Manchester Must Dance. An In Conversation with Mike Pickering

Mike Pickering discusses his memoir Manchester Must Dance, covering his life in music from the Haçienda to Factory Records and M People.

An in-conversation event at the Louder Than Words Festival in which Mike Pickering tells the story behind his book Manchester Must Dance, from seeing the Beatles in 1963 to DJing house music at the Haçienda, signing Happy Mondays and James to Factory Records, and his success with M People. The talk covers sixty years of clubs, record labels and Manchester music history, and is followed by a book signing. The session lasts 1 hour 15 minutes.