See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred SourceBy VICKY CARR and FRANCINE WOLFISZ, NEWS REPORTER Published: 18:34 BST, 11 June 2026 | Updated: 18:39 BST, 11 June 2026
Take That fans were left 'massively disappointed' after paying £150 to see the band – only to spend the whole night watching a giant blue balloon.Sisters Jennie and Hazel Summerbell went to a Take That gig together for the first time in 30 years, having last watched them as a five-piece shortly before Robbie Williams left in 1995.But this week's concert at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland left them feeling deflated after their view of the stage was completely blocked by a huge balloon.Jennie, 40, said: 'The Circus tour looked amazing from the pictures we had seen beforehand, so we were really looking forward to watching it and reliving our teenage years.'When we sat down, we thought 'this is amazing!'. We were right at the top of the stadium with just one row behind us, and directly opposite the stage, so we thought we were going to have a brilliant view.'When the gig finally got under way however, it became clear things were not going to go as they hoped.The band first appeared on a platform in the middle of the crowd, where they sang three songs which the sisters could see perfectly. But the trio then moved to the main stage for the rest of the concert – and the balloon blocked almost all of the action for the rest of the night. Sisters Jennie and Hazel Summerbell were only able to see a giant blue balloon throughout the entirety of the show at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland The sisters said they had been looking forward to 'reliving their teenage years' - but then the show began and they were left disappointed Could it be magic? Jennie and Hazel Summerbell had hoped to see Take That live on stage - but were thwarted by the huge stage prop. Pictured: The band performing in SouthamptonJennie took several photographs and videos of the show to prove how much their view was obstructed. She even captured the moment when the balloon was lowered directly between them and the stage before being secured by crew for the rest of the gig.The balloon was painted sky blue with white clouds and had smaller, multicoloured balloons attached. It formed part of the circus-themed staging, which also saw dancers, a tightrope walker and other performers join in with the show.There was a huge, moving ringmaster figure at the back of the stage, which was also completely obscured.Jennie added: 'There were screens at each side, but you don't go to a gig to watch it on a screen, especially when it's called 'The Circus' and it's all about the spectacle.'With the screens, [the camera operators] are making the decisions about what you see. Hazel and I run a dance school together so we wanted to watch the choreography, but we couldn't see any of it.'The sisters travelled from Thirsk, North Yorkshire, for the gig, organising babysitters and paying for travel and parking. Take That's Circus tour has themed staging, which also includes dancers, a tightrope walker, a huge moving ringmaster figure and other performers - but the sisters couldn't see any of itHazel, who booked the tickets last September through Ticketmaster, said: 'If they'd said "restricted view" I wouldn't have booked those tickets.'We kept hoping Take That were going to come back to the platform again, but as the show went on we realised they weren't. 'We were stuck listening to the music and imagining what was happening for the rest of the night!'She contacted Ticketmaster after the gig to complain and was told the company would look into it. Take That's representatives declined to comment on the situation. Daily Mail has also contacted Ticketmaster for comment.
