2020 is set to be a big year for The Wake with a Factory Benelux slbum and live shows in the offing. The first of these has already been confirmed and is set for 11 September 2020 at the excellent Subterania in West London underneath the Westway.

Tickets are available now priced £22.00 (plus booking fee) via seetickets.com.

Labels: gig, London, Subterania, The_Wake

Section 25 IndustrialUnit, the SXXV spin-off band featuring Vin Cassidy and Steve Stringer, will play 81 Renshaw in Liverpool on Saturday 28 March 2020. Support comes from Vee VV, a Blackpool band formed after the demise of Tunnelvision and other guests to be confirmed.

Tickets are on sale now priced £8.00 plus booking fee via wegottickets.com.

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Facebook Event

81 Renshaw
81 Renshaw Street
Liverpool
L1 2SJ

More info: www.81renshaw.co.uk

See also: The Section 25 IndustrialUnit Cerysmatic Factory Playlist

Labels: gig, Liverpool, Section_25, Section_25_IndustrialUnit, Vee_VV

Section 25 IndustrialUnit follow up their recent show in Walthamstow, London with a couple of 2020 dates in Manchester and Freiburg.

On Saturday 29 February 2020 it's Aatma on Faraday Street in Manchester with special guest The Junta. They travel to Freiburg in Germany for a date at The Slow Club on Friday 3 April 2020.

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29 February 2020
Aatma, 1st Floor
14-16 Faraday St
Manchester
M1 1BE

Buy Tickets Now

Friday 3 April 2020
Slow Club Freiburg
Haslacher Straße 25
79115 Freiburg im Breisgau
Germany

Facebook Event

Labels: Freiburg, Germany, gig, gigs, Manchester, Section_25, Section_25_IndustrialUnit, Stephen_Stringer, Vin_Cassidy

Space Monkeys return to live action at the Deaf Institute in Manchester on 14 February 2020.

Don't forget that the new Space Monkeys album, Modern Actions, is released on 1 January 2020 via the Supercool label.

Tickets go on sale at 10:00 on Monday 18 November 2019.

More info: Facebook event

Labels: Deaf_Institute, gig, Manchester, Space_Monkeys

Get ready for An Evening with Shaun Ryder as he continues his extensive UK Q&A tour in parallel with the Happy Mondays Greatest Hits tour. The events with the frontman of Happy Mondays and Black Grape features an in-depth interview with SWR plus an opportunity to ask your own questions too.

Shaun promises to talk frankly about any subject, whether it be Madchester, drug-addled gigs, tours with Happy Mondays, the Haçienda or I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here.

"Whatever anybody wants to ask I will answer, I've been doing it for over a year now and I don't think I've ever been stumped by anybody's questions, I think I've managed to answer them all".

The tour continues through the autumn and winter and tickets are available now.

November

6 - The Apex, Bury St Edmunds + Special guests [Buy Tickets]
19 - The Villa Marina Promenade Suite, Douglas, Isle of Man [Buy Tickets]

December

22 - The Bread Shed, Manchester + The Jade Assembly [Buy Tickets]

2020

January

11 - Sugar Club, Dublin, Ireland + Special guests [Buy Tickets]
17 - The Cheese and Grain, Frome + Penny Eyes [Buy Tickets]
24 - Penny Cars Stadium, Airdrie - with Ross Owen [Buy Tickets]

February

1 - The Tivoli, Buckley [Buy Tickets]
2 - The Factory Venue, Barnstaple + Alan McGee + The Hideaways [Buy Tickets]
7 - The Constitutional, Farsley SOLD OUT
8 - The Constitutional, Farsley SOLD OUT
9 - The Constitutional, Farsley SOLD OUT
21 - The Water Rats, London + The Magic Mod + The Gulps [Buy Tickets]
28 - Leaf, Liverpool + Stone [Buy Tickets]

March

6 - Savoy Theatre, Monmouth + Special guests [Buy Tickets]
7 - Chesterfield FC Proact Stadium + Special guests [Buy Tickets]
20 - The Benn Hall, Rugby + Brody Swain + The Estates [Buy Tickets]
27 - The Parish, Huddersfield + Special guests [Buy Tickets]
28 - Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury + Special guests [Buy Tickets]

April

10 - The Layton Club, Blackpool + Special guests
17 - Rialto Plaza, Coventry + Special guests [Buy Tickets]

Labels: Alan_McGee, events, gig, interview, Shaun_Ryder

John Metcalfe returns to live action in November 2019 supporting Sebastian Plano at a string of dates. Tickets are on sale now.

November 2019 itinerary

Fri 8 - Courtyard Theatre, London Buy Tickets
Sat 9 - Colston Hall, Bristol Buy Tickets
Mon 11 - Brudenell Social Club, Leeds Buy Tickets
Tue 12 - Band On The Wall, Manchester Buy Tickets

Labels: gig, John_Metcalfe

A Certain Ratio's 40th Anniversary live activity goes truly global as they play Shinjuku Marz, Tokyo, Japan on 11 and 12 January 2020.

