Peter Hook, anxious as ever to remind people that he played bass in Joy Division, will be performing the band’s entire two-album catalog live at a church in Macclesfield, England in May. Together with his group The Light, Hook has dubbed the concert “So This Is Permanence,” which is a reference to a line in “Twenty Four Hours.”As more rabid Joy Division fans know, Macclesfield is where Joy Division got started, and the church where the concert is taking place—Christ Church, right in the center of town—is where the late Ian Curtis went when he was a kid. Proceeds from the show will be donated to both the Epilepsy Society and the Churches Conservation Trust.
A North American-centric rundown of Peter Hook And The Light’s upcoming tour dates is below, including a number of stops where fans can see both Unknown Pleasures and Closer performed live, just like in Macclesfield.
April 17—Grand Central—Miami, Florida * April 18—State Theatre—Saint Petersburg, Florida * April 19—Plaza Live—Orlando, Florida * April 21—Georgia Theatre—Athens, Georgia * April 22—Republic—New Orleans, Louisiana * April 24—Granada Theatre—Dallas, Texas * April 25—Middle Of The Map Festival—Kansas City, Missouri ^ April 27—Bogart’s—Cincinnati, Ohio * April 28—Exit/In—Nashville Tennessee * April 29—Headliners Music Hall—Louisville, Kentucky * May 1—Cat’s Cradle—Carrboro, North Carolina * May 2—Orange Peel—Asheville, North Carolina * May 6—C3—Guadalajara, Mexico * May 7—El Plaza Condesa—Mexico City, Mexico &
* performing Unknown Pleasures and Closer, with a New Order opening set ^ performing Unknown Pleasures and Closer & performing Low-Life and Brotherhood, with a Joy Division opening set
