In The City 2008

TUESDAY 24TH JUNE 2008
Kevin Cummins and Dick Carruthers Announced
We are delighted to announce that these contemporary giants of photography and film will give keynote interviews at this year's ITC.
Kevin Cummins started his career in the late 1970s and was one of the first photographers to document Manchester’s burgeoning punk scene. His iconic photographs of Joy Division, Buzzcocks and others brought him to the attention of the London music magazines and he became chief photographer for NME. He has contributed to major publications including The Times, Vogue and Mojo and is currently working on a photographic retrospective of Manchester musicians to be published by Faber and Faber later this year.
Dick Carruthers will be interviewed about the various challenges involved in filming legendary Manchester band Oasis throughout the years – covering the early live shoots at Maine Road and Earls Court, the mega gigs at Knebworth in 1996 and Wembley Stadium in 2000, plus the big gigs at Finsbury park, Lancashire County Cricket Club and the City of Manchester Stadium through to 2005. Dick will also give an insight into the documentaries he has made with the band as well as the acclaimed, multi-award winning ‘Definitely Maybe’ 10 year anniversary DVD boxset.
Full details of the bands, keynotes and panels that make up this year’s event will be released over the coming weeks, but already it’s clear this year’s ITC will feature more bands and more showcases than ever before. As well as the best-unsigned bands in the world, ITC will be showcasing new, just-signed talent from across the globe and holding special events by some well-known established acts – giving Manchester a true city-based festival of music and much more.
Keep checking www.inthecity.co.uk for all the latest news and updates.
FRIDAY 6TH JUNE 2008
First Keynotes Announced for In The City 2008
We are delighted to announce that government minister Andy Burnham MP, the Culture Secretary, will outline his position on some of the key challenges currently facing the UK music industry and will be offering In The City delegates the chance to question him on those major issues that directly affect their businesses. As the key person in the current Government as far as the music industry is concerned, we are delighted that Andy Burnham will be coming to In The City 2008 to outline his vision for the music business.
Legendary Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham will also be a keynote speaker at this year's ITC, as well as being our first ever official 'host’ - “Tony Wilson fitted into the finest pair of dancing shoes this side of anything. Rock, Bop or bother. Tony was a passionate leader extraordinaire. I am honoured that Yvette and the ITC team are lending me a pair of his master's shoes and inviting me to dance at this year's event.”
TUESDAY 13TH MAY 2008
In The City 2008: It's All About The Music, Stupid.
OCTOBER 5TH, 6TH & 7TH 2008 MANCHESTER, ENGLAND
In The City 2008 will take place on October 5th, 6th and 7th, at The Midland hotel in Manchester England and at venues across the city.
Full details of the bands, keynotes and panels that make up this year’s event will be released over the coming weeks, but already it’s clear this year’s ITC will feature more bands and more showcases than ever before. As well as the best-unsigned bands in the world, ITC will be showcasing new, just-signed talent from across the globe and holding special events by some well-known established acts – giving Manchester a true city-based festival of music and much more.
DEMO SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN
ITC are pleased to announce that demo submissions are now open. Bands who wish to submit a demo for consideration can either send a demo (minimum of three tracks), biog and photo to the ITC office, or alternatively visit the ITC Website - and use our new online submission system.
DELEGATE PASSES NOW ONSALE
To register for this year’s event at the reduced early-bird rate of £295 go to the ITC Website - or call the office direct on +44 (0)161 839 3930. Offer expires on June 30th 2008.
In addition, as a special thank you to all our early adopters out there, we’re offering a special reduced hotel rate in collaboration with our HQ hotel The Midland. Hotel rates start at £104 per night and are first-come, first-served to registered delegates. To take advantage of this offer and the benefits it gives, contact [email protected]
DISPLAY STANDS AVAILABLE AT THE MIDLAND HOTEL
We are pleased to announce that for the first time in a number of years, In The City will have a limited number of exhibitors on the main concourse at the Midland Hotel. Stands will be on the ground floor of the hotel in the main lobby and primary bar area, offering fantastic profile throughout the entire convention. If you would like more information on this or any marketing opportunities at this year’s conference please contact Paul King via [email protected] or by calling +44 (0) 161 452 2207.
Keep checking www.inthecity.co.uk for all the latest news and updates.
