Rod Stewart fans were left fuming after the singer 'stormed off stage' during a gig in Plymouth.
The music legend was playing at Home Park stadium on Saturday night to kickstart the start of his summer shows in the UK.
But the 78-year-old rocker’s set appeared to be cut short when the stage turned to darkness at 10.30pm.
Apparently it was down to a strict curfew at the venue, but shocked fans were quick to complain.
“After attending the Rod Stewart concert yesterday evening, he finished his second to last song – the finale being We Are Sailing – to be told it was 10.30pm and he couldn’t continue,” one fan told Plymouth Live.
“With this Rod stormed off the stage and the concert was left without light, only to be told the Lord Mayor had put a stop to it. Hundreds of fans like myself were left in shock.”
Another said: “It was a fabulous night, but what an abrupt end. A guy dressed in black came onto the stage and ordered Rod off because of a curfew.
"Rod, of course, immediately left and the lights came on. No goodbye to fans, no encore. Everyone was stunned at the rude and abrupt ending to what was an amazing concert.
"Who was the guy in black who asked Rod to leave the stage? Why did Rod end the concert so abruptly? We were at the front and poor Rod looked stunned.
"For an artist to have his performance cut short so rudely and abruptly at the finale is awful. We came out saying that he was amazing but we would never attend a concert at Home Park again because performers are dragged off stage because of a curfew.
"Another few minutes to finish and say goodbye is all it would have taken. He had not even reached the end of the song before he was asked to leave the stage. They should have started earlier if they had such a strict policy."
Others took to social media to vent their anger and called for the Lord Mayor to be held to account, as some are said to have blamed them for the abrupt end to the gig.
Writing on Facebook, one fan said: "At 10.29pm he [Rod] is called to the side of the stage, was told 'the mayor says you have gone over your curfew', to which Rod shouts, 'tell the mayor to f*** off!', and then boom, stage in darkness and that's that.
"Everyone was waiting for an encore but spotlights came on and cleaners start moving in. So no We Are Sailing which would have been the encore. For Plymouth that was a must, a Naval town that was home to The Ark Royal that is so poignant to anyone here with that connection."
Over on Twitter, Rod fans were equally upset and blasted the "totally rude and disrespectful" treatment given to the singer.
"What an utter t*** to have @PlymLordMayor and @plymouthcc to abruptly end @rodstewart concert at @homeparkstadium last night just because of a curfew is totally rude and disrespectful," one wrote as they added: "I sincerely hope Sir Rod takes this further and those responsible are dealt with accordingly!"
Another wrote: "This will make other big name bands think twice about coming to Plymouth. What an utter embarrassment."
Others pointed out they had been to gigs at the same Plymouth venue where the acts hadn’t been taken off stage early.
"Interesting as the Muse gig finished at 10.40pm at the same venue," a fan commented.
Not everyone was as sympathetic and blasted Da Ya Think I’m Sexy singer Rod for "poor time management".
"Rod Stewart would have known the curfew times and he would have known his set time," one fan said.
"He would have chosen the songs he was going to perform and how much time he would have needed between songs to chat to the crowd. Seems to me this is down to poor time management."
Neither Rod or the venue have publicly commented about why he was taken off stage early.
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