New Order played in Dallas tonight, and it was amazing. They haven’t played here since 1993, when I saw them at Starplex with the Stereo MCs opening. A local band named Ishi opened the show tonight, and their first song was good. After the third song, though, all their drum beats were the same. Their set wasn’t long, which was good because you could tell the sold-out venue’s crowd was getting restless for New Order.

By the way, I found it interesting that Bernard Sumner was wearing a New Order t-shirt on stage. Was his laundry dirty? Doesn’t he know the rule that it’s not cool to wear a t-shirt from the same band you’re watching? Knowing the band’s career, I’m guessing he doesn’t give a crap.

The light show was fantastic, people were dancing everywhere (I had to make may way through a dance party outside the bathroom doors), and New Order even played an encore. Known for never playing encores, they surprised us by not only playing one, but playing one that featured nothing but Joy Division songs.

Below is a video from DaFunkyMex of New Order performing one of my all-time favorite songs of theirs, “Ceremony.”