The Festival of the Tenth Summer was a music and art festival that took place in

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in July 1986. The festival was organised by

Factory Records Factory Records was a Manchester-based British independent record label founded in 1978 by Tony Wilson and Alan Erasmus. The label featured several important acts on its roster, including Joy Division, New Order, A Certain Ratio, the Duru ...

to 'celebrate Manchester' specifically with reference to the first performance by the

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at the Lesser Free Trade Hall in Manchester on 4 June 1976. It consisted of ten events, culminating in an all day music festival at the Greater Manchester Exhibition Centre on 19 July 1986. The festival has its own number in the Factory Records catalogue, FAC 151.

The Events

The ten events took place between 12 July and 19 July 1986 and were as follows: #"installation/the other decade" by Peter Saville Associates at the City Art Gallery #"clothes" at

The Haçienda The Haçienda was a nightclub and music venue in Manchester, North West England, which became famous during the Manchester years of the 1980s and early 1990s. It was run by the record label Factory Records. The club opened in 1982, eventually ...

, presented, (Andrew Obaje AKA Jelly Universe), Breed 86, Su Barnes, William Tailoring, Dawn Campbell, Geese by The Haçienda and The Green Room 13 July 1986 #"cummins ten", an exhibition by photographer Kevin Cummins at the

Cornerhouse Cornerhouse was a centre for cinema and the contemporary visual arts, located next to Oxford Road Station on Oxford Street, Manchester, England, which was active from 1985–2015. It had three floors of art galleries, three cinemas, a booksho ...

#"the back pages" a book by Richard Boon,

Cath Carroll Cath Carroll (born 25 August 1960)Larkin, Colin (1997) ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music'', Virgin Books, , pp. 96–7 is a British musician and music journalist. Career Carroll was born in Chipping Sodbury, England, but raised in Swa ...

and others #Six music events across the City: "the great hall show":

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sings 'Chaos in Cancerland' plus

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, 14 July 1986; "Blanco meet Creation at the Factory":

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and

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at PSV/The Russell Club,

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, 15 July 1986; "The Eagle has Landed" at The International 16 July 1986; "Back in the Cellar":

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and the Weeds at Rafters 17 July 1986; "More labels than one":

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and

Distant Cousins Distant Cousins were an English band from Manchester. They are grouped within the Madchester scene, though the music was a blend of soul and pop. The group consisted of Doreen Edwards (vocals), Neil Fitzpatrick (ex- Smirks, guitar/sax), and "Sn ...

at the

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18 July 1986; "Later that night": The Faction at the Gallery 18 July 1986 #"the new, new music seminar" at The Gay Traitor, The Haçienda 12–20 July 1986 #Merchandising: T-shirt, badge, posters, postcards and boiler suit by Peter Saville Associates and Acme Total Merchandising #"the different kitchen": exposition of music graphics by

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, Linder, Richard Boon, Peter Saville, Jon Savage, Mark Farrow, David Crow, Ian Swift, Mark Zimmerli, Claus Castenskiold/The Fall, Stephen Horse, The Smiths/Caryn Gough and Trevor Johnson. Curated by

/ Assorted iMaGes at Cavendish House,

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. #Film and Video at the Cornerhouse, including showings of

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and

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, as well as the European premieres of

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and

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. #G-Mex – The Tenth Event, an all day festival featuring

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, New Order, The Fall, Cabaret Voltaire,

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, Luxuria, The Worst,

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and

. The event was compered by

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and Bill Grundy.Cerysmatic Factory > Events > Fac 151 The Festival of the Tenth Summer > The Ten Events
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References

{{Reflist Electronic music festivals in the United Kingdom Culture in Manchester Music festivals in Greater Manchester

The Events

See also

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