Hooky for Cork X South West

He's going to be in full-on Joy Division mode!

The Hot Press Newsdesk, 27 May 2011

With the Cold Pro festival that he was originally due to play at being pulled – boo! – Peter Hook is now performing Joy Division’s classic Unknown Pleasures album in its entirety at June 4 and 5’s Cork X South West festival on the Liss Ard Estate in Skibbereen.

He joins a bill that already includes such must-sees as Patti Smith, Echo & The Bunnymen, Yuck, Fred, Jape, Drugstore, Mick Flannery and many more.

You can also catch Hooky and current band The Light on June 3 in the Dublin Academy.

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