KYLIE Minogue left hundreds of fans disappointed when she walked off stage after performing just a handful of songs.

The pop princess, who was into the second night of a six date stay in Manchester, told the audience that she was ill and could not continue with the show.

Fan Liliana Ashton said people in the audience were stunned when the house lights went up. "People were just looking at each other and didn't know what to do. I am so disappointed. I waited ages to get the chance to see her. I've no idea whether they will arrange for replacement tickets or what will happen. I just hope that she is OK and there's no major problem."
Another fan, Chris Bird was there with his family. He said: "As far as I was concerned I was happy just to see her even if it was just for six songs. If anyone went home disappointed they should remember the fact that she has been unwell. While she was on stage she was brilliant. The mood from everyone around was of concern for Kylie."
At the start of the night, Kylie told the audience she had a cold. When she decided to cancel the show, Kylie apologised to the audience and said that it was the first time in her career that she felt she couldn't go on.
The show was due to end at 11pm but was stopped at about 9pm after Kylie had performed a song with her sister Dannii.
Flu
A spokesman for the tour Jon Bills later said: "Several members of the crew, the tour manager and Kylie have been suffering from flu é but she didn't want to let anyone down. She wanted to try to get through the show, but had to cut it short. She wanted to soldier on."
He said there was no connection to Minogue's recovery from treatment for breast cancer, which led to a year-and-a-half career hiatus before a comeback tour that began in Sydney, Australia, last November.
Minogue, 38, was diagnosed with breast cancer in May 2005. She underwent successful surgery in her hometown of Melbourne, Australia, that month, followed by five months of chemotherapy in Paris.
Mr Bills said the tour manager would make a decision on Sunday on whether to proceed with Monday's show and didn't yet know what will happen with the ticket situation.
An M.E.N Arena spokesman said: "We are working on the basis that the shows will go ahead as scheduled from Monday night. The audience were told to hold onto their tickets until further notice and the check the M.E.N Arena website for further details or contact their point of purchase. Normally if a show is cancelled or postponed people will have the choice of having their tickets refunded or attend a re-scheduled date although no decision has been made on this yet.
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