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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,and,West Midlands,music,gallery,Black Sabbath,galleries,poster,frontman,rock,legend,heavy metal,iconic,icon,Prince of Darkness,history,records,heritage,solo,career,cultural,tourism,free,temporary,fan,attraction,album,artwork display,awards,retrospective,popular culture,Back to the Beginning,concert,death,2025,posthumous,sign,indoor
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F511A6 - A freestanding promotional panel for Ozzy Osbourne: Working Class Hero stands inside Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery in Chamberlain Square, Birmingham, West Midlands. The poster features a large portrait of Ozzy Osbourne dressed in black beneath the distinctive Ozzy Osbourne logo and the words WORKING CLASS HERO. Visitors can be seen beyond the sign among illuminated display cases and exhibition galleries beneath the museum's high arched interior. The free exhibition opened on 25 June 2025 and was created to celebrate the solo achievements, global awards and career of Birmingham rock icon Ozzy Osbourne, together with album artwork connected with the original Black Sabbath line-up. It was timed to coincide with the historic Black Sabbath homecoming and Back to the Beginning concert at Villa Park on 5 July 2025, when Osbourne performed with Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward. Ozzy Osbourne, born in Aston, Birmingham, in 1948, became internationally famous as the vocalist and frontman of Black Sabbath before establishing a hugely successful solo career. His career and the band's industrial Birmingham roots became central to the city's reputation as the birthplace of heavy metal. Osbourne died on 22 July 2025 aged 76, after which the exhibition also became an important place for fans to remember and celebrate his life and musical legacy. Birmingham Museums subsequently extended Working Class Hero because of public demand, with the exhibition scheduled to remain on display until 27 September 2026. The museum presentation includes awards, memorabilia and material reflecting Osbourne's solo career and the artwork of the original Black Sabbath era. The photograph records the prominent Working Class Hero publicity display within the museum, with members of the public moving through the gallery behind it. This is an indoor scene, so no sky or outdoor weather conditions are visible.
Museum & Art Gallery, Chamberlain Square, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK, B3 3DH
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F511BT - Large exterior poster advertising Ozzy Osbourne: Working Class Hero is mounted on the ornate façade of Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery in Chamberlain Square, Birmingham, West Midlands. The vertical banner features a portrait of Birmingham-born rock singer Ozzy Osbourne above his distinctive red and yellow logo and the exhibition title WORKING CLASS HERO. Text on the poster describes the show as celebrating the global achievements of Birmingham rock legend Ozzy Osbourne's solo career, with FREE ENTRY prominently displayed. A red notice records that, due to phenomenal demand, the exhibition has been extended until 27 September 2026. Working Class Hero opened on 25 June 2025 and celebrates Osbourne's solo achievements and global awards alongside album artwork from the original Black Sabbath line-up. The exhibition was originally staged to coincide with Black Sabbath's historic Back to the Beginning homecoming concert at Villa Park on 5 July 2025. Osbourne, born in Aston, Birmingham, in 1948, became internationally famous as the vocalist and frontman of Black Sabbath before establishing a major solo career. His life and music are closely associated with Birmingham's reputation as a birthplace of heavy metal and with the city's working-class industrial heritage. Osbourne died on 22 July 2025 aged 76, after which the exhibition also became a focus for fans celebrating his life and musical legacy. The prominent outdoor banner provides a strong visual link between the historic museum building and Birmingham's internationally significant rock and heavy-metal history. Architectural details of the museum façade, including carved ornament, stonework and upper windows, surround the modern promotional graphic. The photograph was made outside in bright summer daylight
the sky itself is not visible within the composition. The image documents promotion of a major Birmingham cultural exhibition and continuing commemoration of one of the city's best-known musicians
Art Gallery, Chamberlain Square, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK, B3 3DH
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F12DBF - Ghostly monochrome portrait of Johnny Marr fills the stage screen as the Manchester guitarist, singer and songwriter performs below at Castlefield Bowl during Sounds of the City on Thursday 9 July 2026. Marr stands at the microphone playing electric guitar, with his drummer behind him. Stage haze, converging beams and the enlarged face create an atmospheric double image in which the live musician appears almost overshadowed by his projected likeness.
The sold-out homecoming concert was announced as Marr's biggest-ever solo headline show. Support came from Manchester band Everything Everything and Irish post-punk group The Clockworks. His career-spanning performance combined solo recordings, new material and songs associated with The Smiths, the influential Manchester group in which Marr established his reputation through distinctive melodic and jangling guitar arrangements.
The stark black-and-white treatment gives the scene a timeless, cinematic quality. Marr's smaller figure at the foot of the screen contrasts with the monumental, softly focused portrait above, suggesting memory, legacy and the passage of time. The composition can be read as a visual dialogue between the younger musician embedded in popular culture and the established solo artist still performing to his hometown audience.
Castlefield Bowl is an open-air amphitheatre surrounded by canals, railway viaducts and Manchester's former industrial landscape. It is closely associated with the annual Sounds of the City concert series and summer performances. Marr's appearance carried local resonance because his work with The Smiths helped place Manchester independent music on an international stage.
The photograph captures a distinctive concert performance. Its spectral projection, stage smoke and reduced tonal palette turn live music documentation into an evocative portrait of artistic identity, cultural memory and the enduring relationship between Johnny Marr, his songs and Manchester.
Castlefield Bowl, Rice Street, off Liverpool Road, Castlefield, Manchester, England, M3 4JN
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F12E8A - Johnny Marr performs with his arms stretched wide at Castlefield Bowl in Manchester during the Sounds of the City concert series on Thursday 9 July 2026. The former Smiths guitarist and songwriter stands at the microphone with a black Fender Jaguar electric guitar, while the drummer plays behind him. Purple stage lighting, a large monochrome video screen and Marr's expressive pose give the photograph the scale and energy of a major outdoor headline show.
The sold-out concert was billed as the biggest solo headline performance of Marr's career. It was a significant Manchester homecoming for an artist whose distinctive melodic guitar work helped define The Smiths and influenced generations of alternative and independent musicians. The set combined Marr's solo catalogue, celebrated Smiths songs and new material linked to his forthcoming fifth solo album, The Age of Everything.
Songs reported from the evening included Generate! Generate!, New Town Velocity, Spirit Power and Soul, This Charming Man, Bigmouth Strikes Again, How Soon Is Now?, Panic and There Is a Light That Never Goes Out. The performance connected Marr's current work with the music that established his international reputation. His outstretched stance captures the relationship between performer and hometown audience at an important point in his solo career.
Support came from Manchester band Everything Everything and Irish post-punk group The Clockworks. Castlefield Bowl is an open-air amphitheatre set among canals, railway viaducts and former industrial buildings, giving Sounds of the City concerts a distinctive Manchester character.
The image records an influential British guitarist commanding the stage at his largest solo concert to date. It combines live performance, local music heritage, festival production and popular culture, while showing Marr not only as a former member of The Smiths but as an active recording artist introducing new work to a large multi-generational audience
Castlefield Bowl, Rice Street, off Liverpool Road, Castlefield, Manchester, England, M3 4JN
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F1T9TR - Irish post-punk and alternative rock band The Clockworks perform live at Castlefield Bowl in Manchester on 9 July 2026 as part of the Sounds of the City summer concert series. The Galway-formed group appeared as the opening support act for Manchester guitarist and songwriter Johnny Marr, with fellow Manchester band Everything Everything also appearing on the bill at the outdoor city-centre venue.
The photograph shows the band performing across the large covered stage beneath an extensive lighting rig and suspended mirrored disco ball. Two guitarists stand at the front of the stage while the drummer performs behind them. A large illuminated backdrop displays the name The Clockworks in tall lettering, creating a prominent visual identity that can be seen above the heads of the audience.
An Irish tricolour flag is draped over equipment on the right-hand side of the stage, reflecting the group's Irish origins. Electric guitars, microphones, amplifiers, drum equipment, floor-mounted stage lights and technical cables are visible throughout the performance area. Members of the crowd watch from close to the stage, with one audience member holding up a mobile phone to photograph or record the performance.
The Clockworks developed their reputation through energetic live performances combining sharp observational lyrics, urgent guitar music and influences drawn from post-punk, indie rock and alternative music. Formed in Galway before relocating to London, the group became associated with a renewed wave of Irish guitar bands reaching audiences across Britain and Europe.
Castlefield Bowl is an open-air amphitheatre within Manchester's historic Castlefield district and regularly hosts major summer concerts. Its industrial surroundings, railway arches, canals and city-centre location have helped make Sounds of the City one of Manchester's established annual live music events. The performance formed part of Johnny Marr's largest solo headline concert at the venue
Castlefield, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, M3 4JN
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EX1RCC - Members of Rock Choir perform outdoors beneath The Kelpies at Helix Park in Falkirk, Scotland, on Saturday 27 June 2026. A blonde female choir leader stands in the foreground with one arm raised, conducting the large mixed group of singers arranged in rows across the paved plaza. The performers wear matching black T-shirts carrying Rock Choir's yellow star emblem, creating a strong visual contrast against the pale paving, green landscape and dramatic grey sky.
Behind the choir rise the two monumental steel horse heads known as The Kelpies. Designed by Scottish sculptor Andy Scott, the 30-metre-high structures were completed in 2014 and celebrate Scotland's horse-powered industrial and agricultural heritage, particularly the heavy working horses associated with canals, haulage and industry. The sculptures stand beside the Forth and Clyde Canal within The Helix, a large public park linking communities between Falkirk and Grangemouth.
The performance brings together community singing, public art and an internationally recognised Scottish landmark. Rock Choir is known for large, accessible contemporary choirs whose members perform popular songs without the need for formal auditions or musical notation. The image captures the energy and inclusiveness of group singing, with participants of different ages taking part in a public outdoor performance.
The broad plaza provides space for the singers, conductor and portable music equipment, while visitors and surrounding parkland remain visible around the group. Heavy cloud overhead adds drama to the scene and emphasises the scale of the metal sculptures. The photograph is relevant to editorial themes including community arts, amateur singing, live music, cultural participation, public performance, Scottish tourism, landmark architecture and events at The Kelpies
The Kelpies, The Helix, Falkirk, Scotland, FK2 7ZT, United Kingdom
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EJD0CN - . Dave Formula performing live in Manchester, England, UK, May 2026. Photographed on 23 May 2026. The recorded location is Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK. The musician is shown on stage wearing a dark hat and red shirt, singing into a microphone during a concert performance. Formula is known as a keyboard player associated with Manchester post-punk and new wave music, including work with Magazine and Visage. Dramatic stage lighting and the close composition create a strong performance portrait and make the image useful for features about Manchester's influential music scene, veteran performers, reunion shows, live venues and the continuing legacy of late-1970s and 1980s British alternative music. Looking at public marker, the longer history is that commemorating artists, performers and local figures through homes, stars, plaques or portraits links individual biography with the places that shaped their work
Such markers can turn ordinary streets into cultural-history destinations. The background to popular music is that british popular music has been closely tied to particular cities, independent labels and venues
Manchester and Liverpool in particular developed internationally recognised scenes whose clubs, rehearsal rooms and concert halls became cultural landmarks. In 2026, public marker remains relevant because recognition of overlooked local figures also remains part of wider debate about representation and whose achievements are commemorated in public space. Current 2026 context around popular music is that live music remains culturally important but venues face pressure from operating costs, redevelopment and changing audience habits
England's dedicated 15% business-rates relief for eligible live-music venues during 2026/27 reflects concern about their economic sustainability. Associated keywords and synonyms include cultural figure, actor, commemoration, cultural heritage, local history, creative industries, and cultural tourism.
Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EJD09M - A stylised digital montage inspired by Kraftwerk's performance at O2 Apollo Manchester on 22 May 2026. The background features the distinctive curved facade of the Apollo at Ardwick Green, Manchester, while a large flying saucer hovers above the entrance in a deliberate visual reference to ˜Spacelab', the celebrated track from Kraftwerk's 1978 album The Man-Machine. In front of the venue stand four glowing electronic figures in the group's familiar performance formation, rendered in neon-like turquoise lines that echo the clean, technological aesthetic long associated with Kraftwerk's stage design and visual identity. The image was made in daylight but treated in a dramatic monochrome and cyan palette, creating a retro-futurist mood that suits the band's pioneering electronic legacy. Official venue listings confirm that Kraftwerk played O2 Apollo Manchester on Friday 22 May 2026 as part of their UK tour, giving the picture clear documentary relevance as well as graphic impact. The Apollo, on Stockport Road at Ardwick Green, is one of Manchester's best-known music stock-photo/gotonysmith-Venues.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>venues and adds local resonance to an image that links German electronic modernism with the city's own rich musical history. This artwork is useful for editorial pieces on Kraftwerk, electronic music, synth-pop, krautrock, live concerts, visual stage design, retro futurism, music heritage and Manchester gigs. It can also support features on The Man-Machine, classic album culture, science-fiction imagery in popular music and the enduring influence of tracks such as ˜Spacelab'. For stock image buyers, the value lies in the combination of a recognisable Manchester landmark, a named international act, strong futuristic symbolism and a clear concert date. The result works as a striking conceptual illustration of Kraftwerk's machine-age aesthetic arriving at one of the North West's iconic live venues. It also evokes cold-war futurism and space-age pop graphics.
O2 Apollo,Stockport Road, Ardwick Green, Manchester, England, UK, M12 6AP
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EGG7X7 - . U2 PopMart Tour ticket for Roundhay Park, Leeds on 28 August 1997, West Yorkshire, England, UK. Photographed on 16 May 2026. The recorded location is Roundhay Park, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK. The colourful ticket uses the distinctive PopMart visual identity with large U2 lettering, stylised arches and tour graphics associated with the band's major late-1990s stadium production. Roundhay Park has hosted major outdoor concerts and the ticket provides a surviving record of one of the high-profile touring events staged there. The background to stage is that british popular music has been closely tied to particular cities, independent labels and venues
Manchester and Liverpool in particular developed internationally recognised scenes whose clubs, rehearsal rooms and concert halls became cultural landmarks. Within the history of retro design, popular print such as comics and manuals documents everyday reading habits rather than elite culture, making surviving issues useful evidence of humour, hobbies, advertising and consumer interests. Current 2026 context around stage is that live music remains culturally important but venues face pressure from operating costs, redevelopment and changing audience habits
England's dedicated 15% business-rates relief for eligible live-music venues during 2026/27 reflects concern about their economic sustainability. Against the 2026 backdrop for retro design, physical comics, manuals and vouchers now coexist with apps, e-books and online instructions
Their material form has growing relevance to collectors, design past and nostalgia. Closely associated editorial terms include gig, performer, musician, music history, fan culture, live entertainment, music heritage, concert photography, printed ephemera, graphic design, poster, stamp, typography, print history, consumer culture, paper artefact, and visual communication. Closely connected keywords include collectable, design history, IMG_9125, rock, and Irish.
Roundhay Park, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EGG814 - Photograph of an original printed concert ticket for U2 live at Elland Road Stadium, Leeds, West Yorkshire, on Wednesday 1 July 1987, during the European leg of The Joshua Tree Tour. The ticket carries the large U2 logo, band portrait imagery of Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr, the words MCP presents , plus Special Guests , Elland Road Leeds , the date, 4.00 pm show time, 2.00 pm gates opening, £14.00 ticket price including VAT, block, row and seat details, and the warning No camping is allowed . It is a strong editorial image for searches about U2 memorabilia, 1980s rock, stadium concerts, The Joshua Tree era, music history, live music ticket design, Leeds events, Elland Road concerts and collectible paper ephemera. The Leeds show is documented as taking place on 1 July 1987 at Elland Road Stadium as part of The Joshua Tree Tour, with specialist U2 concert archive sources listing support from The Fall, The Mission and The Pretenders, making the ticket a useful visual record of a major outdoor rock event in northern England. Elland Road is best known as the home of Leeds United, but this image reflects its wider use as a large music and events venue as well as a football stadium. The ticket's blue patterned security background, gold and black typography, portrait panel and visible serial numbers help place it in the era before digital tickets, mobile entry and barcode scanning, when physical concert tickets were keepsakes as well as access documents. The worn paper, creases and aged print add documentary value, suggesting a surviving souvenir from one of the defining rock tours of the late 1980s. Useful themes include U2, Bono, Joshua Tree Tour, Elland Road, Leeds, 1987, vintage ticket, concert memorabilia, live music, arena rock, Irish rock band, eighties culture, stadium gig, West Yorkshire, collectors, nostalgia, pop culture archive, music heritage and historic entertainment ephemera.
Elland Road Stadium, Elland Road, Leeds LS11 0ES
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EGG81D - . David Bowie concert ticket for Leeds Town and Country Club on 6 August 1997, Leeds, England, UK. Photographed on 16 May 2026. The recorded location is Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK. The printed ticket features a stylised image of Bowie and records the Wednesday evening performance at the well-known Cookridge Street music venue. Original tickets provide a tangible record of touring history and venue culture before widespread digital ticketing. Looking at musician, the longer history is that live-music photographs preserve performances that are otherwise transient, recording musicians, venues, stage lighting and audiences at a particular point in a career
Tickets, posters and venue exteriors add another layer of music-industry history. The background to paper artefact is that graphic design turns practical information into a visual object
Typefaces, layout and printing methods can identify a period or brand, while small paper items preserve prices, slogans and events that may otherwise leave little physical trace. In 2026, musician remains relevant because streaming dominates recorded music , increasing the importance of touring, merchandise and live events to many artists
Historical concert images therefore connect fan culture with the changing economics of the music business. Current 2026 context around paper artefact is that much ticketing, advertising and personal communication is digital, making older printed ephemera increasingly distinctive evidence of pre-digital consumer life. Associated keywords and synonyms include live music, gig, performer, band, music history, live entertainment, popular music, music heritage, concert photography, comic, voucher, stamp, typography, print history, consumer culture, retro design, manual, visual communication, and collectable. Additional natural-language search terms include design history, IMG_9133, British, rock, memorabilia, and collecting.
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,IMG_9139,Gang of Four,Leeds University Union,concert,poster,Leeds,England,UK,post-punk,punk,music,British,band,live,gig,graphic,design,memorabilia,1978,student,venue
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EGG81W - . Gang of Four Leeds University Union concert poster for Saturday 6 December 1978, Leeds, England, UK. Photographed on 16 May 2026. The recorded location is Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK. The densely designed black, red and white poster repeatedly uses LEEDS UNIVERSITY UNION and features GANG OF FOUR among the event information, creating a strong period graphic associated with the city's late-1970s music scene. Gang of Four emerged from Leeds and became internationally influential for a sharp post-punk sound combining angular guitar, funk rhythms and political themes. The preserved poster can illustrate stories about the Leeds alternative music scene, student venues, gig promotion, band history and late-1970s British popular culture. For campus, the historical context is that school and university imagery documents the social history of education: buildings, uniforms, ceremonies and signs reveal how institutions present identity and how access to learning has changed. Looking at music history, the longer history is that live-music photographs preserve performances that are otherwise transient, recording musicians, venues, stage lighting and audiences at a particular point in a career
Tickets, posters and venue exteriors add another layer of music-industry history. The background to manual is that graphic design turns practical information into a visual object
Typefaces, layout and printing methods can identify a period or brand, while small paper items preserve prices, slogans and events that may otherwise leave little physical trace. For campus, the 2026 context is that universities face continuing pressure around funding, international recruitment, student living costs and the value of degrees, while graduation remains an important public ritual marking educational achievement. In 2026, music history remains relevant because streaming dominates recorded music , increasing the importance of touring, merchandise and live events to many artists.
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E91EHY - . Concert Square Liverpool. Photographed on 4 April 2026. The recorded location is Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK. The background to public life is that banners, monuments and temporary installations can transform a formal square into a record of particular events or institutional identity. Within the history of live entertainment, live-music photographs preserve performances that are otherwise transient, recording musicians, venues, stage lighting and audiences at a particular point in a career
Tickets, posters and venue exteriors add another layer of music-industry history. Current 2026 context around public life is that city-centre public spaces are increasingly expected to support walking, events, outdoor dining and climate resilience rather than functioning mainly as traffic space. Against the 2026 backdrop for live entertainment, streaming dominates recorded music , increasing the importance of touring, merchandise and live events to many artists
Historical concert images therefore connect fan culture with the changing economics of the music business. Alternative search wording includes public square, civic space, public realm, urban design, city centre, courtyard, pedestrian space, civic identity, urban heritage, meeting place, cityscape, public event space, architecture, place-making, live music, gig, music venue, performer, and band. Additional discoverability terms include music history, popular music, music heritage, concert photography, and IMG_9859. In relation to place-making, historical context shows that public squares and courtyards are long-standing stages for markets, ceremonies, protest and everyday movement
Their paving, monuments and surrounding façades reveal how cities organise civic life. For the story of public realm, it is useful to note that civic spaces often accumulate layers of architecture from different periods while retaining a stable role as meeting places and pedestrian routes.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E91E9K - Black and white editorial concert photograph of House of All performing live at YES in Manchester on 22 November 2025. The image shows an intense on-stage moment, with the guitarist in the foreground under bright venue lighting and the drummer visible behind, creating a strong documentary feel that suits coverage of contemporary post-punk, alternative rock and the enduring musical legacy of former members of The Fall. The monochrome treatment adds grit and atmosphere, emphasising concentration, movement, shadow and stage presence rather than colour spectacle, making the picture especially useful for music journalism, gig reviews, tour coverage, band publicity, cultural features and editorial use connected to Manchester's live music scene. House of All has drawn attention for bringing together musicians associated with The Fall while forging its own identity, and that connection makes the photograph relevant to wider searches around Mark E Smith legacy, post-punk history, cult British bands, underground music culture and veteran performers continuing to create and tour. The tight club setting and visible backline also help place the event within the intimate, working reality of UK independent venues rather than arena scale performance. Useful themes include northern music culture, small venue energy, live guitar, drums, stage lighting, black and white music photography, alternative gig scene and the continued pull of Manchester as a city of serious music heritage. Because sources conflict on the exact room within YES, the safest metadata approach is to caption the performance at YES Manchester rather than pinning it specifically to the Basement unless independently confirmed. That keeps the listing accurate while still preserving the key commercial and editorial value of the image as a live House of All performance in Manchester during late 2025
House of All performing live at YES in Manchester on 22 November 2025, featuring former members of T
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EENJGW - Live concert photograph from the Jerry Harrison and Adrian Belew Remain in Light tour at O2 Ritz Manchester on 5 June 2025, showing the musician on stage playing a green electric guitar and singing into a microphone under red and purple stage lighting. The image is presented as an editorial music performance photograph and is useful for coverage of Talking Heads, Remain in Light, post-punk, new wave, art rock, funk rock, live music and Manchester gig culture. Jerry Harrison is strongly associated with Talking Heads as a keyboard and guitar player, while Adrian Belew is widely known for his work with King Crimson, David Bowie, Frank Zappa and Talking Heads related projects. The 2025 tour celebrated music from Talking Heads and the landmark Remain in Light period, with the Manchester date listed at O2 Ritz on Whitworth Street West. The venue is one of Manchester's long-established live music rooms, historically known as The Ritz, with a central city location close to Oxford Road and Deansgate-Castlefield. The scene shows a dark concert stage, amplifiers, percussion and microphone stands, with vivid coloured lighting and a focused performance stance typical of an intimate theatre or club gig. This image could suit editorial features on veteran musicians, classic alternative music, Talking Heads legacy, Remain in Light anniversary interest, live touring, Manchester concerts, guitar performance, art-rock audiences, music venues, nightlife, cultural events and the continuing appeal of late twentieth-century new wave and post-punk artists. It also has relevance for stories about heritage touring, older musicians still performing, influential rhythm-driven guitar music, experimental pop and the revival of classic albums in contemporary live sets. The low-light indoor conditions, saturated stage colour and close framing give the photograph strong atmosphere and documentary value for music press, listings, reviews and archive use.
