Pete Tong was honoured with the prestigious Music Industry Trusts Award on Monday (November 1). Watch footage of New Order‘s celebratory performance above and below.Tong accepted the award, considered one of the benchmarks for lifetime achievement within the music industry, following a gala ceremony celebrating his career at The Grosvenor House Hotel in London.“I’m seriously thrilled and humbled to be standing here receiving the MITS Award because I think this is recognition of dance music’s and club culture’s influence and success,” Tong said at the ceremony.“Looking round this room, there are so many people that have been on that journey with me so this is for all of you.”Tong is the first dance music specialist to have received the.
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