Joy Division - Live at Apollo Theatre, Manchester, UK - 27 & 28/10/1979, Ai Remaster 2021

00:00 Intro
- Saturday show - 27th of October 1979 -
00:05 Soundcheck (From Safety to Where)
01:54 Dead Souls
07:33 Wilderness
10:24 Love Will Tear Us Apart
14:09 Shadowplay
17:46 She's Lost Control
- Sunday show - 28th of October 1979 -
21:40 The Sound of Music
26:32 Colony
30:27 Day of the Lords
34:58 Walked in Line
37:30 I Remember Nothing
46:32 Transmission (Encore)
Full remastered and upscaled to 1080p (AI upscaling), 2021
AI upscaled by DS
Joy Division live at Apollo Theatre, Manchester, UK - 27th & 28th of October 1979
Filmed by Richard Boon & Bob Jones
Part of the"Here Are The Young Men" VHS, 1982 (FACT 37v, IKON 2)
Hope you'll enjoy the best possible quality!

[@robertlivingstone3364]

The drummer Stephen Morris is the real heart of the band. Brilliant, original drummer, a huge part of the sound , like Bonham or Moon..

[@robertlivingstone3364]

Totally agree.

[@moosemoss2645]

Except better

[@moosemoss2645]

I don’t go round being a bell end in the comments as a rule but the guys a machine

[@andrewholburn3094]

@@moosemoss2645 I'm a stalwart but 2nd. you on that.

[@tricornclub9594]

@@moosemoss2645 took his lead from Liebezeit in Can and provides a similar, mechanistic bedrock to the JD sound.

[@lucmoore6176]

Ian Curtis looked so ethereal at the Apollo, the way he moves in and out of shadow like a ghost, dancing with fury and without restraint. His life was so short but he left a great influence in his writing and stage presence

[@jamesvickers5998]

Hmmmm I’d have said in need of some sun and a better diet like 97% of the UK in 1979. Good poet though.

[@lucmoore6176]

@@jamesvickers5998 he was allergic to the sun. Whenever it hit him he’d break out in hives and rashes. In that respect it was a good thing he lived in England

[@p4trickpants]

Well said

[@leonardocarneiro9520]

The Sound And The Fury

[@tinyclangerusa]

you're right @@amazingpeopleamazingstorie29

[@mr2ew]

Hard to imagine that such a freaky old-soul was gone by the age of 23, when most people have accomplished little more than a college degree or their first decent job. He changed the entire course of music history and then was gone.

[@glonn]

Like a boss

[@phoenixdaronco9540]

Here is a quote from the LinkedIn article, "How to remember Ian Curtis" by Paul Fisher, "Most people are making the best of what they have and sometimes they can't cope and simple surmountable problems can become life threatening ones. People in your workplace right now may be going through what Ian Curtis was. They don’t need to "pull themselves together", they help and support."

[@pylonking]

This is what happens when every member of the band is a genius. It rarely happens.

[@aliciajaug247]

Best comment 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻

[@EliH383]

So hard to comprehend this sound existed in 1979.

[@OsoMarcol]

There were much more interesting things happening in 1979 than today. Believe me ‘cause I was there. I recall that year so bloody well.

[@edybocman76]

@@OsoMarcol today we had a milllions of new bands , to much actually , thats why most of them don't get to much fame , back then it was more difficult to make a album for what i know

[@mikegraham4255]

So stark compared to the headlining act - The Buzzcocks! I love this crazy contrast though - and the Buzzcocks weren't necessarily a *light* band.

[@wsolo1969]

Only if your 12

[@nimitz1739]

True. Fun fact: Kurt Cobain said in a interview that he refuse to listen to joy division because he knew he would like it too much.

[@leonardocarneiro9520]

The best band ever.

[@tldiv6833]

tottaly agreee with you

[@marxvenom3766]

you kidding

[@Ziad3195]

@@marxvenom3766?

[@randomatheist4832]

@@marxvenom3766 your a big joke

[@markwilliam3723]

@@randomatheist4832 you don’t know shit about music

[@russellmardling7156]

Timeless band. Curtis's early demise created a legendary status that remains to this day.

