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Review of Factory 251 Saturdays

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Review of Alain Johannes + Supports (Manchester)

Review of Alain Johannes + Supports (Manchester)

Review of Alain Johannes + Supports (Manchester)

Review of Factory 251 Fridays

Review of Alain Johannes + Supports (Manchester)

Review of Factory 251 Saturdays

Bar tenders were really nice

Review of Alain Johannes + Supports (Manchester)

Review of Alain Johannes + Supports (Manchester)

If I wasn't at the front, my experience would have been very different but this was an amazing gig.

Review of Alain Johannes + Supports (Manchester)

Great little venue, great sound and a genius in Alain Johannes.

Review of Alain Johannes + Supports (Manchester)

Review of Alain Johannes + Supports (Manchester)

Alain was great, sound guy wasn't great, couldnt mix the folk / acoustic stuff, was too quiet, no reverb to fill the gap and it causes people to talk, lighting guy was lazy hardly did out other than play on his phone until I think the promoter took over. Tbh the venue is crap, one of the worst sounding venues in Manchester. He would have sounded much better at Pink Rooms. Backing band where good and very tight but overall sound in the mix was very muddy. Its like a shoe box the venue so i think its quite difficult to get it to sound right. Also the support bands where way to loud. I saw it had hit like well over 110dB on my watch. Its just too loud to enjoy. I think the sound guys think by making it louder it sounds better.

Review of Alain Johannes + Supports (Manchester)

So tonight we went to see Alain Johannes in Manchester at Factory 251. If you like your rock and like it sludgy and full of desert, this is a must. Just getting to see Alain, legend that he is (and trust me here, legend is the only adjective suitable) was the most moving and fantastic experience.

But we got there early. And got to see:

Syncolima - riff based sludgy rock from Mansfield. We won’t hold that against them 😉. Great set fellas

Earl of Hell - proper desert session/stoner from close to Edinburgh. Just sooooo good. Doubled up as Alain’s band.

Gorilla Riot - Manchester band, blues southern rock. Great addition to the lineup.

Alain Johannes - no words for how incredible it was seeing him in this venue. Last time we saw him was at Wembley, playing his socks off with rock royalty. Company that this man totally belongs in.

Go see him.

Get there early.

This is a gig you will never forget.

Review of Factory 251 Fridays

Would definitely recommend, good venue and amazing staff. Nice layout not just one floor which is good.

Review of Factory 251 Fridays

Review of Factory 251 Saturdays

Review of Factory 251 Saturdays

Review of Truckfighters + Support (Manchester)

Review of Truckfighters + Support (Manchester)