Earlybird tickets are on sale priced 7800 Yen now via marz.jp.

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Eikoku-Ongaku/Vinyl Japan proudly present
Saturday 11 January / Sunday 12 January 2020, Shinjuku Marz, Tokyo, Japan

See also: A Certain Ratio Gigography

Labels: A_Certain_Ratio, gig, gigography, gigs, Japan

New Order will take up residence at the Fillmore Miami Beach (at the Jackie Gleason Theater) for a very special four-night run on 14, 15, 17 and 18 January 2020. All shows start at 20:00 with support from DJ Arthur Baker and special guests.

Tickets and hotel/VIP packages are on sale now at newordermiami.com

Labels: Arthur_Baker, gig, gigs, Miami, New_Order, USA

A Certain Ratio play The Warehouse Project @ Mayfield Depot in Manchester on Saturday 12 October 2019 alongside Hacienda Classical, Soul II Soul and a huge line-up of ex-Haçienda DJs including Greg Wilson, Pickering & Park and many more.

Full stage times have now been released and tickets are still available. Full details below:

SATURDAY 12 OCTOBER 2019
FAC 51 - THE HAÇIENDA

LIVE:

Haçienda Classical
Soul II Soul
A Certain Ratio

DJ:

Louie Vega
David Morales
Marshall Jefferson
Mike Pickering
Graeme Park
Greg Wilson
Arthur Baker
Justin Robertson
K Klass
Tom Wainwright

Plus very special guests, the return of Sub Sub (DJ set)

18:00 – 03:00 | DEPOT (MAYFIELD)

GBP 35.00 + Booking fee [Buy Tickets]

Labels: A_Certain_Ratio, events, gig, gigs, Hacienda_Classical, Manchester, Warehouse _Project

On Friday 18 October 2019, Night at The Factory presents 'TRANSMISSION: The Sound of Joy Division' plus very special guests The Distractions at the Victoria Vaults Venue in York.

Tickets are £9 in advance and £10 on the door.

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Victoria Vaults Venue
47-49 Nunnery Lane
York YO23 1AB

Labels: gig, gigs, Joy_Division, The_Distractions

New Order return to live action in Japan in 2020 with dates already announced for Tokyo and Osaka.

March

3-4 Shinkiba Studio Coast, Tokyo
6 Zepp Osaka Bayside, Osaka

Tickets available now

Japan residents

Rest of the World

Labels: gig, gigs, Japan, New_Order

A Certain Ratio return to Subterania in London on 11 December 2019 to play a special show to help the venue celebrate their 30th anniversary.

On Twitter, ACR explained that they first played the venue when it was the Acklam Hall over 40 years ago in 1979 with Joy Division, John Dowie and OMD.

Head over to the ACR Gigography for more details on that one and many more.

Tickets are available to buy now via seetickets.com [->].

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Subterania
12 Acklam Road, Portobello
London W10 5QZ

More info: subterania.net | Facebook [->]

Labels: A_Certain_Ratio, gig, gigs, London, Subterania

The Peter Hook and The Light Technique / Republic tour continues at locations across the UK, Ireland, Mexico, USA & Canada during September, October and November 2019.

There will be an additional set of Joy Division material to open each show.

September

12 - Dolan's, Limerick, Ireland
13 - The Academy, Dublin, Ireland
14 - The Limelight, Belfast
19 - The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh
20 - Town Hall, Middlesbrough
21 - The Empire, Coventry

October

17 - Shankly Hotel, Liverpool, UK
21 - Fronton, Mexico City, Mexico
24 - Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA, USA
25 - Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn, NY, USA
26 - Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA, USA
28 - Danforth Music Hall, Toronto, ON, Canada
29 - Théâtre Fairmount, Montreal, QC, Canada
31 - St Andrew's Hall, Detroit, MI, USA

November

1 - Metro, Chicago, IL, USA
2 - First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA
4 - Venue, Vancouver, BC, Canada
5 - Neptune Theatre, Seattle, WA, USA
7 - Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR, USA
8 - The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA, USA
9 - The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA, USA
11 - Emo's, Austin, TX, USA
12 - Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA, USA

Buy tickets

Labels: events, gig, gigs, Joy_Division, Mexico, New_Order, Peter_Hook, Republic, Technique, The_Light

Space Monkeys have announced a special one-off gig at Jimmy's in Liverpool on Friday 1 November 2019. This will be their first appearance in the city for 20 years.

