A generation of Mancunian clubbers will remember having legendary nights out in Manchester in the 1970s. It was the decade that saw Grease hit cinemas, ABBA release Dancing Queen and flares and platforms become all the rage.
In Manchester, revellers spent their weekends dancing with friends and having a few drinks in places like Pips, the Auto Club, Slack Alice and more. Over the years, many venues from the era have closed their doors and are now confined to the history books.
But they live on in our memories - and in pictures from the era. Here, the M.E.N looks back on nine Manchester nightclubs and bars that we loved in the 1970s.
