(c) Steve Benham at Joy Div.
The Distractions were like an after-dinner mint to Joy Division’s meaty
casserole...
22 September 1979
The gig, that night, at London’s Nashville Rooms, would seem to be the
perfect Factory blend. The perfect rock
band for the eighties supported by the perfect pop band for the eighties, or so
we thought. Joy Division and The Distractions, in town for the hippest double bill in the country. Light and dark, entrapped in the tight, pub
rock smokiness. Such a tiny event,
really, and yet so guaranteed to capture the lead reviews, later that week… In Tony Wilson’s words, it was “One of the
most satisfying and unbelievable moments of my life.”
(c) 1topclassmanager.
(c) Mick Middles (2009).
Virgin Books: London. p.168-169.
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