Peter Hook & The Light revisit Joy Division and New Order albums live in North America

photo: Steven Baker

Peter Hook & The Light return to North America, starting in late April, with a run of 30 shows performing Joy Division and New Order's legendary Factory Records compilation albums "Substance" live, sequentially and completely.

Having toured the albums to great reactions from critics and fans alike in late 2016, the tour sees the band return to some of the venues which witnessed those acclaimed shows as well as adding new venues and cities. Some dates are already sold out. See below for full list.

Released in August 1987, New Order's Substance was originally conceived as a way for Factory Records boss Tony Wilson to play the New Order singles on the CD player of his new Jaguar car. Substance became the best selling New Order album ever upon its release, the double LP going on to sell 2 million copies in America alone.

Widely considered New Order's strongest album, Factory Records' 200th release featured the bands seminal 12" mixes of their singles as well as versions of ‘Confusion’ and Temptation re-recorded for the LP.

Running from "Ceremony" in 1981 up to "True Faith" in 1987 (again recorded especially for the album), the set takes in the high points of New Order's catalogue, including "Temptation", "Thieves Like Us", "The Perfect Kiss" and "Bizarre Love Triangle".

Released the following year in July 1988, Joy Division's Substance features all the singles which did not appear on the albums such as "Transmission", "Komakino", "Love Will Tear Us Apart" and "Atmosphere", as well as their b-sides, tracks from their EP "An Ideal For Living" and the Factory Records sampler.

Factory Records' 250th release, it begins with "Warsaw" and takes in the development of the band through "Digital" and "Dead Souls" to the band's final tracks. The collection demonstrates the same energy as a full length LP with several key B-sides added.

Peter Hook & The Light have toured Joy Division and New Order's albums extensively since debuting "Unknown Pleasures" back in 2010 with dates all across the world which have been very well received by critics and fans alike.

For videos and concert footage from The Light check youtube.com/peterhookandthelight

North American tour dates:

Thu 4/26/18 Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA
Fri 4/27/18 Brooklyn Steel , Brooklyn, NY
Sat 4/28/18 Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA - SOLD OUT
Mon 4/30/18 Fairmount Theatre, Montreal, QC - SOLD OUT
Tue 5/1/18 Danforth Music Hall, Toronto, ON - SOLD OUT
Thu 5/3/18 Royal Oak Music Hall, Royal Oak, MI
Fri 5/4/18 Metro, Chicago, IL- SOLD OUT
Sat 5/5/18 Majestic Theatre, Madison, WI
Mon 5/7/18 First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
Tue 5/8/18 Venue, Vancouver, BC
Thu 5/10/18 Neptune Theater, Seattle, WA
Fri 5/11/18 Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR
Sat 5/12/18 Warfield, San Francisco, CA
Mon 5/14/18 Brooklyn Bowl, Las Vegas, NV
Tue 5/15/18 Metro Music Hall, Salt Lake City, UT
Thu 5/17/18 Van Buren, Phoenix, AZ
Fri 5/18/18 Wiltern Los Angeles, CA(Exclusive Unknown Pleasures/Closer Show)
Sat 5/19/18 House Of Blues, San Diego, CA
Mon 5/21/18 Ace Of Spades, Sacramento, CA
Tue 5/22/18 Granada, Dallas, TX
Wed 5/23/18 Mohawk, Austin, TX
Fri 5/25/18 Cat's Cradle, Carrboro, NC
Sat 5/26/18 The Mill & Mine, Knoxville, TN
Sun 5/27/18 Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA
Tue 5/29/18 Exit / In, Nashville, TN
Wed 5/30/18 Paper Tiger, San Antonio, TX
Thu 5/31/18 Warehouse Live, Houston, TX
Sat 6/3/18 Respectable Live, West Park Beach, FL
Sun 6/3/18 Plaza Live, Orlando, FL
Mon 6/4/18 State Theater, St. Petersburg, FL
 
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