Co-op Live

From the moment it was announced that this gig was going ahead I knew that I was about to witness something special. The night was amazing, fans on the tram, dressed up in costume and buzzing with anticipation. No support, rightly so, as this should be 100% Duran Duran. Instead, spooky, old Halloween songs accompanied and old silent film followed by the making of Danse Macabre documentary. The lights went down and the band appeared to the scary instrumental track Masque of the Pink Death. Night Boat, Friends of Mine and a brand new (this week) version of Shadows on Your Side, deep cut album tracks. The covers sound like Duran Duran songs and Secret Oktober 31st gave me goose pimples as soon as I heard the music box opening to it. Crowd pleasing hits, the darker themed ones had accompanying AI generated videos (the spooky, reworking of the Rio video well worth searching out on YouTube). No Ordinary World, as it wouldn’t have fitted in with this set) but the first time I haven’t heard it at a Manchester gig since ‘89 when it hadn’t been written yet. The dancers enhanced the atmosphere as did the bass player from Maneskin. An excellent, fun night.

Show incredibile,bellissimo.Co-op Live struttura davvero attrezzata per questi eventi con tantissimi servizi dalle toilette,bar,mini supermercati e ristoranti.Grandissima.Duran Duran spettacolari,senza tempo e davvero tutto curato nei minimi dettagli.Effetti scenici e coreografie davvero spettacolari.Felicissimo di essere venuto dall'Italia appositamente.Arrangiamenti di canzoni noi fan che abbiamo percepito e davvero stupendi.Un'altranno ci tornerò se dovessero mantenere in Europa questo show di Halloween.

An AMAZING NIGHT at the co op live arena in manchester.seeing the amazing duran duran doing their halloween danse macabre tour This is the first time they have done it in the uk as ithey usually do it in the u.s Lots of fun music dancing hits and old hits reworked and new tracks . We wasnt disappointed .5 stars for them . Simon s voice has got better with age. AS are the others in the band john nick the girls and all the band made it a fantastic halloween to remember . 2 hours of great music if they could have done most other hits too they would have been onstage at least 6 hours. Oh the joys if that would happen . Lets hope they do it again here next halloween in the uk. ROLL on more new stuff and more classic rare stuff for the future . Long live DURAN DURAN 🎵🎶🥁🎹🎧🎤🎸🎷 .

Let me start by saying I was not the fan , I took my daughter as a birthday gift but OMG….absolutely blown away by the talent of this guy. The concert was pure class from start to finish. It’s very rare that an artist is better live then pre recorder but my God this man is phenomenal .

Seriously can't recommend these guys enough. Best night EVER!! It was my birthday so it was extra special to me. If you ever get a chance to go, GO. These guys know how to put on an incredible show! I feel teary whenever I hear the music that was on the setlist. I cried a lot during the concert haha <3

Iron Maiden were fantastic. However, the venue, coop live, despite being purpose built for gigs, is terrible. No dedicated queuing space meant zigzagging up and down outside between temporary barriers in the rain. Queues for gents toilets were 40 to 50 deep outside the toilets, nevermind inside. Queues for bars almost as bad. I've been to better facilitated gigs at temporary venues - including Prague Letňany airport for Iron Maiden early June which had 60,000 attendees, rather than 25,000 at coop live - and they do a much better job. I won't go to coop live again!

Maiden have always been renowned for their live theatre shows and having seen them many times this has to be the most dramatic dare I say the best stunning show I've ever seen! Wow factor 10/10 The band although maturing were fantastic and still full of energy! Keep it going and Up the Irons 👍

As amazing, almost unreal, and as truly special as every concert Carlos produces everywhere, every time! The experience is priceless and the ticket the best purchase possible. It's too cheap for such entertainment. The power of love spilt out from the stage, and eventually, the Co-op crowd felt their feet. Carlos Santana is a white shaman who brings it all together in a beautiful way, accompanied by his beautiful people who are as special in their own way because he knows how they shine. The talent of all the musicians - the Santana family and the magical quality of all the songs old and newer - are unsurpassed. Spellbinding, loved it!!! Can't get enough of them and if you could travel the world following one Band, it would be Santana forever..🙏🫶

From the set list, to the production to the dancers to the themed sections of the show I absolutely loved it! I’ve watched Chris perform a few times now and this was the absolute best show he’s ever put on. Really enjoyed myself! This show is for the real fans! If you don’t know any songs from his first 3 albums, now’s the time to get familiar! Loved that DJ Fresh played his popular mixtape tracks during the intermissions too. Are you really team breezy if you don’t know the “In My Zone” mixtapes? Would love to go again ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

core memory unlocked. i didnt realise how much i genuinely needed to go to this concert until i went. i have been a fan since 2019 and have become more and more of one throughout the years. im so proud of u all boys keep going us angels love u all. <33

