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26-664: Co-op Live is an indoor arena in Manchester , England , United Kingdom , sited in the Etihad Campus next to the City of Manchester Stadium . It opened on 14 May 2024 and is the largest indoor arena in Europe by capacity. The venue has 32 bars, restaurants and lounges and has the largest floor space of any indoor venue in the city. Oak View Group is developing the scheme in partnership with City Football Group . In 2020,

52-661: A memorandum of understanding with the OVG for the renovation of KeyArena . Renovations for the arena began in 2018 and were completed in 2021. On December 7, the NHL's board of governors agreed to consider an application for an expansion team from Seattle, the Seattle Kraken , with an expansion fee set at $ 650 million. The Seattle ownership group is represented by David Bonderman and Jerry Bruckheimer . On February 20, Mayor Jenny Durkan launched an NHL campaign during her State of

78-554: A centre stage or using the arena floor, there will be additional upper-tier seating on the East side; above and behind the normal end-stage position. Italics denote building under construction Indoor arena An arena is a large enclosed platform, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theatre , musical performances , and/or sporting events . It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators, and may be covered by

104-696: A location, often with the specific intent of comparing an idea to a sporting event. Such examples of these would be terms such as "the arena of war", "the arena of love" or "the political arena". Tim Leiweke Leiweke was president and CEO of Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG), which owns the Los Angeles Kings , the Los Angeles Galaxy , part of the Los Angeles Lakers , and the L.A. Live entertainment complex. AEG also owns multiple sporting and entertainment venues around

130-431: A reaction to the failure AEG experienced in attracting serious bidders during the sale process and its inability to securing a National Football League (NFL) occupant (team) for Farmers Field , a proposed stadium next to L.A. Live. Leiweke became the president and CEO of Maple Leafs Sports & Entertainment (MLSE) on April 26, 2013. MLSE is 75% owned by Rogers Communications and Bell Canada . MLSE's properties are

156-505: A roof. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the lowest point, allowing maximum visibility. Arenas are usually designed to accommodate a multitude of spectators. The word derives from Latin harena , a particularly fine-grained sand that covered the floor of ancient arenas such as the Colosseum in Rome , Italy, to absorb blood. The term arena is sometimes used as

182-430: A synonym for a very large venue such as Pasadena's Rose Bowl , but such a facility is typically called a stadium . The use of one term over the other has mostly to do with the type of event. Football (be it association , rugby , gridiron , Australian rules , or Gaelic ) is typically played in a stadium, while basketball , volleyball , handball , and ice hockey are typically played in an arena, although many of

208-455: A £19.5m loss due to problems at the arena, and would be cutting jobs. The arena was officially due to open on 23 April with a headline act by comedian Peter Kay ; however, due to power supply issues at a test event featuring Rick Astley on 20 April, which resulted in 4,000 tickets being cancelled, the venue announced that Kay's performance was to be postponed until 29 and 30 April. The Black Keys were scheduled to perform on 27 April, but this

234-476: Is also the sport of indoor American football (one variant of which is explicitly known as arena football), a variant of the outdoor game that is designed for the usual smaller playing surface of most arenas; variants of other traditionally outdoor sports, including box lacrosse as well as futsal and indoor soccer , also exist. The term "arena" is also used loosely to refer to any event or type of event which either literally or metaphorically takes place in such

260-485: The Co-operative Group announced it would be a significant investor in the arena, which would be named after it, and that Co-operative members will receive exclusive benefits regarding use of the arena. Construction, undertaken by BAM Construct UK , started in 2021. As of 2022, the estimated cost of the scheme was £365   million. In July 2024, Royal BAM reported its UK construction business had suffered

286-646: The Oak View Group (OVG), a "global advisory, development and investment company for the sports and live entertainment industries". Leiweke is OVG's CEO. As of 2024, its global corporate headquarters is headquartered in Denver with regional offices based in Los Angeles, New York City, Philadelphia , London, and Toronto. On December 4, 2017, the Seattle City Council voted 7–1 to approve

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312-962: The Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL), the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Major League Soccer team Toronto FC , as well as multiple sport and residential properties including Scotiabank Arena , Ricoh Coliseum , and Maple Leaf Square . During his tenure, Leiweke lived in Toronto. He was integral in the signings of Toronto FC designated players Michael Bradley , Jermain Defoe , and Sebastian Giovinco as well as

338-593: The City and announced that the Oak View Group would be initiating a season ticket drive on March 1, 2018. On December 4, 2018, the National Hockey League announced that the league would expand to Seattle in 2021 with the approval of the group's bid. Leiweke is married to Bernadette. They have one daughter, Francesca, who is married to Troy Bodie , both a pro hockey scout and a former player with

