N-Dubz cancel show 'at the last minute' after support acts perform

Fans were left angry and disappointed after N-Dubz cancelled a show "at the very last minute" after their support acts had performed.

The concert, at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham, was part of the group's The Back To The Future tour following their recent return after 11 years.

One fan said she felt "mugged off" by the cancellation.

N-Dubz apologised but said singer Dappy had been advised by doctors to rest and would be unable to perform.

Hours before the show, Dappy posted on his Instagram story that his voice was "basically gone" as a result of doing "too many shows back to back".

In a separate story post, he later said: "I'm so sorry Nottingham."

But the cancellation was not confirmed by the venue until fans had watched the support acts, with an announcement displayed on a large screen on the main stage.

N-Dubz has since announced the concert has been rescheduled for 7 December at the same venue.

Katie Simpson, 21, from Nottingham, said she felt "mugged off" by the group, adding the atmosphere became "really scary" after the announcement.

"Everyone was fuming, they were throwing drinks on the stage and pouring beer everywhere," she said.

"There was fighting and people were going up to the stewards to ask what was going on. 

"They literally let us down five minutes before they were coming on. They've taken the absolute mick out of us."

Ms Simpson has called for a refund after the cancellation, saying she would not want to go to a rescheduled performance.

Nottinghamshire Police said officers had not received any reports of disturbances.

A Motorpoint Arena spokesperson added some social media reports of disturbances were "wholly inaccurate".

"There was no major crowd disorder, the police were not needed nor present on site, and there was no criminal damage to any vehicles or the venue itself," the spokesperson said.

"In fact, despite their extreme disappointment and frustration, almost everyone behaved very well and we would like to thank our customers for their calm response."

Some social media users had described the cancellation as "appalling" and a "joke".

Others asked why organisers had allowed fans to arrive and the other acts to go ahead if they had been aware of Dappy's condition.

The group consists of Dappy - real name Costadinos Contostavlos - his cousin Tulisa Contostavlos and Fazer, real name Richard Rawson.

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