Ian Curtis8 April 1980
Joy Division is set to play a gig at the Derby Hall in Bury, Curtis had attempted suicide the previous night by overdosing on phenobarbitone prescribed for his epilepsy
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Joy Division is set to play a gig at the Derby Hall in Bury, Curtis had attempted suicide the previous night by overdosing on phenobarbitone prescribed for his epilepsy
After the suicide of Ian Curtis, the remaining members of Joy Division reform as New Order
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