Various dates June / July 1977: The Squat, Manchester Tony Moon reviewed one of the Squat gigs for Sounds: "Tony Tabac is on drums...he only joined a few weeks ago, Peter Hook is on bass/plastic cap, Barney Rubble is on guitar and Ian Curtis is the voice. Lotsa Action and jumping in the air...to...'Tension', 'The Kill'..." This is were Bernard got the Rubble nickname from. Deborah Curtis decribes the Squat gigs in Touching From a Distance: "Around this time, Martin 'Zero', Hannett came on the scene. He was a student at Manchester University, and he and his girlfriend Susannah O'Hara began to promote local bands. They managed to find local venues in the most unlikely places, including an edifice nicknamed 'the Squat' on Devas Street, off Oxford Road. This was the worst venue - the surrounding landscape had already been flattened and the Squat stood lonely, waiting for its fate, yet bands flocked to play there.I didn't believe anyone would be able to perform because I was convinced the power wasn't even connected. ... ... ... During June 1977, Warsaw bounced backwards and forwards between The Squat and Rafters in Manchester"