Manumission (event)

Manumission
Privilege Nightclub, later at Amnesia nightclub
Location San Rafael, Ibiza, Spain
Owner Jose Maria Etxaniz
Operator (Manumission), Not for profit
Type Club night
Genre(s) Dance Music
Capacity 10000 (privilege)
Record attendance 6000 (privilege)
Opened 1994
Closed 2009

Manumission was a series of parties held in Ibiza, in the Balearic Islands of Spain. The events were created by Mike and Claire Manumission (or McKay) along with Mike's brother Andy McKay.[1]

Name

The event founders describe Manumission a lifestyle. The word Manumission means "release from slavery" and in the party people were free to do whatever [they wanted] to do.[1]

History

Manumission started in as a mixed gay event held at Club Equinox [2] in January 1994 in the Gay village, Manchester, UK it was forced to close due to gang warfare involving drug dealers [3] before moved to the Ku Nightclub, Ibiza later that year.[1] Ku changed its name to Privilege Nightclub in 1995. The events continued until in 2006, and were resumed at a different location in 2007, before finally ending in 2009.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mike & Claire Manumission". BBC. BBC Radio 1. 1999. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
  2. ↑ Stewart, Iain (2003). Ibiza and Formentera. Rough Guides. p. 271. ISBN 9781843530633.
  3. ↑ Walsh, Peter (2004). Gang War. Lytham: Milo Books Ltd.
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