Joy Division Central

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[Joy Division Central @JD_Central]

Joy Division NOTD 1980: The Starwood, Los Angeles. B People were to open for Joy Division. Later, in 1981, they opened for New Order at Perkins Palace in Pasadena. Gig cancelled before final tour schedule published.
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[🎶Paul Lewis - Wycombe Gigs @wycombegigs]

#OTD Saturday 9th June 2002
Echo & The Bunnymen are support for New Order at Finsbury Park, London. Chris Martin of Coldplay duets with Ian McCulloch on 'Nothing Lasts Forever'. My photo montage from the Bunnymen set on this rainy day

[Joy Division Central @JD_Central]

OTD 1978: Joy Division at The Factory I, Manchester supporting The Tiller Boys. Peter Saville's legendary poster is FAC 1 the first item in Factory catalogue
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[Colin (freehtz) @c_f_mcg]

Second batch of rare or unpublished Joy Division photos: YMCA, Prince of Wales Conference Centre, London, 2 August 1979. Not sure on the photographer for these.

[Joy Division Central @JD_Central]

Short Circuit - Live at The Electric Circus 10" LP released OTD 1978 featuring At a Later Date by Warsaw from the 2 October gig. First pressing 5,000 copies on blue vinyl. Several re pressings in various colours. Random copies had a free John Dowie 7" https://t.co/6SO6WoLxna

[Joy Division Central @JD_Central]

New Order OTD 1990: World in Motion was No 1 in the UK charts. It held on to that position for two weeks

[Joy Division Central @JD_Central]

Monaco OTD 1997: Music For Pleasure released. It stayed in the charts for four weeks, peaking at No 11

[Peter Hook @peterhook]

Check out the first batch of photos from Thursday night’s 50th anniversary show at @MancAcademy - thanks again to all for a truly memorable evening!

Next show coming up this Wednesday in Glasgow at Kelvingrove Bandstand - tickets via https://t.co/aRq5vk7N7r

📸: Helen Millington

[Colin (freehtz) @c_f_mcg]

Dozens of photos, many unpublished, from Joy Division’s performance at the Rainbow Theatre, on April 4th 1980, have emerged! See replies!

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Joy Division OTD 1977: Guild Hall, Newcastle. With the Adverts and Penetration (pictured). “It was the first time we'd used borrowed equipment, meaning we had to walk on, plug in, and play. So we sounded dreadful” - Peter Hook, Unknown Pleasures
Photo: Cindy Stern

[Joy Division Central @JD_Central]

OTD 1984: New Order & Stockholm Monsters at The Studio, Frogmore Street, Bristol.
New order had equipment stolen by people who helped them unload the van - while quietly loading it onto their own.
Poster: https://t.co/D6qCoVaPSp

[Peter Hook @peterhook]

Two old punks!

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[Joy Division Central @JD_Central]

New Order OTD 1984: Palais, Nottingham with Stockholm Monsters.

[Joy Division Central @JD_Central]

OTD 1979 Joy Division recorded the Piccadilly Radio session at Pennine Sound Studios, Oldham. Four tracks officially released on Heart and Soul and all five on several bootlegs https://t.co/Q1pYeKNM2U… featured Bernard's gran's 1950s Woolworths electric organ

[Joy Division Central @JD_Central]

OTD 1976: Hooky, Barney & Terry Mason attended “The Gig That Changed the World”; The Sex Pistols Live at Lesser Free Trade Hall. Admission 50p.

[Sounds Clips @SoundsClips]

Throbbing Gristle's gig at Manchester reviewed by Mick Middles in Sounds 2nd, June 1979.
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[Joy Division Central @JD_Central]

Yesterday a copy from the Rob Gretton collection sold for £4,400 at @OmegAuctions
https://t.co/yDIB4gsDIJ

[Joy Division Central @JD_Central]

OTD 1977 Warsaw "Stuff the Jubilee" The Squat, Manchester. With the Fall, the Drones, the Worst, and the Negatives (Paul Morley on guitar and Kevin Cummins on drums). John the Postman joined Warsaw on stage to sing Louie Louie. https://t.co/ioNkQhJWTq Note wrong date on flyer

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OTD 1980: Joy Division were due to fly to San Francisco as part of the cancelled US tour.
Pic from 1 Top Class Manager https://t.co/adsEK2viVh info: https://t.co/4B3fbleNJ0

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NOTD 1980 Joy Division were to play Tier 3 (aka TR3), New York as part of the cancelled US tour: New Order finally played here 27th September 1980 with A Certain Ratio. https://t.co/fCth2WJSJV