Peter Hook & the Light
British post-punk band
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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. |
| 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. |
| 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 | Released live album 'New Order's Technique & Republic Live at the Electric Ballroom Camden'. |
| 2018 | Band experienced multiple bass player changes, including Fred Sablan and Yves Altana joining as touring members. |
| 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. |
| 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'. |
| 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. |
| 2011 | Released EP '1102' on Haçienda Records and live album 'Unknown Pleasures – Live In Australia'. |
| 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. |
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