00:00 There's just a month to go until Manchester's new arena, Co-op Live, opens to the public.
00:06 Acts will start taking to the stage at the biggest indoor arena in Europe, when doors
00:10 open on the 23rd of April.
00:12 And first to perform will be Bolton comedian Peter Kay.
00:16 Co-op Live is set to hold 23,500 people and be a music-first arena looking ahead to the
00:22 future.
00:23 Some of the names set to make an appearance at the arena include Nicki Minaj, Olivia Rodrigo
00:27 and Liam Gallagher.
00:28 We spoke to the people on the streets of Manchester to find out their opinions on this brand new
00:33 venue in the city.
00:34 As long as it's bringing money into the local economy, yeah.
00:38 People are going to want hotels and rooms and stuff like that, aren't they?
00:42 So yeah, I think it would help the economy, yeah.
00:44 Given what I know about the city, I think there's plenty of venues.
00:48 There'll be a market for it, I'm sure, just probably not mine.
00:51 It's good for the city.
00:52 It brings people in.
00:53 You know, after COVID, it's good to get people back into the town, the city centre.
00:58 And yeah, I don't think it's a bad thing.
01:01 Busier hotels, shops, bars, restaurants.
01:04 Yeah, it's good for the city.
01:06 Yeah, it could be good.
01:08 It could be good for them.
01:10 But there again, there's big venues all over, isn't there?
01:13 I don't know whether people would travel to Manchester particularly.
01:16 Who would you go and see perform at the new venue?
01:20 Coldplay.
01:21 Coldplay?
01:22 Yeah, love Coldplay.
01:23 Yeah, they do.
01:24 Well, the bigger the arena, the better for them anyway.
01:28 But yeah, a bit old school.
01:31 I'm going to see Take That in May.
01:33 I've seen them many times in Manchester, so looking forward to seeing them at the new
01:37 arena.
01:38 Shirley Bassey, but she's retired now.
01:42 She's 86.
01:43 Anyone else at all?
01:46 I would see Elton John, I think, yeah.
01:48 Bands, possibly a big comedian.
01:54 Talks, business talks, things like that I would come down for.
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