Hacienda 40th anniversary rave tickets to go on sale - and how to watch 8 hour live stream
09.05.2022 - 20:27
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Tickets for a huge 40th anniversary rave celebrating the Hacienda on the site of the original Manc superclub are to go on sale to the general public. The party is to be held as a charity event in the basement car park of the apartment building that now sits on the Whitworth Street site.
As the MEN revealed last week, the homecoming charity event will take place 40 years to the very day that the iconic club first opened its doors to revellers in the city centre, on Saturday May 21. Now full details of “Fac51 The Hacienda 40 th Birthday Party Pt 1” have been revealed.
Taking place in the same location as the hallowed dancefloor itself, the event will see a gallery of the Hacienda ’s finest past residents come together on the night. That will include from the earliest days of the club DJs Hewan Clarke and then Graeme Park, Jon Dasilva, Tom Wainwright, DJ Paulette, Aaron Mellor, K Klass who play live, and surprise guests on the night.
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Given the expected interest in the 40 th party, and limited capacity, the epic eight hour event is also to be broadcast live by Greater Manchester’s multi-award winning cultural and music streaming organisation Stream GM. It will be available to watch at www.streamgm.co.uk and their Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube channels, enabling a worldwide audience to tune in and share in the celebrations.
All profits from the event and audience donations are to be donated to two nominated charities, The Christie hospital charity and The Legacy of War Foundation. The Christie charity has long been one of The Hacienda’s supported charities, while Factory Records’ founder Alan Erasmus' recent mission to Ukraine was in conjunction with and