as more bands signed up, the small gig was put to the side and a large scale concert was formulated. the manchester evening news arena was the biggest venue available and one which could raise the most money. the manchester evening news arena is widely known as a boxing venue where posters advertising fights would illustrate a bout between two fighters with a "vs". the artists being from manchester and the enemy being cancer, the name "manchester vs cancer"" was born. great northern productions was then split into the charity great northern aid trust and gna trading ltd, the company whose function was to put the concert on.