Buy Tickets

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Jimmy's
130 Bold St
Liverpool  L1 4JA

18+ show
19:30 - 22:30

Labels: gig, gigs, Liverpool, Space_Monkeys

Saturday 21 September 2019
Section 25 Industrial Unit
plus Hot Minute

20:00-03:00

Minimum Age: 18

Electric Church
79 Northgate
Blackburn
BB2 1AA

Labels: Blackburn, gig, gigs, S25_Industrial_Unit, Section_25

Saturday 9 November 2019
A Question of Wave
Post-Punk Festival

3 concerts
3 interviews
1 dispute
1 bar

Schedule

17:30 concert * Mouvement Perpetuel
18:30 interview * Mouvement Perpetuel
19:30 concert * The Names
21:00 interview * The Names
21:20 dispute * No future en 1977, et pourtant...
22:00 concert * Frakture
23:45 interview * Frakture

Venue

Foyer socioculturel d'Antoing
Rue du Burg, 23
7640 Antoing
Belgium

Misc

Facebook Event | Buy Tickets

Labels: gig, gigs, The_Names

Happy Mondays get back on the road following a summer of festival-filled live action with an autumn UK and Ireland tour which runs from late October until nearly Christmas. Tickets are on sale now and a few dates are already sold out. Jon Dasilva provides support on selected dates.

October

Wed 23, 19:00 - Ironworks Venue, Inverness
Thu 24, 19:00 - Music Hall, Aberdeen
Fri 25, 19:00 - Alhambra Theatre, Dunfermline
Sat 26, 19:00 - O2 Academy Glasgow
Thu 31, 19:00 - Roundhouse, London

November

Fri 1, 19:00 - Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea
Sat 2, 19:30 - Corn Exchange, Cambridge
Thu 7, 19:30 - Brighton Dome Concert Hall, Brighton
Fri 8, 19:00 - Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone
Sat 9, 19:30 - BH Live Active, Pyramids, Portsmouth
Fri 15, 18:30 - O2 Academy, Newcastle upon Tyne
Sat 16, 19:00 - The Baths Hall, Scunthorpe
Thu 21, 19:00 - Manchester Academy, Manchester
Fri 22, 18:30 - O2 Academy, Sheffield
Sat 23, 19:00 - O2 Academy, Bristol
Sat 23, 19:00 - O2 Academy, Bristol
Thu 28, 19:00 - O2 Academy, Oxford
Fri 29, 19:00 - The Great Hall, Cardiff SU, Cardiff
Sat 30, 18:30 - Rock City, Nottingham

December

Tue 3, 20:00 - Cyprus Avenue, Cork, Ireland
5 Thu, 20:00 - Vicar Street, Dublin, Ireland
Fri 6, 19:00 - Mountford Hall, Liverpool
Sat 7, 18:00 - O2 Academy, Leeds
Thu 12, 19:30 - UEA LCR, Norwich
Fri 13, 19:00 - Roadmender, Northampton
Sat 14, 19:00 - O2 Institute, Birmingham
Wed 18, 19:30 - The Cheese and Grain, Frome
Thu 19, 19:00 - O2 Academy, Bournemouth
Fri 20, 19:00 - G Live, Guildford
Sat 21, 18:30 - The Engine Shed, Lincoln

Buy Tickets: seetickets.com | alttickets.com

Labels: gig, gigs, Happy_Mondays, Jon_Dasilva, Scunthorpe

On stage 8.30
The Stockholm Monsters
The Library Theatre
Wednesday 15 June
7.30 - 10.30

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Original flyer for 1983 gig by Stockholm Monsters from the AHW Collection at the Science and Industry Museum, Manchester. See Instagram highlight on main News page for more artefacts from the Collection.

Labels: back_in_the_cellar, gig, Manchester, Stockholm_Monsters

The Warehouse Project returns to Manchester in the autumn of 2019 and there's a special FAC 51 The Hacienda evening on Saturday 12 October. Live on stage there's Hacienda Classical, Soul II Soul and, returning to their home city, A Certain Ratio. Plus, there's a huge line-up of Hacienda alumni on the DJ roster including Pickering & Park,

SATURDAY 12 OCTOBER 2019
FAC 51 - THE HAÇIENDA

LIVE:

Haçienda Classical
Soul II Soul
A Certain Ratio

DJ:

Louie Vega
David Morales
Marshall Jefferson
Mike Pickering
Graeme Park
Greg Wilson
Arthur Baker
Justin Robertson
K Klass
Tom Wainwright

Plus very special guests, the return of Sub Sub (DJ set)

18:00 – 03:00 | DEPOT (MAYFIELD)

GBP 35.00 + Booking fee [Buy Tickets]

Labels: A_Certain_Ratio, Arthur_Baker, gig, gigs, Graeme_Park, Greg_Wilson, Hacienda_Classical, Justin_Robertson, K_Klass, Manchester, Marshall_Jefferson, Mike_Pickering, Tom_Wainwright, Warehouse _Project

A Certain Ratio continued one of their busiest gigging years for a long time with a 3-festival burst at We Out Here, Green Man and Hardwick Live. All of these are documented in the A Certain Ratio Gigography which was a development project during the Cerysmatic hiatus.

ACR 2019 live - the story so far

Labels: A_Certain_Ratio, gig, gigography, gigs

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