Manchesters New Live Venue & Indie Club Agents Guide
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MANCHESTERS NEW LIVE VENUE & INDIE CLUB AGENTS GUIDE & BOOKING INFO 20 years since the birth of Madchester, the building that started it and 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 Mondays are 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 FLOOR In 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 SIZE FRONT OF HOUSE / OUTBOARD LIGHTING 6.3m wide x 3.8m deep x 0.6m high (2.3m Headroom) 1x Midas Verona 400, 40+8 Channels FOH Mixing Console 6x Martin Mac250 Kyrpton Ground Floor Level Load In/Out with immediate Tourbus parking 3x Drawmer DS201 2ch Gate used 2x iPix BB7 Rear Stage LED Blinders & power hook up. Full Building High Speed Wi-Fi 3x Drawmer DS221 2ch Comp used 6x iPix Satillite High Power LED Colour Blinders 1x XTA GQ600 EQ Used 1x Atomic 3000 stobe SOUND SPEC 2x Yamaha SPX990 Used 1x Stealth 1w Yag solid state LASER 4x Funktion One Resolution 4 (Mid/High Pack) 1x Yamaha DDL Delay Used 16x LED Par Cans 2x Funktion One F221 Double 21" (understage) 1x VDC Mains Distro 4x Composite Video Projectors 2x Funktion One Resolution 1 (Rear Fills) MULTICORE DJ BOX 1 2x Funktion One / XTA XO4 Digital Processor 1x 48 Way Multicore Van Damme 30m 1x PIONEER DJM800 MIXER 4x Funktion One / MC2 E45 Power Amplifier 2x 8 Way Insert Loom Van Damme 4m 1x ALLEN+HEATH X:ONE 92 (by request ONLY) 4x Funktion One / MC2 E25 Power Amplifier 3x PIONEER DVJ1000 2x Funktion One / MC2 E-30Q Power Amplifier MONITORING 2x TECHNICS 1210 (Available by request ONLY) 1x EDIROL V4 Video Mixer All Van Damme Cabled thoughout 6x MARTIN AUDIO STAGE MONITORS 1x 115 DRUM FILL 1x EDIROL P10 Video Storage Bank 1x NuMark 3 Way Video Monitor FIRST FLOOR Designed 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. SOUND SPEC LIGHTING 2x Funktion One Resolution 4 (Mid/High enclosures) 4x Martin Mac250 Kyrpton 2x Funktion One F218 (Bass enclosures) 1x 1500w Terrorstobe 2x Funktion One Resolution 1 (Rear Fills) 2x Composite Video Projectors 2x 40" Plasma Screen 1x Funktion One / XTA XO4 Digital Processor 2x Funktion One / MC2 E45 Power Amplifier DJ BOX 2 2x Funktion One / MC2 E25 Power Amplifier 1x PIONEER DJM800 1x Funktion One / MC2 E-30Q Power Amplifier 3x PIONNER CDJ1000mk3 2x TECHNICS 1210 (Available by request ONLY) THE BOARDROOM A 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 STAGE LIGHTING SPEC 4m Wide x 2m deep x 300mm high 4x Martin Mac250 Krypton 1x 1500w Terrorstobe SOUND SPEC 2x 10m Mode ARCLINE 2x Funktion One Resolution 4 2x Funktion One Resolution 1 (Rear Fill) DJ BOX 3 2x Funktion One F121 21" Bass Enclosure 1x PIONEER DJM800 1x Funktion One / XTA XO4 Digital Processor 3x PIONNER CDJ1000mk3 1x Funktion One / MC2 E45 Power Amplifier 2x TECHNICS 1210 (Available by request ONLY) 2x Funktion One / MC2 E25 Power Amplifier 13 T S T A S N O TI T RA VICTORI CATEATON ST L S O E P CHAP ST M COR T N ARYS GA GREA EW TE 11 E 12 T T BAILEY AN ST ANNS ST OLDHAM S COA GA DA S TS L ST ST E ST ST IR KING W DEAN ST PICCA SS ST E ST L BRIDGE S O N L T R T C DIL TO S JO FOUNTAIN Y S T HN DALTON E L L Y NEW IDE E S S S T T O T A M L 10 AR GA B R S E G T P SQU RINCE T ARE S DEAN UCIE T D QUAY ST S SS PETER ST T S N S T T M T T S U S ST D IN AT O M N LO O T Y E M SHULL A I O OXFORD ST LA CHORLT ON TER R T NDON A Y ST B AP PORT W GA EY U S T S N P ER S T R OAC W PR O T R LO N I L S DEAN R MOSL NC A D H 07 LIVERPOOL N ST CA ROAD ES OWE M62 L S ST GREAT BRIDGEWATER ST ST 09 TH FAIRFIELD ST LON WHITWOR 08 03 D 02 O WHITWOR N TH STREET WEST OXF LES ST R PR R CHA D I OR NC M 05 01 E D D 04 ES L R S ST OCK ST 7M T OAD A 5 AY A57 TER S IAN W LOCATION M6 & AIRPORT CHES MANCUN RD D OWNI CHESTER O THE FACTORY is located right in the heart of Manchester City Centre on the corner of U X P NG ST F P A56 O ER B ST R VENOR Princess Street & Charles Street, at the centre of the Student heartland of Manchester University D OS A 57M MANCUNIAN W R GR AY RD 06 OO & UMIST (diagonally opposite 5th Avenue nightclub - directly opposite Joshua Brooks Pub). K ST S SVENOR Next door to the BBC on Oxford Road. Piccadilly Train station is 5mins walk away down GRO T Whitworth Street. Manchester International Airport is a 15min train ride or 20min taxi ride away. 01: 02: Joshua Brooks THE FACTORY 03: Fifth Avenue 112-118 PRINCESS STREET MANCHESTER 04: BBC LOCAL HOTELS M1 7EN 05: Oxford Rd Railway Station Ibis Manchester Charles Street Hilton Manchester Deansgate [email protected] 06: Manchester University www.ibishotel.com 303 Deansgate, Manchester M3 4LQ www.FACTORYmanchester.com 07: Piccadilly Railway Station Charles Street, Manchester M1 0161-870-1600 08: Hacienda 0161 272 5000 Located in Manchester tallest building corporate but nice views 09: Beetham Tower / Hilton Budget hotel immediately opposite the venue Rooms from £150 10: Roadhouse Rooms from £32 11: Afflecks Palace Lowry Hotel Manchester Malmaison Manchester 50 Dearmans Place, Salford M3 12: DRY201 www.malmaison-manchester.com 0161 827 4000 13: Victoria Railway Station Piccadilly, Manchester M1 1LZ 5* Luxury hotel 5mins taxi ride away new corporate hotel 0161 278 1000 from The Rocco Forte Group Rock+Roll hotel immediately opposite Piccadilly Train Station, Rooms from £199 in our view manchesters nicest designed hotel & our favourite Rooms from £99 OUR OTHER VENUES Tokyo 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 DIGITAL - NEWCASTLE DIGITAL - BRIGHTON OTHER ROOMS - NEWCASTLE TUP TUP PALACE - NEWCASTLE STEREO - NEWCASTLE Capacity - 800 live / 1200 club 540 Capacity // Opened August 2007 300 Capacity // Opened July 2006 650 Capacity // Opened December 2008 600 Capacity // Opened November 2000 Opened July 2005 The former ZAP club located right on Coupled next door to Digital Newcastle.