Died of Cancer tonight.
RIP.
RIP.
Tony Wilson RIP.
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Wtf!
RIP you mad old cnut! 
RIP
Good character
Good character
Only been ill 6 months or so, a fellow Salfordian and a big red....I'm gutted.
I see you went to the same school as me Weaste, I was searching through Buile Hill on Facebook and your ugly boat race came up.
He was more than just a character, he was Mr Manchester in most people's eyes, he did so much for the city. Still a mad cnut though.
Shocking news.
I grew up watching him on TV.
I grew up watching him on TV.
What year did you leave?
Obituary: Tony Wilson
Tony Wilson was staunchly proud of his Salford roots
Record label owner, broadcaster, journalist, pop impresario and nightclub founder - Anthony Wilson was famous for many things, but perhaps he was most famous for being a self-styled professional Mancunian.
Tony Wilson was widely regarded as the man who put Manchester on the map for its music and vibrant nightlife. He remained active on the city scene until his death on Friday aged 57.
He was born in Salford's Hope Hospital on 20 February 1950.
He attended De La Salle Christian Brothers' school, before going on to read English at the University of Cambridge in 1968.
In the 1970s he went to work for Granada Television in Manchester, where he fronted programmes including music show So It Goes and current affairs magazine World In Action.
He later went on to be long-time host of the early evening Granada Reports.
Wilson was a founder of Factory Records in the late 1970s, the label behind Joy Division, New Order and The Happy Mondays.
He continued to work in television even at the height of his work with Factory records.
In 1982, he set up The Hacienda nightclub, which became known as perhaps the most famous club in the world in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
It became the heart of the "Madchester" scene, playing host to bands such as New Order, The Smiths, The Stone Roses and Oasis.
Even Madonna played her first UK gig at the Whitworth Street club in February 1983.
The club was famous for its dance nights, particularly house music nights where DJs Mike Pickering, Sasha and Dave Haslam regularly played.
In the early 1990s the club was blighted by cash flow problems and it closed its doors in 1997.
Devolution call
The building was demolished in 2002 and apartments were built in its place.
The semi-fictional story of the club, the music and Wilson's life was documented in Michael Winterbottom's 2002 film, 24 Hour Party People.
His character was played by comedian Steve Coogan to critical acclaim.
Wilson later went on to set up the annual Manchester music conference, In The City, with long-term partner and former Miss England Yvette Livesey.
But it was not just in the music world that he made his mark - he was also a key player in local politics and supported a campaign for a regional assembly for the North West.
Emergency surgery
In 2004 he set up an unofficial coalition calling for regional devolution, called The Necessary Group.
More recently he presented radio shows Ground Rules and Talk of the Town on BBC Radio Manchester and Sunday Roast on Xfm Manchester.
He was the main presenter of the BBC's Politics Show North West.
Wilson fell ill in 2006, before undergoing emergency surgery to have a kidney removed in January 2007.
Doctors diagnosed him with cancer and he started a chemotherapy course at Manchester's Christie Hospital.
The chemotherapy failed to beat the disease and he was recommended to take the drug Sutent, which is not funded by the NHS in Manchester.
Members of the Happy Mondays and other acts he supported over the years had started a fund to help pay for his treatment.
Tony Wilson was staunchly proud of his Salford roots
Record label owner, broadcaster, journalist, pop impresario and nightclub founder - Anthony Wilson was famous for many things, but perhaps he was most famous for being a self-styled professional Mancunian.
Tony Wilson was widely regarded as the man who put Manchester on the map for its music and vibrant nightlife. He remained active on the city scene until his death on Friday aged 57.
He was born in Salford's Hope Hospital on 20 February 1950.
He attended De La Salle Christian Brothers' school, before going on to read English at the University of Cambridge in 1968.
In the 1970s he went to work for Granada Television in Manchester, where he fronted programmes including music show So It Goes and current affairs magazine World In Action.
