The Loved and lost 80s music show that saw Madonna at the Hacienda

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A loved and lost TV show that was a staple on 80s British TV saw Madonna perform at Manchester's iconic Hacienda nightclub.

This year will mark 40 years since Friday night music show The Tube first hit our screens. First airing on Bonfire Night in 1982 - during the first week of Channel 4's existence - the show came live from Tyne Tees Television’s Studio, in Newcastle.

Taking its name from the circular covered walkway leading to the studio, The Tube also occasionally ventured to Belfast, Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester and more to present their local talent and other incredible performances. It made household names of presenters Jools Holland and the late Paula Yates, as well as Manchester's own Terry Christian.

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The Tube also helped launch careers like the likes of Frankie Goes to Hollywood and The Proclaimers and gave a platform to rising comedians such as French and Saunders, Vic Reeves, Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson.

The first ever show in November 1982 featured Heaven 17, Bananarama and Duran Duran. Two years later, the programme came to Manchester for another monumental performance.

The Tube headed to the iconic Hacienda club for not only Madonna's first performance in the city, but her first ever appearance in the country. Today, there are clips of the episode on YouTube that are a window into the past.

Bankrolled by Tony Wilson's Factory Records and New Order, the Hacienda opened inside a former yacht builder's warehouse at 11-13 Whitworth Street West on May 21, 1982, the same year The Tube hit our screens, before fuelling the rise of acid house music and rave culture.

It was not until 1986 that it really