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Joy Division Central @jd-central.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Joy Division OTD 1979: The Mayflower Manchester, with Foreign Press. Flyer: boredteenagers.co.uk/HOAXPAGE2.htm

Joy Division Central @jd-central.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

New Order OTD 1981: Walthamstow Assembly Hall with Airstrip One and Doctor Filth Chosen Time In A Lonely Place Dreams Never End Senses Truth Procession Denial Everything's Gone Green Set list: tinyurl.com/y7bv9zzt

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Joy Division Central @jd-central.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Unseen footage has emerged of 24 Hour Party People being filmed in Manchester a quarter of a century ago. Read the story, then watch it at Cult Manchester www.cultmanchester.co.uk/post/exclusi...

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Joy Division Central @jd-central.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

OTD 1977: Warsaw opened for the Rezillos at Manchester's Electric Circus. Rezillo's roadie Bob Last hit it off with Warsaw leading to the band getting quite a few opening spots with the Rezillos and two tracks on Bob's label Fast Product Earcom 2 12" joydiv.org/c240977.htm

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Joy Division Central @jd-central.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Eternal by Joy Division: An astonishing document of the greatest live act of them all - London Evening Standard www.archivebuttons.com/articles?art...

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Joy Division Central @jd-central.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

22 - 23 September 1980: “New Order enter the Eastern Artists Recording Studios in East Orange, New Jersey, to finish the single versions of ‘Ceremony’ and ‘In A Lonely Place’, produced by Martin Hannett”. - Peter Hook, Substance book

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Joy Division Central @jd-central.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

OTD 1981 New Order at Phoenix Hall, Sheffield Polytechnic with Section 25 & Stockholm Monsters. Temptation The Him Dreams Never End Everything's Gone Green Procession Senses Chosen Time Denial Photos: worldinmotion.net/neworder/pictu… Ticket: Stephen Butler

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Joy Division Central @jd-central.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

OTD 1980: New Order’s van is stolen from outside the Iroquois Hotel on West 44th Street, New York. Cutting: Substance by Peter Hook amzn.to/33LAOUL

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Joy Division Central @jd-central.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The day Electronic formed New Order OTD 1987: Greek Theatre, Berkeley, California. Bernard Sumner and Johnny Marr met in the toilet backstage and agreed to start a band…

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Joy Division Central @jd-central.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Peter Hook and The Light OTD 2016: O2 Forum Kentish Town London

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Joy Division Central @jd-central.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

One week till the Eternal box set £109.99 at Amazon / HMV / New Order web site If you order via this Amazon link we get a few pennies towards our running costs www.amazon.co.uk/Eternal-Live... Better still, support your local record store

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Joy Division Central @jd-central.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Peter Hook and The Light OTD 2011: Mezzanine, San Francisco

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Joy Division Central @jd-central.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Monaco OTD 1997: Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth. Article: Daily Mirror

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Joy Division Central @jd-central.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Joy Division OTD 1978: Royal Standard, Bradford Supported by Emergency (later Foreign Press). Or maybe not. According to Emergency's sound engineer Colin Blades, Joy Division hired him and Emergency's impressive PA system, but Emergency didn't perform joydiv.org/c100978.htm

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Joy Division Central @jd-central.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Stephen Morris on the Eternal box set, stepping away from New Order… archive.is/2026.09.08-1...

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Joy Division Central @jd-central.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Ian's memorial earlier today Photo: Ian Seivwright

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Peter Hook & The Light @peterhookthelight.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

📍 BOSTON..!! 🇺🇸 Our North American tour continues here tonight at the House Of Blues… This ltd edition print by Ghost Town Studio & @garageland.bsky.social is limited to just 7️⃣5️⃣, SIGNED by Hooky and available at the merch tonight alongside lots of other cool stuff!

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Joy Division Central @jd-central.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Joy Division OTD 1978: Band on The Wall. "An audience will drift towards them (toward fashionable metal-industrial exploits), but Joy Division will need to fight the tendency to dilute brand new standards to seduce a larger audience." Paul Morley NME joydiv.org/c040978.htm

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Joy Division Central @jd-central.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

OTD 2001: Heart and Soul box set is released in the US It covered a huge amount of Joy Division recordings joydiv.org/heart.htm but also missed quite a lot too joydiv.org/heart.htm#off

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Joy Division Central @jd-central.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

New Order OTD 1987: Mann Music Centre, Philadelphia. Elegia Touched By The Hand Of God Bizarre Love Triangle Ceremony True Faith Every Little Counts Leave Me Alone Subculture Face Up Age Of Consent Perfect Kiss Temptation Sister Ray Advert: Philadelphia Inquirer

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Joy Division Central @jd-central.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

OTD 1975 Ian Curtis & Deborah Woodruff were married at St Thomas's Church, Henbury followed by a reception at the Bull’s Head in Macclesfield market place. Ian chose Kelvin Briggs as his best man

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Joy Division Central @jd-central.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

OTD 2007: Anthony Wilson's funeral St Mary's RC Church, Mulberry Street, Manchester His life’s work at Factory was celebrated and Peter Saville designed the invitation, a translucent green card etched with Tony's date of birth and death

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Joy Division Central @jd-central.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Joy Division OTD 1982: Here Are The Young Men video FACT 37v is released. It seemed pretty slurry at the time but now it's classic footage. joydiv.org/hatym.htm

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Joy Division Central @jd-central.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Cult Manchester - a new independent online magazine promises exclusives like this… www.cultmanchester.co.uk @cultmanchester.bsky.social

