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Peter Hook & The Light announce 2024 world tour for Joy Division and New Order ‘Substance’ celebration

The huge tour will include stretches in Australia and New Zealand, North America and the UK and Ireland

Peter Hook & The Light have announced a huge 2024 world tour that will see the band play the ‘Substance’ albums from Joy Division and New Order in full – find dates and ticket information below.

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The New Order and Joy Division co-founder will be touring with his band from May next year, spanning New Zealand, Australia, North America, the UK and Ireland.

The tour will open at the Opera House in Wellington, New Zealand on May 16, followed by eight more dates across New Zealand and Australia. From August 31, they’ll continue with a North American run that starts at History in Toronto, Canada. Stops throughout September include Boston, Chicago, San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and more.

They’ll conclude with one final stretch across the UK and Ireland that starts in York’s Barbican Hall on October 10, followed by cities including Glasgow, Nottingham, Oxford, Birmingham, Belfast, Dublin and more.

General sale tickets will be available to purchase on Friday (November 17) from 10am local time. Alternatively, fans can access venue pre-sale tickets on Wednesday (November 15) from 10am local time. UK and Ireland tickets can be purchased here , US tickets here and Australia and New Zealand tickets here .

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“It still amazes me how enjoyable it is to play the ‘Substance’ LPs,” Hook said in a press statement. “The contrast between Joy Division and New Order is very apparent but both complement each other very well. My only frustration is not being able to play more of our records each night. I am totally looking forward to the next phase. So, let’s enjoy some Substance and get ready for the future. Lots of love, Hooky.”

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The newly announced run of dates follows the band’s performance of the ‘Substance’ albums at their biggest ever London concert in October this year at the Eventim Apollo.

Joy Division’s compilation album ‘Substance’ came out in 1988, and was followed by the 1987 New Order companion of the same name.

Hook first revisited Joy Division’s seminal album ‘Unknown Pleasures’ in May 2010 for a commemorative charity concert, and has followed it each year by performing subsequent albums from his bands Joy Division and New Order. It’s now culminated in the ‘Substance’ compilations.

Peter Hook & The Light’s 2024 ‘Substance’ tour dates are:

MAY Thu 16 – WELLINGTON Opera House Sat 18 – AUCKLAND Great Hall Sun 19 – CHRISTCHURCH Isaac Theatre Tue 21 – ADELAIDE Hindley St Music Hall Wed 22 – BRISBANE Tivoli Fri 24 – SYDNEY Enmore Theatre Sat 25 – MELBOURNE Forum Theatre Sun 25 – MELBOURNE Forum Theatre Tue 28 – PERTH Astor Theatre

AUGUST Sat 31 – TORONTO History

SEPTEMBER Sun 01 – WASHINGTON 9:30 Club Tue 03 – BOSTON Paradise Rock Club Wed 04 – PHILADELPHIA Union Transfer Fri 06 – NEW YORK Brooklyn Steel Sat 07 – CHICAGO Riviera Theatre Tue 10 – DETROIT Royal Oak Music Theatre Wed 11 – AUSTIN The Far Out Lounge and Stage Fri 13 – HOUSTON House Of Blues Sat 14 – DALLAS House Of Blues Mon 16 – SAN DIEGO Humphreys Concerts By The Bay Tue 17 – PHOENIX The Van Buren Fri 20 – LOS ANGELES Hollywood Palladium Sat 21 – SAN FRANCISCO The Warfield Mon 23 – VANCOUVER Commodore Ballroom Wed 25 – SEATTLE The Showbox Thu 26 – PORTLAND McMenamins Crystal Ballroom Sat 28 – DENVER Ogden Theatre

OCTOBER Thu 10 – YORK Barbican Hall Fri 11 – GLASGOW O2 Academy Sat 12 – SUNDERLAND Fire Station Thu 17 – WARRINGTON Parr Hall Fri 18 – NOTTINGHAM Rock City Sat 19 – OXFORD O2 Academy Thu 24 – MARGATE Dreamland Fri 25 – BIRMINGHAM O2 Institute Sat 26 – NORWICH UEA Thu 31 – BLACKBURN King George’s Hall

The band’s recent London show marked the final gig of their 2023 UK tour and followed performances in Liverpool, Wolverhampton, Belfast and elsewhere. During the show, they welcomed Damon Albarn to the stage for a performance of the Gorillaz song ‘Aries’ .

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Peter Hook and the Light Announce ‘Joy Division: A Celebration’ Tour

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Peter Hook & The Light concerts will take to the road across the United States and Canada in August and September 2022 for the tour “Joy Division: A Celebration,” honoring the iconic British rock and new wave band. Hook was the bassist and co-founder of the band led by vocalist Ian Curtis and later New Order which formed after Curtis took his own life in 1980.

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At 26 dates in total, “Joy Division: A Celebration” is Peter Hook & The Light’s largest ever tour, performing Joy Division ’s two seminal albums Unknown Pleasures and Closer in full with additional Joy Division rarities and an opening set of New Order material. The tour follows the debut UK dates for “Joy Division: A Celebration” which commemorate the 40th anniversary of Joy Division and Ian Curtis’ continuing influence.

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“The albums are played sequentially in track order, respecting the inspiration and impact of the stunning debut album Unknown Pleasures and the immaculately produced second Closer,” a release announcing the tour explains. “In addition to the albums, the concerts span the entirety of Joy Division’s rich but short career including early Warsaw material, tracks from the compilation LP Still to the final songs “Ceremony” and “In a Lonely Place” written by Joy Division which were to form New Order’s first single.

Tickets go on-sale this Friday, Oct. 22. For details and ticket links go to Hook’s site . Dates for the tour:

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August 11 @ The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto August 12 @ The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto August 13 @ Club Soda in Montreal August 15 @ Royal Oak Music Theatre in Royal Oak, MI August 16 @ The Eastern in Atlanta August 18 @ First Avenue in Minneapolis August 19 & 20 @ Metro in Chicago August 22 @ The Pabst Theatre in Milwaukee August 23 @ Paradise Rock Club in Boston August 25 @ The Fillmore Silver Spring August 26 @ Union Transfer in Philadelphia August 27 @ Terminal 5 in New York August 29 @ The Van Buren in Phoenix August 30 & 31 @ Mohawk, Austin September 2 @ House Of Blues Houston September 3 @ House Of Blues Dallas September 5 @ Ogden Theatre, Denver September 6 @ Humphreys Concerts by the Bay, San Diego September 8  & 9 @ The Theatre At Ace Hotel, Los Angeles September 10 @ The Warfield, San Francisco September 12 @ Crystal Ballroom, Portland September 13 @ The Showbox, Seattle September 14 @ Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver

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Peter Hook and the Light to Play Joy Division Albums on 2022 North American Tour

By Jon Blistein

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Peter Hook and the Light are set to tour North American next year, and they’ll be playing Joy Division ’s two classic albums, Unknown Pleasures and Closer .  

The 26-date North American leg of the Joy Division: A Celebration tour will kick off with two shows at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto on August 11th and 12th. It’ll wrap on September 14th at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver.

On top of playing Unknown Pleasures and Closer in their entirety, Hook and the Light will perform Joy Division’s early Warsaw material, tracks from their compilation Still, and the final songs the band wrote — “Ceremony” and “In a Lonely Place” — which were ultimately released by New Order . Hook and the Light will open the shows with a selection of New Order tracks.

Tickets for all shows will go on sale this Friday, October 22nd, at 10 a.m. local time. Local promoter and venue presales will run October 20th at 10 a.m. local time through October 21st at 10 p.m. local time. Complete information is available on Peter Hook and the Light’s website .  

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Hook had planned to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Closer with a tour last year before the pandemic hit. While those plans were delayed, he did open up to Rolling Stone about his complicated relationship with the album, which was released two months after frontman Ian Curtis’ death by suicide.  

“ Closer — because of what happened — has always felt a little detached,” he said. “I never played those songs [live] as Joy Division. And it actually felt after a couple of years like the LP was by somebody else. I was only able to listen to the record as a record years later. It was really, really strange, but Closer became one of my favorite records.”

Peter Hook and the Light “Joy Division: A Celebration” 2022 Tour Dates

August 11 – Toronto, ON @ The Danforth Music Hall August 12 – Toronto, ON @ The Danforth Music Hall August 13 – Montreal, QC @ Club Soda August 15 – Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Hall August 16 – Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern August 18 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue August 19 – Chicago, IL @ Metro August 20 – Chicago, IL @ Metro August 22 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Pabst Theatre August 23 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club August 25 – Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore Silver Spring August 26 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer August 27 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5 August 29 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren August 30 – Austin, TX @ Mohawk August 31 – Austin, TX @ Mohawk September 2 – Houston, TX @ House Of Blues September 3 – Dallas, TX @ House Of Blues September 5 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre September 6 – San Diego, CA @ Humphreys Concerts by the Bay September 8 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Theatre At Ace Hotel September 9 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Theatre At Ace Hotel September 10 – San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield September 12 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom September 13 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox September 14 – Vancouver, B.C. @ Commodore Ballroom

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Peter Hook Announces 'Joy Division: A Celebration' Tour

By Katrina Nattress

October 19, 2021

Peter Hook will be hitting the road next year on a special tour called Joy Division: A Celebration . The Joy Division and New Order co-founder plans to play both Unknown Pleasures and Closer in their entireties, as well as beloved rarities and an opening set of New Order material, with his band Peter Hook and the Light .

The North American leg kicks off August 11, 2022 in Toronto and ends September 14, 2022 in Vancouver. See the full list of dates below.

Peter Hook Joy Division: A Celebration Tour Dates

08/11 — Toronto, ON @ The Danforth Music Hall

08/12 — Toronto, ON @ The Danforth Music Hall

08/13 — Montreal, QC @ Club Soda

08/15 — Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre

08/16 — Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern

08/18 — Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue

08/19 — Chicago, IL @ Metro

08/20 — Chicago, IL @ Metro

08/22 — Milwaukee, WI @ The Pabst Theatre

08/23 — Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club

08/25 — Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore Silver Spring

08/26 — Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer

08/27 — New York, NY @ Terminal 5

08/29 — Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren

08/30 — Austin, TX @ Mohawk

08/31 — Austin, TX @ Mohawk

09/02 — Houston, TX @ House Of Blues Houston

09/03 — Dallas, TX @ House Of Blues Dallas

09/05 — Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre

09/06 — San Diego, CA @ Humphreys Concerts by the Bay

09/08 — Los Angeles, CA @ The Theatre At Ace Hotel

09/09 — Los Angeles, CA @ The Theatre At Ace Hotel

09/10 — San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield

09/12 — Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom

09/13 — Seattle, WA @ The Showbox

09/14 — Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom

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Peter Hook & the Light have announced North American tour dates for next fall. The band will open with New Order tracks and then perform both of Joy Division's albums-- Unknown Pleasures and Closer --in full. They also promised to mix in some rarities, singles and B-sides.

The North American dates kick off in Toronto on August 11 and run through September 14 in Vancouver. Tickets for this trek are on sale today.

For a complete list of tour dates, including the UK run that will precede this tour, check their official site .

Peter Hook & The Light 2022 Tour Dates:

08/11 — Toronto, ON @ The Danforth Music Hall

08/12 — Toronto, ON @ The Danforth Music Hall

08/13 — Montreal, QC @ Club Soda

08/15 — Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre

08/16 — Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern

08/18 — Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue

08/19 — Chicago, IL @ Metro

08/20 — Chicago, IL @ Metro

08/22 — Milwaukee, WI @ The Pabst Theatre

08/23 — Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club

08/25 — Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore Silver Spring

08/26 — Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer

08/27 — New York, NY @ Terminal 5

08/29 — Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren

08/30 — Austin, TX @ Mohawk

08/31 — Austin, TX @ Mohawk

09/02 — Houston, TX @ House Of Blues Houston

09/03 — Dallas, TX @ House Of Blues Dallas

09/05 — Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre

09/06 — San Diego, CA @ Humphreys Concerts by the Bay

09/08 — Los Angeles, CA @ The Theatre At Ace Hotel

09/09 — Los Angeles, CA @ The Theatre At Ace Hotel

09/10 — San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield

09/12 — Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom

09/13 — Seattle, WA @ The Showbox

09/14 — Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom

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PETER HOOK & THE LIGHT Announce North American 2022 Tour

Article contributed by falcon publicity | published on saturday, october 23, 2021.

A massive cross country North American tour has been announced for Peter Hook & The Light ’s “Joy Division: A Celebration” concerts which sees the group take to the road across the United States and Canada in August and September 2022 for their biggest and most extensive tour to date.  Tickets go on-sale this Friday, October 22.   For details and ticket links go to www.peterhookandthelight.live   At some twenty-six dates overall, the tour takes place across five weeks as the band return to some venues and debut at others to perform Joy Division’s seminal two albums Unknown Pleasures and Closer in full with additional Joy Division rarities and an opening set of New Order material.     The tour follows the debut UK dates for “Joy Division: A Celebration” which commemorate the 40th anniversary of Joy Division and Ian Curtis’ continuing influence.   Aside from some one-off incidental dates such as The Roxy in Los Angeles, the “Joy Division : A Celebration” run of dates is the first time the band have toured both iconic albums in the same show in North America and the concerts are bound to be hugely special for the many devoted fans of the band.   With double concerts at the same venue announced for the opening nights in Toronto and then in Chicago, Austin and Los Angeles the tour also takes in Montreal, Royal Oak, Atlanta, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Boston, Silver Spring, Philadelphia, New York, Phoenix, Houston, Dallas, Denver, San Diego, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle and Vancouver.   These Joy Division album shows have become much less common for The Light as they moved through their progression of touring the New Order albums in succession in the almost twelve years since Hooky began his odyssey through both his bands’ back catalogues.   That journey has seen them now perform his bands’ albums all round the world including numerous tours of North and South America, Australia, Europe, New Zealand and the Far East.   The influence of Joy Division and their music remains strong in popular culture, holding a sincere reverence. The albums are played sequentially in track order, respecting the inspiration and impact of the stunning debut album Unknown Pleasures and the immaculately produced second Closer.   Unknown Pleasures features “Disorder,” “Insight,” “New Dawn Fades,” and “She’s Lost Control” while Closer, considered “a start to finish masterpiece” by Pitchfork Media counts “Atrocity Exhibition,” “Heart And Soul” and “Twenty Four Hours” among its many highlights.   In addition to the albums, the concerts span the entirety of Joy Division’s rich but short career including early Warsaw material, tracks from the compilation LP Still to the final songs “Ceremony” and “In a Lonely Place” written by Joy Division which were to form New Order’s first single.

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DATE    CITY    VENUE August 11    The Danforth Music Hall    Toronto August 12    The Danforth Music Hall    Toronto August 13    Club Soda    Montreal August 15    Royal Oak Music Theatre    Royal Oak, MI August 16    The Eastern    Atlanta August 18    First Avenue    Minneapolis August 19    Metro    Chicago August 20    Metro    Chicago August 22    The Pabst Theatre    Milwaukee August 23    Paradise Rock Club    Boston August 25    The Fillmore Silver Spring    Silver Spring, MD August 26    Union Transfer    Philadelphia August 27    Terminal 5    New York August 29    The Van Buren    Phoenix August 30    Mohawk    Austin August 31    Mohawk    Austin September 2    House Of Blues Houston    Houston September 3    House Of Blues Dallas    Dallas

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2024 tour dates.

16 - Opera House, Wellington, New Zealand.

Performing both 'Substance' albums by Joy Division & New Order.

Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.co.nz/event/24005EFAB4A611BA?did=promoter

18 - Great Hall, Auckland, New Zealand.

Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.co.nz/event/24005EFA949B0CF8?did=promoter

19 - Isaac Theatre, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Tickets: https://premier.ticketek.co.nz/shows/show.aspx?sh=PETERHOO24

21 - Hindley Street Music Hall, Adelaide, Australia.

Tickets: https://moshtix.com.au/v2/event/peter-hook-the-light-play-joy-division-and-new-order-substance-/155340?offercode=METROPRE

22 - The Tivoli, Brisbane, Australia.

Tickets: SOLD OUT

24 - Enmore Theatre, Sydney, Australia.

25 - The Forum, Melbourne, Australia.

26 - The Forum, Melbourne, Australia.

28 - Astor Theatre, Perth, Australia.

1 - Wychwood Festival, Cheltenham, UK.

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30 - Guilfest, Surrey, UK.

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12 - Herrington Country Park, Sunderland, UK.

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3 - OLT Rivierenhof, Antwerp, Belgium.

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4 - Rewind Festival North, Macclesfield, UK.

18 - Rewind Festival South, Henley, UK.

22 - Solfest, Cumbria, UK.

Tickets: http://www.solfest.co.uk

27 - Audio, São Paulo, Brazil.

Tickets: https://www.ticket360.com.br/evento/28398/ingressos-para-peter-hook-e-the-light

29 - Pabellon Oeste, Mexico City, Mexico.

Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com.mx/event/14005F68E33E26D8

31 - History, Toronto, ON, Canada.

Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.ca/event/10005F694BA05575

SEPTEMBER 2024

1 - 9:30 Club, Washington, DC, USA.

3 – Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA, USA.

4 – Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Tickets: https://www.axs.com/events/512484/

6 – Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn, NY, USA.

Tickets: https://www.axs.com/events/513171/peter-hook-the-light-tickets?skin=brooklynsteel

7 – Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA.

Tickets: https://www.axs.com/events/512833/peter-hook-the-light-tickets

10 – Royal Oak Music Theatre, Detroit, MI, USA.

Tickets: https://www.axs.com/events/512297/peter-hook-the-light-tickets

11 – Far Out Lounge & Stage, Austin, TX, USA.

Tickets: https://www.seetickets.us/event/peter-hook-and-the-light-north-american-tour-2024/575602

13 – House of Blues, Houston, TX, USA.

Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/3A005F6B77CB1425

14 – House of Blues, Dallas, TX, USA.

Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0C005F6A129A4650

16 – Humphrey’s Concerts By The Bay, San Diego, CA, USA.

Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0A005F6D97200E1B

17 – The Van Buren, Phoenix, AZ, USA.

Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/19005F69EECD28C5

20 – Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/09005F6B19877496

21 – The Warfield, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Tickets: https://www.axs.com/events/512674/peter-hook-the-light-tickets?skin=goldenvoice

23 – Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.ca/event/11005F6ADC185C32

25 – The Showbox, Seattle, WA, USA.

Tickets: https://www.axs.com/events/512750/peter-hook-the-light-tickets?skin=showboxpresents

26 – Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR, USA.

Tickets: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/60253104/peter-hook-the-lightall-ages-portland-mcmenamins-crystal-ballroom-portlandor

28 – The Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO, USA.

Tickets: https://www.axs.com/events/512331/peter-hook-the-light-tickets

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10 – Barbican, York, UK.

Tickets: https://www.seetickets.com/event/peter-hook-the-light/york-barbican/2823118

11 – O2 Academy, Glasgow, UK.

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12 – The Fire Station, Sunderland, UK.

17 – Parr Hall, Warrington, UK.

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18 – Rock City, Nottingham, UK.

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19 – O2 Academy, Oxford, UK.

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24 – Dreamland, Margate, UK.

25 – O2 Institute, Birmingham, UK.

26 – The LCR, Norwich, UK.

31 – King George’s Hall, Blackburn, UK.

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1 – Saint George’s Hall, Bradford, UK.

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2 - Tomorrow's Ghosts Festival, Whitby, UK.

Performing the 'Unknown Pleasures' and 'Closer' albums by Joy Division.

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7 – Cheese & Grain, Frome, UK.

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8 – Tramshed, Cardiff, UK.

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9 – De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill, UK.

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14 – Telegraph Building, Belfast, UK.

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15 – 3Olympia, Dublin, Ireland.

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16 – Leisureland, Galway, Ireland.

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Peter Hook & The Light Announce 2024 North America Tour

The live dates will see the band play the Substance albums by Joy Division and New Order in full

Peter Hook & The Light have announced a mammoth run of dates for 2024, taking in full tours of Australia and New Zealand, North America and the UK and Ireland. The live dates will see the band play the Substance albums by Joy Division and New Order in full. Venue pre-sale tickets will be available tomorrow, Wednesday, November 15 from 10am local time with general sale tickets available this Friday, November 17 from 10am local time here: https://peterhookandthelight.live .

Peter Hook first revisited the seminal Joy Division album Unknown Pleasures back in May 2010 for a commemorative charity concert and has followed it each year by performing subsequent albums from the repertoire of his bands, Joy Division and New Order. Peter Hook & The Light have since moved through each of those albums, culminating in the Factory Records Substance compilations, and recently celebrated over four decades of the continuing influence of Joy Division and Ian Curtis with the “Joy Division: A Celebration” concerts where both of the band’s albums were played in full. In October this year the band then played the Substance albums at the biggest-ever London concert at the 5300-capacity Eventim Apollo.

“It still amazes me how enjoyable it is to play the Substance LPs,” says Peter Hook. “The contrast between Joy Division and New Order is very apparent but both complement each other very well. My only frustration is not being able to play more of our records each night. I am totally looking forward to the next phase. So, let’s enjoy some Substance and get ready for the future. Lots of love, Hooky.”

Peter Hook’s dedication to his back catalog has seen him move through Unknown Pleasures, Closer, Still, Movement, Power Corruption & Lies, Low Life, Brotherhood, Technique and Republic to arrive at the point. Having toured these albums extensively, the band has now amassed over 600 concerts.

Among the many highlights since he reintroduced his early repertoire to a legion of new audiences across the world have been appearances at Benicassim, Primavera Sound, Bestival, Kendal Calling, Victorious and Rebellion, alongside sold-out gigs and extensive touring in Europe, North and South America, China, Japan, Australia and New Zealand to great acclaim from fans and critics alike.

All Peter Hook & The Light North American Tour Dates:

08/31/2024 TORONTO – HISTORY 09/01/2024 WASHINGTON – 9:30 Club 09/03/2024 BOSTON – Paradise Rock Club 09/04/2024 PHILADELPHIA – Union Transfer 09/06/2024 NEW YORK– Brooklyn Steel 09/07/2024 CHICAGO – Riviera Theatre 09/10/2024 DETROIT – Royal Oak Music Theatre 09/11/2024 AUSTIN – The Far Out Lounge and Stage 09/13/2024 HOUSTON – House Of Blues 09/14/2024 DALLAS – House Of Blues 09/16/2024 SAN DIEGO – Humphreys Concerts By The Bay 09/17/2024 PHOENIX – The Van Buren 09/20/2024 LOS ANGELES – Hollywood Palladium 09/21/2024 SAN FRANCISCO – The Warfield 09/23/2024 VANCOUVER – Commodore Ballroom 09/25/2024 SEATTLE – The Showbox 09/26/2024 PORTLAND – McMenamins Crystal Ballroom 09/28/2024 DENVER – Ogden Theatre

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Peter Hook talks his current tour, the legacy of Joy Division, and physical media

Peter Hook is on tour RIGHT NOW in North America with his band The Light. The group is playing ALL of Joy Division 's Unknown Pleasures and Closer AND are doing a opening set of New Order hits! It's kind of a big show .

Because Hooky and crew are tearing it up stateside, Punknews' John Gentile spoke to the famed bassist about the tour, Joy Division, conflict in New Order, his session with Gwen Stefani, the death of physical media, and more! You can check it out below.

One of the things that I really like about seeing you and the Light do Joy Division and New Order live is that there’s a little bit more grit in the songs than the studio counterparts. They are kind of punkier versions. Yeah, I must admit that it was kind of frustration of mine that we used too much backing track and I felt like we didn’t need it. I felt like a dinosaur. “Can’t we just play it like we used to?” The strength I think in the songs was when we just played them. The moment that I love the most when we play Joy Division songs is the little moment just before we start playing and there’s nothing there, and then we start playing and it’s ALL there.

When we first started playing and recording in Joy Division we had no money, no way of recording ourselves, and the music only existed when we played. Looking back at that concept now- when we can just record everything and record anything on a computer- it was just so special. The reliance was total. You had to have all four of us to have that music. I must admit, Joy Division was a fantastic group. Each member held up his corner so fantastically and the strength of each member being right behind what they were doing. I’ve never been in a band like Joy Division since. It’s always been different and did not have the reliance and balance.

