This is a list of selected artistes that played at Manchester Union in this year. Were you at any of these shows? If so, mail us your stories HERE. The best recollections will be published on manchesteracademy.net.

The Steve Gibbons Band
Talking Heads + Dire Straits
Doll by Doll
The Adverts
Chris de Burgh
Steve Hillage
Roy Harper
XTC
Siouxsie and the Banshees + Spizz Oil
Squeeze
Dire Straits
Magazine
John Martyn
The Rubinoos
Joe Jackson