Fac 51 Haçienda
Fac 51 Haçienda (or just Haçienda ) was one of the most internationally known clubs in Manchester during the Madchester era of the late 1980s and early 1990s ( rave ). The name was a reference to a quote from Ivan Chtcheglov . The club was financed by the Factory Records label and the New Order band , together with Anthony "Tony" Wilson . The club was on Whitworth Street. The club had the suffix Fac 51 , because Factory Records not only assigned a catalog number to their published singles and albums, but also to all projects and items that were in any way bureaucratically connected with the record company. The spelling Haçienda with cedilla under the "c" differs from the Spanish spelling of hacienda (for "farm, factory").
It opened in 1982, was one of the first clubs in Europe to play house music around 1986 , and existed until 1997, despite significant ongoing financial difficulties. DJs like Laurent Garnier began their careers there. The money came mostly from New Order record sales. Over the years, New Order received more and more shares in the music club, as the record company Factory Records was in monetary debt to the New Wave band. The pop singer made a stop there as part of Madonna's first concert tour in the United Kingdom . Although the club was very popular during the rave era, drug dealers reportedly made far more money from it than the organizers. Today there are luxury apartments on the site of the now completely demolished club building.
In the 2002 film 24 Hour Party People by director Michael Winterbottom , who tells the story of the Factory Records record company based on the résumé of music manager Tony Wilson, a secondary line traces the development and decline of the Haçienda music club. For the film, the club was recreated as a studio setting in a warehouse , which in turn was also used as a club.
An exhibition called Haçienda 25: The Exhibition - FAC 491 about the club, which would have turned 25 on May 21, 2007, began in Manchester on July 17, 2007. The exhibition, organized by URBIS, featured rarities from various people including New Order, Tony Wilson and Haçienda designer Ben Kelly. The highlights are all of the birthday posters and the original 51 doors.
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“You'll never see the hacienda. It doesn't exist. The hacienda must be built "
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- ↑ Double DVD 24 Hour Party People , Special Edition, 2008. The double DVD comes with a 24-page booklet with background information about the film, written by the editorial team of the German music magazine Intro - Arthaus - Special Films , Leipzig + Kino Home Entertainment GmbH , Leipzig
- ↑ Video interview with the alternative rock band James , contained in the bonus material of the double DVD 24 Hour Party People under the heading Interviews , Disc 2 Extras, Special Edition, 2008, Arthaus - Special Films , Leipzig + Kino Home Entertainment GmbH , Leipzig