These performances are a part of the Opera House’s year-round contemporary music program, a dynamic line-up of emerging and established talents curated by Head of Contemporary Music Ben Marshall.
Adding to a monumental run of concerts announced for March 2025, the Sydney Opera House will present two legendary bands – one at the apex of their career and one making waves on major stages around the world – on its famous Forecourt.
New Order Australia
Icons of post-punk, dance and electronica, New Order, return to the Opera House for the first time in nearly a decade on Friday 14 and Saturday 15 March. From the ashes of the legendary band Joy Division, the five-piece has triumphed over tragedy to emerge as one of the most influential and acclaimed bands of all time. This tour will see them perform a lifetime’s worth of global hits and dancefloor classics from their four-decade, 10-album career including their most notable tracks, Blue Monday, Temptation, and the anthemic Bizarre Love Triangle.
Formed by members of the legendary post-punk band Joy Division, New Order took their former band’s cutting-edge rock and pushed it further into the realm of dance rhythms, resulting in one of the most unmistakable sounds of the era. Their 1983 smash Blue Monday – an instant dance-floor filler to this day – became the best-selling 12-inch single of all time, while songs such as Temptation, Bizarre Love Triangle, True Faith and the anthemic World in Motion – to name just a few – continue to impact new generations of listeners and musicians. Their multi-platinum albums include Power, Corruption & Lies (1983), Low-Life (1985), Technique (1989), Get Ready (2001) and the indispensable singles compilation Substance (1987). The band are currently preparing a deluxe edition of their classic 1986 record Brotherhood.
For more info, and ticketing information, visit Sydney Opera House. Insiders pre-sale: 9am AEDT, Thursday 24 October. What’s On pre-sale: 9am AEDT, Wednesday 30 October. GP on sale: 10am AEDT, Thursday 31 October.
