Fac 51: The Hacienda Warehouse Party @ Carling Academy, Glasgow, 27 Dec

Event preview by Euan Ferguson.
Published 10 December 2008

From 1978 to 1992, Factory Records was more than a label: it was a design ethos and way of life in Manchester. The need for an outlet for their musical output led to the FAC51 Hacienda, the best known nightclub of the acid house era. Equally famous and infamous, it embodied all that was good and bad about the unique Manchester scene: the anarchic creativity, pioneering sound and rip-it-up attitude, but also the drugs, guns and chaotic business which eventually brought about the club's demise.

Reviving the spirit of Madchester sans pistols and coke, Glasgow's Carling Academy is hosting a special all-day celebration of the Hacienda with a line-up showcasing some of the acts that wrote the club into the history books. Top of the bill are baggy rudeboys Happy Mondays, and DJ Darren Emerson and 808 State will bring back some smiley-faced acid memories. Less hedonistic but just as interesting, original art-poppers A Certain Ratio bring their angular and influential sound to a new audience. [Euan Ferguson]

 

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  • Would probably go to this if it wasn't at the Carling.

    Posted by Michael Slevin | Sunday December 2008 @ 19:27

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  • Hey, we accidentally sent this out in the Zap with the cancelled date on it, so anyone who turned up at the print factory on Friday, SORRY! Still have a chance to go tho...

    Posted by Sophie Kyle | Monday December 2008 @ 10:18

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  • Why was it postponed?

    Posted by Michael Slevin | Tuesday December 2008 @ 00:20

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