Peter Hook & the Light: 26-Date ‘Joy Division: A Celebration’ North American Tour Starts Aug. 11

Starting next month, Peter Hook and the Light will embark on a 26-date tour across North America — and Joy Division: A Celebration sounds like a fantastic night out for fans of the band.

Officially announced on Tuesday, the five-week trek will see the band perform Joy Division’s seminal two albums Unknown Pleasures and Closer in full with additional Joy Division rarities and an opening set of New Order material, per a news release. The tour follows the debut UK dates for “Joy Division: A Celebration” which commemorate the 40th anniversary of Joy Division and Ian Curtis’ continuing influence.

The dates:

August 11 – The Danforth Music Hall – Toronto, ONT
August 12 – The Danforth Music Hall – Toronto, ONT
August 13 – Club Soda – Montreal, QC
August 15 – Royal Oak Music Theatre – Royal Oak, MI
August 16 – Variety Playhouse – Atlanta, GA
August 18 – First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN
August 19 – Metro – Chicago *SOLD OUT
August 20 – Metro – Chicago *SOLD OUT
August 22 – The Pabst Theatre – Milwaukee, WI
August 23 – Paradise Rock Club – Boston, MA
August 25 – The Fillmore Silver Spring – Silver Spring, MD
August 26 – Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA
August 27 – Terminal 5 – New York, NY
August 29 – The Van Buren – Phoenix, AZ
August 30 – Mohawk – Austin, TX
August 31 – Mohawk – Austin, TX
September 2 – House Of Blues Houston – Houston, TX
September 3 – House Of Blues Dallas – Dallas, TX
September 5 – Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO
September 6 – Humphreys Concerts by the Bay – San Diego, CA
September 8 – The Theatre At Ace Hotel – Los Angeles, CA
September 9 – The Theatre At Ace Hotel – Los Angeles, CA
September 10 – The Warfield – San Francisco, CA
September 12 – Crystal Ballroom – Portland, OR
September 13 – The Showbox – Seattle, WA
September 14 – Commodore Ballroom – Vancouver, BC

Delighted to announce our return to North America in August/September 2022! 🇺🇸 🇨🇦

We’ll be performing ‘Unknown Pleasures’ & ‘Closer’ live, plus singles, B-sides & an opening set of New Order material.

Tickets will go on sale this Friday 22nd October via https://t.co/aRq5vk7N7r pic.twitter.com/jHQCFBWZ5T

— Peter Hook (@peterhook) October 19, 2021

More context for this special tour, per that news release:

Returning for his ninth tour of the States with Peter Hook & The Light, Hooky comments: “Definitely one of the highlights/lowlights of my profession is the travelling. It was amazing what a blessing it was not to have to do it over lockdown but amazing again how soon you missed seeing all these wonderful places the world has to offer. You lot in America are so lucky to have such a varied and wonderful country. I can’t wait to get back there, and my mouth is watering at the thought of going to my first ‘Coffee Shop’ breakfast. I am easily pleased.

“We have always been lucky to have been appreciated as much as we have in the States, ever since our first tour in September 1980. I am hoping for much the same this time. There is definitely a great appreciation for both Joy Division’s & New Order’s music.”

Previous Article

Emerson, Lake & Palmer: ‘Singles’ Deluxe Vinyl Box Set Coming 8/26 (First-Ever Singles Box Set)

Published on 2022/07/13

Over the years, Emerson, Lake & Palmer amassed a global audience and the respect of many around the world for […]

Read More

Next Article

Ben Gibbard Takes Control of Vinyl Production in Death Cab for Cutie’s New Video for “Here to Forever”

Published on 2022/07/13

The new music video for “Here to Forever,” a song shared by Death Cab for Cutie this week, depicts band […]

Read More