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The story of the Manchester indie label that changed the world

Released on June 15, 1979, Joy Division's bleak, beautiful masterpiece has lost none of its power or stark dread

Joy Division have become one of the most influential alternative bands of the last 40 years, and these five new bands are bringing that sound bang up to date

Sir Mo made his final Mancunian running appearance today alongside 25,000 others running for good causes

Andy Rourke’s career extended beyond The Smiths, playing alongside The Pretenders and Sinead O’Connor, as well as with the supergroup Freebass, which included Gary Mounfield from the Stone Roses and Peter Hook from New Order.

We take a look at the winners of the big awards at this year's ceremony

The bassist for one of biggest rock bands of all time on cramming a stadium-ready rig into Fender’s first-ever signature bass amp, what prompted him to play an Ibanez on one of the group’s most iconic songs, and why he’s only just started exploring five-strings four decades into his career

Peter Hook began a three-day residency celebrating the early work of two of the city's most celebrated bands, Joy Division and New Order

Manchester's regular bill of gigs, comedy, theatre and clubbing can also be expected too

If you're looking for something to do this month, you won't be short of live entertainment in the city, with gigs at AO Arena, Victoria Warehouse, Apollo, Albert Hall and more

Spin doctors take to the stage at Middlewood Locks