This album captures New Order at a fascinating crossroads, performing at the 1987 Glastonbury Festival just as they were fully embracing their status as electronic pioneers. Unlike their meticulously polished studio recordings, this live set breathes with a raw, organic energy.
You can hear the struggle and the triumph of a band attempting to sync human drumming and Peter Hook's iconic, high-fret bass lines with the rigid pulse of 1980s sequencers in an outdoor environment.
It is a document of a band that was never quite comfortable with the 'pop star' mantle, yet couldn't help but create massive, anthemic moments.
How does BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert sound next to the rest of New Order's catalogue?
This album stays in step with the catalogue across the board — no axis departs enough to be worth its own note. Hover the dots to see where each one sits.
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