Black Keys at Co-op Live review — UK’s biggest arena lives up to the hype

One ventures into Manchester’s new Co-op Live arena, understandably, with eyes to the sky. Attempts since last month to launch the £365 million, 23,500-capacity shed — resembling from the outside God’s PlayStation 2 — went off with very much the wrong sort of bang: part of the ceiling ventilation system crashing to the floor shortly after doors had opened for a show by the American rapper A Boogie Wit da Hoodie, his fans filtering inside. Shows from the comedian Peter Kay and the Black Keys had already been rescheduled because of power-supply issues, and a fortnight of concerts, including from Olivia Rodrigo and Take That, were cancelled or relocated while the venue, swiftly dubbed the Co-flop arena, was made safe. As launches go, only Elon