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Peter Hook and the Light

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Rating: 4.7 out of 5 based on 111 reviews

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PETER HOOK AND THE LIGHT IN CONCERT:

Joy Division and New Order bassist Peter Hook carries on the legacy of those legendary bands in 2014 with the Light, thrilling fans with end-to-end performances of seminal albums from their collective discography. Whether tearing through New Order's Power, Corruption, and Lies or ruminating on Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures,  Hook and the Light are never short on energy, sating fans with epic three hour sets of classics like "Age of Consent" and "Love Will Tear Us Apart." The band impressed even the staunchest New Order loyalists on tour in 2013, building excitement for another round of North American dates in 2014.

BACKGROUND SNAPSHOT:

Born in Manchester, England, Peter Hook formed Joy Division with Bernard Sumner in the late '70s after the two were inspired by the anyone-can-do-it ethos of a Sex Pistols concert they attended. After several epochal post-punk releases, frontman Ian Singer committed suicide, leaving the rest of the band to press on as New Order. With former guitarist/keyboardist Sumner assuming vocal duties under the new moniker, New Order made their album debut in 1981 with Movement, breaking from the gravity of their previous work with buoyant tracks like "Dreams Never End." 1983 follow-up Power, Corruption & Lies really broke the mold, exploring a fusion of rock and early techno that brought them international fame and influenced much of the decade's ensuing music. In 2010, Hook put together the Light, continuing to thrill fans with end-to-end performances of classic albums from the Joy Division/New Order discography.

FANS WHO BOUGHT TICKETS SAY:

" Great night out for Joy Division and New Order fans -- Peter Hook is having a lot of fun and so is the crowd."

"Peter Hook is the man!! He still has not slowed down at his age, three hour show and it was amazing!"

"... I knew that they would be playing two of New Order's albums: Power, Corruption and Lies and Movement, but the big surprise came when they opened up w/ a set from Joy Division, it was so awesome!"

Reviews

Rating: 4.7 out of 5 based on 111 reviews
  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    A fantastic night 36 years in the making (for me)

    by Rayman on 9/24/22House of Blues Houston - Houston

    New Order at the Fox Theater in Detroit on November 22, 1986 was the worst concert I'd ever attended. Among the many awful things that night - Peter Hook continually walking up to the amp to cause a screeching feedback throughout the venue. Peter Hook and the Light At HOB in Houston on September 2, 2022 was one of the greatest experiences of my life. It was everything I could have dreamed of - raw punk energy, a mesmerized audience, a band fully invested in making a great experience for the audience, familiar songs with an enhanced live feel, and my best music buddy (my daughter) loving it all next to me the whole time.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Awesome

    by Jon on 9/23/22Humphreys Concerts By the Bay - San Diego

    One of the most fun concerts I've been to in years. Awesome music, played spot on, tool me back to my college days, many years ago. So glad I went, will definitely go to another show if they come back to SD

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    Hooky 22

    by G. L. on 9/11/22Humphreys Concerts By the Bay - San Diego

    It was a good show. Only thing is at times wish sound was better for an outdoor venue.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Peter Hook and the Light: A Review