He later went on to be long-time host of the early evening Granada Reports.
Wilson was a founder of Factory Records in the late 1970s, the label behind Joy Division, New Order and The Happy Mondays.
He continued to work in television even at the height of his work with Factory records.
In 1982, he set up The Hacienda nightclub, which became known as perhaps the most famous club in the world in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
It became the heart of the "Madchester" scene, playing host to bands such as New Order, The Smiths, The Stone Roses and Oasis.
Even Madonna played her first UK gig at the Whitworth Street club in February 1983.
The club was famous for its dance nights, particularly house music nights where DJs Mike Pickering, Sasha and Dave Haslam regularly played.
In the early 1990s the club was blighted by cash flow problems and it closed its doors in 1997.
Devolution call
The building was demolished in 2002 and apartments were built in its place.
The semi-fictional story of the club, the music and Wilson's life was documented in Michael Winterbottom's 2002 film, 24 Hour Party People.
His character was played by comedian Steve Coogan to critical acclaim.
Wilson later went on to set up the annual Manchester music conference, In The City, with long-term partner and former Miss England Yvette Livesey.
But it was not just in the music world that he made his mark - he was also a key player in local politics and supported a campaign for a regional assembly for the North West.
Emergency surgery
In 2004 he set up an unofficial coalition calling for regional devolution, called The Necessary Group.
More recently he presented radio shows Ground Rules and Talk of the Town on BBC Radio Manchester and Sunday Roast on Xfm Manchester.
He was the main presenter of the BBC's Politics Show North West.
Wilson fell ill in 2006, before undergoing emergency surgery to have a kidney removed in January 2007.
Doctors diagnosed him with cancer and he started a chemotherapy course at Manchester's Christie Hospital.
The chemotherapy failed to beat the disease and he was recommended to take the drug Sutent, which is not funded by the NHS in Manchester.
Members of the Happy Mondays and other acts he supported over the years had started a fund to help pay for his treatment.
fecking hell, then we must know each other, I left in 88, or was it 87, cannot remember. Do you remember what many considered to be a goon called Steven Borg? He must have been in your year??????
Doesn't ring a bell, there was a Peter Burke in our year though and he was a real one!
Wow, totally shocked. He helped shape the music in MCR.
RIP Tony, thanks for everything
RIP Tony, thanks for everything
The two of them were mates! You couldn't separate them! They took some serious shit at the time.
The two of them were mates! You couldn't separate them! They took some serious shit at the time.
Brilliant, did they get thrown down 'fag hill' a lot
feckinell
RIP
RIP
Gazza, Dave Haslam on XFM is playing Factory stuff for the rest of the show, listen to what's left here...
http://www.xfmmanchester.co.uk/
Cheers - playing Atmosphere now, strange I was just thinking that would be the song I would play now
I never even met the guy, but I think the reason his death affects me is because, aside from all the great music he helped put out there, he was a great personality. He came across as the sort of person you could never imagine dying so young, he was always funny and interesting in interviews.
He played Love will tear us apart and Touched by the hand of God earlier as well. Keep your eye on that site as he said they would do a tribute show possibly on Thursday night.
Bloody Ibiza remix show on now........I don't think so!
Was he replaced by Baird from Hope High then? I was over at Hope High till 88..
RIP Tony Wilson, Salford and Manchester has lost one of our favourite sons tonight, one who put put not only our music on the map, but helped Manchester become what it is today.
Awww ,no.....
I'm gutted to hear that.
He was loved by many and will be sadly missed.
RIP Tony.
I'm gutted to hear that.
He was loved by many and will be sadly missed.
RIP Tony.
Tony in his better days in Manchester
Yes he was, god it's like friendsreunited on here.
Weaste, as for this Steven Borg character, I texted an old mate who's just replied, this is how the text conversation went.
Me 'do you remember a lad called Steven Borg from Buile Hill'
Him ' Yes, why?'
