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MIF17: New Order + Liam Gillick: So it goes.. at Old Granada Studios

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MIF17: New Order + Liam Gillick: So it goes.. at Old Granada Studios

Old Granada Studios, Castlefield
29 June-15 July 2017

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From £45.00
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Legendary Manchester music pioneers New Order take over Old Granada Studios for a series of intimate shows for MIF17. They’ve teamed up with visual artist Liam Gillick and composer/arranger Joe Duddell to deconstruct, rethink and rebuild material from throughout their career. Helping them add this fresh twist to classic material is a 12-strong synthesiser ensemble from the Royal Northern College of Music.

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