Haçienda to celebrate 40 year anniversary with car-park rave

The renowned and iconic Manchester venue Haçienda will host a 40 year anniversary celebration at the car park of the Haçienda apartments – where the club once stood – on May 21, from 17:00 to 23:00.

In 2018, the club was heralded as one of Historic England’s most important sites, and is a pioneering part of UK rave history and culture.

The 40th anniversary party is an expanded event since the 2012 30th anniversary in the car park which went down in history as one of the legendary Hac nights.

In the ten years since, the influence and legacy of The Haçienda has only become more secure with events including multiple concerts at Castlefield Bowl & The Royal Albert Hall, opening Glastonbury Festival’s Pyramid Stage and live streams with StreamGM, attracting millions of viewers during the 2020 lockdowns.

In many ways, four decades on, The Haçienda and its spirit have become synonymous with Manchester’s musical and cultural history, representing it to the wider world and celebrating this by The Haçienda going back to its Whitworth Street roots on 21st May brings a great, almost extraordinary, sense of significance.

Graeme Park, Jon Dasilva, DJ Paulette, K-Klass, Tom Wainwright, Hewan Clarke and Aaron Mellor have been announced so far, with more guests set to surpise.

Sign up for limited tickets here.