The Shamen brought their Synergy show to the Academy on a Thursday night in April 1991 and achieved something magical by performing house music live - that's no mean feat and they did it brilliantly, whilst transforming the Academy into a throbbing nightclub with the aid of decoration and carnival stalls.

Taken from the Mancunion newspaper, written and edited by University of Manchester students. With thanks to James Peters at the University of Manchester Archives and Ben Ward at University of Manchester Students' Union.