NEWS: NEW ORDER INFORMATION SERVICE (NOISE)
The latest news, release notes, tour updates, archive additions, and site dispatches from across the New Order family and the wider scene — the details that used to travel through fanzines, forums, and word of mouth.
Peter Hook & The Light have announced a North American tour for August and September 2026. Tickets are currently on sale via the band's official site.
Peter Hook & The Light have wrapped their Australian tour with a sold-out gig at Perth's Astor Theatre, sharing photos from the night. The band are back in the UK this weekend for shows in Margate (with OMD) and at Latitude Festival.
New Order have announced a show in Lima on 5 December 2026.
Peter Hook & The Light have shared photos from their sold-out Melbourne show at the Palais Theatre. The band is also releasing photos from their Sydney and Perth dates, with leftover Australian tour merchandise now available online.
Peter Hook & The Light are returning to headline Interzone at Scarborough Spa on August 15th, alongside The Wedding Present, The Chameleons, and Meryl Streek.
Peter Hook & The Light have set up a dedicated online merchandise store for Australia and New Zealand. The store stocks signed shirts and posters left over from their recent tour of the region.
Peter Hook & The Light wrapped their Australia and New Zealand tour with a sold-out show in Perth on 21 July, thanking attendees and acknowledging their crew and touring partners. Leftover merchandise from the tour will be made available online soon.
Peter Hook & The Light played a sold-out show at Sydney's Enmore Theatre. The band have one remaining Australian date in Perth, with fewer than five tickets left.
Phil Cunningham has marked 25 years since his first gig with New Order at Liverpool's Olympia. The keyboard player used the milestone to reflect on the memories and friendships formed during his time with the band, and to thank fans for their ongoing support.
Peter Hook & The Light performed at Brisbane's Tivoli Theatre on 17 July, with the tour continuing to Melbourne's Palais Theatre that same evening. Limited edition signed merchandise was available at the shows.
New Order posted emojis on their official Twitter account, with fans reporting that pre-ordered items have begun arriving.
New Order bring together their acclaimed compilations 'The Best Of New Order' and 'The Rest Of New Order' in a new combined release, available today. The collection features fully remastered audio and previously unreleased remixes from Sub Sub, Richie Hawtin, and Joe T. Vannelli. Separate vinyl editions with audio remastered at Abbey Road are now available, alongside a new 3LP version of 'The Rest Of New Order'.
New Order posted a video featuring 'World in Motion' in connection with England football action.
Ian Curtis would have turned 70 today, 15 July 2026. He died in May 1980 at just 23 years old. The 'Ian Curtis: Insight' exhibition at New York's Voltz Clarke Gallery (through 22 July) brings together photographs by Mark Reeder, a key documenter of the Manchester scene, alongside Curtis's own notebooks, letters, and ephemera.
Peter Hook & The Light have shared photos from their recent Wellington, New Zealand show. The tour continues in Brisbane this Thursday at 8pm, with signed merchandise available at all venues.
Peter Hook & The Light played Adelaide's Hindley Street Music Hall and are continuing their Australian tour. The next stop is Brisbane at The Tivoli on Thursday, with shows in Melbourne, Sydney, and Perth to follow.
Peter Hook & The Light begin their Australian tour tonight in Adelaide. Hand-signed merchandise will be available at the show and every other date on the tour, with doors at 7pm and the band performing from 8pm to 10:45pm.
New Order will perform at the Veltrac Music Festival in Lima, Peru on 5 December 2026.
Peter Hook & The Light's New Zealand tour concluded with a show in Auckland. The band will next perform in Australia, with dates lined up for Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney and Perth.
Joy Division shared a link to a BBC programme broadcast on Sunday July 12 from 6-8pm.
