New Order return to North America in January. The band announced a show at Fillmore Miami Beach on January 12th. Tickets go on sale this Friday, December 14th with the pre-sale kickoff on December 13th. Head here for more details. The Miami Beach show appears to be a one-off show, but you never know, so stay tuned.
Meanwhile Bernard Sumner has issued a statement on the passing of the legendary Pete Shelley:
"I was deeply sorry to hear about Pete passing away, I always thought he was a great songwriter and the Buzzcocks both helped and inspired us in the early days of Joy Division. The first punk record I ever bought was ‘Spiral Scratch’ Boredom was the track on it that summed up how every bummed out adolescent felt in early 1977.
Another song ‘You Say You Don’t Love Me’ was another - perhaps lesser known but it was a favourite of mine with a deeply touching melody and then in 1981 he came out with the catchy as hell perfect pop song ‘Homosapien’ - By coincidence we played it in our dressing room just before we went onstage at our last gig in Curitiba, Brazil.
A sad day but a brilliant and unforgettable life."
Published December 8th, 2018