Bieber's not the only one: 4 other stars who came late to their own party
Justin time? Hardly. By arriving late to the stage at London’s O2 Arena Monday night, Justin Bieber enraged young fans. But he’s in good (bad?) company
JIM MORRISON Missing an earlier flight from Los Angeles, the Doors’erratic bard arrived late and drunk to the band’s concert in Miami Beach in 1969. Finally on stage, he, according to an off-duty police officer, “pulled out his business and started whirling it.” After the show, he was charged with indecent exposure.The Associated Press
MADONNA Also in Miami, the Vogue singer arrived fashionably late for her appearance last year at American Airlines Arena, where fans waited to 11:30 p.m. for the Material Girl to materialize.ERIC GAILLARD/Reuters
AXL ROSE Welcome to the jungle, he’s got fun and games. In 2002, Guns N’ Roses followers in Vancouver rioted after the hard-rock screecher missed his flight to the city, causing the concert’s cancellation. They had to wait nine years for the band to return.Mark Allan/The Associated Press
SLY STONE Speaking of a riot going on, the high-haired Family Stone front man was notoriously unreliable in his prime. His bad habits have grown stronger in recent years, to the degree that a rare 2007 concert at B.B. King’s in New York was judged a success, even though the reclusive performer was two hours late to the stage.LUCY NICHOLSON/Reuters
JUSTIN BIEBER The angelic 19-year-old made a bumpy landing Monday with a flight delay that was estimated at anywhere between 40 minutes and two hours, depending on whose wristwatch is to be believed. “We were all Justin Bieber fans and now we hate him,” one distraught Baby-lover tweeted. Bieber then further angered fans by waiting a until the next day to tweet an apology that blamed the holdup on “technical issues.”Joel Ryan/The Associated Press