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16 May 1980: Ian was staying with his parents. When his sister rang he was lackluster about the imminent US tour ... Info: Torn Apart by Lindsay Read & Mick Middles amzn.to/2zEZ1B1

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OTD 1980: Annik Honore was flying back to Brussels from her holiday in Egypt. Photo: Torn Apart book amzn.to/2WYZdCY

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New Order OTD: 1981 Markthalle, Hamburg, Germany. Featured on the 3LP bootleg 'Dreams Never End'. Lots of far-right skinheads in the audience and an inevitable fracas

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16 May 1980: Terry Mason collected Joy Division's visas from the US Embassy in London ready for the American tour. "This is is, we're finally on our way..." Terry & Hooky pic: enkiri.com/joy/pics/t_m... Info: Torn Apart by Lindsay Read & Mick Middles amzn.to/2zEZ1B1

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Rob Gretton, partner in and co-director of Factory Records and Joy Division & New Order's inspirational manager, died OTD 1999 www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/nostalg...

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OTD 1980 Ian Curtis visited a 'Photo Me' photo booth in Woolworth's, Macclesfield, to get his passport photo for the forthcoming Joy Division US tour. It is the last ever photo taken of him

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New Order on the cover of Underground Magazine OTD 1988

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Ian Curtis’s memorial earlier today Photos: Ian Seivwright

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OTD 1985 New Order released Low Life. It spent 10 weeks in the charts and peaked at No 7. Love Vigilantes The Perfect Kiss This Time of Night Sunrise Elegia Sooner Than You Think Sub-culture Face Up

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Released OTD 1985 New Order, The Perfect Kiss. It spent 4 weeks in the UK charts, peaking at No 46 I stood there beside myself Thinking hard about the weather They came by a friend of mine Suggested we go out together

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New Order OTD 1981: “New Order begin a European tour, playing Palais Des Arts, Paris, France, supported by Malaria. ' Malaria were an all-girl group, which was great because we copped off with most of them” - Peter Hook, Substance book.

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Stephen Morris on the cover of Making Music 1986

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Revenge on the cover of Melody Maker 12 May 1990

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OTD 1979: Joy Division played A Factory Records night at The Factory (Russell Club) Manchester with John Dowie, A Certain Ratio and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. joydiv.org/c110579.htm

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OTD 1991: Billed as 'The Healing', The Hacienda reopened, having closed down in the January. "It looked vibrant and in a bid to tighten security had added an airport type metal detector. Certainly body checks were the order going in and from then on!" - blog51hacienda.blogspot.com

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Monaco OTD 1997: O2 Apollo, Manchester supporting the Charlatans

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NME Leader Of The Pack Playing Card featuring Bernard Sumner

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New Order OTD 1981: Reading University Soundcheck: Ceremony The Him Chosen Time Dreams Never End Truth Procession Senses Ceremony In A Lonely Place Encore: Jam with Section 25

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Joy Division NOTD 1980: Astoria Edinburgh concert cancelled due to Ian Curtis's ill health. At this point he had moved back to his parent's house joydiv.org/c080580.htm

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Released OTD 1995: Joy Division ‘Permanent’ compilation album including a new mix of Love Will Tear Us Apart by Don Gehman featuring guitar throughout.

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New Order OTD 1981: Tabernacle, Notting Hill, London. With Tunnelvision. Extra gig after the previous night sold out. “[It] was a lovely venue, but tiny. It was almost like a secret gig so the atmosphere was incredible” - Peter Hook, Substance book.

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Record Mirror OTD 1984

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Flashback to New Order's FIRST gig on the continent! Jos van Vliet's new web page dives into their iconic Hal 4, Rotterdam show, Dec 1980. Relive the post-punk magic! 👉 youngmarblegiants.nl/New-order_Hal4… #NewOrder #MusicHistory

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OTD 1978: Second day of recording for Joy Division’s unreleased RCA album at Arrow Studios joydiv.org/sessions.htm

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OTD 1985: New Order appeared at Club 'D' - Shibuya District, Tokyo, Japan. "It was a small club with no stage and about 200 capacity. They all went nuts. It was great." - Peter Hook, Substance

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Joy Division OTD 1978: The first of two days at Arrow Studios, Manchester recording the RCA sessions. Semi officially released as Warsaw and bootlegged unmercilessly to the current day joydiv.org/sessions.htm

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OTD 1979: Joy Division played an Amnesty International benefit with The Passage and Fireplace at Eric's, Liverpool Set list included Digital, Glass, and Atmosphere. No recordings exist. joydiv.org/c030579.htm Photo: Kevin Smart

