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This page lists all Joy Division's concerts chronologically
This list is largely based upon "An Ideal For Living" with corrections |
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The Electric Circus |
Manchester |
Advertised as The Stiff Kittens |
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Rafters |
Manchester |
Tue 31 May 1977 |
Appeared as Warsaw |
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The Squat |
Manchester |
Wed 01 Jun 1977 |
Appeared as Warsaw |
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The Squat |
Manchester |
Fri 03 Jun 1977 |
Appeared as Warsaw |
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Guild Hall |
Newcastle |
Mon 06 Jun 1977 |
Appeared as Warsaw |
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The Squat |
Manchester |
Thu 16 Jun 1977 |
Appeared as Warsaw |
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The Squat |
Manchester |
Sat 25 Jun 1977 |
Appeared as Warsaw |
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Rafters |
Manchester |
Thu 30 Jun 1977 |
Appeared as Warsaw |
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The Squat |
Manchester |
Early Jul 1977 |
Appeared as Warsaw |
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Tiffany's |
Leicester |
Wed 20 Jul 1977 |
Appeared as Warsaw |
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Eric's |
Liverpool |
Sat 27 Aug 1977 |
Appeared as Warsaw |
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Middlesbrough |
Wed 14 Sep 1977 |
Appeared as Warsaw |
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The Electric Circus |
Manchester |
Sat 24 Sep 1977 |
Appeared as Warsaw |
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The Electric Circus |
Manchester |
Sun 02 Oct 1977 |
Played as Warsaw |
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College of Technology |
Salford |
Fri 07 Oct 1977 |
Appeared as Warsaw |
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Manchester Polytechnic |
Manchester |
Sat 08 Oct 1977 |
Appeared as Warsaw |
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Rafters |
Manchester |
Thu 13 Oct 1977 |
Appeared as Warsaw |
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Piper's Disco |
Manchester |
Wed 19 Oct 1977 |
Appeared as Warsaw |
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Rafters |
Manchester |
Thu 24 Nov 1977 |
Appeared as Warsaw |
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Rafters |
Manchester |
Dec 1977 |
Appeared as Warsaw |
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The Swinging Apple |
Liverpool |
Sat 31 Dec 1977 |
Appeared as Warsaw for the last time |
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Manchester |
Advertised as Warsaw |
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Bowdon Vale Youth Club |
Altrincham |
Tue 14 Mar 1978 |
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Rafters |
Manchester |
Tue 28 Mar 1978 |
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Rafters |
Manchester |
Fri 14 Apr 1978 |
"Battle of the bands" challenge |
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The Mayflower |
Manchester |
Sat 20 May 1978 |
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The Factory I |
Manchester |
Fri 09 Jun 1978 |
Four gigs were organized to celebrate the opening of The Factory I at the Russel Club |
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Band on the Wall |
Manchester |
Mon 12 Jun 1978 |
Uncertain date |
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Eric's |
Liverpool |
Sat 15 Jul 1978 |
It looks like JD played 2 shows, matinee and evening |
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Roots Club |
Leeds |
Thu 27 Jul 1978 |
Durutti Column also played this date |
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The Factory I |
Manchester |
Fri 28 Jul 1978 |
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Band on the Wall |
Manchester |
Tue 29 Aug 1978 |
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Band on the Wall |
Manchester |
Mon 04 Sep 1978 |
NME Paul Morley's & Sounds Mick Middles's reviews of JD performance were quite laudatory |
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Eric's |
Liverpool |
Sat 09 Sep 1978 |
JD played 2 shows, matinee and evening |
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Royal Standard |
Bradford |
Sun 10 Sep 1978 |
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Coach House |
Huddersfield |
Fri 22 Sep 1978 |
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Band on the Wall |
Manchester |
Tue 26 Sep 1978 |
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Institute of Technology |
Bolton |
Mon 02 Oct 1978 |
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Kelly's |
Manchester |
Thu 12 Oct 1978 |
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Band on the Wall |
Manchester |
Mon 16 Oct 1978 |
Uncertain date (also mentioned to have taken place on 26 Oct) |
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The Factory I |
