Michael Fellows and Jonathan Hadden are the two New York men who take Madonna to court, filing a lawsuit against her, Live Nation and Barclays Center, for what they consider an unfair business practice and breach of contract.
From Brooklyn and the Bronx, respectively, they purchased tickets to Madonna's "Celebration" tour concert on December 13 at the Barclays Center, with the expectation that the show would begin at 8:30 p.m., as indicated on their tickets. . However, the queen of pop did not take the stage until after 8:45 p.m.
They also stated it in the lawsuit, and this time change generated significant problems for attendees. Fellows and Hadden expressed their displeasure, mentioning that they were "faced with limited public transportation, limited ride-sharing, and/or increased public and private transportation costs" as the concert ended at 1:00 a.m.
Additionally, they noted that the concert was not on a holiday, which affected their work and family responsibilities the next day, since "they had to get up early to go to work and/or attend to their family responsibilities."
The plaintiffs are seeking unspecified damages, arguing that Madonna and the organizers were aware of the artist's tendency to start her concerts late and therefore misled the public about the actual start time.
The suit seeks class action status, as the two New Yorkers believe other tour attendees encountered similar situations. They argue that Madonna has a history of arriving late to previous concerts, which they say should have been known to organizers and communicated to the public.
This is not the first time that Madonna has faced legal consequences for delays in her concerts. During her "Madame X" tour in 2019, she was sued several times for similar issues. In one of those, a Florida man voluntarily dropped his lawsuit a month later, while another pair of concertgoers in Brooklyn reached an unspecified settlement in July 2020.
