Fac251 Factory

Intimacy and top-rate production and sound seem set to put this venue on the map and it's one of the coolest gig venues in the UK.

 FAC251
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Architect Ben Kelly has revisited his original designs for the building and created three separate club environments, allowing for a variety of music styles on any given evening. The ground floor now forms the main live space of the club, “The Bassment”, forming a gritty and atmospheric space for live band performances.

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  1. The first floor, “The Loft” the label’s old office space, has become a separate dance-floor, with the feel of a VIP section, and fittings to match. The DJ is cantilevered and plays from above the venue’s reception area.
  2. The second floor, the third FAC251 environment, is “The Boardroom”, unchanged from its original design, an oasis of minimalist design chic at the top of the club.

     

    Saved from oblivion by the new club, the building has been vastly improved as The Factory with Funktion One Sound-systems in place across all floors whilst the design, furniture and ambiance are all in tune with the quality which is inherent in all Factory projects.

     

    As the reconstruction of the venue nears completion, a weekly video blog of the project in its final stages will be uploaded each week to the venue’s website at www.factorymanchester.com and across its social networking sites.

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The Opening Weekend – Friday 5th / Saturday 6th February
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Friday 5th February – Peter Hook’s The Light

 

A one-off performance by “Peter Hook’s “The Light”, a Manchester supergroup put together specially for the occasion featuring Mani (Stone Roses), Rowetta (Happy Mondays), Howard Marks and other special guests, performing rare Joy Division and New Order tracks, and a hits retrospective from Hookys previous bands Monaco, Revenge, NewOrder, Joy Division and the first ever debut of his new material with FREEBASS.

 

Saturday 6th February – Stonelove / Haçienda Presents.

 

A club event allowing Manchester’s clubbing cognoscenti an opportunity to check out the three separate arenas. Original Haçienda indie club Stonelove returns to Manchester to begin its weekly residency downstairs, whilst Room 2 hosts a soundtrack of 70s New York City Funk & 80s Electro Pop. The Boardroom is handed back to the original Rockstars as FAC51 The Haçienda begins its Saturday night residency “Haçienda Presents” at The Factory, taking over the board room with a selection of Mancunian rock legends supervised by Hooky and pals alongside a roster of new DJ talents.
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