The disastrous start for Manchester’s new arena continues.

Co-op Live’s disastrous start continued with their first official gig cancelled with fans queueing to go in.

Bosses said a “technical issue” meant that A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie’s concert would not go ahead as planned. It’s the latest major setback for the venue who had already been forced to delay their opening and twice postpone Peter Kay concerts with general manager Gary Roden resigning.

Co-op Live has not been able to open on time with a catalogue of issues contributing to a nightmare first week | William Lailey / SWNS

placeholder image — Co-op Live has not been able to open on time with a catalogue of issues contributing to a nightmare first week | William Lailey / SWNS

In a statement just an hour before the gig, Co-op Live said: “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. We deeply apologise for the significant inconvenience this will cause for many.”

One person who was attending the concert described the scene as “chaos” with the latest cancellation coming despite reassurances at the start of the week that the £365million venue would belated open with Wednesday night’s concert.