The International Nightclub Manchester
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The International Nightclub Manchester was a live music venue on Anson Road, Longsight
Longsight
Longsight is an area of Manchester, England, about south of the city centre. Its population is about 16,000.-History:Longsight has been known over the past for its gang related violence, similar to that of nearby Moss Side. Most of the violence came from tensions between 2 gangs; The Longsight...

, Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...

 at the same time as The Haçienda
The Haçienda
Fac 51 Haçienda was a nightclub and music venue in Manchester, England. It became most famous during the "Madchester" years of the late 1980s and early 1990s, during the 1990s it was labelled the most famous club in the world by Newsweek magazine...

 and other clubs in the late 1980s were gaining in popularity. The owner of the nightclub was Gareth Evans and he was the Manager for the Stone Roses band who also frequented the club.

An old Irish Dancehall/Nightclub on nearby Plymouth Grove was taken over to provide a larger venue called "The International 2", at which point the original venue became known as "The International 1". This building has since been demolished and replaced by a gated apartment building complex.

A partial list of artists who appeared at the Internationals 1 & 2 can be found at.

The International 1 is now the Turkish Supermarket "Venus Foods".The "International 2" building has been demolished and replaced by a gated apartment building complex.

The International was notable as being the live music component of the Manchester music scene and being the base for The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses are an English alternative rock band formed in Manchester in 1983. They were one of the pioneering groups of the Madchester movement that was active during the late 1980s and early 1990s...

who were credited as producing the greatest British album of all time. This was written whilst they were part of the scene at the International Night Club Manchester.
The nightclub is shown in the first 11 seconds of this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnMiNJL3utw&feature=related and the story documented at as part of the Blood on The Turntables series.
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