FANS of a Status Quo tribute band were left reeling after a concert was cancelled because a band member couldn't find the venue!

Instead of Rockin' All Over The World, the man, believed to be the singer, couldn't even rock at Oswaldtwistle Civic Hall after failing to find the place.

About 50 disappointed fans of John Couglan's Quo, formed by the original Quo drummer, were given their £6 ticket money back after being told the band could not go on without the missing member.

One concert-goer, Brian Wood, of Blackburn, said: "It was a shame because we could hear the band tuning up but they wouldn't let us in the hall.

"We were just told one of the members hadn't been able to find the place and was not going to make it. We don't know where he ended up but it certainly wasn't Oswaldtwistle.

"There was no argument about getting our cash back but it was just a shame they couldn't play."

Nobody at the civic hall was available for comment today.

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