[@InspiradosFull]

Tha drummer on this is UNREAL

[@deltaflyer9078]

Stephen Morris!

[@JanForsker]

Steve "the human drum machine" Morris

[@hobbymanx9200]

He actually looks like a robot

[@FreshDeath1385]

ON FUKN FIRE! 🔥🖤🔥

[@gatsumaguire6709]

I am currently building a time machine to go back and see them.

[@gustavocurihuinca7571]

Ami igual

[@THEONEMS1]

Take me to.

[@O7891a]

take me to

[@heidemonteith]

Make the time machine a large bus pls 🙏 😢

[@steve261brown]

Need a bloody big one.

[@somedude2384]

The way Curtis dances to me shows a lot of pent up energy in what seemed to be a very soft spoken man.

[@Bawsack121]

Sad there’s not a lot of footage of this amazing band

[@abraxaseyes87]

Not yet wait till ai2 redux Joy Division.

[@pufforg]

I know great find this

[@torbenraun6959]

For a band selling 0 records in a super short lifespan there is actually quite a lot of footage

[@demo3456]

@@torbenraun6959 it is funny how the leader singer "dies" then the band some how becomes this huge thing. I don't know maybe I'm just crazy

[@halloweenjean]

⁠@@demo3456pretty fallacious to imply that they only had interest/this much interest because ian died. they're all fantastic musicians who made great music with and without ian(new order).

[@piloyvind1222]

I still have the VHS of this concert. I bought it in 1982 to a seller from Germany. It was unofficial. Until Ian's death, a few people saw them on stage. I was so moved to see them live for the first time. Joy Division was not as popular as today.

[@jumofi]

I was introduced to them by a friend in neighbourhood in 1988. Very few people had heard of them at school.

[@Glint396]

@@jumofi introduced as in you met them or you found their music?

[@jimk5447]

They seem to be getting more popular as time goes on

[@ClubNoiseband]

Yeah… around 88/89, street vendor on st marks place along with audio cassette of live

[@sturdeehouse]

@@Glint396 They used to record next to my Dads shop in Rochdale, I would see them having a fag and a cup of tea around the back of the studio, I had no idea who they were. A bit weird I was 11, 12, 13 and then later New Order were around too. I remember listening to the first album driving around Manchester by my Dad and his mates, sat in the back seat, just absolutely loving this music.

[@MBC1955]

Though I've seen this before, though I've had the VHS tape for decades, this is actually the first time I've had confirmation that the 'Love will Tear Us Apart' played here was taken from the Saturday night performance. That was the one I was at, the second and last time I saw Joy Division play live. Somewhere in the dark outside the screen I am there, hearing my favourite song of all time for the first time, in awe at the discovery I'm making.There then and there now, and overwhelmed twice over, tears on my face at the memory still being alive.

[@cynthiaopsahl3422]

Amazing feelings you've shared, I totally understand. And what luck to have lived through these times and hold such incredible memories!! I believe I saw this (or some other) bootleg VHS around 1983 and was completely mesmerized. Still retain that feeling every time I watch this. Legendary artists. Best to you from Los Angeles!

[@MBC1955]

@@cynthiaopsahl3422 Thanks! It is a wonder of my life that, despite not living in Manchester when they were active, I actually saw Joy Division live twice.

[@seneca175]

I do have a rare vhs from a JD performance in BXL. Dark, very dark…

[@snottersofsnot8644]

These 1979 versions of LWTUA before Barney got the ARP Omni sound so awful - the keyboard they used sounded like a kiddies' toy. What a difference a real string synth made to their sound.

[@MBC1955]

@@snottersofsnot8644 To you, maybe. But that was the LWTUA I first heard, at the Apollo, on Peely's session, the 7 and 12" singles. That's the sound that captured me. Sometimes what's first is best, even when it isn't.

[@alexthomson7465]

My biggest regret in life is being born too late to see them live. Going to enJOY this!

[@ShadowPlay5445]

That's why records like this exist.

[@michaelbright8482]

Not that it matters but why is Joy Division not in the rock and roll hall of fame. Unknown Pleasures is probably the most influential album ever for the alternative music scene and other scenes as well. Just a shame. I always get excited when i see someone wearing a joy division t shirt or button. Reminds me that there are still cool people out there.

