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Unknown Pleasures: A Celebration Of Joy Division by Peter Hook’s The Light
Italian Tour November 2010
Thursday 25th November Magazzini, Milan
Friday 26th November New Age, Treviso
Saturday 27th November Romaeuropa, Brancaleone, Rome
US Tour December 2010
Weds Dec 1st - 9.30 Club , Washington
Thurs Dec 2nd - Voyeur, Philadelphia
Fri Dec 3rd - Webster Hall, New York
Sat Dec 4th - Royale, Boston
Mon Dec 6th - Double Door , Chicago
Tues Dec 7th - Showbox at the Market , Seattle
Thurs Dec 9th - Doug Fir Lounge , Portland
Fri Dec 10th - Mezzanine, San Francisco
Sat Dec 11th - The Music Box, Hollywood, Los Angeles
Thursday 25th November Magazzini, Milan
Friday 26th November New Age, Treviso
Saturday 27th November Romaeuropa, Brancaleone, Rome
US Tour December 2010
Weds Dec 1st - 9.30 Club , Washington
Thurs Dec 2nd - Voyeur, Philadelphia
Fri Dec 3rd - Webster Hall, New York
Sat Dec 4th - Royale, Boston
Mon Dec 6th - Double Door , Chicago
Tues Dec 7th - Showbox at the Market , Seattle
Thurs Dec 9th - Doug Fir Lounge , Portland
Fri Dec 10th - Mezzanine, San Francisco
Sat Dec 11th - The Music Box, Hollywood, Los Angeles
Italian Tour November 2010
Thursday 25th November Magazzini, Milan
Friday 26th November New Age, Treviso
Saturday 27th November Romaeuropa, Brancaleone, Rome
US Tour December 2010
Weds Dec 1st - 9.30 Club , Washington
Thurs Dec 2nd - Voyeur, Philadelphia
Fri Dec 3rd - Webster Hall, New York
Sat Dec 4th - Royale, Boston
Mon Dec 6th - Double Door , Chicago
Tues Dec 7th - Showbox at the Market , Seattle
Thurs Dec 9th - Doug Fir Lounge , Portland
Fri Dec 10th - Mezzanine, San Francisco
Sat Dec 11th - The Music Box, Hollywood, Los Angeles
Some thirty years on since the release of Joy Division’s seminal album Unknown Pleasures, New Order and Joy Division’s Peter Hook’s specially assembled band The Light have been performing the album in full and other early Warsaw and Joy Division classics at concerts throughout 2010.
Closing off the year, The Light are undertaking a small tour of Italy before doing a coast to coast US tour taking in the major cities across the United States. International demand for these shows has been high and with other international concerts planned for 2011, these are likely to be the only extensive visits to these countries with the Light performing “Unknown Pleasures”.
First performed for two charity supporting concerts to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Ian Curtis’ passing at The Factory in Manchester back in May of this year, reaction to Hooky’s revival of the earliest material from his career has been met with great reactions from long term fans and newer devotees alike. Culling material from the first tracks written as Warsaw, Joy Division’s debut “An Ideal For Living” EP and then playing the bands debut album, “Unknown Pleasures “ in full, the concerts have re-introduced Hooky’s and Joy Divison’s early repertoire to a host of new audiences across festivals and foreign tours.
With Hooky taking lead vocals and playing bass for The Light, his son Jack Bates also fills in on bass with Nat Wason on guitar whilst the line up and family affairs completed by cohorts Andy Poole on keys, Paul “Leadfoot” Kehoe on drums and Hooky’s production partner Phil Murphy as tour manager.
To date Peter Hook’s The Light have taken headline slots at Vintage, Benicassim, 1234, and other European festivals while The Light are undertaking extensive tours in Spain, America, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand in the back end of 2010.
Press Quotes On Unknown Pleasures Live
“Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures”, but Peter Hook, joined by his son Jack and Happy Mondays vocalist Rowetta, gives an emotion-driven performance of Joy Divison's debut. The addition of Love Will Tear Us Apart is the goosebump-inducing highlight of the entire day.
The Guardian on 1234 Festival.
“Y’know when every indie disco goes mental when a Joy Division song comes on? It’s like that only ten times better....Face it, this is the closest thing you’re ever going to get to Joy Division”
NME on Benicassim
“Nights like this are a reminder what music lovers have missed out on for three decades”
M.E.N on The Factory, May 18th 2010
Thursday 25th November Magazzini, Milan
Friday 26th November New Age, Treviso
Saturday 27th November Romaeuropa, Brancaleone, Rome
US Tour December 2010
Weds Dec 1st - 9.30 Club , Washington
Thurs Dec 2nd - Voyeur, Philadelphia
Fri Dec 3rd - Webster Hall, New York
Sat Dec 4th - Royale, Boston
Mon Dec 6th - Double Door , Chicago
Tues Dec 7th - Showbox at the Market , Seattle
Thurs Dec 9th - Doug Fir Lounge , Portland
Fri Dec 10th - Mezzanine, San Francisco
Sat Dec 11th - The Music Box, Hollywood, Los Angeles
Some thirty years on since the release of Joy Division’s seminal album Unknown Pleasures, New Order and Joy Division’s Peter Hook’s specially assembled band The Light have been performing the album in full and other early Warsaw and Joy Division classics at concerts throughout 2010.
Closing off the year, The Light are undertaking a small tour of Italy before doing a coast to coast US tour taking in the major cities across the United States. International demand for these shows has been high and with other international concerts planned for 2011, these are likely to be the only extensive visits to these countries with the Light performing “Unknown Pleasures”.
First performed for two charity supporting concerts to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Ian Curtis’ passing at The Factory in Manchester back in May of this year, reaction to Hooky’s revival of the earliest material from his career has been met with great reactions from long term fans and newer devotees alike. Culling material from the first tracks written as Warsaw, Joy Division’s debut “An Ideal For Living” EP and then playing the bands debut album, “Unknown Pleasures “ in full, the concerts have re-introduced Hooky’s and Joy Divison’s early repertoire to a host of new audiences across festivals and foreign tours.
With Hooky taking lead vocals and playing bass for The Light, his son Jack Bates also fills in on bass with Nat Wason on guitar whilst the line up and family affairs completed by cohorts Andy Poole on keys, Paul “Leadfoot” Kehoe on drums and Hooky’s production partner Phil Murphy as tour manager.
To date Peter Hook’s The Light have taken headline slots at Vintage, Benicassim, 1234, and other European festivals while The Light are undertaking extensive tours in Spain, America, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand in the back end of 2010.
Press Quotes On Unknown Pleasures Live
“Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures”, but Peter Hook, joined by his son Jack and Happy Mondays vocalist Rowetta, gives an emotion-driven performance of Joy Divison's debut. The addition of Love Will Tear Us Apart is the goosebump-inducing highlight of the entire day.
The Guardian on 1234 Festival.
“Y’know when every indie disco goes mental when a Joy Division song comes on? It’s like that only ten times better....Face it, this is the closest thing you’re ever going to get to Joy Division”
NME on Benicassim
“Nights like this are a reminder what music lovers have missed out on for three decades”
M.E.N on The Factory, May 18th 2010
From the NewOrderOnline archive.
