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Fantastic venue. The sound was incredible and great view wherever your sat. Bar and toilets on each level. Would definitely attend a concert here again

Absolutely excellent. Great venue. Friendly and helpful staff. Parking straightforward. Well organised.

As a venue, great. As a location, dreadful. Prepare to walk. And walk, and walk, and walk. Tram link is great in principle, until you're told there will be a huge wait to get back into the city centre due to volume of people... something you'd expect you'd think! Long walk back in summer is one thing, another in bad weather. Wouldn't choose to attend the venue if other options available.

Ridiculous queues for Chris Brown concert. No information other than technical difficulties. We had only just sat down when Chis Brown came on stage. Many more people were still waiting to enter the venue. Won’t rush back.

Initially i was disgusted. Arriving on time only to be met by a massive Q. Was told it was a problem with electrics only to later find out security were watching soccer aid. Anyway with pure cheek and fueled by shop bought malibu I succesfully (jibbed) the Q.Even managing to blag a free v&t of a woman from luton. Once in the venue my seat offered me a lets say a pidgeons eye view. So the tried and trusted sprained ankle soon got me near the stage and also a free bottle of water(£6.00) seated now near the front I could film the entire thing in comfort .
My advice is go and take the piss before they do it to you.

Poor organisation from Co-op live! The venue is really nice and a lot of effort has gone into the building however last night we had to queue for ages for Chris Brown missing all the warm up acts due to an ‘issue with the doors’ surely if there’s issues they should of delayed the show?

Luckily as we got seated Chris Brown came out but the queue was so long behind us I imagine lots of people missed his first songs …. Awful never seen anything like it! Doesn’t look like this is the first time it’s happened either reading other reviews for other performances. Will avoid going coop live and will stick to shows at the arena instead which is much more organised! Chris Brown was amazing!

I went to to see Jeff Dunham on Saturday night, the only complaint I had was the seats were so uncomfortable and small.

I have given 1 because you can't do negative stars. I am disappointed that you make a complaint and the venue does not feel it appropriate to respond. I went to see Robbie Williams. I paid for a backstage pass. Total waste of money. The ticket states you access the venue an hour before general ticket admission. On this occasion this was far from the truth. The scanning machines were not working, it took till 6:10 to get them working. To get to access the arena we had no time to get the free drink or buy merchandise. When we did get in it seemed general access had been let in before we gained access. We went back to the backstage area after the show to buy the merchandise. That was closed. I have requested a refund. No communication at all. I will avoid purchasing tickets for this arena in the future.

The venues event management team need a good talking to. By the time we actually got in, there were a lot of annoyed people. On arrival we were told to join the queue in front of us. Then a large proportion of people were sent to join another queue. Was a good 3min walk to find the back of that queue. Then as we got about 3/4 down they sent us back to where we were originally, announcing that anyone can go in that line irrespective of your entrance number. Think they realised they had made a massive error in their crowd management. You couldn't get into any of the restaurants prior to the doors opening (doors open at 6.30 - show started at 7.30) wtf?!! So the only place you could get a drink in the heat was a little bar which you had to queue for. It cost £5 for a pepsi and £4.50 for packet of squashies as that was the only food we could get. I had to show my event ticket (why on earth would we queue for a overpriced bar serving expensive soft drinks out of choice??!!) Inside there were co-ops but you could only get a couple of things from a heated cabinet, then cans of various things, crisps or sweets. Then they made you open the can when you paid for it (even if you were saving it for later) - this was to prevent you using it as a weapon (I thought she was joking when she said - that apparently not haha). Thankfully the event we went for was fantastic. Egress was handled much better though.

Went to see Linoel Richie last night it was amazing staff so helpful amazing arena but where did they get them seats from so uncomfortable so small iv been to many arenas but that has to be the worst seating ever I won't be going back there

The venue is well equipped with water points, food places and plenty of toilets, which is great. We sat in section 306, row 7, seats 133 and 134. Found cup holders on the seats in an awkward position so put my drink on the floor. View is pretty obstructed from here. Couldn’t properly see the big screen or stage unless everyone sat down (as they were asked) but a few spoiled it for the rest by standing and obstructing views. Staff had no control over anyone which was pretty worrying. Even when some girls shouted for assistance in asking people to sit, the lady steward was more interested in watching the show than watching the crowd. A few people were close to fighting.
We paid for blue parking as one of our party is disabled. Still a long walk to entrance F for that seated section.
It took over an hour to get off the car park with no organisation whatsoever. This is seriously needing some focus. People were blocking others in, pushing cars through, u turning etc and the girl who told everyone to turn round caused absolute chaos. Some investment in traffic management such as bollards directing people one way round would be beneficial.