Jerry Harrison performs with Adrian Belew on the Remain in Light tour at O2 Ritz Manchester, 05/06/2
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E5TBNE - Rakel Mjöll Leifsdóttir and Alice Go of Dream Wife perform live at Future Yard, Birkenhead, Merseyside, England, on 2 November 2024. The photograph captures lead vocalist Rakel Mjöll Leifsdóttir at the microphone with one arm raised, bathed in intense red, pink and violet stage lighting, while guitarist Alice Go appears to the left of frame during the same performance. The image conveys the charged atmosphere of a packed grassroots venue gig, with bright LED backlights, saturated colour, deep shadows and a close audience perspective creating a strong sense of immediacy and live energy. Dream Wife are known for a blend of indie rock, punk, post-punk attitude, art-pop style and outspoken feminist themes, and this editorial concert image reflects the theatrical confidence and direct stage presence for which the band are widely recognised on the UK alternative circuit. Future Yard has become one of the best-known independent music venues on the Wirral, combining touring shows with artist development and community cultural activity, making it an important setting for documentary coverage of contemporary live music outside London. The composition is useful for editorial stories about women in rock, live performance, touring musicians, independent venues, nightlife in Merseyside, regional music scenes, grassroots culture, concert photography and modern British alternative music. The vivid lighting, dramatic gesture and visible second band member also make the frame valuable for reviews, gig listings, features on Dream Wife, festival previews, music journalism, arts pages and broader reporting on the survival and importance of smaller UK venues. As a documentary music photograph, it also carries strong editorial appeal for coverage of UK tours, women-led bands, independent culture, live entertainment, stage fashion, audience connection and the visual identity of contemporary alternative performance.
Alice Go, Rakel Mjöll Leifsdóttir and Alice Go of Dream Wife perform live at Future Yard, Birkenhead
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E5TBNG - Rakel Mjöll Leifsdóttir, vocalist with Icelandic-British indie punk band Dream Wife, performs live on stage at Future Yard, Birkenhead, Merseyside, England, on 2 November 2024. The image captures a close-up portrait at the microphone under saturated pink and magenta concert lighting, with stage haze, bright backlights and a soft neon wash creating a vivid small-venue atmosphere. Dream Wife are widely associated with a high-energy mix of indie rock, punk, post-punk edge, art-pop styling and feminist lyrical themes, and this photograph conveys the immediacy and personality that have made the band a notable live act on the UK alternative circuit. The picture shows the singer framed tightly against the glow of the lighting rig, with expressive hand placement, direct focus and a strong sense of stage presence, making it well suited to editorial use around live performance, women in rock, touring bands, contemporary guitar music and independent music culture. Future Yard has become one of the best-known grassroots venues on the Wirral, combining live music, artist development and community cultural activity, and hosting established touring acts alongside emerging talent. As a documentary concert image, this frame also speaks to wider themes of grassroots venue survival, regional nightlife, audience intimacy, alternative fashion, pop-punk revival, DIY music scenes and the continuing importance of smaller independent spaces outside London for British and visiting artists. The colour, mood and tight composition give the image strong visual impact for coverage of gigs, festival previews, music journalism, entertainment pages, tour promotion, band features and Merseyside arts coverage.
Rakel Mjöll Leifsdóttir of Dream Wife performs live at Future Yard, Birkenhead, Merseyside, England,
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E6T4DK - Editorial live music photograph of Rakel Mjöll Leifsdóttir, vocalist of Dream Wife, performing at Future Yard in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England, on 2 November 2024 during the band's Social Lubrication Tour 2023/24. The singer is shown mid-stock-photo/gotonysmith-Performance.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>performance under vivid red and magenta stage lighting, holding a microphone close to her mouth, with bright LED bars, amplifier equipment and part of the drum kit visible behind her. Her expressive pose, colourful patterned stage outfit and direct engagement with the crowd capture the energy, attitude and theatrical presence associated with Dream Wife's live shows.
This image is suitable for editorial use covering Dream Wife, Rakel Mjöll Leifsdóttir, live music in Birkenhead, Future Yard gigs, Merseyside music culture, UK touring bands, women in rock, feminist punk, indie rock, alternative rock and contemporary guitar music. Dream Wife are widely described as an English-Icelandic, London-based band, and this performance fits their reputation for sharp, energetic, politically aware live sets. The photograph works well for concert reviews, music journalism, venue features, tour coverage, album promotion and wider articles about grassroots venues, independent music spaces and the Liverpool City Region live music scene.
The compact venue setting, saturated lighting and close stage perspective give the image a strong documentary feel, making it useful for newspapers, magazines, blogs and music press needing a clear, recognisable performance shot. It also has wider stock value for themes such as female fronted bands, vocalist on stage, microphone performance, stagecraft, modern punk pop aesthetics, intimate gigs, artist touring schedules and the continuing appeal of energetic live alternative music in smaller British venues. Future Yard's independent status also makes the picture useful for local culture and grassroots venue coverage.
Rakel Mjöll Leifsdóttir of Dream Wife performs live at Future Yard, Birkenhead, on the Social Lubric
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EY3DCY - Taken on 05 Jun 2025, this black and white editorial concert image shows Gary Numan performing live on stage at O2 Ritz Manchester. The composition captures a dramatic full-stage view with powerful white beams, geometric lighting, a glowing triangular backdrop, stepped staging, keyboards, guitarists, bass player, microphone stands and the heads and raised phones of the audience in the foreground. The monochrome treatment strengthens the industrial mood of the performance, emphasising silhouette, haze, hard light and the visual language associated with electronic, new wave and post-punk live music.
Gary Numan remains one of Britain's most influential electronic artists, known for his late 1970s and early 1980s breakthrough with Tubeway Army and solo work including Are Friends Electric, Cars, Replicas, The Pleasure Principle and Telekon. This image has strong editorial relevance for music photography, live performance, Manchester gig culture, synthpop history, electronic rock, industrial stage design, heritage artists, touring musicians and fans experiencing a classic alternative act in an intimate city venue. The Ritz is one of Manchester's long-established live music rooms, known for its sprung dance floor, central location on Whitworth Street West and links with the city's wider nightlife and music history.
The photograph is useful for stories about veteran artists continuing to tour, the revival of analogue electronic music, 1980s music influence, theatrical lighting design, audience phone culture, black and white gig photography, independent live venues, Manchester concert nightlife and the enduring appeal of dark, futuristic stage aesthetics. The layered stage lights, large triangle motif and packed crowd give the image a strong sense of atmosphere, scale and energy, making it suitable for editorial features on Gary Numan, British electronic music, live touring, fan loyalty and the continuing importance of city centre venues in UK music culture.
Whitworth Street West, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK, M1 5NQ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PG60X6 - Godalming Borough Hall is a municipal building in Bridge Street in Godalming, England. The building is the meeting place of Godalming Town Council.
Following significant population growth, especially after the London and South Western Railway reached the town in 1849, the area became a municipal borough with the Pepper Pot as its town hall in 1875. In May 1907 tenders were invited from contractors to extend the public hall in Bridge Street to the west to create new municipal buildings for the borough. The extension was built in red brick with stone dressings and the work was completed in 1908. The design of the enlarged structure involved an asymmetrical main frontage with ten bays facing onto Bridge Street
the central section of three bays, which slightly projected forward, featured arcading on the ground floor, three sash windows with stone surrounds on the first floor and a pediment above with an oculus in the tympanum. The left hand section featured, in the central bay, a doorway with a canopy on the ground floor and a panel containing the borough coat of arms on the first floor. The right hand section featured, in the end bay which slightly projected forward, a round headed doorway on the ground floor and a tri-part sash window on the first floor with a pediment above.
The building continued to serve as the meeting place of Godalming Borough Council for much of the 20th century, but ceased to be the local seat of government when Waverley Borough Council was formed with its headquarters in Guildford in 1974. Waverley Council moved to new council offices in The Burys just behind the borough hall in 1980. The borough hall subsequently became the meeting place for Godalming Town Council.
Works of art in the borough hall include a portrait by Godfrey Kneller of the locally-born sailor, Admiral Sir John Balchen, who became governor of the Greenwich Naval Hospital in March 1743
Bridge St, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1HY
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Surrey,UK,England,GU7,Bridge St,Waverley,GU7 1HY,hall,theatre,hiring,multi,use,gig,tour,tours,and,nights,concert,concerts,film,society,municipal,building,dusk,night,evening,Borough,Council,venues,entertainment,halls,stage,hires,ticket,tickets
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PG60X8 - Godalming Borough Hall is a municipal building in Bridge Street in Godalming, England. The building is the meeting place of Godalming Town Council.
Following significant population growth, especially after the London and South Western Railway reached the town in 1849, the area became a municipal borough with the Pepper Pot as its town hall in 1875. In May 1907 tenders were invited from contractors to extend the public hall in Bridge Street to the west to create new municipal buildings for the borough. The extension was built in red brick with stone dressings and the work was completed in 1908. The design of the enlarged structure involved an asymmetrical main frontage with ten bays facing onto Bridge Street
the central section of three bays, which slightly projected forward, featured arcading on the ground floor, three sash windows with stone surrounds on the first floor and a pediment above with an oculus in the tympanum. The left hand section featured, in the central bay, a doorway with a canopy on the ground floor and a panel containing the borough coat of arms on the first floor. The right hand section featured, in the end bay which slightly projected forward, a round headed doorway on the ground floor and a tri-part sash window on the first floor with a pediment above.
The building continued to serve as the meeting place of Godalming Borough Council for much of the 20th century, but ceased to be the local seat of government when Waverley Borough Council was formed with its headquarters in Guildford in 1974. Waverley Council moved to new council offices in The Burys just behind the borough hall in 1980. The borough hall subsequently became the meeting place for Godalming Town Council.
