Overview
- New Order announced on June 29 that Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert “won’t be touring for the foreseeable future” and will not join the band’s Fauna Primavera (Primavera) festival show in Santiago, Chile in November.
- Bernard Sumner remains listed for the Chile show and will be joined by Phil Cunningham and Tom Chapman, leaving Sumner as the only original member scheduled to perform while the band has not named who will cover drums or keyboards.
- The band provided no medical details about Morris and Gilbert’s conditions and did not say whether either will attend the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction for Joy Division/New Order on Nov. 14.
- Former bassist Peter Hook has publicly said he heard Morris and Gilbert had left and that Sumner would be touring alone, a claim that conflicts with New Order’s statement and has not been corroborated by the band.
- Morris and Gilbert are longtime members who helped shape New Order’s shift from post‑punk to electronic music, and their absence could alter live arrangements and the band’s public presence during this milestone year.