JOY DIVISION - Closer Vinyl1 LP Holland Joy Division were a British punk post punk new wave band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. They were incorrectly named Stiff Kittens (2) on the flyer for their first gig alongside Buzzcocks and Penetration but announced themselves as Warsaw (3) at the start of their first performance. Throughout 1977 they continued under this moniker up to recording their first EP but changed their name to Joy Division at the start of 1978,