Legendary DJ Dave Haslam added to the IAStival line up
Legendary DJ, Author & Journalist extraordinaire Dave
Haslam, who famously DJ'd over 450 times at Manchester's infamous
Hacienda club, throughout the 'Madchester' years in the late
1980's, is the latest addition to the ground-breaking IAStival
line-up.
Despite making his reputation DJ-ing at the re-known Hacienda
club (which thanks to Dave, was described by 'NME' as "the best
club night in Britain" in 1989) he has also opened gigs for a host
of bands - including the Stone Roses and New Order.
Haslam's philosophy of 'playing the best records ever made one
after the other', has seen him DJ across the globe, in places such
as Paris, Detroit, and Ibiza, as well as play a host of
after-parties for the likes of New Order, The Gorillaz, and Depeche
Mode.
On top of his DJ exploits, he also found time to write for the
'NME', 'The Face' and 'The Guardian', and has published three
books, including 'Manchester, England; the Story of the Pop Cult
City'.
The conformation of Dave Haslam's attendance to the IAStival has
created a distinctive buzz of excitement around the IAS office. The
addition of such an established and world famous act is not only
proof that IAS employees are taking the festival very seriously,
but also promotes the success of the IAStival so far.
IAS MD Rob Morrice commented: "We're quite frankly, ecstatic
about getting Dave Haslam on board for what is sure to be one hell
of a weekend. His name on the line up is yet again a statement that
here at IAS we don't do things conventionally - we strive for
nothing but the best as pioneers for all things B2B."
If that's simply not enough for you, here's some other
interesting trivia about Haslam:
• Sonic Youth have slept on his floor
• Tony Wilson threatened to shoot him
• He's cooked cauliflower cheese for Morrissey
• He's created an installation for an art exhibition in
Berlin
• Neil & Chris from the Pet Shop Boys introduced him to
Tracey Emin
• Johnny Bramwell from I Am Kloot said he wanted to marry
him
• He's appeared in the film '24 Hour Party People' (playing
himself)
• He's featured on a panel on BBC1 North West's 'Politics
Show'
• Contributed to dozens of TV and radio shows including Channel
4's 'Pump Up the Volume' and BBC2/VH1's 'Seven Ages of Rock'
documentaries
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