PETER HOOK & THE LIGHT ANNOUNCE OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2013 UK & IRELAND TOUR PERFORMING NEW ORDER'S 'MOVEMENT' AND 'POWER, CORRUPTION & LIES' LIVE...
Following on from the recent announcement of their September 2013 North American tour, Peter Hook & The Light have announced plans to tour their live performance of New Order's first two albums, 'Movement' and 'Power, Corruption & Lies', around the UK & Ireland in October & November 2013.
Beginning in Liverpool on October 24th, the band's fourteen date UK & Ireland tour will take place over 5 consecutive weekends and also visits Leeds, Colchester, Preston, Stoke, Birmingham, Southend, Reading, Brighton, Newcastle, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dublin before culminating in Belfast on November 23rd.
Each show on the tour will feature 1981's 'Movement' and 1983's 'Power, Corruption & Lies' performed live and in their entireties alongside various singles and B-sides from the corresponding period of the band's history.
Tickets for all dates will be available from Friday 31st May.
Support at all dates will come from 'Slaves of Venus'.
The Agency Group presents Peter Hook & The Light performing New Order's 'Movement' and 'Power, Corruption & Lies' Live – UK & Ireland Tour 2013:
October 24 – East Village Arts Centre, Liverpool.
October 25 – The Cockpit, Leeds.
October 26 – Colchester Arts Centre, Colchester.
October 31 – 53 Degrees, Preston.
November 1 – The Sugarmill, Stoke.
November 2 – 02 Academy, Birmingham.
November 7 – Chinnery's, Southend-on-sea.
November 8 – Sub89, Reading.
November 9 – Concorde 2, Brighton.
November 14 – Warehouse 34, Newcastle.
November 15 – The Garage, Glasgow.
November 16 – The Liquid Rooms, Edinburgh.
November 22 – The Academy, Dublin.
November 23 – The Limelight, Belfast.Fans can get a taste of what to expect on the tour by downloading Peter Hook & The Light's recently released live album, 'Movement and Power, Corruption & Lies live at Manchester Cathedral', which is available for purchase at
http://music.playconcert.comA sample from the live album, 'Everything's Gone Green', has been made available as a free download over at
http://soundcloud.com/pl...t/everythings-gone-green With the North American & UK legs now announced, fans in other territories around the world can soon expect further announcements regarding the band's 'Movement' // 'Power, Corruption & Lies' world tour...
www.peterhook.co.ukwww.facebook.com/peterhookandthelightwww.twitter.com/peter_hook1On Peter Hook & The Light performing 'Movement' and 'Power, Corruption & Lies':
Say what you will about Peter Hook, the man has got balls….It was most enjoyable to revisit these albums….for those in the audience who had been too young or not even born when these albums were released, this was clearly a welcome opportunity to get the flavour of these musical riches in concert…after two hours, Hook signed off with Temptation and a suitably heroic finale of New Order’s biggest hit, Blue Monday.” - The Times.
“Hooky is the Rock God of bass players….his performance at North London’s Koko had far more energy than last summer’s Hyde Park show by the rest of New Order….He closed with a triumphant Temptation then the inevitable encore of Blue Monday….You've still got it, Hooky.” - The Sun.
“The most fascinating thing about the gig is hearing the journey between Joy Division and the classic New Order sound over the course of two hours. The transition from a debut album track, 'Senses' for example, via the inter-album singles like 'Everything’s Gone Green' to 'Age of Consent' and the sudden confidence of the synth/rock/indie sound is really compelling to hear live.” - Artrocker.
“The real success was the songs. Dreams Never End revealed where The Cure got many of their ideas from, while Chosen Time sounded like a dance-friendly version of Editors….there are few bassists as distinctive as Hook. Age of Consent — a propulsive synth-pop favourite from Power, Corruption & Lies — was one of many songs to showcase his uniquely melodic playing style.” - Evening Standard.
“The result is new tracks that are ghostly reminders of a different time. But the gloomy, melodic sounds and trait beats were instantly recognisable .....the drumming was fantastic and the arrangements near flawless.” - Clash.
“There was never any doubt that this gig by the New Order legend and his band was to be something quite extraordinary….there was certainly an air of eager anticipation that this was an event, a happening, a moment in history….his bouncing, bending stage presence gave this whole performance the urgency and, aptly, movement that it might be said is lacking in the ‘other’ New Order’s live performances of the past year.” - Manchester Evening News.
“The gig is already unfolding into a triumph with a very tight band led by Hooky’s defining bass and surprisingly assured and great vocals finding a whole new meaning in the dusty old songs and maybe helping Hooky himself to find some sort of sense in his back catalogue….. What Hooky has done is grab these songs by the scruff of the neck and give them a punkiness with his bass driving the songs with an added raw power….Tonight is a real triumph - everything was perfect from the venue, to the acoustics, to the delivery of the songs, to the tight band, to the vocals and that distinctive great bass playing….A romp through a back catalogue should never be this good but Hooky has made these songs have a very different narrative and put a whole new heart and soul into them.” - Louderthanwar.
“Hook & The Light took to the stage with an unfussy and businesslike demeanour that they maintained throughout the show. This was a show about musical excellence and there was no need for showboating. Hook (or ‘Hooky’ as one felt by the end that one ought to call him just so as not to feel like an outsider), sporting a check shirt and jeans and still wearing his bass slung at just above knee-level, acknowledged the roar of the crowd with a wave but he wasn’t feeling conversational. He had the look of a man who had a serious job to do and would not welcome interruptions.” - QRO Magazine.
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