Peter Hook & The Light are returning to North America in Fall 2016 to perform Joy Division and New Order's legendary Factory Records compilation albums "Substance" live, sequentially and in their entireties.

The first leg of the tour sees a trio of shows as The Light return to New York for two dates at Webster Hall Thurs 22nd and Fri 23rd Sept and then a Los Angeles date on Sat 24th Sept. These are the first dates for the performances following the debut concerts taking place the previous week.

Hooky and the band then return to the United States and Canada for the second leg of the tour in late October for twenty four dates in total which see the band remain on tour until late November, playing cities they have visited before as well as some new additions including Milwaukee, Salt Lake City, Atlanta, and Fort Lauderdale.

Released in August 1987, New Order's Substance was originally conceived as a way for Factory Records boss, Tony Wilson, to play the New Order singles on the CD player of his new Jaguar car. Substance became the best selling New Order album ever upon its release, the double LP going on to sell 2 million copies in America alone.

Widely considered New Order's strongest album, "their most popular, well known, highly rated and arguably the most influential" (Sputnik Music), Factory Records' 200th release featured the bands seminal 12" mixes of their singles as well as versions of ‘Confusion’ and Temptation re-recorded for the LP.

Running from "Ceremony" in 1981 up to "True Faith" in 1987 (again recorded especially for the album), the set takes in the high points of New Order's catalogue, including "Temptation", "Thieves Like Us", "The Perfect Kiss" and "Bizarre Love Triangle".

Released the following year in July 1988, Joy Division's Substance features all the singles which did not appear on the albums such as "Transmission", "Komakino", "Love Will Tear Us Apart" and "Atmosphere", as well as their b-sides, tracks from their EP "An Ideal For Living" and the Factory Records sampler.

Factory Records' 250th release, it begins with "Warsaw" and takes in the development of the band through "Digital" and "Dead Souls" to the band's final tracks. The collection demonstrates the same energy as a full length LP with several key B-sides added.

Allmusic called it "the best adjunct to the two albums anyone could want."

Peter Hook & The Light have toured Joy Division and New Order's albums extensively since debuting "Unknown Pleasures" back in 2010 with dates all across the world which have been very well received by critics and fans alike.

The Windish Agency Present An Evening With Peter Hook & The Light Performing Substance – Joy Division & New Order:

22nd Sept 2016            Webster Hall, New York, NY

23rd Sept 2016                  Webster Hall, New York, NY

24th Sept  2016                The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA

27th Oct 2016                 St Andrews Hall, Detroit, MI

28th Oct 2016                    Metro, Chicago, IL

29th Oct  2016                  Turner Hall, Milwaukee, WI

30th Oct 2016                  First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN

1st Nov 2016                  Venue, Vancouver, BC

3rd Nov 2016                Showbox At The Market, Seattle, WA

4th Nov 2016                     Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR

5th Nov 2016                    The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA

7th Nov 2016                  Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City, UT

8th Nov 2016                  House Of Blues, San Diego, CA

11th Nov 2016                   Granada Theatre, Dallas, TX

12th Nov 2016                  The Mohawk, Austin, TX

14th Nov 2016                Republic, New Orleans, LA

15th Nov 2016                  Terminal West, Atlanta, GA

17th Nov 2016                  Plaza Live, Orlando, FL

18th Nov 2016                   Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale, FL

19th Nov 2016                  The Ritz Ybor, Tampa, FL

21st Nov 2016                The Orange Peel, Asheville, NC

22nd Nov 2016                 Cat's Cradle, Carrboro, NC

23rd Nov  2016             Howard Theatre, Washington, DC

25th Nov 2016                   The Trocadero Theatre, Philadelphia, PA

26th Nov 2016                  The Sinclair, Boston, MA

27th Nov 2016                 Theatre Fairmount, Montreal, QC

29th Nov 2016                Danforth Music Hall, Toronto, ON

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