Peter Hook will hold a Twitter listening party to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Joy Division’s ‘Closer’, he has announced.The band’s second and final studio album was released on July 18, 1980, just over a year after the release of their debut ‘Unknown Pleasures’.In a post on Hook’s Peter Hook & The Light Facebook page, it was announced that the group’s bassist would mark the milestone by taking part in Tim Burgess’ Tim’s Twitter Listening Party series. “Next Saturday, on July 18th at 10pm UK time, Hooky will be hosting a Twitter listening party for Joy Division’s ‘Closer’ – exactly 40 years on since the release of the album,” the post read.“To get involved, all you have to do is play the album at home from 10pm and follow along with.
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