Me 'What was he like'
Him ' I have a vague memory of some lanky Ihni binni dimi diniwiny anitaime'
Does that sound about right?
Respect
fecking harsh. RIP Tony.
Son, I'm 30. I only went with your mother cuz she's dirty
and I don't have a decent bone in me
what you get is just what you see yeah.
and I don't have a decent bone in me
what you get is just what you see yeah.
I think tonight every club in Manchester should use Love Will Tear Us Apart or Atmosphere as there last record tonight as a mark of respect. Without AHW, the Manchester club scene would be nothing right now.
Giggsy'll have a black armband on on sunday.
I'm sure his funeral will be a total who's who of Manchester.
I'm sure his funeral will be a total who's who of Manchester.
Apparently Newsnight will be talking about it in a minute on BBC2, with New order's Steve Morris on it.
I think I'll wear my New Order Ceremony shirt to the match on Sunday
I think I'll wear my New Order Ceremony shirt to the match on Sunday
Saw him last year, looked fine, probably just a month before it turned out he was diagnosed with cancer. I'd just assumed he was getting better not having heard anything, seen a picture recently and he was looking frail. A crying shame, 57 is nothing these days. Sad evening for Manchester
kinell, this feels like the end of an era...
Are we getting old or something? This must be what it's like, suddenly cnuts who you associate with your schooldays start karking it
It'll be Morrissey next... hopefully buggered to death by bears
Respect Each Other
Are we getting old or something? This must be what it's like, suddenly cnuts who you associate with your schooldays start karking it
It'll be Morrissey next... hopefully buggered to death by bears
Respect Each Other
Christ that's a loss to the world, people like him are the ones that change things. People with ideas and the balls to run with them.
He' a legend and will be sorely missed by many.
I met the great man a few years ago at an exhibition at the Design Museum down here in London, it was a retrospective of the work of Peter Saville. I was stood watching an installation of TV monitors showing episodes of 'So It Goes' and he walked in.
I was a bit of a geek to be honest, telling him how I loved the whole creative ethos behind Factory and how he had helped one of the best designers in the world (Saville) on his way to a great career because of the trust he placed in people with vision and ideas. I'm sure he'd heard stuff like that from gimps like me plenty of times but he was still totally down to earth and gracious about it.
I hope there are some appropriate commemorations around Manchester tonight
He' a legend and will be sorely missed by many.
I met the great man a few years ago at an exhibition at the Design Museum down here in London, it was a retrospective of the work of Peter Saville. I was stood watching an installation of TV monitors showing episodes of 'So It Goes' and he walked in.
I was a bit of a geek to be honest, telling him how I loved the whole creative ethos behind Factory and how he had helped one of the best designers in the world (Saville) on his way to a great career because of the trust he placed in people with vision and ideas. I'm sure he'd heard stuff like that from gimps like me plenty of times but he was still totally down to earth and gracious about it.
I hope there are some appropriate commemorations around Manchester tonight
This cancer bollocks is going to get us all sooner or later...
Only just heard. 57 - bloody hell.
"So It Goes" - slated by the London Press, real pioneering stuff for it's time.
A Wizard, A True Manc.
RIP "H"
Depressed, but by the time I join him at least the music will be sorted!
"So It Goes" - slated by the London Press, real pioneering stuff for it's time.
A Wizard, A True Manc.
RIP "H"
Depressed, but by the time I join him at least the music will be sorted!
I didn't even know he was ill.
Steve Morris, Peter Saville, Paul Morley, Richard Madeley all just talking about him on Newsnight. A really fascinating man.
My Dad walked past and saw the thread title and is now in a state of depression. I dont even know who the feck he is. However...R.I.P
You feel better about the music business knowing there's total one off nutters like Anthony H out there. A very rare breed in these 'safe' times
Today the 'mould' was not just broken but possibly buried for ever.
Not felt this way since Lennon died.