__NOTOC__ Cities in the Park was a two-day music event held on the 3rd and 4th of August

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at Heaton Park in

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. It was held in honour of

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producer Martin Hannett, who had died in April. Some profits from ticket sales went to African Famine Relief and the Kurdish Trust Fund. The first day included performances by

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and

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, and the second featured many Factory acts such as Happy Mondays, Electronic and

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also made an appearance. A home video of highlights, which was filmed on super 8 film, was released by Palace in November 1991. It can be viewed online on the BFI player The bands credited on the tickets were as follows:Cerysmatic Factory
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Saturday 3rd

*Beautiful South (pulled out - did not play) *The Soup Dragons (pulled out - did not play) *

* Cabaret Voltaire * The Buzzcocks * The Railway Children *

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*Ashley & Jackson *Amok * The Fall *

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(played Saturday 3rd not Sunday)

Sunday 4th

* Happy Mondays * Electronic *

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* The Durutti Column *

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*The Adventure Babies *

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Video

— "Wonder Y" *New Fast Automatic Daffodils — "Fishes Eyes" *

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— "Fado" *Ashley & Jackson — "Come Alive" *Ruthless Rap Assassins — "Why Me" *Cabaret Voltaire — "Don't Walk Away" *

— "Strange World" *

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— " Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)" *Adventure Babies — "My Only Way" *Revenge — "Bleachman" *The Wendys — "Suckling" *Electronic — "

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" * Happy Mondays — "

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"; " God's Cop"; "Denis & Lois"; "

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References

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