Now Take That fans are left fuming after venue change from crisis-hit 'Co-Flop' ... trends now
Take That fans have been left fuming as they claim they have been given worse seats after the band moved their concerts from the crisis-hit Co-op Live to a rival arena.
The band decided to move five of their concerts to the AO Arena after 'technical issues' at Manchester's new flagship £365 million venue plagued its opening.
Fans were at first ecstatic at the change having last week seen a spate of embarrassing postponements to high-profile acts - including Olivia Rodrigo and Keane.
Take That said the decision was one they hadn't taken lightly but they wanted to give 'our fans as much notice as possible'.
But now some people who forked out £250 on front stage VIP tickets say they have been bumped '38 rows back'.
Lifelong fan Anita Morrissey-Booth, 43, saves up to 'see them everywhere' but says it has 'burst the whole bubble of it'.
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Take That fans have been left fuming as they claim they have been given worse seats after the band moved their concerts from the crisis-hit Co-op Live to a rival arena
The band decided to move five of their concerts to the AO Arena after 'technical issues' at Manchester's new flagship £365 million venue (pictured) plagued its opening
She was looking forward to sitting in her row 2 seat, but has been moved back 38 rows because of the venue change.
Ms Morrissey-Booth told ITV: 'I would have rather it be cancelled and rescheduled and we kept the tickets we brought, rather than being moved.
'It's not a nice feeling – you look forward to it, and it's absolutely burst the whole bubble of it all – it's making people not want to go.'
Another fuming fan, Ryan, told the Mirror on Sunday he was 'outraged' after being pushed further back than he would have been had the concert gone ahead at the Co-op Live.
He said the whole fiasco had made him never want to book a gig in Manchester again.
'We bought tickets months back for the side of the stage - paid extra, the lot,' he said.
'Of course with the arena change, it was going to come with difficulties so didn't expect to be in the exact same seats, but we certainly didn't expect to be at the back of the arena either.'
Another fan paid out for the expensive tickets so his disabled mother could be eight rows from the front.
But he wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that he was 'extremely disappointed' when the rescheduled concert saw him be placed 25 rows back.
'How is that a fair swap?,' he said. 'I got them close to the stage for my disabled mum.'
Some Take That fans took to social media site X, formerly Twitter, to bemoan the handling of the venue swap
Take That, made up of Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen, said it had not taken the decision lightly to change venues for five of their gigs
The workers at the troubled Co-op Live arena in Manchester have described the disastrous 24 hours leading up to the bungled opening of the venue. Pictured: Fans leaving after the debut gig was cancelled
A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, real name Julius Dubose, told fans 'something happened with the venue during a soundcheck'
Others described the handling of the venue swap as 'disgusting' and believed Co-op Live 'owe everyone money back'.
'If mine get moved I'm honestly gonna be so angry considering what I paid for them!' one fan wrote. 'It's so unfair!'
A Ticketmaster spokesperson said: 'With Take That's shows moving to a new venue with a different layout, our team has worked with the event promoter to move fans to a location as similar to their original booking as possible. However, some seating locations will vary.
'We appreciate fans' understanding, and reiterate that refunds are available through their Ticketmaster account. Everyone who booked VIP floor seats remains in VIP floor seats after the relocation.'
AO Arena general manager Jen Mitchell said: 'We completely sympathise with the fans over the past few weeks.
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