Peter Hook and David Potts's Monaco will return with a live show on Saturday 23 May 2020 at the ⁦‪W-Festival‬⁩ at Waregem Expo in Belgium.

Meanwhile, follow Monaco on Instagram for the latest updates.

Labels: Belgium, Monaco, Peter_Hook, W_Festival

Peter Hook's book 'The Haçienda: How Not To Run A Club' is being adapted into a 6-part television drama series according to deadline.com. Ed Whitmore will write the show which is being developed for television by Witchery Pictures.

Labels: book, FAC51_The_Hacienda, Peter_Hook, TV

The Peter Hook and The Light Technique / Republic tour continues at locations across the UK, Ireland, Mexico, USA & Canada during September, October and November 2019.

There will be an additional set of Joy Division material to open each show.

September

12 - Dolan's, Limerick, Ireland
13 - The Academy, Dublin, Ireland
14 - The Limelight, Belfast
19 - The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh
20 - Town Hall, Middlesbrough
21 - The Empire, Coventry

October

17 - Shankly Hotel, Liverpool, UK
21 - Fronton, Mexico City, Mexico
24 - Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA, USA
25 - Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn, NY, USA
26 - Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA, USA
28 - Danforth Music Hall, Toronto, ON, Canada
29 - Théâtre Fairmount, Montreal, QC, Canada
31 - St Andrew's Hall, Detroit, MI, USA

November

1 - Metro, Chicago, IL, USA
2 - First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA
4 - Venue, Vancouver, BC, Canada
5 - Neptune Theatre, Seattle, WA, USA
7 - Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR, USA
8 - The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA, USA
9 - The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA, USA
11 - Emo's, Austin, TX, USA
12 - Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA, USA

Buy tickets

Labels: events, gig, gigs, Joy_Division, Mexico, New_Order, Peter_Hook, Republic, Technique, The_Light

Factory Benelux presents a limited edition vinyl album by Tunnelvision, the youthful Blackpool band who released cult single Fac 39 Watching the Hydroplanes on Factory Records in 1981. Just 500 copies have been pressed on clear vinyl, matching the original Factory release.

Formed in 1980, the sombre post-punk quartet were mentored by Section 25 before impressing Rob Gretton and Tony Wilson at an early New Order gig in Blackpool in September 1980. Two songs from their first demo were mixed by Martin Hannett at Britannia Row and released as a 7-inch single (Fac 39) in June 1981, sleeved by Martyn Atkins in an opulent sleeve referencing dictionaries and leather-bound books. After several more gigs with New Order and other Factory artists Tunnelvision taped a second strong demo, mixed for release by Peter Hook. However, the turbulent teenage band disintegrated before a second single emerged.

Newly remastered from the original analogue reels, Watching the Hydroplanes features includes all 8 tracks from their two Cargo demos, including the Hannett mixes of the title track and Morbid Fear. The set also features Emotionless, recorded live at Bristol Trinity Hall in March 1981.

The outer sleeve is printed using silver PMS with a matt varnish. The printed inner bag features new liner notes and an attractive facsimile flyer for a gig with New Order at the Forum, London, in May 1981.

Tracklisting

A1. Watching the Hydroplanes
A2. Morbid Fear
A3. Old Comrades
A4. Glenn Miller
A5. Emotionless

B1. The Man Who Would Be King
B2. 100 Men
B3. Guessing the Way
B4. Whitened Sepulchre

Labels: album, Factory_Benelux, Martin_Hannett, Martyn_Atkins, New_Order, Peter_Hook, Section_25, Tunnelvision, vinyl

Photo of Bernard Sumner in USA by Anthony H Wilson - "What was I drinking last night?7/11/81"





Photo of Peter Hook in USA by Anthony H Wilson - "Peter in characteristic pose, Ozzie patiently awaits the next spliff, 7/11/81"





Photo of Ruth Polsky by Anthony H Wilson - "Half the Wilson dream fulfilled New Order on a palm-lined street in Pasadena - your agent is chuffed, 6/11/81"

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Set of three annotated colour photos taken by AHW of New Order, Ozzie and their agent, the late Ruth Polsky in Pasadena, California, USA on 6-7 November 1981. From the AHW collection.

