Peter Hook opens new a new club called 'The Factory'

Legendary Joy Division and New Order bassist Peter Hook is opening a new live music venue in the old offices of Factory Records in Manchester.

FAC251: The Factory launches on 29 January, with Hook performing songs from his whole back catalogue.
Hook said the aim of the three-floor club, which features a 350-capacity room, is to make it "a gigging venue".
The building has undergone a re-design by original Haçienda architect Ben Kelly.

"The thing that appealed to me was the propagation of music, bringing through new groups, because I think that new bands in Manchester are getting used and abused a little bit," Cook explained.
"So, the idea is to put a good old-fashioned venue, where music is the key, and give them a chance to grow. The whole story with the Haçienda is that we were rubbish at business, so the idea is that we try and keep some of the ethos, the heritage and attitude, and do it in a business manner."