An Adele fan, Steven Faulds, was left with a broken eye socket and bruises after being beaten by bouncers in an alleged homophobic attack during his dream trip to Germany to see the superstar perform. Steven and his partner, Tony, had paid over £2,000 for the trip to see Adele in Munich but didn’t even get to see her perform one song. Steven was given tickets as a birthday gift from Tony and the pair had traveled to Munich for a five-day holiday before the concert. However, just minutes before Adele was set to perform, Steven was “jumped” by a group of stewards who claimed a woman had reported him for harassment, which Steven believes was due to him being gay and holding hands with Tony. The stewards violently assaulted Steven, leaving him with a broken eye socket and needing medical treatment in hospital for six hours. The event’s promoters denied any homophobic incident, but Munich police are investigating the physical confrontation involving security guards.
Adele fan rushed to hospital after horror attack by bouncers during ‘golddust’ Munich gig on £2,000 birthday trip
AN Adele fan was rushed to hospital with agonising injuries after bouncers smashed his face in during a dream trip to Germany to see the superstar perform.
Steven Faulds, 26, was left with a broken eye socket after being beaten black and blue in the alleged homophobic attack.
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Steven was left with horrific injuries including a broken eye socket and bruisesCredit: Supplied
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He and his partner, Tony, were enjoying a birthday trip to see superstar Adele at her Munich residencyCredit: Supplied
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The couple forked out more than £2000 to see Adele in Germany but didn’t get to see her perform one songCredit: Getty
Last night the customer services assistant, from Glasgow, said: “They kept hitting me — I was covered in bruises and cuts. We paid more than £2,000 for this trip and I didn’t even get to see Adele sing one song.”
Steven was given gold-dust tickets for the Someone Like You legend’s concert as a birthday gift from his partner Tony McCormick, 27.
The pair travelled to Munich for a five-day holiday before going to see his favourite artist.
They arrived early at the 80,000- capacity outdoor arena to soak up the atmosphere in the fan zone.
But Steven’s dream night turned into a nightmare after he was “jumped” by a group of stewards just minutes before the show began.
He told The Scottish Sun: “We’d been in the venue for around three hours. Adele was just about to step on stage, so I went to the loo.
“But as I left the cubicle, I was surrounded by four security guards.
“They told me that a woman had reported me for harassing her but we didn’t see any woman, or know who they were referring to.
“I am gay. Tony and I had been holding hands and I think that is why they targeted us.”
The pair claim event staff grabbed Steven’s arms and forced him to put his hands above his head.
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They directed them to a private area beyond the barriers and then violently assaulted Steven.
He said: “A bald man punched me in the face and I blacked out.
“I can’t remember what happened after that. He broke my eye socket. Later I needed a special eye doctor to help me with the bleeding.
“Tony tried to get them to let me go but they threw him to the floor.
“Staff in the first aid tent tried to stop them hurting us further. They then threw us out of the venue.”
Medics called an ambulance and Steven was treated in hospital for six hours after his ordeal last Friday.
Cops in Munich said yesterday they are probing a “physical confrontation” involving security guards.
The event’s promoters denied there had been a homophobic incident.
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