Labels: back_in_the_cellar, Bernard_Sumner, New_Order, Peter_Hook, photography, Ruth_Polsky, Tony_Wilson, USA

A quick update on the Shiiine On Weekender which takes place at the Butlin's Minehead Arena from 10-13 November. As previously announced, there are plenty of ex-FAC bands involved including co-headliners Happy Mondays plus Peter Hook & The Light, A Certain Ratio, Space Monkeys, The Wendys, Sons of the Descent (featuring Ian White of The Wendys) and Time For Action (featuring Dermo ex-Northside who also has a DJ slot) and DJ Bobby Langley.

Plus there's a screening / Q&A of the Do You Own The Dancefloor? documentary film.

Tickets are available now via www.shiiineonweekender.com and there's currently a discount promo code offer.

Labels: A_Certain_Ratio, Bobby_Langley, gigs, Peter_Hook, Sons_of_the_Descent, Space_Monkeys, The_Light, The_Wendys, Time_for_Action

Sunday 4 June
3pm - 11pm
@ The Deaf Institute, Manchester

Raising money for families affected by events on 22 May 2017.

Peter Hook + The Light
A Certain Ratio
Marshall Jefferson
Mr Scruff
Badly Drawn Boy
The G-O-D
Mary Ann Hobbs
Graeme Park
Dave Haslam
Jimi Goodwin
Steve Cobby
Denise Johnson
Alfie Sky
Aficionado
Unabombers
Krysko
Andrea Trout
Blood & Fire Soundsystem
Emotional Pop

[update: 30 May - this event is now sold out but the raffle ticket-only option priced 11.00 is still available]

Tickets priced 20.00 GBP each are now available to buy now.

T-shirts kindly donated by buytshirtsonline.co.uk will be for sale at the gig.

More info at the People Over Borders official website and Facebook page.

Labels: A_Certain_Ratio, charity, Dave_Haslam, Denise_Johnson, Manchester, Marshall_Jefferson, Peter_Hook, The_Light

This year's Shiiine On Weekender at the Butlin's Minehead Arena from 10-13 November is shaping up to be a quite a bit of a FAC fest what with Happy Mondays being one of the three headliners and Peter Hook & The Light, A Certain Ratio, Space Monkeys, The Wendys and Time For Action. Plus there's a screening / Q&A of the Do You Own The Dancefloor? documentary film.

Tickets priced from 219 GBP (earlybird) are available now via www.shiiineonweekender.com.

Labels: A_Certain_Ratio, gigs, Happy_Mondays, Peter_Hook, Space_Monkeys, The_Light, The_Wendys, Time_for_Action

Peter Hook and The Light will return to Manchester on 30 October 2015 for a special live performance of Unknown Pleasures and Closer as part of the Academy's 25th birthday celebrations.

Both classic Joy Division albums will be performed in their entirety but expect a few extra JD/Warsaw bonuses and a special New Order opening set.

Manchester Academy One
Friday 30 October 2015
Tickets priced 23.00 GBP in advance plus booking fee are available now.

Meanwhile, The Hebden Bridge Tapes which showcase a sold out series of three gigs recorded at the Trades Club in December 2014 are available now via abbeyroad.com/live. Each gig is presented as a double cd / digital download and there's also very special bundle featuring an extra live CD of Peter Hook & The Light performing Unknown Pleasures featuring Rowetta, orchestra and choir as well as an exclusive signed certificate.

Labels: album, gigs, Joy_Division, New_Order, Peter_Hook, The_Light

Happy Mondays team up with the finest DJs from FAC 51 The Hacienda for a trio of dates in Blackburn, Manchester and London this October. The original line-up of the Mondays will perform a full live show backed up by Marshall Jefferson, Graeme Park, Jon Dasilva, Peter Hook and Herbie Saccani on the decks. Stereo MCs will also return to live performance at the Manchester date.

Expect spills and thrills and maybe the odd bellyache if things go well as Happy Mondays continue their live resurgence playing single, album tracks and rarities from their extensive back catalogue at King George's Hall in Blackburn on Friday 10 October, Manchester Albert Hall on Saturday 11 October and rounding off at the Forum in London's Kentish Town the following Saturday 18 October.

Tickets are on sale now or available soon via Skiddle.com.

