Peter Blake and pop music at the Lowry , Salford

Known as the god father of pop art Sir Peter Blake has been inspired by pop music since the 1950's , Many of his musical hero's including The Beatles , Elvis Presley , The Everly Brothers and Ian Dury feature in his exhibition marking his 80th birthday.

Blake has worked closely with some of the most popular influential musicians of his generation , Most famously co-creating the iconic album cover for the Beatles Sgt.Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band . In more recent years his designs for albums by Paul Weller , Eric Clapton and Oasis are equally celebrated , and are shown at the Lowry against a soundtrack of killer pop music.

The Lowry is at the heart of re-developed Salford Quay in Manchester , It is an architectual flagship with a unique and dynamic identity. The Lowry opened on 28th April 2000 bringing together a wide verity of performing and visual arts under one roof , Their aim is to give everyone access to new areas of creativity and to embrace its broad community.

From looking on the Lowry website and some of the photos on there , I am excited to see the Peter Blake exhibition , his work is amazing and think I will appreciate it more by seeing it up close rather than on a web site , I can't wait to see his iconic work by such a talented designer.