MANCHESTER, UK (CelebrityAccess — After a number of false begins, Manchester’s latest area, Co-Op Reside is now planning to formally open its doorways with a live performance by the Manchester-based rock quintet, Elbow.

Elbow is scheduled to take the stage on the Oak View Group-managed Co-Op Reside on Could 14th, marking the venue’s first official present.

The unique opening act, comic Peter Kay, is now slated to carry out on Could 23 and 24. Different exhibits on calendar embody rescheduled dates by The Black Keys on Could 15, Eric Clapton on Could 18, and Barry Manilow on Could nineteenth.

The announcement follows a difficult a number of weeks for the not too long ago accomplished area, throughout which a number of performances had been impacted attributable to technical points, together with a comfortable opening present with Rick Astley, that was in the end allowed to proceed with a lowered viewers.

Different exhibits that had been impacted by the technical points embody performances from Olivia Rodrigo, The Black Keys, Peter Kay, and A Boogie With Da Hoodie, whose on Could 1st live performance at Co-Op Reside was postponed on the final minute after a bit of kit fell from the venue’s ceiling shortly earlier than the present was attributable to begin.

“Following the incident within the bowl on 1 Could 2024, an inspection and verification report was undertaken by SES subcontractors,” a rep for Co-Op Reside instructed the Manchester Night Information. “In session with Manchester Metropolis Council, accountable authorities, and wider stakeholders, we’re glad with the method and end result of the investigation figuring out the HVAC nozzle as an remoted manufacturing default. It is a commonplace technique of assessment in any venue when such an incident happens.”