Yup ... my fear too. Ah well, Molineux it is then 😉

Hi, yes! UMIST for Saturday night and gigs too. Happy daze. There is Facebook pages for both places .... lots of pics and memories shared there. And yes, the Phoenix closed then reopened as a Techno club. And what peed us off, was it gained a 4am license. We was always told that due to it's location to student accommodation (the irony) that it could only have pub opening hours .... turned out the then manager just couldn't arsed opening late. After the club closed, the pub part downstairs stayed open, and was rebranded as part of Bass's 'It's A Scream' student pubs. Ironically, my missus was area manager of it for a while. One day she got the club opened so we could have a nose around one last time. Apart from the old sunken dancefloor being raised level, and garish graffiti style paintwork, it didn't look too different ... it felt filled with ghosts from our youth... sadly before the era of camera phones, so didn't get pics. Sadly now all demolished .... The UMIST Barnes Wallis building is facing the same fate soon too.

Hi all, as much as I am a fan of Zeppelin, (since 16 years old in 1976) I have to admit it's not to my wife's level though. (I will confess, Cheap Trick are my number one!) We met in a rock club here in Manchester (The Phoenix) in 1987, they were then, and still are now her all time favourite band. Even her car registration reads LE11 ZEP (looks far better on the plate!) In eighteen months, it's her 'big' birthday .... and I am desperately attempting to somehow get a birthday card with a message and signature for her, from her hero, Robert. It would truly make her day ... and more. Short of hanging around outside Molineux at every home game, in the hope of catching him, I have zero idea how to do it. If anyone should have an address or email that I could send such a request to, I (and eventually she) would be eternally grateful. I have seen several through searches that are his management, agents etc, but am sure none of those would have the time, or likely inclination to respond. Please realise, I am in no way attempting to get to meet him in person ... just get a card messaged/signed! Cheers David.Manchester, England.

Prawn Dopiaza from scratch. Pilau rice and naan bread to serve. An ice cold cider to accompany it.

Newbie here, It hit 30c here in Manchester yesterday. Lot of cloud and thunder with some rain around 10pm. Back to scorchio this morning.