Manumission was a series of parties held in

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, in the

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. The events were created by Mike and Andy Manumission (or Mckay).

Name

The event founders describe Manumission as a lifestyle. The word "

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" means "release from slavery" and in the party, people were "free to do whatever hey wantedto do".

History

Manumission started in as a mixed gay event held at Club Equinox in January 1994 in the

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, UK it was forced to close due to gang warfare involving drug dealers before moving to the Ku Nightclub, Ibiza later that year. Ku changed its name to Privilege Nightclub in 1995. The events continued until in 2007, and were resumed at

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the same year, before finally ending in 2008.

References

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