Artist: Shaun Ryder

Interviewer: Gavin Puszczalowskyi

Venue: Trouble at Mill, Sunny Bank Mills, Farsley, Leeds

Date: 7.2.20

Never mind Manchester; Farsley became the scene for 72 hour party people as Shaun Ryder took up a three night residency at Sunny Bank Mills.

Uncertain of his stamina, we opted for the first night (let’s face it, Happy Mondays were never the most reliable band back in the day). Ryder provided an evening of surprisingly detailed and sometimes scathing memoirs with witty takes on his hedonistic history. Apparently each of the three evenings covered different topics with equal wit and wisdom.

A favourite quote came from his view of real life events and their portrayal in the ‘24 Hour Party People’ biopic; refering to the film as ‘Carry On Haçienda’.

There was strictly no ‘meet & greet’ but I managed to leave my ‘Bummed’ LP to be signed and returned before Ryder rode out of town.