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"The first night of Whitney Houston&amp;#039;s UK tour has received a mixed response from fans and critics. Houston took to the stage at Birmingham&amp;#039;s LG Arena yesterday evening for her first British concert in 11 years. She had earlier postponed dates in Manchester and Glasgow due to illness. In a review of the gig published today, BBC entertainment reporter Colin Paterson claimed that the 46-year-old&amp;#039;s breathing &amp;quot;was an issue&amp;quot; throughout the show. Houston reportedly told the audience that a cold and the venue&amp;#039;s air conditioning were to blame for her struggles. Paterson continued: &amp;quot;Afterwards some fans told me they had got value for money - but not since I saw Bob Dylan in the late &amp;#039;90s have I been at a gig with so many angry punters.&amp;quot; A writer for Birmingham&amp;#039;s Sunday Mercury newspaper claimed that the gig &amp;quot;spiralled into shambolics&amp;quot; as Houston took frequent breaks, prompting members of the audience to boo. Additionally, The Sun wrote that &amp;quot;it was not the performance that fans had been hoping for&amp;quot;. Meanwhile, an audience member told BBC News: &amp;quot;She was good when she was good, but when she was not on form, she was awful.&amp;quot; Another said: &amp;quot;I really enjoyed it no matter what anyone else says. Taking into account that she had a sore throat, she gave 100%. I thought she was brilliant and I&amp;#039;d pay again to see her.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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