THE FALL – LIVE AT THE WITCH TRIALS.

The CAT Club presents a classic vinyl album:

LIVE AT THE WITCH TRIALS – THE FALL

with special guests

MARK HOYLE & PAUL HANLEY

An incendiary debut album, Live At The Witch Trials introduces The Fall as 'northern white crap that talks back'. And so it was for the next four decades: abrasive, non-conformist, literate, witty, rhythmic.

It was a sound and attitude obsessed over by two teenage Mancunians, Paul Hanley and Mark Hoyle. Mark took great inspiration from the album when fronting his own band, Dub Sex, and Paul would later join The Fall himself on drums. Both will talk about the music scene in Manchester around the time, and the impact this record and The Fall had on it.

This event took place on 30th January 2025 in the Pigeon Loft at The Robin Hood, Pontefract, West Yorkshire.

Special thanks to our good friends at Route publishing for all their help with making this gathering a special one for so many people.

To find out more about the CAT Club please visit: www.thecatclub.co.uk

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Happy Trails.