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OTD 1980: Joy Division's last ever concert, High Hall, Birmingham Uni Ceremony Shadowplay A Means To An End Passover New Dawn Fades Twenty Four Hours Transmission Disorder Isolation Decades Digital joydiv.org/c020580.htm

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New Order OTD 1985: Koseinenkin Kaikan Hall, Tokyo. 1st of two nights, bootlegged on Kohseinenkin LP In A Lonely Place Subculture This Time Of Night Denial Silent Face Leave Me Alone The Village 586 Thieves Like Us Face Up Age Consent Perfect Kiss Ceremony Blue Monday Sister Ray

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Peter Hook on the cover of Bass Player magazine May 2005

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Underground magazine May 1988

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Ian Curtis on the cover of Spanish magazine Rockdelux May 2005

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New Dawn Fades, live on stage in Macclesfield 17 - 19 October 2025 Info and tickets: cinemac.org.uk/cinemac-macc...

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Poster outside the John Rylands Library advertising the exhibition The Secret Public - based on my book - which is opening at the JRL on May 14th and running through til November

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Monaco OTD 1997: Supporting the Charlatans at Newcastle Mayfair

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OTD 1997 Monaco begin 13 dates as special guests on the Charlatan's tour at Caird Hall, Dundee, Scotland "‘These gigs as support were a great way to start our musical rebirth. All the fun, none of the responsibility.’ - Peter Hook, Substance book.

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OTD 1984: New Order's Thieves Like Us entered the UK charts. It lasted 5 weeks and peaked at No 18. I Love this Top of The Pops appearance: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTyv...

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Electronic // Twisted Tenderness Album 26:04:99 The groups third (and final) album. What are your standout tracks from this Marr & Sumner record? #electronic #OnThisDay #onthisday90s

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Born OTD 1949 in Didsbury, Alan Erasmus was a visionary! He co-founded Factory Records & the iconic Hacienda, managed The Durutti Column & Fast Breeder, and even nabbed quirky TV roles. 📸 © Lindsay Reade #MusicHistory #FactoryRecords

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On this day in 1980, a poignant moment unfolded at the Scala: it was the final time Ian Curtis of Joy Division and Annik Honoré would see each other. The excerpt is from Torn Apart by Mick Middles and Lindsay Reade. (Note: the Carole mentioned is Ian's sister.)

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OTD 1980: Joy Division were to play the Scala Cinema, London (as the ‘friends’ on the flyer) but cancelled due to Ian’s poor health. Ian and Annik attended the event though. joydiv.org/c250480.htm

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OTD 2001: Joy Division live album Les Bains Douches 18 December 1979 released in The US

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OTD 1983: New Order played Aula Maxima, Galway, but the crowd’s spitting pushed them over the edge! In a legendary act of revenge, they swapped a wine bottle with… unsavory bodily fluid contents and tricked the worst offender into drinking it, thinking it was vino. Cheers!🍷

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OTD 1983: New Order played Aula Maxima, Galway, but the crowd’s spitting pushed them over the edge! In a legendary act of revenge, they swapped a wine bottle with… unsavory bodily fluid contents and tricked the worst offender into drinking it, thinking it was vino. Cheers!🍷

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2001 - Joy Division's Les Bains Douches album was officially released in the UK on NMC records. It featured tracks from the Paris and Amsterdam concerts. Art direction by Peter Saville. We got a credit on the back. It has been much pirated since then. joydiv.org/bains.htm

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Happy 70th birthday to legendary producer Arthur Baker. His groundbreaking work with New Order on hits like "Confusion" and "Thieves Like Us" in the '80s shaped dance music history. A true icon #ArthurBaker #NewOrder

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Revenge's third gig supported by Oasis OTD 1992 at The Hippodrome, Middleton Pineapple Face Slave Born To Kill Soul Cloud 9 Deadbeat Guarddog

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OTD 2013 New Order: Coachella Festival, Indio, California Ecstasy of Gold Crystal Regret Ceremony Love Vigilantes Bizarre Love Triangle True Faith 586 The Perfect Kiss Blue Monday Temptation Atmosphere LWTUA Set list: tinyurl.com/rk8xub7k

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Revenge OTD 1990: Riverside, Newcastle - a band that really deserves more credit… Jesus I Love You Big Bang Kiss The Chrome Citadel 7 Reasons Surf Nazi Pineapple Face Slave Bleachman Image: MDMArchive tinyurl.com/3hu4kufk

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After the Derby gig Ian and Annik weekended at Elton Bank Hotel, Rusholme. “a pretty flowery room, typically English, where we were holding each other tightly ...There was a park outside and we walked there in the morning.” - Annik Honore, Torn Apart amzn.to/2ItRHv0

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