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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Flyer,The Smiths,The Hacienda,Haçienda,Manchester music,24 November 1983,gig flyer,concert poster,Factory Records,FAC 51,Morrissey,Johnny Marr,1980s,post punk,indie music,music history,Manchester,Smiths,Morrisey Morissey,Andy Rourke,Mike Joyce,gig,gigs,live,Thursday,24 November,1983,24/11/1983
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FBX5KX - . A surviving gig flyer advertises The Smiths at FAC 51 The Haçienda in Manchester on Thursday 24 November 1983, capturing the band and venue at a formative moment in the city's modern music history. The Smiths had emerged from Manchester only the previous year, built around Morrissey's distinctive vocals and Johnny Marr's guitar writing, and were rapidly developing the audience that would make them one of the most influential British groups of the 1980s. The Haçienda, opened in 1982 by Factory Records and New Order, was still evolving before its later international fame as a centre of acid house, rave and the Madchester scene. A 1983 Smiths performance therefore connects two major strands of Manchester culture before either had reached its mature mythology. Printed flyers were central to pre-internet music promotion: cheaply produced, distributed through record shops, bars and streets, then usually discarded, making surviving examples valuable pieces of ephemeral design and social history. The bold FAC 51 identity also reflects Factory's unusual approach to graphic design, numbering and branding across records, posters, buildings and events. The image can support editorial coverage of The Smiths, Morrissey, Johnny Marr, Factory Records, New Order, Manchester nightlife, post-punk, indie music and the rise of The Haçienda. It also documents the economics and communication of live music before social media, when a single sheet of paper had to convey venue, date, artist and visual attitude. As an artefact, the flyer links performance history, typography and local cultural memory. The image also preserves period details of signage, materials, branding, street furniture and everyday use that may be altered by later refurbishment or redevelopment. As an editorial stock photograph it is suited to both immediate news context and longer-term comparative work, where researchers can examine how the place, service or subject changed during the mid-2020s.
Manchester, England, UK
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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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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Johnny Marr,The Smiths,Smiths,live,gigs,gig,bowl,at,Castlefield,09/07/2026,09072026,Manchester
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F7JBG0 - . Johnny Marr performing live at Castlefield Bowl in Manchester, England, on 9 July 2026 as part of the Sounds of the City concert series. Marr, the influential Manchester-born guitarist, songwriter and former member of The Smiths, returned to a major outdoor hometown stage for a set combining his solo material with songs associated with The Smiths and Electronic. The Castlefield Bowl venue, beside the canals and railway viaducts of Manchester's historic Castlefield district, is used each summer for large open-air concerts and has become closely associated with the Sounds of the City programme. Marr co-founded The Smiths with Morrissey in Manchester in 1982 and his distinctive guitar style helped define songs including This Charming Man, How Soon Is Now?, Bigmouth Strikes Again and There Is a Light That Never Goes Out. After The Smiths split in 1987 he worked with artists including The The, Electronic, Modest Mouse and The Cribs before establishing a successful solo career. The photograph is suitable for editorial coverage of Johnny Marr, Manchester music, The Smiths, live music, guitarists, British rock, indie music, outdoor concerts, festival culture, Sounds of the City, Castlefield Bowl and Manchester's continuing musical heritage. The 2026 performance had particular local resonance because Marr's career is inseparable from the city's post-punk and alternative music history, while the industrial setting of Castlefield provides a distinctive backdrop for contemporary cultural events. This image records both a major live performance and the continuing relationship between Manchester's internationally known musicians, fans and urban music venues. The performance also provides editorial context for stories about nostalgia in live music, the continuing popularity of 1980s alternative rock, Manchester's music economy and the way legacy artists attract multi-generational audiences to major outdoor venues.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E6T4TB - Blue neon text sign in a shop window quoting a famous line from The Smiths song This Charming Man, reading I would go out tonight, but I haven't got a stitch to wear , photographed as a witty piece of fashion retail display and pop culture street detail. The glowing electric blue lettering stands out against the darker shuttered or ribbed background, creating a moody, urban, after-hours feel associated with nightlife, clothing, style anxiety and classic indie music references. The image works as an editorial illustration of music heritage, Morrissey lyric culture, Manchester indie nostalgia, shopfront merchandising, window display design, fashion humour and the relationship between song lyrics and everyday retail spaces. It suggests themes of getting dressed, indecision, wardrobe shortages, consumer temptation, going out culture, youth identity, vintage cool, boutique branding and the playful borrowing of well-known words to catch attention in a commercial setting. The photograph would suit stories or features about The Smiths, 1980s indie music, Manchester pop history, lyric quotation in public spaces, visual merchandising, neon typography, independent fashion retail, nightlife economy, city centre shopping streets, subculture style, retro revival and music-inspired design. Strong graphic lines, luminous typography and the contrast between cyan wording and the darker surroundings make it useful for editorial, magazine and cultural commentary uses. It also carries a sense of self-consciousness and pre-going-out ritual that makes the line memorable, connecting fashion display with the uncertainty of dressing to be seen. The wording feels recognisable to fans of guitar music and adds irony, because the retail setting offers clothes while the lyric complains of having nothing suitable to wear. That tension makes the image useful for articles about style, consumption, vintage retail, youth culture, music fandom, quote culture and song lines in shop windows.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,section,M13,Manchester Music,section of,The Main Library Oxford Road Manchester,North West,England,UK,M13 9PP,Joy Division,Morrisey,shelf,shelves,Johnny Marr,central library,libraries,lending,Manc,music,musician,musicians,Madchester,scene,history,historic,loan,borrow,borrowing,from,The Smiths,Smiths,JD,Ian Curtis,book,books,Factory Records
