Partial set list
compiled from contemporary reviews:
Dead Souls
Wilderness
Disorder
Ice Age
Shadowplay
She's Lost Control
In his Sounds review
Des Moines says: "A theatrical sense of
timing, controlled improvisation (allowing for
apparently arbitrary intro-length), intelligent
decibel-variation and good ol' distortion
(unintended or otherwise) are the sum total of Joy
Division's secret, as evinced on Disorder, Living
In The Ice Age and Shadowplay - the
latter liberating the LA Woman (not to mention the
Heineken) in Curtis.
The anguished singer had achieved total physical
self expression by the climax of She's Lost
Control and, evidently having lost control, he
was helped offstage at the conclusion of a set
which, for practical reasons, could not be
extended".
Casimir Fouldes' review
in Leeds Student Newspaper:
"Despite a long wait in the pouring rain, a near
capacity audience was in receptive mood when Joy
Division began their set. Singer Ian Curtis
enthralled the audience from the start with his
weird marionette - like actions during Dead
Souls. All their songs are loud, heavy,
and have depressing titles like Wilderness,
Disorder, and Ice Age.
Hardly the right choice to support the Buzzcocks,
but a lot of people, including myself were convinced
by their performance and after the final number
She's Lost Control there was considerable, though
unsuccessful, clamour for an encore".
Local newspaper
advert
Apparently 20-30 people fainted as they were
crushed against the stage and Ian had to be helped
off stage at the end of the set.
See our Joy
Division in Yorkshire article for more
information about this venue. |
Buzzcocks / Joy
Division Autumn 1979 tour schedule
from Peter Hook's 2019 Omega
Auctions auction
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