Co-op Live

The Bowl venue hire starts at £70,000 + VAT per day, with some quotes showing a minimum of £100,000 per day. This is the base venue hire cost before any additional services, catering, or equipment.

The Bowl is designed for large-scale events with capacities of 4,000+ attendees. It's suitable for major conferences, corporate events, concerts, and award ceremonies requiring significant space and staging capabilities.

The source material primarily focuses on The Bowl for large events. For smaller events under 300 people, alternative spaces may be available but specific pricing and capacity details for these spaces are not provided in the available information.

The venue can provide conference audio-visual facilities including screens, projectors, PA systems, lapel microphones, and handheld microphones. Specific AV requirements and associated costs would need to be discussed based on your event needs.

Conference catering includes arrival pastries, tea and coffee service, and sandwich lunches at £30 per person per day. For evening events, canapés are available at £17 per person and drinks packages (unlimited house beers, wines, spirits, soft drinks) cost £33 per person for 2 hours.

Concert dates can block availability well in advance, so early booking is essential. The venue requires confirmation of specific dates before providing detailed quotes, and availability varies significantly based on the arena's concert schedule.

Yes, significant additional costs apply including catering (£30+ per person), AV equipment, set-up days (£30,000 for Bowl access on setup day), and drinks packages (£33+ per person). A typical 2-day conference for 1,000 people totaled £340,000 excluding VAT.

Large events typically require a separate setup day with additional venue hire costs (£30,000 for Bowl setup day). Events can start as early as 7:00 AM and run until late evening, but specific timing depends on the arena's concert schedule and other bookings.

Yes, the venue can accommodate accessibility requirements including wheelchair-accessible staging and general venue accessibility. Specific accessibility features and accommodations should be discussed during the booking process.

Co-op Live is located at 1 Sportcity Way, Etihad Campus, Manchester, M11 3DL. It's a separate venue from the O2 Apollo Manchester and positions itself as a premium, large-capacity option for major events in Manchester.