Madonna left fans waiting at O2 gig over air-conditioning
By ANITuesday, July 7, 2009
LONDON - Madonna left fans waiting for more than half an hour at her recent London concert, as the venue’s air conditioning was not “a certain temperature”.
The Queen of Pop restarted her Sticky and Sweet world tour in the British capital with her performance at the O2 Arena on July 4.
The singer left fans booing and jeering as the concert was delayed over the air-conditioning, leaving some of them stranded after the show as London’s public transport systems shut for the night.
A spokeswoman for the 20,000 capacity venue issued an apology over the delay.
“Madonna unfortunately came on stage much later than we expected. Madonna requested the arena be a certain temperature - the air conditioning was turned on an hour before Madonna came on stage,” the Daily Star quoted her as saying. (ANI)
|
July 18, 2009: 2:23 pm
Sorry, if it makes her sound like a bitch but I work in this industry and the owners of the venues will do all sorts of crap to try and cut corners. This is even when the contract with the Artist is very precise and clearly defines the conditions which are acceptable. The reason Artists balk is because if they start accepting non-contractually valid conditions then pretty soon the venue won’t even turn on the A/C until the audience comes in. Trust me when I say the people who set up these shows are working in 30+ (centigrade) temperatures and no one complains, (except the workers, of course). I don’t have any pity for the management. Remember, this is the Management’s fault, and not the Artist’s fault. If you want to scream at someone, then blame the venue management. They know how long it takes to cool their venue. |
Brian