Little Mix cancel Belfast gig

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The girl band were due to play a matinee and evening show at the SSE arena on Thursday

The band Little Mix have been forced to cancel their Belfast gigs after Jesy Nelson became unwell.

The girl band were due to play a matinee and evening show at the SSE Arena on Thursday.

The cancellation announcement came just minutes after the doors opened for the afternoon performance.

Mother Geraldine McLaughlin had brought her 16-year-old stepdaughter Stacey to the concert for her birthday.

She said the 16-year-old’s birthday had been ruined by the news.

“We came down to Belfast and booked into the Ramada to make a day of it,” she said.

“Stacey was so excited about this, I don’t know what we’ll do for the rest of the day.

“We’re just going to go back to the hotel now to get away from this chaos.”

Thousands of young people were gathered at the SSE Arena at lunchtime on Thursday when the announcement was made via speakerphone.

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Ms McLaughlin said many of them were in tears.

“It’s not been handled very well,” she said. “There’s absolute bedlam down here now.

“Surely they could have informed us before we all landed at the place? This was minutes before the show was due to begin.”

A statement from gig promoter Aikens said: “We regret to announce that both Little Mix shows at the SSE Arena will not take place today due to Jesy being unwell and not able to perform.

“Please hold on to your tickets – we hope to be able to make a further announcement on possible rescheduling later today.”

Ms McLaughlin pointed out that if the concert is rescheduled for next week, children will be back at school.

“You can’t just take a day off school and time off work for a concert,” she said.

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Last October, One Direction called off a gig at the SSE at late notice after singer Liam Payne became ill

It is the second major cancellation to disappoint young music fans in the city in recent times.

Last October, One Direction called off a gig at the SSE at late notice after singer Liam Payne became ill.

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