Take That gigs moved to AO Arena as Co-op Live opening delayed again

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Take That have announced they are MOVING their five Co-op Live Arena gigs to the AO Arena next week amid yet more delays for the crisis-hit new venue.

A major announcement was made on Take That's social media pages on Thursday night amid the ongoing troubles at Co-op Live. They were due to play the new venue across five dates next week.

They will now shift all five to the AO Arena in Manchester city centre - with just one date having to change. READ MORE: All the updates on a day of turmoil from Co-op Live The statement from Take That said: "Given the ongoing technical issues around the opening of the Co-Op Live Arena we have taken the difficult decision to move our May shows to the AO Arena where we have enjoyed many great nights over the years.

This is not a decision we have taken lightly, but we wanted to give our fans as much notice as possible. "We’re mindful many of you will already have travel and accommodation plans in place, so we have chosen this option to minimise inconvenience to as many people as possible.They added:: "Our dates in June in Manchester remain unaffected." The AO Arena added in a social media post: "This May we welcome Take That to the AO Arena for 5 massive shows! "The band have stated that, "We wanted to give our fans as much notice as possible.