Ticketholders have raised questions about its handling of the situation and branded it 'ridiculous' that they were left waiting in their seats for hours before being told to go home.
Furious Nicki Minaj fans say security at the Co-op Live arena told them the singer was in the building when she was actually in police custody in the Netherlands before her gig was postponed.
Instead there would be boos and shouts of anger in the auditorium when more than 23,000 attendees were told the event was being shelved as the rapper wouldn't make it on time. The decision sparked a furious backlash from some Minaj fans, who go by the collective name the Barbz, who claim bosses at the newly-built arena should have told them sooner the show was not going to go ahead.
'For a lot of people that were asking those questions, that's obviously people's hopes up. I understand that maybe they wanted to get people into the arena for health and safety risks to stop people being outside. Minaj's supporters, who go by the collective name Barbz, have voiced slammed bosses at the 'cursed' music venue for letting them go inside and spend money despite the show going ahead.
'Obviously, it's not Co-op's fault what happened in Amsterdam, and it's not Nicki's fault either, like, obviously, no blame for her at all,' she said. Nicki Minaj fans gathered outside the hotel she was staying in in Manchester this morning to try and catch a glimpse of the star Hope Brown, from Blackburn, revealed that last night's concert was the second one that's been cancelled on her this month at the Co-op Live arena.
Sophie Pearce, who had also been at the venue on Saturday night, said the organisation had been a 'shambles'. 'I've spent around £200 on tickets and accommodation and am hoping to salvage something from it by seeing her today.' An hour and a half later Co-op Live tweeted that doors for her Manchester show would open at 7pm and fans entered, despite the R&B star not being released from custody until around 8.55pm.
'Absolute shambles that the Co-op live didn't just let us let us know beforehand that the show was going to be postponed,' she added, a sentiment shared by many other ticketholders. 'Everyone's come - my missus is crying,' he told the BBC. 'Why not tell us it's cancelled before bringing us in?' A spokesperson for Co-op Live told MailOnline today: 'To ensure the safety and welfare of fans while awaiting updates, the joint decision was made by venue and promoter to open our doors.
One fan held a sign saying 'You the motherf****n' fairest Nicki!' as they waited for a glimpse of the rapper 'That's why they had to do the big song & dance b/c they knew I'd still find a way to perform even if it came down to my last 90 mins in the building which would have been until 1130pm. The building was willing to go past 11pm. So grateful to them for that.'
'I'll STILL be performing at the 2nd #Manchester show on the 30th. 5 days away. I'll STILL be performing in #Birmingham tmrw.' A private plane, believed to belong to Nicki Minaj, departs from Schiphol East airport after the rapper was released by police READ MOREBREAKING NEWS Nicki Minaj gig at Co-Op Live Arena is CANCELLED following the star's arrest in Amsterdam: Thousands are left disappointed after the show was axed at the last minute following chants from fans to 'free' her One wrote on X that Minaj's lateness was 'genuinely not their fault', adding that organisers 'cannot catch a break'.
Many have said they are unsure if they would be able to make the rescheduled performance, dates for which have not been announced yet. Nicki Minaj filmed herself seemingly getting arrested for allegedly 'carrying drugs' while traveling from Amsterdam to Manchester for her next show His original dates were shifted to April 29 and 30, with Kay writing on social media that he was 'truly gutted' for his fans.
Two hours after cancelling A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, the venue then said that Rodrigo's gigs would not go ahead on May 3 and 4.Take That said they would be moving their May shows from the Co-op Live to the AO Arena because of 'ongoing technical issues'. He said he and his friends were holding out hope of seeing the star after they 'heard a helicopter go over'.
Minaj went silent on social media at around 4pm this evening following a series of social media posts on X, formerly Twitter, and Instagram. She alleged: 'They've been trying to stop me from coming to every show. They took my bags before I could see them. Put it on the plane. Now saying they're waiting on customs.'
'After consultation with the Public Prosecution Service, the suspect was fined and can continue her journey.'
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