Co-op Live
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Good venue with slick operation and the stewards did a great job.
We went to watch War of the Worlds on 6th Apr 2025 and, based on other reviews, I had some concerns but everything went really smoothly. We used the official Blue car park. At £25 very pricey but events like this always are. Parking was easy and well sign-posted from Alan Turing way. Plenty of stewards to help. We arrived at 16:30 for doors open at 18:30 and drove straight on to the car park. We then went for some food, returning to the Co-Op Live at about 18:50. The lines were long but always moving. Perhaps took 10 minutes to get in but nothing excessive for a venue of this size. I had all three tickets on my phone so scanned my wife and son in first. Scanning the bar code from my phone was easy and plenty of stewards to help out in the event of any problems. We were in Section 108, Row 13. The view was good. Seats on a par with a football stadium. I am 177cm tall and could sit quite comfortably for the duration of the 2 hour concert. There were queues for food and drinks and, again, these were very pricey; £11 for a hot dog. However, I'm afraid that is the world we live in. We left the arena approx 22:35 and it appeared to me that there were still trams running but for how long I could not say. Once again, plenty of stewards available to help out and give advice. Coming off the car park was not too bad. The lanes were coned and stewards present to help keep things flowing. The only issue was turning right on to Alan Turing Way. There was a lot of congestion. On reflection, I wished I had just turned left and gone around the block but we managed OK, and were back in Sandbach before midnight Would have been earlier if our exit off the M56 had not been closed! War of the Worlds itself was excellent and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Overall a good experience and a lot smoother than I expected it to be. If you plan on going early and then going for food as we did, I recommend booking a table. There is a great Indian/Thai restaurant 5 minutes walk way. Not the cheapest but both the food and service was great. If I had a criticism, it would only be turning right on to Alan Turing Way when we left the venue. I certainly would not hesitate going again for the right event.