[@nomadnomad9517]

Because the hall is utter bullshit and a commercial endeavour.

[@hermitrob5481]

Totally agree. You can hear their influence in basically every major alt band that came up after them. Anyone that groundbreaking should be in. Hell ask any famous alt rock member what they think. I promise you to the person they'd say JD.

[@stevepayne2670]

Michael...where have you been for the last 40+ yrs. Wake up mate and listen to all the recordings available. Not enough I know but what is this shitty rock and roll hall of fame you are talking about? Have you actually listened to their 2 LPs?

[@bochok5694]

Why you interest in that anyway? Just listen the music and enjoy it.

[@jimk5447]

They may have only had 2 albums but look how of those songs have been remade from nin dead souls to moby new dawn fades. Not bad for a band from a different country with only 2 albums and only together for a couple years.

[@nimitz1739]

Fun fact: Kurt Cobain said in a interview that he refuse to listen to joy division because he knew he would like it too much.

[@johnniea4684]

He said a lot of things for effect tbh. From the same era, I know Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins was a huge fan. Remember him writing on one of his old sites (biographical stuff) that he was playing JD whilst working on the outside of his dad's house one summer and his step mother shouted at him to turn that horrible noise off lol

[@gurrenmed5319]

Who gives a fuck about him and his shit band, Even if he comes back alive he'll never reach what Joy Division did

[@dannybursace9151]

JD isn’t for everyone…and who cares right….for us it’s fantastic! So influential..,wish they would’ve had more music, but wish Ian would be with us more…maybe that’s why they’re so interesting in a macabre way..what could’ve been…so great!

[@gary5693]

How Ian Curtis expresses himself through his dancing is how it makes me feel when I listen to them! A truly unique and special front Man who will always be remembered as a legend and ground breaker!! Lost to us far far to soon! R.i.p. Ian Curtis you insane genius!😥👍👌👏👏👏👏👏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@tinyclangerusa]

I saw that dancing right up close, below him. It rewired me for life.

[@tinyclangerusa]

I saw it. It was like seeing god, truly. I was right up close. It changed everything.

[@andrewgibb9271]

Brings back memories... I saw them earlier that week at King George’s Hall, Blackburn and you knew that you were experiencing something special. The intensity was palpable.

[@kinkyking3213]

Thats awesome! Did you get a chance to exchange some words with these brilliant lads?

[@thedude5293]

But...how?

[@UKAlanR]

I agree - I'd seen them for the first time the month before at Futurama in Leeds, and they were the standout band on a lengthy bill with many better-known acts. To 'The Dude''s question, I can remember a feeling that this band were like nothing else at the time - very little in the way of direct appeal or audience communication, but neither was anything 'posed' and they somehow commanded your attention. I bought their album almost immediately after seeing them, and there was certainly no way back. This recording is the best live footage I've seenapart from TV appearances, and while I feel very blessed to have seen the band live when I did (3 times in all), this recording is so tenable compared to such distant memories + it's just beautiful that it has come to be available.

[@tikrit3160]

@@UKAlanR Really appreciate your post Alan. I've been looking for any kind of live recording I can of Joy Division, and worried that most of the uploads I could find were basically studio recordings. I can already tell that this is what I am looking for 4:17 minutes in.

[@UKAlanR]

@@tikrit3160 I don't think I've seen footage of Ian playing the guitar prat on LWTUA anywhere else........that alone is marks this as a brilliant artifact

[@teddywatson4821]

Absolutely outrageous drumming here

[@StudioMagnetique]

those rolls on Love Will Tear Us Apart are just mental, it’s like he’s playing for his life.

[@kimhunter7763]

This band had a sound that had ambitions far above their instrumentation or genre and what's more, they often reached those ambitions. Ian Curtis, Presente!

[@CronoXpono]

BINGO. It’s like they’re eight years too early for what they want to convey. Brilliant!!

[@andrewdennis9799]

​@@CronoXponoa8,.

[@The.Last.Guitar.Hero.]

