Deftones‘ Chino Moreno, Chvrches‘ Lauren Mayberry and Peter Hook joined forces to perform two Joy Division and New Order classics at last night’s Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony – watch the footage below.
The Manchester bands were inducted together at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles yesterday (November 14), with Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor delivering a speech celebrating their enormous influence on alternative music.
Following the introduction, Moreno and his Deftones bandmates were joined by Mayberry and Hook for renditions of Joy Division’s 1980 classic ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’ and New Order’s 1986 hit ‘Bizarre Love Triangle’.
Hook, who played bass in both bands, was the only Joy Division/New Order member to attend the ceremony, and later delivered an acceptance speech on their behalf.
Check out footage of the performances below:
Introducing the bands, Reznor described them as “two of the most influential groups of the last 50 years”, praising their journey from Joy Division’s stark post-punk sound to New Order’s pioneering fusion of guitars and electronic dance music.
“There are only two types of people in this world,” he said. “Those who already know just how influential Joy Division and New Order are, and those yet to realise how their favourite bands, such as U2, Radiohead, the Cure, the Killers, Nirvana, Depeche Mode, how different they would sound if Joy Division and New Order had never existed.”
He also credited the groups with inspiring him to be “fearless and try something new”.
Accepting the honour, Hook reflected on the decades that have passed since Joy Division first formed in Manchester in the late 1970s.
“I’m on my own, but I’m not alone,” he began. “I want to thank the fans for all their wonderful and priceless efforts in making this happen and putting me here tonight. This award is for them.”
“For me, it’s been a wild 50 years. I’ve been happy, I’ve been mad, I’ve been heartbroken in equal measures, but I’m still fucking here,” he continued.
“Music is eternal, fans are eternal, and we are eternally grateful.”
Hook also thanked the younger musicians who had performed alongside him, saying they had “made an old man very happy”.
Speaking to reporters following last night’s induction, Hook reiterated that he had no intention of forgiving his former New Order bandmates, although he jokingly suggested that a lucrative reunion offer might change his mind.
“I know, because of what they did to me, I’ll never forgive them. What they did to me and my family, I’ll never forgive them, simple as that,” he said.
“Unless someone offers us £200million, and then I’ll do what Oasis did!”
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The induction honoured five musicians: the late Ian Curtis, Bernard Sumner, Stephen Morris, Gillian Gilbert and Hook.
Following Curtis’ death in 1980, the surviving members of Joy Division formed New Order, eventually becoming one of the most influential electronic acts of the decade.
However, Hook left New Order in 2007, and the band subsequently reunited without him in 2011, leading to a prolonged and bitter dispute over royalties and the use of the group’s name. Although the two sides reached a legal settlement in 2017, their personal differences have persisted.
Speaking to NME in an interview last September, Hook suggested that the dispute had previously damaged their chances of being inducted.
“You’re in a weird situation here, because the camps don’t have any communication and actively don’t like each other,” he told us.
Asked whether he would be willing to attend a future ceremony alongside his former bandmates, he joked: “Well, they offered to put a boxing ring in for us. I’m looking forward to it, to be honest.”
Following the announcement of their induction in April, Hook suggested that fellow inductees Oasis could help broker a reconciliation, but also made clear that he remained deeply unhappy about the way the band had continued without him.
Morris has also addressed the rift in recent months, describing Hook as an “angry person”, although he did not completely rule out an eventual reconciliation.
Neither Morris nor Gilbert attended last night’s ceremony, having stepped back from New Order’s touring commitments while Gilbert undergoes treatment for cancer. Sumner was also absent.
Hook made no mention of his estranged bandmates in his acceptance speech, although he had previously dedicated the induction to Curtis and the fans.
Elsewhere at the ceremony, Oasis were inducted despite neither Liam nor Noel Gallagher attending. Actor Bob Odenkirk introduced the band, while Stephen Wilson Jr. performed an acoustic version of ‘Wonderwall’.
Iron Maiden were inducted by Jack Black, with members of Metallica, Rage Against The Machine and St. Vincent performing ‘The Trooper’ in their absence.
Phil Collins delivered an emotional acceptance speech after Cynthia Erivo performed ‘In The Air Tonight’, accompanied by Blink-182‘s Travis Barker on drums. U2 opened the ceremony with ‘Silencio’ and ‘Pride (In The Name Of Love)’, while Gwen Stefani joined Billy Idol on stage.
Other inductees included Wu-Tang Clan, Sade and Luther Vandross, with Oprah Winfrey presenting the latter’s honour. Rick Rubin, Queen Latifah and MC Lyte were also recognised.
An edited version of the ceremony will air on ABC in the US in December, before becoming available on Disney+ and Hulu the following day.
