{"product_id":"tales-from-the-dancefloor-manchester-the-warehouse-project-parklife-sankeys-the-hacienda-paperback","title":"Tales from the Dancefloor: Manchester \/ The Warehouse Project \/ Parklife \/ Sankeys \/ The Haçienda - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSacha Lord\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLuke Bainbridge\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe must-read memoir from the visionary figure behind Manchester's legendary music scene, from The Haçienda to The Warehouse Project.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eTales From the Dance Floor\u003c\/em\u003e is an electrifying journey into the heart of Manchester's music culture with its most influential promoter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the past three decades, Sacha Lord has hosted countless iconic parties, booked legendary DJs, and shaped an underground scene that influenced a generation. Working with iconic acts including the Prodigy, New Order, the Chemical Brothers, Snoop Dogg, Fat Boy Slim, Andrew Weatherall, Aphex Twin, Four Tet, the Gallagher brothers and Jamie XX, he has thrown some of the biggest parties that the UK has ever seen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut it wasn't an easy road to get there. As this no-holds-barred account makes clear, Manchester's music revolution was fuelled by raw energy, creativity, enterprise and a number of other unidentified substances. From drive-by shootings to gang turf wars and nights out that never ended, Sacha Lord reveals, at 130bpm, the highs - and lows - of life bringing some of the planet's biggest stars to the world's greatest city.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing makeshift helipads, oysters with Grace Jones and more drugged-up rats than you could shake a big stick at, \u003cem\u003eTales From the Dance Floor\u003c\/em\u003e is an absolute banger of a book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSacha Lord\u003c\/strong\u003e is synonymous with Manchester's nightlife. For over three decades, he has been at the centre of the city's transformation, bringing international music events and festivals to its streets as co-founder of Sankeys and The Warehouse Project. In 2018, he was appointed Night-Time Economy Advisor for Greater Manchester by Andy Burnham. He lives in south Manchester with his wife and young son.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eLuke Bainbridge\u003c\/strong\u003e is a bestselling author and journalist from Manchester. He has written for the \u003cem\u003eGuardian \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eObserver \u003c\/em\u003efor 25 years and was deputy editor of the award-winning \u003cem\u003eObserver\u003c\/em\u003e Music Monthly. Just like Sacha, he was at the centre of many of the music events recounted in \u003cem\u003eTales from the Dancefloor\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in London with his two daughters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 17, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47416406343901,"sku":"9780008656355","price":21.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/U1-pYlHzan9780008656355.webp?v=1771214966","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/tales-from-the-dancefloor-manchester-the-warehouse-project-parklife-sankeys-the-hacienda-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}