Madonna and Live Nation Plan to 'Vigorously' Defend Lawsuit Filed Against Them for Alleged Delayed Start Time

Mar. 15, 2025

Madonna performs in London in October 2023.Photo:Kevin Mazur/WireImage

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Madonna’s team and Live Nation are speaking out against alawsuit filed against the Queen of Pop, Brooklyn’s Barclays Center and the entertainment promotion company.

“Madonna’s just completed, sold out2023 Celebration Tourin Europe received rave reviews. The shows opened in North America at Barclays in Brooklyn as planned, with the exception of a technical issue December 13th during soundcheck. This caused a delay that waswell-documented in press reportsat the time. We intend to defend this case vigorously,” Live Nation and Madonna’s management team tells PEOPLE in a statement.

The two concertgoers accused the delay, which they claim occurred again at the following Brooklyn concerts on Dec. 14 and 16, of being a “wanton exercise in false advertising, negligent misrepresentation, and unfair and deceptive trade practices.”

The plaintiffs — who are suing for unspecified damages, per the documents — claim in their filing they “would not have paid for tickets” had they known about the start time.

The pop star was “sound-checking until the moment they did to work out” technical issues, which caused the delay, said the source.

During the show the singer powered throughher full set list, though appeared to continue struggling with sound issues mid-show. At one point, she was heard telling the crowd she could hear an “echo” in her ear.

source: people.com