Hard hats optional, apparently, as town says goodbye to local nightspot.
The Pier nightclub was the destination of choice for thousands of “Madchester” ravers from across the North West of England.
But like The Farm, Inspiral Carpets, Mock Turtles and New Fast Automatic Daffodils and other bands of the era whose music inspired the “vibe” (man) at The Pier, the venue has seen better days. And now it is coming down.
We just swiped this video from YouTube so the guy in the foreground who is apparently too tough to wear a hard hat is nothing to do with us. Maybe the guy with the camera at the 1.30 mark is an HSE inspector collecting evidence:
