Louder Than Words
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THE great literary festival celebrating the best in music publishing & published words in music. Join us in Manchester 14 - 16 November 2025 ❤️
Manc in person & global online
Joined March 2013
Heads up! Our Passes for #Louder2025 are selling FAST! The UK’s Biggest Music Lit Fest is back with a vengeance! Fri 14 - Sun 16 Nov @innsideuk #Manchester See you there Louder Lovers! Get your WEEKEND PASS 2025 here: https://t.co/8nFQoXHA5S
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Our event with Baz Warne of The Stranglers is selling so well we've moved him to a bigger room! Join him in conversation with Mark Hart Sunday 16th November, The Innside, Manchester. #Louder2025 going from strength to strength! All tickets:
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Join BAZ WARNE of The Stranglers in conversation with Mark Hart: No Grass Grows on a Busy Street
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We still have a few tickets left for #BUDGIE in conversation with @johnrobb77 at #Louder2025, followed by a dedicated book signing! Make then yours! Sunday 16th November, 6pm. The Innside Hotel, Manchester. All tickets:
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The Absence: The Memoirs of a Banshee Drummer - Budgie in conversation
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What an addition to our #Louder2025 line-up! Join @DaveRowntree @blurofficial in conversation with @johnrobb77 Sharing never-seen-before photographs of life in Blur - what a treat we have in store for sure! Sat 15th Nov, 8pm. Manchester. All tickets:
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Join Blur Drummer Dave Rowntree for a tour through exclusive, intimate, never-seen-before photographs of Blur at the start of their career.
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Heads up Louder Lovers! Thanks to everyone who’s got a Saturday Passes - these are now SOLD OUT! We’ve a few Friday Passes available here: https://t.co/cofUAPkKWX
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Here at Louder we LOVE to intersperse our programme with live music so it's GREAT to add TV Smith to #Louder2025 He'll be in conversation + acoustic treats Sat 15th Nov, 2.15pm @innsideuk #Manchester All tickets & info: https://t.co/0t3eXNgd8b Photo credit: Kevin Winiker
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TV SMITH will be in conversation with Louder's John Robb - he'll also be incorporating acoustic treats.
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Oh yes! PUNK: The Last Word (or is it?) Join Louder's @johnrobb77 chairing a buzzing debate with authors Chris Sullivan & Stephen Colgrave, @McCookerybook #RussBestley & #MikeDines (others tbc!). Sat 15 Nov, 6.15pm @innsideuk #Manchester. All tickets: https://t.co/lqdaJ4d0oH
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Sometimes you just know something is going to be REALLY special! Join the mighty @DubMaestro1 Dennis Bovell in conversation Wise Music in Dub with host, @RyanLewisWalker Saturday 15th November, 6pm @innsideuk #Manchester. All tickets & details:
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Dennis Bovell joins us in celebration of the release of Wise Music In Dub - he's in the best musical form he's ever been - what a treat!
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Heads Up Louder Lovers! We still have some tickets for @billybragg in conversation with @johnrobb77 Many thanks to Richard @SpenwoodBooks & editor @iainkey - HUGE congrats on Billy’s new book! Join us Sunday 16 Nov, 8pm @innsideuk #Manchester All tickets:
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Join BILLY BRAGG in conversation as we celebrate the publication of 'A People's History' - an oral history by people moved by his music.
