Joy Division’s Peter Hook coming to the Spirit Store

Peter Hook

Music legend Peter Hook – the founding member of iconic bands such as Joy Division and New Order – will be appearing in The Spirit Store in Dundalk on Saturday March 15th.

The evening will commence with the HD Screening of critically acclaimed Joy Division feature length film “Control” followed by a Q&A session with Irish Times / Hot Press freelance journalist Tony Clayton Lea and topped off by a high octane DJ set.

Hook, or Hookey as he is known, was a co-founder of seminal, era-defining punk band Joy Division in the mid-1970s. Following the death of lead singer Ian Curtis, the band reformed as New Order. He has since moved into a career in record production and DJ’ing and fronting his own band Peter Hook and The Light. His DJ sets include house, electro and dance classics and even a little punk.

Tickets, priced €22.50, are on sale now from The Spirit Store, www.spiritstore.ie or McAteer’s The Food house in Clanbrassil Street.

Spirit Store nominated for Best Venue award by Hot Press readers

The Spirit Store is one of 20 finalists for Best Venue in The Hot Press Readers’ Awards.

The George’s Quay venue has been shortlisted for a 2014 The Hotties award, along with the likes of The O2, The Olympia and Vicar Street.

In order to vote for The Spirit Store and support the only Louth venue nominated, click here.

Nominations are arrived at as a result of a poll of Hot Press readers.

Third Smoke in final five of Hot Press competition

Third Smoke’s Joe O’Connor, Chris Rocks, Hugh Donlon and Niall Clarke

Up and coming Dundalk band Third Smoke are through to the final stages of Hot Press magazine’s Big Break Competition, which will feature the winning band on the front cover.

The local act were named in the top five along with Kodakid, Katie Laffan, Miracle Bell and The Scenes following tens of thousands of votes from Hot Press readers.

Third Smoke are made up of Hugh Donlon (rhythm guitar/lead vocals), Joe O’Connor (lead guitar/backing vocals), Chris Rocks (drums/backing vocals) and Niall Clarke (bass/backing vocals).

The quartet – who formed in August 2009 – have already sold out venues such as the Academy in Dublin and The Spirit Store in Dundalk and recently played at the Vantastival festival in Bellurgan Park.

The final five will now submit two additional tracks for consideration by the team of judges, with the winners being announced in the next issue of Hot Press.

You can watch the video to their track People Are Messy below…