Getting to the venue by bus was not so easy, as there was a ten minute walk from the bust stop to the venue and once inside, another long walk to the correct entrance. As there was no information about the support band or set times, I mossed the start of the support, 47 Soul. They were okay, but as three women to my right shrieked and cackled to each other all the way through as if they were in a pub, not a concert hall, the performance was marred. Just before Massive Attack came on, a lady came on stage to tell us about Greta Thunberg sailing to support Palestine. Massive Attack started at about 9pm with a video on the whole of the large screen behind them. Most of the time, this was what I was looking at as although I had a clear view of the stage, I was so far away that the band were just tiny specs. The screens on either side of the main one showed close-ups of band members now and again, notably the wonderful vocalists. The sound system and light shows were excellent, as were the videos about the various forms of madness that are occurring around the world at present. So, the Ukraine war, mining in the DRC, the destruction of Palestine, and the constant babble of the media about mostly petty issues. So, most of the music was as doom laden as the videos, not that that was a bad thing. There were some more up-beat compositions, but it wasn't a concert for getting up and dancing. The third from last song, their classic "Teardrop" was met by cheers from the audience and was beautifully presented, accompanied by an ethereal lightshow. The last two pieces, Levels and Group 4, contrasted by being much more up-beat and brough the concert to a fitting climax. Just a final note about the behaviour of some of the people at the concert. It's not okay during the concert to stand at the front of the balcony, in front of people in seats, to take selfies and pose for photos with the band behind you. Also, don't chatter at length while the band is playing!

It was my first time visiting the co-op live and it didn’t disappoint, I took my daughter to the concert and she had an amazing time. We didn’t arrive until close to the showtime in order to try to keep her anxiety levels down so we didn’t get to fully explore the arena but what we did see of the facilities were great. At her request, I had to spend a lot of the show recording the performances on my phone because she wanted to be able to be fully immersed in it but also wanted to have the videos to rewatch at home. I know a handful of their songs so I had a good time as well but it was also really nice to see the amount of true fans that were having the time of their lives. I find it really sweet I thankful the band were of their fans and they were clearly very excited to be playing one of their biggest concerts to date., although my eardrums will not thank them for the core memory that they tried to create at the end of the show where they encouraged everybody to scream at the top of their lungs it was most definitely an experience.

First of all I may be just a little bias as The Beatles are my favourite band EVER and Sir Paul my favourite guy EVER. I never thought I'd get to see a living LEGEND an actual Beatle perform live. It was magnificent, yes his voice isn't like it used to be he is 82 but it is still great. He sang 38 songs without a break!!! He played Something which is my favourite Beatles song along with Now and Then which I love too, We all held our heart signs up for him which were for Hey Jude but we did it early on and he was visibly moved and had tears in his eyes, the love the people have for him is beautiful to see. If you get the chance to see him GO, he is one of a kind, our greatest ever songwriter, a truly living LEGEND, I'm not sure if he will tour again as I imagine it took a lot out of him, I'm glad he gave me the chance too in my hometown of Manchester UK. Than you Sir Paul for picking up a guitar, thank you for the great songs you John George and Ringo wrote, thank you for Wings, thank you for writing the best James Bond song ever, thank you for just being you.We 💙 you. P.S.my niece graduated from Sir Paul's Music School in Liverpool this year, Paul handed out the diplomas and she had her picture taken with the great man!!!

Band were great as ever, Liam spends too much time changing guitars instead of getting on with the gig and letting it all flow.... Co-op Live! Shambles! Car Park £25 then took an hour to get out of the car park after the gig. £8.95 a pint is outrageous profiteering. We wont be going there again if we can help it!

Janet Jackson was my first ever concert, back in 1995. My memories from that day have always stayed with me. They’d been a surprise gift for my bday - I saw her the same week as my bday. I’ve been desperate to see her again so was overjoyed when she released UK tour dates! I booked floor seats and was almost as excited as my 14 year old self was! I was so anxious about what the show would be like… WOW! Janet was phenomenal! 29.5 years ago since I first saw her and she’s still the queen she always was. Every last detail was unbelievable! Her dancing was ridiculous, none stop for almost 2 hours. The girl still has it. Her voice… will always give me the chills, in the best way possible. Her whole vibe is just perfect. The concert was a 110 minutes of class… hit after hit. So much nostalgia. Janet you are still my queen. Legend! Thank you for the memories. 😍😍😍

The actual show itself was absolutely phenomenal. I can say without a doubt it's one of the best nights of my life. The visuals were outstanding and even from the back of the stadium you could still here the singing. However getting into the stadium was so unorganized. There were still people queing while she was on the K-12 section. Most staff were trying their hardest, although we had to go back to the car park because my friend's back was the wrong size and the staff were concerned after the Ariana Grande bombing. They did let us straight back in, skipping the queue.

We were planning to go to this show as part of our anniversary gift to each other. However, our 8yo son who loves Eagles too saw me looking at tickets just before they were released and you should have seen the excitement in his eyes! That promptly changed when I said only mum and dad are going.... long story short there were 3 tickets purchased and he loved every minute of it (so did we). I hope he will remember this concert in years ahead. Worth every penny.

Venue was amazing, I thought our seats would be really far away but it felt so close. Only issue is queueing to get into the arena. Like I was seating and still had to wait over half an hour to 45 minutes to get into the arena. But apart from that it was one of the best nights ever. Every single seat probably had a really good view!!

I have never been a big Travis fan but in fairness I had never seen them live. I am now converted as Fran and the band were awesome. Great tracks, even the new ones which I hadn’t heard before, and truly entertaining. Dare I say I enjoyed there set more than the main act!

Brilliant. Voice harmonies still spot on. As shown by opening song. Songs all performed flawlessly. They’ve been around the block a few times , but they know how to perform, despite many lineup changes. My favourite songs , and in the order I would have chosen too ! Don Henley and the others had some funny political/ age related banter with audience later. Impressive new arena . Excellent acoustics. Visual screens great too. ( but seat row numbers nearly impossible to read after lights down/ quite steep. So be v careful! and get to seats earlier ) Despite this , those in the south and elsewhere , should now come here.