SHOCKING footage shows the moment Simply Red lead singer Mick Hucknall stopped a show to berate an audience member.
It came while the band played at OVO Arena Wembley for their 40th anniversary tour.
Mick can be heard saying "shut it' whilst pointing at a person in the crowd.
The singer, 65, then shouts: "Sock in it! I'm sick of hearing it!"
He then addresses the rest of the audience to apologise for the outburst.
Mick continues: "I'm sorry about that but you know, I can't concentrate – he's yelling so loud.
"You've come to hear me sing, not him, with the greatest respect."
The fan who recorded the moment revealed: "Mick was talking about the next song that he was going to sing, the guy in the crowd was shouting along the lines of that song.
"This distracted Mick and he was struggling to concentrate on what he wanted to share about the story and therefore became upset very quickly.
"I think it was just a very excited member of the public who was happy to see him live.
"They were in the front row so had clearly paid a lot of money to see him.
"I'm sure this really ruined that person's night.
"Imagine paying all that money to see him, to get embarrassed by him in the crowd for being excited.
"I think Mick was great on his show but should have some patience with the people who pay to support him.
"[He] could have handled that situation better and made more of a respectful joke out of the situation."
Simply Red originally performed together from 1985 to 2010, but reformed in 2015, although Mick is the last remaining member from the original line-up.
Earlier this year, The Sun revealed how Simply Red's concert film had been given trigger warnings.
Viewers were cautioned they would hear lyrics about "making love and sexual attraction".
Other trigger warnings on the film included ones for boozing and mild bad language.
Holding Back the Years — 40 Years of Simply Red, Live in Santiago features hits from a Chile gig in March including Something Got Me Started, If You Don't Know Me By Now and It's Only Love Doing Its Thing.
Despite being rated U and suitable for all ages, The British Board of Film Classification warned: "Song lyrics occasionally make brief, undetailed verbal references to 'making love' and to sexual attraction.
"People are briefly shown drinking alcohol."
It also warned of "infrequent very mild bad language", including the word "damn".
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