{"id":34842,"date":"2024-04-05T09:50:35","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T04:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/madonna-fires-back-at-concert-lawsuit-claims-no-madonna-fan-would-expect-her-to-take-stage-at-ticketed-time\/"},"modified":"2024-04-05T09:50:35","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T04:20:35","slug":"madonna-fires-back-at-concert-lawsuit-claims-no-madonna-fan-would-expect-her-to-take-stage-at-ticketed-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/madonna-fires-back-at-concert-lawsuit-claims-no-madonna-fan-would-expect-her-to-take-stage-at-ticketed-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Madonna fires back at concert lawsuit, claims ‘no Madonna fan’ would expect her to take stage at ticketed time"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Madonna has fired back at a lawsuit brought by two fans unhappy she took the stage at\u00a0a New York concert in December two hours later than the scheduled start time.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In a court filing obtained Wednesday by Fox News Digital, Madonna\u2019s lawyers requested the lawsuit be dismissed, arguing the plaintifs’ claims of having to “get up early to go to work” after the concert ended after 1 a.m. is not an “injury” worthy of damages.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Plaintiffs speculate that ticketholders who left the venue after 1 a.m. might have had trouble getting a ride home or might have needed to wake up early the next day for work,” Madonna\u2019s dismissal motion stated. “That is not a cognizable injury.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

Two concertgoers,\u00a0Michael Fellows and Jonathan Hadden, filed the class-action lawsuit in January, arguing the “defendants\u00a0failed 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 for the Concerts to begin at the Venue.<\/p>\n

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Two fans filed a lawsuit against Madonna in January for starting her show at Brooklyn’s Barclay’s Center two hours late.\u00a0<\/span> (Kevin Mazur\/WireImage for Live Nation)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

“Ticketholders leaving the Venue after 1:00 a.m. were confronted with limited public transportation, limited ride-sharing, and\/or 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.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

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A “reasonable concertgoer would understand that the venue\u2019s doors will open at or before the ticketed time, one or more opening acts\u00a0may\u00a0perform while\u00a0attendees\u00a0arrive and\u00a0make\u00a0their\u00a0way\u00a0to\u00a0their\u00a0seats\u00a0and\u00a0before\u00a0the headline act\u00a0takes\u00a0the\u00a0stage.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The motion said that “nowhere” on the ticket for her Brooklyn concert “did\u00a0Defendants\u00a0advertise that\u00a0Madonna\u00a0would\u00a0take\u00a0the\u00a0stage\u00a0at\u00a08:30\u00a0p.m.,\u00a0and\u00a0no reasonable\u00a0concertgoer \u2014and\u00a0certainly\u00a0no\u00a0Madonna\u00a0fan \u2014 would expect\u00a0the\u00a0headline act\u00a0at\u00a0a\u00a0major arena concert to take the stage at the ticketed event time.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Rather, a reasonable concertgoer would understand that the venue\u2019s doors will open at or before the ticketed time, one or more opening acts\u00a0may\u00a0perform while\u00a0attendees\u00a0arrive and\u00a0make\u00a0their\u00a0way\u00a0to\u00a0their\u00a0seats\u00a0and\u00a0before\u00a0the headline act\u00a0takes\u00a0the\u00a0stage, and\u00a0the\u00a0headline act will\u00a0take\u00a0the\u00a0stage\u00a0later\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0evening.”<\/p>\n

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Madonna\u2019s lawyers wrote that concertgoers at Barclays Center “got just\u00a0what\u00a0they paid\u00a0for:\u00a0a\u00a0full-length,\u00a0high quality\u00a0show\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0Queen\u00a0of\u00a0Pop.”\u00a0<\/span> (Kevin Mazur\/WireImage for Live Nation)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Madonna\u2019s lawyers wrote that concertgoers at Barclays Center “got just\u00a0what\u00a0they paid\u00a0for:\u00a0a\u00a0full-length,\u00a0high-quality\u00a0show\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0Queen\u00a0of\u00a0Pop,” adding that Hadden posted on Facebook after the show that it was “[i]ncredible, as always!”<\/p>\n

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The motion added that the lawsuit “concedes that Madonna fans, like Mr. Hadden, would not expect Madonna\u00a0to\u00a0appear\u00a0onstage\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0printed 8:30\u00a0p.m.\u00a0event time,\u00a0alleging\u00a0that\u00a0she\u00a0has\u00a0a\u00a0\u2018years-long history\u2019\u00a0of\u00a0\u2018arriving\u00a0several hours\u00a0late\u00a0to\u00a0prior\u00a0concerts,\u2019\u00a0such\u00a0that\u00a0\u2018Plaintiffs\u00a0knew\u00a0or\u00a0should have known that the Concerts would not start at 8:30 p.m.\u2019”\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Lawyers for Madonna argued “reasonable” fans know headliners go on later than the printed start time.\u00a0<\/span> (Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Madonna performed the concerts as part of her Celebration tour after she delayed them from July due to illness.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The motion added, “Reasonable\u00a0concertgoers\u00a0also know\u00a0that\u00a0concert\u00a0lengths vary\u00a0based\u00a0on\u00a0numerous\u00a0factors, such\u00a0as\u00a0the\u00a0duration\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0opening act and\u00a0the\u00a0artist’s set\u00a0list\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0night.<\/p>\n

So,\u00a0they\u00a0would not\u00a0reasonably\u00a0expect the\u00a0night\u00a0to\u00a0end\u00a0by\u00a010:30 p.m. unless\u00a0an\u00a0advertisement\u00a0or\u00a0ticket\u00a0says\u00a0as\u00a0much, and none\u00a0did\u00a0here.”<\/p>\n

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Live Nation and Barclay\u2019s Center are also listed as defendants in the lawsuit.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital has reached out to reps for Madonna for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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