Danbert said:
Agreed - the Cyprus Tavern, The Berlin and even the Band on The Wall were always a far better night than the Hacienda.
What?
If you wanted to drink warm fizzy lager and stand with a bunch of students nodding your head to yet another jangly indie band, maybe.
The Hac at it's height - 88-90 was a lifechanging experience for many.
It wasn't the only club around, there were some good ones and loads of bad ones.
But it was the first in Manchester to introduce us kids to something really new, really fresh and really fucking good. If you stood on the dance floor at 3am E'd off your nut, hugging a fit stranger while Voodoo Ray boomed around the speakers and the whole place rocked, you'd understand.