Everything went wrong, it was the worst experience of my life, total waste of money.After receiving a email telling me the time was going to be 1 hour earlier than first being told, no reason, we went to coop at 6.30pm like we were told, they also changed our seats, no reason.we were kept waiting till 9.30pm before lionel richie came on the stage, no explanation, then because we had come by train, we only got to see 30minutes of his show, because the last train was at 10.45,pm , I couldn't of been more disappointed if I tried, completely lost any enthusiasm to go again.

Getting there was ok on the tram from Piccadilly. However the queues were so bad snaking up and down . With a guy on the mega phone barking orders to get you “ in the right q”. After 40 mins they decide we are going in another q ! When we got in we were told we could have gone in any one! Missed the support and we had arrived at 6!
As for the coop app don’t bother !!

I'm sorry but the organisation for car parking is absolutely ridiculous and spoils the concert experience. We took 2 hours to travel 3 miles last night at Robbie Williams (10/06/2025). We had booked blue parking, and arrived 3 miles away from the venue at 18:45, thinking we'd have plenty of time to get in and settled for the support act before Robbie. However, after nearly 2 hours creeping along to cover 3 miles of dual carriageway cars, the left hand lane turned off to "orange" parking. We had pre-booked blue parking, £25, guaranteed space close to the arena as my wife has difficulty walking. We kept in the signposted right lane for blue parking, but then after the orange turn off it was a free for all to get back over to the left to turn into the "blue" parking - only to then be told by staff that the car park was full and we had to turn back to use the orange car park!!!! How can a pre-booked car park at £25 a pop be sold out??? No explanation - just turn round and park on orange.
This was then a 15 minute walk to the arena, difficult for my wife, but we got there, missing the first 5 minutes of the concert. Didn't see the Lottery Winners at all and we were so pee'd off and fed up that it ruined the overall experience. It's a good job that seeing Robbie in person for the first time was worth it!!!
Co-Op arena, the parking and organisation was a joke. 3 and a half hours for what should have been a 1 hour 20 minute journey for us, and 2 hours of it right outside the arena stuck in a queue of traffic that had not been accounted for. £25 pre-booked ticket was pointless, we might as well have paid £10 at one of the "dodgy" parking and walked the short distance even if my wife would have struggled. At least we might have got there on time to see the whole concert and not forced to arrive 5 minutes after Robbie had started.
I'm sorrry Co-Op Live, but you have not got this right by a long shot - the venue is amazing but the parking has just not been sorted out and made it a very frustrating journey. We could have easily missed the concert if we had waited in traffic any longer. Very, very dissapointing and just not good enough....

Firstly the queue to get into the venue was ridiculously long, had to walk for ages to find the back of the queue with multiple people just jumping in rather than walking to the back, took an hour to get into the venue a people were struggling to scan mobile tickets so missed the support act completely. Once in the venue the positives are there are plenty of toilets and places to get a drink and staff are friendly. However the seats are too small and close together, I'm only 5,4 and size 10 but struggled to fit in the seats, especially if someone next to you is slightly bigger. The seats are very steep and made me a little nervous. Overall the concert was good but would avoid this venue in future.

I feel I need to get this off my chest. Call me a Karen if you have to.... but.... why are gig tickets so expensive?
Had my first experience at the Co Op live Manchester on Tues 10th June to see the man himself Mr Robbie Williams, now anyone who knows me, knows I actually love this guy and been to all his gig when in town. And of course last night was no exception, only when his tickets were released we (my friends and I) didn't have the budget to commit to tickets , as at that point they were to expensive for us, being an adult with families etc, and bills yawn yawn, this was just not doable.
(It was a few years back though and was always a good giggle).
Anyway, we all said no. Can't do it.
So when another friend of mine said recently she had one for sale, I said yes, it was £100 for a seat up on level 3 of the arena. Not wanting to miss out (even though I hate sitting in the higher level at the MEN arena). I thought how bad can it be.

