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News: Peter Hook & The Light Return to Australian Stages in July 2026

  • September 11, 2025
  • Jess Hutton
Peter Hook, the bassist behind Joy Division and New Order, is returning to Australia with his band @peterhook_thelight in July. The tour will mark the 25th anniversary of New Order's 'Get Ready', with the album being performed in full. Alongside it will come a sweep of essentials from both the adored Joy Division and New Order catalogs. #backseatdownunder #PeterHook #PeterHookandTheLight #NewOrder #JoyDivision
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Meet: Peter Hook on Get Ready, touring and reclaiming the music

  • March 23, 2025
  • Jim F
For Peter Hook, every album carries memories—some good, some bad. As he works through his incredible back catalogue, playing the albums in full with his band Peter Hook & The…
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Live Review & Gallery: The Timeless New Order Takes On The Grand Sydney Opera House Forecourt – Eora Land/Sydney, 14.03.25

  • March 18, 2025
  • Jess Hutton
A full moon ballooned over the Opera House Forecourt, reflecting off the iconic sails as thousands of fans pushed through Sydney’s typical public transport chaos and signature late-summer humidity. The…
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News: The legendary New Order announces Australian Tour in 2025.

  • October 22, 2024
  • Arun Kendall
In news just in, the legendary New Order have just announced an Australian tour for March 2025, including a performance on the iconic Sydney Opera House forecourt. The tour will…
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Live Review: New Order / Confidence Man – 3Arena, Dublin 01.10.2023, plus Gallery and setlists

  • October 7, 2023
  • Ian Mc Donnell
New Order rolled into a packed out 3Arena on the Dublin leg of their current UK and European tour, playing a fantastic set containing all the hits and more. Opening…
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Keeping Control : Independent Manchester Music Scene 1977-81 Remembered

  • April 26, 2023
Keeping Control: Independent Music from Manchester 1977-1981 Various Artists on Cherry Red Records (76 track 3xCD set) This a great collection of Manchester music from a 4-year period in its…
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Meet: On the eve of his tour of Australia and New Zealand, we have a chat with the legendary Peter Hook (Joy Division, New Order) about the origins of Joy Division, bass playing, being in a gang and touring.

  • November 4, 2022
  • Arun Kendall
It’s a slightly surreal experience to be talking to Peter Hook (Hooky), legendary bass player for Joy Division and New Order, thousands of kilometres away. I’m at the end of…
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Feature / Playlist: Factory Records – A complete Spotify discography

  • March 4, 2021
  • Jim F
FOLLOWING the success (well, relatively) of our John Peel playlist, in which we compiled all the Festive 50 tracks for every year John ran that feature all in one place…
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News: Peter Hook and the Light Downunder – 2022 Australian/New Zealand Tour is announced

  • February 24, 2021
  • Arun Kendall
Peter Hook & The Light return to Australia and New Zealand in 2022 to perform Joy Division’s landmark albums, ‘Unknown Pleasures’ and ‘Closer’, in full and sequential order. Plus as…
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Album Review: Hatchie – Keepsake

  • June 23, 2019
  • Arun Kendall
Hatchie's debut album is remarkable: a mature, perfectly crafted pop masterpiece that, while drawing in a range of shimmering dream pop influences, is peerless and unique. 
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