Peter J Walsh | The Haçienda, 1980s-90s

During his time as a photographer for Manchester’s City Life Magazine in the late eighties, photographer Peter J Walsh was in the right place at the right time as he became immersed in Manchester’s revolutionary Acid House and club scene – documenting many nights at the Hacienda.

Peter captured the early years of the UK’s Acid House explosion in the city and documented the many faces, and colourful fashions that graced The Hacienda dancefloor as the city became a cultural mecca and global export of music and fashion.

You can read our full feature with Peter J Walsh via the link at the bottom of the gallery.

Hacienda queue, late 1980s.
Haçienda queue, late 1980s.

Photo © Peter J Walsh.

Hacienda Doors, 1990s.
Haçienda Doors, 1990s.

Photo © Peter J Walsh.

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

Photo © Peter J Walsh.

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

Photo © Peter J Walsh.

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

Photo © Peter J Walsh.

The Haçienda Dancefloor, 1988.
The Haçienda dancefloor, 1988.

Photo © Peter J Walsh.

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

Photo © Peter J Walsh.

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

Photo © Peter J Walsh.

Hacienda Doors, 1990s.
Hacienda Doors, 1990s.

Photo © Peter J Walsh.

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

Photo © Peter J Walsh.

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

Photo © Peter J Walsh.

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

Photo © Peter J Walsh.

Temperance Club, Hacienda, 1991.
Temperance Club night, 1990.

Photo © Peter J Walsh.

Temperance Club, Hacienda, 1991.
Temperance Club night, 1990.

Photo © Peter J Walsh.

The Hacienda, 1989.
The Haçienda, 1989.

Photo © Peter J Walsh.

Peter Hook and Shaun Ryder at The Hacienda.
Peter Hook and Shaun Ryder at The Haçienda's 10th Birthday.

Photo © Peter J Walsh.

The Haçienda Dancefloor, 1990.
Haçienda dancefloor, 1990.

Photo © Peter J Walsh.

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

Photo © Peter J Walsh.

Gallery first published 28th November, 2018.

© Peter J Walsh / British Culture Archive.

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