Saturday, 25 June 2016

Shocked Rihanna fans take to Twitter to question star's half-full Wembley Stadium concert

'Embarrassingly empty... I didn't expect this!' Shocked Rihanna fans take to Twitter to question star's half-full Wembley Stadium concert

PUBLISHED: 02:16, 25 June 2016 | UPDATED: 17:14, 25 June 2016

She sparked concern on Tuesday after breaking down on stage during a live performance.

And on Friday fans took to Twitter to express their shock yet again, this time at the empty arena on the London leg of Rihanna's Anti World Tour.

The international star's concert at Wembley Stadium failed to draw in her usual crowds, and the array of empty seats in the audience stadium didn't go unnoticed.

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Why so empty? On Friday fans took to Twitter to express their shock at the empty stadium on the London leg of Rihanna's European Anti World tour

Shock: The Stadium, which had a capacity of 90,000, was half empty as Rihanna took to the stage on Friday evening according to fan photos on Twitter

Fans quickly took to Twitter to express their surprise and disappointment at the poor turn out at the stadium, which usually has a capacity of 90,000.

Although a section of seating behind the stage had been put on sale, thousands of tickets for the gig had clearly gone unsold.

Tickets for the gig at the West London venue were going for between £75 and £130 each, with many still on sale in the hours leading up to the gig.

'Wow I saw a couple of videos and it's true Rihanna's Wembley concert was half empty I wasn't expecting this', Twitter user Gaga's Purpose wrote.

Where are the navy? The international star's concert at Wembley failed to draw in her usual crowds, and the array of empty seats in the audience stadium didn't go unnoticed

'Stadium looked empty': Shocked fans took to Twitter to express their surprise

'Looking on Snapchat, Rihanna's got pure empty seats at this concert,' fan Malle added.

And Kellie tweeted: 'The Rihanna concert looked so empty. Embarrassingly empty'.

And a source told The Mirror Rihanna's performance at Friday's London concert left some fans disappointed.

'She rushed through the songs and everything was double the tempo. There were 10 minute dance breaks where she went off stage and nobody knew what is going on.

'People weren't too happy with the performance and there were a lot of empty seats,' they revealed.

'I feel so bad': Fans shared their sympathy with the star, who broke down on stage earlier in the week

Losing her magic? 'Looking on Snapchat, Rihanna's got pure empty seats at this concert,' fan Malle tweeted

Rihanna sparked concern among her fans after she broke down in tears during an emotional performance in Ireland on Tuesday night.

The Umbrella hitmaker's concert in Dublin got off to a rocky start as she turned up 30 minutes late for her concert at the city's Aviva Stadium.

But that wasn't the evening's most shocking element - the 28-year-old singer stunned fans as she began crying during a rendition of her hit track 'Love the Way you Lie'.

Welling up: Rihanna has sparked concern among her fans after she broke down in tears during an emotional performance in Ireland on Tuesday night

Struggling: The 28-year-old star lost her composure briefly as she sang a rendition of Love The Way You Lie

As she launched into the Eminem collaboration, Rihanna quickly became emotional, turning away from the camera as she lifted up her hands to signal for taking a moment out.

Her fans screamed words of support and the songstress continued into the song as she was encouraged by the crowd.

Shaking her head and wiping her eyes, Rihanna launched unsteadily back into the track, however tears quickly started streaming down her face.

And the show of emotion didn't go unnoticed among her loyal fans.

Bringing back memories? Rihanna wiped tears from her eyes as she sang

Becoming emotional: As she launched into the Eminem collaboration, Rihanna quickly became emotional, turning away from the camera as she lifted up her hands to signal for a moment

Breaking down: Her fans screamed words of support, and the songstress continued into the song encouraged by the crowd

Her loyal fanbase rusehed to social media to question why the Barbadian beauty was so upset.

'I love Rihanna so much I hope she's okay I hope she's eating right i hope she's not crying anymore my lil soft petal', one concerned fan tweeted.

'@Rihanna was crying during LTWYL? aww poor baby. I think that she might have been overwhelmed of just sad,' follower Desperado Robs added.

Another fan Titi tweeted: 'Rihanna was crying, something must've happened before the show'.

But others suggested the songstress may have been crying tears of happiness due the support she had received from the Irish crowd.

'I hope she's okay' Rihanna kept anxious fans waiting in Ireland, as she arrived at her Dublin set half an hour late on Tuesday evening

'Why was she crying': The 28-year-old singer sparked further alarm when she broke down during an emotional rendition of 'Love the Way you Lie'

Showing support: Her emotional appearance didn't go unnoticed among her loyal fans

Tears of happiness? Her Rihanna navy quickly took to Twitter to question why the Barbadian beauty was crying

'I hope @rihanna was crying tears of joy', Kal Ninaj tweeted, while another follower wrote: 'She was crying tears of happiness'.

And some called for the star to let her fans know she was okay, with fan Chey tweeting: 'Can you come online and explain why you were crying @Rihanna so I can love life again'.

After continuing with her hits-packed set, the star echoed her online fans' sentiments, telling the crowd: 'I only have ever in my life heard an audience of people scream so loud that they sound like one voice and that only happens in Ireland, in Dublin. Thank you so much.'

Rihanna has been relatively private about her personal life recently, focusing many of her social media posts on her latest music and fashion ventures.

However the Umbrella hitmaker appeared in good spirits on the weekend, as she was pictured enjoying the sights of Amsterdam with her model pal Cara Delevingne, who was there to support her at Monday's Holland concert.

Private: Despite her sad performance, the Umbrella hitmaker appeared in good spirits on the weekend, and was pictured enjoying the sights of Amsterdam with her model pal Cara Delevingne