FAC51 The Haçienda has introduced an enormous homecoming present in Manchester, set to happen later this yr.
An all-day membership occasion, this yr’s version would be the fourth to be held on the metropolis’s Depot Mayfield venue, and set throughout 5 rooms.
Taking place on Saturday December 2, headliners for the 2023 homecoming version embrace The Stone Roses’ frontman Ian Brown and techno heavyweights Leftfield, who not too long ago turned heads with their slot at this yr’s Glastonbury.
Other acts set to carry out on the occasion embrace dance acts Inner City and Soul II Soul, in addition to A Certain Ratio, who’re having fun with a latest resurgence.
An unlimited variety of The Hacienda’s returning DJs can even seem on the occasion, that includes David Morales, Roger Sanchez, Dimitri From Paris, Todd Terry and Kevin Saunderson. Additionally, in what the promoters describe as a “very uncommon look collectively”, Mike Pickering & Graeme Park will be a part of forces for a particular back-to-back set.
More returning acts embrace Greg Wilson, DJ Paulette, Peter Hook, 808 State, Okay Klass, Justin Robertson, Jon Dasilva, Hewan Clarke, Tom Wainwright and Kath McDermott. Tickets will go on sale this Friday (July 28) at 10am and might be obtainable right here. Find extra data and particulars on extra acts performing on the occasion right here.
“After an exquisite event final yr and on our earlier visits, we’re delighted to reaffirm that The Hacienda’s lifelong legacy continues to be alive and kicking particularly following our latest success dancing within the rain at Castlefield Bowl,” mentioned Peter Hook, discussing his return to Depot Mayfield in December.
Meanwhile, Graeme Park added: “I’m already past enthusiastic about The Haçienda returning to Depot Mayfield this December. Last yr’s occasion was completely epic and the line-up this time guarantees to make this one other enormous get together. I’m additionally trying ahead to DJing with Mike Pickering for the primary time since April 2022. So come on then Manchester! You won’t be disillusioned.”
As for headliner Ian Brown, earlier this yr, the singer shared a brand new horn-heavy observe, ‘Rules’ – his second track to be independently launched since his 2019 album ‘Ripples’.
The observe follows the singer’s 2020 controversial anti-lockdown protest single ‘Little Seed Big Tree’. It was rapidly faraway from all streaming platforms with Brown blaming censorship as the explanation.
