DJs from Madchester’s legendary Haçienda nightclub are to take to the Point Theatre 3Arena the week before Xmas on December 17th, where alongside the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, they’ll reinterpret some of the acid house classics that the club made famous.
Sez Stef Edwards:
With a setlist full of dance music classics from the heyday of Manchester’s legendary Haçienda nightclub, these hit tracks have been reinterpreted by the club’s original DJs and will be performed alongside the Dublin’s own RTE Concert Orchestra, the AMC Gospel Choir and guests including New Order’s Peter Hook and Happy Mondays’ Rowetta with Graeme Park DJ’ing live during the concert.
The music that defined dance music will be reinterpreted at the event by a full classical orchestra alongside the influential DJs and artists, as part of an innovative, live fusion event which includes Inner City, 808 State, New Order, The Brand New Heavies, A Guy Called Gerald and more.
A full album of these arrangements will also be released via Haçienda and Sony Classical, executive-produced by Hook, on October 21. Available now for pre-order.
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I dunno…. popped down to the 2Fm Jenny Greene thing with the RTE Orcs at the electric picnic and it was very much…. chart stuff…. I walked away singing ‘It’s my life, it’s my life my worries,
It’s my life, it’s my problem …for showing up’
About as much ‘club’ to the choons now as an afternoon on the Den with those two spacers back in about 1994. I’ll pass.
sounds like a prosecco snoozefest for former ravers who are now parents and read the property section.
Pete Tong/Heritage Orchestra thing at the BBC Proms last year was fairly impressive, classic white island tunes,
dunno about this tho
That was epic
is that what Jenny Green/RTE orchestra ripped off so?
One of the most creative periods of house music history turned into a Marks & Spencer’s gift compilation? NooOoo thanks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KhsQ3nn6Kw
Sure everything at Electric Picnic sounded like ‘Show me love’ by Robin S in anyways
This calls for some brass band Voodoo Ray
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdpwAxkCj7I