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Sounds Clips @soundsclips.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

4th August, 1976 an article on Tony Wilson's TV program 'So It Goes'. "...let them have Old Grey Whistle Test and to hell with it,". This TV program is discussed in detail and it's influence on the emergence of Punk in David Nolan's book 'I swear I was there' @nolanwriter.bsky.social

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Joy Division Central @jd-central.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

New Order OTD 1984: Mayfair Suite, Sunderland “I think they're a bunch of miserable bastards, but I'd go and see any band that play in Sunderland on a Wednesday night. We haven't had anyone here since Musical Youth." - Audience member Sharon, quoted in the NME review

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Joy Division Central @jd-central.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

New Order OTD 1985: McAlister Auditorium, New Orleans. Five years in and still billed as “Formerly Joy Division”. Poster: rock-explosion.com/manchester.html

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Joy Division Central @jd-central.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Joy Division make the front cover of the NME OTD 1979

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Joy Division Central @jd-central.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

11 August 2007 @thetimes reported the news that Tony Wilson had died the previous day. Stating “He put the North back on the map” and listing his many achievements.

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Joy Division Central @jd-central.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

New Order Online is back and looking great www.neworderonline.com

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Joy Division Central @jd-central.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Rest in Peace: Mr Manchester, Anthony H Wilson, 20 Feb 1950 – 10 Aug 2007 who did so much to rejuvenate the city. Headstone designed by Peter Saville (FAC-501). Portrait: Wikipedia

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Joy Division Central @jd-central.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Monaco OTD 2000: Melkweg, Amsterdam Kashmere I've Got A Feeling Shine What Do You Want From Me? See-Saw Tender, A Life Apart It's A Boy Pic: amsterdam.net/es/melkweg/

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Joy Division Central @jd-central.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Joy Division OTD 1979: Romulus Club, Birmingham. Supporting Dexy's Midnight Runners. “Dexy's were diabolically dressed, like something out of Star Trek... [and] playing jokes on a ... tape recorder in between songs:” - Peter Hook, Unknown Pleasures book joydiv.org/c080879.htm

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Joy Division Central @jd-central.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Monaco OTD 1997: Irving Plaza, New York. Clipping: The Journal News, White Plains, New York

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Joy Division Central @jd-central.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Revenge OTD 1990: RPM, Toronto. Promoting One True Passion RPM dancer photo: tinyurl.com/38rr5jhu Tower Record ad for 'One True Passion': The Fresno Bee, California Bob Thompson's 'Flipside' column tells us all about the band in the Quesnel Cariboo Observer 5 Aug 1990

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Joy Division Central @jd-central.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

OTD 1995: New Order's Blue Monday-95 entered the UK charts. Featuring remixes of the original it lasted four weeks and peaked at No 17

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Joy Division Central @jd-central.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Electronic OTD 1990: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles with Depeche Mode on their World Violation Tour and Nitzer Ebb

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Joy Division Central @jd-central.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Happy Birthday to Vini Reilly, leader of the post-punk group The @DuruttiColumn, born today in 1953. Reilly was Tony Wilson's first signing to Manchester's iconic Factory Records label

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Joy Division Central @jd-central.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

OTD 1979 Joy Division, Monochrome Set and Teardrop Explodes at YMCA, Prince Of Wales Conference Centre, London: Dead Souls Disorder Wilderness Auto-Suggestion Transmission Day Of The Lords She's Lost Control Shadowplay Atrocity Exhibition Insight 📷 (C) Jill Furmanovsky

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Joy Division Central @jd-central.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

“My Favourite audience comment of the night was: ‘This lot are just ripping off Joy Division.’ “- Stephen Morris, Record Play Pause Photo from Peter Hook’s Substance book

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Joy Division Central @jd-central.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

New Order's first gig was OTD 1980 at a Factory Records Night at the Beach Club, Manchester when a band called The Names dropped out, NO did a seven song set as the No Names. Steve sang on three, Bernard and Hooky two each. Beach Club pic via Pubs of Manchester

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Joy Division Central @jd-central.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

New Order OTD 1993: World Music Theatre, Tinley Park, Illinois (Chicago). With The The and 808 State Photo Copyright (C) Kevin Cummins @KCMANC via Proud Camden Gallery www.meer.com/proud-camden...

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Peter Hook & The Light @peterhookthelight.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Join us at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio for a special interview & book signing with 2026 inductee Peter Hook of Joy Division & New Order. Tickets on sale to the public on 31st July. Peter Hook & The Light play the Agora in Cleveland the night before on their North American tour.

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Joy Division Central @jd-central.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Joy Division OTD 1979: Imperial Hotel Blackpool. Section 25 promoted this Year Of The Child benefit. With OMD, The Final Solution, Section 25, The Glass Torpedoes, and Zyklon B. Four different people taped the concert and it leaked out on several bootlegs. joydiv.org/c270779.htm

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Joy Division Central @jd-central.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

OTD 1980 Joy Division’s Closer album entered the charts. It stayed there for eight weeks and peaked at number six. The sleeve featured Bernard-Pierre Wolff's photo of the Staglieno Cemetary in Italy which Peter Saville discovered in Zoom magazine. See joydiv.org/cl.htm#zoom

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Joy Division Central @jd-central.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

New Order OTD 1993: Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View, California. With The The and 808 State. ‘World’ recorded as an alternative live video for MTV

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