Ravers who had secured tickets to the huge Hacienda 40th anniversary party in Manchester tonight have been left "fuming" after a last minute change to the event. Organisers have said it needs to be split into two time slots - an early and a late - to accommodate the numbers of guests at the site where the iconic club once stood.
Ticketholders have been contacted with just hours to go before the "epic" six hour rave had been due to take place in the basement car park of what is now the Hacienda apartments. The last minute change means half of ticketholders will get to party from 6pm to 10.30pm before a 30 minute break, before resuming for a second set of revellers between 11pm and 2am.
But that has left many who had purchased £42 tickets fuming - particularly those given the early time slot who say they aren't able to attend until the later part of the night. Organisers say refunds will be available for anyone now unable to attend the charity event, which will also be streamed live across the world.
