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A glum rock fan is considering legal action after claiming he was thrown out of a gig starring perennial Christmas chart-toppers Slade – because his dancing breached health and safety regulations.

And Daz Bishop says one staff member at the Birmingham Town Hall 70s spectacular, which also featured spandex-clad super-group Sweet, ordered, “stop dancing like a ****” before ejecting him from the venue.

The Slade fanatic and his mates trudged from Monday’s concert in ballroom bitz, he told The Sunday Mercury.

The construction company boss, from Penkridge, Staffordshire, forked out £61 for tickets to celebrate Christmas with pals.

But the nostalgic concert lost its glitter after Daz was given his marching orders just two songs into the Slade set.

The 52-year-old, a life-long fan of the Black Country band best known for seasonal smash Merry Xmas Everybody, said: “I’ve followed them all around the world and it’s the first time I’ve been kicked out of a concert for dancing. It’s not as if I was the only one.”

But last night bosses at the Birmingham venue refused Daz’s demand for a refund, claiming his crazed dance moves, with arms flailing wildly above his head, blocked the audience’s views, he ignored demands to sit down and became aggressive. What’s more, HE made the decision to leave.

The father-of-three denies the claims, but admits a friend shouted when a security officer placed a hand on his arm. “I wasn’t drunk – I’d had two pints.

"I wasn’t causing trouble, I wasn’t aggressive and there were loads of people dancing and taking pictures. Nothing was said to them.

“But I was the only one who got up and danced during Sweet’s set. They clocked me then.

“I’m furious and told them I’ll contact my MP and go legal.”

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Daz alleges he was first told to stop dancing while gyrating at the back of hall, then asked to leave when he moved to the stage and began taking photos.

He denies his actions caused a Noddy holdup. He said: “I asked to speak to a manager. Someone told me we couldn’t dance due to health and safety.

“I have never heard anything so stupid. We’ve been to loads of Sweet and Slade gigs and that’s what you do – dance. You go to these gigs to have fun, enjoy yourself...and dance.

“I’ve followed Slade for 40 years and have never been treated this badly.”

Top brass at the hall tell a different story, however. They stress Daz blocked customers views by “waving his arms” and, after a lengthy discussion, left the venue under his own steam.

A letter to the angry customer states: “In the course of this discussion I understand our security officer made contact in restraining you from re-entering the auditorium.

“I apologise if you took offence to this, but can assure you the officer is an SIA accredited door supervisor and has been trained to take specific action in certain circumstances.”

It adds: “It is the view of the duty manager you and a member of your party were both aggressive and abusive to both herself and other members of her team.”

And Town Hall and Symphony Hall chief exec Andrew Jowett said: “I am aware of the complaint and have complete confidence staff on the night dealt with this matter in the most appropriate way.

“We have a duty of care to ensure everyone who attends concerts at Town Hall and Symphony Hall enjoy themselves.

"It was felt on this occasion Mr Bishop’s presence at the front of the stage - blocking the view of other audience members – was inappropriate, thus leading to our request for him to move back to his seat.”