back at this time.
Earlier this month, she fired back at another group of fans who sued her when she started her concert three hours late at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on December 13.
According to the filing, obtained by Rolling Stone, the DC fans said they felt “cheated” and “had to leave the concerts early before the concerts,” preventing them from experiencing the full concert they paid for.
The lawsuit filed in January by concertgoers Michael Fellows and Jonathan Hadden alleged that the late start constitutes a “deliberate exercise in false advertising, negligent misrepresentation and unfair and deceptive business practices.”
Court documents obtained by DailyMail.com show that lawyers for the Material Girl filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit, arguing that it was illogical to expect her to start the show on time.
“No reasonable concertgoer — and certainly not a Madonna fan — would expect the headline act of a concert in a major arena to take the stage at the time the ticket is reserved,” the filing said.
“Fans got exactly what they paid for: a full, high-quality show from the Queen of Pop.”
Her attorney also referenced a Facebook post from Hadden from the day after the concert, in which he shared a photo of the tour poster and said, “Caught her North American tour opener last night! A tribute to New York! Incredible, as always! I’ve never missed a Madonna Tour!’
“In other words, the concert met or exceeded his expectations,” the filing said.
In their lawsuit, the plaintiffs argued that it was false advertising that they suffered damages because the concert did not start at the time stated on the ticket.
Additionally, they accused the Holiday hitmaker of ‘maintaining a warm and uncomfortable temperature in the venue during her performance’ (seen in 2022)
They said that because the show started much later than expected, ticket holders were at risk due to “limited public transport, limited number of trips and/or higher costs for public and private transport at that late hour.”
“In addition, many ticket holders who attended concerts on a weekday evening had to wake up early the next day to go to work and/or fulfill their family responsibilities,” the lawsuit said.
Madonna’s team argued that they couldn’t substantiate that, saying that ticket holders having to stay up late and get up early the next day “is not a discernible injury.”
The complaint itself admits that Madonna fans, like Mr. Hadden, would not expect Madonna to appear on stage at the stated time of 8:30 p.m., claiming that she has a “year-long history” of “arriving several hours late at an arranged time’. concerts” such that “plaintiffs knew or should have known that the concerts would not begin at 8:30 p.m.,” the filing said.
“Reasonable concertgoers also know that concert lengths vary based on many factors, such as the duration of the opening act and the artist’s set list for that evening. So they wouldn’t reasonably expect the evening to end at 10.30pm unless an advertisement or ticket says so – and that didn’t happen here.’
The disgruntled concertgoers stated that these alleged actions represent “Madonna’s arrogant and total disrespect” for ticket holders; seen in 2023
“Essentially, Madonna and Live Nation are consumers’ worst nightmare,” the lawsuit said; seen in 2023 on the opening night of The Celebration Tour
Prosecutors acknowledge that Madonna had health problems – she suffered a life-threatening bacterial infection last year – which caused the original concert dates to be postponed from July to December – but do not see that as an excuse for the delays that evening.
Despite the delay, she put on a very raunchy show and wowed her fans as she performed her 45-song setlist, which highlighted her record-breaking 40-year career.
It was later explained that the delay was due to technical issues and had only been pushed back an hour when the opening act, DJ Honey Dijon, took the stage at 8:30 PM.
The Queen of Pop finally took the stage and started her show at 10:45 p.m
However, many fans of the music icon took to social media to complain about the wait for the Material Girl hitmaker to start her show.
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‘The concert was supposed to start at 8:30 p.m. Madonna started at 11 p.m. The whole arena is singing bulls*** because of her late arrival. Great show but went way too late,” someone else wrote, adding that DJ Honey Dijon opened the show with “boring house music.”
‘2.30 late. I WANT A REFUND NOW,” another X user demanded.
“I love Madonna but it really sucks that she’s literally two hours late for her FIRST show in the US,” another tweeted.
