Macclesfield to hold Joy Division Day to celebrate singer Ian Curtis and band
by Hannah Al-Othman North of England correspondent from on (#6Q99C)
Event in September will include tours of Curtis's home town, which have already sold out, and a tribute band gig
Macclesfield will hold its first ever Joy Division Day next month, to celebrate the town's links to the band.
The lead singer Ian Curtis grew up in the Cheshire town, and after his death in 1980 aged 23 his ashes were buried in Macclesfield cemetery.
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