Co-op Live: acts and gigs announced so far at Manchester’s newest music venue- including The Killers and Pet Shop Boys

The newest addition to the Manchester music venue scene isn’t even open yet, and already there is plenty of anticipation. Co-op Live will open its doors to the public in spring 2024. 

Ahead of its opening, several acts have been announced as performing tour dates at the new venue. The first of these was The Jonas Brothers, who will perform in June 2024.  

Since then, plenty of big names have been confirmed as the venue looks to make its mark on the gig scene. The performances will continue to be announced in the coming months, but here’s the current state of play. 

One of the more recent announcements for the venue was arguably the biggest yet. Liam Gallagher has announced three dates at the arena as part of the 2024 'Definitely Maybe' tour. These three dates will be in June 2024.

Comedian Jason Manford became the first non-music gig announcement for the new venue. He will perform in October 2025. Pet Shop Boys announced a date in the most recent gig announcement

We’ve collected together all of the dates which have so far been announced for Co-op Live, in 2024 and in 2025. Keep an eye out for future announcements, and to get tickets for each visit the Co-op Live website. 

Gigs announced for Co-op Live 

Several gigs have already been announced for the new arena for when it opens up next year. The list of these is below:

• Olivia Rodrigo- May 3 and 4 2024
• Keane- May 5 2024
• Elbow - May 14
• Barry Manilow- May 19
• Take That- May 7, 8, 10, 11, 12 and June 11 and 12.
• Eric Clapton- May 18
• Pet Shop Boys- June 9
• The Smashing Pumpkins and Weezer- June 13
• James - June 14
• Liam Gallagher- June 15, 16, 27 and 28
• Jonas Brothers- June 17 2024
• The Killers- June 18-21 2024
• Niall Horan- August 27 2024
• Jeff Wayne's The War of the World's
• Simply Red - September 27 2025
• Jason Manford- October 2025