Maddona's Chicago Shows To Start Late, Really Late – Too Late?

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CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Madonna is performing seven shows at the Chicago Theater  beginning Wednesday, but the start time may have some fans re-considering going.

The shows begin at 10:30 p.m. -- not 8:30 p.m., as some concert-goers were led to believe through TicketMaster purchases. Each performance is expected to last 2 ½ hours, so that would mean fans will be heading for the exits around 1 a.m.

It was the same late start time when Madonna’s "Madame X" tour started in New York. A New York Post reviewer wrote, “You wait until Madonna is ready.”

Fans under 18 will need a parent or guardian to accompany them in Chicago, given the lateness of the hour.