, ▁and ▁dance ▁music ▁to ▁ear n ▁much ▁critical ▁acc laim ▁while ▁s elling ▁millions ▁of ▁records . ▁The ▁group ▁that ▁would ▁ultimately ▁become ▁the ▁definit ive ▁Manchester ▁group ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁was ▁the ▁Smith s , ▁led ▁by ▁Morris sey ▁and ▁Mar r . ▁With ▁songs ▁like ▁" R ush ol me ▁R uff ians " ▁and ▁" S uffer ▁Little ▁Children ", ▁Morris sey ▁sang ▁explicitly ▁about ▁Manchester , ▁creating ▁songs ▁that ▁are ▁as ▁icon ic ▁of ▁Manchester ▁as ▁the ▁paint ings ▁of ▁L . S . ▁Low ry . ▁ ▁Mad chester ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁drew ▁to ▁a ▁close , ▁a ▁new ▁energy ▁arrived ▁in ▁Manchester ▁fue led ▁by ▁the ▁drug ▁ec st asy . ▁A ▁new ▁scene ▁developed ▁around ▁The ▁Ha ç i enda ▁night ▁club ▁( part ▁of ▁the ▁Factory ▁Records ▁emp ire ), ▁creating ▁what ▁would ▁become ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Mad chester ▁scene , ▁the ▁main ▁pro ponents ▁being ▁Happy ▁Mond ays , ▁In sp iral ▁Car p ets , ▁North side , ▁and ▁the ▁Stone ▁Ros es ▁alongside ▁the ▁already ▁legend ary ▁Ha ci enda ▁co - own ers ▁New ▁Order ▁and ▁Ch esh ire ▁band ▁the ▁Char lat ans . ▁The ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁Manchester ▁music ▁scene ▁over ▁this ▁period ▁was ▁dram at ised ▁in ▁Michael ▁Winter bottom ' s ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁film ▁ 2 4 ▁H our ▁Party ▁People ▁and ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁Joy ▁Division ' s ▁Ian ▁Curt is