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James Arthur

Co-op Live, Manchester, UK
21. February 2026. 20:00h
2026
21
February
Photo by: Domagoj Skledar/ arhiva (vlastita)
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Tickets for James Arthur: The Pisces World Tour in Manchester, Co-op Live – live arena concert tickets

This page is for ticket sales and buying tickets for James Arthur at Co-op Live in Manchester (Etihad Campus, 1 Sport City Way). The concert is on 21 February 2026 at 20:00 and each ticket is valid for 1 day. Demand is high because this date closes the UK arena run of The Pisces World Tour, so plan arrival and entry early
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James Arthur brings Pisces World Tour to Manchester

James Arthur is performing in Manchester at the Co-op Live arena as the final stop of his British arena tour in February, which gives this concert special weight and the feeling of a finale night that gathers audiences from across the region. The concert is announced for 21.02.2026 at 20:00, and the ticket is valid for 1 day, making it an intense, complete outing planned around arrival, entry, and return after the performance ends. Co-op Live emphasizes in its information that this is the end of the UK leg of the tour, which often means a more energetic performance, more emotional communication with the audience, and a setlist that tries to cover both new songs and the biggest hits. For visitors following the tour, it is an opportunity to experience the moment where the entire journey through the songs and the story of the album comes full circle, and for those seeing him live for the first time, it is a major arena performance in a city that breathes music. Ticket sales for dates like this usually attract a traveling audience as well, so if you are planning to go, it makes sense to think about tickets and logistics earlier, especially due to traffic congestion around major events. Secure your tickets for this event now!

What the audience can expect from the performance

The Pisces World Tour relies on the idea of emotionally open pop that combines strong choruses, intimate lyrics, and a vocal that gains additional monumentality in an arena setting while still retaining that “close” tone for which James Arthur is recognizable. His career is built on songs that are listened to like personal confessions, and in live performance, they often turn into audience sing-alongs, especially during moments of ballads and slower, anthemic choruses. Although the detailed program schedule for each night may vary, the concept of an arena concert generally follows a dramaturgy that gradually builds intensity, moving from opening songs and “warm-ups” to the middle section with the biggest hits and a finale designed as an emotional climax. In this context, tickets are not just entry to the hall, but “keys” to an experience where the audience becomes part of the choir and the arena part of the instrument, as every reaction is multiplied in the large space. If you want a good overview and a sense of the space, planning your seat and purchasing tickets in time can be crucial, especially for those who prefer seated areas or specific sectors. Buy tickets via the button below.

James Arthur as an author, vocalist, and pop storyteller

James Arthur describes his sound on official pages through a balance of dreams and reality, strength and sensitivity, which is a good starting point for understanding why his audience often talks about “songs that hit right to the core.” This combination of introspection and melodic accessibility is why his ballads and mid-tempo songs work equally well on headphones and in large arenas, where emotion is transmitted through thousands of voices. The connection with the new album “Pisces” emphasizes creative exploration and a more atmospheric approach, but while retaining the recognizable vocal color and phrasing style that blends pop, soul, and a slight rock edge. In his discography, there are songs that have become part of global pop memory, and the peculiarity is that he builds them around simple, clear sentences that the audience remembers and sings effortlessly, so the concert often has the dynamics of collective participation. That is why interest in tickets tends to be stable and strong, as part of the audience comes for the hits they know by heart, and part for the new chapter represented by the tour. If a good experience is important to you, it is wise to secure tickets on time, because arena capacity does not mean demand is low, but only that it is “distributed” across sectors and prices.
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The Pisces Album and the Tour Concept

Sony Music, in releases related to “PISCES,” points out that the album is accompanied by a visual component and that it is a more intimate look at a personal journey, with “dreamy” production while maintaining the emotional recognizability that has marked his work so far. In practice, this often means that the concert story does not rely only on a sequence of songs, but on atmosphere, light, transitions, and moments where the audience is guided through different “mood rooms” of the same album. For part of the audience, this is another reason to buy tickets, as a new era is best understood in live performance, where arrangements, pauses, and audience reactions show what the songs mean outside the studio. The tour ending in Manchester also gains a symbolic framework: the final night often increases the emotional charge, so performers frequently add an extra dedication, a different speech, or longer interaction. This should not be taken as a promise of a “surprise,” but as the natural logic of a tour rhythm, where the final night is remembered by both the performer and the audience. Because of this, tickets for this concert can be particularly sought after, as the audience recognizes the value of the date that closes the entire UK leg of the journey. Tickets for this concert are disappearing fast, so buy your tickets on time.

Co-op Live as an arena stage and part of Manchester's identity

Co-op Live is located on the Etihad Campus and, according to official information, the address is Co-op Live, 1 Sport City Way, Etihad Campus, Manchester M11 3DL, which places it in a zone already recognizable for major events and sports gatherings. In a city context, this is an important location because it allows for a massive arrival of the audience by tram, bus, and on foot from the wider center, and on nights of major concerts, the whole area gains a special “event” atmosphere. Ticketmaster’s editorial text about the venue describes Co-op Live as a “music-first” arena that opened its doors in May 2024 and was intended from the start primarily as a space for concerts, rather than just a multi-purpose hall, which is felt in practice through the focus on sound, audience flow, and service facilities. For a James Arthur concert, this means that intimate songs will get an arena “echo,” but also the sound control that is crucial for the vocal to remain clear in a large space. The hall is designed for large capacities and high demand, so tickets are distributed through sectors and levels, and the experience varies depending on whether you want to be closer to the stage or have a broader view of the entire production. When talking about buying tickets, it is useful here to think about how you want to experience the concert: as a “sing-along” in the crowd or as a clear, stable experience with better control over arrival and exit.

