A crowd of almost 500 people were left disappointed when a weekend concert featuring Reggae great Dennis Brown never took place.

Following a four hour wait for the superstar's concert -- which had already been delayed for two weeks -- the would-be spectators left St. David's Cricket Club without seeing the show.

The concert, which was also to feature overseas culture-reggae artists Morgan Heritage, John Holt, and Anthony Watson, was plagued by delays from the start.

It was originally due to take place on May 25 but was rescheduled for June 7 because Dennis Brown became ill.

The June 7 performance at the field was then pushed to the following day because of bad weather.

The concert was scheduled to start at 8 p.m. but at showtime the stage was still being set up.

Then, as the sound crew started to test the equipment at 11 p.m., there was a brief rain shower which soaked the stage.

Members of the audience waited until after midnight for an announcement about the status of the show but nothing was said.

And they left without knowing if they would receive a refund for the $50 tickets.

Yesterday, some of the concert-goers criticised the organisers' lack of foresight and said the stage should have been covered considering the amount of bad weather over the past few weeks.

One member of the audience complained: "If anyone is going to get paid tonight, it ought to be me.'' The local co-promoters of the event, VIP Entertainment, were unavailable for comment yesterday.

But an employee at Dub City Records, which sold tickets for the event, said Dub City was doing its best to refund spectators.

And a representative of Jamaican-based McCoy Entertainment -- which was responsible for booking the artists -- said Bermudians would be entitled to a free show in the near future.

McCoy Entertainment had fulfilled their part of the bargain by making sure that the entertainers were present, he said.

Dennis Brown fans left fuming And the representative -- who asked to remain nameless -- added that since the artists had been paid, "Bermuda has got to get back a show''.

The McCoy Entertainment representative said more than 500 people who entered the concert without paying collected a refund at the gate before leaving.

Despite the amount of money lost, he assured that "everyone will get their money back, but it may take time''.

"This is the worst nightmare we've ever been through, and I blame bad organisation. But to clear the name of McCoy Entertainment, no if, ands, or buts -- Bermuda will have a free show.''