40 years ago today, The Haçienda club opened in Madchester. 15 years of sex, drugs, rock ’n’ roll and 24-hour party people later, it closed. If you remember the Haçienda, you weren’t really there. Illustration for MAGNET by John Ritter, 2001. Read our review of Manchester: North Of England: A Story Of Independent Music, Greater Manchester 1977-1993:
