1st Joy Division song performed by New Order? (Not including 1st Single)

Does anyone know the first Joy Division song played live by New Order and when? Excluding Ceremony and In a Lonely Place, as well as songs that were soundchecked but not played to an audience.

Tower Ballroom, Birmingham, 1983 9th May(supposedly played for Rob Gretton's birthday), Love Will Tear Us Apart.

They did do a short excerpt of Digital whilst recording Celebration in 81 (in front of an audience).

Didn't they do lots of Joy Division tunes at the soundcheck for the first London gig at Heaven in '81

Leigh maude wrote: Didn't they do lots of Joy Division tunes at the soundcheck for the first London gig at Heaven in '81

They did indeedy,as follows;

LWTUA Walked In Line No Love Lost Digital Decades Atmosphere Ceremony Truth

Shookbreak wrote: Does anyone know the first Joy Division song played live by New Order and when? Excluding Ceremony and In a Lonely Place, as well as songs that were soundchecked but not played to an audience.

yes, but which were played to an audience, not soundchecked.

its LWTUA for Rob's Birthday i think, probs best to ask tim

Big thank you to everyone who responded! Love Will Tear Us Apart it is!

I have a bootleg from '85 (2 different shows) that has Atmosphere and She's Lost Control on it - which made me curious to when they felt comfortable to start playing JD songs.

I have to say it was pretty cool to see almost half the songs on the setlist from there last tour were JD songs. And that tour may have been there last for good - if so they truly came around full circle. If this is the end of the story it's a good one. Well, as long as the bad blood between Hooky and Barney stays private and doesn't turn into a Pink Floyd Roger Waters-David Gilmour travesty.

-Also: Quick note about the London 81-Heaven gig; did the soundcheck for that show also include the premiere of "Doubts Even Here"? I guess it wouldn't have been the premiere because again, it was during soundcheck as well as completely instrumental. - A great version though! Just can't remember the show it was from...

Shookbreak wrote: Big thank you to everyone who responded! Love Will Tear Us Apart it is!

I have a bootleg from '85 (2 different shows) that has Atmosphere and She's Lost Control on it - which made me curious to when they felt comfortable to start playing JD songs.

I have to say it was pretty cool to see almost half the songs on the setlist from there last tour were JD songs. And that tour may have been there last for good - if so they truly came around full circle. If this is the end of the story it's a good one. Well, as long as the bad blood between Hooky and Barney stays private and doesn't turn into a Pink Floyd Roger Waters-David Gilmour travesty.

-Also: Quick note about the London 81-Heaven gig; did the soundcheck for that show also include the premiere of "Doubts Even Here"? I guess it wouldn't have been the premiere because again, it was during soundcheck as well as completely instrumental. - A great version though! Just can't remember the show it was from...

Heaven Ultra Disco pretty sure no DEH just gave it a twirl maybe its Utpoia Hall Rotterdamn '80 or '81 cant remember

Shookbreak wrote: Big thank you to everyone who responded! Love Will Tear Us Apart it is!

I have a bootleg from '85 (2 different shows) that has Atmosphere and She's Lost Control on it - which made me curious to when they felt comfortable to start playing JD songs.

I have to say it was pretty cool to see almost half the songs on the setlist from there last tour were JD songs. And that tour may have been there last for good - if so they truly came around full circle. If this is the end of the story it's a good one. Well, as long as the bad blood between Hooky and Barney stays private and doesn't turn into a Pink Floyd Roger Waters-David Gilmour travesty.

-Also: Quick note about the London 81-Heaven gig; did the soundcheck for that show also include the premiere of "Doubts Even Here"? I guess it wouldn't have been the premiere because again, it was during soundcheck as well as completely instrumental. - A great version though! Just can't remember the show it was from...

The first (instrumental) Doubts Even Here was the soundcheck at Bedford Boys Club...