Wed 15 - Fri 17 July / Pavilion Theatre
‘A very personal, emotional and often warmly funny tribute’
Dave Simpson – The Guardian
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In 1978, Vini Reilly’s Durutti Column were the first band signed by Tony Wilson to his fledgling Factory label. Now, three decades after Reilly’s first Factory releases and nearly two years after Wilson’s death, the Festival are proud to premiere A Paean to Wilson, Reilly’s very personal tribute to his former friend and mentor. Reilly will be joined by longtime Durutti Columnists Bruce Mitchell, Poppy Morgan and Keir Stewart for these intimate concerts, a moving eulogy to the man who
defined musical life in the city.
Commissioned and produced by Manchester International Festival.
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