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    Haçienda, The

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    Erecting a Manhattan-style nightclub in Manchester was a daft idea, but it worked.

    In 1980, New Order were undertaking their first US tour. During their stay in New York, the band hung out at all the main clubs, such as Danceteria, Hurrah’s and The Peppermint Lounge.

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    It was the band’s late manager, Rob Gretton, who came up with the idea to re-create one of these New York clubs back home.

    A local Manchester promoter (Howard Jones) was appointed and sent out to look for a venue. After inspecting various warehouses, Jones and co finally found the International Yacht Showroom at 11-13 Whitworth Street – a former Victorian textile factory.

    The Haçienda – Factory catalogue number FAC51 – opened on 21 May 1982. The club won acclaim for its interior designed by Ben Kelly, and was hugely successful but lost large amounts of money in the first years due to unsustainably low bar prices (cheaper than the local pubs) and equally low entrance fees.

    The audience consisted mainly of hip designers, cool hairdressers and disco kids, and many of them came from as far afield as Sheffield and Leeds. Many people complained on the first night about getting wet paint on their shoes as the floors of the club had only been painted earlier that day.

    Factory Records founder, Tony Wilson, hired comedian Bernard Manning to perform at the opening night because he knew it would upset people and would diffuse the incredible hipness of it all.

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    Manning was only onstage for 45 seconds as the crowd began booing and going crazy. The comedian told the audience to fuck off and later refused to take payment from the club because he hadn’t done anything to earn it.

    In the early days of the club, bands were booked by Mike Pickering who had an incredible talent (or great luck). Pickering would book bands such as Culture Club or The Thompson Twins for £100, and three weeks later they would be in the Top 10.

    As the Haçienda approached its first birthday, the accountants advised Tony Wilson that the club had lost around £300,000 so far. On top of the actual cost of fitting out the club, the total debt now stood at around £1,000,000.

    The Haçienda lost its entertainment licence and closed in 1997. A charity auction was held in November 2000 to sell off all the fixtures and fittings from the iconic club.

    The site was bought by property developers Crosby Homes and was demolished to be replaced by a modern apartment building in 2003.

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    Some important landmarks from the club’s history:

    26 January 1983  New Order debut Blue Monday at The Haçienda
    4 February 1983 The Smiths play their first gig at the club
    21 May 1983  The Haçienda reaches its first birthday
    24 November 1983  The Smiths play the club on the same day as their first Top of the Pops appearance
    27 January 1984  Madonna appears on a special edition of The Tube, broadcast from The Haçienda
    2 November 1984 The first Nude Night (Stella @ £1 a pint)
    28 August 1986  First ‘Temperance Club’ – A student special on Thursday nights (and the first financial success for the club)

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