MANCHESTERS NEW LIVE VENUE & INDIE CLUBAGENTS GUIDE & BOOKING INFO

20 years since the birth of Madchester, the building that started itand ultimately destroyed it...

FAC251 - Head Office of Factory Communications Ltd...Built by Tony Wilson. Designed by Ben Kelly. Paid for by NewOrder

Broken by The Happy Mondays...

A NEW PROJECT FROM PETER HOOK, BEN KELLY & FUNKTION ONE.

FACTORY COMMUNICATIONS LTD 1978 - 1992 January 24th 1978 two men talked in a room about how they would transform their neighbourhood into a City of imagination and about how they would be written into history. A year later 1979, and the first Factory release, A Factory Sample, appeared featuring Joy Division, The Durutti Column, John Dowie and Cabaret Voltaire. Further releases and certain experiences and events would follow. The two men failed, but they succeeded...

10yrs later 1989 FACTORY, its club the HAÇIENDA, its bar DRY201 and its bands, led by NewOrder & The Happy Mondaysare at the epicentre of MADCHESTER focusing Manchester as the music capital of the World..

So much of what FACTORY acheived has been destroyed yet its influence on this grey rainy City is indelible.In 2010 music again needs a platform, a stage to perform a space, a community...

For some time Manchester has been lacking a high delivery mid size venue.Our aim is to plug that void – a New Live Venue & Indie club – to nurture new breed talent.

Technologically the most perfect sound & tech spec of any venue of its size.Built by promoters, bands and DJs for promoters bands & DJs.

A NEW PROJECT FROM PETER HOOK, BEN KELLY & FUNKTION ONE

Co-Owned by NewOrders PETER HOOK & TOKYO INDUSTRIES (the operators of the DIGITAL& TOKYO brands). Redesigned by BEN KELLY, the original designer of the Factory HQ, HAÇIENDA,DRY201 and Malcolm McLaren & Vivienne Westwoods flagship Sex Pistol store SEX in the Punk 70s. Sound designed & commissioned personally by Tony Andrews at FUNKTION ONE.

www.FACTORYmanchester.com

GROUND FLOORIn the Original Factory HQ scheme this area was designed as the bulk vinyl & CD warehouse and distribution centre. Back then bands toured to SELL RECORDS... Now they do downloads to SELL TOURS...

In the new 2010 scheme BEN KELLY has re-visioned this space as the main LIVE STAGE area - a 400 capacity room featuring an oversized live stage with clear sight lines - dressing room access direct to stage, a Reception and merchandise area, bar, Dj/Vj booth and Sound desk orbit the main dancefloor area.

LICENSE: 11am-4am (Sun to Mon) & 11am-5am (FRI/SAT)     Age: 14+ (for gigs)

STAGE SIZE6.3m wide x 3.8m deep x 0.6m high (2.3m Headroom)Ground Floor Level Load In/Out with immediate Tourbus parking& power hook up. Full Building High Speed Wi-Fi

SOUND SPEC4x Funktion One Resolution 4 (Mid/High Pack)2x Funktion One F221 Double 21" (understage)2x Funktion One Resolution 1 (Rear Fills)

2x Funktion One / XTA     XO4 Digital Processor4x Funktion One / MC2   E45 Power Amplifier4x Funktion One / MC2   E25 Power Amplifier2x Funktion One / MC2   E-30Q Power Amplifier

All Van Damme Cabled thoughout

FRONT OF HOUSE / OUTBOARD1x Midas Verona 400, 40+8 Channels FOH Mixing Console3x  Drawmer DS201 2ch Gate used3x  Drawmer DS221 2ch Comp used1x  XTA GQ600 EQ Used2x  Yamaha SPX990 Used1x Yamaha DDL Delay Used1x VDC Mains Distro

MULTICORE1x 48 Way Multicore Van Damme 30m2x 8 Way Insert Loom Van Damme 4m

MONITORING6x MARTIN AUDIO STAGE MONITORS1x 115 DRUM FILL

LIGHTING6x Martin Mac250 Kyrpton2x iPix BB7 Rear Stage LED Blinders6x iPix Satillite High Power LED Colour Blinders1x Atomic 3000 stobe1x Stealth 1w Yag solid state LASER16x LED Par Cans4x Composite Video Projectors

DJ BOX 11x PIONEER DJM800 MIXER1x ALLEN+HEATH X:ONE 92 (by request ONLY)3x PIONEER DVJ10002x TECHNICS 1210 (Available by request ONLY)1x EDIROL V4 Video Mixer1x EDIROL P10 Video Storage Bank1x NuMark 3 Way Video Monitor

