[Susan Foreman]

The Manchester Co-Op saga is turning into a fiasco!

Manchester's Co-op Arena cancels Peter Kay's opening gig with just 24 hours to go / ITV News

"The UK's largest and newest arena has postponed its opening night with just 24 hours notice after work failed to finish on time.

Bolton-comedian Peter Kay was due to perform two shows at the 23,500 capacity Co-op Live Arena in Manchester, on Tuesday 23 April and Wednesday 24 April.

However, the gigs have been cancelled with less than a day to go after a test event on Saturday found issues with the power supply in certain parts of the venue.

The highly-anticipated show was set to act as the grand opening for the city's flagship new venue, the largest in the UK.

But just the day before, it has been announced that both shows have been cancelled with work not yet complete on the Eastlands venue.

The council's building control is also yet to sign the building off.

Instead, Peter Kay will perform on Monday 29 and Tuesday 30 April, a week later than planned..."