Song of the day for May 21, 2024
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Bizarre Love Triangle by New Order is today’s featured song.
On this date in 1982, Factory Records opened the Hacienda Club in Manchester, England. The storied venue would soon become ground zero for the “Madchester” rave and acid house scene, as well as an incubator for bands like New Order and Happy Mondays.
A wide range of musical acts appeared at the club. One of the earliest was the German EBM band Liaisons Dangereuses, which played there on 7 July 1982. The Smiths performed there three times in 1983. It served as a venue for Madonna on her first performance in the United Kingdom, where the renowned music photographer Kevin Cummins took photos of the evening on 27 January 1984. She was invited to appear as part of a one-off, live television broadcast by Channel 4 music programme The Tube with then-resident Haçienda DJ Greg Wilson live mixing on the show. Madonna performed “Holiday” whilst at The Haçienda and the performance was described by Norman Cook (better known as Fatboy Slim) as one that “mesmerised the crowd”.
