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Kaitlin Easton & Amy Duffy

Calvin Harris fans stampede into Glasgow gig standing area in viral video

A social media video of fans jumping the barriers at a Calvin Harris concert in Glasgow to get in to the standing area has gone viral.

The gig took place on Saturday evening at Hampden Park and the video shows a number of people boldly making their way over the barriers which separate the standing and seating areas.

One man can be seen being physically restrained by a security guard before being moved back to his previous seat. He was later taken away by police as fellow gig-goers looked on.

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The Daily Record reports that the reckless behaviour has been condemned on social media, with people unhappy at some fans' disregard for the safety of others.

One said: "This is exactly why things like this get cancelled and ruined because people can’t behave themselves. Men and women trying to do a job and getting assaulted and pushed around. Terrible tbh."

Another added: "Absolutely ridiculous. Whoever jumped the fence should be ashamed of themselves.

"I hope they do realise that they’ve had the seating area included in the tickets for a reason. That overcrowding in standing areas can lead to disaster. They were lucky that nothing bad happened. Should all be caught and banned from gigs."

And a third said: "It's hard watching people finding this hilarious knowing my colleagues were in the thick of it trying to safely do their jobs while the public we try our hardest to protect go out their way to make it dangerous.

"I'm honestly absolutely livid . People don't seem to realise this kind of behaviour results in serious injury and sometimes death. Disgusting is the only word for it."

DF Concerts have been contacted for comment.

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