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OVG’s Co-op Live Appoints New GM, Four Months After Chaotic Launch: ‘You Have to Learn, Adapt, Move On’


OVG’s Co-op Live Arena appoints Guy Dunstan as the Manchester venue's new GM, four months after its chaotic launch.

LONDON — Four months after opening its doors following a troubled, repeatedly delayed launch, Co-op Live has announced the appointment of Guy Dunstan as general manager and senior vice president of the United Kingdom’s biggest entertainment arena. Dunstan succeeds interim GM Rebecca Kane Burton, who was parachuted into the role in April when the venue’s original manager, Gary Roden, resigned several days after an ill-fated preview test event. Earlier this year, a Parliamentary committee called for a new voluntary tax to be added to arena and stadium tickets sold in the United Kingdom to support struggling grassroots music venues.

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