FURIOUS music fans are demanding a refund after claiming rapper Dappy appeared on stage for just “11 minutes” after a four-hour wait to see the star.

The owners of Cinderford’s Oaklands sports bar have accused the star of under-performing, and say they were “shocked and disappointed” at his abrupt exit.

But Dappy has hit back, blaming Oaklands for selling tickets to a full concert when he claims he was only contracted to make a brief public appearance.

Angry fans have also posted that his early exit sparked heated exchanges when demands for refunds were rebuffed.

Around 400 people attended the venue on Friday night to see Dappy, paying up to £15, but were left waiting until 12.15am for the rapper to appear on stage.

Fans claimed he then sang just three songs before dropping his microphone on the ground after 11 minutes and leaving the stage. Oaklands have claimed it was 18 minutes, which the club still claims was well below what he was supposed to do.

Denying that the event had been promoted “incorrectly” and thanking all those who attended, a spokesperson said: “Before we were able to advertise the event to everyone, the artwork for the event had to be approved by Dappy’s management team. They had received the posters we were going to use in our promotions and raised no concerns other than the image quality (which was changed). 

“Dappy had been booked as an act and was due to be on stage longer and earlier than he was. We were shocked and disappointed at how Dappy left the stage as it was very unexpected to us as well as his fans.”

But none of the publicity seems to have dented Dappy’s appeal, with many venues for his upcoming UK tour selling out over the weekend.

And the former N-Dubz singer hit back in a long post on social media

after Friday’s appearance, telling fans: “Please do not believe these false reports about the show last night. The promoter/venue had contractually booked me for a club PA show which is exactly what I delivered (six songs and not three).

“The contracted stage time was 11.30pm and not 8.30pm. My team and I had no idea you were told any differently.

“We arrived at the agreed time and only got delayed by 15 minutes as the venue had not set up the stage, so we had to wait backstage until it was sorted.

“After my performance I even stayed behind for 30/40 minutes outside the back of the venue and took pictures with many of you that were showing me love.”

But disappointed fan Lauren Rowles posted: “There’s a lot of angry people,” while Chloe Mae Wilce added that Oaklands had blamed the singer and had hung up on her when she asked for a refund.

“Absolutely fuming. Complete joke. No money back... I want a refund. No excuses... Have been hugely ripped off,” she said.

Fellow fan Sam Jones posted: “The fact he kept his fans waiting four hours – sang on stage for all of 11 mins – dropped the mic and walked off. Your fans deserved a ‘thank you and goodnight,’ not for you to walk off stage like you had an attitude problem.”

One woman who bought a ticket for her daughter to see Dappy as part of her Christmas present wrote: “Sung all of three songs (which he didn’t really sing, got a kid up on stage to sing one) and then... caused a riot for the club owner.”

But the boy’s mother Keighley Hopkins was delighted, telling Dappy: “My boy on stage with you, he was so excited, thank you for giving him the opportunity.”

The club spokesman said other acts on the night – Outrage, Limitz, Dirty Dev, Jesta and YCDC had been “fantastic”.

The club had hosted “other brilliant events”, he added, including an exhibition with Jimmy White, Reggie and Bollie from the X Factor and DnB night with Nicky Blackmarket, and would continue to bring “exciting events to the Forest of Dean” with East 17 appearing a week on Friday (December 29).