Definition of "Madchester"

Madchester

proper noun
1. (music) An alternative rock genre and associated social scene that originated in Manchester, England, in the late 1980s, influenced by indie, psychedelic and dance music.
  Quotations
  Released late in 1990, the hit album Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches was a summation of the Madchester era.
  2013 , Simon Reynolds, Generation Ecstasy‎, Routledge