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Neil Shaw

Incident saw 'unacceptable' crowding at UK Eurovision venue

Fans felt 'unsafe' after crowd congestion at an event at the venue where this year's Eurovision Song Contest is to be held in Liverpool. Some fans at a Jamie Webster gig at the M&S Bank Arena complained one area felt unsafe, reports the BBC.

An investigation by the arena said crowds built up when a new bar payment system crashed and long queues for two bars met toilet queues and people coming in through the main entrance.

The venue called it an isolated incident. The arena, which normally holds 11,000 people will have a reduced capacity for Eurovision with about 6,000 fans expected.

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