A woman has told of her nightmare experience at a recent Westlife concert, saying it was a "constant reminder" of her disability.
Simone Matthews is a big Westlife fan and was looking forward to last Friday's gig at the SSE Arena in Belfast.
She had bought one wheelchair ticket, one companion ticket and an extra ticket - but was moved to a different area from where her tickets were for.
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Speaking to Belfast Live, she said: "The tickets I received were for the ground floor, with entry by door 2,. We queued from 5.45pm until the doors opened at 6.30pm.
"When we were about to go in we got pulled to the side and ask if our tickets were for the ground floor and when I replied yes, I was then told that no wheelchairs were allowed on the ground floor."
The wheelchair user said she was cut off when she tried to explain that she was fine with being on the ground floor, and was told to go and get her tickets changed at the customer service desk.
"I was again told that under no circumstances were wheelchairs allowed on the floor even though the tickets clearly stated wheelchair and floor position.
"The concierge staff were unhelpful and dismissive of the situation. I kept trying to explain to them that personally I know my body I know my limits and I would manage on the ground floor and I was shut down every time."
It was eventually decided that she and her friends would watch the show from seats by door 3, which were to the side of the stage.
It meant they would only see the side of Westlife as they were performing, and their backs if they moved to the front of the stage.
She said: "As we were getting into the lift a staff member came and asked if we had been sorted, we said we've been told to go up to door 3.
"He commented that these weren't good seats and he would see what he could do. He returned a minute or so later and apologetically explained that seats at door 4 were the best he could do.
"He was very helpful and he went out of his way and couldn't apologise enough and said he had tried his best and was sorry."
Simone said her enjoyment of the gig was ruined by feeling that she had left her friends with a downgraded view.
"It felt like they were being punished, getting stuck in bad seats, because of my disability. We were some of the only ones in that area because the seats were so rubbish.
"I understand with computers and stuff sometimes there are glitches in the system, but at the end of the day if no wheelchairs are allowed on the ground floor, there shouldn't have been tickets for wheelchairs on the ground floor.
"I'm not saying it's the people at the SSE's fault specifically, obviously they didn't give me the tickets, so I'm not blaming them as such.
"I just don't understand how in this day and age how something like this could happen," she added.
A spokesperson for the SSE Arena told Belfast Live they had addressed the issue with Simone and were working on ways to ensure it did not happen again.
"We are aware of this situation and have been in contact with the customer directly to apologise for the standard of service they received,.
"To ensure the safety of wheelchair users, we do not permit wheelchairs on a standing floor, given the lateral movements and dynamics of the crowd.
"This is a standard procedure across the UK in venues of similar size and is in place to ensure the safety of our customers, which is paramount.
"We are currently working with Ticketmaster to investigate how these tickets were available for purchase to ensure that this does not happen again," they said.
Westlife are currently on their Wild Dreams Tour. They play the 3Arena in Dublin tonight and tomorrow, as well as the New Year's Eve Festival on North Wall Quay on December 31.
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