Looks like Mariah needs every moment in bed before she hits the stage

Mariah Carey was almost an hour late to her own concert

The unicorn-bedazzled record Mariah Carey appears to be riding through the sky on in her new tour promotion graphic could use a speed boost.

The singer showed up nearly an hour late to her concert in Leeds, England, on March 17, leaving her frustrated fans plenty of idle time to kvetch about the delay.

The Daily Mail reports Mimi was slated to take the stage at First Direct Arena at 8:45 p.m. By the time she showed up at 9:30, her audience had already blown up Twitter with gripes.

"Excuse me Mariah Carey, but there are 10,000 people in Leeds waiting for you. Care to join us? #late," read one post.

Another described "lots of boos Lots of boos as we wait for Mariah at the FD Arena. 45 minutes late and counting" and complained the ticket wasn't worth 70 pounds (or about $100).

Earlier in the day, Mimi assured fans she was counting down the hours until the show, writing an Emoji-packed message on Instagram and Twitter that read, "#lambs on my way !! Three more hours !!"

As showtime neared, she hopped on social media again, admitting, "My darling #Lambs! As much as I hate leaving this fabulous bed at the @CorinthiaLondon, I am on my way to see you all in Leeds in 30 mins!"

If said fabulous bed was too luxurious for Mariah to give up, it may have been because she burned so much midnight oil a few days before.

As soon as she landed in the UK, the singer reportedly beelined for a rehearsal venue (where "a crate of Moet" awaited her) and stayed up most of the night getting ready for her Glasgow performance.

Unfortunately, that noble rehearsal effort was marred by negative headlines too.

Sources said she'd send her assistants out into the dark on a 3 a.m. grocery run to stock up on supplies to entertain her twins, Monroe and Moroccan, who have apparently joined their mom on tour.

On the bright side, Mariah's tardiness pales in comparison to Madonna's three-hours-late arrival at her January concert in Nashville, Tenn.

Two months later, Madge indulged in what was widely reported as a meltdown that involved falling down, begging for sex from the stage and taking a swig of tequila out of an audience member's flask, leading some to wonder whether the singer's failed bid to win back her son, Rocco, was affecting her work.

Maybe concerns unrelated to music -- liker her forthcoming Caribbean wedding or new reality series -- held up Mimi in Leeds, too.

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Is this competition for the Madonna negative attention thread?

Please! That's child's play. I went to an Anita Baker concert where she showed up 3 hours late. No explaination, no apologies. She just started the show 3 hours late like there was nothing wrong.

purplethunder3121 said:

Is this competition for the Madonna negative attention thread?

lol

The part that made me laugh is when she tweet to her 'lambs' that she was still in bed 30min before show time

45 minutes late is expected from a "superstar", aint it? Im pretty sure Prince was close to an hour late, possibly more, when I saw the Lovesexy show in 88...I thought that's just the way it is (Madonna's 3 hours late is RIDICULOUS tho).

Yeah this seems like a bit of an overreaction, 45 minutes seems like a pretty standard waiting time, definitely doesn't sound particularly egregious to me, wonder why people are making a fuss.

UncleJam said:

45 minutes late is expected from a "superstar", aint it? Im pretty sure Prince was close to an hour late, possibly more, when I saw the Lovesexy show in 88...I thought that's just the way it is (Madonna's 3 hours late is RIDICULOUS tho).

Prince being on time, I'm not sure it has ever happened, though he has improved in his old age now. I can remember MANY gigs in smaller clubs (not aftershows) here in NYC where Prince showed very late including his charity gig in 1999 where Prince was supposed to be there at 12 midnight he took the stage after 3am.

I was there, was nothing, the booing was from the back. Madonna WAS worse in Manchester but at least Mariah didn't cut any songs, Madonna hit the curfew though so not her fault.

OldFriends4Sale said:

"My darling #Lambs! As much as I hate leaving this fabulous bed at the @CorinthiaLondon, I am on my way to see you all in Leeds in 30 mins!"

...LOL...MiMi is a trip...Her fans are Lambs I thought they were Butterflies?

Chancellor said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

"My darling #Lambs! As much as I hate leaving this fabulous bed at the @CorinthiaLondon, I am on my way to see you all in Leeds in 30 mins!"

...LOL...MiMi is a trip...Her fans are Lambs I thought they were Butterflies?

She should call her fans "Visions of Love!"