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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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George Lythgoe

'We were standing there in disbelief' - Family's nightmare after paying almost £300 for VIP Ne-Yo tickets

A concert-goer expecting a VIP experience says she instead got a view blocked by stage equipment, a spot surrounded by 'hot sweaty people' and a fight.

Sarah Taylor said her trip to watch Ne-Yo in Manchester has left her not wanting to come back to the venue for an event after she forked out almost £300 for VIP tickets at the Bowlers Exhibition Centre last Wednesday for a gig she had spent months looking forward to. The 30-year-old had bought the tickets for herself, mum Jane Mincher, 59, and sister Emma Taylor, 32, as a late birthday present for her mum which did not live up to expectation.

The trio travelled from the Prestatyn area of Wales to the Trafford Park venue where they were promised queue jump, a private bar and a clear view from the front - none of which they say happenend.

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