Works of art in the borough hall include a portrait by Godfrey Kneller of the locally-born sailor, Admiral Sir John Balchen, who became governor of the Greenwich Naval Hospital in March 1743
Bridge St, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1HY
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JY55CC - On 22 May 2017, an Islamist extremist suicide bomber detonated a shrapnel-laden homemade bomb as people were leaving the Manchester Arena following a concert by American pop singer Ariana Grande.
Twenty-three people were killed, including the attacker, and 1,017 were injured, many of them children. Several hundred more suffered psychological trauma. The bomber was Salman Ramadan Abedi, a 22-year-old local man of Libyan ancestry. After initial suspicions of a terrorist network, police later said they believed Abedi had largely acted alone, but that others had been aware of his plans. The Islamic State claimed responsibility shortly after the attack.[3] In March 2020, the bomber's brother, Hashem Abedi, was found guilty of 22 counts of murder and attempting to murder 1,017 others, and was sentenced to life in prison.
The incident was the deadliest terrorist attack and the first suicide bombing in the United Kingdom since the 7 July 2005 London bombings
Victoria Station Approach, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1WY
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K0RC4B - Methodist Mission Church & Shops
1898-1900. By Bradshaw and Gass. Red brick and terracotta with stone dressings and slate roofs. EXTERIOR: 3 storeys, 2 and 4-window ranges each side of tower over main entrance to Victoria Hall, the flanking bays containing shops. New shop fronts throughout, and renewed canopy over Victoria Hall entrance, though the paired doors with bevelled glass panels are original.
Tower has paired first-floor windows with banded shafts
tripartite oriel window over, and pediment carried on volutes above space for clock (now a blind panel). Flanking pilasters of tower are enriched with low relief scroll-work etc. in the upper stage. Triglyph frieze below balustraded parapet with domed, columned pilasters. Octagonal turret-like upper stage with wrought-iron screens to openings, and volutes over angles, surmounted by domed roof.
2-window outer ranges each side have windows set in raised panels
stilted arched heads, with stone incised architraves to first floor, and wrought-iron balconettes to second. Modillion eaves cornice. right-hand range then has additional bay with paired windows to each floor, and then has wide pedimented gable adjoining entrance tower, with tripartite windows on upper floors in stone architraves with wrought-iron balconettes to second floor. right-hand section is built over the River Croal, and is carried on a 2-arched bridge of rusticated stone.
Main body of Victoria Hall projects as wing from rear of street range: Entrance hall with tall transomed windows to stairs, then main hall a 3 storey, 3-window range with tripartite windows to first floor, and segmentally arched 4-light mullioned and transomed windows to upper storey. Transomed windows with round arched lights to basement storey. 5-storey service range at west.
INTERIOR: entrance passage leads to large entrance hall to rear of shop premises
staircases leading to gallery each side, with tall transomed windows with round arched lights.
Knowsley Street, Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK, BL1 2AL
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JG2209 - A high-octane rock and blues outfit that hit like a hurricane, Eddie and The Wolves have been carving out their own unique path for the last few years, dominating the independent scene with a visceral blend of bold, authentic sounds. After first surfacing in 2018 with the release of their titanic debut single ˜Love in the City', the band have been winning over fans and critics alike, and in March, they're set to embark on their most explosive tour to date.
Described by Where The Music Does The Talking as a band you must-see live , Eddie and The Wolves have built their sound on a caustic mix of flowing riffs, funky guitar solos, and thunderous percussion, crafting modern blues anthems that shine with a twist of dirty rock ˜n' roll brilliance.
Having opened for bands like Slade, Razorlight and Reef, and sharing stages with Arrielle, Adam Slack of The Struts, and Kelsey Karter, Eddie and The Wolves have proved their musical mettle time and time again, and their recently released debut album ˜War' has quickly become one of the year's most intoxicating releases. Delivering fourteen tracks that shine with grit, determination, and an undeniably heavy sound.
Described by Stargazer Music Magazine as If Fleetwood Mac had a baby with Biffy Clyro, and that baby was obsessed with Stevie Ray Vaughn , the album is a textured amalgamation of vintage and modern sounds, delivering a whirlwind of originality and colour that soothes the soul, frees the mind, and keeps your utterly entranced.
Silverstone Woodlands, Northamptonshire, England
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ABJGKB - We're All Aliens
Genre : Hard Rock
Band Members : Jimmy Jay (vocals), Rik Loughran (guitar), Adi Billinge (Drums)
Hometown : Northwich
About
...men who just love playing rock and roll. - MCR LIVE
...widescreen rock... - Fourculture
Hard rock band from the England's North West. Debut LP ˜Get A Life' available for pre-order from 15th November.
Founding Date : 2019
Influences
Anything that has loud guitars
The BANNED! Network ------------
Set up in 1993 to help bands in and around the Vale Royal area, The Banned! Network developed into one of the biggest and most successful music promotion and tutorial services Northwich side of Manchester.
The network organised gigs every Friday night, usually held at Winnington Recreation Club or Barnton British Legion in Northwich. There were jam sessions held every other Wednesday at Winnington Recreation Club and DJ / Rock Disco nights alternate Wednesdays at Northwich Victoria Club.
If you are a band and want to get involved or if you would like to come along and watch the bands perform then please call 01606 41597 or email: banned@danarts.demon.co.uk.
DAN - Development of the Arts in Northwich run a range of workshops which include photography, drama, school of rock, writing, art and craft and radio workshops (with Cheshire FM), as well as performances, tours, trips, lectures and much, much more. For full details please visit the DAN website.
Winnington Park Recreation Club, Park Rd, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW8 4EB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AGA1AR - The Fall Set List Manchester Cathedral 15-05-2014
The Remainderer
Cowboy George
Auto Chip 2014“2016
Bury Pts. 1 + 3
White Lightning
Pledge
Sir William Wray
Happi Song
Mister Rode
Amorator!
Facebook Troll
Strychnine
Wolf Kidult Man
Hittite Man
Encore:
Blindness
Encore 2:
Aborted Reformation
Mr. Pharmacist
Manchester evg News Review - https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/gig-review-fall--manchester-7129956
I've seen Mark E Smith at a range of venues, from sweaty club gigs to confusing 100,000 Gorillaz fans at Glastonbury's main stage, but to see Manchester's most dissident music icon at the city's cathedral felt like it would be a surreal experience.
When the man himself strode past paying customers into the main nave of the grand old building, with the assurance of a man who very much owned the place, it was a double-take moment which seemed fitting of the whole event.
The Fall have been an unusually settled outfit in recent years, now on their fourth consecutive studio album with the same line-up.
For a band which has clocked up almost 70 members “ one of whom was reportedly fired by its iconic frontman and dictator-in-chief for ordering a salad “ it's been a period of relative calm which could have brought accusations of sterility.
The rousing opener ˜Your Future, Our Clutter' quickly dispels any fears of the serene venue taking away any of The Fall's traditional sting, if anything the acoustics of the cathedral add another layer to Smith's barking, hectoring vocals.
The follow-up number ˜I'm not from Bury' seems appropriate as the Prestwich rock deity holds his hometown crowd in the palm of his hand, especially the ones craning their necks around the cathedral's dramatic pillars as he prowls around the stage like an overlord searching for something that needs correcting.
In nearing 40 years as The Fall's supreme leader Smith has exhibited a fondness for ˜live-mixing' during sets “ a tweak of an amp here etc
Victoria St, Manchester , England, UK, M3 1SX
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AGA1G1 - The Fall Set List Manchester Cathedral 15-05-2014
The Remainderer
Cowboy George
Auto Chip 2014“2016
Bury Pts. 1 + 3
White Lightning
Pledge
Sir William Wray
Happi Song
Mister Rode
Amorator!
Facebook Troll
Strychnine
Wolf Kidult Man
Hittite Man
Encore:
Blindness
Encore 2:
Aborted Reformation
Mr. Pharmacist
Manchester evg News Review - https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/gig-review-fall--manchester-7129956
I've seen Mark E Smith at a range of venues, from sweaty club gigs to confusing 100,000 Gorillaz fans at Glastonbury's main stage, but to see Manchester's most dissident music icon at the city's cathedral felt like it would be a surreal experience.
When the man himself strode past paying customers into the main nave of the grand old building, with the assurance of a man who very much owned the place, it was a double-take moment which seemed fitting of the whole event.
The Fall have been an unusually settled outfit in recent years, now on their fourth consecutive studio album with the same line-up.
For a band which has clocked up almost 70 members “ one of whom was reportedly fired by its iconic frontman and dictator-in-chief for ordering a salad “ it's been a period of relative calm which could have brought accusations of sterility.
The rousing opener ˜Your Future, Our Clutter' quickly dispels any fears of the serene venue taking away any of The Fall's traditional sting, if anything the acoustics of the cathedral add another layer to Smith's barking, hectoring vocals.
The follow-up number ˜I'm not from Bury' seems appropriate as the Prestwich rock deity holds his hometown crowd in the palm of his hand, especially the ones craning their necks around the cathedral's dramatic pillars as he prowls around the stage like an overlord searching for something that needs correcting.
In nearing 40 years as The Fall's supreme leader Smith has exhibited a fondness for ˜live-mixing' during sets “ a tweak of an amp here etc
Victoria St, Manchester , England, UK, M3 1SX
Description
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AGA1GX - The Fall Set List Manchester Cathedral 15-05-2014
The Remainderer
Cowboy George
Auto Chip 2014“2016
Bury Pts. 1 + 3
White Lightning
Pledge
Sir William Wray
Happi Song
Mister Rode
Amorator!
Facebook Troll
Strychnine
Wolf Kidult Man
Hittite Man
Encore:
Blindness
Encore 2:
Aborted Reformation
Mr. Pharmacist
Manchester evg News Review - https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/gig-review-fall--manchester-7129956
I've seen Mark E Smith at a range of venues, from sweaty club gigs to confusing 100,000 Gorillaz fans at Glastonbury's main stage, but to see Manchester's most dissident music icon at the city's cathedral felt like it would be a surreal experience.
When the man himself strode past paying customers into the main nave of the grand old building, with the assurance of a man who very much owned the place, it was a double-take moment which seemed fitting of the whole event.
The Fall have been an unusually settled outfit in recent years, now on their fourth consecutive studio album with the same line-up.
For a band which has clocked up almost 70 members “ one of whom was reportedly fired by its iconic frontman and dictator-in-chief for ordering a salad “ it's been a period of relative calm which could have brought accusations of sterility.
The rousing opener ˜Your Future, Our Clutter' quickly dispels any fears of the serene venue taking away any of The Fall's traditional sting, if anything the acoustics of the cathedral add another layer to Smith's barking, hectoring vocals.
The follow-up number ˜I'm not from Bury' seems appropriate as the Prestwich rock deity holds his hometown crowd in the palm of his hand, especially the ones craning their necks around the cathedral's dramatic pillars as he prowls around the stage like an overlord searching for something that needs correcting.
In nearing 40 years as The Fall's supreme leader Smith has exhibited a fondness for ˜live-mixing' during sets “ a tweak of an amp here etc
Victoria St, Manchester , England, UK, M3 1SX
Description
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AGA1H1 - The Fall Set List Manchester Cathedral 15-05-2014
The Remainderer
Cowboy George
Auto Chip 2014“2016
Bury Pts. 1 + 3
White Lightning
Pledge
Sir William Wray
Happi Song
Mister Rode
Amorator!
