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Peter Hook & The Light Announce Manchester Academy Show with Buzzcocks
Peter Hook & The Light will perform at Manchester Academy on 4th June 2026, exactly fifty years after the Sex Pistols show that made him pick up the bass. The career retrospective spans Warsaw, Joy Division, New Order, Revenge, Monaco and Freebass, with Buzzcocks as special guests.
Peter Hook & The Light have announced a career-spanning retrospective show at Manchester Academy on 4 June 2026. The set will draw from Warsaw, Joy Division, New Order, Revenge, Monaco, and Freebass, with Buzzcocks joining as special guests.
Fifty years have passed since the Sex Pistols performance that inspired Hook to become a musician. A Manchester Academy show in 2026 marks that milestone, gathering material spanning from his earliest bands through the New Order years and into his subsequent solo ventures. The billing of Buzzcocks alongside the retrospective underlines the scope of the occasion: a half-century anniversary of Hook's musical journey since his punk-era inspiration.
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