Manchester |
Fri 20 Oct 1978 |
Peter Saville's poster FAC 3 was created for this event. JD performance deeply impressed both the audience and the press |
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Brannigan's |
Leeds |
Tue 24 Oct 1978 |
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Eric's |
Liverpool |
Sat 04 Nov 1978 |
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The Odeon |
Canterbury |
Tue 14 Nov 1978 |
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Brunel University |
Uxbridge |
Wed 15 Nov 1978 |
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Metro |
Plymouth |
Thu 16 Nov 1978 |
Cancelled (as the headlining band had just split up!) |
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Top Rank |
Reading |
Fri 17 Nov 1978 |
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Southampton University |
Southampton |
Sat 18 Nov 1978 |
Cancelled (as the headlining band had just split up!) |
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Locarno |
Bristol |
Sun 19 Nov 1978 |
Cancelled (as the headlining band had just split up!) |
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Check Inn Club |
Altrincham |
Mon 20 Nov 1978 |
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King Georges Hall |
Blackburn |
Tue 21 Nov 1978 |
Cancelled (as the headlining band had just split up!) |
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Sheffield Polytechnic |
Sheffield |
Wed 22 Nov 1978 |
Cancelled (as the headlining band had just split up!) |
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Lancaster University |
Lancaster |
Fri 24 Nov 1978 |
Cancelled (as the headlining band had just split up!) |
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Bradford University |
Bradford |
Sat 25 Nov 1978 |
Cancelled (as the headlining band had just split up!) |
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New Electric Circus |
Manchester |
Sun 26 Nov 1978 |
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St. Andrews University |
St. Andrews |
Mon 27 Nov 1978 |
Cancelled (as the headlining band had just split up!) |
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College of Technology |
Salford |
Fri 01 Dec 1978 |
Often wrongly mentioned as taking place at The Factory I in Manchester |
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Revolution Club |
York |
Fri 22 Dec 1978 |
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The Hope and Anchor |
Islington, London |
Wed 27 Dec 1978 |
JD first appearance in London |
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Wythenshawe College |
Manchester |
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The Factory I |
Manchester |
Fri 26 Jan 1979 |
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Institute of Technology |
Bolton |
Sat 10 Feb 1979 |
Sometimes mentioned as having taken place at the Coal Miner's Club |
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Eric's |
Liverpool |
Fri 16 Feb 1979 |
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The Playhouse |
Nottingham |
Wed 28 Feb 1979 |
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The Hope and Anchor |
Islington, London |
Thu 01 Mar 1979 |
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Soho, London |
Sun 04 Mar 1979 |
JD supported The Cure |
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Manchester |
Tue 13 Mar 1979 |
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Altrincham |
Wed 14 Mar 1979 |
Bootleg recording |
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The Odeon / University of Kent ? |
Canterbury |
Sat 17 Mar 1979 |
Venue photo |
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Youth Centre |
Walthamstow, London |
Fri 30 Mar 1979 |
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Eric's |
Liverpool |
Thu 03 May 1979 |
Brilliant review from Ian Wood (NME) |
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The Factory I |
Manchester |
Fri 11 May 1979 |
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark were also on the bill |
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Acklam Hall |
Kensington, London |
Thu 17 May 1979 |
OMD played on this date too |
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Bowdon Vale Youth Club |
Altrincham |
Wed 23 May 1979 |
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Brannigan's |
Leeds |
Thu 07 Jun 1979 |
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Canterbury |
Sat 16 Jun 1979 |
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Holborn, London |
Sun 17 Jun 1979 |
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Nuffield Theatre |
Lancaster |
Tue 19 Jun 1979 |
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Good Mood |
Halifax |
Fri 22 Jun 1979 |
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Manchester |
Sat 23 Jun 1979 |
Bootleg recording |
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Free Trade Hall |
Manchester |
Mon 25 Jun 1979 |
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The Factory I |
