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US singer Olivia Rodrigo has expressed her disappointment after becoming the…
US singer Olivia Rodrigo has expressed her disappointment after becoming the latest act to fall foul of a crisis at Manchester’s troubled Co-op Live arena.
She was due to launch her UK tour with two sold-out gigs at the new venue this weekend, but they have been called off.
The decision came after the arena’s opening was postponed for a third time on Wednesday when a fault scuppered a gig by rapper A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie.
Rodrigo told fans she was “sooooo disappointed” not to perform her shows.
“I’m so bummed and I really hope to see you all soon,” the chart-topping pop star wrote on Instagram, saying she and her team were “doing our best” to reschedule the concerts.
Rodrigo’s fans have also had their plans wrecked, with many left out of pocket. Scott Tostevin, from Guernsey, had booked flights and a hotel for himself and two friends to see her on Friday night.
He told the BBC the group had spent several hundred pounds on the trip.
“I can either use my flights and hotel to now sit and watch a film in Manchester or lose the money and just cancel it all with no refunds,” he said
The decision to postpone major shows by one of the world’s biggest artists is another big embarrassment for the Manchester arena after a series of delays.
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