the lead singer of joy division died on 18 may 1980.
when did the lead singer of joy division die?
18 may 1980
between 1977 and 1980, ian curtis, peter hook, stephen morris, and bernard sumner were members of the post-punk band joy division, often featuring heavy production input from producer martin hannett. curtis took his own life on 18 may 1980, the day before joy division were scheduled to depart for their first american tour, and prior to release of the band's second album, "closer". the rest of the band decided soon after curtis's death that they would carry on. prior to his death, the members of joy division had agreed not to continue under the joy division name should any one member leave. on 29 july 1980, the still unnamed trio debuted live at manchester's beach club. rob gretton, the band's manager for over twenty years, is credited for having found the name "new order" in an article in "the guardian" entitled "the people's new order of kampuchea". the band adopted this name, despite its previous use for former stooge ron asheton's band the new order. the group states that the name new order (as was also the case with "joy division") does not draw a direct line to national socialism or fascism.
new order (band)
closer (joy division album)





















































closer is the second and final studio album by english rock band joy division, released on 18 july 1980 by factory records. produced by martin hannett, it was joy division's first posthumous album and was released two months after the suicide of the band's lead singer and lyricist ian curtis.
closer (joy division album)