Louder Than Words festival

Louder Than Words celebrates that essential, magical relationship between music and writing. Whether Guy Garvey talking lyrics; Edwyn Collins performing his own music or Hugh Cornwell talking about life in The Stranglers, the Festival has something for anyone with a love for music, and the way words are used to inform and contribute to its melody.

Taking in Q&As, panel discussions and workshops the Festival, now in its fourth year, is back at the gorgeous Palace Hotel, Manchester, which itself has benefited from a multi-million-pound refurb since last year’s event. A beacon of popular culture, the Festival draws important music personalities to Manchester for one weekend, as well as an audience from as far afield as San Francisco and Moscow. The full weekend program is now available from www.louderthanwordsfest.com and a few particular highlights are listed below: