Celebrating Joy Division: 50th Anniversary

A anniversary tribute to Joy Division, the Manchester post-punk band, staged at The Blues Kitchen in Manchester. The title marks fifty years since the group's formation.

Joy Division formed in Manchester in 1976 and became one of the defining post-punk bands of the late 1970s. Their albums Unknown Pleasures (1979) and Closer (1980), along with the single Love Will Tear Us Apart (1980), are their best-known records. The line-up was Ian Curtis on vocals, Bernard Sumner on guitar, Peter Hook on bass and Stephen Morris on drums. After Curtis's death in 1980, the remaining members went on to form New Order.

Celebrating Joy Division: 50th Anniversary is a tribute to the band, performed by other artists rather than the original group. The music is rooted in blues, country and folk, so the evening offers a acoustic and roots-based take on a band whose original sound was rooted in post-punk. The event is built around the anniversary of the band's formation.

The Blues Kitchen is a Manchester venue that hosts concerts and shows. The night suits listeners interested in Joy Division's legacy and in the Manchester music scene that shaped the group.