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The Latest Breaking News from Tim Leiweke

From early setbacks to a storming Springsteen show: Co-op Live, a year on

CEO of company behind arena in Manchester says he’s ‘proud of the bet we made’ as report details economic impact

The Guardian - UK

Co-op Live co-owner calls for regulation to help stop ticket touts

Tim Leiweke, boss of Oak View Group, said better technology and greater regulation was needed to stamp out illegal ticket resales.

Evening Standard

Co-op Live finally hosts first gig after spate of cancellations

£450m Manchester venue opens doors with Elbow concert two weeks after debris falling from ceiling forced shutdown

The Guardian - UK

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Peter Kay forced to reschedule Manchester shows again after arena boss quits amid delay chaos

The Black Keys have also rescheduled their upcoming gig in light of issues at the venue

Evening Standard

Hammersmith could be set for new live music venue, man behind Co-op Live hints

‘London deserves to have the greatest arena in the world’, says US entrepreneur

Evening Standard

First look inside Co-op Live - the £365m entertainment venue that will 'make Manchester the musical capital of Europe'

The music-first arena will open its doors to fans in April 2024, gearing up for a wide variety of artists and events across its opening season

Manchester Evening News

Sam Gordon: NBA expansion to Las Vegas could be what’s next

LAS VEGAS — Not lost on this Las Vegan during the Golden Knights’ pursuit and capture of Lord Stanley’s sacred silver chalice were the words of NBA commissioner Adam Silver, who again recently acknowledged expansion to Seattle or Las Vegas.

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Destination or gentrification? A sleek new arena opens in the Coachella Valley

LOS ANGELES — For three weeks in April, the Coachella Valley is the center of the world for live music. Its flagship event, Goldenvoice's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, along with its country music cousin, Stagecoach, draw hundreds of thousands of fans to see an expertly curated assortment of…

Los Angeles Times

Seattle wants an NBA team, but will the league play ball?

SEATTLE — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee presided over a meeting of Clippers and Portland Trail Blazers captains at midcourt before tipoff Monday evening as Lenny Wilkens, the coach of Seattle's lone NBA championship team in 1979, found his courtside seat. On the outer edge of the temporary court inside this…

Los Angeles Times

LeBron James: ‘I want the team’ when NBA comes to Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS — Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James on Wednesday night expressed in the clearest terms yet his desire to own an NBA franchise in Las Vegas.

Tribune News Service

Once the model MLS franchise, the Galaxy are mired in major slump. When will it end?

LOS ANGELES — Shortly before kickoff of the Galaxy-Atlanta United game on Sunday, a plane was scheduled to circle Dignity Health Sports Park towing a banner calling for the ouster of Galaxy president Chris Klein.

Los Angeles Times

Seattle to host NBA preseason game this fall between Trail Blazers and Clippers

SEATTLE — While it isn’t the Sonics — at least not yet — two sources have confirmed a Los Angeles Times report Wednesday that NBA basketball will make its Climate Pledge Arena debut Oct. 3 in an exhibition game between the L.A. Clippers and Portland Trail Blazers.

Tribune News Service

The Mancunian Way: The Piccadilly Dash

Read the Mancunian Way newsletter for Wednesday June 29, 2022

Manchester Evening News

Long-term vision for Co-op Live revealed as £365m arena edges closer

Harry Styles is an investor in Co-op Live

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Birmingham Post

'Manchester deserves one of the great, great music venues': Co-op Live boss on his plans for £365m arena

Co-op Live is expected to open its doors in December 2023

Manchester Evening News

'It'll be the greatest music arena ever built': Manchester's Co-op Live boss gives exciting update on £365m venue - and how Harry Styles and Bruce Springsteen helped

'Co-op Live will be one of the three or four busiest arenas in the world on day one - and I’m talking the Garden, Forum, O2'

Liverpool Echo

What it will mean for Liverpool if FSG and LeBron James make £2bn Las Vegas move

Liverpool owners FSG have been linked with purchasing a LeBron James-fronted NBA expansion team with Las Vegas a possible destination

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