Manchester |
Sun 01 Jul 1979 |
Or possibly on Thu 28 Jun 1979 |
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Free Trade Hall |
Manchester |
Tue 03 Jul 1979 |
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Limit Club |
Sheffield |
Thu 05 Jul 1979 |
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Leeds |
Wed 11 Jul 1979 |
Bootleg recording |
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Manchester |
Fri 13 Jul 1979 |
Bootleg recording |
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Blackpool |
Fri 27 Jul 1979 |
Bootleg recording |
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The Mayflower |
Manchester |
Sat 28 Jul 1979 |
Featured The Fall headlining |
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Tottenham Court Road, London |
Thu 02 Aug 1979 |
Bootleg recording |
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Romulus |
Birmingham |
Wed 08 Aug 1979 |
Sometimes wrongly believed to have taken place in Jun 1979 |
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Liverpool |
Sat 11 Aug 1979 |
Matinee at 5 pm |
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Liverpool |
Sat 11 Aug 1979 |
Bootleg recording |
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Earls Court, London |
Mon 13 Aug 1979 |
Bootleg recording |
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Youth Centre |
Walthamstow, London |
Fri 24 Aug 1979 |
Or possibly on Wed 22 Aug 1979 |
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Leigh |
Mon 27 Aug 1979 |
Bootleg recording |
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Camden, London |
Fri 31 Aug 1979 |
Bootleg recording |
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Leeds |
Sat 08 Sep 1979 |
Bootleg recording |
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Earls Court, London |
Sat 22 Sep 1979 |
Bootleg recording |
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Manchester |
Fri 28 Sep 1979 |
Bootleg recording |
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The Mayflower |
Manchester |
Sat 29 Sep 1979 |
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Liverpool |
Tue 02 Oct 1979 |
Bootleg recording |
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Leeds |
Wed 03 Oct 1979 |
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Newcastle |
Thu 04 Oct 1979 |
Bootleg recording |
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The Apollo |
Glasgow |
Fri 05 Oct 1979 |
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Edinburgh |
Sat 06 Oct 1979 |
Bootleg recording |
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Capitol |
Aberdeen |
Sun 07 Oct 1979 |
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Caird Hall |
Dundee |
Mon 08 Oct 1979 |
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Ulster Hall |
Belfast |
Wed 10 Oct 1979 |
Cancelled |
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Kelly's |
Portrush |
Thu 11 Oct 1979 |
Cancelled |
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City Hall |
Cork |
Sat 13 Oct 1979 |
Cancelled |
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Brussels |
Tue 16 Oct 1979 |
First JD gig out of the UK (away from the Buzzcocks tour). Accompanied by Cabaret Voltaire |
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Bangor University |
Bangor |
Thu 18 Oct 1979 |
Often wrongly believed to have taken place on Fri 19 Oct |
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Loughborough University |
Loughborough |
Sat 20 Oct 1979 |
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Top Rank |
Sheffield |
Sun 21 Oct 1979 |
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Assembly Halls |
Derby |
Mon 22 Oct 1979 |
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King George's Hall |
Blackburn |
Tue 23 Oct 1979 |
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The Odeon |
Birmingham |
Wed 24 Oct 1979 |
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St. George's Hall |
Bradford |
Thu 25 Oct 1979 |
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Camden, London |
Fri 26 Oct 1979 |
Bootleg recording |
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Manchester |
Sat 27 Oct 1979 |
Bootleg recording |
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Manchester |
Sun 28 Oct 1979 |
Bootleg recording |
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De Montfort Hall |
Leicester |
Mon 29 Oct 1979 |
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Oxford |
Tue 30 Oct 1979 |
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Guildford |
Thu 01 Nov 1979 |
Bootleg recording |
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Bournemouth |
Fri 02 Nov 1979 |
Bootleg recording |
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Sophia Gardens |
Cardiff |
Sat 03 Nov 1979 |
Cancelled |
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Colston Hall |
Bristol |
Sun 04 Nov 1979 |
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Hemel Hempstead |
Mon 05 Nov 1979 |
Bootleg recording |
