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Setlist
'Atmosphere'
'Slow Jam'
'Crystal'
'Regret'
'Love
Vigilantes'
'Isolation'
'Your Silent Face'
'Turn My Way'
'Close Range'
'Touched By The Hand Of God'
'Bizarre Love
Triangle'
'True Faith' (* To Be Verified)
'Temptation'
'Love
Will Tear Us Apart'
Encore:
'Ruined In A Day'
'60 Miles Per Hour'
'Blue Monday'
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NEW ORDER made a storming return to the live stage in
LIVERPOOL last night (July 17) - complete with new guitarist BILLY
CORGAN.
Playing their first UK gig since the millennium at
the Liverpool Olympia, the five-piece brought out many New Order and Joy
Division favourites and introduced several new tracks off upcoming LP
'Get Ready' in the triumphant showcase gig.
Taking the stage,
frontman Bernard Sumner dressed in a T-shirt, jeans and trainers, said:
"Hello, it feels like we've never been away," before introducing new
band members, former Smashing Pumpkins frontman Corgan and new
guitarist/keyboardist Phil Cunningham.
The stage was set up to pay
tribute to the band's Manchester roots with speakers behind bassist
Peter Hook reading "Salford Rules."
New Order kicked off their set
with 'Atmosphere', playing to a packed house that included many familiar
Manchester faces including Rowetta from the Happy Mondays, and Lard from
Radio 1's Mark Radcliffe show.
"You're going to have to be
patient cos we're gonna play a lot of songs for you tonight," Sumner
said shortly into the set. They then carried on to the tune of 16 songs
including 'Temptation', 'Bizarre Love Triangle', 'Love Will Tear Us
Apart', 'Isolation', 'Blue Monday' and upcoming single
'Crystal'.
Enthusiasm reigned on stage throughout the performance:
Corgan and Hook embraced before one song, and Hook even noted he had
received a caution for his larger than life stage presence from Sumner
saying, "You get told off for enjoying yourself. He's a miserable twat.
Isn't he? Only joking."
The show was concluded by a three-song encore
that Sumner threatened to turn into a full set, stating: "We enjoyed it
so much we're gonna play the whole set for you again."
Speaking to
NME.COM at the gig's after party held at local club Cream, Corgan said
he was enjoying being part of the band.
"It was really exciting. The
music they made is such an important part of my life. Definitely there
were moments when you're just standing there on stage going 'What the
fuck!'"
Rowetta noted that the band's performance was better than
in years past, saying: "I've never seen 'em look like they enjoyed it so
much on stage. They looked just like kids."
Other guests at the
aftershow party paying tribute to the band Primal Scream's Bobbie
Gillespie, and Mani, as well as Death In Vegas' Richard Fearless, Ian
McNabb, Arthur Baker, Jimi Goodwin, Pete Wylie, Dot Allison and The
Farm.
Da NME
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