English post-punk originals A CERTAIN RATIO return to the Black Box, bringing their unmistakable collision of funk, dub, electronics and dance-floor grit. Still restless, still unclassifiable, ACR deliver groove-heavy industrial realness with a sharp, modern edge.
The show celebrates the release of ACR:BOX, marking 40 years since their debut — the Martin Hannett-produced All Night Party, which also happened to be Factory Records’ very first single. A landmark moment, then and now.
Emerging from the late-’70s post-punk explosion, A Certain Ratio never followed the rules — and never sounded like anyone else. Their forward-thinking punk-funk experiments helped shape the future, leaving fingerprints on artists from LCD Soundsystem and Happy Mondays to Franz Ferdinand, ESG and Factory Floor.
