Co-op Live Celebrates Highest Ticket Sales Week Yet

Last week, Co-op Live in Manchester, England celebrated both its biggest week for ticket sales and highest ticket sales in a single day to date. With over 150 shows announced and on sale in the 10 months since Co-op Live opened its doors, the week commencing Monday, March 31, saw a total number of tickets sold exceeding 90,000.

The week was driven by Lady Gaga’s announcement of two nights at Co-op Live, Oct. 7-8, and Chris Brown’s four-night residency this coming summer – his only indoor appearances on the UK leg of the “Breezy Bowl XX” world tour.

Monday, March 31 alone saw over 46,000 tickets snapped up by fans. In addition to the two artists mentioned above, the presale for The World Of Hans Zimmer contributed to this number. It marks “the highest number of tickets sold in a single day in Co-op Live’s history,” according to a press release, and ‘another impressive milestone for the innovative Co-op Member Presale mechanic.”

Other upcoming highlights at Co-op Live in 2025 include exclusive UK arena appearances by Bruce Springsteen, Robbie Williams, Morrissey, and Burna Boy, among others.

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Guy Dunstan, senior vice president and general manager, Co-op Live, commented, “What an incredible week it’s been for Co-op Live, putting the venue right out in front across of all of Europe,” referring to an independent analysis of onsales at other arenas in Europe conducted by the Co-op Live team for the week in question.

“The momentum here in the North West of England continues to go from strength to strength, and we’re honoured to be able to welcome such amazing talent alongside tens of thousands of fans – joining the hundreds of thousands more set to enjoy Co-op Live throughout 2025. A huge thank you to all involved in bringing these global tours to Manchester,” Dunstan said.

As part of Co-op Live’s innovative naming right partnership, Co-op Members enjoy exclusive perks that include first in line access to tickets, exclusive completions, member pricing in venue, and discounted access to the Co-op Backstage Club.

Also as part of the naming-rights partnership between Co-op and Co-op Live, the venue donates at least £1 million annually for the Co-op Foundation to support communities and empower young people through initiatives like the Young Gamechangers Fund, granting up to £20,000 directly to individual young people to help turn their communities into safer, more sustainable and inclusive places to live.

Co-op Live recently announced its one-millionth visitor since opening in May last year, when Teddy Swims performed his first of two nights at the building, March 10. The fan was one of 18,178 guests, who bought a ticket for that particular night, generating a gross of $1,195,293 at the box office, according to the report submitted to Pollstar.

Other recent boxoffice highlights submitted to Pollstar include two concerts by Sabrina Carpenter, March 13-14, which moved a total 35,318 tickets at a £3,530,377 gross; Gracie Abrams moving 16,900 tickets for her March 7 performance, grossing $1,110,361; and Snow Patrol, who performed at Co-op Live Feb. 22, selling 17,413 tickets and grossing $1,353,248.

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