Cardiff would have been my 20th New Order concert if it had gone ahead as planned.

To mark the occasion, I have been hatching an idea of putting together all the New Order and related concerts I attended to this day and posting it here.

With Cardiff show cancelled, when my attendance hits the 20th is beyond prediction now. So I have decided to post the list up to this point.

Would be pleased to see yours. And if you do, you don’t necessarily have to follow mine as a template, go your own style. Thanks.

New Order
1. 1985-05-04 Osaka (Koseinenkin Kaikan [Welfare Pension Hall] )
2. 1987-01-27 Tokyo (Nakano Sun Plaza)
3. 1987-01-28 Tokyo (Nakano Sun Plaza)
4. 1987-01-29 Osaka (Koseinenkin Kaikan [Welfare Pension Hall] )
5. 1987-01-30 Nagoya (Kokaido [Civic Assembly Hall])
6. 1998-12-29 Manchester (Manchester Evening News Arena)
7. 2005-07-31 Naeba (Fuji Rock Festival)
8. 2012-04-26 Manchester (Apollo)
9. 2012-04-27 Manchester (Apollo)
10. 2012-08-18 Osaka (Summer Sonic Festival)
11. 2012-09-16 Portmeirion (Festival No. 6)
12. 2013-07-07 Jodrell Bank (Observatory site)
13. 2015-12-06 Manchester (Warehouse Project)
14. 2016-07-09 Manchester (Castlefield Bowl)
15. 2017-07-13 Manchester (Old Granada Studios)
16. 2019-07-21 Jodrell Bank (Bluedot Festival)
17. 2021-09-08 Halifax (Piece Hall)
18. 2021-09-10 Manchester (Heaton Park)
19. 2023-10-05 Glasgow (OVO Hydro)

*4, 6, 7, 11, 12, 14, 15 and 17 are best of the lot. On the opposite end, the worst show is Manchester 2015 (Warehouse Project) hands down.

Revenge
1. 1991-01-30 Osaka (IMP Hall)

Peter Hook & The Light
1. 2012-05-18 Manchester (FAC251 - The Factory)
2. 2013-01-18 Manchester (Manchester Cathedral)

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1. Glasgow SECC 25/03/1989
2. Reading 30/08/1998
3. Cologne 16/11/2001
4. Finsbury Park 09/06/2002
5. Glasgow Academy 18/10/2006
6. Glasgow O2 19/11/2015

I grew up in the sticks so #1 was the 1st opportunity I ever had after starting uni.
I'm fairly certain it was that cologne gig we went to. They started very late and the crowd were getting a bit pissed off.
Other than that, I live in the sticks now again so unlikely to ever attend another one.

Saw hooky with Monaco at Reading (along with everyone else) and a few PH&TL gigs in Glasgow and one in Manchester

Edited by user 29 August 2024 13:06:11(UTC)  | Reason: Wrong Glasgow date and Mrs Prog99 reminded me of the Manchester hooky gig

Ah yes. So did I, thinking about it. Completely forgot about that (no doubt diminished in my memory due to NO's blistering performance on the same day).

I am very envious of anyone who saw them in the 80s.
I got into the band in 1987 (True Faith etc.), but was 15 and didn't start going to gigs for another year or so. Missed the NEC, SECC and reading gigs in 1989 and consequently had to wait another 4 years to see my favourite band (Reading '93).

Worth the wait (great gig), but I really feel like I missed out on seeing the band in their absolute prime.

New Order:
01. 2001 Tue Jul 31, Shoreline, Mountain View (Moby's Area One Festival)
02. 2006 Fri Oct 27, Wembley, London
03. 2012 Fri Oct 5, Fox, Oakland
04. 2014 Fri Jul 11, Bill Graham, SF
05. 2017 Fri Apr 21, Greek Theatre, Berkeley
06. 2018 Sat Sep 29, Long Beach (Music Tastes Good Festival)
07. 2021 Sat Nov 6, O2 London (livestream)
08. 2022 Wed Oct 12, Chase Center, SF

Peter Hook:
01. 2013 Fri Sep 27, Mezzanine, SF
02. 2014 Fri Nov 21, Mezzanine, SF
03. 2018 Sat May 12, Warfield, SF

I grew up 6 hours away from cities they'd played in the U.S. (halfway between Chicago and Atlanta).

In April 1988 Echo & The Bunnymen with Gene Love Jezebel played the university in my town, and I went. This was only 7 months after they'd all toured together - so close to seeing them tour Substance!

I have seen every member - including the short-lived lineup with Billy Corgan - but never saw the original 4 together.

