We’re delighted to announce that our 2024 Festival – #Louder2024 – takes place over the weekend of Friday 15th – Sunday 17th November. We’ll be in person at the Innside Hotel, Manchester and canNOT wait!
Day and Weekend Passes:
All of our events and ticket options are listed here:
FULL WEEKEND PASSES: https://tinyurl.com/5eaxf3vv
FRIDAY PASS (EVENING ONLY): to be announced
SATURDAY PASS: to be announced
SUNDAY PASS: to be announced
Each of our passes include discounted single or double accommodation options – Bed and Breakfast & access to the Wellness Suite at our festival venue, The Innside Hotel, Manchester.
By joining our Louder Loyalty Club you’ll also be helping to secure our future development and our ability to bring you high quality events in high quality settings and/or via high quality technology.
Many thanks again for your support – we’re delighted to invest, improve and indulge with you all!
The events below are our #Louder2023 events – these will give you a flavour of the quality & range of events we bring to our audiences every year.
Watch this space for #Louder2024 announcements!
Events on Friday 10 November:
6.30-7.45pm Whatever Happened to Slade? When the whole World went Crazee Daryl Easlea in Conversation with Don Powell |
6.45-8pm Hungry Beat: Scottish Independent Pop Underground movement 1977-1984 with Douglas McIntyre |
6.45-8pm Adventures in modern recording: From ABC to ZTT – Trevor Horn in Conversation |
8.30-9.45pm Steve Norman of Spandau Ballet in conversation with John Robbhttps://tinyurl.com/mrs5n9rp |
8.30-9.45pm Bee Gees: Children of the World Bob Stanley in Conversation |
8.45-10pm Too Much Too Young: The 2Tone story with Daniel Rachel |
Events on Saturday 11 November:
10.15-11.30am “I read the news today…oh boy” Taking the pulse of Popular Music Jornalism https://tinyurl.com/533sfbw8 |
10.15-11.30am Throbbing Gristle: An endless discontent Ian Trowell in conversation |
12 noon-1.15pm Tomorrows here Today: Ian Broudie in conversation |
|
12.15-1.30pm Singalong Pop in 70’s Britain: Will Hodgkinson & #Lawrence in conversation |
2pm Free to attend – Vague Fancine discussion Register below |
2.15-3.30pm Black Female Voices in Music: A panel discussion https://tinyurl.com/5n8wzpu3 |
2.15-3.30pm John Philip Shenale: Composer, arranger, producer, musician in conversation with Lisa Torem |
|
|
|
|
6.15-7.30pm Rave New World / The ebb and flow of global dance music – panel discussion https://tinyurl.com/mr2cxsxr |
6.15pm Eddie Cochran in person – The Lost Treasures of a Rock ‘n’ Roll Legend Lee Bullman in conversation https://tinyurl.com/yc2ssmpt |
8-9.15pm Life’s a Gamble: Penetration, The Invisible Girls & other Stories Pauline Murray in conversation |
8.15pm Clean living under difficult circumstances Eddie Piller in conversation https://tinyurl.com/34k6upe9 |
8.15-9.30pm Singing the Sadness Paradox with Jacqui Wicks |
10pm Onwards Louder 2023 social with DJ set |
Events on Sunday 12 November:
10.15-11.30am Wilko Johnson Writing Award Prize Giving |
Midday-1.15pm 50 years of Hip Hop https://tinyurl.com/ysackayx |
12.15-1.30pm The Art of Darkness, The History of Goth John Robb in Conversation |
12.15-1.30pm A Boat Adrift. A celebration of new writing with Tommy Sissons https://tinyurl.com/3vzeaecx |
2pm Reach for the Stars: 1996-2006 Fame, Fallout and Pop’s Final Party Michael Cragg & Paul Flynn n conversation https://tinyurl.com/fcfvyd6x |
2.15-3.30pm Chicago based Author/journalist/musician Lisa Torem in Conversation |
2.15-3.30pm Curepedia: an A-Z of The Cure Simon Prie in Conversation |
4-5.15pm So It Started There: From punk to pulp Nick Banks in Conversation |
4.15-5.30pm Writing The Blues Away: workshop with Jacqui Wicks |
6pm Triggers. A Life in Music Glen Matlock in conversation |