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As we reported last week, Britney Spears brought the Circus tour down under, but has not received the welcome she expected … or would have expected, if she had any clue where she was at the moment or what people were saying about her.

Fans have been complaining about the quality of her performance, even walking out of her concert in Perth, according to reports in the Australian media.

The cause? Disgruntled concertgoers apparently aren’t thrilled what you would think would be the obvious realization that Britney Spears lip-syncs live.

That, and she gives “a lackluster performance overall,” according to one paper, who went on to say that the sexy American songstress was just “boring.”

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Spears’ promoter refuted claims of fans fleeing the Circus, telling The Australian newspaper “Britney is aware of all this and she’s extremely upset by it.”

We’re just impressed she even knows she’s in Australia.

Britney Spears’ Circus tour has met its share of Australian critics.

Also issuing a carefully-worded response were reps for the venue where the Perth show was held: “From [our] perspective, the event was a huge success.”

Not sure how well that response will go over with one woman who told The Australian, “What a waste of $200. I could have got four pairs of shoes for that.”

To which The Hollywood Gossip would reply: 1. That sucks, but 2. This is a surprise? Go see Britney Spears live if you want, but how do you expect better?

Spears’ manager, Adam Leber, came to her defense, claiming that it was the work of just one Australian journalist that sparked this whole lip-synch debate.

“It’s unfortunate that one journalist didn’t enjoy the show,” he said. “Fortunately the other 18,272 fans in attendance did.” Well, 18,271. Shoe lady didn’t.

Perhaps the best comment on the story came from none other than a certain douchebag also in Australia promoting his album, who posted on his Twitter:

“If you’re shocked that Britney was lip-syncing at her concert and want your money back, life may continue to be hard for you.” LOL. So true, John Mayer.