Edited by user 30 August 2024 06:26:11(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

1989 nec
1998 apollo
1998 men arena
2001 apollo
2002 old trafford
2005 hyde park
2005 apollo
2006 liverpool
2006 blackpool
2012 apollo
2013 jodrell bank
2015 liverpool
2016 castlefield bowl
2017 granada studios 1st and last dates
2019 jodrell bank
2021 heaton park
2024 wythenshaw


peter hook low life/brotherhood x 2 and substance

monaco at v97...apparently as i was absolutely smashed and remember nothing at all

bad lieutenant - leadmill

Edited by user 30 August 2024 09:39:36(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

Birmingham Tower Ballroom Oct 86 ( annoyingly i had to leave halfway through to catch last train home. They had taken to the stage so late that night. )

Sheffield Roxy June 87
Wembley Arena Dec 87
Birmingham NEC March 89
Reading Festival August 93
Reading Festival August 98
Manchester MEN Arena Dec 98
Manchester Apollo Oct 2001
Hyde Park June 2005
Brixton Academy Nov 2005
Manchester MEN Arena Jan 2006 (Manc vs Cancer event)
Liverpool Summer Pops July 2006
Blackpool Oct 2006
Wembley Arena Oct 2006
Wolverhampton Civic Hall Oct 2006
Birmingham Ballroom April 2012
Brixton Academy May 2012
Jodrell Bank July 2013
Brixton Academy Nov 2015
Wolverhampton Civic Hall Nov 2015
Bluedot Festival Jodrell Bank July 2019

Also had a ticket for and went to watch the Birmingham Powerhouse gig June 1984 but was refused entry for being under 18( was refunded ticket cost but i was devastated my mate and i weren't allowed entry)

Sheffield Roxy June 87 was a fantastic night. I wish there were photos or video but i've never discovered any)

Reading 98 and Brixton 2005 are two of my all time favourites.


Electronic :

Cities In The Park, Manchester, August 91

Wembley Exhibition Hall 1, Dec 91

Revenge:

Cities In The Park August 91

Monaco:

Reading Festival 98

Interesting, thanks. I looked it up in the book and yep it's there (page 371). Yep, Steve doesn't add any more than "awful". He could mean the gig or the venue or the vibe in the room or all of the above.Maybe doing a gig just a few days after Christmas just wasn't a good idea in hindsight?

I was at the gig. It certainly wasn't very memorable for me. Just all a bit going through the motions. Notable maybe only for Guilty Partner being played ( after a failed start "all part of the charm").Oddly, i had no memory of them playing Fine Time that night. I had entertained the idea for years that i'd never seen that one ever played live but it turns out i have then!

I stayed afterwards to catch Underworld. The venue had emptied by more than half after New Order finished.I was free to wander around the venue and sit almost wherever i wanted ( i'd paid for standing and which i did for NO's set). I had no hotel that night so the event going on til 4 or 5am or whatever it was suited me. I guess i must have left at the very end and then only had to wait a couple hours at Piccadilly train station for my train home in the morning.

Oh and Lionrock also performed that night( or at least a DJ set?) Can't recall if that was before or after New Order.

Knew I’d forgot something

Revenge
Newcastle Riverside 1990
Hooky bought me a pint and signed my Round & Round t-shirt

Yes. Absolutely. It was all kind of flat, the whole event. Strange.

Glad I've managed to add a few outside of Manchester especially since I don't live there Wish I'd seen Electronic or Bad Lieu for that matter! When did the gigs stop getting raucous, seemed to think they were still lively after Hooky left, maybe when they added the visual backdrop?

I didn't mind Warehouse, thought it was different but do remember the sound was shocking, so loud!!!

1. 1998–07-16 Manchester (Apollo)
2. 2001-10-05 Manchester (Apollo)
3. 2002-07-13 Manchester (Move Festival 2002)
4. 2005-11-14 Manchester (Apollo)
5. 2006-10-29 Wolverhampton (Civic Hall)
6. 2012-04-26 Manchester (Apollo)
7. 2015-12-05 Manchester (Warehouse Project)
8. 2016-07-09 Manchester (Castlefield Bowl)
9. 2021-09-10 Manchester (Heaton Park)
10. 2023-10-07 Leeds (First Direct Arena)
11. 2024-08-24 Manchester (Wythenshawe Park)


Peter Hook & The Light
1. 2014-03-22 Hull, Fruit
2. 2017-05-11 Hull, University
3. 2022-08-06 Blackpool, Rebellion Festival

Monaco
1. 1997-08-17 Leeds, V Festival
2. 2000-08-29 Manchester, University

Well the first gigs post Hooky were the October 2011 ones in Brussels and Paris. And they were the first time , if i'm correct, that they used video/visual backdrops and which they've used every gig ever since. There were no gigs post Hooky where they didn't have video/visual backdrops. I think Bernard and band were advised before their 2011 comeback gigs that video/visuals backdrops at gigs were and are expected in the 21st century live experience, for better or worst.The new De Rigueur.Long gone are the old days of just a moody blue still light back drop.

Edited by user 31 August 2024 14:41:30(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

1989. After that maybe a few minor skirmishes but most people had settled down. By the reformation most people were in their 40s propping up the bar or talking to their pal Charlie in the toilets. For whatever reason I always preferred to observe quietly (or tape) and was admonished by a fellow fan at Hac 86 during EGG for not getting down haha.