new order tour reviews

to submit an obituary

To place an obituary, please include the information from the obituary checklist below in an email to [email protected] . There is no option to place them through our website. Feel free to contact our obituary desk at 651-228-5263 with any questions.

General Information:

Your full name,
Address (City, State, Zip Code),
Phone number,
And an alternate phone number (if any)

Obituary Specification:

Name of Deceased,
Obituary Text,
A photo in a JPEG or PDF file is preferable, TIF and other files are accepted, we will contact you if there are any issues with the photo.
Ad Run dates
There is a discount for running more than one day, but this must be scheduled on the first run date to apply.
If a photo is used, it must be used for both days for the discount to apply, contact us for more information.

Verification of Death:

In order to publish obituaries a name and phone number of funeral home/cremation society is required. We must contact the funeral home/cremation society handling the arrangements during their business hours to verify the death. If the body of the deceased has been donated to the University of Minnesota Anatomy Bequest Program, or a similar program, their phone number is required for verification.

Please allow enough time to contact them especially during their limited weekend hours.

A death certificate is also acceptable for this purpose but only one of these two options are necessary.

Guestbook and Outside Websites:

We are not allowed to reference other media sources with a guestbook or an obituary placed elsewhere when placing an obituary in print and online. We may place a website for a funeral home or a family email for contact instead; contact us with any questions regarding this matter.

Obituary Process:

Once your submission is completed, we will fax or email a proof for review prior to publication in the newspaper. This proof includes price and days the notice is scheduled to appear.

Please review the proof carefully. We must be notified of errors or changes before the notice appears in the Pioneer Press based on each day’s deadlines.

After publication, we will not be responsible for errors that may occur after final proofing.

All obituaries appear on TwinCities.com with a permanent online guestbook presence. If you wish to have the online presence removed, you can contact us to remove the guestbook online. Changes to an online obituary can be handled through the obituary desk. Call us with further questions.

Payment Procedure:

Pre-payment is required for all obituary notices prior to publication by the deadline specified below in our deadline schedule. Please call 651-228-5263 with your payment information after you have received the proof and approved its contents.

Credit Card: Payment accepted by phone only due to PCI (Payment Card Industry) regulations

EFT: Check by phone. Please provide your routing number and account number.

Cash: Accepted at our FRONT COUNTER Monday – Friday from 8:00AM – 3:30PM

The minimum charge is $162 for the first 10 lines.
Every line after the first 10 is $12.20.
If the ad is under 10 lines it will be charged the minimum rate of $162.
On a second run date, the lines are $8.20 per line, starting w/ the first line.
For example: if first run date was 20 lines the cost would be $164.
Each photo published is $125 per day.
For example: 2 photos in the paper on 2 days would be 4 photo charges at $500.

Please follow deadline times to ensure your obituary is published on the day requested.

MEMORIAM (NON-OBITUARY) REQUEST

Unlike an obituary, Memoriam submissions are remembrances of a loved one who has passed. The rates for a memoriam differ from obituaries.

Please call or email us for more memoriam information

Please call 651-228-5280 for more information.

HOURS: Monday – Friday 8:00AM – 5:00PM (CLOSED WEEKENDS and HOLIDAYS)

Please submit your memoriam ad to [email protected] or call 651-228-5280.

Music and Concerts | Concert review: Pet Shop Boys and New Order…

Things to Do

Music and concerts, music and concerts | concert review: pet shop boys and new order fill the armory with fans giddy for synthpop classics.

Pet Shop Boys and New Order announced their joint North American tour back in February 2020, just weeks before the world went into pandemic shutdown. Two and a half years later, they finally made it to Minneapolis – one of just 13 shows on the tour – and it was well worth the wait.

Both acts emerged from England in the ’80s with unique takes on pop music. Pet Shop Boys made songs that were witty, arch and quite gay (even though lead singer Neil Tennant didn’t publicly come out until 1994 and keyboardist Chris Lowe has never discussed his sexuality). New Order, meanwhile, rose out of the ashes of the post punk band Joy Division (whose lead singer Ian Curtis took his own life the day before the band’s first U.S. tour) and fused guitars and a bass played like a guitar with electronics.

The combined draw of the two acts – who are swapping spots each night – allowed them to play a significantly larger-than-usual venue. PSB’s three previous local shows took place at the State and Orpheum theaters, while New Order’s sole Minnesota concert of the 21st century happened at the Palace Theatre in 2018.

Sunday night, Pet Shop Boys took the stage just before 7:30 p.m. after a set from legendary DJ Paul Oakenfold (who returned for a second set before New Order). At 68, Tennant is the oldest musician on the tour, but he still exudes youthful energy. And, as always, Lowe played the role of stoic sidekick, mostly standing still behind his keyboards and barely acknowledging anything going around him, including the crowd.

Over the past 36 years, Pet Shop Boys have maintained a prolific career with 14 studio albums, more than 70 singles and a host of other projects. But the pair had never mounted a greatest hits tour until this summer in Europe. The current dates cut the 26-song set list down to 19 tracks, presumably to match New Order’s 80-minute running time.

That meant some true PSB classics – “Go West,” “What Have I Done to Deserve This” and “New York City Boy” among them – didn’t make the cut Sunday. But the set still pulsed with constant energy, from the clever “Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots of Money)” to the sordid “It’s a Sin.” The duo’s covers were a lot of fun as well, including “Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can’t Take My Eyes Off You),” “Always on My Mind,” “It’s Alright” and Stephen Sondheim’s “Losing My Mind” (the sole b-side of the night).

High points in a set full of them included the lush “Love Comes Quickly” and a fierce “Domino Dancing” complete with the audience singing the choruses. Tennant barely took a breath between songs, giving the show a real forward-driving momentum that kept going until the encore of “West End Girls” and “Being Boring.”

New Order – whose live show was notoriously hit or miss back in the day – didn’t have quite the same urgency and lead singer Bernard Sumner has lost some of his voice. At times, the 66-year-old yelped out his lyrics and at other times attempted to slip into a croon with limited success.

The band more than made it for it, though, both recreating some of the most precise songs of the era and occasionally adding a new spin. And bassist Tom Chapman did an admirable job of tackling Peter Hook’s truly iconic sound. (Hook left the group in 2007 and now does terrific solo tours devoted to entire New Order and Joy Division albums.) Oh, and they were loud, too, giving songs like “Blue Monday” and “Age of Content” a real arena rock heft.

In addition to a curated selection of tracks from New Order’s ’80s heyday – “Subculture” and “Temptation” were stand outs – they played a pair of songs from their most recent album, 2015’s “Music Complete,” but unfortunately the epic banger “People on the High Line” (the band’s best song in decades) wasn’t one of them.

More in Music and Concerts

Jennifer Lopez sings on stage with dancers.

Music and Concerts | What’s up with the canceled tours and slow ticket sales for arena concerts?

Ringo Starr Receives The Inaugural Joe Chambers Musicians Legacy Award

Music and Concerts | Ringo Starr talks candidly: ‘I’m giving away all the secrets here!’

Five men sit on a bench at a restaurant patio.

Music and Concerts | Sturgill Simpson to play first Twin Cities show in eight years at Roy Wilkins Auditorium

A black-and-white photo of Elton John lying on a couch

Music and Concerts | Summer songs: Going back 40 and 50 years to revisit top tracks of 1974 and 1984

Cyndi Lauper raises up one arm as she speaks or sings into a microphone. She is wearing an ornate silver headpiece.

Music and Concerts | Cyndi Lauper to bring her farewell tour to Target Center in December

Music and Concerts | Everyone from Limp Bizkit to Miranda Lambert is playing outdoor summer shows outside the metro

Live Review
Local Spotlight
Around Town
Stars and Bars

Live Review: New Order and Pet Shop Boys @ Merriweather Post Pavilion — 9/21/22

New Order and the Pet Shop Boys, two revered English synthpop bands, joined forces for an irresistible double bill, hailed The Unity Tour, which surfaced at Merriweather Post Pavilion outside DC not long ago.

The highly anticipated tour was twice postponed due to complications of touring during the high prevalence of COVID-19 over the past two years. With the rescheduled date landing in the midst of a high season of very good concerts, I wondered if the final show would stand out from the crowd as well.

I need not have wondered. The New Order Mancs showed so much heart and grit and the PSB Londoners brought plenty of brains and style — and the combined power of their twin performances undoubtedly produced the very best concert of the year.

At Merriweather Post Pavilion on Sept. 21, New Order took the stage first. Frontman Bernard Sumner stood before a microphone in the center of the stage to open the show with “Regret,” the single that helped put ’80s stalwarts New Order back on the musical map in 1993. From the very first notes, the song sounded like sweet deliverance, here to elevate the musical conversation and wholly transport our material selves into its remarkable rhythm.

Watch the official music video for “Regret” by New Order on YouTube:

At 66, Barney looked dignified, official. But his voice was as timeless as ever. Part of the transportive magic of New Order was that Benard as frontman could easily wind you back to the early days of the band, formed in 1980 after the dissolution of Joy Division. As a musical icon, Barney stands immutable. The not-so-on-purpose disaffection in his vocal created an ideal blend with the synths and percussion of his bandmates, and he almost seemed to conduct the show from his guitar.

There was no denying that Barney performed from the heart. As the show proceeded, he let loose and lost himself in the music. At the one-third mark, New Order picked up “Your Silent Face,” a wonderfully inviting but also maudlin tune that appeared on the band’s sophomore album, Power, Corruption, and Lies. Sumner paced to the back of the stage and retrieved a melodica for the song’s unforgettable bridge. As he played it, the years seemed to fade away, and you could see a younger man behind Bernard’s spectacles.

Both New Order and the Pet Shop Boys came to town ready to totally knock us out, and New Order deliberately and definitively hit their targets. The band’s triumphant final quarter included titanic new wave/house numbers that still stand above the fray in their genres: “True Faith” from their 1987 career compilation Substance; “Blue Monday,” their early groundbreaking single; and “Temptation,” another giant single that helped to permanently seal New Order’s fate as perenially hip and also decisively poignant.

Watch the official music video for “Temptation” by New Order on YouTube:

For their last song, New Order played “Love Will Tear Us Apart,” highly regarded as the greatest post-punk tune of all time, and certainly the one song (at least) that ensures Joy Division will be forever remembered.

