Bieber Apologizes to Angry Fans for Late UK Show

Canadian pop star Justin Bieber apologizes via Twitter after being booed by an angry London audience for turning up on stage nearly two hours late, leaving thousands of young fans waiting.

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3 months ago

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Entertainment

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Celebrity, Music

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Justin Bieber

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London, United Kingdom

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ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION) STORY: Canadian singer Justin Bieber apologised via Twitter on Tuesday (March 5) after fans booed him for turning up nearly two hours late to a London concert, blaming technical issues for his late performance. The 19-year-old teen idol had been scheduled to take the stage at London's O2 Arena at 8.30 p.m. but said in a Twitter message that the time was pushed back to 9.35 p.m. due to "some technical issues". "I am totally and utterly disgusted, we were all fans and now we hate him. (Another man shouts: utter disgrace!) It is," said one unidentified male concert-goer. "The little girl in front of us fell asleep and her daddy was just 'sweetheart I will take you home now'. It's upsetting to watch someone that young to come to their hero's concert and him not even to come out. She didn't even see him perform," said 16-year-old concert-goer Emilia McHugh "There were people leaving because they had trains to catch. They left before he even came on so it's rude," said another concert-goer. Many fans, and the venue itself, appeared not to have got the message after complaints poured in that Bieber was nearly two hours late when he finally appeared at around 10.20 p.m..