Co-op Live ticket holders 'fuming' after being turned away from first ever show just hours before it starts
manchestereveningnews.co.ukTicket holders have been turned away from a test event at Manchester's huge new arena just hours before the show was due to start.
Co-op Live was set to welcome 11,000 fans to its first-ever show starring Rick Astley tonight - but bosses have been forced to reduce its capacity at short notice.
Attendees have received emails saying their tickets have been cancelled so spaces at the arena can be tested properly. Join our WhatsApp Top Stories and Breaking News group by clicking this link Visitors to the new £365m venue - located next to the Etihad Stadium - were set to be a mixture of paying fans, press, VIPs and staff who helped build the new venue.
Some fans were able to get tickets for just £5 for the show. The KTNA will be first to open the show followed by Manchester's Everything Everything before Rick Astley takes to the stage as a headline act.
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