While Barney dominated the show as the face of the band, his longtime bandmates Gillian Gilbert and Stephen Morris also were a sight and sound for sore eyes and ears. The two set to work methodically with a central focus on their instruments, and their presence imparted a warmth to their highly technical instrumentation. Together, New Order stand as giants, and their music still packs the punchy delirium it has always carried.

Following New Order, the Pet Shop Boys began their part of the concert with “Suburbia,” which hails from the duo’s debut album, Please. PSB apparently allowed “Suburbia” to inspire their show’s primary stage setting, a platform set between two streetlight fixtures that generated the illusion of being on a well-lit, if vaguely futuristic, neighborhood curb. Clad initially in a trenchcoat, PSB frontman Neil Tennant appeared sophisticated and aloof throughout the show, a spirit initially augmented by masks that looked like tuning forks adorning his and Chris’ faces. Neil, however, addressed the audience frankly and directly with enthusiasm, and his pleasure in performing was quite evident.

Watch the official music video for “Suburbia” by Pet Shop Boys on YouTube:

In many ways, the Pet Shop Boys are the polar opposite of New Order. New Order began from another band formed when its core members were quite young. Over the last 30 years, their output has diminished quite a bit from their ’80s heyday, when New Order dominated with consistent record releases. By contrast, the Pet Shop Boys formed after Neil as a journalist reported on the emergent post-punk and new wave scene and gained musical ambitions himself. Since the publication of their first studio album in 1986, the Pet Shops Boys have remained steadily prolific. In the past 10 years, the duo has released three excellent albums, all produced by Stuart Price. From these records, they performed Electric’s “Vocal” and Hotspot’s “Dreamland,” both toward the end of the show on Sept. 21.

Over the course of the concert, Neil and synthesist Chris Lowe consistently returned to their first three albums. After opening with Please’s “Suburbia,” they soon played “Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots of Money),” at which point Neil discarded his tuning fork mask to sing declaratively with power and passion. PSB later excited the large and bustling audience with “West End Girls” in the encore, which saw them in a costume change that suggested their “old-school” appearances — Neil in a business suit and Chris in a tracksuit.

Watch the official music video for “West End Girls” by Pet Shop Boys on YouTube:

The band roused revelers with “It’s a Sin” from sophomore album Actually as the last song in the set and amazed all listeners with “Being Boring” from third album Behavior in the encore. Neil’s voice was simply beautiful. He and Chris both sounded great. The raw talent of their performance was cloaked a bit in the theatrical presentation of their show, which actually involved two costume and set changes, but their showmanship and their musicality totally shined through everything else around them. The Pet Shop Boys were nothing less than utterly magnificent.

Together with their unparalleled display of heart and brains, New Order and Pet Shop Boys delivered the best concert of the year, hands down. Indeed, there is no doubt I’ll revisit this show for years to come in my thoughts, and it will continually produce happy memories of seeing two of my favorite bands remaining at the top of their game more than 40 years into their careers. You are synthpop royalty, New Order and Pet Shop Boys, and long may you reign.

The Unity Tour continues with North American dates through Oct. 16. We urge you to catch these two legendary bands together while you can.

Here are some photos of New Order performing at Merriweather Post Pavilion on Sept. 21, 2022. All pictures copyright and courtesy of Kyle Gustafson.

New Order at Merriweather Post Pavillion

And here are some photos of Pet Shop Boys performing at Merriweather Post Pavilion on Sept. 21, 2022. All pictures again copyright and courtesy of Kyle Gustafson.

Pet Shop Boys at Merriweather Post Pavillion

[…] The Birchmere (Review + Photos) 9/17 Echo and The Bunnymen, Lincoln Theatre (Review + Photos) 9/21 New Order and The Pet Shop Boys, Merriweather Post Pavilion (Review + Photos) 9/25 Heaven 17, The Birchmere (Review + Photos) 9/29 Glenn Tilbrook of Squeeze, […]

New Order Have No Regrets At 713 Music Hall

Pete Vonder Haar March 17, 2023 7:03AM

Trending Music

John Cowan Gets Chatty with Fellow Pickers and Grinners

Top 10 Butt-Rock Bands of All Time
¿Quién Eres Tú , Mun2?

Latest Stories

By Bob Ruggiero

Long Nights, Possible Odds: Styx Readies to Rock on Summer Shed Tour with Foreigner

T-Pain Kicks Off Mansion In Wiscansin Party Tour at 713 Music Hall

By Marco Torres

Promotions Newsletter
Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Back to Top
California Privacy Policy
California Collection Notice
Do Not Sell My Info

LIVE REVIEW: Pet Shop Boys, New Order in Boston, MA (09.19.22)

September 23, 2022
John Hutchings

The current Pet Shop Boys / New Order tour has been aptly named The Unity Tour. Unity is defined as “the state of being joined or united as a whole.” On Monday night at Leader Bank Pavilion in Boston, nearly 5,000 people united for a kinetic three hours of hit songs. This show was a nostalgic celebration for the audience of mostly GenXers.

The co-headlining Unity Tour started in Toronto with Boston as its second date. This tour was originally scheduled for two years ago and was delayed due to Covid. After New Order performed, a severe thunderstorm forced concession stands to close as the venue issued a shelter in place order, but the show miraculously continued on time with Pet Shop Boys. It was a dream come true for this fan to finally see these amazing bands. It was a non-stop electronic dance party with all the whistles and bells in the form of videos and images and lights. Legendary DJ Paul Oakenfield played sets before each band, hyping the crowd and maintaining the rave atmosphere.

“Thank you for bearing with us,” New Order vocalist/guitarist Bernard Sumner told the audience. There wasn’t much chit-chat between songs. There was little time for it. The band needed to keep up their energetic pace. New Order opened with “Regret” and closed with Joy Division’s “Love Will Tear Us Apart.” Above the stage, images of singer Ian Curtis and then the message ‘Joy Division Forever’ drew massive cheers and applause and ultimately, tears with this gorgeous rendition. Joy Division is still immensely popular, influential and revered by many. New Order formed out of Joy Division’s ashes in 1980 with Sumner, drummer Stephen Morris and celebrated guitarist Peter Hook, who left New Order nearly 20 years ago. Hook tours regularly playing Joy Division and New Order songs. This summer he played the Paradise in Boston.

Sumner was on fire during the entire supercharged 90 minute set. The 66-year-old might be losing some vocal strength and breath power, as he sang a bit slower and split up vocals on some songs (particularly noticeable on “The Perfect Kiss”) but still sounded great. They were loud, invigorating and overall impressive. I never stopped dancing the entire time. Most of the songs they played can be found on the fabulous 1987 compilation set Substance. I’m sure I have it with my DVDs somewhere.

New Order played the popular songs like “Bizarre Love Triangle,” the darker “Sub-culture,” “Blue Monday” and “Temptation.” They played a few lesser known songs like the guitar-driven “Academic” and “Plastic” from the more recent album, Music Complete, released in 2015. During “Academic,” they displayed images of skiers, surfers, mountains and oceans. Lights sprayed out into the audience. On “Plastic,” a song about being fake, words from the cheeky chorus popped up on screen: “it’s official/you’re fantastic/ you’re so special/ so iconic/ you’re the focus/ of attention/ but you don’t want it/Cos you’re so on it.” They played a couple of songs from the album, Power, Corruption and Lies. On the moody, hypnotic “Your Silent Face,” the screen said: “From the album: Power, Corruption + Lies” and then names of band members popped up on screen. This is an excellent and effective way to acknowledge everyone. Besides Sumner and Morris, New Order includes bass player Tom Chapman, keyboardist Gillian Gilbert and guitarist Philip Cunningham (of the Britpop band Marion).

Dramatic music played as Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe, wearing white lab coats and horned bestial masks, were lowered onto the stage in elevator-like shafts. Each had a street light illuminating them. Pet Shop Boys opened with an exhilarating “Suburbia” and closed the evening with the softer, introspective “Being Boring” from the 1990 album Behaviour. Their bubbly 90 minute set featured colorful, dazzling patterns and images on screen, outfit and set changes plus backing percussionists. “Tonight we’re going on a journey through music and memory,” Tennant explained.

At one point during the Pet Shop Boys set, I wondered if they had enough material to play for 90 minutes. I don’t know what I was thinking! As I recognized song after song, I realized how silly I’d been to even question it. Clearly should’ve done more research. Pet Shop Boys have been synth-pop darlings since they formed in London in 1981. The duo has sold more than 50 million records worldwide and was listed in the 1999 Guinness Book of World Records as the most successful duo in UK music history. The six-time Grammy nominees had five U.S. top ten singles in the 1980s. Although I mostly listened to them in college, of course Pet Shop Boys have plenty of material with 14 studio albums. They played 19 songs.

In a complete audio/visual experience, Pet Shop Boys played a bevy of these hits including “Rent,” “Opportunities,” “Domino Dancing,” “It’s a Sin” and “West End Girls.” Tennant has a distinct vocal styling, a bit romantic, a bit wistful. That’s particularly evident in slower songs like “Can You Forgive Her?,” a poignant and classic song about sexuality and identity with these lines: “She’s made you some kind of laughing stock/ Because you dance to disco and you don’t like rock/She made fun of you and even in bed/ Said she was gonna go and get herself a real man instead.” For the exciting and addictive “Domino Dancing,” wearing a tuxedo jacket and turban hat, Tennant led the audience in singing the chorus: “Watch them all fall down./(All Day. All Day.)/ Domino Dancing.” Tennant enthused: “Boston, that’s really good.” Another stand-out was the cheeky “Opportunities.” It’ll always be relevant with these lines: “I’ve got the brains/you’ve got the looks/ let’s make lots of money.” An explosive “It’s a Sin” was a full extravaganza with the stage all red, including a red globe spinning in the background. Tennant and Lowe were wearing silver jackets. After another set change, Tennant sported a black trench to perform a phenomenal “West End Girls” with black and white imagery as a backdrop. He then introduced the backing band, Lowe and even himself: “From Newcastle, Neil Tennant.” I love this humbleness.

I was so blown away by this thrilling musical evening. I was elated and on a high for days after the show and needed time to recover and absorb this thoroughly magical evening. If you get a chance to see it, don’t hesitate. It’s absolutely worth it.