October 2014

Fri 10 7.30pm - 3am - King George's Hall, Blackburn [Happy Mondays live, DJs Marshall Jefferson, Graeme Park, Jon Dasilva, Peter Hook, Herbie Saccani - Facebook Event]
Sat 11 9pm - 4am - The Albert Hall, Manchester [Happy Mondays live, Stereo MCs live, DJs Graeme Park, Jon Dasilva, Allister Whitehead, Peter Hook, Herbie Saccani - Facebook Event]
Sat 18 9pm - 4am - The Forum, Kentish Town, London [Happy Mondays Live. DJs Marshall Jefferson, Graeme Park, Jon Dasilva, Peter Hook, Herbie Saccani - Facebook Event]

There's also an exclusive early bird pre-sale for The Albert Hall, Manchester date which is being handled by Skiddle.com with tickets priced 25.00 GBP available from 09:00 BST Wednesday 6 August 2014 until 09:00 Friday 8 August 2014 after which tickets will go on general sale. A limited number of VIP tickets are also available for The Albert Hall date.

More info at fac51thehacienda.com.

Labels: Allister_Whitehead, DJ, events, FAC51_The_Hacienda, gigs, Graeme_Park, Happy_Mondays, Herbie_Saccani, Jon_Dasilva, Marshall_Jefferson, Peter_Hook, Stereo_MCs

The Manchester Evening News reports that Happy Mondays are to headline a special black tie fundraiser at the Palace Hotel in Manchester on 25 July 2004. Peter Hook and Graeme Park are guest DJs.

MEN says "The unique event has been organised to raise funds for Mondays star Paul Ryder's son Chico, who is battling cancer and undergoing treatment in the US. The Chico's Kicking Cancer Fundraising Ball is on July 25 and will include a four-course dinner in the glitzy ballroom before the band take to the stage."

Tickets are priced from £150 to £500 for VIP passes (including champagne reception and exclusive after-party) via the Palace box office (tel: 01706 650515).

Labels: charity, DJ, events, gigs, Graeme_Park, Happy_Mondays, Manchester, Palace_Hotel, Peter_Hook

Peter Hook & The Light have a very busy live schedule for the rest of the year what with UK venue and festival dates thru til September, culminating in two special dates at The Ritz in Manchester on Thursday 25 September and then London's Shepherd's Bush Empire on the following Saturday. The band will premiere live performances of New Order's Low-Life and Brotherhood at these gigs which are in aid of MIND & Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy.

Then, after a short break, Hooky and the Light will jet off to North America for a full 17-date tour.

Here's the full itinerary with ticket links:

May

Fri 23 - Bearded Theory Festival, Derbyshire, UK [JD/NO] [Buy Tickets]
Sat 24 - Vegfest, Bristol, UK [JD/NO] - [Buy Tickets]
Sun 25 – Farm Feast, Claremont Farm, Bebbington & Bromborough, Nr Liverpool UK [JD/NO] - [Buy Tickets]

Jul

Thu 3 - Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, UK [Movement/Power, Corruption and Lies] [Buy Tickets]
Fri 4 - The Picturedrome, Holmfirth, UK [Movement/PCL] [Buy Tickets]
Sat 5 - Fibbers, York, UK [Movement/PCL] [Buy Tickets]
Sun 6 - The Hop Farm Festival, Kent, UK [JD/NO] [Buy Tickets]
Thu 10 – Live At Leopardstown, Leopardstown Racecourse, Nr Dublin – Ireland [JD] [Buy Tickets]
Sun 27 - Stockton Weekend, Stockton On Tees, UK [JD/NO] [Buy Tickets]

August

Fri 1 – Umbria Rock Festival, Umbria, Italy [JD/NO] [Buy Tickets]
Sat 2 – Lounge On The Farm – Canterbury, Kent, [JD/NO] [Buy Tickets]
Sun 3 - Camp Bestival, Dorset, UK [JD/NO] [Buy Tickets]
Sun 17 – Alt-Fest, Kettering, UK [Unknown Pleasures] [Buy Tickets]

September

Sun 7 - Bestival, Isle Of Wight, UK [Unknown Pleasures] [Buy Tickets]
Thu 25 - The Ritz, Manchester, UK - [Low–life/Brotherhood] [Buy Tickets]
Fri 27 - Shepherd's Bush Empire, London, UK - Low–life/Brotherhood] [Buy Tickets]

