Reader event: Manchester music tour

"And coming up on the left ... " Luke Bainbridge becomes a tour guide for the day on the Guardian/Enjoy England Manchester Music Tour on Saturday 24 April 2010. Photograph: Sam Atkins/guardian.co.uk

The tour reaches its first destination: Salford Lads Club, made famous by the Smiths 1986 album, The Queen Is Dead. Photograph: Sam Atkins/guardian.co.uk

The famous Salford Lads Club. Photograph: Sam Atkins/guardian.co.uk

Inside the 'Smiths room' at Salford Lads Club, ex-Smiths drummer Mike Joyce talks to Luke about that famous photo and his days with the band. Photograph: Sam Atkins/guardian.co.uk

The 'Smiths room' was actually once a small fives (squash) court, but now houses a mixture of Smiths memorabilia, fan photos, newspaper clippings and letters – as well as doubling up as a weights room. Photograph: Sam Atkins/guardian.co.uk

A better view of that photo. This image has inspired hundreds of Smith fans to flock to the Salford venue every year.
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Mike Joyce reminisces about his days in the band. Photograph: Sam Atkins/guardian.co.uk

Mike Joyce poses for the camera outside the club. Photograph: Sam Atkins/guardian.co.uk

The second stop on the tour: The Britons Protection pub, where Badly Drawn Boy (real name Damon Gough) played his debut gig. Photograph: Sam Atkins/guardian.co.uk

Badly Drawn Boy describes how he felt before his very first gig – played in this room above the pub – as well as commenting on how important the late Tony Wilson (the Manchester music impresario who founded Factory Records and the Haçienda nightclub) was to the Manchester Music scene. Photograph: Sam Atkins/guardian.co.uk

Badly Drawn Boy in conversation with Luke Bainbridge. Photograph: Sam Atkins/guardian.co.uk

Badly Drawn Boy plays a couple of his early songs to the tour. The guitar he is using is a prototype with a sound-hole design by George Harrison. The guitar itself never actually went into production, making it a very rare piece of musical history. Photograph: Sam Atkins/guardian.co.uk

A Guardian reader poses for a picture with Badly Drawn Boy. Photograph: Sam Atkins/guardian.co.uk

Next stop: The Haçienda nightclub (or, more precisely, the site where it once stood). Ex-Joy Division, New Order and Monaco bassist Peter Hook (second from left) talks to the tour about the trials and tribulations of running the legendary nightclub. Photograph: Sam Atkins/guardian.co.uk

Guardian readers share a joke with Peter Hook. Photograph: Sam Atkins/guardian.co.uk

Peter Hook (or Hooky, as he is commonly known) tells the crowd just how much money the nightclub lost Factory Records ... Photograph: Sam Atkins/guardian.co.uk

... but he is still able to laugh about it. And the experience hasn't put him off either, as the next stop on the tour is ... Photograph: Sam Atkins/guardian.co.uk

... his new nightclub, FAC251: The Factory, in Princess Street, Manchester. Photograph: Sam Atkins/guardian.co.uk

The nightclub is based in the old Factory offices, and the tour makes its way inside for a drink and a look around, followed by a special performance from new Manchester band ... Performance. Photograph: Sam Atkins/guardian.co.uk

The daytrip comes to an end with a short, intimate gig from Performance, who play a few tracks for the assembled crowd. Photograph: Sam Atkins/guardian.co.uk