The Co-op Live Arena

City & Blue Brazil said:
Tried to get Springsteen tickets but only ones available in presale included hotels in Manchester and we're priced at over £300+. Can see what will happen with the new hotel when it opens. The whole ticketing scam for concerts needs to be sorted out as getting beyond a joke with the whole dynamic pricing shambles etc.
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Me too. Was in the presale when it opened and only 3000 ahead of me in the queue. When it came to my turn only hotel packages available. So on Friday I was on Ticketmaster bang on 10am and this time 4000 ahead of me. Great, I thought. When my turn came the screen showed up loads of blocks but when I started to choose tickets they all went blank. Had to return to the queue with 6000 then ahead of me. When I finally got to choose seats the only options were rear view at £150 a seat. Come on, £150 to look at Bruce's arse all night ? They're taking the piss. I gave up on it - since I saw him at Murrayfield in 2023 and Sunderland last May I can live with the fact that I'll miss the show this time around. The whole system for big gigs nowadays is a joke.
 
I thought the whole of the outside was covered in LEDs not just the top portion, if they aren’t LEDs black really looks crap.
 
BillCarlisle said:
Me too. Was in the presale when it opened and only 3000 ahead of me in the queue. When it came to my turn only hotel packages available. So on Friday I was on Ticketmaster bang on 10am and this time 4000 ahead of me. Great, I thought. When my turn came the screen showed up loads of blocks but when I started to choose tickets they all went blank. Had to return to the queue with 6000 then ahead of me. When I finally got to choose seats the only options were rear view at £150 a seat. Come on, £150 to look at Bruce's arse all night ? They're taking the piss. I gave up on it - since I saw him at Murrayfield in 2023 and Sunderland last May I can live with the fact that I'll miss the show this time around. The whole system for big gigs nowadays is a joke.
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If it’s any consolation he peaked, in terms of a live act, back in 1985 I’d suggest.

I noticed Ludovic Einaudi is playing there next year, but at £98 plus BF I’ve decided against it. I mean I like his music, but I’m not having that.
 
chesterbells said:
If it’s any consolation he peaked, in terms of a live act, back in 1985 I’d suggest.

I noticed Ludovic Einaudi is playing there next year, but at £98 plus BF I’ve decided against it. I mean I like his music, but I’m not having that.
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Don't agree. I've seen all the Springsteen UK tours from 1981 onwards. The 1985 Born in the USA shows were a bit rough around the edges (and I saw 5 of them). Tunnel of Love Tour in 1988 was superior, and still the best IMHO. Saw 6 of them. Its all about opinions though. :-)
 
BillCarlisle said:
Don't agree. I've seen all the Springsteen UK tours from 1981 onwards. The 1985 Born in the USA shows were a bit rough around the edges (and I saw 5 of them). Tunnel of Love Tour in 1988 was superior, and still the best IMHO. Saw 6 of them. Its all about opinions though. :-)
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I’m not gonna take issue with you about his shows 81-88 but I think we can surely agree his 80s was his best live era overall, and that the last 15 years he’s far from that level as a live experience. That was really where I was coming from in relation to any disappointment about not getting tickets to see him next year.

FWIW, I’ve heard recordings from virtually all his tours and although I never saw it myself, I’d rank his 1978 shows as the very best.
 
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