I was too young to see them live so this stuff is priceless

[@balexsmith7952]

I saw this for the first time on a video cassette Factory put out called “Here Are The Young Men” when I was in high school in the late 1980s. I couldn’t get enough of Joy Division then and I still can’t now. My favorite band of all time.

[@deletebilderberg]

Same! The quality sucked but it didn’t matter.

[@dannamadura2035]

A random comment on the official Joy Division KZbin brought me here. Whoever you are dude, Thank you. 🖤

[@GedTheRed]

I saw them support Rich Kids at Erics Liverpool think it was July 78, fantastic, and also a great memory of chatting too Ian Curtis afterwards

[@Pazuzu82]

I think wilderness is so underrated the bass line in that extraordinary beautiful

[@TheJerr82]

i love that guitar solo!!

[@inglesmb3067]

I discovered Joy Division when I was 13. They had an effect on me like no other band has had since, and I still listen to them to this day, 45 years later. I always remember that Anton Corbyn photo in the back of The Face, and the sad announcement of Ian Curtis’ death in NME soon after- a black front cover page with a respectfully small photo of Ian. What an immense legend Joy Division left behind. What an inspiration. Truly unique. RIP Ian Curtis, and thanks Joy Division

[@matthewatwood8641]

I hear a lot of The Doors echoing in the spreading waves of that beautifully unearthly, ruthlessly unnerving sound.

[@OtherMike5000]

I was just thinking the same thing.

[@STORMThorgood]

Hooky talked about this in a podcast I listened to a while back. Apparently they’d play riders on the storm occasionally in sets. Wish some recording of it would surface

[@WhiteWolf--]

This is true; apparently Jim Morrison and the Doors were a big inspiration for the band, Ian especially

[@deletebilderberg]

Stooges too!

[@almklit]

Bit of Stranglers too.

[@silver1surfer69]

When i was 12 years old i was listening to Joy Division Tapes non-stop for hours and hours, what felt like days, while playing computer games. One of the strongest and spaciest emotions in my life.

[@LWilkz]

This is a masterpiece. Joy Division was fucking amazing. Rest in Peace Ian. You were so incredibly unique and hauntingly beautiful to watch.

[@lolsugar7408]

Extraordinary. Glad that this concert has been posted. What the film doesn't show is how the audience would dance from the first bar of their set. Their shows were celebratory and uplifting which was the biggest surprise at the gigs I saw at Electric Ballroom and ULU. A unique band and such attitude.

[@sylvainaubry8765]

Jamais vu un truc pareil . Ça va parfaitement avec le chaos mental qui me sert d'âme aujourd'hui. En 2024 .

[@jonathanhathaway7796]

Wow, all these years and this is the first footage I've ever seen of them. Pretty cool. I was a big Zeppelin fan and not so much Joy Division's contemporaries, but liked Joy Division immediately. They paint pictures with sound.

[@andy4717]

Bernard’s guitar sounds enormous! 😍

[@salsabil44]

I´m guessing this was the tour where they supported the Buzzcocks. I saw them around this time. I will always remember having a beer in the bar with my mates when the support started up - couldn´t believe who it was...dropped my beer and ran, whooping and hollering!

[@corks3533]

The last Concert at the Apollo was superb, the Buzzcocks where the main act, 2 for the price of one.

[@amnesiacradar]

Individually, they are all extremely gifted, the timing is incredible, sounds better than the produced versions of their songs.

[@Ydce1891]

One of the best bands of all time. It hurts to know how much pain Ian was in. I’m glad the band continued on together. I hope that wherever he is, Ian can see that even 40 years after his death he and jd’s music is still being celebrated. New Dawn fades has gotten me through some of the darkest days of my life.

[@DorisDay-lw4xs]

This is about a month before I saw JD supporting Buzzcocks. It was my first concert and it blew my mind

[@user-mn9ub9yp7c]

Comenta más de ese concierto...en ese concierto no sufrió epilepsia ...el lider IAN CURTIS ? Saludos desde PERU

[@hughiedavies6069]

First time ive seen this, im just glad someone filmed this amazing piece of history. It could have been Brian Nicholson who filmed it ? He made a lot of videos for factory records, Ikon .