About Author

StarTribune

Review: new order and pet shop boys deliver invigoratingly nostalgic british dance music in minneapolis.

"Paul Oakenfold. New Order. Pet Shop Boys. Minneapolis, what have you done to deserve this?" Pet Shop Boys singer Neil Tennant sarcastically asked a full house Sunday night at the Armory in Minneapolis.

Well, we sent the Minnesota Vikings across the pond to play the New Orleans Saints Sunday, and they gave London a dramatic game of American football.

What did Tennant and the lineup of veteran British musicians do for Minneapolis in return? They delivered a satisfyingly nostalgic and invigorating evening of mostly 1980s British dance music in a venue known for presenting contemporary electronic dance music acts.

On their Unity Tour, Pet Shop Boys and New Order are each playing 90 minutes and taking turns as headliners, with Oakenfold as the opener and intermission DJ.

As always, Tennant and partner Chris Lowe, the keyboardist, were delightfully arty purveyors of their pop-dance music. Their presentation had visual themes, whether it was the two of them performing under separate streetlights or their series of outfits of black and white. Once a video screen lifted, the duo's three other musicians were revealed, accompanied by constantly moving video images on various screens.

Never known for his dynamic stage presence, Tennant, 68, a reserved former music journalist, animated his reverb-boosted voice with arm and hand gestures. But Pet Shop Boys music is really about the buoyant melodies and incessant beats that seduce you into a feeling of unfettered freedom.

PSB's biggest hit, 1984's "West End Girls," was marred by distorted bass played by Lowe on keyboards. But there was no arguing with two 1987 tunes — the explosive, swirling "It's a Sin" and "Heart," which built to a banger — and 2019's "Dreamland," a darker-toned change of pace.

Closing the four-hour program at the Armory, New Order offered post-punk dance-rock from throughout its career, including two tunes from Joy Division, the group from which it spawned after the 1980 suicide of frontman Ian Curtis.

On Sunday, New Order singer/guitarist Bernard Sumner, 66, looked like a bespectacled accountant donning T-shirt, jeans and sneakers for his weekend hobby band. Moreover, his dad dance moves might have made his children cringe. But New Order's music kept a mostly over-40 crowd dancing to the driving disco-rock, complemented by strobes, lasers, lights in sync with the beat and a barrage of cool video images.

Highlights were the 1980s nuggets, the surging "Sub-culture" and the emphatic and urgent "Temptation," along with 2015's unrelentingly forceful "Restless," 2020's contagious dance-pop "Be a Rebel" and, of course, the encore of Joy Division's 1980 hit "Love Will Tear Us Apart."

Oakenfold, a celebrated DJ and remixer, kept the crowd partying with a blend of hits by Rihanna and Technotronic along with club gems by Acraze and DJ Dai, though he somehow managed to spin Prince's "When Doves Cry" twice back-to-back before segueing into the Purple One's "Kiss" as his finale.

Jon Bream has been a music critic at the Star Tribune since 1975, making him the longest tenured pop critic at a U.S. daily newspaper. He has attended more than 8,000 concerts and written four books (on Prince, Led Zeppelin, Neil Diamond and Bob Dylan). Thus far, he has ignored readers’ suggestions that he take a music-appreciation class.

How police critics on Mpls. City Council responded to an officer's killing
Anti-establishment conservatives gain power in Minnesota GOP
Why did Minnesota erase much of its German culture?
Verdict in Feeding Our Future trial coming at 1 p.m.
Darwitz out as PWHL Minnesota's GM after clash with head coach
The 5 best things our food writers ate in the Twin Cities area this week

His 'One Day' inspired an Anne Hathaway film and Netflix show. David Nicholls' new book is 'You Are Here.'

James beard finalists include an east african restaurant in detroit and seattle pho shops, michael rainey jr. isn't afraid of the future as 'power book ii: ghost' ends, engaged sun teammates alyssa thomas and dewanna bonner find work-life balance in the wnba.

FILE - Pat Sajak, left, and Vanna White, from "Wheel of Fortune," attend a ceremony honoring Harry Friedman with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

After 41 years, Pat Sajak makes his final spin as host of 'Wheel of Fortune'

Zach Bryan and his band performing Sunday night, October 2, 2022 in the final concert of the season at Surly Brewing Festival Field.

Donny Osmond says no to Marie, yes to Minneapolis • Music
Before her Minneapolis farewell concert, Tyka Nelson spills the tea on her brother Prince • Music
One of country music's best singers will play the Twin Cities' worst concert venue in September • Music
6 cool things in music this week include Deadhead Bill Walton, Madeleine Peyroux and history of Flyt Tyme • Music
The Big Gigs: 10 best concerts to see in the Twin Cities this week • Music

Claim your offer here

LISTEN: Robert Plant & Alison Krauss Share Spirited Version of “When The Levee Breaks”

LISTEN: Melbourne’s Passat Act Crushes With Hypnotic Post-Punk Number “BREAK”

LISTEN: Glenn Thomas Drops Catchy ’70s Country Folke Rocker With “Between a Steeple and a Satellite”

Deep Friday Blues: Matt Schofield Gives Slow Burnin’ British Blues Clinic – Live 2022

Retro Popster Late Slip’s Chelsea Nenni Finds The Fun In Turning Rage Into Art For ‘I Love You’ (ALBUM PREMIERE/INTERVIEW)

Red Wanting Blue’s Scott Terry Reflects On The Band’s “Firsts” While Making New LP ‘Light It Up’ (INTERVIEW)

Devon Thompson Cures Dark Fantasies With Poetic ‘Skin’ EP (INTERVIEW)

The Ballroom Thieves Highlight Tough Conversations With ‘Sundust’ (INTERVIEW)

Album Reviews

Vinyl Reissue of John Lee Hooker’s ‘Burning Hell’ Offers Soulful Glimpse Into Blues Mastery (ALBUM REVIEW)

Show Reviews

WXPN’s ‘The Connie Club’ Meets Soulful Expectations With Vibrant Vintage Tracklist (SHOW REVIEW)

Television & Film

Music World Gives Payback To An Overlooked Legend On ‘Lee Fields: Faithful Man’ (FILM REVIEW)

DVD Reviews

1982’s ‘Around The World’ Covers The Police On Their First World Tour (DVD REVIEW)

Other Reviews

Kathleen Hanna Shares Deep and Introspective Stories in Memoir ‘Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk’ (BOOK REVIEW)

Film Reviews

‘Licorice Pizza’ Can’t Carry Weight Of Its Parts (FILM REVIEW)

‘Loki’ Gives Us Loki vs. Loki in Episode 3 (TV REVIEW)

All the Movie Trailers from Super Bowl LIV

Commentary Tracks

2021 Holiday Movie Preview: ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife,’ ‘The Power of The Dog,’ ‘House of Gucci’ & More

30 Years Ago Today – Stone Temple Pilots Release Second Album ‘Purple’

SONG/VIDEO PREMIERE: Matt Hunter & The Dusty Fates Drop Expansive & Atmospheric Stunner “Reindeer Soul”

Frankie and the Witch Fingers Deliver Prog-Psych Epicness at Portland, OR’s Sabertooth Fest (PHOTOS)

John Fred Young Of Black Stone Cherry Serves Up Another Round of Candid Hard Rock Insights (INTERVIEW)

CAUSTIC COMMENTARY: Bonny Light Horseman, Eels, Kaytranada, Goat Girl, Jesse Daniel & More

Vinyl lives.

Portland’s Record Pub Serves Up Vinyl, Brews & Weekly Gatherings (VINYL LIVES)

These Walls

Asheville’s Orange Peel Remains Indie Ripe, Atop Storied R&B Past (THESE WALLS)

Saxophonist John Helliwell (Formerly Of Supertramp) On A Life Of Jazz After Prog-Pop (HEY YOU/INTERVIEW)

On The Map: Inside The Allman Brothers Band’s ‘Big House’ In Macon, GA

Vintage Stash

The Replacements’ ‘Tim’ Let It Bleed Edition Proves Worth As Discerning & Durable Retrospective

TIME OUT TAKE FIVE: Falkner Evans, Franco Ambrosetti, Jan Hammer & More

ALBUM PREMIERE: Dolly Varden’s Steve Dawson Convenes Top Notch Talent on Breezy Folk-rock Solo LP ‘Ghosts’

VIDEO PREMIERE: Brave Baby Cruise Through Airy and Infectious Indie Rock Sounds on “Half Awake”

September 18, 2022

New Order & Pet Shop Boys Kick Off Long Awaited ‘Unity’ Nort American Tour In Toronto

?????????????

By Ryan Dillon
No Comments

Last night (September 17), two of modern rock’s most influential bands kicked off a long-awaited headlining tour at Toronto’s Budweiser Stage, which was originally supposed to happen in 2020. Electro-pop duo Pet Shop Boys and the synth-driven Joy Division offshoot New Order are taking their generational talents across North America. The Unity Tour has the two influential groups switching off headlining positions at each stop on the tour as they continue their month-long run through North America. Pet Shop Boys started things off as the opener at the tour’s first stop last night.

Pet Shop Boys have been one of the most dominating forces in dance music since their debut in 1984. Their decades-long run has culminated in 14 studio albums and critical acclaim across the world. At their Toronto gig, the duo performed some of their most beloved B-sides that mainly came from the first half of their career with cuts from their seminal debut Please . They started the night off with “Suburbia” and “Opportunities” from the aforementioned debut and then went into “Rent” from their 1987 album Actually . The electro-pop pioneers also went outside of their discography for covers of “Losing My Mind” by Stephen Sondheim, “You Were Always on My Mind” by Gwen McCrae, and “It’s Alright” by Sterling Void.

After the tragic passing of Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis, the remaining members of the band set out on another creative effort. With the addition of keyboardist Gillian Gilbert, the band’s trailblazing take on post-punk took an electronic turn and the newly formed New Order would become pioneers for the genre. For their first headlining show of the tour, the band’s setlist primarily focused on their earlier years. A large majority of New Order’s 14-song setlist was taken from the 1987 compilation album Substance , performing hits like “Ceremony”and “Bizzare Love Triangle”. The band paid homage to their beginnings by closing out their set by performing “Love Will Tear Us Apart” from their days as Joy Division.