364-406: The arena on the 10th and 11th of June as part of his Robbie Williams Live 2025 tour. Paul McCartney is due to play the arena on 14th & 15th December as part of his Got Back tour The arena is planning to host live music, sports, comedy acts, and family entertainment events. It will have an all-seated maximum capacity of 20,500 (for a centre-stage concert, extending the retractable seating in

390-569: The auditorium is intended to be optimised for larger-scale touring music performances with a relatively low ceiling (to enhance the acoustic experience), an extensive potential flat floor area at Level 0 for standing, and minimised distances from the upper tiers to the stage. Compared to a more conventional arena bowl of equivalent size, the tiered seats on the Western side of the Co-op Arena are claimed to be around 20 metres (70 ft) closer to

416-422: The business and also suggested the company had failed to receive bids close to the $ 8 to $ 10 billion asking price. On the same day that it was announced the sale had been called off, it was announced Leiweke would be replaced as President and CEO by AEG executive Dan Beckerman , who previously was the chief operating officer and chief financial officer. The change in leadership was attributed by some analysts as

442-604: The delayed opening and cancellations, Take That opted to move their five concert dates from Co-op Live to rival venue the AO Arena . It finally opened on 14 May 2024, with the band Elbow being the opening act. Liam Gallagher , Arijit Singh , Janet Jackson and Pearl Jam are scheduled to separately perform at the arena. The Eagles also announced a five night residency at the venue as part of their farewell "Long Goodbye" tour, set to take place in May and June. In February 2024, it

468-458: The developers propose basketball , netball , tennis , esports and gymnastics as sports that could be hosted within the dimensions of the arena floor, and for which there was not, at the time, an appropriate larger venue in Manchester capable of hosting championship events. With lower-tier seating retracted, the floor would accommodate a standard ice hockey rink. For events configured with

494-429: The hiring of Maple Leafs president Brendan Shanahan and Raptors president Masai Ujiri . On August 21, 2014, Leiweke announced that he would be leaving MLSE and would remain in his role until June 30, 2015 or until MLSE had named his successor. He left MLSE on October 29, 2015 after the appointment of Michael Friisdahl as his successor. On November 16, 2015, Leiweke and his business partner, Irving Azoff , founded

520-588: The larger arenas hold more spectators than do the stadiums of smaller colleges or high schools. There are exceptions. The home of the Duke University men's and women's basketball teams would qualify as an arena, but the facility is called Cameron Indoor Stadium . Domed stadiums, which, like arenas, are enclosed but have the larger playing surfaces and seating capacities found in stadiums, are generally not referred to as arenas in North America. There

546-461: The lower tier); but with an enhanced maximum capacity of 23,500, of whom 7,500 would be standing, when lower tier seating is retracted. The audience bowl will be approximately square with retractable seating on level 0 and level 1, premium seating on level 2, upper tier seating on level 3, and hospitality lounges overlooking the stage at level 4 from the North and South sides; while the configuration of

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572-634: The performance stage. The promoters state that the interior of the bowl "has been designed to feel like the UK's largest nightclub". The arena is planned to host around 120 events per year, 100 of which are planned music events. The design of the arena is primarily focused on hosting live music with Tim Leiweke , the CEO of the Oak View Group, stating that the design "made it about music and started there" as other arena projects had been "compromised by trying to please everyone". In addition to live music and entertainment,

598-530: The venue, after an arrest for drug possession at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol ; the concert, which was part of the Pink Friday 2 World Tour , was eventually rescheduled to 3 June. American Rapper Tyler, the Creator is scheduled to perform two nights at the arena on the 26th and 28th of May 2025 on his tour supporting his 8th studio album Chromakopia: The World Tour . Robbie Williams is scheduled to play

624-670: The world such as the Dignity Health Sports Park in Los Angeles and the O2 Arena in London , which it manages. In September 2012 it was announced that AEG would be put up for sale. A deal for the privately owned group, reportedly worth up to US$ 10   billion, was expected to be announced sometime in the first half of 2013. On March 14, 2013 Anschutz announced that AEG was no longer for sale. In an interview, Anschutz said that he had recently become "reengaged" in

650-640: Was announced that the arena would host the MTV Europe Music Awards in November. On 24 April 2024, the UFC announced it would hold UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 at the venue on 27 July. Billie Eilish confirmed the venue would host four nights of her Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour in July 2025. On 25 May a performance by Nicki Minaj was cancelled, after most attendees had been admitted into

676-404: Was later rescheduled to 15 May. On-going technical issues saw Kay's performances rescheduled for a second time to 23 and 24 May, along with the resignation of the general manager Gary Roden on 25 April. The venue was due to be opened on 1 May with A Boogie wit da Hoodie , but this was also postponed, as well as Olivia Rodrigo and Keane who were scheduled for the following weekend. In the wake of

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