Peter Hook & The Light Kick Off 2024 North American Tour August 31 In Toronto -- Performing The 'Substance' Albums From Joy Division And New Order

PETER HOOK & THE LIGHT  GEAR UP FOR 2024 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR PERFORMING THE SUBSTANCE ALBUMS  FROM JOY DIVISION AND NEW ORDER 18-DATE TOUR ACROSS THE U.S AND CANADA KICKS OFF  SATURDAY, AUGUST 31 IN TORONTO TORONTO, WASHINGTON D.C., BOSTON & VANCOUVER SHOWS NOW SOLD OUT TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR REMAINING SHOWS HERE “Few musicians get to be a member of a beloved and significant band—but Peter Hook has managed this feat twice…Peter Hook & the Light is honoring the legacy of both of his previous bands.”  – FLOOD “The fans [of Joy Division and New Order] are very different, but doing this tour of Substance Joy Division, which is such a different record to Substance New Order… the interesting thing is that when we play them together, as we are doing now, the Joy Division fans are subject to New Order, and the New Order fans are subject to Joy Division. And in some ways, as I say to the lads all the time, I sort of expect an “exodus,” because there are certain places where New Order are more popular than Joy Division. Us playing them together can be a bit challenging for certain fans. But I think we’ve opened up our audience, because we’ve made the New Order fans listen to Joy Division —  by choice, of course; we don’t lock ‘em in! — and the Joy Division fans listen to New Order. Now when we play them both, there’s not much movement in the audience. You don’t get half the audience going to the bar when you play New Order, or vice versa. I suppose in a funny way, we’ve actually helped an appreciation for both groups.”  – Peter Hook as told to Lyndsanity

Peter Hook, courtesy of the artist. Peter Hook & The Light continue their mammoth run of worldwide dates in 2024 with a full North American tour starting at the end of August and continuing throughout the whole of September. These headline dates will see the band play the Substance albums by Joy Division and New Order in full.  Tickets for the Toronto, Washington D.C., Boston, and Vancouver dates are no longer available but all other stops (see below) can still be purchased at: 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 both 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. Two years ago they 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 studio albums, Unknown Pleasures and Closer, were played in full. “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 catalogue has seen him move through Unknown Pleasures, Closer, Still, Movement, Power Corruption & Lies, Low Life, Brotherhood, Technique and Republic to arrive at this point. Having toured these albums extensively, the band have now amassed well over 800 concerts. Among the many highlights since his early repertoire was reintroduced to a legion of new audiences across the world have been appearances at Benicassim, Primavera Sound, Kendal Calling, Victorious, Bestival and Rebellion, alongside extensive touring in North and South America, Europe, China, Japan, Australia and New Zealand to great acclaim from both fans and critics alike. FULL 2024 NORTH AMERICAN DATES 08/31/2024 TORONTO - HISTORY – SOLD OUT 09/01/2024 WASHINGTON, D.C. – 9:30 Club - SOLD OUT 09/03/2024 BOSTON – Paradise Rock Club - SOLD OUT 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 - SOLD OUT 09/25/2024 SEATTLE – The Showbox 09/26/2024 PORTLAND – McMenamins Crystal Ballroom 09/28/2024 DENVER – Ogden Theatre The two Substance compilation albums were released in 1987 and 1988 by Factory Records. New Order’s arrived first and featured all the singles up to that point including Blue Monday, Bizarre Love Triangle, Temptation, Shellshock and True Faith.   It was curated by Factory boss Tony Wilson so he could listen to the tracks on the CD player in his car and was the 200th Factory Records release. It remains the best-selling New Order album.  Released the following year, Joy Division’s Substance features the singles that didn’t appear on their two albums, including “Transmission,” “Love Will Tear Us Apart” and “Atmosphere”, alongside tracks from their An Ideal For Living EP and the Factory Records sampler. It begins with “Warsaw” and takes in the development of the band through “Digital” and “Dead Souls” and was the 250th Factory Records release. New Order - Substance Tracklist “Ceremony” “Everything’s Gone Green” “Temptation” “Blue Monday” “Confusion” “Thieves Like Us” “The Perfect Kiss” “Sub-culture” “Shellshock” “State Of The Nation” “Bizarre Love Triangle” “True Faith” Joy Division - Substance Tracklist “Warsaw” “Leaders Of Men” “Digital” “Autosuggestion” “Transmission” “She’s Lost Control” “Incubation” “Dead Souls” “Atmosphere” “Love Will Tear Us Apart”

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