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Peter Hook and the Light
Fri, 12 Apr

Peter Hook and the Light

Peter Hook & The Light to Play Headstock Mental Health Fundraiser at Manchester’s Star & Garter – Home of the Ian Curtis Mural ● The intimate event will include a Q&A with Peter, plus a Joy Division set with his band Peter Hook and The Light ● The Star & Garter is home to the mural of Joy Division singer, Ian Curtis ● Tickets to the exclusive event will be allocated via a ticket ballot on ticketing site, Skiddle. ● Proceeds from ticket sales will support mental health text-support charity, Shout. “Music & Mental Wellbeing Festival, Headstock has announced that Peter Hook & The Light will play a one-off mental health fundraising event at Manchester’s Star & Garter, one of the city’s best-loved independent live music venues. ‘Peter Hook & The Light: An Evening of Music & Conversation’ will see the legendary Joy Division & New Order bassist take part in a hosted Q&A, to discuss his time with Joy Division, as well as his close friendship with Curtis. Later in the evening, Peter will be joined on stage by his band to play a Joy Division set for just 200 lucky fans. The intimate show is due to take place on Friday 12th April 2024, with proceeds from the special Headstock event going to support mental health charity, Shout. The gig will also take place in memory of Ian Curtis who tragically lost his life to suicide back in May 1980. Arguably one of the most influential and pioneering music bands of all time, Joy Division was a post-punk rock band formed in Salford in 1976 by Peter Hook and Bernard Sumner, with Ian Curtis and Stephen Morris joining shortly after. in 2023 Joy Division received an inaugural nomination into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame alongside iconic, globally renowned artists and bands such as: Kate Bush, Iron Maiden, George Michael and Rage Against The Machine. Given the limited capacity at the venue (200), tickets will be allocated via a ticket ballot which is due to launch on Skiddle https://skiddle.com/e/37141791 Each successful ballot entrant will be allocated two tickets to the event. Pricing for the ticket ballot is as follows: - 1x ballot entry - £10 - 3x ballot entries - £15 - 10x ballot entries - £20

Finding us.
We are located on the Fairfield Street at the rear of Manchester Piccadilly Railway Station. (Use Neild St. in google maps)
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Travelling By:
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Bus

Buses 219, 220, 221 run along Fairfield Street and past the Star & Garter. Alternatively there is the free city centre bus which runs all day long to Manchester Piccadilly Station.

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Metrolink

Take the Tram to Manchester Piccadilly Station and follow signs for Fairfield Street. Leave via this exit and turn left, The Star & Garter is right in front of you at the traffic lights.

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Train

Make your way to the Fairfield Street Exit by following signs for the Taxi Rank and walk straight up Fairfield Street. The Star & Garter is stood approximately 200 yards from the taxi rank at the traffic lights.

Our Pictures
Smile

Smile

A collection of photos from our Smile event

Smile 13th Birthday

Smile 13th Birthday

Photos from the 13th birthdayparty of Smile

There's Only One Jimmy Grimble

There's Only One Jimmy Grimble

Jimmy Grimble is a shy Manchester school boy. However, through football, and some special boots, he manages to gain the confidence to succeed.

Band of Gold (1995)

Band of Gold (1995)

In Bradford, England, several desperate streetwalkers team up to run the business for themselves. They must deal with competition, mobsters, moralists, psychos and cops, but at least now they have each other and a plan. Scenes were filmed in the flat above the Star and Garter and sheets of thick glass were fitted to four windows to deaden the sound from Piccadilly Railway Station opposite. The scene starred Geraldine James and Samantha Morton.

As seen on TV
Brassic

Brassic

From the show Brassic

It's a Sin (2019)

It's a Sin (2019)

A chronicle of four friends during a decade in which everything changed, including the rise of AIDS. Filmed inside and outside the building with Olly Alexander, Nathaniel Curtis, Omari Douglas, Lydia West, Neil Ashton, Callum Scott Howells, Nathan Sussex, Moya Brady

Band of Gold (1995)

Band of Gold (1995)

"Carol focuses on recovering but she is still being stalked. Rose and Tracy's future plans and differing lifestyles clash in London." Filmed in the flat above the Star and Garter, with Geraldine James and Samantha Morton.

Cracker (1994)

Cracker (1994)

Stuart Grady, a lonely factory foreman, befriends a young male employee and the disturbed runaway involves them both in murder. Filmed inside and outside the building with John Simm, Liam Cunningham, Paul Barber, Robbie Coltrane, Ricky Tomlinson, Wil Johnson, Geraldine Somerville, Robert Cavanah

There's Only One Jimmy Grimble (1999)

There's Only One Jimmy Grimble (1999)

Jimmy Grimble is a shy Manchester school boy. However, through football, and some special boots, he manages to gain the confidence to succeed. Filmed inside and outside the building with Ben Miller, Lewis McKenzie, Carl Chase

Funland

Funland

Filmed in 2004 in the gig room and flat with Daniel Mays, Kenny Doughty. Carter Krantz arrives in Blackpool to investigate who killed his mother. He gets a job in the local strip club. He soon realizes that the town has many dark secrets and that the killer may even be his boss - the club's owner.

Get In Touch.
Contact Info
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Star & Garter

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Location

18-20 Fairfield Street, Manchester, M1 2QF

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Call

0161 273 6726 (during office hours only)