This string of shows has the two electronic juggernauts stopping in major cities in the U.S. like Boston, Philadelphia, and New York. The first weekend of October will have the pair of bands in Los Angeles for two back-to-back shows.

Check out full setlists and and footage from last night’s show below:

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rick Kaczmarek (@ricknk)

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Gigi Maurice (@georgiegrrl)

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jeff Paris (@jparis1976)

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ash R. (@foodtraveljar416)

View this post on Instagram A post shared by @tgwheelman

View this post on Instagram A post shared by dakota heino (@80scomedwnmachine)

View this post on Instagram A post shared by DJ Nico (@djnicotoronto)

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Glenn Humplik (@humplik)

View this post on Instagram A post shared by TO TIMES 🇨🇦 (@toronto_times)

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jessie-Lynn (@jselynng)

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Eric Butterfield (@ericbutterfield13)

Pet Shop Boys Setlist Budweiser Stage, Toronto, ON, Canada 2022, The Unity Tour

Pet Shop Boys & New Order Prove They Are Still The Influencers At Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena (SHOW REVIEW)

Tour dates: a.c. newman’s new record & road dates.

Pet Shop Boys: Moore Theatre, Seattle, WA 9/20/09

Keep up-to-date with Glide

Email Address*

New Order live in Manchester: local legends say “Fuck COVID” with huge homecoming gig

Heaton Park, September 10: the band – no strangers to finding hope in the face of hardship – make a glorious return to the stage after 18 months

New Order frontman Bernard Sumner surveys the 35,000-strong crowd at Heaton Park approvingly from under his spectacles, before launching into their set opener ‘Regret’. “OK, let’s have a party,” commands the 65-year-old, to his rapturous disciples that need little encouragement. “It’s been a terrible year-and-a-half. Let’s make up for it starting tonight.”

If there’s any band that’s adept at emerging from traumatic events with a defiant optimism, it’s New Order, who survived the suicide of their Joy Division singer Ian Curtis to become forward-facing disco existentialists that reshaped music – and Manchester – in their own futuristic image. Held the Friday before the Parklife weekender (but using the festival’s main stage which will also host the likes of Dave and Megan Thee Stallion ), this heroic homecoming is the biggest UK audience they’ve ever played to.

The brilliantly up-for-it writhing mass are an all-welcome cross-section of swivel-eyed mums and dads (thawing out the kind of joyously uninhibited ‘80s/’90s dance moves that make Michael Gove in the club look like the Bolshoi Ballet) and kids ticking a legacy band off their bucket (hat) list. “Isn’t it great to be alive again?”, affirms Sumner again, who himself contracted coronavirus last year, before the bass of ‘Age Of Consent’ starts to rumble.

As lasers and strobes fan out into the throng, New Order are now a souped-up monster truck of a band who – despite this essentially working as a greatest hits set – avoid falling into a heritage cul-de-sac by remixing and refreshing their material into box-fresh iterations. Before a triumphant triumvirate of ‘Sub-culture’, ‘Bizarre Love Triangle’ and ‘Vanishing Point’, Sumner notes that, save for their Halifax gig a couple of nights before, it’s the first time they’ve played in 18 months.

“It’s a little bit weird, I’m sure it’s weird for everyone here as well, but you know, fuck COVID – we can beat it”. As well as that statement acting as a battle cry, there’s a sense that the pandemic has heightened their back catalogue’s bittersweet euphoria. Like all the best pop acts, New Order are the masters at finding the sweet-spot between melancholia/celebratory, heartbreak and redemption.

A spaced-out extended ‘Plastic’ – from their 2015 Midas touch-rediscovering album ‘Music Technique’, their first sans influential bassist Peter Hook, who is replaced here with a comparatively understated Tom Chapman – is dedicated to the late legend Denise Johnson, who provided backing vocals on it and died suddenly last year. “We’ll say a little prayer for her,” says Sumner. The song shimmers with its Giorgio Moroder ‘I Feel Love’-recalling pulse. Last year’s standalone single ‘Be A Rebel’ , played for only the second time tonight, felt slightly throwaway on record but gains teeth live, and is transformed into an incandescent banger that sounds like latter-period Pet Shop Boys ; a band Sumner’s other group Electronic collaborated with and with whom New Order were meant to tour before COVID intervened.

They’re all dressed in black (save for powerful motorik drummer Stephen Morris clad in a NASA T-shirt); one criticism frequently levelled at New Order live is that they aren’t overburdened with stage presence, but tonight is as much about the communal catharsis as it is the band. Sumner’s fragile vocal has always provided the humanity in New Order’s slick machine; tonight, sometimes his singing is barely in the same postcode as the melody, but the audience drown him out anyway by bellowing every word.

They ransack from a peerless, storied back-catalogue – the influence of which can be heard in the DNA of sterling support acts Working Men’s Club and Hot Chip . It would take a granite heart not to be swept along by the euphoria that greets stone-cold classics ‘True Faith’ and ‘Temptation’. The crowd scream each of Gillian Gilbert’s synth stabs back at her, while a sea of ecstatically-punched fists turns ‘Blue Monday’ into a kind of tub-thumping techno. “Never mind tiring me out,” says Sumner, observing the chaos. “We’re tiring the audience out!”.

For the encore, they return to their Joy Division roots – the face of Ian Curtis looming behind them – with ‘Decades’ and ‘Transmission’, while a transcendent, unifying sing-a-long of ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’ is so loud, it could probably be heard half an hour away in Broughton, where Sumner grew up. Each word is invested with extra meaning by fans who, as per his instructions, are making up for lost time.

New Order played:

‘Regret’

‘Age of Consent’

‘Restless’

‘Ultraviolence’

‘Ceremony’

‘Your Silent Face’

‘The Perfect Kiss’

‘Be a Rebel’

‘Guilt Is a Useless Emotion’

‘Sub-culture’

‘Bizarre Love Triangle’

‘Vanishing Point’

‘Plastic’

‘True Faith’

‘Blue Monday’

‘Temptation’

‘Decades’

‘Transmission’

‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’

Related Topics

Concert Review: New Order and Pet Shop Boys, Sept 17, Budweiser Stage

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ricky Lam (@panicmanual)

I mean, what a show right?

To say people were excited for the double bill of New Order and Pet Shop Boys would be an understatement. I arrived at Budweiser Stage area around 5:00 so that my friends and I could do some public drinking before entering the venue, which charges a nice 18 bucks for a big tall boy of beer. Even then, there was a gigantic lineup already waiting to enter the venue. This was by all means, a super show – two heavyweights that ushered in electronic music in the UK in the ’80s uniting for one giant show. Either of them probably could have played Budweiser Stage on their own (New Order played there before the Pandemic) but together, it was going to be a NIGHT.

At 7:25, the nostalgic sounds of “Surburbia” started up and Pet Shop Boys took the stage. Playing under two “streetlights”, the duo quickly got the people moving and kept the momentum going throughout. This was a greatest hits party – making full use of the gigantic stage, PSB played behind a very large screen, projecting different images and designs to each of their songs. Around halfway through, the screens lifted to reveal a very energetic live band. Neil Tennant sounded great and his voice seems to not have aged since the ’80s.

The highlights of PSB’s set, for me anyway, were “Always On My Mind”, “Domino Dancing” and “It’s a Sin” but really, it just depends on what your personal fave is. Kinda sad they didn’t play “Go West” but considering they had a nice 1:40 to play, they were quite economical.

After a short Paul Oakenfold-revisiting-the-early-90s DJ set break of 20 minutes, the night’s headliner (I believe they alternate each night) took the stage

Starting with “Regret,” New Order’s set was just banger after banger. The crowd was joyous and singing along to every song. New Order’s light show game has really gone up in quality from the first time I saw them and it definitely added to the show. Having blue lights pulsating during the “Blue Monday” intro added to the experience and made you feel like you were in a really large night club for 40+ adults.

New Order ended the set with the following

Bizarre Love Triangle True Faith Blue Monday Temptation Love Will Tear Us Apart.

I mean, how can you not be elated after that? There are no complaints about the show; whatever musical weaknesses that the bands may have had, nostalgia filled in. It was a fantastic 3.5 hours and if you have a chance to see this tour, pony up the cash and grab some tickets.

About Ricky

Britpop lovin Chinaman, consumer of all things irrelevant. Toronto Raptors fan.

Restaurant Reviews
The Week Ahead
Social Galleries
Florida Style & Design
Fashion and Style
Health and Wellness
Submit Your Event for the 2024-2025 Charity Register
In The Magazine
Charity Register 2023-2024
Delray Magazine
Boca Chamber
Worth Avenue
Mizner’s Dream
Top Doctors 2024
Best of Women in Business 2024
Ask the Experts 2024
Beauty, Wellness & Beyond 2024
561 Faces 2023
South Florida’s Medical Experts 2023
Faces of Home & Design 2023
Man Power 2023
Top Doctors 2023
Best of Women in Business 2023
Ask the Experts 2023
Beauty, Wellness & Beyond 2023
561 Faces 2022
South Florida’s Medical Experts 2022
Faces of Home & Design 2022
Man Power 2022
Top Doctors 2022
Best of Women in Business 2022
Ask the Experts 2022
Beauty, Wellness & Beyond 2022
561 Faces 2021
Ask the Experts 2021
Top Doctors 2020
Best of Women in Business 2021
Faces of Home & Design 2021
Men At Work 2021
Top Doctors 2021
South Florida’s Medical Experts 2021
561 Faces 2020
South Florida’s Medical Experts 2020
Events Calendar
Submit Event
Dining Guide
Subscribe today

What a way to ring in the new roaring 20’s.

Nearly a year ago to the day, New Order let loose an instant-classic set at the Fillmore Miami Beach, and the show was lauded by music fans in South Florida as one of the most legendary concerts Miami had seen in quite some time. The acclaim for the show was so widespread that it almost wasn’t a surprise when the fabled British New Wave band chose the Fillmore as the site of its first-ever North American residency and first performances of the new decade.

Following an opening set from Donzii, a local band that seemed more interested in confusing the crowd than entertaining it, the members of New Order were invited to the stage to accept a proclamation stating that January 15th has officially been named New Order Day. The honor was a well-deserved love letter from Miami to the beloved band, and served as the first of many moments throughout the night that would recognize their mutual affection.

