The surviving members soon formed New Order,[8] with Hook handling lead vocals on a few early songs before Bernard Sumner became the band's primary singer.

Both bands enjoyed success: Joy Division were recognized (after having disbanded) as an early example of post punk due to their experiments with the genre,[9] and New Order during their career as they fused post-punk with electronic dance music.

On 18 May 2010, the 30th anniversary of Ian Curtis' death, the Light performed a set of Joy Division songs including every track from Unknown Pleasures.

Hook and his band began 2011 with more European tour dates, taking in Portugal, France, Spain, Netherlands, Finland and Norway.

The debut Closer shows were followed by more extensive touring, the band visited Brazil for the first time in June 2011 as well as performing at various festivals across Europe.

Moby performed a total of seven songs live with The Light across the two dates in Los Angeles, while Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan joined Hook on stage in Chicago to sing 'Transmission' and 'Love Will Tear Us Apart'.

After these dates, the band took a short break before resuming touring in November with gigs in Israel, Greece, Denmark, Italy and Holland.

The Light began 2012 by performing Unknown Pleasures and Closer shows live in Luxembourg, Spain, Germany, Slovakia, Poland, Czech Republic, Russia, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Japan as well as back at home in the UK.

The Light first performed both Joy Division albums live together in the same night at a special hometown show at the Buxton Opera House on 25 February 2012.

On 23 June 2013, Peter Hook & The Light performed both Joy Division albums live in Ian Curtis' hometown of Macclesfield, within the unique surroundings of Christ Church.

The Light also performed their Movement and Power, Corruption & Lies set for only the fourth time ever by returning to the Buxton Opera House on 23 July 2013.

September 2013 saw Peter Hook & The Light officially begin their Movement and Power, Corruption & Lies world tour, which spanned both North and South America as well as the UK & Ireland.

[23] On 5 July 2019, the band performed an orchestral rendition of Joy Division songs with the Manchester Camerata at the Royal Albert Hall.