https://padlet.com/ife_law99/b6honshm84yb By Ife Lawrence en-us 2017-02-28 13:32:42 UTC 2025-09-25 19:11:07 UTC hello@padlet.com ife_law99 https://padlet.com/ife_law99/b6honshm84yb/wish/162165266 In the early hours of the 18th May 1980, Joy Division frontman, Ian Curtis commited suicide by hanging himself in the kitchen of his home in Macclesfield, marking the end of Joy Division and beginning of New Order.]]> 2017-03-23 15:19:39 UTC https://padlet.com/ife_law99/b6honshm84yb/wish/162165266 ife_law99 https://padlet.com/ife_law99/b6honshm84yb/wish/162166766 Joy Division, July 1979.]]> 2017-03-23 15:23:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ife_law99/b6honshm84yb/wish/162166766 ife_law99 https://padlet.com/ife_law99/b6honshm84yb/wish/162174318 Joy Division first and last performance for the BBC, September, 1979]]> 2017-03-23 15:40:41 UTC https://padlet.com/ife_law99/b6honshm84yb/wish/162174318 ife_law99 https://padlet.com/ife_law99/b6honshm84yb/wish/163343630 The Sex Pistols did a gig at the Lesser Free Trade Hall in Manchester on the 4th of June, 1976. It is rumoured that Morrissey, Mick Hucknall, Peter Hook, Bernard Sumner, Tony Wilson and various other musicians were in attendance. ]]> 2017-03-29 08:20:39 UTC https://padlet.com/ife_law99/b6honshm84yb/wish/163343630 ife_law99 https://padlet.com/ife_law99/b6honshm84yb/wish/163347178 In May 1982, Johnny Marr and Morrissey formed The Smiths, with Mike Joyce and Andy Rourke joining shortly after. The band achieved chart topping success before splitting in 1987. ]]> 2017-03-29 08:35:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ife_law99/b6honshm84yb/wish/163347178 ife_law99 https://padlet.com/ife_law99/b6honshm84yb/wish/163347714 On the 21st of May 1982, The hacienda opened and saw a wide range of popular bands perform at the club. Bands like The Smiths, Happy Mondays, Oasis and The Stone Roses performed there as well as Madonna in January 1984. In  the late eightie and nineties, a variety of DJ's performed there including Graeme Park. ]]> 2017-03-29 08:38:39 UTC https://padlet.com/ife_law99/b6honshm84yb/wish/163347714 ife_law99 https://padlet.com/ife_law99/b6honshm84yb/wish/163351353 On the 28th June 1997, The Hacienda closed its doors for the final time  because the club wasn't making any money due to drug related issues which caused the club to close in 1997 and eventually be demolished in 2002.]]> 2017-03-29 08:55:34 UTC https://padlet.com/ife_law99/b6honshm84yb/wish/163351353 https://padlet.com/ife_law99/b6honshm84yb/wish/163737835 I'll be doing my double page spread about the late Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis. ]]> 2017-03-30 15:18:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ife_law99/b6honshm84yb/wish/163737835