Police and fire chiefs have remained silent on why they raised safety concerns about Manchester's new Co-op Live arena before venue bosses were forced to postpone Peter Kay's two launch gigs.
The 23,500-capacity venue was due to officially open tonight (Tuesday, April 23) with a homecoming show from the Bolton comedian.
He was set to perform again on Wednesday, but both shows were cancelled and rescheduled - to next week - as work at the site is not yet complete.
It came after a test event at the £365m arena on Saturday evening featuring performances from Rick Astley and Everything Everything.
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