Britney Spears storms off stage after performers claim fans were ’smoking too much’

The singer was just three songs into the Vancouver date of her Circus tour when the stage went black and Britney vanished off the stage.

After keeping the audience waiting for 30 minutes without an explanation, an announcement over a loudspeaker finally told the crowd excessive smoke around the stage had caused the interruption.

Delay: Fans in the Vancouver arena grew angry over the concert’s delay

Further angering the crowd, the venue piped in organ intermission music normally used during hockey games.

After the smoke finally cleared, Britney returned to the stage in a silver dress to perform her debut hit single …Baby One More Time and carried on with the show.

As with all her previous shows on the Circus tour, which kicked off in New Orleans, Louisiana last month, Britney lip-synched her way through some of her biggest hits in a series of scantily-clad outfits.

Her spokesperson said: ‘We want to apologise to all the fans who attended our Vancouver show tonight for the brief pause in Britney’s set.

‘Crew members above the stage became ill due to a ventilation issue.’

After just over an hour on stage, Britney closed the show with a rendition of Womanizer surrounded by a curtain of sparkly pyrotechnics.

Taking a bow, Britney said: ‘Thank you Vancouver, you guys have a wonderful night. Drive safe, don’t smoke weed.’

Despite Britney’s comments about marijuana, her spokesperson denied reports the smoke from the illegal herb had caused the disruption, insisting it was tobacco fumes.

Repeating a bizarre phrase used from Britney’s concert in Edmonton on Monday, Britney urged the crowd to ‘rock out with your c**ks out. Peace motherf***ers’.

Britney is set to perform in Tacoma, Washington state today, before jetting down to California for more gigs this weekend.

The Circus tour runs for four months and covers the US, Canada and England, with plans to expand to the rest of Europe and Australia.

She will perform six gigs in London’s O2 arena from June 3 to 14

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