[@laresial]

Probably the Best Group in History, Best singer, Best concert ever in music. Long live to Ian Curtis and Joy Division.

[@qcsorter4626]

No they weren't. Wish people would stop making stupid claims like this. They were a good group (as were lots of others) with a tragic lead singer.

[@laresial]

@@qcsorter4626 No they were not. Why not? Joy Division is the best group ever.

[@01blaval]

It’s all a matter of personal taste. If I think they were the best group in history, then they were….If I think they were the worst, then they were. I think they were one of the best groups in history, so they were.

[@Tib_Padlock]

@@qcsorter4626 Important music make you feel it's the best ever when you're listening in. It's like a revelation. One band can be the best. Of course you can feel it for thousand bands! It's the paradox. But the feeling is real and it can change your life. It's difference between important bands and others

[@laresial]

@@Tib_Padlock every time i hear Ian Curtis I feel that all the songs, all, are good. And maybe could be the best song ever. Like Insight. And then Lord of the Days. And suddenly the same song but in concert are more and more and more better. Joy Division is amazing. If you know better groups, congratulation. I love Joy Division. I miss so much Ian Curtis.

[@leradicideglialberi]

DAY OF THE LORDS

[@TheKevgray1]

We lived through this period of wonderful music. We were blessed.

[@experienceanimation217]

Wilderness absolutely fucking slaps live

[@OtherMike5000]

IT DO!!

[@Mirandelorean]

@@Pazuzu82 it means kickass

[@Jim-zs5bi]

This sound was the Other to me when I first heard Joy Division on Christmas Day, 1979. Still has power.

[@ShadowPlay5445]

Joy Division é uma banda carregada, mas é incrível e única. e a cada ano que passa as musicas envelhecem como vinho.

[@dennisdalesandro6105]

one of the top bands of rock and roll, whatever derivative it is, its still rock and roll and its electric

[@ryunzen074]

i love the Days Of The Lord performance. You have this sense of feeling of oppression and depression. So raw.

[@paulacopland3610]

Joy Division what a band, just timeless, Ian Curtis dancing, noone could get away with that...what a legend he was and still is. Love Will Tear us Apart will always be my all time favourite 💖

[@Tcb0835]

I saw Joy Division on this tour at Guildford Civic Hall and they were immense. I seem to remember thinking it was incredibly brave of Buzzcocks to have them opening.

[@franciscoemanuelsancheztre4759]

00:00 Intro - Saturday show - 27th of October 1979 - 00:05 Soundcheck (From Safety to Where) 01:54 Dead Souls 07:33 Wilderness 10:24 Love Will Tear Us Apart 14:09 Shadowplay 17:46 She's Lost Control - Sunday show - 28th of October 1979 - 21:40 The Sound of Music 26:32 Colony 30:27 Day of the Lords 34:58 Walked in Line 37:30 I Remember Nothing 46:32 Transmission (Encore)

[@georgetzimas1541]

Bump

[@georgetzimas1541]

And thank you!

[@georgetzimas1541]

Re-bump

[@christophersellers4018]

Re bump

[@hristohernandez6240]

Algun dia existira una máquina del tiempo y les prometo que iremos a esa fecha.!!¡!!

[@jeromealexandre4162]

This is so good / I was 14 in 1992 when they showed reruns of them on Granada Tv . I was hooked after that. I feel it’s only since the movie “Control” that they became a more mainstream concern . But sometimes it takes time for people to realise how great groups like this are .

[@michaelwatt9250]

This band changed my outlook on life at the age of 15. Too me the greatest band of all. So many bands today would not be here if it wasn’t for this incredible band. They were so young at the time,and as for Ian….the best frontman Ever. Poor lad was suffering from things at that time they didnt know how to address. To be honest I’m glad they never made it to USA . I miss Ian Curtis so much but he stands “dances “ along.

[@RiotNrrrdUTube]

As someone who was waiting for them to play 3 shows in Los Angeles in June of 1980, I can’t understand why anyone would say “I’m glad they never made it to [the] USA.”

[@64division]

Can’t be better than this. So raw and naked.

[@108grog]

[I Remember Nothing. Day Of The Lords. Colony.] Searingly bleak. Devastation. A soul scream. While the flesh remains intact.

