Peter Hook, formerly of Joy Division, plays in São Paulo.

Natalia Rangel_247 – A little over three decades after the death of Ian Curtis (1956 - 1980), vocalist of the British punk band Joy Division, his former bassist, Peter Hook, 55, reunites with other musicians to reminisce about one of the most important moments in the group's trajectory: the recording of the 1979 album Unknown Pleasures, a classic of their career. Hook comes to Brazil and performs this Thursday night, the 16th, in São Paulo, with the group The Light. He takes on the vocals, something he had never done before, and his son, Jack, replaces him as bassist. This would be considered a good move by many of his contemporary musicians who used to say that Hook played bass thinking it was guitar – an effect produced by the choice of higher notes in the execution of the songs.

Hook's style would also leave its mark on the sound of another band that rose to fame in the 1990s, New Order. Besides being a keyboardist and now a vocalist, Hook is currently the owner of a nightclub called The Factory in Manchester, and it was there that this successful revisiting of Joy Division's classics was forged. The result was so well-received that the repertoire toured several countries with this lineup, which is now arriving in Brazil, and the tour is titled "Unknown Pleasures: A Celebration of Joy Division by Peter Hook & The Light". With a strong influence from punk culture and many electronic innovations, Joy Division began playing in 1976 and ended with the suicide of vocalist, guitarist, and composer Ian Curtis on May 18, 1980. Curtis created the group's trademark, with the tragic lyricism of his dense and poetic lyrics. After the band's end, its members Hook, Bernard Sumner, and Stephen Morris formed New Order, which disbanded after arguments between Hook and Sumner.