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We’ve all heard of some frivolous lawsuits throughout America, (though, the famous McDonald’s coffee lawsuit was legitimate). But, a lawsuit filed by Madonna concertgoers alleging her concert started too late for them to be able to work the next day may be one of the most unhinged lawsuits in recent memory.
Anyone who goes to concerts routinely knows that many acts are rarely on stage at the advertised time, and it’s just part of what going to a concert entails.
But, two New York City men, Michael Fellows and Jonathan Hadden, thinks that needs to change, and have filed a lawsuit to back their argument up.
The tickets said the show would begin at 8:30 p.m., but Madonna did not take the stage until sometime after 10:45 p.m., according to the lawsuit, and the men said they were “confronted with limited public transportation, limited ride-sharing, and/or increased public and private transportation costs” by the time the show let out at 1 a.m.
Perhaps encouraged by Madonna’s urging to express yourself, Fellows and Hadden also complained the concert was no holiday because “they had to get up early to go to work and/or take care of their family responsibilities the next day.”
Fellows and Hadden are suing Madonna, Live Nation and Barclays Center for “unconscionable, unfair, and/or deceptive trade practices” for promising the public that the concert would begin at 8:30 p.m. knowing that Madonna would not begin performing at the advertised start time. The pair is arguing there was a breach of contract
This is complete nonsense, right? I am not a lawyer, but this seems like a pretty thin lawsuit. It’s well-understood that performers do not come on at the scheduled time, and my guess is that this was not the first concert these two gentleman have attended in their life.
Madonna is currently embarking on her Celebration Tour, which will consist of 79 shows around the world.
The lawsuit is filed in Federal Court as a Class Action lawsuit, but this seems dead on arrival to me.