“Be a Rebel” was originally supposed to be an introduction into the band’s tour across North America in the fall, but the COVID-19 pandemic spoiled their plans. New Order is now scheduled to tour in 2021 but they didn’t want their fans to wait for that long, so the group shared the song ahead of time.

As we learned to expect from New Order, “Be a Rebel” is filled with haunting synths and melancholic moments. However, the band decided to add some flavor to their classic sound here and injected the tune with effective dance elements. 

“In tough times, we wanted to reach out with a new song,” said frontman Bernard Sumner in a press release. “We can’t play live for a while, but music is still something we can all share together. We hope you enjoy it…until we meet again.”

New Order was previously scheduled to kick off their joint tour with Pet Shop Boys, titled the Unity Tour, earlier this month. The trip was rescheduled due to the coronavirus pandemic and moved to the fall of next year.

In the meantime, the group is preparing a reissue of their second studio album Power, Corruption and Lies. The release will contain a remastered original record alongside a handful of bonus content, including unreleased writing sessions and demos.

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The Unity Tour will consist out of 11 concerts, two in Canada and nine in the United States. The trip will kick off on September 5th in Toronto and will see Pet Shop Boys and New Order also playing in Boston, Philadelphia, New York, and San Francisco, among other cities. The tour will wrap up on October 2nd in Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl.

According to the press release, “both bands will play a full set with the headliner alternating each night.” Check out the dates below.

Pet Shop Boys will tour in support of their newest album Hotspot, which was released in January to positive reviews from the critics.

New Order haven’t had a new studio album since 2015’s Music Complete. The band did put out a live LP in 2019, titled ∑(No,12k,Lg,17Mif) New Order + Liam Gillick: So it goes..

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The album contains material recorded on New Order’s show at 2017 Manchester International Festival, where they performed with English conceptual artist Liam Gillick and a 12-piece synthesizer orchestra from Royal Northern College Of Music.

The show saw the group performing both fan favorites and rarities that haven’t been played in decades. Among those songs were Joy Division’s classic “Disorder,” which the band played for the first time as New Order; “Ultraviolence,” which was last played in 1984, and “Shellshock,” the song that hasn’t seen live treatment since 1987.

∑(No,12k,Lg,17Mif) New Order + Liam Gillick: So it goes.. will be released on digital platforms, as a double CD and also as a triple vinyl. The vinyl edition will come with red, green and blue LPs and a 24-page booklet.

As part of the announcement for the album, the band shared the live recording of the song “Sub-Culture,” which was part of the band’s 1985’s album Low-Life. Before the show in Manchester, the track was last performed live in 1989. Hear it below.

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The group has confirmed that they will be playing a handful of shows across Europe including shows in Prague, Munich, Berlin, Paris, Brussels, and Amsterdam.

New Order declared: “We’re delighted to be heading out on the road this October across Europe. We’ll be heading to Czech Republic, Germany, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands, with tickets going on sale Friday, April 26th at 10.00am CET [BST].”

In addition to the six shows, New Order will be playing at a big selection of festivals across Europe. The list includes a slot at PiP Festival in Norway, at Rock Wechter in Belgium and a headlining slot at Victorious Festival in Portsmouth, England.

You can find out more about these shows and see the full list of New Order’s upcoming live shows on the band’s official website, which you can access here.

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“Ceremony” was one of the last songs that was composed by Joy Division, with the band’s frontman Ian Curtis writing the lyrics. There are three versions of Joy Division’s recording of the song known to be in existence including the one from the band’s final concert.

Following Curtis’ suicide, surviving members of Joy Division – Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, and Bernard Sumner – formed New Order and took “Ceremony” to be their first single under the new name. The interesting thing about the track is that the band didn’t enlist it onto their debut album Movement.

You can check out the rare video of New Order performing “Ceremony” at CoManCHE Student Union below.

The release of this video serves as a part of the promotion ahead of the reissue of their seminal record Movement, which is scheduled for release on April 5th, 2019. The album will be reissued on vinyl and CD while containing lots of previously unreleased content like demos, live performances, and outtakes.

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The iconic rock band will be reissuing the original album on both CD and vinyl for all you lovely hipsters and old-school rockers out there. The reissue will feature unreleased cuts, live performances and demos. There’s even a DVD included with concert footage from past shows.

As if this wasn’t awesome enough, you’ll also be able to get hold of 12″ singles of “Movement,” “Ceremony,” “Temptation” and “Everything’s Gone Green” in their original sleeves.

