… I hope you went to this: the Tony Wilson Experience.

At noon on 21 June, 2008 some of the biggest names in design, the creative industries, media, and the arts will launch a 24 hour conversation and debate in the centre of Manchester, with a selected audience of two hundred talented and creative young people from across the city and beyond.

The event is designed to stimulate, inspire and engage the next generation of cultural innovators and is being held in memory of the broadcaster, entrepreneur and creative champion, Anthony H Wilson.

It will be a unique occasion – organised and programmed to reflect Tony’s inimitable creative style and the ways in which he engaged the people he met, worked with, played with.

The Tony Wilson Experience is deliberately experimental because that’s how Tony would have constructed it. In fact, there are some elements of the event which will remain open to change right up until our launch. We have a carefully considered framework but we want to ensure that there’s some freedom in the programme; in short, the event will be structured and managed, but not constrained.

Bill

is now up. Take a look!

Cheers,

Bill

Bloody brilliant night as ever on Saturday – thanks to all of you who braved the cold and made it down to the Bath House! Apologies again if I never got round to your request – I promise I’ll play Orange Juice next time!

Photos are now up on the Atomic photo page here, and also on Facebook if you’d rather. Big thanks to Mike & Cam for the shots.