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Madonna fans who sued singer over late concert start dismiss their own lawsuit

Michael Fellows and Jason Alvarez have dismissed their suit with prejudice, having previously argued that the late concert had impacted their sleep

The plaintiffs had argued they would not have bought tickets to her Celebrations tour if they had known that her performance would not start until 10.30pm, saying that leaving the venue at 1am had left them “stranded” with “limited public transportation” options and increased costs due to surge prices on ride-share apps. They accused Madonna, Live Nation and the Barclays Center of “unconscionable, unfair, and/or deceptive trade practices” over the start time, which they argued constituted a breach of contract and false advertising. Her lawyers also argued that her performance was never advertised to start at 8.30pm, adding that “no reasonable concertgoer – and certainly no Madonna fan – would expect the headline act at a major arena concert to take the stage at the ticketed event time.”

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