Just back from the same gig. Paul Heaton, Lightning Seeds and The Zutons all fantastic, but I really detest arena gigs. I think that's me done with anything above a theatre sized gig.
Biggest irony of the night was The Zutons performing an Amy Winehouse cover (Back to Black).
Got to agree. Went to the Co-Op for the first time and thought it would be a massive improvement on the MEN. Spoiler - it's not. Smaller, nastier seats and really poor design decisions.
I'm only going back under protest and if we can get seats/standing at the front.
The Apollo is the perfect venue for me.