Live music

Liam Gallagher 'sorry to hear' about woman's flare burns

Singer Liam Gallagher has said sorry and called on audiences to "chill out" after a woman was badly burned when a lit flare hit her at one of his gigs.

Her injuries
Stacey Andrew

Stacey Andrew was injured during the former Oasis star's concert at Sheffield's FlyDSA Arena on Monday.

The 21-year-old from Boston, Lincolnshire, needed hospital treatment after suffering burns to her chest and arm and says she fears she has been "scarred for life".

Reacting to the news, Gallagher tweeted that he was "sorry to hear" what had happened.

He added it's "not cool" and people need to "chill out" with the flares.

Liam Gallagher's tweet
Twitter/LiamGallagher

Arena operators SIV have this morning offered free tickets to all shows at the venue for a year for anyone providing information that leads to the identification of the person who threw the flare.