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Snoop Lion, seen here at the MTV Movie Awards, angered fans Tuesday night, when he showed up two hours late to a show at the Roseland Theater.

(The Associated Press)

UPDATE: Representatives from the company that brought Snoop Lion to Portland say they are working to contact him and negotiate a refund.

Audience members who bought tickets to see

perform Tuesday in Portland left disappointed after the rapper showed up two hours late to a performance scheduled for 10 p.m.

According to audience accounts, the rapper formerly known as Snoop Dogg finally arrived at around midnight, after many disgruntled audience members had already gone home.

After an opening set from

audience members grew increasingly disgruntled as the wait for Snoop stretched on.

They began booing and throwing beers at the stage, and by the time Snoop showed up around midnight to perform a truncated 30-minute set, many had already gone home, including the DJ.

The Roseland made an exception to its midnight curfew so Snoop could perform.

Mike Thrasher, owner of

, the booking company that brought Snoop Lion to the Roseland, said his team has been unsuccessful in trying to contact Snoop Lion’s management for answers about why he was so late, and whether a refund is possible.

"We had planned to have him in the building by 9:30 and going onstage at 10:05," Thrasher said. "Obviously, I'm disappointed."

Thrasher said TicketsWest, the vendor fans used to buy tickets, would contact ticket holders when more is known. Any refund would come through TicketsWest.

A man who answered the phone at the Roseland Theater Wednesday morning said TicketsWest representatives are working out the details of providing refunds to ticket holders who left before Snoop Lion arrived.

Thrasher said his company has booked Snoop many times in the past, and he has shown up late once, during a 2003 performance at Keller Auditorium.

"We try to provide a quality experience for our patrons," Thrasher said. "We do between 400 and 500 concerts a year, and it’s very rare that something of this nature happens."

Concertgoers took to social media to express their frustration. A woman who called herself

, "Really disappointed after last nights show. $45 to stand and listen to Pandora? Unreal. I hope a lesson was learned and you guys don't book Snoop Dogg again."

Cauch went on to say Snoop played for 30 minutes, then stopped mid-song and left the stage, while audience members were "kicked out."

A fellow commenter, Derek Jensen, said this isn't the first time Snoop has kept fans waiting.

"He has done this the last two times he came to Portland, at Arlene schnitz a couple years ago he came on 4 hours late and preformed for 45 mins...most of which was his crew and not him..." Jensen wrote.

Photographer Torry Pendergrass posted these

set on the website soundspike.com.

Were you at the concert? What was your experience? Leave a comment below.

--Kelly House