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Wowzers! #Louder2025 is going to a FABULOUS weekend! Why not join CLARE GROGAN in conversation... and there may well be some musical treats for our ears to boot too! Saturday 15th November, 2pm at The Innside, Manchester. All tickets & info here:
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Join CLARE GROGAN for a very special in conversation plus musical treats
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Don't miss out on this one! Join Adi Newton (@ClockDVA1 The Anti Group, The Future) in conversation with @PCPressPeter Friday 14th November, 8pm, The Innside, Manchester. All tickets:
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The definitive work on Adi Newton, icon of industrial-rooted electronic & experimental music inc Clock DVA, The Anti Group & The Future
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Another great addition to our #Louder2025 programme! A punk design focused in conversation with Russ Bestley: Turning Revolt into Style Join Russ with @RyanLewisWalker on Sunday 16 November, 12.15pm at The Innside, Manchester All tickets and info:
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TURNING REVOLT INTO STYLE: The process & practice of punk graphic design. An in conversation with Russ Bestley
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Fantastic! We canNoT wait for #Louder2025! Huge congratulations to Justin and @newmodernbooks 👍👏❤️
Justin Currie appears on @BBCLater this Sunday 26th October, where he’ll be discussing his best selling memoir ‘The Tremolo Diaries’ and sharing stories from a remarkable career in music. Tune in at 10pm on @BBCTwo and @BBCiPlayer.
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Sometimes you just know something is going to be REALLY special! Join the mighty @DubMaestro1 Dennis Bovell in conversation Wise Music in Dub with host, @RyanLewisWalker Saturday 15th November, 6pm @innsideuk #Manchester. All tickets & details:
eventbrite.co.uk
Dennis Bovell joins us in celebration of the release of Wise Music In Dub - he's in the best musical form he's ever been - what a treat!
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Author @DanielRachel69 new book provides a much-needed critical examination of pop music's relationship with fascism, shedding new light on an urgent subject Join Daniel in conversation at #Louder2025 Sat 15th Nov, 8pm @innsideuk #Manchester All tickets:
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Daniel Rachel's shocking & absorbing chronological account of pop music's complicated history with fascism & the imagery surrounding it.
Big thanks to @DanielRachel69 for sending me a copy of his timely new book. I’m looking forward to getting stuck into it. It’s published by @WhiteRabbitBks on Nov 6.
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Irish tour dates 3rd December Galway Roisin Dubh 4th December Limerick Up Stairs at Dolan’s 5th December Cork St Luke’s 6th December Dublin Whelan’s 7th December Bangor The Court House
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We’re really looking forward to this treat at #Louder2025 Join @steveediggle in conversation with @janeyleegrace with dedicated book signing afterwards Autonomy: Portrait of a Buzzcock Saturday 15 November, 2pm @innsideuk #Manchester. All tickets:
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Autonomy is a deeply personal memoir from one of the founders of the UK punk scene who helped change the music - & outlook - of a generation
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As a Fest of Words assoc with Music we love sessions on #MusicBooks #MusicPublishing #Bands & Discussion! Why not try this! Battle of the Bands/Battle of the Books with @SpenwoodBooks Sat 15 Nov, 4.15pm @innsideuk #Manchester. All tickets & info:
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Join us for a lively debate embrassing favourite bands, best books and the craft and commissioning of great titles!
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Join Holly & David of Cult DIY band @TheLovelyEggs for their book club LIVE! at #Louder2025! There's no set reading, it's not ponsey or pretencious & we don't drink wine! A GREAT event in store for sure! Just come along and join the fun! All tickets:
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You've gotta have a Book Club at a Book Fest! Join Holly & David of Cult DIY band The Lovely Eggs for their book club LIVE at #Louder2025
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Here at Louder we LOVE to intersperse our programme with live music so it's GREAT to add TV Smith to #Louder2025 He'll be in conversation + acoustic treats Sat 15th Nov, 2.15pm @innsideuk #Manchester All tickets & info: https://t.co/0t3eXNfFiD Photo credit: Kevin Winiker
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TV SMITH will be in conversation with Louder's John Robb - he'll also be incorporating acoustic treats.
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Heads up inspiring and aspiring writers, lyricists and poets - this is perfect for you! THIS IS HOW I FIGHT: A celebration of writing with ROSIE GARLAND and Ralph Dartford. From novels to poetry to lyrics and more Sunday 16th November, 4pm All tickets: https://t.co/FhudbCwBca
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