Bruce Springsteen's European tour kicked off at Manchester's Co-op Live arena, which opened its doors a year prior amid significant challenges. The concert was met with excitement, featuring thousands of fans singing along to iconic tracks. Tim Leiweke, CEO of Oak View Group, reflected on the struggles the venue faced, including technical issues that delayed its opening and led to concert cancellations. The successful event symbolized a realization of a shared vision, underscoring the arena's value and the resilience of its creators and supporters.
He was one of the thousands in the audience on Wednesday night for Springsteen's gig, and he later said it was a moment for those same people to understand that last night, that crowd, that artist, that band, that energy, is what we always dreamed that this building would be.
So many people that worked on this project, I think, went through such a difficult time, and mentally and physically it's probably one of the most challenging projects I've ever seen, and the toll that it took on people was pretty amazing.
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