It would appear that popstar Justin Bieber‘s bratty behavior has started to move from his private life to his professional life. Now, instead of merely annoying folks with his personal behavior (which includes gas masks, saggy pants and lots of whining — Hell, even Olivia Wilde is fed up with his bullshizz), he is starting to annoy fans (and, more importantly, their parents who pay for everything) with his very unprofessional on stage behavior. Bieber was scheduled to take the stage at the O2 Arena in London, England last night at 8:30 but didn’t show up to perform until just after 10:30 PM. A 2 hour delay may not sound like the end of the world to some of us but for an artist whose fanbase is made up of school age children on a school night, it’s a problem. If you consider that many of JB‘s London fans had to get home by subway, you can imagine how heartbroken many of those fans were when their parents forced them to leave the concert early — before Justin even took to the stage — so that they could catch the last subway trains home before they ended service for the night. Yikes! What a d-bag move. The Biebs did apologize afterward, kinda … click below to read his shitty non-apology.
Justin Bieber isn’t even out of his teens yet, so he should understand that starting a concert late on a Monday night just isn’t cool. British papers slammed the singer for taking the stage at London’s O2 arena at 10:35 p.m. — two hours past the advertised time — on a school night. Fans began booing as Bieber’s two opening acts came and went, and they waited — and waited — for the singer to appear, The Mirror reported. Angry parents began tweeting their displeasure, saying things like, “Kids are having to leave as it’s so late. Not fair,” and, “How rude. Bieber is still not on stage at the O2 when his concert was due to finish now! Mate, it’s a school night.” Another tweeted, “Who the hell does Justin Bieber think he is? Not on stage yet?! I hope everyone walks out of the O2.” And yet another wrote, “Think of the children #biebergeddon. Bieber concert at the O2 due to finish in 5 minutes, he’s not even on stage yet.” There were also concerns that the tube — the British subway system — would stop running before the end of the show, stranding fans at the arena. Finally, at 10:36 p.m., the O2 arena itself apologized for the late start, tweeting, “Justin Bieber is now on stage and apologizes for the lateness of his show” … One angry parent responded to that tweet, “Disgusting my daughter has had to leave after 1 song to ensure she gets home a total and utter disgrace. Your apology is pitiful !!!” … The female fan continued, “He didn’t even apologize. That’s what makes it worse…My mom paid for five tickets so she’s not happy.”
Bieber did apologize, kindasorta, after the debacle of a show took place … this is what he had to say to his fans:
last night i was scheduled after 3 opening acts to go on stage at 935 not 830 but because of some technical issues i got on at 10:10..so… / i was 40 min late to stage. there is no excuse for that and I apologize for anyone we upset. However it was great show and Im proud of that / and tonight we will run on time and look forward to putting on an amazing show for everyone in attendance / i never have any intent to upset or let anyone down. and Im not okay with things being exaggerated. once again sorry for anyone upset. / now we have a show to do today and Im gonna focus on the positive and put on a great show tonight here in London.
Yeah, that doesn’t really sound like an apology to me. He doesn’t really sound contrite anywhere in any of his tweets. First came the excuses (technical issues), then came the self-back patting (I’m proud of my great show), then came the blame (the delay was exaggerated), then came the pitiful “sorry”. I can imagine how upsetting it must’ve been for young kids to get dragged from the venue by their angry parents … my guess is that those parents will feel the brunt of the kids’ disappointment. It would be easy to lay JB‘s behavior on his immaturity and youth but c’mon, he’s a multi-millionaire popstar whose bread is buttered by his young fans’ parents’ money. If this is the way he intends on treating his fans, I don’t think he’ll enjoy a very long career in showbusiness. In reality, this one incident won’t prolly affect his overall stardom at all but it could be the beginning of Bieber‘s end … and if so, he’ll have no one to blame but himself. Seriously, kid, grow up.
Maybe he was busy learning how to wear pants properly.
Gah, some apology. “I was late, that sucks. But I put on a good show so it’s all okay.”
Maybe he was was delayed while trying to find a shirt?
Now, Justin, I know Olivia told you to buy shirts if you needed them, but you gotta get to Target with enough time to get to the show.
That is something you might be able to pull of in some random city… but London… you just don’t do that. People travel from all around the world to see their favorite artists at venues like that.
Not only does his apology suck, but I find it incredibly hard to believe that he wasn’t supposed to start his part of the show until 9:35. If that show was supposed to end around 10 like those parents believed, no way was he only supposed to perform for a half hour. Come on Bieber, do you think we are dumb? It will be interesting to see what time he shows up tonight. 8:30? 9:30? He better not be as late as 10 again.
It really is a sucky apology. It’s like saying, “Sorry you’re upset I ran over your cat, but I got a sweet ride with leather interior and a brake problem.”
DICK move Beibs! Those fans fork over their hard earned money over to you in handfuls, and you can’t even show up on time? The vast majority of your fans are preteen girls with parents who have zero patience for this nonsense… AND supply them with the funds for your concerts. Guess what?! If their money is cut off, so is yours…. Can someone PLEASE bitch slap some common sense into him? He desperately needs it.
Aww…. That makes me so sad. Those poor kids, and as a parents I would be so freaking mad if I paid for the show for my elated child and they had to miss it?! Wow. D-bag. I don’t have one shred of respect for him. Not one.
I actually found this kind of surprising! I knew fame changed people but wow.
Years ago, when Justin was first famous (I think anyways) I actually met him. I was in West Edmonton Mall and I had just gotten off the phone with an old friend who is ridiculously funny, so I was walking around with this really stupid grin on my face. All of the sudden this 15/16 year old boy was waving and smiling at me and he said ‘hey there, nice to meet you’. I had no idea who he was and gave him a weird look and kept walking. All of a sudden some girl runs up to him crying and asking for an autograph. I followed him (and his entourage that I hadn’t really noticed) to their area (he was signing autographs or something) so that I could see who he was. Anyways, point is, he thought I was his fan because of my dumb smile and he was quite nice to me.
I think it is sad that when people become famous young they almost always end up rebelling in some way. Justin rebels by not wearing pants properly and not wearing shirts at all and that makes me VERY sad. It also makes me sad that he can’t respect the fans he has because he has so many haters you think he would be extra grateful for his fans.
“Justin rebels by not wearing pants properly and not wearing shirts” so basically he rebels like a 18 yr old girl.
So what’s the refund policy for a show that started 2 hours late? Is there one?
Sucks for those concert goers.
I’m curious as to the real reason he was so late….hmmm.
here’s hoping his fans will finally start noticing that what a brat he is
What a great impression he has made in London! Douche….
“Now, instead of merely annoying folks with his personal behavior (which includes gas masks, saggy pants and lots of whining)…” You forgot ridiculous spiked hats.
I agree Trent this was a half-a***ed apology. No matter what other pop stars the generation before- I haven’t heard too much about them being late.
Usher’s been doing this as long as Bieber’s been alive and I’ve never heard him doing stuff like this. If I were him I’d be sorry I hooked up with him and if I were JT I’d be happy I dodged a bullet.