N-Dubz have upset fans for the short notice before pulling the plug on their Nottingham show (Picture: WireImage)
N-Dubz have been slammed by fans after cancelling their latest tour show last minute.
The I Need You hitmakers – consisting of Tulisa Contostavlos, Dappy and Fazer – were due to perform at the Motorpoint Arena on Tuesday evening as part of their sold out Back To The Future tour in the UK.
However, fans who had waited for hours were reportedly given just five minutes’ notice that the show would not be going ahead just before 9pm.
They had already watched support acts perform and were gearing up for the main event when a message announcing the cancellation appeared on the big screen on stage.
In a statement on Twitter, the band said: ‘We’re so sorry we had to cancel the show tonight.
‘We tried to do everything possible to make the show happen, but a doctor advised at the very last minute that Dappy was unable to perform and needed to rest tonight…
The group explained in a statement that Dappy had fallen ill and Tulisa said they ‘didn’t want to sell [them] short’ (Picture: @tulisa, Instagram)
‘The O2 Arena show tomorrow (November 23rd) and the rest of the tour will still be going ahead. We will make a further statement after Dappy has seen the doctor again tomorrow morning.’
They added: ‘We had to take this advice seriously and consider Dappy’s health so that the rest of the tour can happen, which has so far been amazing.
‘We’re deeply sorry to all the fans who travelled to see us tonight and promise to make it up to you with a new rescheduled date for the show.’
Former X Factor judge Tulisa followed up with her own statement in her Instagram stories, which read: ‘I promise you We [sic] did everything within our power to make tonight happen but we also didn’t want to sell you short & not give you the best show you deserve.
N-Dubz’s Back To The Future tour is their first in over 10 years (Picture: Getty Images)
Dappy told fans his ‘voice had gone’ hours before the show (Picture: Redferns)
‘Love you guys & so sorry once again. See you soon.’
Former Celebrity Big Brother star Dappy warned fans that he was feeling unwell in the hours before the show in a string of Instagram stories.
The rapper wrote: ‘This always happens. [Too] many back to back shows without no proper breaks, now I’m completely f****d. Voice basically gone, flu, chest infection etc etc.’
In another story, he said that his ‘voice was fully gone now’ and added: ‘Nottingham, I pray things change in the next hour with me.’
He then apologised once the show was axed, writing: ‘I’m so sorry Nottingham.’
Singer-songwriter Fazer shared a photo of himself looking downcast on-stage with disappointed and heartbroken emoji.
Fans are fuming over the abrupt cancellation and said N-Dubz should have given fans sufficient warning before pulling the plug.
One wrote: ‘I get that people get [ill] I do, but to leave us standing around for hours paying £8 a time for a drink is not on, I will come to the rescheduled date but anychance of getting a £12 refund for the hotdog I brought 5 minutes before it being cancelled [sic].’
Another disappointed fan revealed: ‘Cost me £190 to get up here f*****g rediculous I might not beable to get to the rescheduled show [sic].’
One other tweeted: ‘You come back after years to tour and act like this and treat fans like you have when you KNEW he was ill! He posted 5 hours before it even started and before gates opened and let us buy merch then cancel??? Makes no sense and it’s outrageous!’
Sharing their feelings about the situation, another fan wrote: ‘Should have cancelled when dappy put it on his insta save us all wasting our time travelling to the arena.’
Another said: ‘I get if artists are ill but when @TheDappy knew he wasn’t performing 3 hours before you announced it and 5 mins after you were due on stage is not on.’
Many others questioned the fact that the Nottingham show was cancelled but tonight’s gig at London’s O2 Arena will seemingly be going ahead.
N-Dubz’s tour marks their comeback to the stage after a decade-long hiatus.
The trio rose to fame in the late 2000s and earned their first number one in 2009 with their Tinchy Stryder collaboration Number 1, while their first two albums, Uncle B and Against All Odds have been certified platinum in the UK.
The group have won four Mobo awards, including best newcomer in 2007, best album and best act in 2009 and best song in 2010 and were nominated for the Brit award for best British single in 2010.
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The group was set to perform in Nottingham on their comeback UK tour.
