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<\/p>\nThe boss of the Co-op Live has said the venue would love to host the Brits \u201cfor years to come\u201d a week after the major awards ceremony was held at the Manchester venue.<\/p>\n
It comes after a significant week for the 23,500-capacity venue, which also hosted a Harry Styles album launch show on Friday.<\/p>\n
Greg Dunstan, managing director of Co-op Live, said Styles\u2019s show was a \u201cmassive coup for us\u201d and said \u201cdemonstrates that we are now at the forefront of the industry\u201d.<\/p>\n
The former One Direction member played the venue on Friday to mark the launch of his latest album, Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.<\/p>\n
The gig, priced at \u00a320 a ticket, was filmed by Netflix and released on the streaming platform on Sunday.<\/p>\n
It came days after Styles opened the Brit Awards at the venue.<\/p>\n
Co-op Live hosted the event as part of a two-year contract which will also see it stage the 50th anniversary show next year.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was one of the biggest events we\u2019ve worked on and it was an amazing experience,\u201d Mr Dunstan said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe would love to stage the Brits for years to come and think we really demonstrated what we can deliver.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut for now we are focusing on hosting again in 2027 and it will be another opportunity to deliver a fantastic show.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said the Brit Awards and the Styles show highlighted the demand for major concerts and events outside London.<\/p>\n
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The boss said: \u201cSince 2024 we have staged a number of exclusive events and one-off shows, and will continue doing so.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt shows the North doesn\u2019t have miss out on that. We were the only indoor venue Bruce Springsteen played in the UK, similar with Morrissey\u2019s latest shows.\u201d<\/p>\n
The shows came almost two years after the opening of the venue, which was marred by early technical issues.<\/p>\n
In April 2024, capacity was reduced for its first test event with Rick Astley, while Peter Kay had to postpone his first dates at the venue.<\/p>\n
Further concerts, such as Olivia Rodrigo, were also pushed back due to issues, which included a component of its heating, ventilation and air conditioning system separating and falling.<\/p>\n
Mr Dunstan said: \u201cI joined about five months after opening.<\/p>\n
\u201cI realised quite quickly that we had an amazing venue and having gone on that journey, the team had showed an unreal resilience.<\/p>\n
\u201cHaving gone through that, they showed a commitment that has allowed us to go from strength to strength.\u201d<\/p>\n
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