The new music venue coming to Manchester this year is counting down the days to its opening in April, with an ambitious list of acts ready to take to the brand new stage.
An array of artists have been announced to play at the new venue - from a wide range of genres - from rap to pop to metal, rock and country performers all lined up for shows in 2024.
An array of artists have been announced to play at the new venue - from a wide range of genres - from rap to pop to metal, rock and country performers all lined up for shows in 2024.
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00:00 The new music venue coming to Manchester this year is counting down the days to its opening
00:05 in April with an ambitious list of acts ready to take to the brand new stage.
00:11 An array of artists have been announced to play at the new venue from a wide range of
00:15 genres from rap to pop to metal, rock and country performers all lined up for shows
00:21 in 2024.
00:23 The first act ready to break in the new stage is A Boogie with a Hoodie, a rapper from New
00:27 York making his co-op live appearance on the 1st of May, just two days before singing sensation
00:34 Olivia Rodrigo.
00:36 The American pop star is performing at the new venue on two dates on the 3rd and 4th
00:40 of May, shortly followed by the much loved Take That, who will be taking to the stage
00:45 on a mind-blowing seven dates in May and June.
00:48 Rock bands Keane and Elba will be the first from the genre to perform at the arena and
00:53 a few days later we will see the American singer-songwriter legend Barry Manilow on
00:58 stage in Manchester for one night only on the 19th of May.
01:03 Rapper-singer-songwriter Nicki Minaj is another huge act that has been announced for the middle
01:07 of this year and she will be taking to the stage on the 25th of May.
01:13 Some of the other big names performing at co-op live are Pet Shop Boys, Jonas Brothers,
01:18 The Killers and Niall Horan, all with dates throughout June and August.
01:23 The Mancunian icon Liam Gallagher has been allocated three shows due to demand and the
01:28 singer will be bringing songs old and new to the brand new venue.
01:32 Sleep Token, the rock band from London who perform anonymously in masks, have burst onto
01:38 the music scene and will be performing at co-op live just weeks before metal icon Slipknot
01:43 take to the stage on the 17th of December.
01:47 Some of the more up and coming names in music are continuing their breakthrough at co-op
01:51 live.
01:52 American singer-songwriter Noah Kahn has enjoyed a meteoric rise in recent months and his headline
01:58 gig in Manchester will come just months after the release of his hit "Homesick" with Sam
02:03 Fender.
02:05 One act that hasn't been announced for the venue is Harry Styles.
02:09 Fans are desperate to hear the news the iconic pop star will be performing at the new arena
02:13 this year as Styles has been more involved with its development than people realise.
02:19 He is a partner with the group behind co-op live and even makes an appearance on its website
02:24 with a quote praising the arena plans and Manchester as a city.
02:29 It could be just hopeful thinking from his loyal fans who have taken to social media
02:33 to make their wishes known but perhaps with the star's involvement with the design of
02:38 the building he could in fact be soon to be announced as an act for the venue this year.
02:43 Music fans have had a while to wait for co-op live and the wait isn't quite over yet but
02:48 the variation in genres is clear to see.
02:51 Whether or not this continues to broaden will no doubt be revealed in the coming weeks and
02:56 months as we wait for the new venue to bring these acts to Manchester.
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