We’re pleased to release an exclusive set of limited edition prints by Red Saunders. The collection 'Rock & Roll Weekender, 1982' taken at Pontins Brean Sands is now online at BCA. Editions of 100 sized 12 x 12" on Ilford 310gsm Prestige Smooth Pearl Paper. All BCA Edtions

Flesh at The Haçienda | Manchester’s pioneering queer club night. Manchester Pride LGBT Foundation britishculturearchive.co.uk/flesh-at-the-h…

Oasis, the first band session. Castlefield, Manchester, 1992. Photo © Peter J Walsh, all rights reserved. #oasis

Beppe’s Café, London. August, 2024. Beppe’s Cafe, near Smithfield Market, has been proudly served by four generations of the Papini family since 1932. It is one of the few remaining long-standing independent cafes still going strong today. Photo © Paul Wright / BCA.

I miss places like this. You knew you'd get a proper cup of tea, a decent breakfast or lunch & you'd not be bankrupt afterwards. Plus you'd be supporting local business, not say, Starbucks.

.Support yr local cafe. Or any cafe for that matter. #GreasySpoon

Cain’s Amusement Arcade, Herne Bay, Kent, 1984. Photo © George Wilson, all rights reserved. From George Wilson’s acclaimed series documenting Cain’s amusement arcade in Herne Bay during the early 1980s. A graduate of Newport documentary photography course under David Hurn,

Wet ‘n’ Wild, North Shields, 2021. Photo © Nick Joyce, all rights reserved.

Freedom night at The Boardwalk, Manchester, 1990s. Photos © Peter J Walsh, all rights reserved.

Photos by George Shepherd. Manchester Music scene in the 1960s

One of my nights! I actually commissioned Peter to do this and we put them (these and others he took) in an exhibition in the Boardwalk called ‘Do What U Feel’ which opened on 23rd Nov 1991.

Oasis fans queueing for tickets at Maine Road, Manchester, 1996. Photos © Jon Shard, all rights reserved. With all the talk of Oasis and the scandal of dynamic ticket pricing, we take a look back at the days when securing a ticket meant queueing up all night at a venue or box

With how hard/annoying/infuriating it now to get tickets for some gigs & festivals, I increasingly miss the days of just turning up or waiting in a queue like this. Yes, it'd be grim & cold at times but it worked better than what we've got now.

Oasis Fans Queue for Tickets, Maine Road, 1996 | Jon Shard BCA Gallery: britishculturearchive.co.uk/oasis-maine-ro…