USA - November 2014

Tue 4 - The Mohawk, Austin, TX
Thu 6 - Trocadero, Philadelphia, PA
Fri 7 - Irving Plaza, New York, NY
Sat 8 - Royale, Boston, MA
Mon 10 - Theatre Tellus, Montreal, QC
Tue 11 - Danforth Music Hall, Toronto, ON
Thu 13 - The Magic Bag, Ferndale, MI
Fri 14 - Metro, Chicago, IL
Sat 15 - Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis, MN
Mon 17 - Venue, Vancouver, BC
Tue 18 - Nuemos, Seattle, WA
Thu 20 - Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR
Fri 21 - Mezzanine, San Francisco, CA
Sat 22 - Henry Fonda Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
Mon 24 - The Glasshouse, Pomona, CA (Movement / Power, Corruption & Lies - El Ten Eleven Support)
Tue 25 - The Roxy, Los Angeles, CA (Unknown Pleasures / Closer – With Special Guests)
Wed 26 - House Of Blues, San Diego, CA

All USA shows feature 'Low-Life'/'Brotherhood' and other material from the period 1983–1987.

Labels: gigs, Joy_Division, New_Order, Peter_Hook, The_Light, USA

Nova Nova & Peter Hook's Low Ends, originally released in 2013, will be issued on limited edition vinyl by Atal Music for Record Store Day - 19 April 2014. There will be two separate 7-inch singles pressed in different coloured sleeves.

The history of Low Ends is somewhat complex...

In 2002, Malcolm McLaren had been living in Paris for several years when he met and hired Thierry Criscione as the producer of his new album. Malcolm McLaren got in touch with his old friend Tony Wilson, as he wished to use the lead vocals from Joy Division's Love Will Tear Us Apart in a new track called Love Will. Thierry Criscione then asked his friend Marc Durif from the French electronica band Nova Nova to finalise the track's production. Upon completion, Tony Wilson gave a copy to Peter Hook.

Later, when Marc Durif heard that Hooky had used the track in his own DJ sets, Marc sent Peter Hook an acoustic piano arrangement of LWTUA he had done using the full Ian Curtis acappella. Hooky then agreed to play bass on a new track by Marc which eventually became Low Ends.

Tracklisting

Vinyl 1 (Ata 1877)

A - Original Mix [4' 24"]
B - Slabb Remix [4' 26']

Vinyl 2 (Ata 1878)

A - Thierry Criscione Reconstructed Balearic Remix [4' 18"]
B - Thierry Criscione Remix [4' 12"]

More information vua Atal Music Twitter and Facebook.

Labels: Joy_Division, Love_Will_Tear_Us_Apart, Malcolm_McLaren, Nova_Nova, Peter_Hook, Tony_Wilson

We have been privy to a sneak preview of the previously-announced Martin Hannett featuring contributions from Tony Wilson, Vini Reilly, Bruce Mitchell, Peter Hook, Bernard Sumner, Tosh Ryan, Steve Hopkins (Invisible Girls), Mark Radcliffe, Dave Formula, Reni and Andy Couzens (Stone Roses) plus many others.

This is no flash expensive BBC documentary, it's a gritty warts 'n' all tale of experimentation, laid bare with the minimum of trickery and a host of wide-eyed observers, interviewed from the '90s onwards - it's rather like witnessing a chat down the pub in some cases (this is no bad thing). There is a soundtrack of sorts, mainly confined to studio tape offcuts and a few videos of Hannett rubbing Wilson up the wrong way or, rather upsettingly, being wheeled around in a shopping trolley for a music video like an overfed turkey. Death was slowly coming by the time that infamous New FADS video hit the channels.

When all is said and done, Martin Hannett really wasn't just the fifth member of Joy Division, or the fourth in The Names or the third in Durutti Column - he was a pioneer in the mould of Joe Meek and Phil Spector, a one-off, a maverick and the like of whom we're unlikely to see, or hear, again. So, until someone at the Beeb gets off their arse and makes a high-end film about the man called Zero, this no-frills DVD will suffice.

Read the full 4* review by Cerysmatic's Paul Pledger via his Flipside Reviews.

Martin Hannett: He Wasn't Just The Fifth Member of Joy Division launches on 10 April from 7pm at Gorilla in Manchester.

For more details on pre-ordering please email ozitrecords@which.net.

Labels: Bruce_Mitchell, documentary, film, Joy_Division, Martin_Hannett, Peter_Hook, review, The_Durutti_Column, Tony_Wilson

Peter Hook & The Light will return to North America in November 2014 for a 14 date tour performing New Order's albums Low Life and Brotherhood live and uncut. As with Hooky's earlier tours, these shows will also feature relevant singles and other cuts from the same period.

