In The City (festival)
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In The City is an annual music industry conference and festival founded by the late Tony Wilson
, formerly of Factory Records
and Granada Television
, and his partner Yvette Livesey.
The event takes place every October in Manchester
, England with the music industry conference being held across a number of city centre hotels in the Piccadilly area. The Unsigned Festival, which is open to the public, is held in the Northern Quarter.
This year's event will take place on October 13th - 15th 2010.
Tony Wilson
Anthony Howard Wilson, commonly known as Tony Wilson , was an English record label owner, radio presenter, TV show host, nightclub manager, impresario and journalist for Granada Television and the BBC....
, formerly of Factory Records
Factory Records
Factory Records was a Manchester based British independent record label, started in 1978 by Tony Wilson and Alan Erasmus, which featured several prominent musical acts on its roster such as Joy Division, New Order, A Certain Ratio, The Durutti Column, Happy Mondays, Northside and James and...
and Granada Television
Granada Television
Granada Television is the ITV contractor for North West England. Based in Manchester since its inception, it is the only surviving original ITA franchisee from 1954 and is ITV's most successful....
, and his partner Yvette Livesey.
The event takes place every October in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
, England with the music industry conference being held across a number of city centre hotels in the Piccadilly area. The Unsigned Festival, which is open to the public, is held in the Northern Quarter.
This year's event will take place on October 13th - 15th 2010.