# Event Details - **Event Name**: An Evening with Steve Mason - Waterstones Deansgate - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 06 May, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Wed, 06 May, 2026 at 08:30 pm (+01:00) - **Event Description**: Beta Band frontman Steve Mason joins us to celebrate the release of his long-awaited biography, Failure Is Always An Option.About this EventWe are delighted to welcome Beta Band frontman Steve Mason to Deansgate, celebrating the release of his long-awaited biography, Failure Is Always An Option."Over the course of these pages, I will airdrop you in – and implausibly – extract you out of some of the most interesting moments of my life. I will try to stick mostly to the truth, or my truth anyway, but I never ever let the truth get in the way of a good story so, you know, think on."The musical maverick tells all in this firsthand account of the fiercely independent band that set the 90s music scene alight.Doors at 6pm. Ticket with Book option includes a copy of Failure Is Not An Option, to be collected at the event.About Failure Is Not An Option“Self-destructive pop saboteurs who did it all wrong in all the right ways. Utterly brilliant” —NMESteve Mason is a Scottish singer songwriter and founding member of the Beta Band. Formed in 1996 the band were quickly embraced in the media as The Next Big Thing and hailed by famous fans from Radiohead to Noel Gallagher. They were an idiosyncratic, self-contained, Dadaist counterpoint to the bloated Britpop corpse as it metastasized in the late ‘90s.“I see this book as a picture of someone who was lost, with zero confidence and had no idea what he was supposed to do to with his life. But through music, he found something approaching belief in himself which carried him over the next 30 years into all manner of success, failure and adventure. All the while battling the demons on constant patrol in his mind until, after they nearly finished him off, he focused his full attention on purging them from of aspect of his life. It’s a story of youth culture, failure, success, sadness and redemption” —Steve Mason, Brighton, August 2025About the authorSTEVE MASON is a founding member and front man of the Beta Band and a critically acclaimed Mercury Music Prize-nominated solo artist who has released five albums under his own name.He lives in Brighton.Agenda🕑: 06:00 PMDoors🕑: 06:30 PMTalk + Audience Q&A🕑: 07:30 PMSigning - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/manchester/an-evening-with-steve-mason-waterstones-deansgate/100001987190223452 - **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, art, workshops, literary-art, trips-adventures, live-music - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 27, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Manchester - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Waterstones - **lat**: 53.4817105 - **long**: -2.2472453 - **full address**: Waterstones, 91 Deansgate, Manchester, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: An Evening with Steve Mason - Waterstones Deansgate - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/64cd8a4194a8fb38bc3acb7baf33d1dac05df53af40bdedc8c96edc3f2506ae6-rimg-w1200-h600-dcf3f3f3-gmir.jpg?v=1775923248 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is An Evening with Steve Mason - Waterstones Deansgate being held? - **A:** An Evening with Steve Mason - Waterstones Deansgate takes place on Wed, 06 May, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Wed, 06 May, 2026 at 08:30 pm at Waterstones, 91 Deansgate, Manchester, United Kingdom. - **Q**: How much do tickets cost for An Evening with Steve Mason - Waterstones Deansgate? - **A:** Tickets for An Evening with Steve Mason - Waterstones Deansgate are priced at GBP 27 per person. Here's a full breakdown of available ticket types:Ticket TypePriceAvailabilityGeneral AdmissionGBP 5AvailableTicket with BookGBP 27AvailableAccess ServicesFreeLimited - **Q**: Who is organizing An Evening with Steve Mason - Waterstones Deansgate? - **A:** An Evening with Steve Mason - Waterstones Deansgate is organized by Waterstones. - **Q**: What has been the experience of attendees at Waterstones's events? - **A:** Attendees have given Waterstones a rating of 5/5 based on reviews from early attendees on AllEvents. Waterstones has a verified profile on AllEvents where you can read reviews and explore their upcoming events. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** An Evening with Steve Mason - Waterstones Deansgate is ideal for music lovers, fans of all genres, and anyone who wants to celebrate the power of music - from intimate gigs and live sessions to festivals and cultural performances. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Manchester, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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