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Sex Pistols, Lesser Free Trade Hall, 4 June 1976 – 50th Anniversary Tour
4 June 1976, Sex Pistols play Manchester’s Lesser Free Trade Hall, a gig that causes a revolution in Manchester music. To mark the 50th anniversary, Mojo’s Ed Glinert, Manchester’s leading historian and tour guide, is leading a celebratory tour, Thursday 4 June, 6pm from HOME. Booking on Eventbrite.
* For the full story, see Ed Glinert’s definitive history of the city, Manchester: The Biography, out now with Great Northern Books. Continue reading
Manchester Music: The Hacienda Years
Official Manchester Music Tours The tours have been organised by Ed Glinert, Manchester’s leading historian and long-time music writer, co-author of Fodor’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Traveller books, and launch production editor for Mojo. Next tour (1): Sat 4 April 2026, … Continue reading
Seven Wonders of Manchester
Next tour: Meet: Victoria Station wallmap, Booking: The glories, grandeur and greatness of the city. These are the Seven Wonders of Manchester; wondrous places, majestic settings, extraordinary stories: the world’s biggest trading room, a Cathedral of Culture, masterpieces of religious … Continue reading
John Rylands Library tours are back!
The work on making the Library look beautiful again is over, and we have been invited to resume our unique tours: “John Rylands Library and More”.
So tickets are now available for booking for the first John Rylands Library tours for nearly a year!
Must be booked on Eventbrite, as we can only take 30.
These tours start from outside St Ann’s Church.
Please do not go to the Library first! Continue reading
