Disabled Harry Styles fan left in tears as she is seated with no view

Disabled Harry Styles fan left in tears as she is seated in an area with no view of the stage or screens at his Queensland concert

A disabled Harry Styles fan was left devastated after she was seated in an area with no view of the stage at his Queensland concert on Tuesday night.

The woman, named Dominique, shared a post to Facebook explaining she had been excited to attend the concert but was ‘gutted’ when she was seated in an area where she was ‘unable to see the screens, as well as the stage.’

‘If I’m completely honest I have cried more in the last few days than I have in the last year. I was heading into Harry Styles Love On Tour concert at Heritage Bank Stadium with immense trepidation and intense anxiety,’ she explained.

Dominique said she had asked for the closest tickets to the stage and was told the ‘A’ reserve seating was the closet with wheelchair accessibility.

‘I was grateful to be going to the concert at all so accepted the fact that I wouldn’t be as close as I had been wishing for,’ she continued.

Disabled Harry Styles fan Dominique was left in tears after she was seated in an area with no view of the stage or screens at his Queensland concert

Dominique said she had asked for the closest tickets to the stage and was told the ‘A’ reserve seating was the closet with wheelchair accessibility. Pictured Harry Styles

She went on to explain: ‘Once we arrived at Heritage Bank Stadium and were through security we went straight to our seats. Initially I thought that I would be able to see the screens, but as the stadium began to fill with thousands of fans and the minute that Harry appeared on stage all of my worst fears were confirmed within 2 seconds.’

‘I could not see a single thing. The moment everyone stood up in front of me my view was completely obscured. I was unable to see either sides of the screens, as well as the stage, this remained for the entirety of the concert.’

‘My support worker approached security and the seating manager and asked if we could be moved but was told that we would encounter the same issue no matter where we moved to, I wouldn’t be able to see anything. I was gutted. Devastated and utterly destroyed beyond my comprehension.’

She shared a post to Facebook explaining she had been excited to attend the concert but was ‘gutted’ when she was seated in an area where she was ‘unable to see the screens, as well as the stage’

Dominique said all disabled people should have the ‘right access to public venues including concerts’.

‘The level of discrimination shown by Heritage Bank Stadium was extremely palpable that night and simply not good enough. We are in 2023 and ‘inclusion’ is still not ‘inclusive’ enough unfortunately,’ she continued.

‘Being unable to simply see the very thing you pay for only due to the fact that you are disabled and in a wheelchair is inexcusable and unacceptable.’

‘Most other people that were present at the concert that night, had easy access and visibility to all screens except those that were in wheelchairs. That is simply unfair. We pay the same price as every other person and have the same right to enjoy the concert.’

Dominique shared a photo of her limited view of the stage and screens from her location

‘Most other people that were present at the concert that night, had easy access and visibility to all screens except those that were in wheelchairs. That is simply unfair. We pay the same price as every other person and have the same right to enjoy the concert,’ she wrote

It comes after Heartbreak High star Chloé Hayden launched a scathing tirade against Marvel Stadium in Melbourne last week after claiming she was denied access to its sensory room.

The actress, 25, who lives with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), requested access to the room on Friday while attending a Harry Styles concert and said she was rejected by security.

The sensory room contains noise-cancelling headphones, weighted blankets, and fidget tools so autistic people or those suffering from severe sensory issues have a safe space to go to.

‘Hey @marvelstadium reminder you cannot preach inclusivity and then not let me into the sensory room because you decided I don’t look autistic enough,’ she began.

‘How g***amn disappointing the same venue has proven flying its woke flag and ticking the disability box is where its values begin and end,’ she added. 

It comes after Heartbreak High star Chloé Hayden launched a scathing tirade against Marvel Stadium in Melbourne last week after claiming she was denied access to its sensory room 

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