A five-year-old Little Mix fan was left in tears after being unable to see anything at the pop group’s concert due to fans standing in front of her.

Macey Mae Stretton left the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle distraught because she was unable to see the band over the crowds, despite her mother Samantha buying £35 tickets near the front.

And she was not the only one disappointed, with other fans taking to the venue’s Facebook page to complain that stewards were ‘making little girls cry’ by not allowing them to stand on their seats.

View: Macey Mae Stretton, five, could not see Little Mix over the crowds at Newcastle's Metro Radio Arena

Ticket: Mother Samantha Stretton, pictured with Macey Mae, said four rows of fans in front were standing up

Concert: Little Mix singers Jade Thirlwall, Perrie Edwards, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jesy Nelson had been playing the final of their three Newcastle gigs on Saturday. They are pictured at the Brit Awards in February

Mrs Stretton, from Whitley Bay, who had also attended the gig with her nine-year-old niece, said the four rows of fans in front of them were standing up, blocking the children from seeing the stage.

The 31-year-old mother added when she asked security staff to ask people in front to sit down, they told her they could not do this because ‘they’ve paid for their seats and can stand if they want.’

Mrs Stretton, who claimed her son had been allowed to stand on his seat during an Olly Murs show at the same arena last year, added: ‘If I’d known I’d never have booked the tickets.’

She said she realises people will want to stand and dance at concerts, but thinks security could be lenient to children perching on their seats - especially for a gig where there are many young fans.

Little Mix singers Jade Thirlwall, Perrie Edwards, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jesy Nelson had been playing the final of their three Newcastle gigs on Saturday night as part of their Get Weird Tour.

Disappointment: Mrs Stretton said when she asked security staff to ask people in front to sit down, they told her they could not do this because ‘they’ve paid for their seats and can stand if they want'

Location: Macey Mae was not the only one disappointed, with other fans complaining that stewards at the venue (above) were ‘making little girls cry’ by not allowing them to stand on their seats

Complaints: One father who had attended Saturday's gig said the staff should be 'ashamed' by what happened

Other fans shared their experiences on Facebook. Michelle Mordue said she was initially told her boy could stand on his seat, but throughout the performance she was told to take him off the seat.

And Jeanette Kelly wrote: ‘Paid for seating area and everyone stood up for two hours, felt sorry for the little ones as they could not see much. Apart from that the show was great.’

Sad: Macey Mae was left heartbroken by the concert

Writing on Little Mix’s Facebook page, Sarah Wilkinson wrote: ‘So excited to see the show tonight but unfortunately my eight-year-old little girl asked to leave before the first song had ended, was so upset we couldn’t see the stage or even the TVs. The layout was terrible and everyone in front was stood up and on the chairs. It was heartbreaking.’

Mandy Wake wrote: ‘We also had the same problem my eight-year-old daughter was in tears and we were in the floor Blocks B, near the front.

‘When everyone stood up she could not see a thing, she stepped into the aisle and a security guard moved her back to her seat yet a 6ft 4inch woman in front was not moved.’

Laura Younger posted: ‘We heard a lot of problems. Luckily we were at the front but when we were leaving I heard a lot of complaints been made.

‘There was a teenager standing on the chair next to us. She didn’t need to be as she was tall and at the front.’

Meanwhile Lesley Heaney wrote: ‘My daughter and granddaughter had to leave after an hour as there was no way my granddaughter could see anything.

‘My eight-year-old granddaughter was devastated she had spent all week making a poster and has been terribly let down that she couldn’t see one of her favourite bands.’

A Metro Radio Arena spokesman told MailOnline today: 'We don't allow people to stand on seats because it can be dangerous. We would never encourage people to stand on seats.'

She added that it was the same policy for any concert at the 10,000-capacity venue, and all stewards had been briefed to stop both adults and children standing on seats.