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Tony Wilson Experience asks for volunteers for 24-hour debate

Tony Wilson Experience asks for volunteers for 24-hour debate

'Creative' individuals asked to join in

  • May 1, 2008
Tony Wilson to be honoured with 24-hour 'conversation' party

Tony Wilson to be honoured with 24-hour 'conversation' party

Manchester luminaries to come together for all-night talk-athon

Manchester street to be renamed after Tony Wilson

Manchester street to be renamed after Tony Wilson

Factory Records boss to be honoured in city centre

Manchester's In The City unsigned line-up announced

Manchester's In The City unsigned line-up announced

Bands set to follow the footsteps of Coldplay, Muse and Oasis

  • Oct 2, 2007
Fans campaign to build Tony Wilson statue in Manchester

Fans campaign to build Tony Wilson statue in Manchester

Sign the petition to get a statue of the Factory Records legend made

  • Sep 24, 2007
Tony Wilson tribute site set up

Tony Wilson tribute site set up

The Factory Records founder is remembered

  • Aug 28, 2007
Tony Wilson's funeral takes place in Manchester

Tony Wilson's funeral takes place in Manchester

Friends and family remember Factory Records legend

  • Aug 20, 2007
Paul Morley pays tribute to Factory Records' Tony Wilson

Paul Morley pays tribute to Factory Records' Tony Wilson

You can read the former NME man's piece in full

  • Aug 17, 2007
Tony Wilson funeral details announced

Tony Wilson funeral details announced

The service takes place next week

  • Aug 15, 2007
Paul Ryder: 'I owe everything to Tony Wilson'

Paul Ryder: 'I owe everything to Tony Wilson'

Happy Mondays drummer pays tribute to Factory Records legend

  • Aug 14, 2007
Stephen Morris: 'We wouldn't have made it without Tony Wilson'

Stephen Morris: 'We wouldn't have made it without Tony Wilson'

New Order/Joy Division drummer recalls life with the Factory legend

  • Aug 14, 2007
Klaxons: 'Tony Wilson was a true innovator'

Klaxons: 'Tony Wilson was a true innovator'

Band pay tribute to Factory Records legend

  • Aug 13, 2007
Mani: 'We owe Tony Wilson a debt of gratitude'

Mani: 'We owe Tony Wilson a debt of gratitude'

Former Stone Roses bassist pays tribute to Factory Records legend

  • Aug 13, 2007
Steve Coogan: 'Tony Wilson was a genuine maverick and pioneer'

Steve Coogan: 'Tony Wilson was a genuine maverick and pioneer'

The man who played him in '24 Hour Party People' pays tribute

  • Aug 13, 2007
More fans post tributes for Tony Wilson

More fans post tributes for Tony Wilson

Your tributes for the Factory Records legend flow into NME.COM

  • Aug 13, 2007
John Cooper Clarke joins tributes to Tony Wilson

John Cooper Clarke joins tributes to Tony Wilson

Poet recalls Factory Records legend's support for new talent

  • Aug 12, 2007
Charlatans frontman remembers Tony Wilson

Charlatans frontman remembers Tony Wilson

Tim Burgess: 'He was my real hero'

  • Aug 11, 2007
More music innovators pay tribute to Tony Wilson

More music innovators pay tribute to Tony Wilson

Bernard Butler and The Streets' manager praise Manchester legend

  • Aug 11, 2007
Tony Wilson: re-read our last NME.COM interview

Tony Wilson: re-read our last NME.COM interview

The Factory legend on cancer, Happy Mondays and his favourite new band

  • Aug 11, 2007
Peter Hook leads tributes to Tony Wilson

Peter Hook leads tributes to Tony Wilson

New Order bass player says 'my heart is broken'

  • Aug 11, 2007

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