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(SOLD OUT) Good Take That VIP deal in Manchester next week for Virgin Points

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As you have possibly seen in the national press, Take That has moved its five Manchester concerts next week from the unfinished Co-Op Live arena to the AO (Manchester) Arena.

This is great news if you have Virgin Points, because Virgin Red has a box at the AO Arena.

Because these concerts have been arranged at very short notice, Virgin Red is knocking out the VIP box tickets at a good price.

Virgin Red Room AO Arena

For just 20,000 Virgin Points, you will receive two tickets for the Virgin Red Room suite for one of the Take That concerts. Olly Murs is supporting.

The dates are 7th May, 9th May, 10th May, 11th May and 12th May.

You will also get a free parking space at the arena and fast track access. Food and drink is NOT included (free soft drinks are available) but there is a private cash bar available – no queuing required!

Sinead wrote an article here about her experience in the Virgin Red Room at the AO Arena.

To book, go into the Virgin Red app.

PS. Tickets are also available for just 5,000 Virgin Points for two people for A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie tomorrow, 4th May


How to earn Virgin Points from UK credit cards

How to earn Virgin Points from UK credit cards (April 2025)

As a reminder, there are various ways of earning Virgin Points from UK credit cards.  Many cards also have generous sign-up bonuses.

You can choose from two official Virgin Atlantic credit cards (apply here, the Reward+ card has a bonus of 18,000 Virgin Points and the free card has a bonus of 3,000 Virgin Points):

Virgin Atlantic Reward+ Mastercard

18,000 bonus points and 1.5 points for every £1 you spend Read our full review

Virgin Atlantic Reward Mastercard

3,000 bonus points, no fee and 1 point for every £1 you spend Read our full review

You can also earn Virgin Points from various American Express cards – and these have sign-up bonuses too.

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold is FREE for a year and comes with 20,000 Membership Rewards points, which convert into 20,000 Virgin Points.

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold

Your best beginner’s card – 30,000 points, FREE for a year & four airport lounge passes Read our full review

The Platinum Card from American Express comes with 50,000 Membership Rewards points, which convert into 50,000 Virgin Points.

The Platinum Card from American Express

80,000 bonus points and great travel benefits – for a large fee Read our full review

Small business owners should consider the two American Express Business cards. Points convert at 1:1 into Virgin Points.

American Express Business Platinum

50,000 points when you sign-up and an annual £200 Amex Travel credit Read our full review

American Express Business Gold

20,000 points sign-up bonus and FREE for a year Read our full review

Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which earn Virgin Points

Comments (36)

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  • Aston100 says:

    Hey Rob, are you gonna go see A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie?

    • Rob says:

      I’d see him at The O2 if I got the £400 of F&B credit that Qatar throws in with its tickets ….

    • Man of Kent says:

      Quite amusing this week listening to Radio 4 news readers trying to pronounce A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie and sound like they know who it is (btw I don’t have a clue)!

  • Richie says:

    Apparently the owners of Co-op Live have a favourite Take That song – Pray.

  • CheshirePete says:

    Just booked this for Friday. There’s no regular seats on sale anyhow only boxes for £400pp minimum 6 so £2400. Although you do get a bottle of champagne with that! Very unexpected this! Been sitting on 22k for a number of years so it’s like a great freebie!

  • Ironside says:

    Cheers Rob. The OH in particular is very grateful to you for this!

  • NorthernLass says:

    How many of Take That do you actually get for the 20k points?!

  • anom says:

    Take THAT, Co Op Arena.

  • paul says:

    Effectively £100 each in points, £120 hotel, £50 petrol and we can watch on a huge screen that looks like a 22″ portable as we’re so far away.

    Nah think I’ll give it a miss.

    • Ironside says:

      I thought of this comment over the weekend when we had excellent, not-too-distant, views of the main stage. And again when the band came over a mobile bridge onto a platform almost underneath the Red Room. We could just about see the bristles on Howard’s beard!
      Your loss…

  • Andrew says:

    Thanks. Off to see them Thursday night.

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