The Co-op Live Arena

I think it’s a decent venue. My main issues with it were the prices - I think it was £9 for a can of peroni! London prices basically.

The other thing that became a problem at times was the lack of toilets. I was in the standing section and the queues for the toilet were ridiculous at times.

this has always been the case, but I’d also say if you’re trying to catch a train you’ll have to leave early. Some other venues in Manchester are a lot easier to get away from.
 
Cheadle_hulmeBlue said:
I think it’s a decent venue. My main issues with it were the prices - I think it was £9 for a can of peroni! London prices basically.

The other thing that became a problem at times was the lack of toilets. I was in the standing section and the queues for the toilet were ridiculous at times.

this has always been the case, but I’d also say if you’re trying to catch a train you’ll have to leave early. Some other venues in Manchester are a lot easier to get away from.
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Manchester IS London prices
 
Cheadle_hulmeBlue said:
I think it’s a decent venue. My main issues with it were the prices - I think it was £9 for a can of peroni! London prices basically.

The other thing that became a problem at times was the lack of toilets. I was in the standing section and the queues for the toilet were ridiculous at times.

this has always been the case, but I’d also say if you’re trying to catch a train you’ll have to leave early. Some other venues in Manchester are a lot easier to get away from.
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That’s pretty disappointing that a new venue has issues with toilets and queues. It’s not a one-hundred year old theatre!
 
Cheadle_hulmeBlue said:
I think it’s a decent venue. My main issues with it were the prices - I think it was £9 for a can of peroni! London prices basically.

The other thing that became a problem at times was the lack of toilets. I was in the standing section and the queues for the toilet were ridiculous at times.

this has always been the case, but I’d also say if you’re trying to catch a train you’ll have to leave early. Some other venues in Manchester are a lot easier to get away from.
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The fact you can’t get a train after 11.30/12 in this country is a joke. To be honeat I think the bands should just come on slightly earlier. Say 8.45.
 
Millwallawayveteran1988 said:
The fact you can’t get a train after 11.30/12 in this country is a joke. To be honeat I think the bands should just come on slightly earlier. Say 8.45.
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100% this.

Big venues attract audiences from greater distances. Not everyone can afford to stay in a hotel on top of travel costs.

The days of walking home from town after a gig are long gone for most people.

I dislike music venues over 3K capacity. They invariably involve stupid travel etc, being designed to maximise profit rather than enhance the entertainment on offer.

I'd rather watch a tribute act in a pub than most 'big' acts nowadays.
 
Millwallawayveteran1988 said:
The fact you can’t get a train after 11.30/12 in this country is a joke. To be honeat I think the bands should just come on slightly earlier. Say 8.45.
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I always take an interest in any conversations in here regarding transport in Manchester. Particularly getting to and from The Etihad.
People from Manchester don’t seem to rate your network.
I have to say, I’ve never had too much of what I would regard as a problem whenever myself and my son go over to games. Yes you may have to queue for a tram depending on the time of night the game finishes, but I’ve never really seen it as a problem.

At home here in Dublin we do have an all nighter bus that will get me home from the City centre, but if I go to a match in The Aviva stadium or even a concert at The Point Depot, I’m in the same situation as in Manchester, with one tramline or train depending on which venue. I usually opt to walk back into town and have a pint, then get the late bus which runs every half hour through the night.

Is transport in Manchester really as bad as people make out in here.
 
mancity2012_eamo said:
I always take an interest in any conversations in here regarding transport in Manchester. Particularly getting to and from The Etihad.
People from Manchester don’t seem to rate your network.
I have to say, I’ve never had too much of what I would regard as a problem whenever myself and my son go over to games. Yes you may have to queue for a tram depending on the time of night the game finishes, but I’ve never really seen it as a problem.

At home here in Dublin we do have an all nighter bus that will get me home from the City centre, but if I go to a match in The Aviva stadium or even a concert at The Point Depot, I’m in the same situation as in Manchester, with one tramline or train depending on which venue. I usually opt to walk back into town and have a pint, then get the late bus which runs every half hour through the night.

Is transport in Manchester really as bad as people make out in here.
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Went to the Foos last night at the real Old Trafford. Got the metro back to Piccadilly to get the last train to Glossop (only 15 miles away) to find out there hasn’t been a train there since 9.30 and not another until the morning. There was a bus replacement at 11.30 but that would have got me home for about 1 in the morning. Had to get an Uber home. So yeah, it’s pretty bad at the minute
 
It does seem a strange place to build a new venue. The Apollo isn’t in town but is well served by the 192 bus if you don’t want to walk it.

Having said that, if the new arena is selling out most shows then people are managing.
 
Millwallawayveteran1988 said:
The fact you can’t get a train after 11.30/12 in this country is a joke. To be honeat I think the bands should just come on slightly earlier. Say 8.45.
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I agree. The last band ended at about 11. so by the time I could get to the train station there were pretty much no trains running. So I would have had to have left a lot earlier and missed a large part of the set.

Obviously you can’t help the location, but it’s a lot easier to get away from say the academy or AO arena in my opinion. If it’s past a certain time the Etihad is pretty rubbish to travel from.
 
Silvercloud said:
Went to the Foos last night at the real Old Trafford. Got the metro back to Piccadilly to get the last train to Glossop (only 15 miles away) to find out there hasn’t been a train there since 9.30 and not another until the morning. There was a bus replacement at 11.30 but that would have got me home for about 1 in the morning. Had to get an Uber home. So yeah, it’s pretty bad at the minute
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Do you have any all nighter buses, from the city centre?
 
I saw an image from a friend on Facebook earlier of the queues outside to get in the arena for James tonight, looked horrific. Be interesting to hear the feedback.
 
mancity2012_eamo said:
I always take an interest in any conversations in here regarding transport in Manchester. Particularly getting to and from The Etihad.
People from Manchester don’t seem to rate your network.
I have to say, I’ve never had too much of what I would regard as a problem whenever myself and my son go over to games. Yes you may have to queue for a tram depending on the time of night the game finishes, but I’ve never really seen it as a problem.

At home here in Dublin we do have an all nighter bus that will get me home from the City centre, but if I go to a match in The Aviva stadium or even a concert at The Point Depot, I’m in the same situation as in Manchester, with one tramline or train depending on which venue. I usually opt to walk back into town and have a pint, then get the late bus which runs every half hour through the night.

Is transport in Manchester really as bad as people make out in here.
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I think everybody likes a bit of a moan about their local infrastructure. I hear Londoners complaining about the Tube all the time. But I’ve been visiting there regularly for decades and I’m still amazed by it.

As for Manchester, your opinion is obviously going to be heavily influenced by your local service. But on the whole, I don’t think it’s too bad.

Of course it’s highly frustrating when things go wrong. And they’re the times that tend to stick in your mind and shape your opinion.

But I don’t drive and use buses, trains and trams all the time getting around Manchester and surrounding areas and on the whole I think they offer a pretty decent service.
 
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