New Order share new song “Be a Rebel,” reschedule tour with Pet Shop Boys
New Order were originally supposed to be spending 2020 on tour with fellow synth-pop pioneers Pet Shop Boys, but the pandemic scuttled those plans. However, they’ve rescheduled those dates for 2021, which you can see below. New Order have also shared their first new song in five years. It’s titled “Be A Rebel,” and you can hear it below.
New Order’s Bernard Sumner says of the song in a press release, “In tough times we wanted to reach out with a new song. We can’t play live for a while, but music is still something we can all share together. We hope you enjoy it… until we meet again.”
New Order/Pet Shop Boys 2021 tour dates:
9/18 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
9/20 – Boston, MA – Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion
9/22 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
9/25 – Philadelphia, PA – TD Pavilion at the Mann
9/28 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion
10/1 – Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion
10/3 – Minneapolis, MN – The Armory
10/7 – Vancouver, BC – Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena
10/9 – George, WA – Gorge Amphitheatre
10/13 – San Francisco, CA – Chase Center
10/15 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl
10/16 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl
New Order and Pet Shop Boys are both featured on our list, A History of synth-pop in 50 essential tracks.
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