Aston Merrygold was heard scolding the ‘aggressive crowds’ after fans at their Newcastle gig booed Scotland.
Scottish JLS fans have found themselves embroiled in a fiery feud with the boyband’s Geordie supporters after crowds at their Newcastle gig furiously booed the mention of Scotland. The four-man band performed at Newcastle’s Utilita Arena on Saturday, November 8, as part of their The Club Is Alive: 2025 Hits Tour, just days after their OVO Hydro gig in Glasgow on Thursday, November 6.
In a video uploaded to TikTok by JLS fan @kayleighmarie93, the Newcastle crowds could be heard booing loudly at the mention of JLS’ gig in Scotland. In the clip, Aston Merrygold could be heard saying: “So obviously we’ve just been in Scotland right”, before he was interrupted by loud boos from fans.
The star appeared surprised by the reaction as he said: “It’s very aggressive for a Saturday night, I’m just saying, I’m just letting you know where we were.” He was met with more boos as he said: “I’m just letting you know Newcastle that they were incredible singers.”
Kayleigh, who posted the video to TikTok, captioned the post: “Every time Aston mentioned Scotland, the crowd just started booing #JLS #theclubisalivetour #jlstour.”
JLS fans in Newcastle furiously booed Scotland(Image: TikTok)
The footage sparked fury from Scottish fans as they defended themselves in the comment section.
One wrote: “How embarrassing for Newcastle.” A second took things a bit further as they remarked: “England why don’t you hold an independence referendum if you hate us so much? Would be wonderful.”
A third questioned: “What’s the beef with us like? I used to like Newcastle tae.”
Another asked: “Eh wait what!!! What has Scotland done to get boos from our Newcastle buddies. Scotland and Newcastle are cut from the same cloth…or so I thought. Oh dear.”
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Some Scottish fans at the Newcastle gig expressed their feelings of ‘betrayal’ as one penned: “As a Scottish person attending the Newcastle concert I was very offended hahaha.”
A second echoed: “The looks I got for cheering. Represent always”, with a Scotland flag emoji.
A third said: “I was there with my daughter, sister and niece and we were shouting No Scotland No Party.”
Someone else fumed: “I don’t get it? Don’t us Scots go to Newcastle for nights out and vice versa? Feel kind of betrayed by this as a Scot.”
Other Geordie fans in the comments excused this behaviour as one wrote: “This is embarrassing for us Geordies who love Scotland and their people.”
JLS performed in Glasgow earlier this month(Image: Mark Hayman/PA Wire )
Another person agreed: “As a Geordie that was there, my friends and I recoiled in embarrassment at the booing, not the vibe at all honestly.”
Someone else added: “I was there and was so confused by this. I like Scottish people.”
Scotland and Newcastle are known to have a good relationship with this being highlighted in a Reddit thread posted on r/NewcastleUponTyne.
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A Reddit user asked: “Do the people of Newcastle feel more culturally close to Scotland than they do to the south of England?”
In the comments, a handful of Geordies confirmed they feel they have a lot in common with Scots as one user wrote: “Yes Scotland for me I think I just get on with them better and understand the banter a lot better!”
A second said: “Speaking for myself, yes, I don’t relate to the south at all, and feel more aligned with Scotland, though not to the point I think we’re part of Scotland.”
A third penned: “I’m Scottish and live in Newcastle and think the people are very similar. I’m from Glasgow and the cities are also very similar. Industrial cities but Glasgow is just a bigger version.”
