S Club concert at M&S Bank Arena evacuated mid-set as investigation launched
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA full investigation will be launched after S Club 7's gig at Liverpool's M&S Arena was evacuated mid-set. Children were reportedly left "crying and shaken up" after the arena was plunged into darkness after a "minor incident" last night (Monday October 30).
People at the arena claimed they were told there was a fire which triggered an evacuation. The 11,000-capacity arena was evacuated before the audience was let back in some 15 minutes later and the concert resumed.
Shortly after the lights were turned off and the music stopped, a fire alarm started and people were told to leave the arena. READ MORE: Fatboy Slim announces huge outdoor summer show at Manchester's Castlefield Bowl READ MORE: Young Fathers deliver important message during breathless Manchester Academy performance Liverpool ECHO reporter Lottie Gibbons, who was at the concert said: "Literally got plunged into darkness on stage during the 15th song out of 18.
The fire alarms started going off and we’re all waiting outside the arena." Another audience member, who wished to remain anonymous, told the ECHO: "'We were allowed back in and when we got to our seats we sat down waiting for the show to start again.
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