Snap Scene: Peter Hook and the Light, Testing Grounds Melbourne by Mary Boukouvalas and Mandy Hall

February 24, 2015 Mandy Hall

Peter Hook and the Light
Fri 21st Feb 2015
Testing Grounds, Melbourne

This tour was supposed to be album based – the band would play Joy Division for the first set and two full New Order albums (“Brotherhood” and “Low Life”) for the second. This show was different – the set list was thrown out and some classic songs pulled out instead. Among others, they played Joy Division songs Transmission & Love Will Tear Us Apart and classic New Order songs Blue Monday & Bizarre Love Triangle.

Along with the amazing

setting – a previously vacant lot in the middle of the city owned by Arts Victoria, transformed into Testing Grounds (it was reminiscent of being back at SXSW) – the whole show was a special event. It was a rare treat to be at something that only around 250 people managed to witness.

Photos by Mary Boukouvalas & Mandy Hall

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