One Direction fan "devastated" after being told she couldn't dance at gig

A One Direction fan and her mother have spoken out after being told they couldn't dance at one of the band's recent shows.

Tracey Clarke bought two tickets for the group's Manchester gig on June 1 for her daughter Kelsey's birthday.

However, they were situated on the upper level three of the Etihad Stadium - and they were later threatened with ejection for dancing because of health and safety risks.

Mum Tracey said: "It was ridiculous. We were just bobbing up and down in our seats, but the security guards said we were putting our and other people's lives at risk. Even when we sat down and were moving our arms around they came over and said we were still dancing and threatened to kick us out.

"They warned everyone on our row that they were not allowed to dance. Lots of fans were in tears. It's a total farce. The stewards were just watching us the whole time and though the lads were great, it spoiled the show a bit. It was such a shame because we'd all been looking forward to the concert."

Kelsey added: "It was a long wait for the concert, and I was really looking forward to dancing along to all my favourite songs by my favourite band. I was devastated when I wasn't allowed to dance. It just didn't seem very fair to me - all the people in the rows behind and elsewhere in the stadium were allowed to dance, but we weren't. I just didn't enjoy the whole show as much as I should have."

A spokesperson for the Etihad Stadium said that level three was "netted off for safety reasons at the front row, as we were concerned that due to the excitement, mainly young girls were jumping up and down too close to the perimeter wall".

Watch One Direction perform in Manchester below: