To mark what would have been the birthday of Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis, here are a handful of the finest covers of his ...

Which isn't that surprising, considering what he was singing about. Lyrically speaking, Closer sounds like documentation of a man losing his mind — because that's basically what it is. To perform it ...

Joy Division’s influence far outweighs its commercial success as the band’s only two studio albums, Unknown Pleasures (1979) and Closer (1980), have influenced everyone from U2 to The Cure ...

For the closer, they ended the night with Joy Division’s “Love Will Tear Us Apart,” with the crowd singing along as all the instruments dropped out except for the hushed drums.

Peter Hook & The Light, led by former Joy Division and New Order bassist Peter Hook, have revealed plans for a 2025 North American tour, where they will perform New Order’s 2001 album “Get ...