Peter Hook returns to North America for Joy Division album shows

Peter Hook & The Light’s “Joy Division: A Celebration” North American tour launches in August in Toronto. This will be the band's biggest and most extensive trek to date. For details and ticket links go to www.peterhookandthelight.live

The tour finds the group performing Joy Division’s albums Unknown Pleasures and Closer in full with additional Joy Division rarities and an opening set of New Order material. The jaunt follows the debut UK dates for “Joy Division: A Celebration” which commemorate the 40th anniversary of Joy Division and its singer Ian Curtis’ continuing influence.

A new clip of The Light performing “Ceremony” (one of the final two tracks Joy Division wrote) at the May 2015 Christ Church Macclesfield concert has been released on YouTube here - bit.ly/TheLightCeremonyMacclesfieldYouTube

Peter Hook says, “Definitely one of the highlights/lowlights of my profession is the travelling. It was amazing what a blessing it was not to have to do it over lockdown but amazing again how soon you missed seeing all these wonderful places the world has to offer. You lot in America are so lucky to have such a varied and wonderful country. I can't wait to get back there, and my mouth is watering at the thought (of going to) my first ‘Coffee Shop' breakfast. I am easily pleased.

“We have always been lucky to have been appreciated as much as we have in The States, ever since our first tour in September 1980. I am hoping for much the same this time. There is definitely a great appreciation for both Joy Division’s & New Order’s music.”

These first dates were originally scheduled for May 2020 but due to the pandemic, have only just taken place in the UK and across France for what is a nearly three-hour show.

About the reaction on retuning to live concerts, Hooky added; “The gigs so far have all been wonderful and the fans and the band have been wonderful too! It does nothing for my imposter syndrome.

“I am very grateful that we have all risen back to this after what we have been through these past few years. Thank you all. “We have a lot to be thankful for. Ian Curtis R.I.P.”

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 albums in the same show in North America. 

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 twelve years since Hooky began his odyssey through both of his former bands’ back catalogues.

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.

North American tour dates:

August 11
The Danforth Music Hall
Toronto, ONT

August 12
The Danforth Music Hall
Toronto, ONT

August 13
Club Soda
Montreal, QC

August 15
Royal Oak Music Theatre
Royal Oak, MI

August 16
Variety Playhouse
Atlanta, GA

August 18
First Avenue
Minneapolis, MN

August 19
Metro
Chicago *SOLD OUT

August 20
Metro
Chicago *SOLD OUT

August 22
The Pabst Theatre
Milwaukee, WI

August 23
Paradise Rock Club
Boston, MA

August 25
The Fillmore Silver Spring
Silver Spring, MD

August 26
Union Transfer
Philadelphia, PA

August 27
Terminal 5
New York, NY

August 29
The Van Buren
Phoenix, AZ

August 30
Mohawk
Austin, TX

August 31
Mohawk
Austin, TX

September 2
House Of Blues Houston
Houston, TX

September 3
House Of Blues Dallas
Dallas, TX

September 5
Ogden Theatre
Denver, CO

September 6
Humphreys Concerts by the Bay
San Diego, CA

September 8
The Theatre At Ace Hotel
Los Angeles, CA

September 9
The Theatre At Ace Hotel
Los Angeles, CA

September 10
The Warfield
San Francisco, CA

September 12
Crystal Ballroom
Portland, OR

September 13
The Showbox
Seattle, WA

September 14
Commodore Ballroom
Vancouver, BC

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