[Life Style] Co-op Live, Manchester's £365m new arena, opens with big capacity and plans

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A new £365m venue is set to become the biggest indoor arena in the UK as it opens in Manchester.

Co-op Live, a giant black box next to Manchester City's football ground, has a capacity of 23,500 and aims to attract more major events from London.

The venue was forced to apologise on Saturday after cancelling some tickets for a test event featuring Rick Astley so it could reduce capacity.

Comedian Peter Kay will officially open the arena on Tuesday.

Olivia Rodrigo, Take That, Eric Clapton and Liam Gallagher are among the other stars lined up to perform there.

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