TOM HINGLEY – THE VOICE THAT HELPED DEFINE MADchester

EX-INSPIRAL CARPETS | LIVE AT BARNOLDSWICK MUSIC & ARTS CENTRE

From the sweat-soaked floors of The Haçienda to Top of the Pops, from the psychedelic organ-driven anthems of Inspiral Carpets to the very heart of Britain's Madchester explosion, Tom Hingley was the voice behind some of the most enduring records of the era. Now, for the very first time, one of Manchester's great indie frontmen comes to the intimate surroundings of Barnoldswick Music & Arts Centre.

There was a moment at the end of the 1980s when Manchester didn't just dominate British music — it seemed to reinvent the whole bloody thing. The clubs were heaving, the guitars were swirling, the dance floors were overflowing and a generation of young people suddenly had a soundtrack that belonged entirely to them. The Stone Roses, Happy Mondays, The Charlatans and Inspiral Carpets were…