First look inside Co-op Live - the £365m entertainment venue that will 'make Manchester the musical capital of Europe'
Co-op Live is currently under construction next to the Etihad Stadium in east Manchester - and is on track to be completed to host its first events in April next year. When it opens, it will be the ‘largest’ and ‘most sustainable’ indoor entertainment arena in the UK.
“In the last decade, Manchester has slipped from a top three global concert markets, and is now no longer even in the top ten,” Tim Leiweke, Oak View Group CEO, told the audience. “That is not a reflection of the music or audiences of Manchester, which are stronger than ever. It is a reflection on investment in cultural infrastructure.
“What I like so much about it is that it won't just have the biggest names and the biggest acts in the world here on stage, but instead space is being created in the concourses and in the venue to put on the new and emerging acts from the region. I have a Mayor's Artists of the month, where I pick out up-and-coming Manchester bands and acts and give them a profile and we have an agreement here that some of them will play on those stages.
Co-op Live will feature a 'smart bowl' which took inspiration from conversations with Bruce Springsteen and Harry Styles, and will feature no corporate branding and will be lined by suites at the edges of level two which will include soundproof black curtains to maximise the impact of shows' sound and lighting.
“When I built the 02, I was always in love with Manchester. We actually owned what was the MEN arena for a minute back in the day when I was running AEG, and I was fascinated by the city, because a lot like my company, we’re blue collar, we’re hard working, we’re down to earth.
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