Sabrina Carpenter fans queue for 12 hours

Fans of Sabrina Carpenter queued for more than 12 hours ahead of a concert later.

The first arrived at Manchester's Co-op Live arena just after midnight, and by midday on the queue had grown to 200.

The Espresso singer is performing two nights at the arena this week as part of her Short n' Sweet 2025 Tour.

Ellie Cooper, came from Cambridge with her sister Holly to join the queue at 10:30 GMT, said she was determined to get a good view.

Ellie, 23, said: "A concert from the front is a completely different experience to a concert from far back."

Holly, 20, added: "I just want to be as close as possible so maybe I can wave.

"It's very full on but it's so worth it."

Ellie said camping has become part of "concert etiquette", and that pushing to the front was not acceptable.

"Getting here early is definitely a commitment," she said.

"Squeezing to the front is not fair, you just don't do it. We go to concerts a lot and it is just concert etiquette that you don't push.

"Everyone's here for the same reason, you've got to be polite."

Scarlet,19, and her mum Deborah, 55, from Newton-Le-Willows joined the queue at 07:30, equipped with survival ponchos and hand-warmers.

Scarlet said her mum surprised her with tickets on Christmas Day.

She added: "My mum made me a big surprise balloon. She said, 'We're not going to Disneyland, don't get your hopes up', then she popped the balloon, loads of love hearts came out and there was a ticket inside. I was so happy.

"I'm obsessed with her, I love her so much, I'm a big fan."

Deborah, who Scarlett said knew all the dance routines, told the BBC that her colleagues "think she must be mad" for getting there so early.

Daisy, 18, Phoebe and Ava, who are both17, came from Liverpool with their foil blankets to join the queue at 10:00.

They watched Thursday night's concert via a TikTok live stream.

Ellie Lewis came from Birmingham with blankets, chairs, snacks and spare shoes, and was in the queue from 07:15.

She said she bought her ticket for £300 from a reseller.

"I spent a lot of money on these tickets so I want a good view," the 26-year-old said.

Bella and Kitty came from Mosley and Stalybridge. The 16-year-olds joined the queue at 10:00 and made friends with the fans around them.

They said they "wanted to be close to Sabrina to have a good view".

Lucy, 20, Erin, also 20, and Evie,19, travelled down from Newcastle and joined the queue at 09:30.

They planned to get changed and do their makeup in the queue.

"I never queue for concerts normally but these two do and they are always so close," Evie said.

Lucy said being close "adds to the experience".

"We've come all this way, we might as well try and get a good view."

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