Rihanna has condemned fans who decided to throw crisps at her during a performance in Manchester.

Following a recent trend, she turned up an hour late on stage which is what is thought to have angered the irate fans.

She paused for a moment after performing her hit Rude Boy to address people who had also been throwing gifts on stage.

"When you throw sh*t up here, that’s an epic fail," she said. "I wanna get your gifts but I don’t want you to knock my people out."

In response, a number of members of the audience began pelting her with crisps and she responded by saying: "I swear to God, cut that shit out! Really, chips? Chips though? That's that important?!"

Rihanna has recently become well known for showing up late to performances and earlier this month she even sent a High School in Chicago $5,000 because she had been 4 hours late for a scheduled performance.

Her management also tried to make up for her lateness by handing out free CDs and even concert tickets.