“Manchester is the centre of Britain, we're only ever going to do this once so it makes sense to do it somewhere in the middle of the country. London gets all the gigs. It's time to do something a bit different to readdress the balance. We're very excited to be getting all the guests artists together in one place for these shows.”
Damon Albarn
“Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity.”
William Butler Yeats
“The heavens themselves, the planets and this centreObserve degree, priority and place.”
William Shakespeare
“When Manchester United are at their best I am close to orgasm.”
Gianluca Vialli
“We are now in the middle of the centre of the first half”
David Pleat
“My performances tend to be a little bit off-centre, whatever that means.”
Rachel Weisz
“From what I have read and heard, it could be that Owen is going to Manchester United.”
Sven Goran Eriksson
