Over 120k viewers for The Hacienda livestream
“The event & stream was a living, breathing, pulsating shrine to an era where a club could pull no profits, yet still become part of the fabric, if not the fabric, of our wonderful wonderful city of Manchester.”
The Hacienda’s birthday livestream was a culturally significant event for Greater Manchester, and we were super stoked to partner up with the renowned brand, and shine a light on their landmark, 40th anniversary.
Greg Wilson on the decks - pic JC Monaghan
House music history truly came alive last Saturday night when the shutters flew up on what is now the Hacienda apartments car park on Whitworth Street, and hundreds of eager ravers spilled in, dancing and singing from start to end.
The eight Hacienda residents each played very different house music sets, which were also enjoyed by another 120,000 viewers watching the high-energy event unfold online.
Track: Nile Rodgers & Tony Moran pres Kimberley Davis “My Fire” (Twisted Twins & Rob Tissera Remix)
Our StreamGM team of ten grafted from 9am on the Saturday straight through to 2am Sunday ensuring our livestream broadcast was seamless, of the highest quality and gave viewers a real sense of the buzzing carpark atmosphere.
DJ Paulette - pic JC Monaghan
Feedback on our social media platforms included joyous comments such as:
“Great work guys, this live-stream is amazing”
“This event looks absolutely banging, would loved to have gone, the DJ’s are on fire too… What we are watching now, is the best of Manchester from that era. ”
“What an absolute blinder of night and live show, thank you for reminding me of great memories of a time and a place in Manchester that changed my life.”
“Wish I was there with you all! Hope there’s more of these StreamGM livestreams I loved all the lockdowns, this one tonight is da bomb!”
“Would have loved to have been there but couldn’t get time off work, so this is the next best thing to sit in my own gaff with a bottle of JD and having a proper dance off with the missus.”
Hac 40th in full flow. pic JC Monaghan
Coverage of the event was positive and plentiful too with features in various publications such as the Manchester Evening News, and a witty review by top culture and lifestyle blogger; Honorary Manc who declared: “The event and stream was a living, breathing, pulsating shrine to an era where a club could pull no profits yet still become part of the fabric, if not the fabric, of our wonderful wonderful city of Manchester.”
Around 65% of our online audience was U.K. based but we also had hoards of international party people watching from New Zealand, Mexico, America, Canada, Dubai, Germany, Spain, Japan, Singapore, Balkans, Brazil, France Italy, Switzerland, Portugal, Greece, Ireland and Jersey.
Crowd shot by JC Monaghan
You can watch the entire live event back on our website or on our You Tube page and you can still donate to our nominated good causes: The Legacy of War Foundation and The Christie charity.
Shout outs to: JC Monaghan, the United We Stream global network, Fletch, James & Meds from The Hac, John Surdevan, Warren Croft, Alan and Aurelia Erasmus, The MEN, The Manc, I Love Manchester, Orla & Sam and the Jackinabox crew.
Pic JC Monaghan