FRIDAY 23RD NOVEMBER 2007
Best of ITC Show 2007
In The City and X-posure Live present…
Best Of In The City Unsigned 2007
Sam Isaac + Elle s'appelle + Sky Larkin + The Moths!
Thursday 20th December 2007
Camden Barfly
£7 advance
In The City and Xfm are pleased to announce details of the annual ‘Best Of ITC’ gig. Coming to London to spread a little pre-Christmas cheer on behalf of the Manchester-based, internationally renowned music event will be four bands that made their mark, raised eyebrows and generally impressed at ITC 2007.
In addition Xfm will be broadcasting the gig live from Camden Barfly, but hey - always better to say you were actually there isn’t it?
TUESDAY 23RD OCTOBER 2007
The morning after...
The last chord has rung out, the last words have been spoken and the bar staff of Manchester are facing a hell of a clean up job.But before we do anything else, In The City 2007 would like to thank all the delegates, speakers, bands and staff who have helped make this year’s event one to remember.And of course, we’re already working on ITC 2008 so stay tuned for the latest news and the odd special offer.It was a year of change for ITC – and those changes are going to keep coming. It is a brand new dance after all…MONDAY 15TH OCTOBER 2007
ITC 2007 Unsigned Album - Exclusive On iTunes
Ladies and gentlemen, say hi once again to the ITC Unsigned album, exclusive to iTunes. And again, we’ve put together a selection of tracks by the bands gracing our venues at this year's ITC. The first two were such a success it frankly seemed daft not to.

Of course, the Unsigned Album is free to delegates at ITC - who will get a natty little custom card when you arrive at The Midland - and a mere £9.99 to the rest of the population, which is still a bargain no matter how you look (or rather listen) to it.However, where we're veering off piste like a drunken public school toff on an ill-advised black run is that this year we've also got an ITC International Album - with 16 of the best tunes our friends overseas could find. Again free to delegates, we should add...All in all yet another reason - if you ever needed one - to pop along to Manchester we'd have thought?
WEDNESDAY 3RD OCTOBER 2007
ITC Unsigned 2007 bands announced
So - here they are, the bands we think have got what it takes to go from being the ringing in your ears to the name on everyone's lips...
Alan Pownall, Amy Crowther, An Orange End, Blind Archery Club, Code Pie, Cohesion, Colum Regan, Connan & The Mockasins, Dirty Circus, Ed Laurie, Elle S'Appelle, Eugene Francis Junior & The Juniors, Fiona Bevan, Fourteen Corners, Freerunner, Godwits, Jakokoyak, James Yuill, Kidkanevil, Kojo, Kowalski, Little Engine, Look See Proof, Lovvers, Mayday, Model Radio, Noah & The Whale, OK Tokyo, Paul Marshall, Riff Raff, Rosie Taylor Project, Sam Isaac, Sargeant, Sister, Sky Larkin, smallwhitelight, Tellison, The Alones, The Author, The Dodoz, The Flaws, The Joy Vegas, The Moths!, The Naturals, The Nut Bros, The Officers, The Old Romantic Killer Band, The Slips, The Sugars, Swedish For Beginners, The Sylvias, The Winchell Riots, ThisCity, Tim and Sam's Tim and the Sam Band with Tim and Sam, Tom Hatred & The Angry Band, Twisted Wheel.
For full biogs, photos and links, go to the websiteAnd watch out for the ITC 2007 iTunes album - Available to buy on Monday 15th October
Founded in 1992 by Yvette Livesey and Factory maverick Anthony H. Wilson, IN THE CITY has become the date in the music industry calendar.
By day, Manchester, UK, becomes home to the brightest and best in the business, as industry leaders debate the present and plot the future. And by night Manchester hosts the biggest city-based music festival in Europe, IN THE CITY LIVE, as 3,000 industry delegates and 100,000 music fans take to the streets.
Rightly regarded by the global music community as the premier new music event in the world, IN THE CITY has helped launch the careers of Oasis, Radiohead, Suede, Elastica, Coldplay, The Darkness, Doves, Foo Fighters, Elbow, the Stereophonics, Muse, the Raveonettes, Funeral For A Friend, Daft Punk, Kings Of Convenience, Placebo, Arctic Monkeys, and many, many more. IN THE CITY UNSIGNED has the highest signing ratio of any new talent event in the world.