The Week in Light & Sound
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Opening Time - The new Co-op Live arena is set to open this evening after three weeks of delays, false starts, and chaos behind the scenes. Elbow will open the £365m Manchester venue later, after an inspection gave the venue the all-clear.
Comedian Peter Kay had been due to open the 23,500-seater venue on 23 April,
The eleventh-hour postponement of A Boogie With Da Hoodie's gig on 1 May saw other shows moved to the nearby AO Arena. Kay's shows were twice postponed over issues including power supply and emergency communications, while a Boogie Wit Da Hoodie's show was pulled over a problem with the ventilation system.
Bosses said they were "thrilled" to be opening the venue after being "disappointed to have delayed our introduction and frustrat