Michael Fellows and Jonathan Hadden may be admirers of the singer, but they are not willing to slide for being ‘left stranded in the middle of the night’ – the concert started after 10.30 pm after having supposed to have started at 8.30 pm, and ended after 1 am. The conscientious two also complained that they ‘had to get up early to go to work’ the next day, and the pop star’s delay affected their ability to ‘take care of their family responsibilities the next day’.
Pop show attendees have rights too. And we mean this without irony – well, maybe just a bit. Going to a Wednesday night Madonna concert in December 2023 – the Material Girl having peaked quite a while before both performatively as well as musically – has its inherent risks. But the fact that people are now pushing back against celebrity tardiness is, indeed, compelling, and something we, after a bit of ho-hum, do respect. Should we try to give a bit of the same dose here for our VIPs being late to functions?