'We thought it was a joke' - Dismay as Co-op Live gig cancelled

Fans spoke of their dismay when a show by rapper A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie at Manchester's new Co-op Live arena was cancelled just minutes after the doors were supposed to open on Wednesday.

The £365m venue, the UK's largest indoor arena with space for 23,500 people, was due to be opened by comedian Peter Kay last week, but his shows have been postponed twice.

The arena's operators blamed the latest cancellation on an incident during the soundcheck, when "a component of the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system, used to direct air, separated from the ductwork".