What a concert night in a large arena looks like

Arena concerts have their own logistics and rhythm, and Co-op Live recommends that visitors arrive as close as possible to the door opening time indicated on the ticket, advice which in practice boils down to the fact that an earlier arrival reduces stress and increases the chances of passing through checks and finding your seat without rushing. At the moment the hall is filling up, the atmosphere builds already in the hallways and foyers, where the audience exchanges expectations about the setlist, comments on the songs, and creates that sense of community that later spills over into the arena. With performers like James Arthur, who has a large number of songs the audience knows word for word, that moment of the “first collective chorus” is particularly important, as the arena mass then turns into one large backing vocal. In this segment, tickets gain emotional value because they are not just an expense but a confirmation that you were part of a night that is recounted, recorded in memory, and returned to through songs. If you want to make the most of the experience, buying tickets in advance also helps because you can more calmly plan your arrival, transport, and eventual stay in the city without last-minute improvisation. Secure your tickets for this event now!
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Practical information for arrival and moving around the city

Official information for arriving at Co-op Live emphasizes that the arena is on the Etihad Campus, a short distance from the center of Manchester, and repeats the address 1 Sport City Way, Manchester M11 3DL, which is useful for navigation and route planning. For public transport, Transport for Greater Manchester, through the Bee Network, publishes a special page “Getting to Co-op Live” which gathers advice for tram, bus, train, car driving, cycling, and walking, and such pages are practical because they are updated according to the network status. It is particularly important that on the same page, a notice about works at Manchester Piccadilly station from February 14 to 22 is highlighted, which coincides with the concert date and may affect arrival for those arriving by train or transferring through Piccadilly. In practice, this means that before departure, it pays to check the travel plan, anticipate possible changes, and leave an extra time reserve, as crowds and changes of platforms or routes can increase travel duration. Tickets are valid for one day, so a “buffer” in arrival is especially important: you want to avoid a situation where, due to a delay, you miss the start, especially if it is important to you to catch the entire concert arc from the first songs to the final moments. Buy tickets via the button below and plan your arrival so that the evening is an enjoyment, not a race against time.

Arrival by tram, on foot, and from the direction of the center

The Bee Network instructions for Co-op Live give rough guidelines for arriving by different modes of transport, and in the context of major events, the tram often emerges as the most practical choice because it relieves road traffic and leads to the Etihad Campus area. Co-op Live additionally directs visitors to follow current updates and plan their journey, which is particularly useful in weeks with major works or temporary changes on the network. For part of the audience, arriving on foot from the wider center can be part of the experience, especially if going earlier and “catching” the city atmosphere along the way, but even then, one should count on movement occurring in waves after the concert, so patience and keeping to agreed meeting points are important. If you are coming from outside Manchester, the works at Piccadilly during the specified period may mean changes in arrivals and departures, so checking information before the trip and preparing an alternative route is recommended. In such a scenario, tickets and passes are only one part of the preparation, and the second part is realistic planning of arrival, entry, and return times, so that the whole evening remains pleasant and without unplanned interruptions.

Why Manchester is a natural host for such a concert

Manchester is a city that has built its reputation over decades through music culture, the club scene, and major arena performances, so it is no coincidence that the end of a UK arena series is often linked to an audience that knows how to reward a performer with energy and focus. In such an environment, you don't experience an arena concert just as an event on the calendar, but as part of a wider city rhythm where concerts, matches, nightlife, and cultural offerings intertwine on the same weekend. Co-op Live, as a new large hall on the Etihad Campus, further strengthens that feeling that the city is expanding towards new “event” zones, and the audience gets another major gathering point alongside existing Manchester concert destinations. For James Arthur, whose audience is often very diverse in age and musical habits, such a city provides the ideal combination: a large enough capacity for mass interest and a strong enough musical tradition for the concert to be taken seriously, with attention to vocals and emotional content. In this sense, buying tickets is not just a decision about an outing, but also about whether you want to be part of a night that naturally “fits” into Manchester's city identity. If you are planning a trip, tickets and logistics are easiest to resolve earlier, because on big weekends, accommodation and transport fill up quickly, and city traffic becomes sensitive to a large number of visitors.
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Tickets, audience interest, and experience planning

When a concert is announced as the final stop of a tour leg, audience interest often grows because a sense of a “last chance” in that series is created, and this can be reflected in the dynamics of ticket sales. In practice, the audience is then divided into those who come for the new songs and tour concept and those who want to hear the biggest hits in a productionally powerful arena setting, and both groups have a good reason to think about tickets on time. Co-op Live and city transport services already publish specific travel information for the concert day in advance, which is an indicator that a large number of visitors and increased traffic around the Etihad Campus are expected. This means the experience is best planned as a package: secure tickets, choose a mode of arrival, and leave enough time for entry, because otherwise, part of the evening is spent on waiting and nervousness. Buying tickets in advance also provides psychological peace: when you know the ticket is secured, it is easier to focus on the experience, the songs you want to hear, and who you are going with. Tickets for this concert are disappearing fast, so buy your tickets on time.

Sources:
- Co-op Live, event page “James Arthur — The Pisces World Tour” with confirmation of dates and context of the UK arena tour finale
- Co-op Live, “Getting Here” with the venue address and travel update information
- Bee Network (TfGM), “Getting to Co-op Live” with traffic instructions and announcement of works at Manchester Piccadilly (14–22 February)
- Ticketmaster UK, editorial text “Step Inside: Co-op Live” with context of the opening and positioning of the arena as a “music-first” arena
- Sony Music, announcement about the album “PISCES” and accompanying album-film as context for the new era and tour
- James Arthur, official website with a description of the album “Pisces” and artistic direction

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10 February, 2026, Author: Culture & events desk

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