SOUND SPEC2x Funktion One Resolution 4 (Mid/High  enclosures)2x Funktion One F218   (Bass  enclosures)2x Funktion One Resolution 1 (Rear Fills)

1x Funktion One / XTA     XO4 Digital Processor2x Funktion One / MC2   E45 Power Amplifier2x Funktion One / MC2   E25 Power Amplifier1x Funktion One / MC2   E-30Q Power Amplifier

LIGHTING4x Martin Mac250 Kyrpton1x 1500w Terrorstobe2x Composite Video Projectors2x 40" Plasma Screen

DJ BOX 21x PIONEER DJM8003x PIONNER CDJ1000mk32x TECHNICS 1210 (Available by request ONLY)

FIRST FLOORDesigned as the main Factory office space & Accounts team, with a balcony overlooking the treble high reception area. Redesigned for 2010 by Ben Kelly as  secondary dancefloor space with a centralised bar creating a space to the rear of the bar for seating or VIP area. Cantilevered DJ raised above the treble high main reception area. 

THE BOARDROOMA third story skeletal nest added to the roof of the original two story building, with it zinc entry duct leading to that infamous £20k boardroom table that the Happy Mondays sat on & bust at Factorys office opening party. The orginal boardroom is untouched - just a bar & DJ box have been added - the scale of the space is exactly as it once was as The Boardroom for Factory Communications Ltd. The creation & musical direction of Factory, Madchester and its fall was all (mis)directed from this room. Those same Rockstars now DJ in this room... hosted at weekends by Peter Hook, Mani, Clint Boon & Friends

SMALL ACOUSTIC STAGE4m Wide x 2m deep x 300mm high

SOUND SPEC2x Funktion One Resolution 42x Funktion One Resolution 1 (Rear Fill)2x Funktion One F121 21" Bass Enclosure 1x Funktion One / XTA   XO4 Digital Processor1x Funktion One / MC2   E45 Power Amplifier 2x Funktion One / MC2   E25 Power Amplifier 

LIGHTING SPEC4x Martin Mac250 Krypton1x 1500w Terrorstobe2x 10m Mode ARCLINE

DJ BOX 31x PIONEER DJM8003x PIONNER CDJ1000mk32x TECHNICS 1210 (Available by request ONLY)

LOCATIONTHE FACTORY is located right in the heart of Manchester City Centre on the corner of Princess Street & Charles Street, at the centre of the Student heartland of Manchester University & UMIST (diagonally opposite 5th Avenue nightclub - directly opposite Joshua Brooks Pub). Next door to the BBC on Oxford Road. Piccadilly Train station is 5mins walk away downWhitworth Street. Manchester International Airport is a 15min train ride or 20min taxi ride away.

01: THE FACTORY112-118 PRINCESS STREET MANCHESTER M1 7EN

info@factorymanchester.com www.FACTORYmanchester.com

LOCAL HOTELSIbis Manchester  Charles Streetwww.ibishotel.comCharles Street, Manchester M10161 272 5000

Budget hotel immediately opposite the venueRooms from £32

Malmaison Manchesterwww.malmaison-manchester.comPiccadilly, Manchester M1 1LZ0161 278 1000

Rock+Roll hotel immediately opposite Piccadilly Train Station, in our view manchesters nicest designed hotel & our favouriteRooms from £99

02: Joshua Brooks

03: Fifth Avenue

04: BBC

05: Oxford Rd Railway Station

06: Manchester University

07: Piccadilly Railway Station

08: Hacienda

09: Beetham Tower / Hilton

10: Roadhouse

11: Afflecks Palace

12: DRY201

13: Victoria Railway Station

Hilton Manchester Deansgate303 Deansgate, Manchester M3 4LQ0161-870-1600 

Located in Manchester tallest building corporate but nice viewsRooms from £150

Lowry  Hotel  Manchester50 Dearmans Place, Salford M30161 827 4000

5* Luxury hotel 5mins taxi ride away new corporate hotel from The Rocco Forte GroupRooms from £199

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OUR OTHER VENUESTokyo Industries own & operate 15 of the UKs best venues with an in-depth knowledge of nightclubs & Live bookings...Full venue portfolio is available online at: www.TOKYOindustries.com

B R A D F O R DH U D D E R S F I E L D L I N C O L NO L D H A MN E W C A S T L E

DIGITAL - NEWCASTLE

Capacity - 800 live / 1200 club

Opened July 2005

'The Fabric of the North' Mixmag

Winner: The UKs best club soundsystem

Voted 15th Best club in the World in a

DJ Mag poll of 1000 top international DJs.

