Haçienda Classical is joined next July by US house pioneers Roger Sanchez and Todd Terry who alongside Peter Hook who comprise the line up of DJ’s for the event.

Get the latest What's On news - from food and drink to music and nightlife - straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.We are looking at some decent weather for the return of the Hacienda Classical this year. Current forecasts are saying sunshine or cloud for most of Friday evening which is just what you'll want to hear if you're heading down to the open-air Castelfield Bowl. Temperatures are set to be around 19C when doors open at 5pm, dropping to 16C by 9pm, but at least there's no rain currently in the forecast.

Plenty of clubs and venues have inspired musicians. ‘Plastic People’, for example, played a huge part in the development of artists including Four Tet and Jamie xx. It's about a five minute walk from Castlefield Bowl to the main line train station at Deansgate. At present, there hasn’t been any further rail strikes announced that may disrupt services.The unique live set that The Hacienda Classics perform is a high-energy show of upbeat party songs. Songs are arranged as mashups and medleys that blend into each other in a similar fashion to that of a DJ, ensuring a seamless night of dance music. Acid house - what better way to tell the story of the beloved genre than by compiling an unmanageably huge list of its standard-bearing tunes? It was a sign of how fertile the Hacienda scene was that Elliot’s evolution from being a young Hacienda pot-collector to DJing and recording, culminated in him taking over DJ duties in the Hacienda’s main room in 1997. He was playing in the main room of the club on what turned out to be the last night – June 28th 1997. His last record was the Salt City Orchestra remix of ‘Post Modern Sleaze’ by Sneaker Pimps. The Hacienda Classics are the ultimate party band, playing dance classics from the 70s, 80s and 90s right up to all your favourite present day hits. As anyone who has been to past events will tell you, it doesn't really matter if it's rain or shine, this is one gig you can guarantee a party atmosphere. But fans heading along will no doubt be pleased to hear the forecast is set fair for Friday night.

Sasha started DJing with him and, when Jon was too busy to play a gig, taking his place. “It all came from there,” says Sasha. Sold out year on year, Haçienda Classical sees Tim Crooks lead the collective of artists and musicians on stage in performing well known favourites and new versions of club classics all mixed continuously into one non-stop set.It's always a special kind of night when Hacienda Classical is in town. Now in its sixth year performing at Castlefield Bowl's Sounds of the City series, there's also the rather special 40th anniversary of Manchester's iconic superclub to celebrate as well. We hired The Hacienda Classics for our wedding reception and certainly weren't disappointed. They were able to learn a few songs for us with their set list which made the night really special. All our guests said how amazing you guys were. Would definitely recommend.” The NCP Manchester Central next to Bridgewater Hall car park is also nearby, with 643 spaces. For sat navs the postcode is M15 4PS.