Back on the evening of May 21, 1982, a Manchester icon was born. The Hacienda nightclub would open its doors for the first time at a vast old yacht warehouse on Whitworth Street West, and would go on to become the "epicentre" of the acid house and Madchester music and cultural scene of the late 80s and 90s.
For those who raved there, it became one of the most important places on earth. For those who created, nurtured and controlled the operation of the club over its 15 years in the city, it would bring joy, frustration, elation and despair.
Now, 40 years on, many of those who were involved will be back to celebrate the club, on the site of where the Hacienda was, for an anniversary rave. Original club DJs will play tracks over a mammoth eight-hour celebration, which will also be streamed live across the world and raise funds for charity, from the car park of what is now the Hacienda Apartments.