Booked by DAVE STONE.

www.YourFutureIsDIGITAL.com

DIGITAL - BRIGHTON

540 Capacity // Opened August 2007

The former ZAP club located right on

Brighton beach. Duplex Live Venue &

Club Space with amazing Prototype

Funktion One Sound.

Booked by DAVE STONE.

www.YourFutureIsDIGITAL.com

OTHER ROOMS - NEWCASTLE

300 Capacity // Opened July 2006

Coupled next door to Digital Newcastle.

The Other Rooms is an grassroots Live

music venue, its shabby chic design is a

perfect home of the cities nurturing

live bands.

www.TheOtherRooms.com

TUP TUP PALACE - NEWCASTLE

650 Capacity // Opened December 2008

Newcastle's china white style members

club and late bar. A favorite with the Cities

visiting A-Listers & Footballers, High value

champagne & cocktail bar with a party ethic.

www.TupTupPalace.com

STEREO - NEWCASTLE

600 Capacity // Opened November 2000

Newcastle's very first style bar, Overlooking

the Tyne on the Quayside with views to

Norman Fosters Sage, the Baltic & millennium

Bridge. Stereo invented Hed Kandi as a

clubbing event. Now more a development site

for a new landmark office development.

www.STEREOnewcastle.com

TOKYO - NEWCASTLE

300 Capacity // Opened December 2003

Located on Newcastle famous 'Diamond

Strip' Three floors of high delivery cocktail

bar More Cocktail awards than any other

bar outside London. Amazing secret

roof garden.

www.TOKYOnewcastle.com

TOKYO - HUDDERSFIELD

1200 Capcity // Opened June 2005

Set in a Grade II listed 1820 former

Courthouse the top of Huddersfields

drinking circuit and right next to the 38,000

strong Huddersfield University. Spread of

4 rooms & 2 amazing outdoor terraces.

www.TOKYOhuddersfield.com

TOKYO - BRADFORD

1000 Capacity // Opened November 2008

Located in the 100yr old Former Royal

Windsor Baths spread of two floors with

a Glass VIP Balcony above the main room

leading onto a outdoor SkyBar™ roof

terrace. Just down the road from Bradford

University's 22,000 student pollution.

www.TOKYObradford.com

TOKYO - OLDHAM

850 Capacity // Opened October 1997

Our very first venue, despite its off pitch

location remains Oldhams Nr1 club choice.

3 Room venue plus spacious outdoor

Marquee terrace.

www.TOKYOoldham.com

TOKYO - LINCOLN

1400 Capacity // IN DEVELOPMENT

An incredible 1890s building in the shadow

of Lincoln Cathedral and opposite the

Cities main nightclub, a rapidly swelling

University population with one of the

best designed campus in the UK.

www.TOKYOlincoln.com

VAMPIRE - BRADFORD

280 Capacity // Opened September 2009

Located under in the 100yr Basement under

Tokyo Bradford - VAMPIRE is a dark evil and

very very very late After-hours den that

feeds from the late night exits from out own

Tokyo venue & others.

www.VAMPIREbradford.com

theCUT - NEWCASTLE

280 Capacity // Opened November 2009

Deconstructed musik space & living art

projekt half Berlin riot club half house party...

A series of rooms CUT in half with a

Neon raft, features art installs & late night

club events.

www.whaistheCUT.com

TIKI-O - NEWCASTLE

80 Capacity // Opened December 2008

Polynesian cocktails in a Voodoo snug -

Hidden in the basement below Tokyo

Newcastle TIKI-O is a perfect Tiki bar with

its own VIP swipe card entry perfect for

Secret After-parties for the Cities

touring bands.

www.TIKI-O.com

THE CASTLE - OLDHAM

360 Capacity // Opened May 1998

An underground North Manchester

grassroots live venue that formed the debut

gigs for The Stone Roses, Insprial Carpets

& Oasis. More recently seen sell out shows

from Kasabian, Babyshambles, The Fratellis,

The Fall amongst others.

www.CASTLEoldham

FACT: Statistically there are more rockstars per capita of populationfrom Manchester than any other city in the World

LETS MAKE SOME MORE...

www.FACTORYmanchester.comTHE FACTORY. 112 -118 PRINCESS STREET. MANCHESTER M1 7EN

A NEW PROJECT FROM PETER HOOK, BEN KELLY & FUNKTION ONECOMING JANUARY 2010

FROM MANCHESTER WITH LOVE

www.FACTORYmanchester.com