Ticketing company Applause Store apologises for disappointment caused by 'unprecedented demand'.
Tealah Smith, 27, from Rotherham, also turned up at the venue with family, including her heavily pregnant cousin.
Ms Smith said "thousands" were queuing outside the arena when they arrived. They left when they realised they would not be allowed in, she said. "All of a sudden, at around 12:30pm, they announced that they only had capacity for 3,000 people but 12,000 e-tickets were allocated," said Ms Kimberley.Shortly after 13:00 BST staff announced that "no more people could go in", said Ms Kimberley.Ms Kimberley said she was "a superfan" of Gladiators as a child in the Nineties and was "really excited" to see the show.
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