Archive Info
The place is a landmark and its history is epic – Adam Poppitt
Welcome To Our Archive
This archive is mainly about the music and the musicians -- and your input.
How to use it:
Click on the Archive tab (above) to revisit the past and access our chronological list of previous gigs. As this facility develops you will be able to see more and more information about prior gigs and you can contribute by adding your comments, photos or videos. Current upcoming gigs subsequently will feed into this page.
Click on the Artists/Bands A-Z tab (above) to search for specific artists/bands who have performed or are to perform at Band on the Wall. Add your comments, find their top albums or songs, become an official fan or see videos and photos. From October 2009, we are recording in video live from the venue and you will be able to access selections from this growing archive of contemporary recordings. We will also put on sale the best of complete performances – in video and audio.
Click on the History tab (above) to see what is a steadily expanding story about Band on the Wall, its cultural context and its development. In addition to text, as we develop the archive there will be photos, copies of Press cuttings, artefacts and publicity materials. We also will include oral history interviews and videos about the venue’s history. In 2010, we also will have a new section about the roller-coaster that was the renovation project 2008-09
Click on the Links & Volunteers tab (above) – This page will include links to selected music and heritage websites, as well as informing you about how you can volunteer to help develop this living archive.Remember to Log In or Register (top right of any page) to get the most from our website.
The archive will be formally launched in early 2010. But, meantime, please peruse and contribute to this section of our website.The development of this archive is made possible through the support of Heritage Lottery Fund and Manchester City Council.
Personnel:
The Archive has two part-time workers:
Archive Manager is Ian Croal, Chief Executive of BOW from 1981 to September 2009, main music programmer for many years, principal author of the venue’s strategic plans and main fundraiser for the venue’s £4 million capital development and the Archive.
Archive Technician Clive Hunte is a well-known musician and photographer, and for the past six years was Audio Visual Documenter at Contact Theatre, Manchester.