Wednesday night was the second of four shows in New Order’s “ Four at the Fillmore ” residency, and the love that the band feels for Miami couldn’t have been more palpable. As the lights dimmed before the main set began, screens hung at the back of the stage displayed vintage video clips of the city, as if to announce to the crowd just how special the residency is to the band. It’s a love that was not unrequited– New Order and Miami were made for each other.

New Order’s inimitable catalog of danceable hits and unrelenting synths have solidified the group as a bastion of New Wave since the genre’s inception, and the band’s Miami residency found them fighting to keep the defining sound of the 80’s alive in the city where that decade’s culture had thrived so immensely.

With four decades and ten albums to cull material from, it was predestined that the evening’s setlist would contain plenty of hits. Even so, it was a thrilling shock when the show began with my personal favorite New Order song, “Age of Consent,” the lead track from Power, Corruption, and Lies, one of the band’s most beloved albums.

The Wednesday night crowd was admirably amped-up, with a number of middle-aged (and post-middle-aged) fans maintaining a startling amount of energy throughout the 18-song set. Whether or not that energy was aided by certain narcotics is anyone’s guess (but not unlikely.)

As the set unfolded, spectacle was delivered not just by the musicians on stage, but also through the large video screen that hung behind them. The visuals were nearly as engrossing as the performance itself, with skittering cityscapes, rolling waves, and shifting CGI patterns stealing the attention of the audience with each new display.

And yes, don’t worry, they did play “Blue Monday,” the best-selling 12” record of all time and perhaps the band’s most timeless hit. But as remarkable as the set was, containing so many of New Order’s best-known and most beloved tracks, the magic of seeing Joy Division songs performed live was beyond compare. Selections from the musicians’ prior band included “She’s Lost Control” and “Transmission” in the main set, followed by an encore that consisted of “Atmosphere” and “Love Will Tear Us Apart,” which was accompanied by images of the late Ian Curtis, which elicited perhaps the night’s most boisterous reaction from the crowd.

In all, the show amounted to nearly two hours of pummeling synths, breakneck drumming, a surprising amount of melodica playing by frontman Bernard Sumner, and incalculable amounts of dancing. It’s been 40 years since 1980, but New Order is ensuring that the spirit of the New Wave decade is alive and well.

Though it fell short of being truly revelatory, the show was undoubtedly exceptional, and left the crowd wondering what great heights the band could possibly reach for at the two remaining shows with the benefit of a day’s rest. Regardless of what happens in the last two nights of this historic residency, one thing is certain: love will never tear New Order and Miami apart.

Age of Consent

She’s Lost Control (Joy Division cover)

Transmission (Joy Division cover)

Touched by the Hand of God

Your Silent Face

Tutti Frutti

Guilt Is a Useless Emotion

Bizarre Love Triangle

Blue Monday

Atmosphere (Joy Division cover)

Love Will Tear Us Apart (Joy Division cover)

concert review
fillmore miami beach

Pen an ode to boca raton, and you might get boca-famous, summer fun for kids from palm beach to fort lauderdale, dalmoros opens west palm beach location, latest articles, is fau’s presidential search about to restart, celebrate pride in palm beach county and beyond.

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating

Real live certified , critic consensus, festivals in 2024, latest release, artist info, critic concert reviews, mxdwn.com (usa).

Full Review

Buzz Bands LA (USA)

Under the radar (usa), the scotsman (scotland), bring the noise (uk), louder than war (uk), backseat mafia, past critic reviews published in, image credit.

Featured Artists

Sign up to our newsletter

Top touring artists.

Taylor Swift

Graham Nash

Enrique Iglesias

Tyler Childers

Jason Isbell

Jenny Lewis

Queens Of The Stone Age

All Artists

Featured festivals.

Sweden Rock Festival 2024

Mystic Festival 2024

NorthSide Festival Denmark 2024

Primavera Sound Porto 2024

Backwoods at Mulberry Mountain 2024

CMA Music Festival 2024

All festivals, subscribe to our newsletter.

Culture | Music

New Order, tour review: Brilliance of a brand new order

New Order’s first album in a decade has been embraced by fans and critics, though not estranged bassist Peter Hook, who slammed their comeback single as “crap”.

Hook hired lawyers when the Mancunian band opted to continue without him. But with keyboardist Gillian Gilbert back after a lengthy absence and new album Music Complete possibly their best in 25 years, no one seemed to miss Hook too much.

While there was a slight sense of guilt at seeing Tom Chapman playing Hook’s distinctive melodic bass style, this line-up has made New Order relevant once more after a wretched spell in the Noughties.

Despite the appearance of three guitars on sharply sonorous debut single Ceremony, the accent here was on electronic music. From 1983, Your Silent Face and 5-8-6 provided a brilliant fusion of machine-driven rhythms and Bernard Sumner’s slightly detached vocal. He was joined by Elly Jackson of La Roux for the more animated Euro-disco of Tutti Frutti and the propulsive house groove of People on the High Line. Their unlikely duet was a success on these new tunes, though Sumner did appear abashed at his dad-dancing.

Latest music reviews

New Order still sounded like a guitar band on the bittersweet melody of Restless, while the enduring True Faith and the juddering Temptation best captured both sides of their influential indie-dance sound. During an encore dedicated to the victims in Paris, this line-up also showed their mastery of Joy Division’s Love Will Tear Us Apart.

The litigious Hook may well be fighting a losing battle.

Playing Nov 17, O2 Academy Brixton (0844 477 2000, o2academybrixton.co.uk )

Follow Going Out on Facebook and on Twitter @ESgoingout

Raye: My 21st Century Blues - the Brit nominee is magnificently furious

Ariana Grande secures fifth number one album with Eternal Sunshine

Trailer drops for BTS member J-Hope's new docuseries

Make your next trip to the West End a celebration of women in culture

Create a FREE account to continue reading

Registration is a free and easy way to support our journalism.

Join our community where you can: comment on stories; sign up to newsletters; enter competitions and access content on our app.

Your email address

Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account

* Required fields

Already have an account? SIGN IN

By clicking Create Account you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use , Cookie policy and Privacy policy .

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in

New Order Tickets, Tour Dates and %{concertOrShowText}

New Order Verified

Concerts and tour dates, new order merch.

Live Photos of New Order

New Order at Los Angeles, CA in YouTube Theater 2023

Fan Reviews

Fans Also Follow

About new order.

World Premiere
Concert Reviews
METHOD SOUND
Album Reviews
Below The Ground
Song of the Day
Top Albums & Songs Lists
Home Living
Film Reviews
Top Films & Performances Lists
#FAVOURITES
LIVE SESSIONS
GUILTY PLEASURES
Capsule Episode Guide
Contra Zoom
Subscribe in iTunes

Pet Shop Boys and New Order at Budweiser Stage

Photos by Neil Van

If someone wants to know what the 1980s tasted like, it’s probably Pizza Pockets and Diet Coke. If the question was what it sounded like, an apt answer would be The Pet Shop Boys and New Order . After several COVID postponements, these two bands finally brought their Unity Tour to Toronto. Fans could not contain their glee.

With the Budweiser Stage slowly filling up, legendary British Producer/DJ, Paul Oakenfold took to the stage to get the party started.

A sparsely adorned stage was set, and then Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe appeared to great cheers, Dressed in white trench coats, faces covered with Space Invader-like masks, the duo stood beneath two stylized lamp posts and launched into Suburbia. Making good use of the high-tech screens behind them, the first few songs were performed with a minimalistic attitude. Projected white lines danced, as did the crowd through ‘Opportunities’ and ‘Where the Streets Have No Name/Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You’ and more.

The collective energy continued to rise as the backing musicians joined, infusing the stage with colour, movement and joy. The very modern screens continued to display nostalgic Tron-like patterns, fractalized and spinning. The band made its way through more synth-pop hits ‘Domino Dancing’, ‘You Were Always On My Mind’, ‘Heart’ and ended the set with ‘It’s a Sin’. (A song that has had renewed life in recent years,) The encore brought us ‘West End Girls’ and ‘Being Boring’, capping off what would have been a perfectly grand night… but there was more to come!

As the crew transitioned the stage, Okenfold came out for a second set. This time the crowd was ready to dance and the masterful DJ cleverly tapped into tunes that spoke to the gathered fans.

What New Order brought to the stage was their whole package: rock and roll heart in synth pop clothing. Singer, Bernard Sumner greeted the audience with a “Thank you for being so patient. It’s only been two years,” The wait was a hardship for all, no doubt. Leaning heavily on guitars and drums to round out the New Order sound, the band demonstrated why they are held in high esteem by fans and other artists alike. Starting with ‘Regret’, the band treated the audience to a string of iconic songs. Sumner, along with band members Stephen Morris, Gillian Gilbert, Phil Cunningham and Tom Chapman sounded as good as ever and their music still compels people to get up and dance. Even the stage design brought to mind other eras, with cinematic images forming backdrops to songs.

By the halfway point of the set, heart rates were elevated. And after the run of hits – ‘Bizarre Love Triangle’, ‘True Faith’, ‘Blue Monday’ and ‘Temptation’ which ended the main set, the endorphins were through the roof.

The band came out for one final tune – an appropriate tribute to their origin story. In the wake of tragedy, these musicians once had to redefine themselves. Though they found their identity and went on to change the sonic landscape of their time, long time Joy Division fans were happy to see the poignant nod to New Order’s roots. A heartfelt rendition of ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’ was the perfect ending to an outstanding night.

Connect with Pet Shop Boys : Website || Twitter || Facebook || Instagram Connect with New Order : Website || Twitter || Facebook || Instagram

Be sure to check out Live Nation Ontario to see all of the other great acts that they will be bringing to Toronto this year.

PetShopBoys_20220917_1

PetShopBoys_20220917_10

PetShopBoys_20220917_9

PetShopBoys_20220917_8

PetShopBoys_20220917_7

PetShopBoys_20220917_6

PetShopBoys_20220917_5

PetShopBoys_20220917_4

PetShopBoys_20220917_3

PetShopBoys_20220917_2

NewOrder_20220917_1

NewOrder_20220917_10

NewOrder_20220917_9

NewOrder_20220917_8

NewOrder_20220917_7

NewOrder_20220917_6

NewOrder_20220917_5

NewOrder_20220917_4

NewOrder_20220917_3

NewOrder_20220917_2

About author

Neloufer perera, follow us on instagram, follow us on twitter, watch more videos on youtube.

