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‘We had the foundation of a fantastic third album’: Peter Hook talks Joy Division, Ian Curtis, New Order

It’s noon on a Thursday, yet Peter Hook is still lying in his bed in a hotel room in Toronto as he joins our Zoom video call.

Tribune News Service

Amazon apologise after iconic Ian Curtis mural painted over to promote new Aitch album

"Our apologies to all who are justifiably upset"

Manchester Evening News

Peter Hook calls for permanent memorial to Ian Curtis and Tony Wilson after mural outcry

The Manchester music legend has spoken out after a mural of Ian Curtis was painted over this week

Manchester Evening News

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Mural of Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis painted over with advert

Rapper Aitch has vowed to remove advert for his new album and restore the painting of ‘local hero’ in Manchester

The Guardian - UK

'Dangerous' lost venue where Sex Pistols played 'under a hail of gob and bottles'

The Electric Circus in Collyhurst was a scary venue for gig-goers both inside and outside

Manchester Evening News

Happy Mondays star Paul Ryder laid to rest as Manchester’s music scene pay respects

Ian Brown, Rowetta, Peter Hook and Clint Boon were amongst those in attendance

Manchester Evening News

Bez leads music stars at Happy Mondays' guitarist Paul Ryder's funeral

The funeral service featured Paul Ryder's bandmate Rowetta singing Bridge Over Troubled Water before prayers and then David Bowie's Starman as the recessional music

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Review: Peter Hook and The Light celebrate Joy Division at Manchester Apollo

There was a tribute to Happy Mondays star Paul Ryder amid a night of spine-tingling classics from the Joy Division and New Order bassist

Manchester Evening News

We just lost Paul Ryder. And all these other Manchester music legends were taken far too soon

We look back at some of pivotal figures from the city's illustrious musical history who we lost prematurely

Manchester Evening News

Primal Scream at Cardiff Castle review: Timeless Screamadelica celebrates 30 years with triumphant live show

Scot-rockers Primal Scream are celebrating 30 years since the release of Screamadelica

Wales Online

Primal Scream in Cardiff: Concert date, stage times, banned items, support, set list, parking and more

There's been a lot of alterations to this gig, but the headliners are still ready to rock

Wales Online

The Hacienda returns to Manchester with a bang - and a live orchestra

Last night the people of Manchester raved in the sunset like it was the legendary days of the 1980s and 90s all over again

Manchester Evening News

Hacienda Classical at Castlefield Bowl - set times, support acts and how to get there

Manchester is preparing to rave again...

Manchester Evening News

How to get tickets for Kings of Leon, Primal Scream and 17 other Manchester gigs coming up

It's another huge month for live music in Manchester

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What it really meant to be punk in Britain

There is a current surge of interest in punk. The Sex Pistols’ God Save the Queen topped the UK singles charts during the Platinum Jubilee. This was 45 years to the day after it controversially didn’t when originally released at the time of the Silver Jubilee.

Manchester Evening News

Castlefield Bowl Sounds of the City gig guide - set times, support acts, getting there and everything else you need to know

Live music returns to Castlefield Bowl next week with the Sounds of the City series of gigs - here's all the info you need if you're going along

Daily Mirror

Shaun Ryder and Peter Hook share memories of club where Madonna did first UK gig

Stars of the 1980s 'Madchester' acid house music scene pay tribute to the legendary Hacienda nightclub, which opened in a former warehouse in the city in 1982 but later closed after drug and gun chaos

Manchester Evening News

Hacienda at 40: The highs, the lows, the £6m losses - as told by key figures behind 'greatest club on earth'

It's 40 years to the day that the Hacienda first opened its doors in Manchester...

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Joy Division call for better mental health services 40 years on from Ian Curtis' death

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer reflected on Ian Curtis' death on Wednesday, as the late star's former Joy Division bandmates lobbied MPs at the Houses of Parliament during Mental Health Week - calling for better mental health services

Manchester Evening News

Hacienda to hold huge 40th anniversary rave in car park where original site once stood

Work is underway for a huge Hacienda 40th anniversary party at the original Whitworth Street site, the MEN can reveal

Manchester Evening News

Manchester Marathon 2022: Peter Hook announced as honorary starter

"This is such an honour, I know all too well the strength and dedication needed to do 10k, never mind a marathon"

The Independent UK

Screaming Trees drummer leads tributes to bandmate and ‘big brother’ Mark Lanegan

Members of the rock community including Iggy Pop, Peter Hook and John Cale were among those to remember Lanegan and his ‘wild life.’

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