Madonna fans can rest easy. They did not cause a Con Ed power dip in Brooklyn Thursday night.
Many fans went on social media suggesting their enthusiasm or Madonna’s actual electrical draw made the lights flicker at the Barclay Center in Brooklyn right before midnight.
But Con Ed says no, it was a problem at a local substation, and had nothing to do with Madonna’s Celebration Tour.
Many fans are calling the Celebration Tour “the late show.” On her first two nights in Brooklyn, Madonna didn’t start her show until 11pm, and it ended just after 1 am. The tickets calls for 8pm, which means a lot of the 14,000 fans who come early are there for six hours.
There’s a likelihood that Madonna and Live Nation are paying hefty union fees for this luxury. New York shows usually have to be wrapped by 11pm, otherwise the clock starts ticking. Drake is said to have paid $500K recently for a late show at Madison Square Garden. But you know, Madonna goes on when she goes on. In London, the O2 Arena just pulled the plug at 11pm, cutting short the show.
PS On Thursday night, actress Julia Garner was Madonna’s special sitting on a chair guest for the song “Vogue.” Garner was supposed to star in a movie Madonna was directing about her life, but it was cancelled by Universal Pictures.
A fault on a high-tension transmission line occurred at one of our Brooklyn substations around 11:55pm. Customers may have experienced a power dip or surge at that time. Our crews are investigating and making necessary repairs.
— Con Edison (@ConEdison) December 15, 2023
