Nicki Minaj(01 of13)
Open Image Modal55 minutes late on stage for T in the Park in Scotland, and then she only stayed 30 minutes. (Reason supplied: the grass was too long.)
Madonna(02 of13)
Open Image ModalA woman worth waiting for, surely... but possibly not for 3 and a half hours. Madonna's Miami concert in November 2012, billed for 8pm, but most fans expected to see her at about 10pm. When did she arrive? 11.30pm. (Reason supplied: None, she's Madonna.)
Lauryn Hill(03 of13)
Open Image ModalThe bad news is that the Grammy winner strolled in three hours late to a show in Brooklyn in Jan 2012. The good news is she got to the end of the gig surprisingly on time... singing her songs so fast that her fans barely recognised them. Did she have a bus to catch?
Justin Bieber(04 of13)
Open Image ModalBieber was greeted hysterically by all his young fans when he took to the stage in March 2013 - well, all those who hadn't fallen asleep or left. Due on stage at 8.30pm, 'Baby' rocked up at 10.30pm... not great on a school night.
Drake(05 of13)
Open Image ModalIn Jan 2013, this popular rapper took to the stage in Utah a surprising three hours late. Had he been taking lessons from his on-off love Rihanna? Nope, just a snowstorm and "some curvy roads", apparently.
Bruce Springsteen(06 of13)
Open Image ModalThe boss's arrival half an hour late to London’s Hyde Park, meant the lights and music going out at the end - during a jam session with Macca, no less.
Santigold(07 of13)
Open Image ModalMeant to be supporting Bloc Party in Las Vegas, Santigold's arrival three hours late meant the headliners ended up going on before her. (Reason supplied: Rainy weather conditions.)
Bob Dylan(08 of13)
Open Image ModalBob Dylan's delay on stage in Madrid in 1984 meant 25,000 Spaniards were left waiting for him for more than two hours.
Snoop Dogg(09 of13)
Open Image ModalSnoop Dogg ambled onto stage at Norway's Hove Music Festival a mere five hours late. (Reason given: bringing marijuana into the country, presumably involving a detour to the nearest border police.)
Rihanna(10 of13)
Open Image ModalAs in all things, so in tardiness, Rihanna can hold her own, her '777' tour being a case in point. Her seven gigs in seven days saw a cumulative time loss that left journalists and fans boggle-eyed. She was even an hour late to turn the lights on at Westfield Shopping Centre. She only had to flip a switch - exactly what was she doing to prepare??
Guns 'N Roses(11 of13)
Open Image ModalNot known for their good behaviour generally, the rockers made a special part of on-stage tardiness - turning up two hours late for a Liverpool gig in 2012, another hour late for a later one in Manchester. To be fair, they played for three hours, but by then, a big part of the crowd had schlepped off home to their own sweet children.
Axl Rose(12 of13)
Open Image ModalNot to be outdone, solo star Axl Rose was well known for preparing himself offstage while the crowd cheered. One urban myth (which may or may not have happened) has the fans waiting in Melbourne, while he paced around his hotel room... in Brisbane, a mere three-hour flight away.
Kanye(13 of13)
Open Image Modal... and there's always the exception that proves the rule, in this case, Kanye no less, a man so eager to bring his divine message of one-ness to the masses, he actually turned up on this year's Glastonbury stage a full TWO minutes early, before he mentioned to the pleased crowd, "You are now watching the greatest living rock star on the planet." Well, in terms of time-keeping, he's right.