Some bands, like say Led Zeppelin or Queen, or Joy Division, each member is already insanely talented and they each work off each other so well. Is that just random coincidence? No, we have a term for that- “chemistry.” And that chemistry that makes you fantastic destroys you later. When New Order broke up in 2007, I actually had the thought that the best thing for bands to do was to not play music together. You know like how the Beach Boys would do it? One Beach Boy would write and the others would just sort of go out and play. Without the angst you don’t have the chemistry. It’s the price you pay for legacy, I guess. The longer you are in a group the more you have a chance of falling out.

I was watching an interview with Mick Jagger today, funnily enough. He was talking about his relationship with Keith Richards. Now we all know that has been very, very rocky, but the fact that they have managed to stay together has been quite an achievement.

In New Order, people’s ideals changed. We just became very, very different. By being different, we just made each other miserable. It was a great shame and I couldn’t pretend any more, It was untenable for me, what we were going through. My wife always says to me, when I got home from playing a gig with New Order, my face looked like slapped ass, as we say in England, and she says when I play with the light, I walk through the door with a smile on my face… so it might have been me!

A long the lines of “having a good time,” when you see people at a Peter Hook show, and you play a song like “Love will tear us apart,” everyone is having a great time! But, the song itself is an incredibly depressing tune. I wonder if you have ever contemplated that dichotomy. Yes, “love will tear us apart,” is the perfect contradiction. Thank God no one has ever written a song like that about me! It is a tragic song! The lyrics are heartbreaking. But I guess that’s the thing about it. I’m sure it’s not the only one like that- there are lots of songs that come across as pop hits but are actualloy insidiously telling a very, very sad story, which is what Ian did with that song. It is a very, very sad tale of a marriage break up hidden in a pop song. I’m sure a lot of people, even though they sing the lyrics, maybe they don’t realize the gravity behind them.

I think what I’m trying to celebrate when we play it is that we are all fans of the band and the musi8c is a joyous thing when it comes down to it. Most people make better music when they are angry, tired, poor, frustrated- Tony Wilson used to say to us as a “record boss” if you will, that we’ve got a lot to thank the Hacienda, the club in Manchester, for- it kept you poor and it kept you making great music! It’s like back handed compliment. Th music that we wrote when we were twenty was very angry, it was very confused, we were lashing out. The people of that age still have that frustration and that terrifying thought of what is going to happen, especially in this day and age. Look at any newspaper and you’ll be terrified. When I look at the Ukraine, or monkey pox, or Covid, or that the government in England is on the verge of breaking down for years- I’ve never seen moments like this in my life and they are terrifying. The wonderful thing in my life is I can go out and find a group of like-minded lunatics and sing along and forget about all that crap for an hour…

I’m lucky that we play for nearly THREE hours on this show. I’ve definitely ventured into Bruce Springsteen territory on this one- very, very happily I might add. The band is like “how many songs are we playing?!” In Joy division we would only play seven or eight, or maybe nine songs. In New Order, we’d only play ten or eleven, and even when we were headlining Glastonbury, we’d only play fifteen or sixteen. We knew like twenty songs. Now, I can paly like 100 songs. I’m looking forward to keeping dementia at bay for a while!

Actually, on all the Light tours, you usually do two albums and sometimes an opening set. You could “get away” with just doing one album, so, uh, why give yourself the extra work, I guess? Well you know what, it doesn’t feel like work, that's the interesting part. The band, we have these conversations all the time. We had just played Brixton academy and I wanted to play all of An Ideal for Living in addition to Unknown Pleasures and Closer - I had to practically bribe the boys to do it. But that show was wow! For me it’s about the chronological aspect of the music and showing the growth- showing how quickly Joy Division went from a punky, child like band I’d say, to large, majestic and powerful entity. I’d play the demos if I could persuade the boys! I’d like to do it! That’s the aspect that fascinates me. The amount of work that Maritn Hannett put into the songs- he taught us how to tune the keys, so each song is sympathetic to the next. These little tips were so wonderful in jhelping ud make a song so natural.

When we finish with “decades” there’s this wonderful [pregnant pause that suggests what could have come next. I’m very lucky in that, with Joy Division, we didn’t put any of the singles on the albums. For me, that means we’ve got the best chocolates to throw out at the end. We can paly “digitital,” “Dead souls,” “Transmission,” “Love will tear us apart.”

It’s amazing to me at how naïve, and young, and fresh we were as a band to throw out those singles- “don’t worry, we’ll write other songs!” We didn’t want to rip our fans off by regurgitating songs by putting singles on an LP. It was a noble idea that we stuck to as New Order for a so long until Factory records went bankrupt and we signed to London Records. That’s one of the things that I loved about punk rock. Its intentions were wonderful. It has changed so many people’s lives for the better.

