Peter J Walsh

The Haçienda

1980s—1990s

Peter J Walsh first went to The Haçienda in 1985 and later photographed the club from the late 1980s into the 1990s. A clubber as well as a documentary photographer, he photographed its dancefloors, queues, staff, security, DJs, bands and regulars.

The selected photographs include Hot, Temperance Club and Flesh, alongside live performances and images of the people who worked in and attended the club. Together, they form part of Walsh’s wider archive of acid house, Madchester and Manchester music culture, explored in the British Culture Archive feature Acid House and Madchester: Photographs by Peter J Walsh

Hot night at The Hacienda, 1988.
Hot Night at The Haçienda, 1988.

Photo © Peter J Walsh, all rights reserved.

Girls in The Hacienda, 1989.
Girls in The Hacienda, 1989.

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Temperance club night at the Hacienda, 1990s.
Temperance Club night, 1990.

Photo © Peter J Walsh, all rights reserved.

Foot Patrol at The Hacienda, 1988.
Foot Patrol at The Hacienda, 1988.

Photo © Peter J Walsh, all rights reserved.

Luke Unabomber, The Haçienda, 1988.
Luke Unabomber. Haçienda, 1988.

Photo © Peter J Walsh, all rights reserved.

Bobby Gillespie, Primal Scream at The Hacienda, 1991.
Primal Scream 'Screamdelica' Tour at The Haçienda.

Photo © Peter J Walsh, all rights reserved.

DJ Paulette, Flesh at The Hacienda.
DJ Paulette, Flesh at The Haçienda.

Photo © Peter J Walsh, all rights reserved.

Bez, Tony Wilson and Paul Davis (PD) at The Hacienda.
Bez, Tony Wilson & Paul Davis (PD) at The Haçienda.

Photo © Peter J Walsh, all rights reserved.

Tony Wilson and Hacienda designer Ben Kelly at The Hacienda.
Tony Wilson and Ben Kelly at The Haçienda.

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Luke Unabomber, The Haçienda, 1988.
DJ Luke Unabomber, The Haçienda, 1988.

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Peter Hook and Shaun Ryder at The Hacienda's 8th birthday party, 1990.
Peter Hook & Shaun Ryder.

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Derek Jarman and Margi Clarke in the Gay Traitor Bar at an early Flesh night, 1991.
Derek Jarman and Margi Clarke.

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Temperance club night at the Hacienda, 1990s.
Temperance Club night, 1990.

Photo © Peter J Walsh, all rights reserved.

Hot night at The Hacienda, 1988.
Hot at The Haçienda, 1988.

Photo © Peter J Walsh, all rights reserved.

A photo showing clubbers The Hacienda, 1988. Photographer Peter J Walsh took it.
The Haçienda dancefloor, 1988.

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hacienda bar manager ange matthews and staff 1989
Haçienda Bar Team, 1989.

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Haçienda Dancefloor, 1989.
Haçienda Dancefloor, 1989.

Photo © Peter J Walsh, all rights reserved.

The Chemical Brothers at The Haçienda, 1995.
The Chemical Brothers at The Haçienda, 1995.

Photo © Peter J Walsh, all rights reserved.

Temperance Club at The Haçienda, 1990.
Temperance Club at The Haçienda, 1990.

Photo © Peter J Walsh, all rights reserved.

Haçienda Dancefloor, 1988.
Haçienda Dancefloor, 1989.

Photo © Peter J Walsh, all rights reserved.

DJ Sasha at The Haçienda.
DJ Sasha at The Haçienda, 1990

Photo © Peter J Walsh, all rights reserved.

Related

The Haçienda, Acid House and Madchester

A long-form feature on Peter J Walsh’s photographs of The Haçienda, acid house and Manchester music culture.

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Original Ravers

Peter J Walsh’s portraits of clubbers and staff, made in The Haçienda basement in 1991 and published by British Culture Archive.

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Flesh at The Haçienda

Jon Shard’s photographs of Flesh, the monthly gay club night held at The Haçienda during the 1990s.

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Peter J Walsh

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Rights and Licensing

Selected photographs from Peter J Walsh’s archive are represented by British Culture Archive for editorial, publishing, broadcast, exhibition, retail and cultural use.

The images shown in this gallery form a curated selection. Additional material may be available on request.

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