Facebook Troll
Strychnine
Wolf Kidult Man
Hittite Man
Encore:
Blindness
Encore 2:
Aborted Reformation
Mr. Pharmacist
Manchester evg News Review - https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/gig-review-fall--manchester-7129956
I've seen Mark E Smith at a range of venues, from sweaty club gigs to confusing 100,000 Gorillaz fans at Glastonbury's main stage, but to see Manchester's most dissident music icon at the city's cathedral felt like it would be a surreal experience.
When the man himself strode past paying customers into the main nave of the grand old building, with the assurance of a man who very much owned the place, it was a double-take moment which seemed fitting of the whole event.
The Fall have been an unusually settled outfit in recent years, now on their fourth consecutive studio album with the same line-up.
For a band which has clocked up almost 70 members “ one of whom was reportedly fired by its iconic frontman and dictator-in-chief for ordering a salad “ it's been a period of relative calm which could have brought accusations of sterility.
The rousing opener ˜Your Future, Our Clutter' quickly dispels any fears of the serene venue taking away any of The Fall's traditional sting, if anything the acoustics of the cathedral add another layer to Smith's barking, hectoring vocals.
The follow-up number ˜I'm not from Bury' seems appropriate as the Prestwich rock deity holds his hometown crowd in the palm of his hand, especially the ones craning their necks around the cathedral's dramatic pillars as he prowls around the stage like an overlord searching for something that needs correcting.
In nearing 40 years as The Fall's supreme leader Smith has exhibited a fondness for ˜live-mixing' during sets “ a tweak of an amp here etc
Victoria St, Manchester , England, UK, M3 1SX
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AGA1H3 - The Fall Set List Manchester Cathedral 15-05-2014
The Remainderer
Cowboy George
Auto Chip 2014“2016
Bury Pts. 1 + 3
White Lightning
Pledge
Sir William Wray
Happi Song
Mister Rode
Amorator!
Facebook Troll
Strychnine
Wolf Kidult Man
Hittite Man
Encore:
Blindness
Encore 2:
Aborted Reformation
Mr. Pharmacist
Manchester evg News Review - https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/gig-review-fall--manchester-7129956
I've seen Mark E Smith at a range of venues, from sweaty club gigs to confusing 100,000 Gorillaz fans at Glastonbury's main stage, but to see Manchester's most dissident music icon at the city's cathedral felt like it would be a surreal experience.
When the man himself strode past paying customers into the main nave of the grand old building, with the assurance of a man who very much owned the place, it was a double-take moment which seemed fitting of the whole event.
The Fall have been an unusually settled outfit in recent years, now on their fourth consecutive studio album with the same line-up.
For a band which has clocked up almost 70 members “ one of whom was reportedly fired by its iconic frontman and dictator-in-chief for ordering a salad “ it's been a period of relative calm which could have brought accusations of sterility.
The rousing opener ˜Your Future, Our Clutter' quickly dispels any fears of the serene venue taking away any of The Fall's traditional sting, if anything the acoustics of the cathedral add another layer to Smith's barking, hectoring vocals.
The follow-up number ˜I'm not from Bury' seems appropriate as the Prestwich rock deity holds his hometown crowd in the palm of his hand, especially the ones craning their necks around the cathedral's dramatic pillars as he prowls around the stage like an overlord searching for something that needs correcting.
In nearing 40 years as The Fall's supreme leader Smith has exhibited a fondness for ˜live-mixing' during sets “ a tweak of an amp here etc
Victoria St, Manchester , England, UK, M3 1SX
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AGA1H9 - The Fall Set List Manchester Cathedral 15-05-2014
The Remainderer
Cowboy George
Auto Chip 2014“2016
Bury Pts. 1 + 3
White Lightning
Pledge
Sir William Wray
Happi Song
Mister Rode
Amorator!
Facebook Troll
Strychnine
Wolf Kidult Man
Hittite Man
Encore:
Blindness
Encore 2:
Aborted Reformation
Mr. Pharmacist
Manchester evg News Review - https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/gig-review-fall--manchester-7129956
I've seen Mark E Smith at a range of venues, from sweaty club gigs to confusing 100,000 Gorillaz fans at Glastonbury's main stage, but to see Manchester's most dissident music icon at the city's cathedral felt like it would be a surreal experience.
When the man himself strode past paying customers into the main nave of the grand old building, with the assurance of a man who very much owned the place, it was a double-take moment which seemed fitting of the whole event.
The Fall have been an unusually settled outfit in recent years, now on their fourth consecutive studio album with the same line-up.
For a band which has clocked up almost 70 members “ one of whom was reportedly fired by its iconic frontman and dictator-in-chief for ordering a salad “ it's been a period of relative calm which could have brought accusations of sterility.
The rousing opener ˜Your Future, Our Clutter' quickly dispels any fears of the serene venue taking away any of The Fall's traditional sting, if anything the acoustics of the cathedral add another layer to Smith's barking, hectoring vocals.
The follow-up number ˜I'm not from Bury' seems appropriate as the Prestwich rock deity holds his hometown crowd in the palm of his hand, especially the ones craning their necks around the cathedral's dramatic pillars as he prowls around the stage like an overlord searching for something that needs correcting.
In nearing 40 years as The Fall's supreme leader Smith has exhibited a fondness for ˜live-mixing' during sets “ a tweak of an amp here etc
Victoria St, Manchester , England, UK, M3 1SX
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DJ7N29 - Television is an American rock band, formed in New York City in 1973 and credited as highly influential and seminal.
Television was part of the 1970s New York rock scene, along with musical acts like the Patti Smith Group, The Ramones, Blondie, Richard Hell, and Talking Heads. Although they recorded in a raw manner similar to their contemporaries, minimalizing the use of studio techniques, sound effects and atypical instruments, Television's music was unique and technically proficient, defined by guitarists Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd. The group's debut album, Marquee Moon, is often considered one of the defining releases of the punk era.
Lester Bangs heard in Television's music the influence of Quicksilver Messenger Service, noting a similarity between Verlaine's guitar playing and that of John Cipollina.[3] Tom Verlaine has downplayed the comparison, citing the Ventures as a more apt reference point. In 2004, Robert Christgau pointed to the debt that Television owed to the San Francisco scene of the late 1960s, directly comparing Verlaine's guitar playing to that of Jerry Garcia
Manchester, England UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DRH8C2 - The Bridgewater Hall is an international concert venue in Manchester city centre, England. It cost around £42 million to build and currently hosts over 250 performances a year.
The hall is home to the The Hallé orchestra, the UK's oldest extant symphony orchestra, and is the primary concert venue for the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. The building sits on a bed of 280 springs, which help reduce external noise.
The venue is named after the Third Duke of Bridgewater who commissioned the eponymous Bridgewater Canal that crosses Manchester, although the hall is situated on a specially constructed arm of the Rochdale Canal.
Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley Street, Manchester, England, UK M2 3WS
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DN6MTH - The Bridgewater Hall is an international concert venue in Manchester city centre, England. It cost around £42 million to build and currently hosts over 250 performances a year.
The hall is home to the The Hallé orchestra, the UK's oldest extant symphony orchestra, and is the primary concert venue for the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. The building sits on a bed of 280 springs, which help reduce external noise.
The venue is named after the Third Duke of Bridgewater who commissioned the eponymous Bridgewater Canal that crosses Manchester, although the hall is situated on a specially constructed arm of the Rochdale Canal.
The Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley Street, Manchester, England, UK M2 3WS
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DN6MWD - The Bridgewater Hall is an international concert venue in Manchester city centre, England. It cost around £42 million to build and currently hosts over 250 performances a year.
The hall is home to the The Hallé orchestra, the UK's oldest extant symphony orchestra, and is the primary concert venue for the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. The building sits on a bed of 280 springs, which help reduce external noise.
The venue is named after the Third Duke of Bridgewater who commissioned the eponymous Bridgewater Canal that crosses Manchester, although the hall is situated on a specially constructed arm of the Rochdale Canal.
The Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley Street, Manchester, England, UK M2 3WS
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DN6MXF - The Bridgewater Hall is an international concert venue in Manchester city centre, England. It cost around £42 million to build and currently hosts over 250 performances a year.
The hall is home to the The Hallé orchestra, the UK's oldest extant symphony orchestra, and is the primary concert venue for the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. The building sits on a bed of 280 springs, which help reduce external noise.
The venue is named after the Third Duke of Bridgewater who commissioned the eponymous Bridgewater Canal that crosses Manchester, although the hall is situated on a specially constructed arm of the Rochdale Canal.
The Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley Street, Manchester, England, UK M2 3WS
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HTMB - . An identifiable period record of Golden Square Warrington Cheshire England UK in 2012, retaining practical detail and local context that distinguish documentary photography from a generic illustration. The principal subject is The Kingsway Band guitarist , Warrington Golden Square July 2012 Cheshire England UK. Further facets of the scene include popular-music heritage, visual archive, everyday life, cultural memory, changing land use, place-based commemoration, music memorial, DJ culture, social history, commemorative plaque, regional music heritage, historical comparison, memorial culture, and archival record. The modern context includes continuing discussion of grassroots culture, music heritage and the fragility of local music history when venues and scenes disappear. Small period details of transport arrangements and footfall at Golden Square Warrington Cheshire England UK may become more significant with time, particularly following closure or conversion. The subject also sits alongside local remembrance, place identity, changing streetscape, community tribute, local character, before-and-after reference, public realm, and local history. The recorded references to Square, Kingsway, Golden, and guitarist preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. A later view of Golden Square Warrington Cheshire England UK may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The wider significance includes grassroots culture and how memorials preserve figures from regional music scenes outside formal institutions without losing the local specificity of Golden Square Warrington Cheshire England UK. Another strand within the photograph is creative industries and the importance of documenting club and dance-music history in a form that can be compared with future views of Golden Square Warrington Cheshire England UK.
Golden Square Warrington Cheshire England UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CFE7FP - . Killing Joke concert ticket for Manchester Academy 10th March 2012 held in an hand. Photographed on 10 March 2012. The recorded location is Urmston, Trafford, Manchester, England, United Kingdom. Looking at the subject's development, popular-music history is often preserved through ephemeral material: concert tickets, venue signage, record-company offices, flyers and amateur recordings
Such objects can connect a specific date and place with wider movements in rock, punk, post-punk and independent music. As background, ephemeral design is especially valuable to social historians because it was created for immediate use rather than posterity
A ticket, label or novelty card can reveal contemporary humour, branding, consumer habits and printing style in a compact object. For the 2026 context, the economics of live music remain under scrutiny as independent venues face costs while audiences increasingly discover and consume music digitally
Historic tickets, venue exteriors and recording technology therefore provide a useful contrast with today's streaming-led music economy. Against the 2026 backdrop, digital-first communication means many everyday printed objects are disappearing
Older tickets, labels, cards and signs therefore provide valuable material for stories about changing design, retail and consumer behaviour. The wider historical story is that music scenes are shaped by both performers and infrastructure, including rehearsal rooms, record labels, promoters, venues and audiences
Photographs of these details help document local cultural ecosystems that can be lost quickly through redevelopment or changing entertainment habits. In the present 2026 context, the economics of live music continue to be under scrutiny as independent venues face costs while audiences increasingly discover and consume music digitally
Historic tickets, venue exteriors and recording technology therefore offer a useful contrast with today's streaming-led music economy.
