The rain fell hard on this not so humdrum town, as the hardcore fans waited to catch a glimpse of their hero. Some had camped out overnight outside Ardwick's beautiful art deco Apollo, in the hope of clinching the best spot when its doors eventually opened.
The slightly less devoted spent hours in the queue after selfishly spending a night in their own beds, many travelling miles from far and wide, and even further than that. But it was all in a day's work for one of the most loyal fanbases in music, who long for that all important connection with the man himself.
And where else would they be, the night Morrissey returned to his city for the first time in six years? A lot has happened in the world since that August night at the Manchester Arena.
