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Madonna cancels three shows due to “overwhelming” pain

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X-ray for Madame X!

Madonna has been forced to cancel three dates of her Madame X tour on the recommendation of her doctors.

She took to Instagram yesterday to announce she had to cancel the shows – all in Boston, MA – due to suffering pain she described as “overwhelming.”

The dates were due to take place at the Wang Theatre on November, 30, and December, 1-2.

“Please forgive this unexpected turn of events. Doing my show every night brings me so much joy and to cancel is a kind of punishment for me but the pain I’m in right now is overwhelming and I must rest and follow doctors orders so i can come back stronger and better and continue the Madame journey with all of you.”

Madonna, 61, has been posting frequent tour updates to her Instagram feed and stories. She has shown herself having ‘ice baths’ several times to ease muscle pain and aid her body’s recovery.

She previously told fans during a San Francisco performance that she had a “torn ligament” and “bad knee.”

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with my usual Ice Bath for multiple injuries. and THANKS to my gang-gang for being my hype squad! #madamextheatre #icebath #ganggang #estere #stella #merci @ahla_malik @nicolas_huchard @gaspar_varela @ritamelssen_ @jeanmichelete @ricardogomesinst @danielesibilli

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Her critically-acclaimed Madame X shows – her eleventh concert tour – find Madonna playing more intimate theatre venues rather than arenas and stadiums. The tour kicked off with a three-week residency at the Howard Gilman Theatre in Brooklyn.

Although she has rescheduled a couple of the shows previously on the tour, the BBC reports that the Boston dates will not be rescheduled. A spokesperson for promoters Live Nation said “tight scheduling through the balance of the year”, meant it would not be possible to re-arrange the dates, offering refunds to all those who had tickets.

The tour is due to re-commence December, 7, with four nights at the Metropolitan Opera House in Philadelphia, followed by seven dates at The Fillmore Miami Beach in Miami. After a break over the holidays, it moves on to Europe in January.

Get well soon, Madonna!

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A Madonna fan is suing her for starting her concerts late

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Madonna has pushed one of her fans over the borderline.

Known for sometimes starting concerts late – by up to a couple of hours on recent occasions – a fan has launched a class-action lawsuit against her for postponing the start time of a show. And it’s for one that hasn’t even taken place yet.

NBC reports that Florida’s Nate Hollander purchased three tickets (worth $1,024.95) for the December, 17th, date of her Madame X tour in Miami Beach.

However, after he’d purchased the tickets, promoter Live Nation announced the original 8.30 pm start time had been pushed back to 10.30 pm. This means the concert now won’t end until nearly 1 am: too late for Hollander’s liking.

He filed a lawsuit in federal court in Miami-Dade County last week stating Live Nation had declined to refund him his money.

When a refund was turned down, he tried to re-sell the tickets. However, because the concert ends so late, his lawsuit claims fewer people are interested in buying them. This effectively reduces their worth and his ability to recoup his costs.

“Ticketholders had to work and go to school the next day, which prevented them from attending a concert that would end at around 1:00 am …Hollander attempted, without success, to obtain a refund for the three tickers purchased for the Madonna concert,” states his lawsuit.

Hollander claims Madonna and Live Nation “knew or should have known that said concerts would not start at 8:30 pm,” due to her showing up late to previous shows.

Last Thursday, Madonna was due to hit the stage at 10.30 pm at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. However, she didn’t hit the stage till nearly 12.30 am – leaving some fans booing and demanding a refund.

It’s far from being the first time the singer has started concerts late in recent years. A date in Chicago last month was advertised for 8.30 pm but she didn’t hit the stage till 11 pm.

Hollander is suing for breach of contract and negligent misrepresentation and is seeking damages. He is now asking other disgruntled fans to join his class-action lawsuit.

Madonna has not made an official response to the legal action. However, on Friday night in Vegas – perhaps in response to the controversy over her previous night’s lateness – she told the audience: “Here’s something you all need to understand … and that is, that the queen is never late.”

She posted a video clip to her Twitter and captioned it “F.A.C.T.S”

F. A.C.T.S. ? ……………….. #madamextheatre #thecolosseum pic.twitter.com/QBV99f1Y3I

— Madonna (@Madonna) November 9, 2019

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