Louis Tomlinson fans were caught in a terrifying stampede ahead of his concert in Brisbane, Australia.
The former One Direction star, 30, was set to perform on the city's outdoor venue, Riverstage, on Tuesday evening. Scores of ticket holders had lined up overnight hoping to secure a coveted front row position.
They were turned away by the venue with camping prohibited, but promised early arrivers would be granted numbered wristbands from 9.30am on Tuesday morning to keep their position in the queue, the Brisbane Times reports.
The following day, more than 2,000 fans arrived with the hope of securing one of the 500 blue wristbands on offer, resulting in fights breaking out.
Emotions reached boiling point when it was revealed that some people who had turned up on Monday had already given gold wristbands, which led to a stampede.
"We were getting thrown against the trees. A mum lost her two daughters, they were like 10 and nine years old," Madison Francis, 15, told the Australian publication.
She added: ''It was very dangerous, there were a couple of injuries. One girl next to me had a panic attack and full on collapsed and had to be carried out."
She noted that there was "quite a lot of heartbreak and tears" over the situation.
Another fan, Elizabeth Hale, described it as "just chaos, it was a free-for-all".
Ms Hale added: "Everyone was jumping over the gates, so it was very hectic."
A Brisbane City Council spokesperson said that in future, such events will be better managed, telling the Brisbane Times: "Due to severe weather warnings, council officers acted in the interests of young fans who had queued early, despite the rules against this.
"The event promoter later opted to honour the wristbands handed out by officers," the spokesperson continued.
"Council will be having discussions with all promoters to ensure their events are safely managed."
The Standard has contacted a representative for Louis Tomlinson for comment.
It's not the first time that chaos has ensued at one of the Bigger Than Me hitmaker's gigs.
Last June, 90 people were injured after golf ball-sized hailstones rained down on screaming fans at one of Tomlinson's shows in the United States.
Concert-goers described it as "the scariest night of their lives,", as they were forced to flee from the Colorado venue, with some left with broken bones and cuts.
