Manchester music mogul Tony Wilson has died in hospital, aged 57, after battling cancer.
The former broadcaster, Factory record label boss and owner of the legendary Hacienda nightclub died at the Christie Hospital in Manchester.
A spokesman for the hospital said: "Tony Wilson died peacefully with his family by his bedside. He was a very great supporter of the Christie and this is extremely sad news. We would like to extend our sympathy to his family."
Wilson was diagnosed with kidney cancer last year and had been in hospital receiving treatment.
He had an operation to remove a kidney and had undergone chemotherapy, which did not work. He was being treated with the life-prolonging drug Sutent.
After being diagnosed, he was denied Sutent - which is a new drug - on the NHS and his friends set up a fund to start paying for the £3,500-a-month treatment.
Wilson founded the famous Hacienda and was one of five co-founders of Factory Records, which produced bands including Joy Division/New Order and the Happy Mondays.
His life during the 1980s "Madchester" period was depicted on the big screen in the comedy drama 24-Hour party People.
Born in Salford, he went to De La Salle Grammar School, Salford, and studied English at Cambridge before beginning his TV career.
He was a reporter and presenter on Granada Reports and went on to present So It Goes, the first music show to broadcast punk bands including the Sex Pistols.
