FAC251 Opening Night | Pop review

The Factory, Manchester"We made history, not money," reads Peter Hook's T-shirt, referring to how the bassist's bands, Joy Division and New Order, changed the course of music, but saw the proceeds disappear into FAC251 The Hacienda. Hook's recent hilarious memoirs revealed how the Factory label's world-famous "Madchester" establishment was also a Spinal Tap-type shambles, where "business meetings" became drunken chats about the footie. But with Factory long since bankrupt, Hook seems on a missio...

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