In December, the Madonna “Celebration Tour” concert reportedly began after a quite delay, stirring a backlash as two of her fans are suing the pop icon for starting the show late.
Michael Fellows of Brooklyn and Jonathan Hadden of The Bronx are suing Madonna for starting her Brooklyn concert two hours later than advertised because they had to report to work early the next day.
The two men filed the lawsuit Wednesday in Brooklyn federal court, which states their tickets for the Material Girl’s Dec. 13 “Celebration Tour” concert at Barclays Center said the show would start at 8:30 p.m. Madonna, 65, didn’t take the stage until around 10:45 p.m.
The complaint, obtained by The Post, lists Madonna, Live Nation, and the Barclays Center as plaintiffs for “unconscionable, unfair, and/or deceptive trade practices.”
The men are “Hung Up” because the concert ended after 1 a.m. Afterward, they were “confronted with limited public transportation, limited ride-sharing, and increased public and private transportation costs at that late hour.
“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,” the complaint claims.
Seeking unspecified damages, the suit seeks class-action status, as the men believe other “Celebration” dates have also started late.
The Post has contacted reps for Madonna and Live Nation for comment.
Fellows and Hadden were not alone in their feelings, as many fans took to social media to share their frustration.
“Concert supposed to start at 8:30. Madonna started at 11pm. Whole arena chanting bulls – – t at her lateness. Great show but went way too late,” one person tweeted.
“I don’t give a f – – k if you’re Madonna,” tweeted another. “If you’re 3 hours late, you’re just f – – king rude.”
“I love Madonna but it’s really f – – ked up how she’s literally like 2 hours late for her FIRST show in the US,” tweeted another.
Madonna postponed the “Celebration Tour” in June after being in an “induced coma for 48 hours” while hospitalized for a bacterial infection.
“The fact that I’m here right now is the f – – king miracle,” she told fans at the Barclays Center show.
Madonna ticked fans off further in 2019 with her response to an earlier lawsuit provoked by her tardiness.
“Here’s something you all need to understand,” she told the crowd at the Las Vegas Colosseum, “and that is … a queen is never late.”
