Furious revellers knocked back from Stormzy's Hydro gig after venue 'ran out of wristbands'

Livid revellers have hit out after they have been denied entry to Stormzy's gig at Glasgow's Hydro after the venue "ran out of wristbands".

Indignant followers of the grime artist have been left fizzing after paying almost £180 for authentic tickets to see the live performance earlier than being refused entry on the door final night time.

A number of folks have advised how their tickets have been scanned, gaining them entry by the entrance doorways.

However as they weren't issued with the wristband, which is required for the venue, punters weren't allowed into their part.

Others reported chaotic scenes as wristbandless revellers allegedly "tried to seize the bands off others".

Karine McGowan, 51, from Paisley, advised the Document: "My daughter and her two pals paid £180 to see Stormzy on the Hydro in Glasgow tonight however weren't allowed in as a result of they weren't issued with wristbands.

"They battled it out for 2 hours however left upset and offended. Everybody was folks complaining about not getting wristbands.

"The employees have been no assist in any respect and it is some huge cash to waste and an enormous disappointment to youngsters, particularly by troublesome economical and mentally difficult.

"They need to have been given the wristband when their tickets have been scanned however they have been letting a few of them in after scanning their ticket and by no means gave them a band.

The Hydro in Glasgow
The Hydro in Glasgow (Picture: PA)

"The followers wouldn’t even have identified they need to have gotten a wristband when moving into."

One other reveller Cerys Gamble, 18, from Dunfermline, reported related points.

Cerys says she was handed the final two wristbands after explaining to safety they'd travelled a protracted option to see the gig.

She stated after going to the bathroom, safety seen they didn't have wristbands and refused re-entry again into the primary efficiency space.

Cerys advised the Document: "Me and my companion began queuing at 6.30pm and we didn’t get in there till after 7pm.

"When it got here to us getting our tickets scanned we obtained in however weren't handed wristbands.

"We tried to then go into the bogs subsequent to the standing doorways and the safety have been very impolite and advised us we couldn't get in with out a wristband.

"On the this level we had no thought we even wanted a wristband.

"I went out to talk to a safety guard on the entrance door who stated he couldn't give me wristbands as I used to be already inside.

"I then spoke to the safety guard who scanned my tickets and stated she couldn’t assist me as my tickets had beforehand been scanned once I first entered the constructing.

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"I defined to her why this was and he or she nonetheless refused to assist me - I supplied to point out my ID and the whole lot however nonetheless wouldn't assist me.

"It wasn’t till I defined we had got here from far and I wasn’t paying all this cash to not get in that we then obtained the final two wristbands.

"After this I went inside I put my wristband on and waited on my companion popping out the bathroom. I had her wristband in my hand and folks have been coming as much as me begging to have it.

"Somebody really tried to seize the wristband from my palms.

"It was so understaffed and the employees that have been there have been so extremely impolite and unhelpful.

"We missed the assist act on account of not getting any assist and having to cope with the wristband scenario ourselves. It makes me actually frightened for concert events we've arising within the Hydro now because the employees have been so unhealthy."

Writing on-line, Agnes Donnelly added: "My daughter and her pal have been refused entry as a result of their tickets have been apparently scanned already.

"That is completely disgusting and disappointing. I hope this might be investigated as I'm now out of pocket with a really disillusioned daughter!"

On Twitter, Suzanne Barton requested: "Why did numerous folks get turned away from Stormzy final night time with legitimate tickets?

"There was a difficulty with wristbands and safety have been horrible and turning folks away. My daughter was so upset."

An SEC spokesperson stated: “We're conscious of the small variety of social media posts which have appeared in relation to the Stormzy occasion.

"We'd urge anybody who feels they’ve been wrongfully denied entry to get in contact by way of our web site, and we are going to examine this as a matter of urgency.”

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