Here is a list of everything included in the upcoming Movement boxset:

LP / CD1 (original album)       

1. Dreams Never End
2. Truth
3. Senses
4. Chosen Time
5. ICB
6. The Him
7. Doubts Even Here
8. Denial

1. Dreams Never End (Western Works Demo)
2. Homage (Western Works Demo)
3. Ceremony (Western Works Demo)
4. Truth (Western Works Demo)
5. Are You Ready For This? (Western Works Demo)
6. The Him (Cargo Demo)
7. Senses (Cargo Demo)
8. Truth (Cargo Demo)
9. Dreams Never End (Cargo Demo)
10. Mesh (Cargo Demo)
11. ICB (Cargo Demo)
12. Procession (Cargo Demo)
13. Cries And Whispers (Cargo Demo)
14. Doubts Even Here (Instrumental) (Cargo Demo)
15. Ceremony (1st Mix – Ceremony Sessions)
16. Temptation (Alternative 7”)
17. Procession (Rehearsal Recording)
18. Chosen Time (Rehearsal Recording)

New Order – Movement DVD

Live Shows

HURRAH’S, NY, 1980
In A Lonely Place
Procession
Dreams Never End
Mesh
Truth
Cries & Whispers
Denial
Ceremony

PEPPERMINT LOUNGE, NY, 1981:
In A Lonely Place
Dreams Never End
Chosen Time
ICB
Senses
Denial
Everything’s Gone Green
Hurt – instrumental
Temptation

TV Sessions
GRANADA STUDIOS, 1981:
Doubts Even Here
The Him
Procession
Senses
Denial

BBC RIVERSIDE, 1982:
Temptation
Chosen Time
Procession
Hurt – instrumental
Senses
Denial
In A Lonely Place

Ceremony CoManCHE Student Union 1981
In A Lonely Place Toronto 1981
Temptation Soul Kitchen, Newcastle 1982
Hurt Le Palace, Paris 1982
Procession Le Palace, Paris 1982
Chosen Time Pennies 1982
Truth The Haçienda 1983
ICB Minneapolis 1983

The boxset will go on sale April 5, 2019.

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Morris will be the third member of the band to release his own book. It will be published by Constable and is titled Record Play Pause. The memoir follows Peter Hook and Bernard Sumner’s books so it will be interesting to compare how the three remember the events of the band.

The book’s press release states: “Stephen’s book won’t be that typical music autobiography, which tends to be high on mischief and low on the music. Part memoir, part oral history, it will be a hybrid memoir in Stephen’s wry and witty voice.

“Stephen will weave a dual narrative of growing up in the North West during the 1970s with how the music actually works. It will also explore what it is to be part of a mythologized band and the idea of what you do becoming who you are.”

You can pre-order Record Play Pause here.

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“Be a Rebel” was originally supposed to be an introduction into the band’s tour across North America in the fall, but the COVID-19 pandemic spoiled their plans. New Order is now scheduled to tour in 2021 but they didn’t want their fans to wait for that long, so the group shared the song ahead of time.

As we learned to expect from New Order, “Be a Rebel” is filled with haunting synths and melancholic moments. However, the band decided to add some flavor to their classic sound here and injected the tune with effective dance elements. 

“In tough times, we wanted to reach out with a new song,” said frontman Bernard Sumner in a press release. “We can’t play live for a while, but music is still something we can all share together. We hope you enjoy it…until we meet again.”

New Order was previously scheduled to kick off their joint tour with Pet Shop Boys, titled the Unity Tour, earlier this month. The trip was rescheduled due to the coronavirus pandemic and moved to the fall of next year.

In the meantime, the group is preparing a reissue of their second studio album Power, Corruption and Lies. The release will contain a remastered original record alongside a handful of bonus content, including unreleased writing sessions and demos.

The post New Order Shares Single, the Band’s First New Music since 2015 appeared first on Hot Pop Today.

The Unity Tour will consist out of 11 concerts, two in Canada and nine in the United States. The trip will kick off on September 5th in Toronto and will see Pet Shop Boys and New Order also playing in Boston, Philadelphia, New York, and San Francisco, among other cities. The tour will wrap up on October 2nd in Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl.

According to the press release, “both bands will play a full set with the headliner alternating each night.” Check out the dates below.

Pet Shop Boys will tour in support of their newest album Hotspot, which was released in January to positive reviews from the critics.

New Order haven’t had a new studio album since 2015’s Music Complete. The band did put out a live LP in 2019, titled ∑(No,12k,Lg,17Mif) New Order + Liam Gillick: So it goes..

The post Pet Shop Boys and New Order Team Up for US Tour appeared first on Hot Pop Today.

The album contains material recorded on New Order’s show at 2017 Manchester International Festival, where they performed with English conceptual artist Liam Gillick and a 12-piece synthesizer orchestra from Royal Northern College Of Music.

The show saw the group performing both fan favorites and rarities that haven’t been played in decades. Among those songs were Joy Division’s classic “Disorder,” which the band played for the first time as New Order; “Ultraviolence,” which was last played in 1984, and “Shellshock,” the song that hasn’t seen live treatment since 1987.

∑(No,12k,Lg,17Mif) New Order + Liam Gillick: So it goes.. will be released on digital platforms, as a double CD and also as a triple vinyl. The vinyl edition will come with red, green and blue LPs and a 24-page booklet.

As part of the announcement for the album, the band shared the live recording of the song “Sub-Culture,” which was part of the band’s 1985’s album Low-Life. Before the show in Manchester, the track was last performed live in 1989. Hear it below.