Urmston, Trafford, Manchester, England, United Kingdom
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CFE7PN - . Edirol concert recording bootlegging music recorder in a bootleggers hand. Photographed on 10 March 2012. Looking at the subject's development, music scenes are shaped by both performers and infrastructure, including rehearsal rooms, record labels, promoters, venues and audiences
Photographs of these details help document local cultural ecosystems that can be lost quickly through redevelopment or changing entertainment habits. In historical terms, technology objects become historical remarkably quickly
Telephones, calculators, cameras, valves, televisions and workplace machines chart successive shifts from mechanical and analogue systems to electronics, digital processing, smartphones and cloud-connected services. For the 2026 context, the economics of live music remain under scrutiny as independent venues face costs while audiences increasingly discover and consume music digitally
Historic tickets, venue exteriors and recording technology therefore provide a useful contrast with today's streaming-led music economy. During 2026, technology is dominated by connected devices, cloud services and rapid product cycles
Historic hardware therefore offers a useful counterpoint to contemporary debates about electronic waste, right-to-repair, data dependence and the speed with which once-common devices become obsolete. The wider historical story is that live music leaves a material trail through venues, tickets, posters, recording equipment and the buildings associated with bands and labels
These apparently everyday objects become cultural-history evidence as scenes, technologies and venues change or disappear. Historically, popular-music history is often preserved through ephemeral material: concert tickets, venue signage, record-company offices, flyers and amateur recordings
Such objects can connect a specific date and place with wider movements in rock, punk, post-punk and independent music.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 6346892333 - 'Alberta Cross - 'Lucy Rider' - Play this track here.
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A cracking track from 'The Thief and the Heartbreaker' album.
Alberta Cross is a New York-based band, formed by Petter Ericson Stakee (vocals, guitar) &
Terry Wolfers (bass). Despite their different upbringings - Stakee travelled from an early age between Sweden and England with his singer-songwriter father, whilst Wolfers was brought up in London's East End - they formed what would later become Alberta Cross. After relocating to Brooklyn, New York, Stakee and Wolfers solidified the line-up with the addition of Austin Beede, Alec Higgins and Sam Kearney.
The band's sound has been compared to The Band, Neil Young, The Raconteurs and other blues-influenced rock bands.
'Lucy Rider' is heard in the series premiere of the BBC One series Survivors, as well as episode 3 of Season 1 of Dirty Sexy Money. The album is well worth checking out.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 5352022412 - 'Spires take traditional heavy metal into the next dimension! These metal lads from Manchester fuse the technical parts of various metal styles be it black, death or even prog together into an excellent blend that is both intelligent as well as lethally heavy. Centred around the brainchild of vocalist, guitarist and producer Paul Sadler who's now assembled a band of equally talented musicians, Spires awe by their ability to roll from acoustics to power riffing to techno death (or even all three) on songs like 'The Infinite Descent', 'Spiral of Ascension' and 'Martyr'.
This Winnington Rec' Banned! gig was shared with AQOE (A Question Of Etiquette), Kensington Arms from Holland.
Good on Nick Hughes and The Banned Network for keeping these gigs on in these dire ConDem times of recession.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 5136938409 - 'Crash Site are a Ska/Swing/Jazz band, influenced by Madness.
The band are Adam Williams (trumpet, vocals), Richard Hormbrey (Tenor Saxophone), Christopher Tavener (Guitar/Vox),
Grace Monson (Alto Saxophone), Michael Carter (Bass Guitar) and Jack Mountney (Drums).
It was a good gig for Crash Site on Halloween band night at the Winnington Rec. The set was as follows:
Beer
Take on me
One Week
Grand Attraction
Fashion Zombies (Aquabats cover)
Mr Pinstripe Suit
Sell Out
Good on Nick Hughes and The Banned Network for keeping these gigs on in these dire ConDem times of recession.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 5147195072 - ''No Signal' are a young mid-Cheshire based band. They are shown here playing at the Winnington Park Halloween special fancy dress gig. Also on the night were 'Crash Site', 'Allerjen' and 'Solitary'.
Good on Nick Hughes and The Banned Network for keeping these gigs on in these dire ConDem times of recession.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 5122633893 - 'For the first time in about five years, the Psychedelic Furs are back in the UK for a mini-tour . They are playing the classic second album 'Talk Talk' in it sentirity followed by classic favourites, like Heartbreak Beat. The band had a wide influence on many artists and the album was their commercial breakthrough.
This is a shot of Richard Butler from the 27th October 2010 gig at The HMV Institute in Birmingham, performing 'High wire days'. The five date tour covered:
Frome (Somerset) 24 Oct Cheese &
Grain
Manchester 26 Oct Manchester Ritz
Birmingham 27 Oct Birmingham Institute
London 28 Oct HMV Forum, London
Glasgow 29 Oct Glasgow ABC 02
...then on to the Ethias Arena in Hasselt, Belguim 31st Oct (Sinner\u2019s Day Festival).
Only two other TalkTalk shows were scheduled. StageOne in Fairfield, CT USA on October 14th, and at the Bearsville Theater in Woodstock, NY on October 15th.
The set at The Temple at the HMV (Digbeth) Institute was as follows:
1. Dumb Waiters
2. Pretty In Pink
3. I Wanna Sleep With You
4. No Tears
5. Mr Jones
6. Into You Like A Train
7. It Goes On
8. So Run Down
9. All Of This And Nothing
10. She Is Mine
...After a short break they continued with
11. Sister Europe
12. Heartbeat
13. Love My way
14. The Ghost in You
15. In My Head
16. Highwire Days
17. Heaven
...Encore
18. India
There were no band introductions, although the current line up is Richard Butler (vox), Tim Butler (bass), Rich Good (guitar), Mars Williams (sax), Amanda Kramer (keyboards), and Paul Garisto (drums).
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 5001356060 - 'Helsinki Seven are one of my favourite local rock bands, there are not seven of them (only 3) and as far as I know, none of the band are from Finland (central Cheshire UK, less exotic, but we have the salt and you dont, so there!).
They are Job Penny on Guitar &
vocals, Ex Redneck Zombie Adam Bevan working the Bass with vocals and Nick Cowling on percussion.
Read more about them and where you might catch them touring all over europe this autumn on their MySpace page.
They brought some colour to Winnington Park with support from exellent Birmingham rock band Adrenaline and Glasgows 'Hey Enemy'.
Helsinki7's set list on the night covered their available download releases:
People Without
Pull the Cord
Via
Calm After
Waiting For a Hero
I'm Spartacus
Crossing The Rubicon
Trap Is Set
Brave
Oh Salamander
Get yourself over to their download page and download a few tracks to help support the band.
Good on Nick and The Banned Network for keeping these gigs on in these times of recession.
This is a joiner/panorama of four images. Original size 13500x3056.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 5009320652 - 'A live gig shot here of the bass player from Birmingham based Hardcore / Metal / Thrash outfit Adrenaline. Good of him to put on a nice bass guitar face for me!
They played a cracking set and kept the crowd moving. I saw one mobile phone smashed to pieces on the floor after one wall of death, the head bangers were having fun :-)
The full set covered recent and older tracks, no covers.
Provoking
Bereaved
Smile
Kill It
Relentless
No ones promised
Sins
Playing the role
While you sleep
Inertia
For more info, checkout their myspace pages.
Good on Nick and The Banned Network for keeping these gigs on in these times of recession.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 5021144129 - 'Hey Enemy are suporting Helsinki Seven on their forthcoming european tour.
Read more about them and where you might catch them touring all over europe this autumn on their MySpace page.
Good on Nick Hughes and The Banned Network for keeping these gigs on in these dire ConDem times of recession.
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Keywords: fallout,fall,out,thisisturin,band,bands,rec,winnington,cheshire fallout,cheshire,uk,kerrang,review,concert,gig,onstage,stage,live,music,musician,musicians,tonysmith,hotpix,hotpixuk,hotpics,hot,pics,banned!,network,gigs,Darryl,Jones,Anthony,Hayden,guitar,guitarist,play,player,this,is,turin,FiatLux,performing,playing,MIS,ActiveH,housingtechnology
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4734798535 - ''This Is Turin' has been described as a 'UK extreme metal band' from Cheshire. They announced they were signing to Rising Records late last year with an album in the pipeline.
Stalwarts may remember Daz from his early seminal hard/grind-core band Fall-out. Daz and the new line up have gone from strength to strength and while his hair has become less, the quality material (and the tat2's) have become more.
The band were on top form tonight. The set included 23:1, (the) Nameless, Carpe Diem, The Flood, Mothers Milk (a love song? LOL?), To Your Knees, Lilly and Eradicated. Castro finished off the set and it was good to see that the 'Winnington wall of death' is not dead.
The line up was Daz on Vox, Hayden &
Davey on Guitars, Danni on Bass and Ed on percussion.
Keep it up Daz, Cheshire music needs you lads :-)
There are song samples and all kinds on their MySpace page at www.myspace.com/thisisturinuk including some demo trax to check out. Upcoming gigs take them to Birmingham, Colwyn Bay, wakefield, Manchester and Bridgend. So no excuse not to catch them if death metal (with 'with 50% added extra Tech with libberal smatterings of ambient and a sprinkling of pure unconcentrated blackened epic death... Hmm, there might be some grind and classical in there!'
(unquote) is your bag.
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,England,UK,Cheshire,gig,CW8,on stage,Title Of Injustice band,band,original band,Northwich,concert,DAN,Banned!,Banned! gig,Banned! gigs,Banned gigs,young,artist,artists,musicians,musician,23,23rd,Apr,April,2010,23/04/2010,action,play,playing,mask,masked,guitarists
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AA0RXD - . Made at Park Rd, Northwich, Cheshire, England, CW8 4EB in 2010, this photograph records a real place and subject in context, allowing later viewers to compare what has survived, changed, closed, moved or been replaced. The scene shows Title Of Injustice band, playing live 23/04/2010, Winnington Rec, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK - Banned! gig. Other connected aspects include social history, everyday life, visual archive, residential environment, estate environment, neighbourhood regeneration, local history, music subculture, concert photography, community identity, contemporary social history, housing quality, before-and-after reference, and housing provision. Current discussion around this subject increasingly includes venue closures alongside regional culture, with particular attention to the archival value of recording bands and venues before they disappear. From a 2025-onward perspective, the scene also connects with damp and mould, housing supply and how housing quality affects everyday wellbeing. Looking back from the mid-2020s, the scene keeps a record of local appearance, occupation, access and public activity in the immediate surroundings of Park Rd, Northwich, Cheshire, England, CW8 4EB. The photograph additionally reflects documentary photography, venue culture, archival record, place-making, independent music, place identity, regional identity, and built environment. The combination of Title, Northwich, playing, Injustice, and Banned anchors the image to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The surrounding context at Park Rd, Northwich, Cheshire, England, CW8 4EB matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The scene further reflects venue closures and the way music contributes to a city's identity as part of the longer story of Park Rd, Northwich, Cheshire, England, CW8 4EB.
