Manchester

===Nightlife===
The night-time economy of Manchester has expanded significantly since about 1993, with investment from breweries in bars, public houses and clubs, along with active support from the local authorities.<ref name=Park/> The more than 500 licensed premises<ref name=Hobbs/> in the city centre have a capacity to deal with more than {{Formatnum:250000}} visitors,<ref>{{cite web |last=Hobbs |first=Dick |url=http://www.esrc.ac.uk/_images/seven_deadly_sins_tcm8-13545.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120608000633/http://www.esrc.ac.uk/_images/seven_deadly_sins_tcm8-13545.pdf |archive-date=8 June 2012 |title=Seven Deadly Sins: A new look at society through an old lens |publisher=Economic and Social Research Council |pages=24–27 |access-date=27 November 2011}}</ref> with 110,000–130,000 people visiting on a typical weekend night,<ref name=Hobbs/> making Manchester the most popular city for events at 79 per thousand people.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chadha |first1=Aayush |title=UK Event Data – In Review |url=https://www.tickx.co.uk/article/772 |website=www.tickx.co.uk |access-date=1 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201232544/https://www.tickx.co.uk/article/772 |archive-date=1 December 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> The night-time economy has a value of about £100&nbsp;million,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/commonwealthgames2002/hi/features/newsid_1993000/1993489.stm |title=Guide to Manchester |work=BBC Sport |access-date=12 November 2007 |date=16 June 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031205185422/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/commonwealthgames2002/hi/features/newsid_1993000/1993489.stm |archive-date=5 December 2003 |url-status=live }}</ref> and supports 12,000 jobs.<ref name="Hobbs">{{cite journal |last1=Hobbs |first1=Dick |last2=Winlow |first2=Simon |last3=Hadfield |first3=Philip |last4=Lister |first4=Stuart |year=2005 |title=Violent Hypocrisy: Governance and the Night-time Economy |journal=European Journal of Criminology |volume=2 |page=161 |doi=10.1177/1477370805050864 |issue=2|s2cid=145151649}}</ref>

The [[Madchester]] scene of the 1980s, from which groups including [[the Stone Roses]], the [[Happy Mondays]], [[Inspiral Carpets]], [[808 State]], [[James (band)|James]] and [[The Charlatans UK|the Charlatans]] emerged, was based around clubs such as [[The Haçienda]].<ref name="Hasl">{{cite book |last=Haslam |first=Dave |title=Manchester, England |publisher=Fourth Estate |location=New York |year=2000 |isbn=1-84115-146-7}}</ref> The period was the subject of the movie ''[[24 Hour Party People]]''. Many of the big clubs suffered problems with organised crime at that time; Haslam describes one where staff were so completely intimidated that free admission and drinks were demanded (and given) and drugs were openly dealt.<ref name=Hasl/> Following a series of drug-related violent incidents, The Haçienda closed in 1997.<ref name=Park/>

[[File:Canal street manchester.jpg|thumb|right|Canal Street, one of Manchester's liveliest nightspots, part of the city's gay village]]