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Peter Hook is streaming a marathon Joy Division tribute gig next week

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Peter Hook is streaming a mammoth three hour-long gig next week, in which he performs every single Joy Division song. The concert, which originally took place in 2015, will mark the 40th anniversary of Ian Curtis's tragic death.

The So This Is Permanent film will be free to watch, but Hook is encouraging people to donate to The Epilepsy Society. Curtis, who was the frontman of Joy Division, had epilepsy.

He took his own life aged just 23. Former bandmate Peter Hook performed the full back catalogue with his band The Light at the one-off concert, along with appearances from Rowetta.

It all took place at Christ Church in Curtis's hometown of Macclesfield. Only 500 tickets were released for that exclusive performance five years ago, selling

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