Peter Hook & the Light

A concert at the Edinburgh Corn Exchange by Peter Hook & The Light, a British post-punk group led by Joy Division and New Order co-founder Peter Hook, with The Wedding Present and The Chameleons also on the bill.

Peter Hook & The Light is a British post-punk group working in new wave, synth-pop and alternative rock, formed in 2010 in Manchester. Its bassist Peter Hook, known as "Hooky", was born in 1956 in Salford and co-founded the cold wave group Joy Division in 1976. After singer Ian Curtis died in 1980, he formed New Order with the rest of the group. The project released its debut album, "Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures With Orchestra & Choir", in 2015.

The Wedding Present is a British indie rock band from Leeds, formed in 1985, in the vein of The Fall, Buzzcocks and Gang of Four. Signed to Island Records, it released the album "George Best" in 1987, fronted by singer and guitarist David Gedge. The Chameleons, a British post-punk band from Middleton, Greater Manchester, were formed around Mark Burgess, Reg Smithies, Dave Fielding and John Lever. They released three albums before splitting up in 1987, and reformed in 2000.

The Edinburgh Corn Exchange is a concert and performance venue at Newmarket Road. The bill brings together three groups from the British post-punk and indie tradition, with Peter Hook & The Light performing on this visit to Edinburgh.