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A woman who claimed she was ejected from a Coldplay gig in Manchester after she stood up and danced during the song which played at her mother-in-law's funeral has called the behaviour of security staff 'disgusting'.
Andrea Nelson was in a seated area of the Etihad Stadium and got up to dance to the band's hit Yellowbut was soon escorted out barely halfway through the set on Saturday evening.
She was not aware that tickets for her section of the stadium stipulate that standing during the concert is not allowed and tried to reason with security when they asked her to sit down.
But Ms Nelson, who paid nearly £150 for her ticket, and her partner Anthony were removed from the venue after she asked if she could move somewhere else where she could stand up.
She said she was 'targeted' by security staff at the stadium who were 'rude' and 'would not listen' when she tried to explain the situation to them.
Andrea Nelson (right) and her friend Tracy at the Coldplay gig at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester before she was removed by security staff for standing up
Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin during Saturday's performance
Andrea, from Moston, north Manchester, said: 'I stood up to dance, but so were other people. Because we were near the steps, security were next to us.
'They asked me to sit down, so I asked if we could be moved somewhere else, bearing in mind this was my mother-in-law's funeral song. I told them this.
'They said I might fall over the barrier, which basically came up to my chest. I'm five foot. Next thing, about 10 security came and escorted me out.'
Footage of Andrea dancing at the concert, moments before she was removed, has been posted to TikTok and has received tens of thousands of views.
Andrea continued: 'About 10 men [arrived]. They said basically you need to leave. I told them I hadn't done anything wrong, I'd not been abusive, I said this is my mother-in-law's song, and this is why I got up.
'I didn't realise
