MUSIC fans today can spend hundreds of pounds on festival tickets.
But back on August Bank Holiday Monday in 1979, some of the biggest names in the emerging post-punk scene descended on Leigh, with tickets costing just £2.
The Leigh Open Air Pop Festival, billed as "Zoo Meets Factory Half Way" and staged on land off Plank Lane, brought together an extraordinary line-up of bands from Liverpool and Manchester at a time when many were on the cusp of major success.
Now, 47 years on, Liverpool venue Eric's Club has shared a series of photographs from the event on social media.
The bill included Joy Division, Echo & the Bunnymen, The Teardrop Explodes, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), A Certain Ratio and Lori and the Chameleons.
Looking back, it reads like a who's who of northern music.
Joy Division would go on to become one of the most influential bands of the post-punk era, while Echo & the Bunnymen, OMD and The Teardrop Explodes all achieved commercial success during the 1980s.
Despite the strength of the line-up, the festival attracted a surprisingly small crowd.
Music publication Sounds reportedly described it as "a movement with no name... a festival with no people."
The festival formed part of the wider Leigh Youth Festival and was held on land behind what was then The Last Shift pub.
Tickets cost £5 for the entire three-day festival or £2 for a single day.
The event was organised with involvement from local youth workers and figures connected to Factory Records, the Manchester label that would become synonymous with Joy Division and later New Order.
Although the festival may not have drawn the crowds organisers had hoped for, it remains a fascinating footnote in Greater Manchester's musical history.
Photographs taken by renowned music photographer Kevin Cummins have helped preserve memories of the day, capturing a scene that, by modern festival standards, appears remarkably modest.
Yet for those who were there, Leigh hosted something special: a gathering of future music legends in a field off Plank Lane for less than the price of a pint in many venues today.
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