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Wouldn't have been their first UK performance, that was at The Squat in Manchester 7 months earlier. Jez Kerr of ACR tells a story about once having to play a gig in Salford with his back turned as he'd spotted his unemployment benefit officer in the crowd and didn't want him to know he was...

Nice - thanks for the link. New Order fulfilled (albeit slightly later) gigs at some of the American dates they were supposed to have been playing before Ian Curtis died, so it makes sense that there may have been some UK obligations as well. A Certain Ratio had already played there I believe so...

That gig has always been a subject of debate amongst the New Order anoraks, in so far as there has only ever been anecdotal evidence that it even took place! I'm in touch with a guy that maintains an unofficial gigography, so if by some miracle you have a ticket stub or flyer confirming it he...

My age was against me, unfortunately. Portsmouth Guildhall was my first aged 15 then Brighton Centre in 86. I love JD / NO more than my kids (!) so I've seen them and various side projects many times since but didn't have the means or funds in the early days.

Some over-zealous fans spotted Hooky's Granada leaving and followed him away from the gig. He's talked in the past about feeling threatened and put his foot down which led to a low level chase out of the city. Unfortunately the fans car ended up leaving the road and Hooky vowed that New Order...

Without doubt my favourite New Order performance ever. They were in the middle of a UK tour at the time and had played in St Austell. They had a day off before the BBC appearance, but opted to stay in Cornwall and travel to London on the day. They got stuck in traffic, and only arrived at the...