“I was at the Nightingales one. Not very well-attended as I recall but I remember Mark E Smith was also present. The band were friendly and happy to speak to anyone who wanted to approach them. It's all a long time ago but I think I asked one of them if it was their first gig in Manchester. They said it was their first as the Nightingales but they had played Manchester many times in their earlier incarnation as the Prefects.”