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Greg Wilson’s Discotheque Archives #11

By Greg Wilson on February 28, 2017 in Magazines, The Eighties, The Seventies

The eleventh edition of my ‘Discotheque Archives’ series for DJ Mag is now online, featuring more landmarks in pre-Rave club culture:

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The Haçienda – 30 Years On

By Greg Wilson on May 21, 2012 in Articles, Black Culture, Books, DJ / Club Culture, DJ Appearances, Manchester, Photography, Read, Records, Remixes / Edits, The Eighties, The Nineties

One of the world’s most celebrated clubs, The Haçienda in Manchester, opened 30 years ago today, on Friday May 21st 1982. In June 2007, a little after the 25th anniversary, the inimitable Manchester-based writer / musician, John Robb, author of books including ‘The North Will Rise Again: Manchester Music City 1976-1996’ (2009), ‘The Stone Roses And The Resurrection Of British Pop’ (1996) and ‘Punk Rock: An Oral History’ (2006), did a short interview with me about the club’s legacy:

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Upcoming Dates

17.06 Manchester Blues Kitchen

18.06 Cheshunt Birch Arising

23.06 Glastonbury Stonebridge

23.06 Glastonbury The Rabbit Hole

23.06 Glastonbury Funkingham Palace

24.06 Wicklow Kaleidoscope Festival

25.06 Chelmsford Clockstock Festival

08.07 Glasgow Craft Beer Festival

10.07 Birmingham Mostly Jazz Funk & Soul Festival

17.07 Ribble Valley Beat Herder Festival

21.07 Salmo Canada Shambhala Music Festival

23.07 Toronto Groovin’ In The Park Festival

30.07 Liverpool The Merchant LIMF Afterparty

05.08 Glasgow Junction 1

06.08 Edinburgh Out East Festival

13.08 London Craft Beer Festival

27.08 Abbots Ripton We Out Here

28.08 Brixton Prince Of Wales On The Roof

These are all confirmed dates, further bookings will be posted on social media and updated here.

Being a DJ

I’m a DJ from Merseyside. I started out in 1975, but stopped for almost 20 years, between 1984 and the end of 2003, at which point I started again.

One night during the period I wasn’t deejaying, turning off my mind, relaxing, and floating downstream I had what might be termed a moment of clarity. Paradoxically, although I was no longer a DJ in the literal sense I suddenly became aware that I’d never actually stopped being a DJ, for even if I was in a room with just one person I couldn’t help but ask them ‘have you heard this?’, and not only ‘heard’, but ‘have you seen this / read this?’, for it goes beyond music. Already taken somewhat aback by this nugget of self-discovery, I realised, in true eureka style, that this all pre-dates my being a DJ and goes back as far as I can remember – I’ve always had an inherent need to share, it’s absolutely central to my nature. This was quite a revelation.

So it’s no wonder that I became a Disc Jockey, for once I fell in love with those circular pieces of magical plastic during my formative years, it wasn’t a matter of choosing this as a path, the path pretty much chose me.

I don’t intend this to be a DJ blog as such, but more a blog by someone who happens to be a DJ – a place where personal emphasis takes precedence over professional, although, as I’ve already explained, the two aspects are, of course, inescapably entwined.

If you want info about my DJ appearances, email greg@gregwilson.co.uk for regular updates.

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