Peter Hook
British bassist
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| September 10 2024 | The band announced upcoming live dates for 2025 where they would perform New Order's Get Ready album in its entirety. |
| November 14 2023 | Peter Hook and the Light announced a tour to play Substance albums from Joy Division and New Order in 2024, with planned performances across Australia, New Zealand, North America, UK, and Ireland. |
| 2022 | Released live album 'Joy Division: A Celebration'. |
| 2022 | Paul Duffy joined as a bass player for the band. |
| August 2022 | Commenced the 'Joy Division: A Celebration' tour with 26 tour stops across the United States and Canada. |
| October 2021 | Peter Hook and the Light announced the 'Joy Division: A Celebration' tour across the United States and Canada. |
| 2020 | Yamaha released the Peter Hook Signature Bass, featuring details from his BB1200S and BB734 bass guitars. |
| May 18 2020 | The band video-streamed their 2015 Macclesfield performance titled 'So This Is Permanent' on YouTube for 24 hours, with donations requested to support the Epilepsy Society. |
| April 9 2020 | Collaborated with Gorillaz on their Song Machine project, featuring on the song 'Aries' alongside English musician Georgia. |
| August 2019 | The band worked with The Metropolitan Orchestra to perform their Joy Division orchestral set in Australia. |
| July 5 2019 | Peter Hook and the Light performed an orchestral rendition of Joy Division songs with the Manchester Camerata at the Royal Albert Hall, featuring guest vocalists Natalie Findlay, Mica Miller, and Bastien Marshall. |
| 2018 | Band experienced multiple bass player changes, including Fred Sablan and Yves Altana joining as touring members. |
| 2018 | Released live album 'New Order's Technique & Republic Live at the Electric Ballroom Camden'. |
| 2018 | The band continued touring in Australia, Europe, and the United States, this time performing without bassist Jack Bates. |
| 2017 | Martin Rebelski became a band member, contributing keyboards, synthesizers, and programming. |
| April 2017 | For Record Store Day, the band released four live albums recorded from concerts in Dublin, Leeds, and Manchester, covering Joy Division albums Closer and Unknown Pleasures, and New Order albums Movement and Power Corruption & Lies. |
| December 2016 | The band toured South America, performing sets covering both New Order and Joy Division material. |
| October 6 2016 | Released the book 'Substance: Inside New Order'. |
| June 2016 | Peter Hook & the Light began a European and UK tour playing singles from Joy Division's Substance album, and on some dates, singles from New Order's Substance album. |
| June 16 2016 | Performed and recorded live album 'Substance: The Albums of Joy Division and New Order' at Apollo Theatre in Manchester. |
| 2015 | Released live album 'So This Is Permanence'. |
| 2015 | Hook's son Jack became the touring bassist for The Smashing Pumpkins. |
| November 2015 | Sued his former New Order bandmates for continuing to use the band's name, with the parties eventually settling out of court. |
| 2014 | Performed and released live albums of Joy Division's 'Unknown Pleasures and Closer' and New Order's 'Low Life and Brotherhood' and 'Movement and Power Corruption and Lies' at Hebden Bridge. |
| 2013 | David Potts joined the band as guitarist, providing backing vocals, keyboards, and synthesizers. |
| January 29 2013 | Published 'Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division', an autobiographical account of his time in the band. |
| July 11 2012 | Awarded an honorary fellowship from the University of Central Lancashire, where he also launched a master's degree programme in Music Industry Management and Promotion. |
| 2011 | Released EP '1102' on Haçienda Records and live album 'Unknown Pleasures – Live In Australia'. |
| February 11 2011 | Peter Hook & The Light released the 1102 2011 EP, featuring four versions of Joy Division songs, including the previously unrecorded 'Pictures in My Mind'. |
| 2010 | Released live album 'Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures – Orchestral Version' and 'Peter Hook's The Light Perform "Unknown Pleasures" Live At Goodwood'. |
| 2010 | Peter Hook formed the band Peter Hook & the Light, featuring himself on lead vocals, bass, guitars, melodica, and electronic drums. |
| December 2010 | Released the Man Ray EP 'Tokyo Joe', which became the theme song for FAC 251 – The Factory. |
| May 18 2010 | On the 30th anniversary of Ian Curtis' death, Peter Hook & The Light performed a set of Joy Division songs, including every track from Unknown Pleasures. |
| April 2010 | Hook released the Man Ray EP 'Summer '88' on 24 Hour Service Station, revisiting Hacienda nightclub sounds using classic Roland synths and drum machines. |
| February 2010 | Peter Hook opened FAC 251 – The Factory, a new club and live venue in Manchester, located in the old head offices of Factory Records. |
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