Enormous full cost of Co-op Live as Elbow gig finally opens arena after 3 weeks of chaos – and costs will rise further

BOSSES have revealed that Manchester’s Co-op Live Arena will likely cost £85million more than expected after a series of delays hit the venue’s opening.

The arena was reportedly supposed to cost £365million but is now said to reach a whopping £450milion.

Ryan JenkinsonTim Leiweke chief executive of the Oak View Group, admitted that arena costs will reach £450million[/caption] MEN MediaThe Co-op Live arena is the UK’s biggest indoor arena with a capacity of 23,500[/caption]...