Stuart Woodward reviewed The Hacienda by Peter Hook
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5 stars
What an incredible story.
This book should be read by anyone thinking of running a club. In fact anyone getting into a business with their friends and people who have come into money and are looking for a good investment that involves jobs for their friends.
Joy Division/New Order decided to make a nightclub in Manchester like the ones they had experienced in New York. It became the most well known and trendy music venue in the area but became a money pit into which all their record revenues went down the drain.
The ineptitude of the management and lack of basic business acumen is legendary.
Peter Hook, as well as being a notable musician is a great writer and is a great reader of his own work. The book is the answer to the question, "So what went on with the Hacienda?" the resulting audio book is a two …
What an incredible story.
This book should be read by anyone thinking of running a club. In fact anyone getting into a business with their friends and people who have come into money and are looking for a good investment that involves jobs for their friends.
Joy Division/New Order decided to make a nightclub in Manchester like the ones they had experienced in New York. It became the most well known and trendy music venue in the area but became a money pit into which all their record revenues went down the drain.
The ineptitude of the management and lack of basic business acumen is legendary.
Peter Hook, as well as being a notable musician is a great writer and is a great reader of his own work. The book is the answer to the question, "So what went on with the Hacienda?" the resulting audio book is a two hour answer.
