I saw New Order in 1989. I am pleased to say that they are back. This time, they played the fabulous Santa Barbara Bowl... one of the most impressive venues in this country. NO played a number of tribute hymns to Joy Division, which were welcome. My only caveat is the lack of new material, which concerns me a bit. Overall, though, I had a great time. In some ways, NO has improved with age. A lot of news has been made about the loss of Peter Hook. However, his absence in no way affected the performance. In my opinion it's time to move forward and see what's out there...
BTW, Johnny Marr was great too. The Smith tunes brought back a lot of fond memories. Johnny has aged gracefully.
Santa Barbara Bowl @
- Santa Barbara @
, CA @
- Thu, Apr 18, 2013 @
Favorite moment: Gillian and Bernard on the keyboard together at the end of "Blue Monday" @
Opening act(s): Johnny Marr @