Park Rd, Northwich, Cheshire, England, CW8 4EB
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Keywords: Kalahan,Crewe,Rock,Hip,Hop,hiphop,band,group,music,muscian,Banne Kalahan,Bannednetwork,banned,network,DAN,development,arts,Northwich,Winnington,park,rec,social,club,venue,cheshire,england,UK,tonysmith,tony,smith,hotpix,hotpixuk,live,musicmakers,gig,concert,stage,lighting,blue,twister,light,stream,lightstream,gigs,bands,musicians,musician,performing,playing,MIS,ActiveH,housingtechnology
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4550103659 - 'Outwardly Kalahan look like two blokes with a synth, laptop PC and a spare guitar around the back if they might need it. Once they kick off however, the B-Movie voiceover clips and canned processed beats start and you realise 20 seconds in that you are in for a rare treat. Looking unassuming they lull you into a false sense of security as they echo Pendulum, The Quemist and others in a roller coaster of music. They have been at this since 2007 and obviously learned a lot.
Some of the tracks from the setlist at Winnington at the Banned! Network gig was:
Heavens Gate
Rize Of Flyz
Jump
Beyatch
Glxy
Bass Invaders
Re-Chem
Monochrome
Anthem
(with) Aaarrggh (as encore)
They are Clide Yohanas Ventura on Vox and guitar and Bubba O Montoya Vox and keyboards. With names like that maybe they dont actually live in Crewe :-) . The again we might know Clide as Lea Ward back in the real world.
They describe themselves as \u201cMassive Attack meets Ed Wood\u201d and 'what the Beatles would sound like if they lived in Manchester had keyboards and new (sic) the Mighty Boosh'
Word is slowly getting out about this pair, the Crewe Chronicle did a piece on them in march 2010. In it they mention they are front runners to support to the world\u2019s first live dubstep band Jazzsteppa on tour later this year. ( www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/entertainment-chester/news-rev... ).
Anyway, keep an eye out for these lads, they blew me away and I am very difficult to please. The more you see the less surprises me, but Kalahan really did. If you see them coming to your neck of the woods, go and see what the fuss is all about.
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Keywords: myspace,band,gig,concert,live,stage,cheshire,Impaled,Existence,Impaled Existence,banned!,network,DAN,development,arts,Northwich,UK,england,britain,GB,tonysmith,hotpixuk,hotpix,interesting,people,person,persons,persona,interesante,gigs,music,bands,musicians,musician,performing,playing,MIS,ActiveH,housingtechnology
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4566257143 - 'Impaled Existence is a 5-piece progressive, melodic death metal band from North Wales, UK. Forming in 2004, the band has grown and matured into a finely tuned combination of brutality and melody. With songs 'Betraying The Human Condition' and 'A Thousand Armies Strong' the band shows off it's more aggressive and progressive side with devastating riffs, finger-licking bass, pounding double-bass footwork and ear-shattering vocals. Showing their diversity, songs 'The Last Tempest' and 'In Reveries' demonstrate the band's more melodic side.
Influences Range from various metal bands, brutal and melodic, such as: Whitechapel, In Flames, Scar Symmetry, Origin, Textures, Fear Factory and Dream Theatre, just to name a few.
Impaled Existence have played with: Swallow The Sun, Suicide Silence, Annotations of an Autopsy, As Blood Runs Black, Born of Osiris, Abilgail Williams and many more. The band add Decapitated, Kataklysm &
Man Must Die to this list in 2010 with many more exciting prospects.
(2010 week 15)
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Keywords: myspace,shaun,band,gig,concert,live,stage,cheshire,title,injustice,title of injustice,banned!,network,DAN,development,arts,Northwich,UK,england,britain,GB,tonysmith,hotpixuk,hotpix,24/4/2010,24/04/2010,04-24-2010,show,tour,metal,gigs,music,bands,musicians,musician,performing,playing,MIS,ActiveH,housingtechnology
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4566778766 - 'Shaun here on vocals from Crewe, Cheshire based metal influenced band Title of Injustice.
The band who have been together since 2008, are Shaun on Vox, Scott on Lead guitar &
Vocals, Roca on lead guitar, Welch on Bass &
Vocals and Drums with Mat
Prism studios in Stoke-on-Trent have hosted the first recorded songs from the band and you can check them out on their website.
The gig at Winnington was pretty exciting, the band are very animated getting audience engaged and are worth a look if gigging in your town. Solid rock and metal.
On the night, tracks played included:
Honours
Bullet
L.F.D.
1632
Each To Their Own
ARPS
Scared
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Keywords: AQOE,crewe,band,metal,grind,core,grindcore,question,etiquette,banned!,network,northwich,gig,concert,date,live,cheshire,uk,england,britain,british,thrash,tonysmith,hotpx,hotpixuk,tony,smith,dark,disturbia,hot pix,light,stream,lightstream,stage,gigs,music,bands,musicians,musician,performing,playing,MIS,ActiveH,housingtechnology
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4487102777 - 'This Crewe based band are Matty Awbery -Vocals, James Swindells - Guitar , Tom Eaton - Bass Guitar , John Hinde Drums
On the night they played their theme track 'A Question Of Etiquette' , Hold Tight and Innovation of corruption'. The theme of the music is dark metal and grind core. Keep an eye on these lads :-)
Become a fan at www.facebook.com/pages/A-Question-Of-Etiquette/1780082539...
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Keywords: banned,gig,banned network,network,nick,hughes,DAN,development,teh,Arts,Northwich,Cheshire,West,Chester,Night,Winnington,Rec,Park,Road,Rd,recreation,club,UK,england,metal,rock,music,musician,guitar,guitarist,vocals,vocalist,hotpix,tonysmith,tony,smith,hotpixuk,AQOE,crewe,base,concert,bassist,basist,red,stage,light,bass,player,live,gigs,band,bands,musicians,performing,playing,MIS,ActiveH,housingtechnology
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4487172291 - 'Work the bass Tom...
Grind Core from Crewe south Cheshire.
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Keywords: OC,obsessive,compulsive,live,stage,concert,kelli,kelly,northwich,winnington,rec',cheshire,england,uk,manchester,band,metal,rock,cool,femal,girl,rocker,sexy,four,piece,hotpix,hotpixuk,tonysmith,tony,smith,gig,gigs,music,bands,musicians,musician,performing,playing,MIS,ActiveH,housingtechnology
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Keywords: Rehearsal,conductor,Jeremy,Jackman,candlelight,concert,English,B central,London. patron,saint Martin,Tours.classic,church,famous,landmark,rectangular Corinthian,style,columns,window distortion,Chinese,community homeless,people Rehearsal,Baroque,Choir,St,Martins,Trafalgar,Square,religious,christian,temple,cathedral,house,god,architecture,interior,inside,building,great,tours,classic,bus,trip,tonysmith,tony,smith,buildings,built,history,old,hotpix!,#tonysmithhotpix
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4468213250 - 'Rehearsal with conductor Jeremy Jackman prior to the candlelight concert by the English Baroque Choir. St Martins is in the north east corner of Trafalgar Square, central London. The patron saint is Martin of Tours.
It is a classic church, a bit of peace from the noise and traffic of Westminster. Its pretty much rectangular with Corinthian style columns. As can be seen here, the ceiling is lovely and provides a warm glow inside. The large window at the altar has an interesting distortion.
There was a lot of work done between 2006-2008 to renovate different parts of the structure. The new East Window installed above the altar at St Martin in the Fields was one element. Designed by Shirazeh Houshiary, in collaboration with architect Pip Horne. This window replacing the old window (following World War II bomb damage) marked the final stage of the church's Renewal Project on 28 April 2008.
Donations are always welcome however and I noticed it is still possible to sponsor a pane of glass and 'Give light to St Martin's'. It offers social care services to London's Chinese community and homeless people.
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Keywords: 2009-11-25,25-11-2009,11/25/2009,Wolverhampton,Civic,Hall,Skunk,anansie,greatest,hits,tour,2009,November,Skin,Smashes,trashes,england,UK,West,Midlands,Staffordshire,GB,live,gig,gigs,band,rock,metal,heavy,heavy Metal,hotpix.org.uk,www.hotpix.org.uk,music,musician,stage,performer,player,event,signed,group,lighting,anbiant,britain,europe,english,tonysmith,tony,smith,s1500,bands,concert,concerts,musicians,performing,playing,hotpix!
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4141033347 - 'The set on the night was as follows:
Selling Jesus
Big Charlie potato
Because of you
Charity
100 ways
I can dream
I dont wanna kill you
weak
Brazen
Twisted
Cheap Honesty
Hotel TV
Tear the place up
Skankheads
Hedonism
Squander
Little Baby Swastika
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Keywords: Comsat,angels,comsatangels,Sheffield,Manchester,academy,uni,university,live,band,stage,UK,england,indie,veteran,rock,rockers,post,punk,postpunk,steve,fellows,stephen,365days,music,musician,gig,performer,player,event,signed,group,lighting,anbiant,univ,academy1,academy2,city,night,nighttime,time,light,roll,tour,touring,GB,britain,tonysmith,tony,smith,hotpics,hotpic,hotpick,hotpicks,s1500,bands,concert,concerts,musicians,gigs,performing,playing,hotpix!
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4051548558 - 'Stephen (steve) Fellows leading the Comsat Angels at the Manchester Academy 3, during the 'Last weekend' mini tour taking in Glasgow and London Academy too. Support was Faker Junior.
Thats the same shirt you wore at the original Sheffield gig back in April 2009. www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3480530159/
The Comsats were named after the J. G. Ballard short story. Their single 'Eye of the Lens' should be essentiual listening for all photographers.
'Something's coming closer, I can only stare.
The scream of silence fills the air
I was not a victim of the games of all my friends
Now I find myself behind the eye of the lens...'
Yep, we are the watcher, the voyeur, living life through that shutter.......
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Keywords: Hotpix,tony,smith,tonysmith,tonysmithhotpix,guitarist,guitars,stage,live,concert,film,grain,black,white,noise,sepia,mono,monochrome,B/W,gig,gigs,music,band,bands,musicians,musician,performing,playing,#tonysmithotpix,MIS,@hotpixUK,ActiveH,housingtechnology
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 5164712933 - 'The Rocker - 'Thin Lizzy' - Play this track here.
\u00bfWhats this iPod Shuffle set all about? Read about it here
A track from the late great Phil Lynott. I heard this live finishing up a set at the Manchester Apollo in 1979 I think, December time.
The band often used to finish up with this track in celebration of a guy called Ted Carroll. He had brought the band to London from Dublin in the early 70's and he ran a Saturday record stall called 'Rock On' on Golborne Road, Off Ladbroke Grove market.
Carroll was involved with early Chiswick label artists and the founders of Stiff records (motto 'If it aint Stiff, it aint worth a f**k). Thus was instrumental in producing and pressing a great many of the 70's vinyls in my loft. He never was involved in a Thin Lizzy release however, Decca and Phongram were the bands labels, with the former involved with the band releasing an album of Deep Purple covers.
Thin Lizzy's leader, Lynott was composer or co-composer of almost all their songs. He was one of the few black men to achieve commercial success in hard rock, and was certainly the first black Irishman to do so. As well as being multiracial, the band drew their members not only from both sides of the Irish border but also from both the Catholic and Protestant communities.
For a great introduction to Thin Lizzy, the live album 'Live and Dangerous' is your only option. There is some disagreement over just how much of the album is actually recorded live. Producer Tony Visconti claimed that the only parts that weren't overdubbed were the drums and the audience. However Brian Robertson has refuted this, saying that he had refused Lynott's request to re-record a guitar solo, and that the only overdubs were backing vocals and some guitar parts by Gorham. He added, 'It's just not true. The only reason we said that it was recorded all over was obviously for tax reasons... so everything that Visconti claims is boll**ks.