[@elliottsilverman7931]

Never knew this existed, the only filmed full show that I know of.

[@steverushton8193]

Thanks again so good to hear again

[@ulliwehrbein6342]

Thanks, nice work again

[@jamesvseverything5974]

Thank you for this!

[@prettynoose888]

Thanks for the upload, I love these live performances :)

[@Alieninthenightstudios]

This is absolutely amazing... thx for sharing!👍😁

[@bobgure]

Thanks for posting! Fantastic stuff. 👍🎸

[@vinny9708]

Thank you so much for posting this

[@mick4839]

Thanks for uploading this, loved watching it

[@deanwait]

Just brilliant as always

[@ellerivendale3290]

🙏🙏🙏🙏one of my favorites you have restored. God bless🙏

[@synysterjazmyngates]

good to know they had passionate fans back then too, the crowd is amazing

[@dreamsinthree]

This is amazing! Thank you for sharing this.

[@ScottRen14]

Thanks for sharing ❤

[@connorferrand527]

Been waiting for someone to touch this up! Thanks!

[@NoeliaFernandez]

Muchisimas gracias ❤ por subirlo

[@CherryVanilla69]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR POSTING. THIS MADE MY DAY

[@chrisdarling5004]

Eerie yet Brilliant, great to see Ian’s moves again. Thanks for the play.

[@texasaggie2063]

Absolutely amazing video. So cool to see this

[@morfi3395]

Wow, thank you so much for posting!

[@GuildfordGhost]

Wow. I expect the AI render took days of processing, but what a result. It looks more like US TV footage of the same era now, instead of the blurry flat mess it was originally. Superb.

[@caro1995gitaar]

known this for forty years..fantastic job ..well done..

[@tansygilbert4095]

Cheers for posting amazing

[@Euronymous3721]

This is so great. Finally i can see Ian face. Thanks for your work

[@santyricon]

so black metal and post punk? I like your style dude

[@Euronymous3721]

@@santyricon thank you. I don't like limit myself to only one genre

[@santyricon]

@@Euronymous3721 of course, that's what I always try to do Are you into psy trance? Lol

[@Euronymous3721]

@@santyricon not really. I've listened to this few years ago but it's not my favourite genre

[@jimmybonifacio6734]

Many Thanks!

[@roygray2358]

Thank you for this

[@ars4455]

what a band!! sound of music is a masterpiece...

[@zenekjogin3155]

Joy Division forever! Thank you for uploading - isolations crew

[@empty110]

Mad bruv never seen a live version thank u

[@Lunaticradiohead]

Many thanks for sharing this treasure. Big.hug from Portugal

[@jam6000]

The AI upscaling really compliments the footage (artifacts and all). Love it.

[@deanjones684]

Sound of Music, fantastic. When the bass comes in. Class recording 👍👍

[@s.t.8898]

VIELEN LIEBEN DANK...FRIEDEN und FREIHEIT...

[@lucvandenelschen903]

Man, how I wish I could go back in time and be there. Thank you so much!

[@DorisDay-lw4xs]

They were my first concert. It blew my mind how loud they were.

[@darylcumming7119]

Thank you

[@rickprol-pc8ds]

Just the best in so many ways. Real musicians with a UNIQUE sound. Just remarkable. Tragic also.

[@Rei-qp2ep]

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[@niemals9837]

Thanks for this

[@amnesiacradar]

Thanks for putting this on KZbin. I've been a fan of Joy Division since I was a kid but this video made me realise their art is better live. An amazing performance, totally spellbinding, like the best art. Thank you.

[@fatheremmet2003]

Great upload! I have the worn out video of this concert, so this is much appreciated.

[@alexandredharcour]

Dead Souls is severely an underrated song

[@adolfofernandez7387]

Thank you!!

[@michaelgarrood3030]

Thanks a lot for the remarkable restoration, Подвиг Твой безконечен 🙂

[@frankb8994]

Amazingly tight performance. Great drumming.

[@Leiathroughthelookingglass]

One of a kind! Only vocalist that’s never been replicated

[@jasonbrinker788]

Shannon Hoon was never replicated