As a special bonus, Peter Hook & The Light will be supporting themselves at all dates, as they will play special sets of Joy Division material before each main set.

November 2014 itinerary

4 – The Mohawk Austin, TX
6 – The Trocadero, Philadelphia, PA
7 – Irving Plaza, New York, NY
8 – Royale, Boston, MA
10 – Théâtre Télus, Montreal, QC
11 – The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto, ON
13 – The Magic Bag, Ferndale, MI
14 – Metro Chicago, IL
15 – Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis, MN
17 – VENUE, Vancouver, BC
18 – Neumos Seattle, WA
20 – Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR
21 – MEZZANINE, San Francisco, CA
22 – Fonda Theatre, Los Angeles, CA

Ticketing information will follow.

More Hooky and the Light info including other tour news via Youtube, Facebook, Twitter and peterhook.co.uk.

Labels: gigs, Joy_Division, New_Order, Peter_Hook, The_Light, USA

Following on from successful tours playing albums by Joy Division and latterly Movement and Power, Corruption & Lies by New Order, Peter Hook & The Light have announced they will debut Low-Life and Brotherhood with two gigs in London and Manchester in September 2014.

Hooky and the boys will play The Ritz in Manchester on Thursday 25 September and then London's Shepherd's Bush Empire on the following Saturday.

The playlist is set to feature not only the full albums but also singles and B-sides from late 1983 to 1987 so expect to hear Confusion, Thieves Like Us, True Faith and many more (hopefully including personal fave Lonesome Tonight.

Both gigs will help support MIND & Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy.

Tickets are on sale 9am Friday 29 November 2013 via Alt Tickets and Ticketweb.

September 2014

Thu 25 - The Ritz, Manchester [£23.50]
Sat 27 - Shepherds Bush Empire, London [£26.50, O2 Priority 27 November 2013]

Labels: gigs, New_Order, Peter_Hook, The_Light

Check out some excellent video footage of Peter Hook and The Light's recent gig at the Sugarmill, Stoke-on-Trent, 1 November 2013. The band played New Order's albums 'Movement' and 'Power, Corruption & Lies' (plus a few extras) in full during a nearly-3-hours-long set.

More from this and other gigs via Polewka123 on YouTube.

Hooky's UK tour continues through November - see details.

Labels: gigs, New_Order, Peter_Hook, video

This year's Music For Cities event on Thursday 21 November 2013 features Peter Hook & The Light and A Certain Ratio performing alongside young classical musicians and special guests and will be the first gig ever to take place at Halle St Peters in Ancoats, Manchester.

Just 150 tickets at 40.00 GBP each will available from 9am Monday 4 November 2013 via TicketWeb UK and Ticketline [fully detailed ticket links to follow].

All proceeds and profits go to assist Manchester youth charities which in the past have included a boxing club and a recording studio in Wythenshawe.

The first edition of Music for Cities in 2012 saw Tim Burgess and Puressence performing at a sold out Manchester Cathedral.

More info:

Music For Cities
Peter Hook

Labels: A_Certain_Ratio, gigs, Peter_Hook, The_Light

Please note the previously-announced Peter Hook signing and Q&A event on Monday 4 November at HMV 90 Market Street has been postponed.

Labels: gigs, Peter_Hook, The_Light

FAC51 The Hacienda visits Paris later this month for a special event Swing At The Top: The Factory with the theme of Factory Records meets Andy Warhol's The Factory.

A classic DJ line-up featuring headliners Pickering and Park, plus 808 State, Allister Whitehead and Peter Hook is complemented by various French bands and DJs.

It's 8 Euro to get in and apparently there's a free hotdog and swingtop (beer, hopefully).

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Swing at the Top #6
Au Palais De Tokyo

Tuesday 29 October 2013
The Factory

DJ sets

Mike Pickering
Graeme Park
808 State DJs
Allister Whitehead
Peter Hook to play for the Parisien crowd whilst live

Live

Telepopmusik
Etienne De Crecy
Super Discount

A Nous Paris presents

Yan Wagner
Concrete DJ Team
Polar Intertia (Live)
Antigone
Plus loads more!

More info at:

Facebook event
swingatthetop.com

Labels: 808_State, Allister_Whitehead, DJ, FAC51_The_Hacienda, Graeme_Park, Mike_Pickering, Paris, Peter_Hook

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