New Order in Dublin: A spectacularly emotive evening retracing the arc of their career

Bernard sumner isn’t the most naturally gifted vocalist and, at 67, he is an endearingly awkward frontman.

Bernard Sumner of New Order performs on stage at 3Arena, Dublin. Photograph: Tom Honan

3Arena, Dublin

It is a tale of two bands. While U2 are in Las Vegas playing inside a giant lava lamp , on the other side of the Atlantic, their near-contemporaries New Order are sharing some home truths with their Irish audience. “I don’t like Guinness. It’s horrible,” says singer Bernard Sumner. “I’m a poncy wine drinker from Salford.”

Who does it better – Bono or “poncy winer drinker” Sumner? In a packed 3Arena, it’s hard to argue against the ever-green melancholy of New Order’s glorious pop. Forty years ago, hits such as Blue Monday and Bizarre Love Triangle sounded as if they’d beamed in from the distant future. Decades later, those songs retain their gobsmacking effervescence.

Their very earliest material dates from their tragic original incarnation as Joy Division, a dolorous steamroller that unravelled following the suicide of lead singer Ian Curtis. In the aftermath of his death, Joy Division became New Order and their music pivoted from black and white to mind-blowing technicolour. In Dublin, they take that journey in reverse, beginning with the post- Kraftwerk synth shenanigans with which they blazed through the 1980s and 1990s and then rewinding to the funereal pomp of Joy Division.

Tom Chapman of New Order performs on stage at 3Arena, Dublin. Photograph: Tom Honan

Phil Cunningham of New Order performs on stage at 3Arena, Dublin. Photograph: Tom Honan

Fans at the New Order concert in Dublin. Photograph: Tom Honan

Gillian Gilbert of New Order performs on stage at 3Arena, Dublin. Photograph: Tom Honan

Backwards or forwards, it’s quite a trip. Ian Curtis, skinny and haunted, seemed born to be an icon. But the bandmates he left behind were cut from more outwardly mundane cloth and it is to their credit that they turned New Order into an even more essential force than Joy Division (bass player Peter Hook remains estranged from his former colleagues, though his absence is less notable than it once was).

‘I hugged my kids and had a Guinness at the finish line’: Meet the woman who smashed the record for running the length of Ireland

Claire Byrne and Mary Lou McDonald come unexpectedly close to a shouting match

September, Blackrock, review: We need more walk-in restaurants in scenic spots like this - absolutely delightful

Your EV questions answered: How long do electric vehicle batteries last and are they expensive to replace?

If acclaimed for their innovative electronica, Sumner and the rest of New Order also know how to whip up a student disco ruckus. They open with the gale-force indie pop of Crystal. As they plunge into the tune the overhead screen replays the original video. It stars a fake band called The Killers – from which another group known for their love of Las Vegas would later take their name.

[ Bernard Sumner: ‘We made music because we hated work and normality’ ]

Sumner is, at 67, endearingly awkward: he still looks like someone filling in until the real front-person arrives. That vulnerability is the vital ingredient in Age of Consent and the stately Ceremony.

He isn’t the most naturally gifted vocalist and muddy sound initially swamps the performance. But, retracing the arc of their career, New Order push through. They are soon galloping through the magisterial Your Silent Face – featuring the saddest recorder solo in history – and the scintillating Vanishing Point.

[ New Order return: forget the rows, play the music ]

The encore is devoted to Joy Division and to Curtis, whose grainy image materialises during the doomy procession of Atmosphere, driven by Stephen Morris’s tempestuously glum drums and Gillian Gilbert’s stark keyboards. It is followed by the thunderous Transmission. And then, wonderfully and heartbreakingly, Love Will Tear Us Apart. The screen is monochrome and adorned with the words “Joy Division Forever”. At the conclusion of a spectacularly emotive evening, it is the only light show required.

Ed Power, a contributor to The Irish Times, writes about television and other cultural topics

IN THIS SECTION

Charli xcx: brat review – banging tunes sandwiched between snarl and snark, cian ducrot at st anne’s park, dublin: how to get there, what will he play, ticket info, weather forecast and more, tom jones and nile rodgers in st anne’s park in dublin: when does it start, how do i get there and can i still buy tickets, james vincent mcmorrow: wide open, horses – ripping up the rulebook for another great musical experiment, john grant: the art of the lie – his best solo album since his debut scrapes the sky for inspiration, new migrant tent encampment springs up on leeson street in dublin, voting in the local and european elections: where to vote, who is on the ballot paper, and other tips, winner of last week’s rté super garden competition dies, plans of holiday makers across europe in disarray after german travel company collapse, latest stories, when back in rome: a 50-year-old postcard arriving from the eternal city, don’t put off planning for retirement, cracking over the papers – frank mcnally on uncomfortable parallels between column writing and the leaving cert, parrots, budgies, finches among 121 birds rescued from ‘deplorable’ conditions, leaving cert maths paper one: ‘it was nice... paper two may be a bruiser’.

Terms & Conditions
Privacy Policy
Cookie Information
Cookie Settings
Community Standards

Share this page with your family and friends.

George A. Paul Freelance entertainment writer Riverside, CA *covering entertainment since 1990*

View All User Articles
Hollywood Bowl
Pet Shop Boys

Concert review: New Order, Pet Shop Boys at Hollywood Bowl

A heightened sense of joyous relief enveloped the Hollywood Bowl on Friday.

Having been delayed twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the “Unity” Tour featuring New Order and Pet Shop Boys finally arrived at the famed venue for the first of two sold out shows. The lone Southern California dates are among just a dozen nationwide.

Both acts were among the biggest to emerge from England during the early-to-mid 1980s. New Order formed in Manchester from the ashes of post-punk band Joy Division and fused a unique hybrid of synth pop, dance, and rock. London's Pet Shop Boys were inspired by the New York City club scene in creating its early indelible jams. New Order first split up in 1993, reformed later that decade and have taken extended hiatuses since then. Founding bassist Peter Hook, a key architect in the signature sound, left acrimoniously in 2007. Pet Shop Boys, together for the duration, has been far more prolific, releasing 14 studio albums, an assortment of side projects, remix albums and soundtracks.

Before New Order took the stage, a montage of classic Los Angeles scenes and clips from the 1940s-60s were set to “Times Change” (a brief shot of Tower Records Sunset drew loud cheers).

As this tour reaches the home stretch, singer/guitarist Bernard Sumner seemed a little worse for wear and took several songs to warm up properly. Still, the band’s sharp music delivery more than made up for any initial shortcomings on his part.

The quintet’s 14-song, 85-minute set kicked off with the wistful charmer “Regret.” Bassist Tom Chapman held his own on the jittery “Age of Consent” as Gillian Gilbert played swelling synths. Various clips and videos (occasionally odd; always intriguing) were shown on the screens and immense use of lasers amped the excitement level. New Order’s 1981 debut single “Ceremony” boasted memorable electric guitar work from Sumner and Phil Cunningham.

The tranquil “Your Silent Face,” with Sumner on melodica, was an early highlight. Sumner really got animated during “Subculture,” pumping his fist and yelping. Drummer Stephen Morris and Cunningham strutted their stuff on the extended outro. “Bizarre Love Triangle,” one of the group’s signature songs, got an overwhelming reaction from concertgoers. It had a fresh opening; Sumner engaged in mild dancing and even handed the microphone to some people in front of the stage to tackle the chorus.

Other well-known tunes such as “True Faith” and “Blue Monday” sounded solid and kept everyone on their feet dancing around. On the latter, Sumner continued his usual bit where he goes over to Gilbert’s keyboards and synth to play the ending. Another high point was the dazzling “Temptation,” with Sumner’s gritty yelps.

Come encore time, the singer relayed that they just worked up a punk version of a song they felt was appropriate for the location and “thought we’d give it a go.” Turned out to be a cover of the Mama’s and the Papa’s “California Dreaming” that actually sounded more Neil Young & Crazy Horse than punk. The band did Joy Division’s “Love Will Tear Us Apart” with Sumner playing acoustic guitar to finish.

Prior to Pet Shop Boys ' entrance, a rectangular stage screen projected the colors of the Ukrainian flag. “Tonight, we’re going on a journey,” grandly announced singer Neil Tennant, later noting this was their Hollywood Bowl debut. The enthralling 18-song, 85-minute set – including a dozen U.K. top 10 singles – began with the inviting pop of “Suburbia.” Tennant and keyboardist Chris Lowe, clad in white coats, stood beside large streetlamps, their faces obscured by what could be best described as tuning forks. An assortment of colorful patterns, vintage movie clips and old PSB videos on the backdrop kept everything interesting.

“Can You Forgive Her?” downplayed a little of the orchestral drama for other musical flourishes, while “Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots of Money),” prompted loud singalong action by fans. The pleasant cover medley of U2’s “Where the Streets Have No Name” and the Frankie Valli-sung “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” spotlighted the mellifluous side of Tennant’s voice. “I Don’t Know What You Want but I Can’t Give it Anymore” (off 1999’s “Nightlife”) was bolstered by a heavier Giorgio Moroder-type rhythm.

Early on, Tennant had taken the mask off and started working the stage, while Lowe kept his on longer. They briefly left the stage for costume changes as the three-piece backing band were unveiled. The high NRG “Left to My Own Devices” and “Domino Dancing” had people dancing up a storm as did other “Introspective” EP selections like the soulful, syncopated piano-driven “It’s Alright” (dedicated to “all the old ravers out there”) and strident “Always on My Mind” cover (one the three best versions ever after Elvis Presley and Willie Nelson).

Bathed in red light, Pet Shop Boys really whipped fans into a frenzy amid main set closer “it’s a Sin,” with a more percussive intro. For the encore, roadies dressed as construction workers pushed the streetlamps back together and it was time for the sleek dance-rap of “West End Girls.”

Tennant said onstage, “This song brought us to L.A. in 1986 when Richard Blade was playing it on KROQ.” In 2020, the singer told Great Britain’s Guardian newspaper “West End Girls” (which reached No. 1 on both sides of the Atlantic as well as top 5 in several other countries) was an “escape into the city at night, emblematic of pleasure.” He added in the interview that it has a “a promise of something that never goes away.”

