Peter Hook & The Light to Play Joy Division Classics in Manila in May 2027

Peter Hook & The Light has announced its Manila show on May 13, 2027, at The Filinvest Tent in Alabang. The band will perform songs from Joy Division’s only two albums, Unknown Pleasures and Closer. The band is known to release classics such as “Love Will Tear Us Apart,” “Disorder,” “Transmission,” to name a few. 

HookHookThe catchy part of a song, often a melody, riff, or line in the chorus, that sticks in the listener's head. A strong hook is what makes people hum aGo to Hook Glossary is a bassist who co-founded the influential post-punk and new wave bands Joy Division and New Order. Hook figured in New Order after the death of Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis’ death in 1980. He left New Order in 2007 due to tensions with bandmate Bernard Sumner, and has since carried both bands’ catalogs with his backing band, The Light, since 2010. The band made their live debut on May 18, 2010, the 30th anniversary of Curtis’ death in Manchester, performing Joy Division’s album Unknown Pleasures in its entirety.

HookHookThe catchy part of a song, often a melody, riff, or line in the chorus, that sticks in the listener's head. A strong hook is what makes people hum aGo to Hook Glossary’s tour begins in Europe in December and runs through May 2027, with stops in the U.K., North America, South America, and Asia.

Ticket details have yet to be announced via DMC Philippines.

Elijah Pareño

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Elijah Pareño is the Music Writer of Rolling Stone Philippines. He writes daily music news, features, reviews, and radar stories of the website.

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