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From early setbacks to a storming Springsteen show: Co-op Live, a year on

CEO of company behind arena in Manchester says he’s ‘proud of the bet we made’ as report details economic impact

Shows were cancelled or postponed, sometimes at very short notice – fans were already queueing outside when a concert had to be axed after part of the arena’s ventilation system fell to the floor. “I spent two months here, during what we call the glory days,” said Tim Leiweke, the chief executive of Oak View Group, the company behind the arena. Located at Manchester City’s Etihad Campus, the 23,500-capacity arena was born out of a collaboration between the commercial real estate company, the football club, the Co-op, and singer Harry Styles, who grew up in nearby Cheshire.

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