    by Chris on 9/10/22House of Blues Dallas - Dallas

    There are several Rock and Roll acts that cross international boundaries and traverse time and still draw emotion from people. Queen, Journey, Joy Division, etc. The trick in performing these songs that move people is to keep that feeling alive that they felt listening to the album, or going to the live show years ago. Joy Division as a live show is arguably a tough one to pull off, even with a founding member present, as the only really and truly irreplaceable member is dead. Also, one could fall into the pitfall of parody, or worse yet turn each show into a death cult shrine. All of this was going through my mind the week before going to the Peter Hook and the Light show at the House of Blues in Dallas. Flash forward to the show. Hooky came onstage and opened with Elegia, playing the bass while sitting on a stool. "He looks tired" my wife said. And he did. There followed a brief New Order set. Folks around me sang to the lyrics, and the energy began to ramp up. After a brief intermission, I heard Trans Europe Express by Kraftwerk begin to play. Ian Curtis's chosen track to warm up the audience. At that moment, I realized the genius of what Hooky had done. It was as if Joy Division were on tour, about to take the stage and play all of Unknown Pleasures and Closer. My palms began to sweat. Hooky an the light come out and lead into Disorder. Pandemonium! Drums, bassline and I hear my wife shout: "Ohhh Wow"! Another Joy Division fan was born right then and there. Energy surged upwards, Hooky looking less tired now. Into Day of the Lords. Heaviest and darkest rock and roll song ever written. Hands down. He was fighting with pure evil, and just wrote it out and sang it. He meant every word. Lived what he wrote and didn't survive. His lyrics were not a show. But turned into a concert, there is a power there that was like a runaway power turbine in a nuclear plant, headed for meltdown. There was a point during "She's lost control" that Hooky was standing across the stage from the mic and let out a scream. You cold hear him un-amplified over the song. He was no longer tired. Hooky was clearly at the controls of the nuke plant and had planned the melt down all along. Admittedly I am not a huge fan of Closer. However, performed live gave it a different feel, much like the Amsterdam Paridiso versions of the songs but with Hooky at the Mic. The big surprise for me was the end of Closer, 24 Hours, The Eternal and Decades. They just build and build until Decades, which was an absolute banger. Perhaps even more spine tingling that Ceremony during the Encore. As a three song suicide note, as a reactor meltdown, and the earth stops spinning and you step off, with Hooky singing the chorus: "Where have they been"? It was an absolute revelation, and now the end of Closer makes sense to me. It is truly a towering monument of an album. And live, it is sublime. Short break and the light come out and Hooky leads into Ceremony, energy even higher, dude next to me is a dervish. Transmission has everyone screaming lyrics. Love Will Tear Us Apart with the audience participating. The last three songs alone were worth the admission price. If he was really tired, Hooky had rallied and had more energy than anyone in the audience. As my wife said afterwards: "I don't think any rock band could top the power of that encore". If you hate Joy Division, you should go and see what all the fuss is about. If you like Joy Division, you should go because you will hate yourself later for not going. If you love Joy Division, you should go because this is the cancelled 1980 tour from Kraftwerk intro to Love Will Tear Us Apart, albeit minus Ian Curtis, but with a respectful and reverent craftsmanship benefitting from an extra 40 years of polish on the performance.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Peter Hook and the light concert

    by Gale on 9/10/22Humphreys Concerts By the Bay - San Diego

    One of the very best concerts ever seen at Humphreys. Ian Curtis would be proud. What a spectacular performance by Peter Hook and the opening band.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Loved the shiw

    by Litlrch on 9/9/22Humphreys Concerts By the Bay - San Diego

    If you are a Joy Division or New Order fan you loved the show with plenty of old hits as well as some newer material blended in.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    It was the second time to see Peter hook and it was great.

    by Nick on 9/9/22Humphreys Concerts By the Bay - San Diego

    We love concerts at Humphry's and this was was great. Having seen joy division in the 70's it was like re living that experience only better in a way that I knew the songs more now.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Great show!

    by Bryan on 9/9/22Humphreys Concerts By the Bay - San Diego

    Peter Hook always puts on a great show, loved the venue and had great seats - absolutely nothing to complain about!

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Fantastic show!!

    by Renee on 9/9/22Humphreys Concerts By the Bay - San Diego

    What an absolutely fantastic show! Great musicians, had to have played for a solid 2 hours. Opened with New Order songs, the rest were Joy Division. We just loved it, will definitely see them when they come around again!

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    One of the best

    by MusicFan on 9/9/22Humphreys Concerts By the Bay - San Diego

    Peter Hook did an amazing job playing Unknown Pleasure, my favorite Joy Division album. He was terrific moving around the stage singing and playing that bass guitar he plays so well. Third time I see him and he never disappoints. I will every time can.