▁also ▁became ▁a ▁leading ▁figure ▁in ▁the ▁Manchester ▁punk ▁scene . ▁The ▁St iff ▁Records ▁Test ▁( Ch is wick ▁Challenge ) ▁organ ised ▁by ▁St iff ▁Records ▁took ▁place ▁here ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁The ▁event ▁proved ▁significant ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁band ▁Joy ▁Division . ▁Rob ▁Gre tt on ▁and ▁Tony ▁Wilson ▁of ▁Gran ada ▁TV ▁were ▁present ▁at ▁the ▁event ▁and ▁saw ▁Joy ▁Division ▁play . ▁Joy ▁Division ▁were ▁the ▁last ▁of ▁ 1 7 ▁bands ▁to ▁play , ▁but ▁made ▁a ▁strong ▁impression ▁on ▁those ▁at ▁the ▁concert s . ▁As ▁Rob ▁Gre tt on ▁commented : ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁the ▁memor able ▁DJ ▁partners hip ▁of ▁Col in ▁Curt is ▁and ▁John ▁Grant ▁established ▁the ▁region ' s ▁leading ▁jazz - f unk ▁night ▁at ▁Ra fter s . ▁The ▁club ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁In ▁its ▁final ▁years ▁the ▁DJ ▁was ▁Mike ▁Sh aft ▁who ▁appeared ▁on ▁Pic c ad illy ▁Radio ▁with ▁Tak in ' ▁Care ▁of ▁Business . ▁After ▁that ▁the ▁club ▁was ▁renamed ▁as ▁J illy ' s ▁which ▁existed ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁after ▁which ▁the ▁club ▁was ▁called ▁Music ▁Box , ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁Electric ▁Chair ▁club ▁night s , ▁which ▁moved ▁there ▁from ▁The ▁Road house ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 9 0 s ▁and ▁were ▁h ug ely ▁influ ential ▁until ▁they ▁came ▁to ▁an ▁end ▁in ▁ 2 0