Peter Hook and The Light have toured Joy Division and New Order’s albums extensively since debuting ‘Unknown Pleasures’ back in 2010 with dates all across the world which have been very well received by critics and fans alike.
Released in August 1987, ‘Substance’ is widely considered New Order’s strongest album. Factory Records’ 200th release featured the bands seminal 12” mixes of their singles as well as versions of ‘Confusion’ and ‘Temptation’ re-recorded for the LP.
Running from ‘Ceremony’ in 1981 up to ‘True Faith’ in 1987 (again recorded especially for the album), the set takes in the high points of New Order’s catalogue, including ‘Temptation’, ‘Thieves Like Us’, ‘The Perfect Kiss’ and ‘Bizarre Love Triangle’.
Released the following year in July 1988, Joy Division’s ‘Substance’ features all the singles which did not appear on the albums such as ‘Transmission’, ‘Komakino’, ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’ and ‘Atmosphere’, as well as their b-sides, tracks from their EP ‘An Ideal For Living’ and the Factory Records sampler.
Punk News said: “This is Peter Hook and his band taking a chance, dusting off wrongly ignored tunes, and kicking ass.
“By focusing solely on the music, and allowing the songs inherent structure to do the heavy lifting instead of blowing them up into pseudo-stadium cuts, their inherent virtues were that much more apparent. Frankly, these songs rock.”
Tickets are sold as unreserved as it is an all standing performance with no seating available.
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