Anyway, we sets off to the gig, no parking now where we've always parked.... (for free), it's all charged locations. So we pay a tenner. Not to bad i guess.
On the approach to the arena we noticed no food outlets etc, just fancied something for tea as you do. Nothing around. Hey ho, we will get something inside. Treat ourselves.
After a queue to get into section D we arrive at level 1, started well, looked like a really smart venue, we headed up the escalators (by passing level 2, literally) and stopped at level 3. (Our floor). But as we were heading up we noticed all the food places and restaurants and bars etc, and wondered how we get to them...
Anyways we ask someone. And I was astonished we would have to buy tickets for this section at £40.. wft...

we were told we could buy something from the co op shop!!! Nice. Not what I wanted to do, but not much choice. £3.90 for a can of still water!! Wft.

We headed to our seats, block 309, and soon realised how high up and far back we actually were... absolutely no atmosphere, and a real fear of falling over , it was just terrible and it got me thinking...

Why is it now that in order to have the best experience I have to be absolutely loaded???? Why is fun and experiences on levels??? I really felt like the poor man last night, and rightly put in my place. At the back. With lack of amenities. And I paid £100 for the ticket so to me that's a lot. Maybe I'm out of touch.

What happened to the days where we all just paid the same price, and those die hard fans queued for the best seats or if you have aa standing ticket you got there early and queued. im all for that.
I wouldn't have paid 166 for a lower tier, I just couldn't do it, and that's for robbie, God knows what other artist are charging.

So thank you co op live for making me feel even though I work hard I may never get to see artists I like anymore and have that same experience I shared with my friends and hundreds of people way back when.

You've priced me out of what I would be willing to pay to see a gig. Well done.

You can stick your new arena up your arse, with its tiered luxury areas, and let all the tik tokers and insta photo taking, love island nobs have it all.

I'll catch up on YouTube.

Went to watch Robbie Williams 10/6/25.

The actual venue is amazing, plenty of toilets and food/drink stands/bars. I didn’t have to queue for any of these which you do in other venues such as Sheffield where I have been many times.

The traffic on approach to the venue was busy - we waited about 15 mins. We were parked in the blue car park but if I go again I will definitely look at parking further out and either getting the tram in or walking. The cost of parking is steep - £25.

Getting into the venue was pretty smooth - we didn’t queue for very long. We entered into section C which took you to the ground floor. The entrance area is huge and lots of space, I didn’t once feel crammed in.

The price of food and drink is ridiculously high. £9 for a pint and £36.50 for a bottle of wine. However this was similar to Sheffield Arena so I presume they are all pricing similar.

They have coop stores inside which was a good touch - but again the prices in here were ridiculous £4.90 for a pack of maltesers and I think around £3.90 for a can of pop.

We were sat I section 307. The view was fine. However the seats have drinks holders between them so this takes away some space and you feel pretty crammed in. If you are a larger person you will feel snug!!

When the concert finished we went through what looked like an emergency exit and we were back at our car in around 5 minutes so this was really smooth. However it took us 1hour 15 minutes to get out of the car park. It was a free for all. More stewards were needed to keep drivers under control.

Overall I much preferred this venue for its facilities inside. All the staff we came across were great 😊 however the seat sizes let it down as did the parking.

Seeing Lionel Richie tomorrow night. We booked 4 tickets all sat together then got an email saying our seats had been moved. As I bought 3 tickets first and then another ticket to join them, I have found the last ticket now is on the opposite side all alone. Thanks for already ruining our trip. Ticketmaster/co-op unhelpful/didnt reply

Worse place ever . Don't ever book if your above a 36 waist cause you ain't going to fit in the seat there tiny . No room what so ever . No leg room cramped . Talk about expensive.. £6 for a few chips that are cold £11 a pint . Shocking will never return

price on the shelf pound £1 at the checkout 2.99 on several products about 300% different price but written in small letters that the low price is for people with a club card! idiots who stole personal data so you are punished for shopping in this store! robbed! I do not recommend!!!!!