Buzzcocks and Joy Division, October 1979
Two "Manchester bands" and an unexpected result.
Joy Division supported Buzzcocks at Liverpool University on 2nd October 1979. It turned out to be a historical event.
From my memoir:
“Buzzcocks were one of my favourite bands. I’d seen them at Eric’s several times and in October they played at the students union. I wore my new multi-coloured pastel striped shirt from the Help the Aged shop, in homage to …