Haçienda Bangkok: Basement Jaxx & Peter Hook Headline

Manchester Icons and Bangkok's Underground Collide

When a club that closed in 1997 returns as a multi-room Bangkok production, the calculus shifts from nostalgia to active franchise. Peter Hook—Joy Division bassist and original Haçienda co-owner—headlines alongside Basement Jaxx making their Bangkok DJ debut, anchoring a 2,000-capacity event at Ambience Space on January 24, 2026. (Original source) The lineup layers Manchester's first wave—808 State, DJ Paulette, Jon Dasilva—against current underground operators Move D, Huerta, and Liquid Earth, while local crews including Yellowfang and Pissawong staff the third room. (The Haçienda - Wikipedia) Bangkok party brand Transport curates the second stage, marking its tenth anniversary inside The Haçienda's framework. Room three doubles as record market and merch point, collapsing club, shop, and brand activation into a single footprint. (Remembering Manchester's Haçienda nightclub) The structure tests whether a defunct Manchester institution can export its mythology as repeatable infrastructure.

Three Rooms Blend Haçienda Heritage with Local Crews

Ambience Space is divided into three zones, each reflecting a different strand of the Haçienda legacy. The main room anchors the Manchester narrative with Move D, Huerta, and Liquid Earth—bookings that align the brand with contemporary minimal and deep-house scenes rather than pure acid-house revivalism. Room Two, curated by Bangkok party series Transport to mark its decade of operation, functions as a parallel stage for the city's established selectors. (The Oral History of Haçienda, One of History's Most Notorious ... - VICE) The third space operates as marketplace and community hub, hosting record stalls alongside official Haçienda merchandise—a model that treats the event as cultural activation rather than concert. (43 Years Deep, The Haçienda's Influence Still Runs Strong)

Why Legacy Clubs Now Tour Asia's Dancefloors

The Haçienda brand's expansion into Southeast Asia reflects broader shifts in how dormant institutions monetize their legacies. FAC51 The Haçienda, shuttered in 1997 after fifteen years of volatile operation, now licenses its name and visual identity for event franchises, turning Manchester's post-industrial mythology into exportable product. Bangkok represents the latest—and largest—iteration, proof that a defunct club can yield greater commercial returns as a touring concept than it ever did as a fixed venue. Asia's expanding club economy offers heritage brands a dual advantage: audiences eager for Eurocentric dance history and promoters willing to absorb production costs. The Maho Rasop/Bar Temp/Bangkok Community Radio coalition absorbs logistical risk, while the Haçienda name guarantees press attention and ticket velocity. The Manchester roster—Move D, Huerta, Liquid Earth—balances nostalgia with current deep-house credibility, positioning the brand as culturally literate rather than purely retrospective.

Sources

• Original source
• The Haçienda - Wikipedia (2003-05-13)
• Remembering Manchester's Haçienda nightclub (2022-04-08)
• The Oral History of Haçienda, One of History's Most Notorious ... - VICE (2020-12-31)
• 43 Years Deep, The Haçienda's Influence Still Runs Strong (2000-01-01)
• The Hacienda : The Club That Shook Britain - Northern Soul (2024-06-01)

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We reviewed the original coverage from EGNews and cross-checked key details against the sources above. If something is unclear or changes after publication, we’ll update this post.

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Tom Rander