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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

https://tinyurl.com/mr3yf4ww

6.45-8pm
Hungry Beat: Scottish Independent Pop
Underground movement 1977-1984
with Douglas McIntyre

https://tinyurl.com/yc89e3tj

6.45-8pm
Adventures in modern recording:
From ABC to ZTT –
Trevor Horn
in Conversation

https://tinyurl.com/4bdwvac2

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

https://tinyurl.com/ycyd2d3c

8.45-10pm
Too Much Too Young:
The 2Tone story
with Daniel Rachel

https://tinyurl.com/4bu7a477

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

https://tinyurl.com/yhzec734

12 noon-1.15pm
Tomorrows here Today:
Ian Broudie in conversation

https://tinyurl.com/2w33hmbx

12.15-1.30pm
Life?… and Napalm Death
Shane Embury i
n conversation with Joel McIver

https://tinyurl.com/5y55zr6z

12.15-1.30pm
Singalong Pop in 70’s Britain:
Will Hodgkinson &
#Lawrence in conversation

https://tinyurl.com/2jbj4tbb

2pm
Free to attend – Vague
Fancine discussion
Register below

https://tinyurl.com/y4p6mcbh

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

https://tinyurl.com/yc3dh9z4

4-5.15pm
A Very Simple Mind
Derek Forbes i
n conversation with Joel McIver

https://tinyurl.com/yc3t7cfn

4.15-5.30pm
Looking for a Kiss:
a Beat/Punk/Subculture Novel
Richard Cabut
in conversation

https://tinyurl.com/23c9u4bs

4.15-5.30pm
Sixteen Again: How Pete Shelley
& Buzzcocks Changed Manchester Music (& me)
Paul Hanley
in conversation

https://tinyurl.com/2vcf7eb9

6-7.15pm
Echoes: A memoir Continued
Will Sergeant i
n conversation

https://tinyurl.com/3rfjw7cu

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

https://tinyurl.com/2p9k64j6

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

https://tinyurl.com/5cynw3h8

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

https://tinyurl.com/yck3s38v

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

https://tinyurl.com/4dxb7ww4

2.15-3.30pm
Curepedia: an A-Z of The Cure
Simon Prie
in Conversation

https://tinyurl.com/y84h4ydf

4-5.15pm
So It Started There: From punk to pulp
Nick Banks
in Conversation

https://tinyurl.com/2p8mdtjr

4.15-5.30pm
Writing The Blues Away:
workshop with Jacqui Wicks

https://tinyurl.com/yhmtbauv

6pm
Triggers. A Life in Music
Glen Matlock in conversation

https://tinyurl.com/jr965h2h

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