The post New Order to Release New Live Album appeared first on Hot Pop Today.

The group has confirmed that they will be playing a handful of shows across Europe including shows in Prague, Munich, Berlin, Paris, Brussels, and Amsterdam.

New Order declared: “We’re delighted to be heading out on the road this October across Europe. We’ll be heading to Czech Republic, Germany, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands, with tickets going on sale Friday, April 26th at 10.00am CET [BST].”

In addition to the six shows, New Order will be playing at a big selection of festivals across Europe. The list includes a slot at PiP Festival in Norway, at Rock Wechter in Belgium and a headlining slot at Victorious Festival in Portsmouth, England.

You can find out more about these shows and see the full list of New Order’s upcoming live shows on the band’s official website, which you can access here.

The post New Order Announces a Handful of European Tour Dates appeared first on Hot Pop Today.

“Ceremony” was one of the last songs that was composed by Joy Division, with the band’s frontman Ian Curtis writing the lyrics. There are three versions of Joy Division’s recording of the song known to be in existence including the one from the band’s final concert.

Following Curtis’ suicide, surviving members of Joy Division – Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, and Bernard Sumner – formed New Order and took “Ceremony” to be their first single under the new name. The interesting thing about the track is that the band didn’t enlist it onto their debut album Movement.

You can check out the rare video of New Order performing “Ceremony” at CoManCHE Student Union below.

The release of this video serves as a part of the promotion ahead of the reissue of their seminal record Movement, which is scheduled for release on April 5th, 2019. The album will be reissued on vinyl and CD while containing lots of previously unreleased content like demos, live performances, and outtakes.

The post Watch New Order Perform “Ceremony” Live in a Rare Archival Footage appeared first on Hot Pop Today.

The iconic rock band will be reissuing the original album on both CD and vinyl for all you lovely hipsters and old-school rockers out there. The reissue will feature unreleased cuts, live performances and demos. There’s even a DVD included with concert footage from past shows.

As if this wasn’t awesome enough, you’ll also be able to get hold of 12″ singles of “Movement,” “Ceremony,” “Temptation” and “Everything’s Gone Green” in their original sleeves.

Here is a list of everything included in the upcoming Movement boxset:

LP / CD1 (original album)       

1. Dreams Never End
2. Truth
3. Senses
4. Chosen Time
5. ICB
6. The Him
7. Doubts Even Here
8. Denial

1. Dreams Never End (Western Works Demo)
2. Homage (Western Works Demo)
3. Ceremony (Western Works Demo)
4. Truth (Western Works Demo)
5. Are You Ready For This? (Western Works Demo)
6. The Him (Cargo Demo)
7. Senses (Cargo Demo)
8. Truth (Cargo Demo)
9. Dreams Never End (Cargo Demo)
10. Mesh (Cargo Demo)
11. ICB (Cargo Demo)
12. Procession (Cargo Demo)
13. Cries And Whispers (Cargo Demo)
14. Doubts Even Here (Instrumental) (Cargo Demo)
15. Ceremony (1st Mix – Ceremony Sessions)
16. Temptation (Alternative 7”)
17. Procession (Rehearsal Recording)
18. Chosen Time (Rehearsal Recording)

New Order – Movement DVD

Live Shows

HURRAH’S, NY, 1980
In A Lonely Place
Procession
Dreams Never End
Mesh
Truth
Cries & Whispers
Denial
Ceremony

PEPPERMINT LOUNGE, NY, 1981:
In A Lonely Place
Dreams Never End
Chosen Time
ICB
Senses
Denial
Everything’s Gone Green
Hurt – instrumental
Temptation

TV Sessions
GRANADA STUDIOS, 1981:
Doubts Even Here
The Him
Procession
Senses
Denial

BBC RIVERSIDE, 1982:
Temptation
Chosen Time
Procession
Hurt – instrumental
Senses
Denial
In A Lonely Place

Ceremony CoManCHE Student Union 1981
In A Lonely Place Toronto 1981
Temptation Soul Kitchen, Newcastle 1982
Hurt Le Palace, Paris 1982
Procession Le Palace, Paris 1982
Chosen Time Pennies 1982
Truth The Haçienda 1983
ICB Minneapolis 1983

The boxset will go on sale April 5, 2019.

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Morris will be the third member of the band to release his own book. It will be published by Constable and is titled Record Play Pause. The memoir follows Peter Hook and Bernard Sumner’s books so it will be interesting to compare how the three remember the events of the band.

The book’s press release states: “Stephen’s book won’t be that typical music autobiography, which tends to be high on mischief and low on the music. Part memoir, part oral history, it will be a hybrid memoir in Stephen’s wry and witty voice.

“Stephen will weave a dual narrative of growing up in the North West during the 1970s with how the music actually works. It will also explore what it is to be part of a mythologized band and the idea of what you do becoming who you are.”

You can pre-order Record Play Pause here.

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