Peter Hook And The Light Melbourne Review

I don t know what the light are in terms of being a new band putting out their own material while playing the joy division back catalogue.

Peter hook and the light melbourne review. Peter hook the light in the academy on november 22nd 2013. Peter hook and the light are an english rock band formed in may 2010 by bass guitarist vocalist peter hook formerly of the influential post punk bands joy division and new order the band also features hook s son jack bates bass as well as andy poole keyboards and paul kehoe drums who both played with hook as part of monaco one of hook s previous groups. Due to the. The former new order bassist s current tour involves playing new order s first two albums in their entirety.

Peter hook the light live peter hook the light live peter hook the light live peter hook the light live. Friday he returned to the bay area with 1989 s technique and 1993 s republic in tow. Hook even added three tracks not found on substance at the beginning kicking off the show with lonesome tonight the b side of thieves like us a few years ago hook came to town to play movement and power corruption lies. San francisco since 2010 peter hook has been bringing new order and joy division albums back to life by playing them in their entirety on tour with his band peter hook the light.

The light show matched the upbeat throb of the songs all strobing lights and colors and fog. Peter hook manchester camerata present joy division orchestrated albert hall london friday july 5th 2019. While new order still exist. Approaching peter hook the light is a difficult proposition.

And i don t care. Peter hook the light live peter hook the light live peter hook the light live. This tour was supposed to be album based the band would play joy division for the first set and two full new order albums brotherhood and low life for the second. Peter hook and the light.

So seeing peter hook and the light in concert is the only chance fans have to hear the old numbers live. Well let s put any lingering doubts about peter hook s the light to bed. This show was different the set list was thrown out and some classic songs pulled out instead. I wasn t too sure about hooky s latest venture when i first heard about them doing dates in the us last year.

When i first heard joy division as a teenager at the end of the 1970 s i never would have imagined that i would one day be going to see the bands music being played by a full orchestra at the royal albert hall. Photo by yannis hostelidis. Roundhouse london review. This was a.