Hip hop star A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie has issued a statement after his Co-op Live gig was cancelled with just minutes to go.
The rapper was meant to be opening the huge venue tonight after several delays, which have included Peter Kay and The Black Keys postponing.
It looked like the doors would actually open today, but Co-op Live announced the show’s cancellation just minutes before fans were meant to head inside.
The 23,500-capacity venue blamed ‘a venue-related technical issue’.
A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie himself has now released a statement about the last-minute cancellation of his gig.
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He wrote: “Something happened with the venue while I was at soundcheck today that caused cancellation of the show.
“We are working on rescheduling in the next few days.
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“I’m heated about the situation too but safety first Manchester I got you, just stay tuned for further info.”
Co-op Live was meant to open with Peter Kay on 23 April, after a test event with Rick Astley the previous weekend.
But due to technical issues Peter Kay was rescheduled, and then postponed again, with The Black Keys also rescheduled.
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A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie has released a statement after his Co-op Live gig was cancelled. Credit: The Manc Group
A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie was supposed to be the first official act to play at the massive new Manchester arena.
But fans were turned away from Co-op Live at the eleventh hour today.
The venue said in a statement: “Due to a venue-related technical issue, tonight’s A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie show will no longer go ahead.
“We kindly ask fans to leave the area.
“Ticket holders will receive further information in due course.
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“We deeply apologise for the significant inconvenience this will cause for many.”
Further information for fans affected by the cancellation will follow soon.
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The UK’s 2025 Eurovision act Remember Monday has announced a Manchester gig
After wowing crowds at Eurovision, UK act Remember Monday are set to play venues around the country later this year.
Lauren, Holly, and Charlotte, better known as pop-country trio Remember Monday, are heading out on a UK tour, and they’re stopping off in Manchester.
Known for their hit ‘What the Hell Just Happened?’, the girls have plenty of songs in their catalogue that they’re ready to belt out in style.
This UK trio has been dropping singles since 2019, with ‘Jailbreaker’ and ‘Hand in My Pocket’ being just a couple of them, and went on to release their second EP in October last year titled Crazy Anyway.
As well as being top tier performers, they also have some incredible song names to back it up too, like ‘Big Bottomed Girls’ and ‘What the Girl’s Bathroom is For’.
They may have finished 19 out of 26 countries at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, but they soon shook it off… quite literally, in fact, as one band member Holly lost her wedding ring, before retrieving it not long after.
This tour falls in line with a string of festival dates, including a slot at Capital’s Summertime Ball sharing the bill with Mariah Carey, Will Smith, Benson Boone, and even fellow pop princess, Tate McRae.
Remember Monday are visiting a long list of cities up and down the country on their tour, including Glasgow, Brighton, Liverpool, and Nottingham.
If you want to watch these ‘Hysterical Women’ live in action, Remember Monday are coming to Gorilla in Manchester on 27 October – with tickets available HERE.
The biggest hits from the world of country music will be performed at an enchanting concert in Manchester, with the stage illuminated by thousands of candles.
Candlelight Concerts, which brings the music of the biggest artists in the world to life in magical settings around the UK, is now delivering an evening of country hits as you’ve never heard them before.
Expect to hear songs from the likes of Dolly Parton, Luke Combs, Shania Twain and loads more, performed by a cast of world-class vocalists and an incredible live band.
The event will be taking over the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester this July, filling the historic stage with flickering lights and the sound of pure country and Western and bluegrass.
Country By Candlelight will be urging fans to grab a Country Girl and a glass of Tennessee Whiskey to dance the night away.
Guaranteed to heal your Achy Breaky Heart, Country By Candlelight will feature a soundtrack that includes Kenny Rogers, Rascal Flatts, John Denver, Darius Rucker, Chris Stapleton and plenty more.
Country by Candlelight is coming to Manchester. Credit: Supplied
It’ll be the best and biggest of country music but performed like never before – live, and by candlelight.
The events are some of the most popular and memorable in Manchester, with other Concert by Candlelight events including Pink Floyd, Queen, Elvis, Adele, Coldplay, and Taylor Swift – to name just a few.
Country by Candlelight will be at the Bridgewater Hall on 29 July 2025.
To book your tickets for Country by Candlelight, head HERE.
Daisy Jackson -
1st May 2024 
