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New Order played Roseland Ballroom and will do it again tonight (pics, setlist)

photos by Fred Pessaro // BBG; words by Bill Pearis

New Order @ Roseland Ballroom, 10/19/2012
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New Order played NYC for the first time in seven years last night at Roseland Ballroom. The group, now minus iconic bassist Peter Hook but with guitarist/keyboardist (and wife to drummer Stephen Morris) Gillian Gilbert back in the fold, the show opened with “Elegia,” the towering instrumental from 1985’s indespensible Low-Life, which led into “Crystal” from 2001’s comeback album, Get Ready.

With Gilbert back in the band, the set leaned a little more keyboardy/dancey than when they played Hammerstein back in 2005, with “The Perfect Kiss” and Power, Corruption and Lies deep cut “5, 8, 6,” though it seems a missed opportunity for them not to merge directly into “Blue Monday” as that song always seemed like a dry run for what is their most well-known song (and still record holder for biggest-selling 12″ single of all time). A song from Technique might’ve been nice (“Dream Attack” maybe?) but nice set selection, though, all-around. Hook’s replacement, Tom Chapman, aped his signature style just fine (and even wore a leather jacket)… but slung his bass about a foot and a half higher.

“Temptation” closed out the main set, and the band came back for an encore of Joy Division songs, “Atmosphere” and “Love Will Tear Us Apart.” New Order will do it again tonight at Roseland which is sold out. Setlist from last night’s show and more pictures are below.

DJs Justin Strauss and Billy Caldwell

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Setlist: New Order @ Roseland Ballroom, 10/18/2011
Elegia
Crystal
Ceremony
Age of Consent
Love Vigilantes
Here to Stay
Your Silent Face
1963
Close Range
Bizarre Love Triangle
5 8 6
True Faith
The Perfect Kiss
Blue Monday
Temptation

ENCORE:
Atmosphere
Love Will Tear Us Apart