Guardian Music — Hyde Park, LondonThere are tens of thousands of cheerful people in Hyde Park but it's not entirely clear why. While the closing ceremony line-up of Blur, New Order and the Specials has a coherent vision, following a thread of left-of-centre British p... more info

Guardian Music — From the Beatles to Blur, more than 50 years of popular music are celebrated at London 2012 opening ceremonyMore than 50 years of British pop music were honoured by Danny Boyle as part of his 2012 Olympics opening ceremony in east London. Featuring a... more info

Consequence of Sound — Plus, Franz Ferdinand, Florence + the Machine, Cat Power, and more. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The legendary Manchester post-punks in New Order will play their first L.A.-area show in seven years on Oct. 7. Well, most of the classic New Order lineup will be there anyhow. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis New Order, 2012 Edition New Order have just announced a Fall tour of North America, including a New York date at Roseland on October 18. No on-sale date has been posted yet, but you can (like we... more info

Prefix — For the first time in seven years, U.K. post-punk/dance music pioneers New Order will return to North America for ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/new-order-announce-north-american-tour-dates/67398/ more info

Consequence of Sound — First proper tour in seven years. more info

Guardian Music — After Factory and ZTT, Tri Angle is a label to fall in love with. Proving there are three sides to every story, here's its latest discoveryReading on mobile? Listen hereHometown: Bristol.The lineup: Sebastian Gainsborough (music, production).The back... more info

ContactMusic — The stars of New Order dedicated their set at Spains Benicassim music festival to their late Joy Division bandmate Ian Curtis on what would have been the singers 56th birthday The band - formed from the remaining members of Joy Division after Curtis ... more info

Prefix — We've known since February that the Rolling Stones  chose not to play at the "Best of British" concert ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/the-rolling-stones-arent-ready-to-play-the-olympic/67143/ more info