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After 89 years as a railway terminus, it closed to passengers in May 1969. It was renovated as an exhibition centre formerly known as the G-Mex Centre in 1982 and was Manchester's primary music concert venue until the construction of the Manchester Arena. After renovation the venue reverted to its former name Manchester Central in 2007.
A handful of performances were also carried by various television outlets throughout the world, including the 14 December concert at the G-Mex in Manchester, England. Fueled partly by worldwide stardom and drug use, the tour and corresponding album became "infamous" for the amount of excess and spectacle they provided.
The festival was organised by Factory Records to 'celebrate Manchester' specifically with reference to the first performance by the Sex Pistols at the Lesser Free Trade Hall in Manchester on 4 June 1976. It consisted of ten events, culminating in an all day music festival at the Greater Manchester Exhibition Centre on 19 July 1986.
On 18 October 2011, the Stone Roses called a press conference to confirm their reunion and two homecoming shows at Heaton Park, Manchester on 29 and 30 June 2012. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] They also stated their intention to complete a reunion world tour and an album of new material.
Manchester Central railway station was a railway station in Manchester city centre, England. One of Manchester 's main railway terminals between 1880 and 1969, the building was converted into an exhibition and conference centre which was opened in 1986, originally known as G-MEX, but now named Manchester Central .
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Manchester G-Mex Centre [5] [fn 29] [fn 31] 20 July 1986 Salford: University of Salford [5] [fn 29] [fn 32] 30 July 1986 London: Canada Centennial Hall [fn 29] 31 July 1986 Vaughan Kingswood Music Theatre [fn 29] 2 August 1986 Ottawa: Congress Centre [fn 29] 3 August 1986 Montreal: Université de Montréal [fn 29] 5 August 1986 Mansfield ...