Manchester Co-op Live cancels opening concert again after ‘technical issue’

The Co-op Live arena, which has faced various challenges, has once more called off its launch concert abruptly due to a "technical matter."

A concert by A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie in Manchester was anticipated as the inaugural event of the 23,500-seat venue, following a series of cancellations and delays over the past fourteen days.

The entrance to the concert was supposed to be accessible at 6.30pm, but the location announced at 6.40pm that the performance had been canceled.

The venue announced on X that the A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie show for tonight has been canceled due to a technical issue related to the venue.

Co-op Live requested that individuals with tickets to depart the premises and stated that they would receive additional details at a later time.

The grand opening has been postponed for the third time.

On April 20th, Rick Astley put on a free test event for about 11,000 people who work at arenas, VIPs, and members of the press. However, up to 4,000 tickets were revoked, with some being cancelled just an hour prior to the performance. This left many people who had purchased tickets feeling very angry.

According to the venue, the reduced capacity for the event was due to their need to carry out "testing critical procedures". This implies that they had to limit the number of people in attendance.

The place said sorry and informed people who had bought tickets that they could go to a show by American rock group The Black Keys one week later instead. Afterwards, the place had to delay that concert to May 15th.

Additionally, the venue delayed two performances by comedian Peter Kay, but they have been rescheduled for May 23 and 24.

Last week, Gary Roden resigned from his position as general manager of the arena due to the postponement of its opening. Additionally, he was under fire for making negative comments about the lackluster management of certain small music venues.

Located at the Etihad Campus adjacent to the Manchester City football stadium, the expensive venue that costs £365 million will soon welcome Take That, the Killers, Eric Clapton, Barry Manilow, and Olivia Rodrigo for upcoming events. Additionally, there are ideas to host the MTV Europe music awards in November.

The representatives of A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, under Atlantic Records' management, have been reached out to for their statement.