Madonna Keeps Fans Waiting More Than Two Hours As She Kicks Off Madame X Tour

The singer's late arrival meant her first show ended in the early hours of the morning.

Madonna launched her Madame X tour in New York last night, but wasn’t exactly early to the party.

It’s been well-documented that Madonna’s relationship with her show’s scheduled start times is not the strongest, as proven on Tuesday night, when she kept fans waiting for over two hours for the show to begin.

This meant the performance didn’t get going until after 10.30pm, with things drawing to a close at around 1am.

Shortly after the performance came to a close, fans began sharing their frustration at the late start (and, indeed, late end) on social media.

We’re sure they’d have done it sooner, but the Madame X tour is a phone-free zone, meaning fans are required to seal away their devices as long as they’re in the theatre


Madame X confiscated our phones after 8 and didn’t go on until 11. Ended at 1. Home now. Thoughts later. ❌❌❌

— Bradley Stern (@MuuMuse) September 18, 2019

Madonna famously starts late and tonight’s #MadameXTour kickoff was no exception with her going on at 11pm and ending past 1am. But she did hilariously apologize!

— Nigel M. Smith (@nigelmfs) September 18, 2019

The show began at 10:45PM and ended around 12:56AM or so. #MadameXTour @Madonna

— setlist.fm (@setlistfm) September 18, 2019

She did apologize for being late and promised it wouldn’t happen again and gave us that signature wink she does, we all died! I would have waited another three hours for this woman knowing what I know now! @Madonna #MadameXTour

— setlist.fm (@setlistfm) September 18, 2019

Me: you going to that Madonna concert tonight? My ticket says it starts at 8:30...

Madonna: Eh...maybe around 11:30... pic.twitter.com/I5H3kE86kf

— MiMi H. (@absolutemimi) September 18, 2019

Because of the delay people are leaving the concert and others went outside while she's not ready. 1 hour and 40 minutes late. #Madonna #MadameXTour

— Sebastian Nicolas (@Masteroxx) September 18, 2019

Despite the late start, though, it seems the singer still managed to impress those in attendance...

Concert just ended. She was phenomenal. Just wish she wasn’t so late...took the stage two minutes after I posted my snarky comment...

— MiMi H. (@absolutemimi) September 18, 2019

Opening night for Madonna’s Madame X Tour...10:45-1a (show time was supposed to be 8:30)...last time I got out of a concert this late was Madonna.

She's still phenomenal... pic.twitter.com/iMuxtti7Ah

— Video Break (@videobreak) September 18, 2019

#MadameX was an amazing show. @Madonna was vulnerable. Intimate. Real.

It was incredible.

— BrioGirl (@BrioGirl) September 18, 2019

Watching Madonna perform at BAM felt surreal. Humanized the icon to a wild degree but didn’t diminish her power. #MadameXTour

— Nigel M. Smith (@nigelmfs) September 18, 2019

I’ll also add: @Madonna, ever the perfectionist, doesn’t mess around. She means business with this new venue and format, redefining the concept of a theater show in a way that is uniquely and distinctively her, but also a departure from her stadium concerts. đŸ”„đŸ’ȘđŸŒđŸ’ƒđŸ» #MadameXTour

— Greg Bennett (@gabennett45) September 18, 2019

'The 61 year old pop icon didn’t show any signs of weariness last night as she launched this ambitious, complex production' https://t.co/96XxWHV7dv #madonna #madamex

— Nathan Rao (@ExpressNathan) September 18, 2019

Because of the no-phones rule, only two photos from the Madame X tour have been released, which the singer posted on her Instagram page shortly after the show.

The tour is in support of Madonna’s latest album Madame X, which was released earlier this year.

In a change to her usual world jaunts, which see her putting on a show in stadiums and arenas, Madonna is changing things up this time around, performing in more intimate venues in fewer cities.

The show kicked off at the Howard Gillman Opera House in New York, where the show will remain until 12 October, after which she’ll travel to Chicago, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Boston, Philadelphia and Miami.

Next year, she’s bringing the show to Europe, with 15 dates currently scheduled at the Palladium theatre in London.

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