pulling the plug

Manchester's Electric Chair club night is coming to an end this weekend after almost 13 years of great music.
Everyone raves about the Hacienda when they talk about electronic music from this city. I was a few years too young to make it to the Hac but I find it hard to believe the hype surrounding that club.
Maybe I'm biased but I think that in its own way Electric Chair may have done almost as much to put Manchester on the map, and with no gang problems or shootings along the way.
I had a brief previous incarnation as a music journalist and I find it difficult to think of a more consistent or credible night.
I'll be sorry to see it go but 13 years is way too long for anything in a creative, dynamic industry.