New Order Curate Live From Jodrell Bank Show Feat. Johnny Marr, The Whip And More
Thursday, 07 March 2013
Written by Jon Stickler
The multi award-winning Live From Jodrell Bank series is proud to announce a third Transmission for 2013 with New Order curating a day of outstanding music at the Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire.
One of the most acclaimed and influential bands of the last four decades New Order pioneered the electronic sound that helped pave the way for the dance/house music explosion at the end of the 80s. They have released 9 studio albums, the last of which ‘Lost Sirens’ was released in 2012.
New Order’s Stephen Morris said today: “Playing at Jodrell Bank is going to be really exciting. I grew up not far from there, and I remember riding my bike over to it all the time when I was a little lad.
I saw Flaming Lips play there and they was brilliant. Really special. We’re going to try to do something special too, but we’re not telling you what! I do plan to take my life-size Dalek and Cyberman up there for the weekend at the very least.
Unfortunately it’s likely that Gillian will have to spend the whole show blindfolded because she’s got a phobia of radio telescopes, so naturally she’s terrified of Jodrell Bank. We used to drive past it, and every time she’d need to duck under the dashboard when we got close."
Johnny Marr formed The Smiths in 1982 when he was just 18 and they went onto become one of the most important bands in the history of music and Johnny Marr one of the greatest guitarists the UK has ever produced. Post The Smiths Marr has spent his time playing guitar in a succession of great acts such as The Pretenders, The The, Electronic, Modest Mouse and The Cribs bringing a shimmering majesty to their recordings and live shows and finally released his debut solo album 'The Messenger' which has met with huge critical acclaim.
Johnny Marr and New Order’s Bernard Sumner formed Electronic at the end of the 80’s, a classic alternative pop group and this is a rare opportunity to catch them sharing the same stage.
New Order has hand-picked a selection of guests to perform before their headline set including Salford’s electro architects The Whip, ex Bad Lieutenant man Jake Evans and the experimental indie rock of Hot Vestry. New Order Tickets are on sale from 9am on Friday 8th March, priced from £39.50 + fees. Click Here to Compare & Buy New Order Tickets.
Other shows taking place in 2013 as part of the Live From Jodrell Bank series include Icelandic ambient/post rock act Sigur Rós who will perform in August and The Australian Pink Floyd Show who perform a celebration show to mark the 40th Anniversary of the release of the seminal Pink Floyd album, The Dark Side Of The Moon.
For further details on this year's Live From Jodrell Bank, head over to www.livefromjodrellbank.com. Further transmissions are to be announced in the coming weeks.
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One of the most acclaimed and influential bands of the last four decades New Order pioneered the electronic sound that helped pave the way for the dance/house music explosion at the end of the 80s. They have released 9 studio albums, the last of which ‘Lost Sirens’ was released in 2012.
