Private Joy Division Tours

Macclesfield’s connection with Joy Division and Ian Curtis is world renowned and attracts tourists from all around the globe. You can now take a private tour to explore Macclesfield’s Joy Division heritage! Join Trevor Stokes on his tour around Macclesfield, taking you back to 1976 to retrace the steps of Ian Curtis and explore the history behind the famous band.

You don’t have to be a fan to be moved by the story of ‘Joy Division’, which can only be described a modern day Shakespeare play. A bittersweet tragedy of love, turmoil and chaos revolving around the rise and fall of Joy Division, leading to the formation and rising of the world famous band we all know today as “New Order”. A story which changed and shaped modern music throughout the 80’s, early 90’s and beyond!

Re-live the ‘Punk Rock’ culture which inspired and brought together the three band members – Ian Curtis and Salford lads Bernard Sumner and Peter Hook to form the band “Warsaw’ which shortly later renamed to ‘Joy Division’.

The 3 hour tour includes personal accounts of Trevor’s memories of Ian as a young boy, where Ian lived, worked and wrote the lyrics to some of the the bands most famous tracks, which are still broadcast and played around the world today. The tour also includes visiting two famous murals located in Macclesfield dedicated to Ian. The tour finishes with food & drink at ‘Proper Sound’ and photo sessions next to one of the murals in the bars courtyard.

Private Joy Division tours are now available to book subject to a minimum booking of 4 people. For more information, email info@visitmacclesfield.co.uk or call 07581 411450.