Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Peter Murphy covers Joy Division

Peter Murphy is currently on tour celebrating the 35th anniversary of Bauhaus. So far he's stuck to his promise of playing only Bauhaus material with the exception of his encores which have included a few different covers. At the May 10th stop in Toronto, Murphy's encore included a cover of Joy Division's "Transmission." Before playing the song, Murphy made a few comments about Joy Division, which ended with "God rest Ian's soul," then he launched into the song. Check out video from the performance below:

The first video is shorter - cuts off the end - but is better video.  The second includes Murphy's comments and full song, but not as up close.





Peter Murphy's North American tour continues tomorrow night in Chicago. The remaining tour dates are listed below along with some video shot at different spots on the tour:

5/16 - Chicago @ House of Blues
5/18 - Mexico City @ FMX Festival de Mexico
7/13 - Phoenix @ Crescent Ballroom
7/14 - El Paso @ Tricky Falls
7/16 - Denver @ Summit Music Hall
7/17 - Salt Lake City @ Urban Lounge
7/18 - Boise @ Visual Arts Collective
7/19 - Seattle @ Showbox At The Market
7/20 - Vancouver @ TBA
7/21 - Portland @ Hawthorne Theater
7/23 - San Francisco @ The Fillmore
7/24 - Las Vegas @ LVCS
7/26 - Los Angeles @ The Fonda Theater
7/27 - Los Angeles @ The Fonda Theater
7/28 - Solana Beach @ Belly Up Tavern

"She's In Parties" (Philadelphia, 5/9)



"Bela Lugosi's Dead" (NYC, 5/7)



"Adrenalin" (Boston, 5/5)



"Ziggy Stardust" (Detroit, 5/13)