Gig-goer from Airdrie among 'dozens' of fans targeted by mobile phone thieves at Hydro concert

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A concert-goer from Airdrie was one of dozens of people who had their phones stolen after being pickpocketed at the OVO Hydro last weekend.Adrian Baker, 27, who lives in Clarkston had his Google device worth over £800 taken from his pocket during the first song of the performance by the Canadian pop-punk band Sum 41.He immediately noticed it had been nicked and made his way to the security desk in the concourse to inform staff.However, engineer Adrian claims they were most unhelpful and unwilling to allow him to use a phone to inform his wife of what had happened so she could block his card and bank accounts and other apps that the thieves may have access to.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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Then I asked to use one of their mobiles but they said company policy was not to let their personal phones be used by the public.