Watching Danny Boyle’s Pistol , I actually really enjoyed it and I didn’t think I would. The way he caught the youth of the band and the stupidity that is in youth, the lack of knowledge, the lack of experience, I thought he made it work quite well. Many items when the band were being horrible to each other, it reminded me of Joy Division and early new Order. He caught the band dynamic very, very well. I actually thought he taught the story very well. The way the band treated Johnny Rotten was all very obvious, in a very school bullying way, which was quite sad but was quite normal. It was very well done. Joy Division was a punk band and I’ve got a punk attitude so you’ll have to drag me off!

I get really paranoid and I see people get hot or getting crushed or collapsing, and I think maybe we should ply for less. I’m indulging myself! The wonderful part of being in a band is you do get indulged! I went through the 80s and 90s indulgences, but this is a different kind of indulgences!

I think you, and even the other members of Joy Division, have all done a good job, of we’ll say, appreciating Ian Curtis without glamourizing his demise. I believe some friends of Kurt Cobain have expressed frustration that perhaps Cobain’s death has been glamourized and exploited. How do you feel when you see like a bootleg poster that says “Ian Curtis” and it has his birth and death dates on it. In the media, suicide can be glamourized a great deal. Yeah, especially in a group ethic, I supposed As an older punk- ha! The things that Ian missed the most was his child growing up and seeing a romance blossom with Annik. His relationship with Annik was cruelly shattered. It’s the every day things. He loved his dog. And I never realized the importance of that until after I got one. I don’t actually view the frustration of the group not carrying on. I think the sadness is that Ian never got to do the things that we did as we grew older and enjoyed. He had never been thanked by people by having them buy your records and giving you a certain lifestyle. Ian never got a penny form Joy Division. We were on one pound fifty a day in Joy Division. We didn’t earn any money from Joy Division until 1985 or something. The band had been finished for years. We didn’t learn anything from New Order for a long time but that’s a different story! He’s not my only friend that I have lost to suicide. It’s a short term solution to what seems like an end of the world problem.

My daughter is now 23, the same age of Ian when he died, and it’s unfathomable. I still have guilt and I still hate that we didn’t do enough to keep him… but we were 23. We didn’t know our ass from our elbow. I’ve got a picture of him here in my office that I see every day. I went to his grave today, actually. I was in the area and went to say hello, which is weird. I do it quite often.

To change gears, didn’t you record a session with Gwen Stefani once? Yes, I did… a very unsatisfactory session, as well.

Oh, why? Was it just not jiving? It was handled by a very famous producer called Spike Stent. He actually gave her a massive hit LP. I did a hell of a lot of work on the track. I took it somewhere else. I made it very New Order. Everything that I tried to do was frustrated by this producer. It got back to Gwen that I was unhappy with how it turned out and God bless her, she phoned me up and thanked me personally, which was wonderful. I got paid a lot of money for doing it, but it was very unsatisfactory. Maybe I knew what it could have been for me, yeah? But the producer didn’t like it. He actually said to me, “you’re taking too much off Gwen.” And I said, “that’s my job! That’s my job, mate! That’s what I do!” Gwen was lovely and I’ve seen her many times since and I regret my… churlishness, shall we say.

I’ve since learned, I think I had only done one session before that for Martha and the Muffins, so I didn’t know what to expect, and I guess I was sort of still keeping the flag flying for being a punk and writing your own material and it being used and I wasn’t aware of the politics and machinations of it. I learned a lot with that one. The great frustration of it was I was sent a framed nine times platinum disc1 so what do I know?!

New Order and Joy Division were very famous for their physical component. “Blue Monday” had the diskette jacket. “Bizarre Love Triangle” had those unique wash colors. Unknown Pleasures has the iconic image. But now, physical media is on its last legs. Is that a tragedy or is it just the way things go? Interestingly, I think I agree with you that it’s a tragic change. Over here is my record collection. The joy I get in playing my vinyl records is so great. The people that kept records going were the Germans. They wouldn’t give up vinyl. Thank God they were instrumentals in brining it back. And now I must admit that I’ve just done a Joy Division classical concert and a record of it. We put it out digitally and then we did an actual vinyl record and the vinyl record is wonderful. I have to say UI was so proud when I got it. For someone my age, I cannot completely switched off from that. Sometimes I stream, but here, I’ve got my Grace Jones album- wonderful- there is a difference with a record. It was a great shame but it’s coming back. I think young people are starting to realize the magic in playing as record. You can’t argue with the simplicity of it, but God help you if the Interne goes down. I’m happy there has been a resurgence and warner is putting out box set of the Joy Division and New Order albums.

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Peter “Hooky” Hook was the bassist for the English post-punk band Joy Division and New Order. Perhaps one of the most important artists for British post-punk, now touring with his own band The Light, he continues to sell out shows performing handfuls of classic tracks that are simply so important to fans. Humble onstage, the frontman leads his tight backing band as they begin the night with Joy Division's 'Dead Souls'.