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ADE3MN - . A grounded documentary photograph made at The Main Library Oxford Road Manchester,North West,England,UK, M13 9PP in 2019, preserving the main subject alongside smaller details that may become more historically useful with time. The defining feature is Manchester Music,section of,Manchester Central Library,The Main Library Oxford Road Manchester,North West,England,UK, M13 9PP. Other connected aspects include concert photography, venue culture, regional identity, music heritage, public realm, period detail, before-and-after reference, industrial artefact, cultural identity, community identity, building-material production, place identity, working-industry history, and historic manufacturing. From a 2025-onward perspective, the scene also connects with audience behaviour, heritage and the archival value of recording bands and venues before they disappear. In the mid-2020s, adaptive reuse and construction materials keep the subject current, particularly through the reuse or loss of former production sites. As a piece of social history, the photograph anchors the relationship between the subject and its surroundings around The Main Library Oxford Road Manchester,North West,England,UK, M13 9PP. The surrounding context also covers live music, changing land use, industrial supply chain, historical comparison, performance culture, documentary photography, independent music, and manufacturing heritage. References to Music, section, Oxford, Central, and Library help fix the photograph to its own subject and period rather than reducing it to a generic view. A later view of The Main Library Oxford Road Manchester,North West,England,UK, M13 9PP may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The frame retains a local visual benchmark as a date-specific reference. The scene captures a point of historical comparison for later comparison.
The Main Library Oxford Road Manchester,North West,England,UK, M13 9PP
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,section,M13,Manchester Music,section of,The Main Library Oxford Road Manchester,North West,England,UK,M13 9PP,Joy Division,Morrisey,shelf,shelves,Johnny Marr,central library,libraries,lending,Manc,music,musician,musicians,Madchester,scene,history,historic,loan,borrow,borrowing,from,The Smiths,Smiths,JD,Ian Curtis,book,books,Factory Records
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ADE3NJ - . This documentary view of The Main Library Oxford Road Manchester,North West,England,UK, M13 9PP in 2019 captures the subject within its actual surroundings, preserving a dated piece of visual history rather than an isolated object study. The subject recorded here is Manchester Music,section of,Manchester Central Library,The Main Library Oxford Road Manchester,North West,England,UK, M13 9PP. The frame also contains themes of place identity, changing streetscape, production technology, contemporary social history, public realm, industrial artefact, historic context, independent music, local history, social history, visual archive, historical comparison, performance culture, and nightlife culture. For contemporary context, independent promotion and venue closures are closely related themes, especially where the issue becomes the way music contributes to a city's identity. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject sits within continuing debate about regional industry, construction materials and the relationship between local geology, manufacturing and the built environment. From an archival perspective, the view leaves evidence of period details that may disappear after redevelopment or refurbishment in this part of The Main Library Oxford Road Manchester,North West,England,UK, M13 9PP. The setting also brings in industrial material culture, documentary photography, local character, music heritage, working-industry history, venue culture, community identity, and everyday life. References to Central, section, Music, Oxford, and Library help fix the photograph to its own subject and period rather than reducing it to a generic view. The surrounding context at The Main Library Oxford Road Manchester,North West,England,UK, M13 9PP matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The image fixes part of the area's social history before later change alters the scene.
The Main Library Oxford Road Manchester,North West,England,UK, M13 9PP
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RK9X74 - Salford Lads' Club is a recreational club in the Ordsall area of Salford, Greater Manchester, England. The club, on the corner of St. Ignatius Walk and Coronation Street, was established in 1903 as a boys' club but today welcomes people of any gender and organises activities including sports and exhibitions.
The club was opened on 30 January 1904 by Robert Baden-Powell, who later founded the Scout movement. Former members include actor Albert Finney, footballers Albert McPherson, Steve Fleet, Eddie Colman and Brian Doyle, Allan Clarke, lead singer of 1960s pop group The Hollies, and Graham Nash, guitarist, songwriter and singer with The Hollies who went on to form Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young.
The building gained listed status in 2003 as its tiled interior is virtually unchanged with original fittings and includes a boxing ring, snooker rooms and a gym with a viewing balcony. English Heritage said: The building is thought to be the most complete example of this rare form of social provision to survive in England. In 2007, the Manchester Evening News reported that the building, which was used for the sleeve of The Smiths album The Queen Is Dead, came third in a nationwide hunt to find the most iconic buildings in the country
Saint Ignatius Walk, Salford, Lancashire, North West England, UK,M5 3RX
