16 October 2023 , 19:29
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Madonna's global tour celebrating five decades with 40 hits has been plagued by fans being left 'disappointed' after the singer's late arrival has meant cutting her show short.
The Material Girl singer is currently on her Celebration Tour, which includes performances at the O2 Arena, but has angered fans after her show on Sunday (15 October) ended bang on 11pm and meant she missed out four of her hit songs.
The 11pm finish was still 30 minutes later than the venue's 10.30pm curfew, which meant fans last heard the singer perform Rain, but then missing out on the chance to hear Like A Virgin, B***h I'm Madonna, Holiday and show closer Celebration.
Madonna was forced to cut her Sunday show short after she ran 30 minutes over her curfew at London's O2 Arena (WireImage for Live Nation)After the show ended, fans pointed out that had Madonna arrived on stage to perform her two hour show on time then she would have had time to do all of repertoire of hits. Yet at 9pm, fans were still left wondering when the singer would appear.
Writing on Twitter, angry fans lashed out as they shared their frustration at being 'robbed of a finale' after paying up to £1300 for tickets. One concert goer wrote: "@Madonna please start a bit earlier for your next two @TheO2 shows! Cutting the end of your show is short changing your loyal fans! We all know you’re a rule breaker, so if you run over break the rules and pay the fine! #MadonnaCelebrationTour."
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Another shared: "@Madonna what a beautiful concert, even after she was late on stage. Disappointed the show was cut short really really gutted about the ending #MadonnaCelebrationTour #o2dome".
"Very mixed feelings about #MadonnaCelebrationTour last night. The show we got was great but it started v late & therefore we were robbed of a finale /encore. Rain was a terrible song to end on & I left feeling deflated. Not what I & the fans paid a lot of money for", shared a third.
Fans have raged at the singer after she missed out on four of her greatest hits (Splash News)
Fans have taken to social media to vent their frustrations at the star (WireImage for Live Nation)A fourth ranted: "It must be bc of the curfew, she ended 11pm exact. But tbh this is bad, I'm sorry Madonna you are the queen of pop and I love you. But people are paying over 1000,- to see you, you can't end like this. Just start on time your fans deserve the full show."
Another added: "I've seen @Madonna live twice on 2 different tours. Both times she started so late the show got cut off before the finish. Typical. Other than that, I enjoyed it. We even got a bit of 'Don't cry for me Argentina'."
Another begged: "@Madonna get on stage on time, especially in London with the curfew. You can not be charging 1000s for tickets then doing part of the show. @guyoseary get this under control."