The Unknown Pleasures tour focuses on Joy Division's two albums and a selection of New Order's discography. Beginning with a proficient rendition of six Joy Division tracks played almost back to back, the only break being the majestic 'Closer' by New Order. The audience applaud manically as they watch on beneath the gloomy stage lights as the band reanimate the hypnotic classics such as 'Atrocity Exhibition'. Continuing on from this, Peter Hook conducts his musicians in a rendition of New Order's brilliant 1986 release 'Low-Life' in full and fans simply watch in awe as they see the album brought to life.

Their encore features some of the most well known tracks from the two band's careers, the likes of New Order's 'Temptation' and 'True Faith' are performed with the synth tinged guitar led melodies and each note bounces round the room. A truly momentous performance of 'Love Will Tear Us Apart' rounds off proceedings and leaves fans chattering about what they've just seen all the way out of the venue. About to embark on a huge US tour, Peter Hook plays beautiful homage to his two former bands in this intense live show, a must see.

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We got there early as thankfully the start time was well publicised at 7:10. The sets were broken down into three; joy division, new order brotherhood and new order low-life.

The joy division material was fresh and left no doubt to me that if it were released last week i would find it just as amazing as i did on first discovery. The band were solid and didn't stray much from the original versions. So, JD set was great.

I wish i could say the same about the middle set. Same complaint I had about NO the first time around way back when. Watching great musicians stand around while a sequencer does the heavy lifting does not do it for me. The third set was an improvement on the second.

The drummer was great. I'd humbly suggest Hooky drop the drum machine and sequencers and just let the band play!

Criticisms aside, we had a great time, sound was brilliant and the venue was very cool. I'd recommend fans of either band should check it out.

I had to go to this show for obvious reasons, Joy Division albums in their entirety!!! I did have a bit of trepidation when I realized that the show would be about three hours long but when all was said and done I was sad that it was over. They had a brief, maybe ten minute, sort of intermission between the New Order set and then again between the Joy Division Albums. This was a great idea, it allowed people to regroup, use the restroom, grab a beer, send a text, what have you. As for the music (the important stuff), obviously PH's voice is a bit deeper than what you are used to for New Order songs but I still enjoyed that set. As for the Joy Division albums, they nailed it. I feel very lucky to have heard and witnessed this show. I would go again and am tempted by the upcoming Athens show.

What a show! This is the 3rd time I have seen them at the Venue and they just go from strength to strength. The fact that the crowd gets bigger and bigger each year is testimony to their performance. They were on stage for nearly 3 hours playing Substance double album in its entirety. After a short 10 mins rest they were back on to smash their way through another 8 or 9 Joy Division tracks. Hooky gives his fans true value for money. I saw New Order last year and I have to say that Peter Hook and the Light do it bigger and better and for half the price!I have never seen a crowd so animated and appreciative. Roll on next year when they return (I hope!)

It was great to hear all these songs live which the "other New Order" don't ever seem to play.

Highlights were Ceremony, Everything's Gone Green, Temptation, Transmission, Digital and, of course, a glorious rendition of Love Will Tear Us Apart. Peter can't sing that well and he doesn't even seem to pay the bass that much any more (he leaves that to his son!) but he is an icon and his place in music history is assured. One minor gripe is that the show is perhaps too long at 2 and a half hours. I know the point is to play the Substance albums in full but he could just play a selection of the more minor hits.

Started at 8:15, later than what was told previously (thank God), between FB posts and the Webster Hall front desk info... played for 2 and a half hours, a lot of early & classic New Order and then Joy Division.. it was truly awesome. A lively, happy crowd. Danced, fist pumped, and sang the entire time. Hooky is amusing.. he also likes to take his shirt off and throw it into the crowd at the very end. The sound system was LOUUUUD but that is the only way. I'd love to see him again. A+

It was an amazing performance of all the classic New Order and Joy Division songs from the Substance albums. Everyone present was blown away. Peter Hook also interacted with the audience by showing us his bass playing, as if he were inviting us to learn to play. He also seemed to be subtly encouraging us in other ways, without saying much. He seemed pleased when people knew all the words.

what an amazing gig, enjoyed the new order stuff but i was really there for the joy division material which was totaly amazing and at times quite emotional, so glad peter hook is doing these tours and it just shows how good joy division were and helps to remember ian curtis who had such talent and honesty. Thanks hooky. ps. The whole band were exellent and one of the best gigs i have seen.

The gig was amazing, hooked energy and passion is brilliant. The technique set list and delivery was sublime. Can’t say the same for republic, it’s just not that great an album and is was not as good as everything else. Amazing encore, amazing passion. Good bless hooky and the light- they’re light ran strong ... god bless you hooky

The show was awesome. Peter hook and his signature bass. He performed for 3 and a half hours. Performing many obscure songs fom new order days and after intermission peter hook and the light songs. Moby was also there and sang a couple tunes with the band. For me what a nostalgic trip back to the eighties and to my youth!!!

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