Fans of Joy Division, look away now.

[NMH]

It must have been New Order, Joy Division never played in Brighton. Most gigographies are sketchy about the details of this gig - no recording or set-list has ever surfaced and the date of the gig itself has only ever been narrowed down to either Oct or Nov 1980. You don't still have the ticket stub, do you?! What is certain is that this was their second gig as a four piece. They'd played a handful of gigs as a three piece before Gillian Gilbert joined .

The band played Brighton as Warsaw though, support to The Buzzcocks - which famously ended in a riot.

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

All stand up for Half man half buscuit

( I dont know how to upload a the song)

http://youtu.be/JEag0ss9pFU

Contains the great line 'Nero Fiddles whilst Gordon Burns'

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

How about these to go with the t shirt?

 

[JamesAndTheGiantHead]

How about these to go with the t shirt?

Those tread such a close line between cool and awful, that I'm not sure which side I stand on.

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

Those tread such a close line between cool and awful, that I'm not sure which side I stand on.

They are official and have a Factory code

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

 

[JamesAndTheGiantHead]

They are official and have a Factory code

Just did a bit of reading up, apparently there's only one pair in existence.


Oh, and;


'Heart and Sole'. I thank you.

 

[NMH]

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The original subject, in their tv debut

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

On a sinking ship a sailor yearns
For his Joy Division oven gloves
Nero fiddles while Gordon Burns
In his Joy Division oven gloves
Talk to the hands, talk to the hands
In my Joy Division oven gloves
Dance dance dance dance
In your Joy Division oven gloves



From: Half Man Half Biscuit: Joy Division Oven Gloves - lyrics Half Man Half Biscuit: Joy Division Oven Gloves - lyrics

 

[JamesAndTheGiantHead]

The original subject, in their tv debut

My personal favourite, mainly because Ian's smashed and goes all shouty at the end. Wonderful scenes.

 

[xenophon]

You've got to love HMHB, just the right amount of irreverent piss-taking. The fact they're woolybacks from Tranmere makes it even more funny.

Peter Hook is one miserable bastard by the way, just thought I'd throw that out there.

 

[armchairclubber]

The Heritage Orchestra were due to be playing a concert of Joy Division songs at the De La Warr Pavillion in Bexhill in February, was looking forward to it but unfortunately cancelled. Apparently it could be rescheduled sometime soon at the Dome, anyone know anymore ??

 

[JamesAndTheGiantHead]

Peter Hook is one miserable bastard by the way, just thought I'd throw that out there.

And a wifebeater.

 

[AIT76]

The band played Brighton as Warsaw though, support to The Buzzcocks - which famously ended in a riot.

Mate, none of that is correct . The tour supporting Buzzcocks was in Oct / Nov 1979, nearly two years after they'd dropped Warsaw as a name. The only southern gigs on that tour were London, Guildford and Bournemouth.

The 'famous' riot took place in Bury, in April 1980.

 

[looney]

They where just another 80's pop band like Duran Duran, whats the big deal?

 

[NMH]

Mate, none of that is correct . The tour supporting Buzzcocks was in Oct / Nov 1979, nearly two years after they'd dropped Warsaw as a name. The only southern gigs on that tour were London, Guildford and Bournemouth.

The 'famous' riot took place in Bury, in April 1980.

Well that's a relief then. I went to the Buzzcocks gig, missed the first band, and later someone told me it was Warsaw.
Happily though, I did NOT miss this gig;
Joy Division Promo Ads Flyers

 

[wakeytom]

FAC 51 The Hacienda | FAC51-Y3 Trainers | Factory Records where these not the only trainers ever made, costing £345 and only recently released?

 

[Flex Your Head]

Mate, none of that is correct . The tour supporting Buzzcocks was in Oct / Nov 1979, nearly two years after they'd dropped Warsaw as a name. The only southern gigs on that tour were London, Guildford and Bournemouth.

The 'famous' riot took place in Bury, in April 1980.

Mate, you're wrong. Buzzcocks played the Top Rank in March 1978 with The Slits, and there certainly was a mini-riot.
Our next door neighbour in Peacehaven at the time was Tony, the manager of the Top Rank. He'd pass on records to me via my folks from time to time. He'd also turn a blind eye when I started going to gigs at the Top Rank when I was 14.
I remember his wife Anne telling me that he'd got hold of a copy of Buzzcocks's 'Love Bites', fully autographed by the band, but because of the trouble at the gig, with most of the band's gear being stolen, the management company demanded he gave it back at the end of the night.

I later worked at Virgin in town for 7 years with a girl who was at that gig and she told me it was equally scary and bizarre, and the last thing she saw as she left the venue was the bass drum with the Buzzcocks logo on being rolled and kicked down the road to the beach.

 

[JamesAndTheGiantHead]

FAC 51 The Hacienda | FAC51-Y3 Trainers | Factory Records where these not the only trainers ever made, costing £345 and only recently released?

 

[AIT76]

Mate, you're wrong. Buzzcocks played the Top Rank in March 1978 with The Slits, and there certainly was a mini-riot.

Yeah, me and NMH got our Buzzcocks gigs mixed up and I thought he was talking about a JD riot, not a Buzzcocks one! Sorry 'bout that...