Jamie Lee Curtis launches campaign urging major bands to do matinee concerts
For those of us who want to go to bed early
Last updated 9th Mar 2023
Hollywood acting legend Jamie Lee Curtis has urged major artists like U2, Bruce Springsteen and Coldplay, to do matinee performances for fans who want to go to bed early.
Speaking on the red carpet at the Independent Spirit Awards, Jamie Lee Curtis got onto the subject after she explained she was missing an Oscars dinner later this week due to its late start time.
"Why? Because mommy goes to bed early," the actor told Hollywood Reporter. "'Cause 7:30 is gonna be nine before we get food, and you know what? There’s nothing good happening with me after nine o’clock. Nothing. Zero!
"I am gonna just say this now as a taunt and as a suggestion. U2: do a matinee. Coldplay: do a matinee. What about a 12-noon concert, Coldplay? What about it?!
"Bruce Springsteen: do a f---ing matinee! You’re old! Why wouldn’t you let me come see you, Bruce Springsteen, in your glory days – pun intended – and do it at noon or one o’clock? Two o’clock! Two o’clock matinee!
"(At a) theatre in New York, two o’clock! I will come and hear your five-hour concert, Bruce, at two o’clock, and I’m gonna be home and in bed by 7:30."
In a later interview with Today, Jamie Lee elaborated that she was: "Challenging musicians to do concerts during the day."
"Why are there no matinees?" she questioned. "For instance, I love Coldplay. I would love to go see Coldplay.
“The problem is, I’m not gonna go see Coldplay if they start their show at nine o’clock and there’s an opening act. I want to hear Coldplay at 1pm. I think if we filled a stadium with people who want to see matinee of Coldplay, I think we would start a trend."
64-year-old Jamie Lee received her first Academy Award nomination recently for Best Supporting Actress for Everything Everywhere All at Once.
She will find out if she has won at The Oscars ceremony this Sunday (12th March) at The Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.