Peter Kay’s huge gig at Manchester’s brand new Co-op Live arena has been cancelled. The comedian's second show at the venue on Wednesday evening (April 24) has also been cancelled.
The highly-anticipated show was due to go ahead tomorrow (Tuesday, April 23) at the 23,500-capacity venue. It would have been the showpiece opening for the city's flagship new venue, the largest in the UK.
But today (Monday), just the day before, it has been announced that both shows have been cancelled with work not yet complete on the Eastlands venue.
The council's building control is also yet to sign the building off. READ NEXT: Inside what went wrong before Co-op Live's test event - and the frantic race to finish the venue This afternoon, Co-op Live has confirmed that both shows will be rescheduled.
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