Seedy backdrop scenes of New York City and Amsterdam exemplified that atmosphere. In Los Angeles, Tennant shrewdly updated one lyric as “Here today/built to last/in every city and every nation/from Mariupol to Kiev station” to loud cheers. Then the duo capped their set off with the melancholy recollections of “Being Boring.”

Superstar DJ Paul Oakenfold , who started the British trance music label Perfecto in the late ‘80s and was a sought-after remixer/producer along with Steve Osborne for more than a decade, did 25-minute opening sets between the headliners.

Remaining North American tour dates:

Oct. 8 Hollywood Bowl - Los Angeles

Oct. 12 Chase Center - San Francisco

Oct. 14 Climate Pledge Arena - Seattle

Oct. 16 Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena - Vancouver

Pet Shop Boys photo by Phil Fisk. Photo courtesy Sacks Co. PR

Create Sub Article

New Order, Pet Shop Boys Plot Co-Headlining Tour

By Jon Blistein

Jon Blistein

New Order and Pet Shop Boys will embark on a co-headlining North American tour this September.

The 11-date Unity Tour will kick off September 5th at the Budweiser Stage in Toronto and include stops in cities like Boston, New York, Chicago, Vancouver and San Francisco before wrapping October 2nd at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. Tickets will go on sale February 28th at 10 a.m. local time, with complete information available via New Order and Pet Shop Boys ‘ respective websites.

The Unity Tour marks the first time New Order and Pet Shop Boys — two of the defining acts of the U.K. post-punk and new wave scene — have come together like this, although the bands do have some shared history. In 1989, New Order’s Bernard Sumner formed the duo Electronic with ex-Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr, and their debut single, “Getting Away With It,” featured Pet Shop Boys’ Neil Tennant. Tennant and his Pet Shop Boys bandmate Chris Lowe would later co-write “The Patience of a Saint” with Electronic for their 1991 self-titled debut.

Phish Fan Banned From Sphere for Taking Bong Rip: ‘No Regrets’

George clooney phones white house after biden rebukes wife’s work on israel warrants, 'house of the dragon' season 2 repeats same thrills — and mistakes — as season 1, alex jones will sell off infowars to help pay $1.5 billion he owes to sandy hook families.

As for more recent projects, New Order just wrapped a residency at the Jackie Gleason Theater in Miami that found them performing a stripped-down version of their special live show So It Goes. (The original debuted in 2017 and was a collaborative effort with artist Liam Gillick and a 12-piece synthesizer orchestra.) Prior to their fall tour with Pet Shop Boys, New Order will play a string of shows in Japan and Australia.

Pet Shop Boys, meanwhile, just released their new album, Hotspot . The LP marks the band’s 14th studio LP and first since 2016’s Super . The group will tour Europe and the U.K. in support of the album throughout the summer before heading over to North America in the fall.

New Order, Pet Shop Boys Tour Dates

September 5 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage September 9 – Boston, MA @ Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion September 11 – Philadelphia, PA @ TD Pavilion at The Mann September 12 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden September 15 – Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion September 18 – Chicago, IL @ Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island September 20 – Minneapolis, MN @ Armory September 24 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena September 26 – George, WA @ Gorge Amphitheatre September 30 – San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center October 2 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl

Sabrina Carpenter, Charli XCX, Tems, and All the Songs You Need to Know This Week

By Rolling Stone

MisterWives Rock Out With Charlotte Sands on 'Other Side,' Announces 20-Date Tour

By Tomás Mier

Taylor Swift Told Lana Del Rey She Wanted Pop Stardom 'More Than Anyone' — and She Got It

Speaking Into Existence
By Larisha Paul

Fantastic Cat Commit to the Bit With New Album and Video Featuring Adam Duritz

Counting Cats
By Joseph Hudak

Black Keys' Dan Auerbach Featured on New Johnny Cash Song 'Spotlight'

By Ethan Millman

Most Popular

'you have a big mouth and a crazy mind': robert downey jr. and jodie foster reunite to discuss tv triumphs and being 'surprisingly' open to iron man return, monet painting at the musée d’orsay vandalized by climate activist, insiders claim taylor swift is deeply ‘worried’ about this aspect of travis kelce’s new lifestyle, george clooney called white house to defend wife helping bring war crimes case against israeli leaders (report), you might also like, nintendo switch oled is marked down to the cheapest price we’ve ever seen, exclusive: kosé, japan’s beauty giant, opens first stand-alone retail store in l.a. area, the best yoga mats for any practice, according to instructors, richard linklater on why ‘hit man’ went to netflix: studios have given up on movies for adults, brewers owner attanasio, chapus in talks on 25% benfica stake.

Verify it's you

Please log in.

Popular artists in Dallas - Fort Worth
Trending artists worldwide

Tourbox for artists

Search for events or artists

Get the app
Dallas - Fort Worth concerts
Change location
Popular Artists
Live streams
Deutsch Português
Concerts near you
Popular artists

Thursday 09 March 2023

Discover more in Dallas - Fort Worth

2713 Canton Street Dallas, TX, US

Similar artists with upcoming concerts

Additional details.

Doors open: 20:00

Concert in your area for Rock , Indie & Alt , Electronic , and Pop .

Find out more about Rock , Electronic , and Pop .

Share this concert

27 people were there.

Related upcoming events

Thursday June 27, 2024 Pixies and Modest Mouse The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory, Irving
Wednesday September 11, 2024 Green Day Globe Life Field, Arlington
Friday September 27, 2024 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark Majestic Theatre, Dallas
Friday December 13, 2024 Ride The Factory Studio, Dallas

Most popular charts
Campaigns for promoters
API information
Brand guidelines
Community guidelines
Terms of use
Privacy policy
Cookies settings
Cookies policy

Get your tour dates seen everywhere.

But we really hope you love us.

Consequence

New Order Announce Spring 2023 Tour Dates

Including an appearance at South by Southwest

New Order are hitting the road with a new run of tour dates slated for March 2023.

The new wave legends’ newly announced US jaunt is really a tour of the south, with dates scheduled in Dallas, San Antonio, Houston, and Austin, Texas, as well as New Orleans, Louisiana. The Austin shows are, of course, for South by Southwest, while the rest will be headlining gigs. Tickets open to the public Friday, February 2nd at 10:00 a.m. local time, while fans can use code TRUEFAITH to access a pre-sale that begins Saturday, January 28th at 10:00 a.m. local time. Grab tickets via Ticketmaster or Stubhub .

On January 27th, New Order will release “definitive edition” box set for their 1985 album Low-Life , featuring previously unreleased material from the era alongside live footage and new artwork. Revisit our list of the band’s 10 Best Songs .

New Order 2023 Tour Dates: 03/09 — Dallas, TX @ The Factory in Deep Ellum 03/11 — San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center 03/13-03/15 — Austin, TX @ SXSW 03/16 — Houston, TX @ 713 Music Hall 03/18 — New Orleans, LA @ Orpheum Theater

Personalized Stories

Around the web, latest stories.

tokimonsta 2024 tour dates north america kitty ca$h rozet shima

TOKiMONSTA Announces 2024 North American Tour

June 7, 2024

totally tubular festival lineup thomas dolby thompson twins tom bailey modern english

Thomas Dolby, Thompson Twins' Tom Bailey, and Modern English Top Totally Tubular Festival Lineup

June 6, 2024

Omar Apollo 2024 Tour God Said No New Album Tour Dates Tickets

Omar Apollo Announces 2024 "God Said No" North American Tour

billy bragg 2024 roaring forty tour dates us canada

Billy Bragg Expands 2024 North American Tour

June 5, 2024

ice spice y2k new album release date artwork 2024 north american tour

Ice Spice Sets Release Date for Debut Album Y2K!, Announces 2024 Tour

ANOHNI and the Johnsons tour 2024 North America tickets dates

ANOHNI and the Johnsons Announce First North American Tour in Almost a Decade

Sturgill Simpson (as Johnny Blue Skies) Announces New Album and 2024 Tour

The Jesus Lizard Announce First Album in 26 Years, Unveil Tour Dates and "Hide & Seek" Single: Stream

DualShockers

Cyberpunk 2077 fans see eerie similarity between mr blue eyes and taylor swift tour’s mysterious figure.

Your changes have been saved

Email Is sent

Please verify your email address.

You’ve reached your account maximum for followed topics.

Cyberpunk 2077 fans draw parallels between Taylor Swift's concert mystery guest and the game's enigmatic Mr Blue Eyes.
Swifties are spooked, while Cyberpunk enthusiasts see it as an intriguing side quest to unravel the mystery.
Internet conspiracies are buzzing about the resemblance between the shadowy figure at the concert and Cyberpunk's mysterious persona.

There aren't too many times when video games and the pop icon Taylor Swift cross paths, but here we are. Cyberpunk 2077 has had its fair share of celebrity appearances, like Keanu Reeves , Grimes and Hideo Kojima , but this time, the mysterious Mr Blue Eyes from the metropolis of Night City may have (written facetiously) jumped universes and straight into the world of the pop princess.

If you're not a Taylor fan, then you might be wondering what this is all about. On one of her recent Era Tour's, a mysterious person was spotted in the top section of Taylor's concert and now Cyberpunk fans have their conspiracy hats on by likening the strange person to Cyberpunk's strange figure involved in the politics and life of Night City .

Cyberpunk 2077's Lead Quest Designer Explains Lack Of New Game Plus Mode

Cyberpunk 2077's lead quest designer tells DualShockers exactly why there's no NG+.

Always Watching...

As the 34-year-old pop star, Taylor Swift, was singing her heart out at her Era's Tour in Spain recently, a fan noticed a tall, dark shadowy figure standing at the top of the stadium seemingly keeping watch over the crowd and Swift. While conspiracies ran rampant across the internet about who this strange person was in a section apparently blocked off from the general audience, Cyberpunk 2077 put their thinking caps on and came up with only one person it could possibly be.

If you've played Cyberpunk 2077, then you may have come across Mr Blue Eyes, although you can complete the entire game without even crossing his path. The mysterious man, named for his extremely blue eyes, can be found during the finale of the Peralez questline where he can be spotted by players standing on a terrace overlooking your conversation with Jefferson Peralez. Although he can be found in a few other incidences in the game, the common assumption is that he is always there, watching...waiting.

