Philip Cunningham (born 7 December 1974) is an English guitarist who is a member of the bands Marion, New Order, Bad Lieutenant, ShadowParty and, more recently in 2020, Sea Fever.

Cunningham joined Electronic as a touring guitarist, working again with Marr and Bernard Sumner from New Order as they promoted their third album Twisted Tenderness.

In 2001, Cunningham joined New Order, initially as a touring musician in place of Gillian Gilbert who had stepped back from live commitments to care for her children.

At this time New Order were touring Get Ready, their first album in eight years, and were enjoying a renaissance, playing shows in Europe, Japan and the United States.

[2] 2014 saw the band announce that they would participate in the annual Tibet House Benefit Concert at Carnegie Hall in New York, alongside the likes of Iggy Pop, Patti Smith and Philip Glass.

2021 saw the band return to live action in September at the Piece Hall in Halifax, followed by a sold-out homecoming gig at Heaton Park in Manchester.

In 2014, Cunningham and fellow New Order member, Tom Chapman, formed ShadowParty alongside Josh Hager and Jeff Friedl of electronica legends, Devo.