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Channelling pain and telling us it will all be OK, the best breakup albums see musicians laying their souls bare in order to soothe ours.

The shows start in Edinburgh on April 13 and wrap in Somerset on April 29 next.

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From sonic daring to emotional outpouring, the best debut albums set the bar not only for their creators, but for everyone else who followed.

In Depth

So good they recorded it twice, Joy Division’s She’s Lost Control is a stark post-punk classic that still sounds like the future.

Iggy Pop and Peter Hook & The Light are among the acts confirmed for Destination Chaos, a week-long festival

Peter Hook and the Manchester Camerata have announced two The Sound Of Joy Division Orchestrated UK concerts in the autumn.

In Depth

Initially intended to be a giveaway for fans, Joy Division’s three-track Komakino single is now a collector’s item.

In Depth

Dark, enigmatic and compelling, Joy Division’s debut album, ‘Unknown Pleasures’, has retained its allure in the decades since its release.

Selected items from Peel’s huge record collection will also be auctioned off at Bonham's in London on Tuesday, 14 June.

In Depth

Like ‘The X Factor’ for punks, the Stiff Test/Chiswick Challenge got Joy Division noticed and led to the creation of Factory Records.

Painted by Manchester-based street artist Akse, the mural adorns a building on Mill Street opposite the Cheshire town's bus station.

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