Manchester’s Co-Op Live Arena pulls A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie show last minute due to “venue-related technical issue”

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a performance by rapper A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie last minute due to a “venue-related technical issue”.The venue announced just 10 minutes after doors had opened that the show could no longer go ahead due to technical problems. “We kindly ask fans to leave the area.

Ticket holders will receive further information in due course,” they said.“We deeply apologise for the significant inconvenience this will cause for many.”The 23,500-capacity arena, located opposite the Etihad Stadium, has been beset by numerous issues since it was supposed to open last month, including rows, controversy and teething problems.

Aside from a test event featuring Rick Astley for which some tickets were cancelled, reducing the audience to 11,000, the venue has yet to run a show successfully on the day it was originally scheduled.It was supposed to open with performances from Peter Kay on April 23 and 24, but the shows were moved to April 29 and 30 due to the venue’s power testing falling “a few days” behind schedule.Later, a gig from The Black Keys that was scheduled for April 27 had to be moved to May 15, while the Peter Kay shows were moved again to May 23 and 24.Olivia Rodrigo is set to perform at Co-Op Live on May 3 and 4 and as it stands, those performances will still go ahead.Due to a venue-related technical issue, tonight’s A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie show will no longer go ahead.

We kindly ask fans to leave the area. Tickets holders will receive further information in due course.— Co-op Live (@TheCoopLive) May 1, 2024Last week, it was confirmed that Gary Roden, the boss of the new arena, had resigned following the plethora of issues.Roden had come under fire in particular for his comments about grassroots music venues, arguing that some smaller.