SUBSTANCE // UK TOUR // OCT & NOV 2024
“It still amazes me how enjoyable it is to play the Substance LPs. The contrast between Joy Division and
New Order is very apparent but both complement each other very well. My only frustration is not being
able to play more of our records each night. I am totally looking forward to the next phase. So, let’s enjoy
some Substance and Get Ready for the future. Lots of love, Hooky.” [PETER HOOK]
PETER HOOK & THE LIGHT continue their mammoth run of worldwide dates in 2024 by performing at
several notable UK festivals this summer followed by an extensive UK and Ireland tour in October and
November. The headline dates in the autumn will see the band play the Substance albums by Joy
Division and New Order in full.
Peter Hook first revisited the seminal Joy Division album Unknown Pleasures back in May 2010 for a
commemorative charity concert and has followed it each year by performing subsequent albums from
the repertoire of his bands, Joy Division and New Order. Peter Hook & The Light have since moved
through each of those albums, culminating in the Factory Records Substance compilations, and last year
celebrated over four decades of the continuing influence of Joy Division and Ian Curtis with the Joy
Division: A Celebration concerts where both of the band’s albums were played in full.
In October last year, the band played the Substance albums at their biggest ever London concert at the
5300 capacity Eventim Apollo.
Peter Hook’s dedication to his back catalogue has seen him move through Unknown Pleasures, Closer,
Still, Movement, Power Corruption & Lies, Low Life, Brotherhood, Technique and Republic to arrive at
the point. Having toured these albums extensively, the band have now amassed well over 600 concerts.
Among the many highlights since his early repertoire was reintroduced to a legion of new audiences
across the world have been appearances at Benicassim, Primavera Sound, Kendal Calling, Victorious,
Bestival and Rebellion, alongside extensive touring in Europe, North and South America, China, Japan,
Australia and New Zealand to great acclaim from both fans and critics alike.
Tickets available here: https://peterhookandthelight.live
The two Substance compilation albums were released in 1987 and 1988 by Factory Records. New
Order’s arrived first and featured all the singles up to that point including Blue Monday, Bizarre Love
Triangle, Temptation, Shellshock and True Faith. It was curated by Factory boss Tony Wilson so he could
listen to the tracks on the CD player in his car and was Factory Records’ 200 th release. It remains the
best-selling New Order album.
Released the following year, Joy Division’s Substance features all the singles that didn’t appear on their
two albums, including Transmission, Love Will Tear Us Apart and Atmosphere, alongside tracks from
their An Ideal For Living EP and the Factory Records sampler. It begins with Warsaw and takes in the
development of the band through Digital and Dead Souls and was Factory Records’ 250 th release.
NEW ORDER | SUBSTANCE TRACK LIST
Ceremony
Everything’s Gone Green
Temptation
Blue Monday
Confusion
Thieves Like Us
The Perfect Kiss
Sub-culture
Shellshock
State Of The Nation
Bizarre Love Triangle
True Faith
JOY DIVISION | SUBSTANCE TRACK LIST
Warsaw
Leaders Of Men
Digital
Autosuggestion
Transmission
She’s Lost Control
Incubation
Dead Souls
Atmosphere
Love Will Tear Us Apart