Boston woman fears she wil be scarred for life after she was hit by a flare at Liam Gallagher gig

Stacey Andrew was near the front of the stage when she was struck by the lit projectile, which ignited her clothing and burned her skin underneath.

She was rushed from the venue with severe burns to her chest and arms as well as damage to her hair.

The identity of the individual who threw the flare is not known, but they are thought to have been located further back in the crowd.

A number of other concertgoers have taken to social media to say there were lots of flares set alight in the crowd throughout the concert on Monday.

Stacey's brother Leon has appealed for help to catch those responsible, who he claimed "could have taken my sister away from me and my family".

In a Facebook post shared with Gallagher, Leon wrote: "Anyone who has information on the scumbag who decided to light a flare and throw it into the crowd and set my sister on fire I want his name or information on him because he needs to pay for what he has done."

Leon said he was at home when he got a call to say his sister, who's from Boston, Lincs, was in hospital.

"She will be scarred for the rest of her life," he said.

"All I’ve been trying to do is post everywhere I can on social media to find out who did it.

"Those flares shouldn’t of been in there."

He added: “I want justice for the pain they have caused my sister because she will now have scars for the rest of her life.”

The incident is reported to have taken place at the start of the concert while support act DMA were playing.

Former Oasis frontman Liam, currrently at the start of a UK tour, has now reached out to her on Twitter and condemned people for letting off flares.

He said: “I’m sorry to hear what happened to Stacey Andrew in Sheffield the other night.

“It’s not cool, people need to chill out with the flares.

“Can someone from her family get in contact with us.”

Ms Andrew said it was her first gig.

She and her partner Callum Mutton were near the front and the people with flares were just behind them.

In a statement, Fly DSA Arena spokesman Dominic Stokes: “The irresponsible behaviour of the concert goer who threw the flare along with any other people within their party who were aware of the possibility of their actions cannot be condoned and they should be held accountable for their actions."

He said Ms Andrew and Mr Mutton were both seen at the venue by an on-duty paramedic and advised to go to hospital.

The Arena said it had contacted them through social media to speak with them directly.

Arena staff offered a taxi but in the end Mr Mutton drove to hospital.

South Yorkshire Police is investigating the incident.