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Timeline of music in Manchester

This is a timeline of music in Greater Manchester

19th Century

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1830s

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  • 1836
    • 23 September: Esteemed Spanish opera singer Maria Malibran dies[1] after collapsing while performing at the Theatre Royal on Fountain Street

1840s

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  • 1840
  • 1842
    • The second Free Trade Hall is built

1850s

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  • 1853
    • Conductor Charles Hallé first moves to Manchester to direct the orchestra for Gentlemen's Concerts
  • 1856
    • 8 October: The third (and last) Free Trade Hall (begun 1853) is completed
  • 1857
    • Fledgling Hallé orchestra formed
  • 1858
    • 30 January: The Hallé gives its first concert as a permanent orchestra under Charles Hallé at the Free Trade Hall

1880s

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  • 1888
    • Charles Hallé is knighted

1890s

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20th Century

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1900s

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  • 1901
    • CWS (Manchester) Band formed as the CWS Tobacco Factory Band[2]
    • Hulme Hippodrome opens, becoming a variety theatre, with skiffle and rock gigs in 1950s (becomes a Mecca bingo hall in 1962, gigs again in 1980s and 2010s)
  • 1902
    • The Playhouse, Hulme, opens (later a BBC Studio, 1955–1986)
  • 1904
    • Ardwick Empire (later, Manchester Hippodrome) opens as a music hall (demolished 1964)
  • 1908

1910s

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1920s

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1930s

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1940s

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1950s

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1960s

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1970s

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1980s

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1990s

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21st Century

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2000s

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2010s

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2020s

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Music in Manchester - births and deaths

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Maria Malibran". Britannica. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b Norris, Gerald (1981). A Musical Gazetteer of Great Britain & Ireland. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 978-0-7153-7845-8.
  3. ^ Robb 2010, p. 7.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Concerts at Belle Vue". Manchesterhistory.net. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "The Music of Manchester in the 1950s". iNostalgia. 12 May 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Bill Haley and his Comets". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  7. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise ed.). Virgin Books. p. 491. ISBN 1-85227-745-9.
  8. ^ "American Folk Blues Festival Live In Manchester 1962". Manchester: Piccadilly Records. 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  9. ^ Robb 2010, p. 8.
  10. ^ a b Robb 2010, p. 4.
  11. ^ a b "Carl Perkins - May/June 1964". American Rock n Roll The UK Tours. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Bill Haley and his Comets". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  13. ^ a b "Bill Haley - Sept/Oct 1964". American Rock n Roll The UK Tours. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  14. ^ Robb 2010, p. 14.
  15. ^ Robb 2010, p. 19.
  16. ^ Robb 2010, p. 17.
  17. ^ Robb 2010, p. 21.
  18. ^ Robb 2010, p. 24.
  19. ^ Four Manchester bands we owe to the Sex Pistols' Lesser Free Trade Hall gig 40 years ago, Manchester Evening News, 3 June 2016, retrieved 4 June 2020
  20. ^ Joynson, Vernon (2001). Up Yours! A Guide to UK Punk, New Ware & Early Post Punk. Wolverhampton: Borderline Productions. p. 344. ISBN 978-1899855131.
  21. ^ Glinert 2009, p. 35.
  22. ^ Gatenby & Gill 2011, p. 108.
  23. ^ Gatenby & Gill 2011, p. 86.
  24. ^ Gatenby & Gill 2011, p. 107.
  25. ^ Robb 2010, p. 71.
  26. ^ Middles 2002, p. 47.
  27. ^ a b Middles 2002, p. 60.
  28. ^ Kennedy 2006, p. 17.
  29. ^ Gatenby & Gill 2011, p. 107-109.
  30. ^ Gimarc 2005, p. 68.
  31. ^ Curtis 2007, p. 44.
  32. ^ Gatenby & Gill 2011, p. 108-109.
  33. ^ a b Robb 2010, p. 45.
  34. ^ Kennedy 2006, p. 19.
  35. ^ Gatenby & Gill 2011, p. 36.
  36. ^ "The Smiths – I Don't Owe You Anything – Live". youtube.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  37. ^ Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0, p.414-5
  38. ^ "Manchester re-enacts Crucifixion". BBC News. 15 April 2006.
  39. ^ a b "AllMusic Courteeners Biography". AllMusic. 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  40. ^ Lloyd, Isabel (May 2013). "Mr Poots reinvents Manchester". Intelligent Life Magazine. Economist Group. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  41. ^ "Manchester International Festival 2019" (PDF). Manchester International Festival. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  42. ^ Timan, Joseph (11 September 2021). "Review: New Order at Heaton Park". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  43. ^ Taysom, Joe (13 June 2022). "The Killers bring out all the stops in Manchester". Far Out. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  44. ^ Richards, Will (12 June 2022). "The Killers pause Manchester gig to check on elderly crowdsurfer". NME. Retrieved 11 July 2022.

Sources

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  • Curtis, Deborah (2007). Touching from a Distance. London: Faber & Faber. ISBN 978-0-571-23956-6.
  • Gatenby, Phill; Gill, Craig (2011). The Manchester Musical History Tour. Manchester: Empire Publications. ISBN 9781901746716.
  • Gimarc, George (2005). Punk Diary: The Ultimate Trainspotter's Guide to Underground Rock 1970–1982. Milwaukee: Backbeat Books. ISBN 0-8793-0848-6.
  • Glinert, Ed (2009). The Manchester Compendium. London: Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-141-02930-6.
  • Kennedy, Jake (2006). Joy Division and the making of Unknown Pleasures. London: Unanimous Ltd. ISBN 1-903318-80-7.
  • Middles, Mick (2002). From Joy Division to New Order. London: Virgin Books. ISBN 978-0-7535-0638-7.
  • Robb, John (2010). The North Will Rise Again. Manchester Music City (1977-1996). London: Aurum Press. ISBN 978-1-84513-534-8.
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