The Manchester Musical History Tour is a guide to all the locations that has made Manchester the musical city it is! From the late 1950's through to today is all contained in this 160 page guide. From the Bee Gees and The Hollies, 10CC and Buzzcocks, Joy Division and Factory, The Smiths and Madchester, through to Oasis, Doves and even Take That! From The Oasis club and The Three Coins to the Boardwalk and The International 1 & 2 and all clubs in between.
Written by Phill Gatenby (author of 'Morrissey's Manchester') and Craig Gill (drummer 'Inspiral Carpets') and containing a foreword from local broadcaster Pete Mitchell, the guide takes you to long since gone concert venues as well as places mentioned in song lyrics and other iconic points of interest.
The book is available direct from the publisher from 5th February at a discounted price and will be available in local shops from 10th February
For further details and booking http://www.empire-uk.com/
Naturally the whole Factory story is contained within the guide that includes the main venues (Russell Club, Hacienda, Dry bar, and the Factory offices at Palatine Road and Princess Street.) Also included are the sites of venues Joy Division / New Order played at - most are no longer there such as The Electric Circus, The Squat, The Mayflower, Pips, The Beach club etc, as well as the location of 'The Joy Division Bridge' in Hulme - which is on the front cover - and a look at the key locations in Macclesfield relating to Ian Curtis.