Listen for yourself and make your own mind up :-)
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The Fender Cyclone was discontinued in 2007.
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Keywords: Dan Auerbach,Manchester Club Academy 12/05/2009 UK England Black Keys,music,musician,gig,stage,live,performer,player,event,signed,band,group,lighting,anbiant,manchester,uni,univ,university,academy,academy1,academy2,city,night,nighttime,time,light,rock,roll,indie,tour,touring,UK,GB,britain,england,tonysmith,tony,smith,hotpics,hotpic,hotpick,hotpicks,s1500,bands,concert,concerts,musicians,gigs,performing,playing,hotpix!,#HotpixUK,#TonySmithHotpix
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3538247841 - 'Dan Auerbach and his band. Black Keys founder and his band at club academy, Oxford Road, Manchester University.
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Keywords: ComsatAngels,Comsat,Angels,Sheffield,2009,26-04-2009,O2,academy,reunion,gig,after,rain,raindance,dance,steeltown,steel,town,city,yorkshire,music,band,bands,venue,comsats,thecomsats,steve,stephen,fellows,stephenfellows,2009-04-26,04262009,20092604,musician,stage,live,performer,player,event,signed,group,lighting,anbiant,tonysmith,tony,smith,concert,gigs,musicians,performing,playing,hotpix!
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3480530159 - 'The Comsat Angels, Re-Union gig after 14 years, 26th April 2009 (26-04-2009). O2 Academy, Sheffield.
A short autumn tour of Glasgow, Manchester www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/4051548558/ and London followed.
Certainly 2009 was a year for 1980's icons, see Magazine shots here from Manchester Academy www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3355914373/
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3355920547 - 'Ipso facto on stage supporting Mmagazine on teh reunion tour
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3356735418 - 'Manchester musician Howard Devoto, ex Buzzcocks, ex Magazine and ex Luxuria (et Noko ). Here shown at the UK reunion tour 2009.
Howard Devoto was born Howard Trafford 15/03/1952 in Scunthorpe. He began his career as the front man for the Manchester punk band Buzzcocks. He left early on to form Magazine, one of the first post-punk bands and who influenced the whole post 1977 scene. After Magazine, he went solo. After Magazine split in 1981 Devoto spent two years putting together a solo album with former Magazine keyboard player Dave Formula (the guy who precipitated the 2009 reunion). Though reception of Jerky Versions of the Dream was mixed, the single 'Rainy Season' was consistently picked as a stand-out track. Later, formed indie band Luxuria with Noko.
For most of the 1990s, Devoto was little involved in music, earning his living by working for a photo agency.
In 2001, Devoto teamed up for the first time in twenty-five years with Buzzcocks Pete Shelley and released the much-anticipated Buzzkunst under the name ShelleyDevoto.
In 2002, Devoto had a small part in the movie 24 Hour Party People, a film about Manchester's Factory Records. In his brief cameo appearance, Devoto appears as a janitor cleaning a men's toilet while actor Martin Hancock (who bears no major resemblance to Devoto) portrays Devoto having a tryst with the wife of promoter/journalist Tony Wilson. The real-life Devoto breaks the fourth wall by addressing the camera and stating in dead pan, 'I definitely don't remember this happening'.
In February 2009 Magazine reformed as shown, with former Luxuria guitarist Noko replacing the deceased John McGeoch on guitar.
On July 9, 2009, Devoto was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Bolton for his contribution to music.
Another reunion in 2009, the Comsat Angels (the Yorkshire Joy Division) www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/4051548558/
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3356739276 - 'Magazine manchester academy Setlist
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CFE7G9 - . Buzzcocks concert ticket for Manchester Apollo 25th May 2012 with Howard Devoto held in an hand. Photographed on 10 March 2012. The recorded location is Longsight, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. From a heritage perspective, live music leaves a material trail through venues, tickets, posters, recording equipment and the structures associated with bands and labels
These apparently everyday objects become cultural-history evidence as scenes, technologies and venues change or disappear. In the longer view, graphic design turns practical information into a visual object
Typefaces, colour, layout and printing methods can identify a period or brand, while small items such as tickets and cards preserve events, prices and messages that may exist nowhere else in physical form. As of 2026, live performance and music heritage remain strong drivers of city identity, particularly in places such as Manchester, Liverpool and Edinburgh
Older gig material and venue photographs help trace the transition from physical tickets and community scenes to digital promotion and streaming. Current 2026 relevance comes from the fact that much ticketing, advertising and personal communication is digital, making older printed ephemera increasingly distinctive as evidence of pre-digital communication
Physical cards, labels and tickets also provide a contrast with QR codes, apps and paperless transactions. As background, popular-music history is often preserved through ephemeral material: concert tickets, venue signage, record-company offices, flyers and amateur recordings
Such objects can connect a specific date and place with wider movements in rock, punk, post-punk and independent music. During 2026, much ticketing, advertising and personal communication is digital, making earlier printed ephemera increasingly distinctive as evidence of pre-digital communication
Physical cards, labels and tickets also provide a contrast with QR codes, apps and paperless transactions.
Longsight, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy MNFTHT - Street-level view of Harvey Nichols Manchester on New Cathedral Street in Manchester city centre, with the luxury department store entrance visible opposite Selfridges and a large I Love MCR sign in the foreground. The scene captures one of Manchester's best-known premium shopping areas, close to Exchange Square, Manchester Arndale and the cathedral, where major department stores and international fashion brands occupy the pedestrianised retail district. Harvey Nichols opened its Manchester store in 2002 and became an established destination for designer fashion, beauty, food and luxury shopping. In August 2026 the future of the store became a major UK retail story when Harvey Nichols entered administration after years of losses and financial pressure. Mike Ashley's Frasers Group bought the business through a pre-pack administration deal, taking control of six UK stores including Manchester, together with online operations and other assets. The acquisition brought Harvey Nichols into the same retail group as Sports Direct, House of Fraser and Flannels. Frasers chief executive Michael Murray warned that significant restructuring and difficult decisions would be required to create a sustainable business. Reports indicated that regional Harvey Nichols branches, including Manchester, could face review, rationalisation or possible conversion to another Frasers retail fascia, placing the future identity of this prominent New Cathedral Street store under scrutiny. The image therefore illustrates both Manchester's modern luxury retail landscape and a significant period of change on the British high street, as traditional department stores respond to changing consumer behaviour, online competition, operating costs and pressure on discretionary spending. Urban summer street scene with modern retail architecture, stone and glass façades, branded shopfronts and pedestrians in central Manchester, North West England.
Harvey Nichols, 21 New Cathedral Street, Manchester, M1 1AD, England, UK.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MKF77W - The Verve was an English rock band formed in Wigan, Greater Manchester in August 1990 by lead vocalist Richard Ashcroft, guitarist Nick McCabe, bass guitarist Simon Jones and drummer Peter Salisbury. Guitarist and keyboard player Simon Tong later became a member in their first reunion only.
Beginning with a psychedelic sound with their debut LP A Storm in Heaven, by the mid-1990s the band had released several EPs and four albums. They also endured name and line-up changes, break-ups, health problems, drug abuse and various lawsuits. The band's commercial breakthrough was the 1997 album Urban Hymns, one of the best-selling albums in UK history. It features the hit singles Bitter Sweet Symphony, The Drugs Don't Work, Sonnet and Lucky Man. In 1998, the band won two Brit Awards, winning Best British Group, appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone in March, and in February 1999, Bitter Sweet Symphony was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song.
Soon after their commercial peak, The Verve disbanded in April 1999, citing internal conflicts. According to Billboard magazine.
On 24 May 1998, The Verve played a homecoming concert in front of 33,000 fans in the grounds of Haigh Hall & Country Park, Aspull, supported by Beck and John Martyn. The band then played gigs in mainland Europe, but, on 7 June, a post-show fight at Düsseldorf-Philipshalle left McCabe with a broken hand and Ashcroft with a sore jaw. After this, McCabe decided he could not tolerate the pressures of life on the road any longer and pulled out of the tour, leaving the band's future in jeopardy, with rumours of a split circulating in the press. The band continued with session musician B. J. Cole replacing McCabe, whose guitar work was also sampled and triggered on stage.
Haigh Hall , Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK, WN2 1PE
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2C9E2TE - The Parr Hall is the only surviving professional concert hall venue in Warrington, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building
The Parr Hall and Pyramid Arts Centre are located in the Cultural quarter of Warrington town centre, in Palmyra Square.
Parr Hall was designed by the local architect William Owen in 1895.
Originally it was built for the people of Warrington by Joseph Parr. Warrington Musical Society gave the first concert.
The hall has hosted concerts and organ recitals from leading orchestras and cathedral organists over the years.
The Rolling Stones performed at the venue on 25 November 1963, The Moody Blues on 1 March 1965 and The Who on 22 March and 11 October 1965 and on 14 June 1965 The Yardbirds. The band James - having sold out concerts at much larger venues - played the Parr Hall on 20 December 1991 to record a promotional video. Other notable artist such as Feeder, The Courteeners, Beady Eye, Arctic Monkeys, and Shane Filan of Westlife have played at the venue, and Jools Holland is a regular performer.
Parr Hall Palmyra Square South Warrington,Cheshire,England, WA1 1BL
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PG69G6 - Yard Of Ale formed originally in 1972 and had ten successful years on the pub and club circuit, winning the TV Times Pub Entertainers of the Year award, doing well on ITV's New Faces and appearing on many television and radio shows including STV's Thingummyjig and BBC Scotland's Scottish Radio Orchestra Roadshow. During this time they also supported, amongst others, Matt McGinn, Hamish Imlach and Billy Connolly and enjoyed an extended run at the Edinburgh Festival with the legendary Tim Hardin.
Thereafter they went their separate ways........Alistair McDougald performing solo on the club cabaret circuit, Colin Mackenzie forming and playing with North Sea Gas folk group and Ian Lawson leading a successful rock band.
In 1992 the group reformed for a project in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with Bill Hill in which they performed acoustic music spanning 30 years........Skiffle, Folk, Protest, Calypso, Country and Contemporary.
One of the hits of this year's festival - Danny Kyle, BBC Radio Scotland.
Since then the band have been in great demand for concerts, folk festivals, corporate functions, pub, hotel and club gigs all over Scotland and on tour in Denmark and Ireland.
Peter Gillan joined the band when Ian retired due to work commitments in 1998. Having spent many years as a singer/guitarist playing solo on the folk and country scenes, Peter's experience has added yet another dimension to the band.
Walter Mowat joined Yard Of Ale in 2015. Walter has played in a number of folk and bluegrass bands over the years and also plays violin with the Really Terrible Orchestra.
Ian Lawson and Colin Mackenzie still occasionally feature with the band for larger gigs and as emergency stand-ins.
10 Princes St, Edinburgh EH2 2AN, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DN6MX8 - The Bridgewater Hall is an international concert venue in Manchester city centre, England. It cost around £42 million to build and currently hosts over 250 performances a year.
The hall is home to the The Hallé orchestra, the UK's oldest extant symphony orchestra, and is the primary concert venue for the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. The building sits on a bed of 280 springs, which help reduce external noise.
The venue is named after the Third Duke of Bridgewater who commissioned the eponymous Bridgewater Canal that crosses Manchester, although the hall is situated on a specially constructed arm of the Rochdale Canal.
The Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley Street, Manchester, England, UK M2 3WS
