Happy Birthday Factory

To celebrate its' 2nd Birthday, FAC251 (aka Factory) screened the Michael Winterbottom film '24 Hour Party People' (starring Steve Coogan and Paddy Considine). This event took place in the top room of Factory, which was once the original office of the Hacienda and Factory Records. After the film there was a Q & A with Peter Hook, John Robb and Clint Boon; you can listen to this here. The other voice you can hear on the recording is from Alex, a man that bootlegged many performances from practically all of the famous Manchester bands. He sits in for Clint Boon, who arrived late. The discussion started with a mention of the expensive table that once sat in the same room we were gathered in to watch the film. The quality of the recording is somewhat compromised at times - the feedback on the mic was an issue that is resolved early on in the discussion, and towards the end you can hear the voices of a few people sat next to me - sorry about this, there was nothing I could do to edit it out.



Factory continues its' Birthday celebrations on Saturday (11th Feb) with a free gig from Reverend & The Makers, followed by a clubnight featuring DJ sets from Zane Lowe, Doorly, Dave Haslam and Tribes.

Words: Zach Roddis