A Certain Ratio

A Certain Ratio, the Manchester band formed in 1977 and signed to Factory Records, bring a tour marking the anniversaries of their albums Sextet and Force to Band On The Wall in the Northern Quarter.

A Certain Ratio are a British band formed in Manchester in 1977 and signed to Factory Records. Their debut album is The Graveyard and the Ballroom. This visit to Band On The Wall celebrates two of their records: Sextet, recorded at Revolution Studios in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, and Force, recorded in Stockport at Yellow 2 and released in 1986. Both albums are being performed in full, with an interval between them and some surprises added.

Sextet was the first album the band produced under the name A Certain Ratio, and it is widely regarded as their most critically acclaimed record. It includes Lucinda and Knife Slits Water. Force was produced by the band together with the late Stuart James, known as Jammer, and was their last album on Factory Records. It includes Mickey Way and Si Firmo O Grido. The band are playing two sets with no support act.

Band On The Wall is a live music venue at 25 Swan Street in Manchester's Northern Quarter, which mainly hosts pop, rock and indie concerts. The evening suits listeners who know the band's catalogue and those interested in their post-punk output.