When Cyberpunk fans heard about this "mysterious figure" at the Taylor Swift concert - who was more likely to be a member of security in reality - they instantly drew a connection to Mr Blue Eyes due to his creepy appearance, imposing stance and 'I'm watching everything' vibe. In the post made by Ameer , Director of Content Strategy at VGT, and who started the whole Mr Blue Eyes reference, the comment section has been going wild at how eerily similar the two mysterious figures are to each other.

"Night Corp got their hands in everything" said one comment. "Mr blue eyes a swifty is confirmed lol" joked another, while another comment suggested the dark figure was "keeping tabs on his fellow rogue AI".

"Taylor Swift is actually an AI confirmed"

While most Swifties have been freaked out at the unidentified person in the rafters, Cyberpunk 2077 fans have embraced the strangeness and see it as a curious little side quest to discover. If you'd like to learn more about what influenced the location of Dogtown in Cyberpunk 2077's Phantom Liberty, the game's lead quest designer spoke to DualShockers about what influenced this decision.

Interview: Cyberpunk 2077's Lead Quest Designer Discusses Monumental Rise And CD Projekt Red's Hardest Days

We recently sat down with Pawel Sasko, Cyberpunk 2077's lead quest designer, to talk about all things Cyberpunk.

Video Games

Dustin Long ,

Nick Zaccardi ,

Trending Teams

Rbc canadian open prize money: what robert macintyre and field earned.

Golf Channel Staff ,
Golf Channel Staff

Robert MacIntyre won his first PGA Tour title on Sunday at the RBC Canadian Open.

Here’s a look at what the Scottish left-hander and those who made the cut earned in money and FedExCup points at Hamilton Golf & Country Club:

IMAGES

New Order at The Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
Photos: Pet Shop Boys & New Order bring The Unity Tour to Chicago
New Order announce North American tour dates
New Order at The Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
New Order
Watch New Order's Concert and Documentary Film "Decades"

VIDEO

Thieves like Us DRUM INTRO (New Order)
New Order
P&O Iona Norwegian Fjord Cruise Review
New Order

COMMENTS

Concert review: Pet Shop Boys and New Order fill the Armory with fans
PSB's three previous local shows took place at the State and Orpheum theaters, while New Order's sole Minnesota concert of the 21st century happened at the Palace Theatre in 2018.
Live Review: New Order and Pet Shop Boys
1. Neil Tennant fronts Pet Shop Boys at Merriweather Post Pavilion on Sept. 21, 2022. (Photos by Kyle Gustafson; Words by Mickey McCarter) New Order and the Pet Shop Boys, two revered English synthpop bands, joined forces for an irresistible double bill, hailed The Unity Tour, which surfaced at Merriweather Post Pavilion outside DC not long ago.
Review: New Order at 713 Music Hall
The venerable New Order brought their latest tour to 713 Music Hall. New Order 713 Music Hall May 16, 2023 When Ian Curtis committed suicide in 1980, few could have predicted that two things would ...
LIVE REVIEW: Pet Shop Boys, New Order in Boston, MA (09.19.22)
LIVE REVIEW: Pet Shop Boys, New Order in Boston, MA (09.19.22) The current Pet Shop Boys / New Order tour has been aptly named The Unity Tour. Unity is defined as "the state of being joined or united as a whole.". On Monday night at Leader Bank Pavilion in Boston, nearly 5,000 people united for a kinetic three hours of hit songs.
Pet Shop Boys & New Order brought fabulous synthpop spectacle to
New Order @ Barclays Center 9/23/2022. For fans of synthpop, Pet Shop Boys and New Order 's Unity Tour is a dream come true, with two of the most innovative groups of the last 40 years joining ...
Review: New Order and Pet Shop Boys deliver invigoratingly nostalgic
But Pet Shop Boys music is really about the buoyant melodies and incessant beats that seduce you into a feeling of unfettered freedom. PSB's biggest hit, 1984's "West End Girls," was marred by ...
New Order & Pet Shop Boys Kick Off Long Awaited 'Unity' Nort American
Last night (September 17), two of modern rock's most influential bands kicked off a long-awaited headlining tour at Toronto's Budweiser Stage, which was originally supposed to happen in 2020. Electro-pop duo Pet Shop Boys and the synth-driven Joy Division offshoot New Order are taking their generational talents across North America. The ...
New Order live in Manchester: local legends' huge homecoming gig
13th September 2021. New Order at Heaton Park. Credit: Getty. New Order frontman Bernard Sumner surveys the 35,000-strong crowd at Heaton Park approvingly from under his spectacles, before ...
Concert Review: New Order and Pet Shop Boys, Sept 17, Budweiser Stage
New Order's light show game has really gone up in quality from the first time I saw them and it definitely added to the show. Having blue lights pulsating during the "Blue Monday" intro added to the experience and made you feel like you were in a really large night club for 40+ adults. New Order ended the set with the following
Concert Review: New Order Keeps New Wave Alive at the Fillmore
The visuals were nearly as engrossing as the performance itself, with skittering cityscapes, rolling waves, and shifting CGI patterns stealing the attention of the audience with each new display. And yes, don't worry, they did play "Blue Monday," the best-selling 12" record of all time and perhaps the band's most timeless hit.
New Order
Nov 19, 2023 - Is New Order good live? New Order is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 10% of all live performers. Based on 161 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that New Order is rated as a remarkable live performer, with impressive shows that are worth watching. New Order concert reviews describe live shows and performances as exhilarating, fierce, joyous, genuine, polished ...
New Order, tour review: Brilliance of a brand new order
Andre Paine November 17, 2015. Review at a glance. New Order's first album in a decade has been embraced by fans and critics, though not estranged bassist Peter Hook, who slammed their comeback ...
New Order Concerts & Live Tour Dates: 2024-2025 Tickets
Follow New Order and be the first to get notified about new concerts in your area, buy official tickets, and more. Find tickets for New Order concerts near you. Browse 2024 tour dates, venue details, concert reviews, photos, and more at Bandsintown.
New Order Tickets, 2024 Concert Tour Dates
Buy New Order tickets from the official Ticketmaster.com site. Find New Order tour schedule, concert details, reviews and photos.
Pet Shop Boys and New Order at Budweiser Stage
Sumner, along with band members Stephen Morris, Gillian Gilbert, Phil Cunningham and Tom Chapman sounded as good as ever and their music still compels people to get up and dance. Even the stage ...
New Order and Pet Shop Boys Reschedule Tour for 2022
New Order and Pet Shop Boys will embark on their delayed co-headlining tour, the Unity Tour, in September 2022. The trek was originally postponed from 2020 until this fall, and will now take place ...
New Order in Dublin: A spectacularly emotive evening retracing the arc
New Order 3Arena, Dublin ★★★★☆ It is a tale of two bands. While U2 are in Las Vegas playing inside a giant lava lamp, on the other side of the Atlantic, their near-contemporaries New ...
Concert Review: New Order at the Fillmore Miami Beach January 12
New Order has got a bit of a crush on Miami, and based on the response at last night's sold-out show at the Fillmore, the feeling is mutual. Concert Review: New Order at the Fillmore Miami Beach ...
Concert review: New Order, Pet Shop Boys at Hollywood Bowl
Having been delayed twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the "Unity" Tour featuring New Order and Pet Shop Boys finally arrived at the famed venue for the first of two sold out shows. The lone Southern California dates are among just a dozen nationwide. Both acts were among the biggest to emerge from England during the early-to-mid 1980s.
Tour
New Order live performances 2024. 22 Aug 2024 Thu. Alexandra Head, Cardiff Bay @ 16:00. Cardiff, United Kingdom. Tickets RSVP. 24 Aug 2024 Sat. Wythenshawe Park @ 14:00. Sale, United Kingdom. Tickets RSVP.
New Order, Pet Shop Boys Plot Co-Headlining Tour
New Order and Pet Shop Boys will embark on a co-headlining North American tour this September.. The 11-date Unity Tour will kick off September 5th at the Budweiser Stage in Toronto and include ...
New Order Dallas Tickets, The Factory in Deep Ellum, 09 Mar 2023
Buy tickets, find event, venue and support act information and reviews for New Order's upcoming concert at The Factory in Deep Ellum in Dallas on 09 Mar 2023. Live streams; Dallas - Fort Wor... Dallas - Fort Worth concerts Dallas - Fort Worth concerts. ... New Order has been known to perform dark, dismal tunes in the style of post-punk that
New Order Announce Spring 2023 Tour Dates
Grab tickets via Ticketmaster or Stubhub. On January 27th, New Order will release "definitive edition" box set for their 1985 album Low-Life, featuring previously unreleased material from the era alongside live footage and new artwork. Revisit our list of the band's 10 Best Songs. New Order 2023 Tour Dates:
The Definitive Tribute to New Order Tickets
Buy Love Vigilantes - The Definitive Tribute to New Order tickets from the official Ticketmaster.com site. Find Love Vigilantes - The Definitive Tribute to New Order tour schedule, concert details, reviews and photos.
Cyberpunk 2077 Fans See Eerie Similarity Between Mr Blue ...
Cyberpunk 2077 fans draw parallels between Taylor Swift's concert mystery guest and the game's enigmatic Mr Blue Eyes. Swifties are spooked, while Cyberpunk enthusiasts see it as an intriguing ...
2024 Virtual SCOTUS Review Registrations
This ticket grants you access to the SCOTUS Review Zoom webinar to attend a viewing party. Free 0. Your Order. Total $0.00. Your Order. Total $0.00. Total. Free Back NEXT. Total $0.00 Hey there! Sign in ;
(Opinion) Portsmouth Brewery owners tap an exit
Decision to close downtown pub ends chapter in the saga of NH's craft beer industry. 6 seconds ago. Opinion. Portsmouth Brewery Owners Peter Egelston and Joanne Francis have decided to sell their property rather than reopen, citing the high cost of rebuilding after the downtown business was damaged by flooding last year. (Photo by Laura ...
RBC Canadian Open 2024 prize money: What Robert MacIntyre and field
Robert MacIntyre won his first PGA Tour title on Sunday at the RBC Canadian Open. Here's a look at what the Scottish left-hander and those who made the cut earned in money and FedExCup points at Hamilton Golf & Country Club: 69 David Hearn 3.2 19,458.00 DISCLAIMER: This site and the products ...