Gary Roden resigns as general manager after tickets cancelled and gigs forced to reschedule in Manchester

The boss of Manchester’s beleaguered Co-op Live arena has resigned in its opening week after tickets were cancelled and gigs rescheduled because the venue was not ready on time.

Gary Roden quit as general manager of the new arena after also being criticised for saying some small music venues were “poorly run”.

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