It was at the heart of Manchester’s musical revoltion and it was the people who made it.
Pulstating basslines of Acid House, the energy on a crowded dancefloor - it was where friendships were made for life.
It was Madchester in its rawest form, a cultural scene of iconic music from the Happy Mondays, New Order and the Chemical Brothers.
These awesome pictures go back to the late 1980s and 1990s when the music was lived - it was an iconic time. Will we ever dance like that again?

13. Hacienda
A clubber on the main dancefloor of the Hacienda, 1988. | Avalon via Getty Images Photo: Avalon via Getty Images

14. Hacienda
A clubber wearing a rubber suit on the main dancefloor of the Hacienda, 1988. | Avalon via Getty Images Photo: Avalon via Getty Images

15. Hacienda
Dancefloor, The Hacienda, 6th July 1988, with Bez from Happy Mondays second left | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images

16. Hacienda
Drag queens and a friend hang out before a fashion show at Flesh in the Hacienda, 1989. | Avalon via Getty Images Photo: Avalon via Getty Images