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West Runton |
Wed 07 Nov 1979 |
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Finsbury Park, London |
Fri 09 Nov 1979 |
Bootleg recording |
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Finsbury Park, London |
Sat 10 Nov 1979 |
Bootleg recording |
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Technical College |
Stockport |
Fri 07 Dec 1979 |
There is some doubt about this concert taking place |
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Eric's |
Liverpool |
Sat 08 Dec 1979 |
Matinee at 5 pm |
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Eric's |
Liverpool |
Sat 08 Dec 1979 |
Evening performance |
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Paris |
Tue 18 Dec 1979 |
Bootleg recording |
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Woolworth's Warehouse Piccadilly Gardens |
Manchester |
Mon 31 Dec 1979 |
And Tue 1 Jan 1980 |
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Amsterdam |
Bootleg recording |
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Paard Van Troje |
The Hague |
Sat 12 Jan 1980 |
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Doornroosje |
Nijmegen |
Sun 13 Jan 1980 |
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King Kong |
Antwerp |
Mon 14 Jan 1980 |
JD's hotel happened to be a part-time brothel! |
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Cologne |
Tue 15 Jan 1980 |
Bootleg recording |
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Club Lantaren |
Rotterdam |
Wed 16 Jan 1980 |
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Brussels |
Thu 17 Jan 1980 |
Bootleg recording |
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Eindhoven |
Fri 18 Jan 1980 |
Bootleg recording |
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Club Vera |
Groningen |
Sat 19 Jan 1980 |
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Berlin |
Mon 21 Jan 1980 |
Bootleg recording |
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The Factory II |
Manchester |
Thu 07 Feb 1980 |
At the New Osbourne Club, along with other Factory bands |
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Bloomsbury, London |
Fri 08 Feb 1980 |
Bootleg recording |
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High Wycombe |
Wed 20 Feb 1980 |
Bootleg recording |
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Preston |
Thu 28 Feb 1980 |
Bootleg recording |
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Strand, London |
Fri 29 Feb 1980 |
Bootleg recording |
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Bristol |
Wed 05 Mar 1980 |
Another gig where JD played in a church |
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West Hampstead, London |
Wed 02 Apr 1980 |
Bootleg recording |
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West Hampstead, London |
Thu 03 Apr 1980 |
Bootleg recording |
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Finsbury Park, London |
Fri 04 Apr 1980 |
Benefit event for The Stranglers. Unfortunately the strobe lights caused Ian to have an epileptic seizure at the very end of the gig |
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West Hampstead, London |
Fri 04 Apr 1980 |
Bootleg recording |
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Malvern |
Sat 05 Apr 1980 |
Bootleg recording |
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Derby Hall |
Bury |
Tue 08 Apr 1980 |
A chaotic concert. Ian was ill and he could only perform two songs; the rest of the time JD jammed with other Factory bands. Fighting broke out,
including Rob, Terry & Twinny, JD's roadie. Peter was kept away in the dressing room by Tony and other Factory members |
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The Factory I |
Manchester |
Fri 11 Apr 1980 |
After a brilliant show, Rob (in fact Alan Wise) intentionnally provoked the audience, which finally caused JD to return for an eruptive encore |
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Bradford |
Sat 12 Apr 1980 |
Cancelled |
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Derby |
Sat 19 Apr 1980 |
Bootleg recording |
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Rochdale |
Apr 1980 |
Cancelled |
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Scala Cinema |
Tottenham, London |
Fri 25 Apr 1980 |
Cancelled |
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Rock Garden |
Middlesbrough |
Sat 26 Apr 1980 |
Cancelled |
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Birmingham |
Fri 02 May 1980 |
Bootleg recording |
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Eric's |
Liverpool |
Sat 03 May 1980 |
Cancelled |
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Astoria |
Edinburgh |
Thu 08 May 1980 |
Cancelled |
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Albert Hall |
Stirling |
Fri 09 May 1980 |
Cancelled |
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Joy Division plans before Ian's death included : |
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