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Macclesfield to hold Joy Division Day to celebrate singer Ian Curtis and band

Event in September will include tours of Curtis’s home town, which have already sold out, and a tribute band gig

The man behind the idea is Trevor Stokes, 57, a Curtis fan who retired from his job in the fashion industry to focus on his side project – leading Joy Division tours around his home town. He started giving tours part-time after being contacted by an Italian fan via a Joy Division page on Facebook, who asked if Stokes could show him round Macclesfield. There are 12 stops on the tour route, including Curtis’s former home, his grave in the cemetery, and a large mural dedicated to the singer in the town centre.

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