Major U-turn as tram travel to AO Arena gigs moved from Co-op Live now included with event tickets

In a major U-turn the Bee Network has announced tram travel to the AO Arena gigs will now be included with event tickets for the rescheduled Co-op Live concerts.

On Thursday evening (May 2), it was announced that A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie will be performing at the AO Arena on Saturday following the postponement of his gig at Co-op Live just minutes before it was going to take place after a piece of air conditioning unit fell from the ceiling during a soundcheck.

In a further update, Take That also announced that their original run of shows at Co-op Live next week would now also be held at the AO Arena. The announcements came after bosses at the £365m venue put a pause on scheduled events until May 14 to ensure further safety inspections could be carried out.

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Those who had tickets to the originally scheduled shows at Co-op Live were told that their ticket would, during the arena’s opening season, include the use of shuttle buses to and from the city centre as well as full use of the Metrolink system for four hours before and after their attended show.

As part of the initiative, Co-op Live said on its website: “Fans will be able to use Metrolink from four hours before and up to four hours after (depending on the timing of each show) with a valid arena event ticket. The initiative will be active across all four Metrolink zones, allowing people to travel at a time most convenient to them.”

The Bee Network initially said the Metrolink scheme would not be available to those attending the rescheduled shows at the AO Arena and travel to the venue was not included with event tickets.

In a post on X the Bee Network added