Jamie Lee Curtis urges bands to play daytime concerts: "I want to hear Coldplay at 1pm"
Jamie Lee Curtis is "challenging" musicians to have concerts "during the day".
Appearing on the Today show, Curtis bemoaned the fact so many musicians start their gigs so late in the evening and urged them to consider playing concerts in the afternoon.
"Why are there no matinees?" Curtis, 64, said. "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 a matinee of Coldplay, I think we would start a trend."
Curtis made similar comments over the weekend to The Hollywood Reporter at the Independent Spirit Awards red carpet, urging some of her favourite acts to schedule lunchtime concerts.
She said: "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****** 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!
"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."
During the THR interview, the Halloween star also shared that she turned down an invitation to the Oscar nominees' dinner because she isn't a night owl.
She said, "Now you might say, 'Jamie, you're nominated for an Academy Award, you're going to be in the room with only nominees for the Academy Award, and I have declined.' Why? Because mummy goes to bed early."
Curtis is up for her first Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress for Everything Everywhere All at Once, which is now on HBO Go. Catch the Oscars live cast on Monday on meWATCH and Channel 5, starting from 6am.
Watch Curtis' Today interview here:
