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New Order to tour US without Gillian Gilbert and Stephen Morris
Developing story first seen 7 hours ago
New Order have confirmed that longtime member Gillian Gilbert, rather than Stephen Morris, will be absent from their seven-date US tour in March 2027 as she battles cancer. The announcement clarifies earlier suggestions about the line-up; the band will also be without Morris for the run.
The tour starts in Austin on 5 March, with further shows in Fort Worth, Houston, New Orleans and Nashville, before two Miami dates on 20 and 21 March. It is New Order’s first US tour since 2023 and comes shortly before their Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction in Los Angeles on 14 November; Future Islands, Zachary Allan Starkey and DJ Arthur Baker will support at selected shows. Artist pre-sale begins on 10 November, Live Nation pre-sale on 12 November, and general sale on 13 November.
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In short
- Gillian Gilbert will miss New Order’s 2027 US tour while battling cancer.
- The seven-date run spans five cities from 5 to 21 March.
- Tickets go on general sale on 13 November.
How this story developed
- 6 hours ago The band clarified that both Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert would miss the tour, with Gilbert battling cancer, and detailed which support acts would appear in Texas, New Orleans, Nashville and Miami.
- 6 hours ago New Order announced seven US shows for March 2027, their first Stateside tour since 2023, with the run ending in Miami and ticket sales opening in November ahead of their Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction.
Full account
New Order have announced seven US concerts for March 2027, their first US tour since 2023. The dates will take the group through Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee and Florida, beginning at Austin’s Moody Center on 5 March and ending with two performances at Miami’s Fillmore Miami Beach on 20 and 21 March. The announcement describes these as the band’s first US dates of 2027, leaving open the possibility of further shows.
The concerts will feature Bernard Sumner, Phil Cunningham and Tom Chapman without longtime members Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert. The pair stepped away from performing for health reasons in June. Gilbert later clarified that she is receiving cancer treatment, after an interview with Morris led some people to mistakenly believe that he was ill. She said he was well and that she wanted the accurate information to be made clear.
Support acts vary by location: Future Islands are listed for the three Texas dates, Zachary Allan Starkey for New Orleans and Nashville, and DJ Arthur Baker for both Miami shows. The tour follows New Order’s festival appearances in the US in 2025. It also comes as the band prepares for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Los Angeles on 14 November, and after a recent reissue marking 40 years of their album Brotherhood.
An artist presale is scheduled to begin on 10 November at 10am local time, with general sales opening on 13 November at 10am through Ticketmaster. One report also mentions a Live Nation presale for selected dates on 12 November, accessible through its All Access membership, and gives the artist presale password as Mojito27. The reports differ in how they frame the band’s recent lineup changes: one foregrounds Gilbert’s cancer diagnosis and corrects the earlier confusion about Morris, while the other sets the tour against a year in which the band has been reduced to a trio and recounts Gilbert’s September clarification.
Where outlets differ
From the full account, which is AI-written from the sources:
One report says the tour is New Order’s first US tour since 2023, while noting festival appearances in 2025; the other calls the announced concerts the band’s first US dates of 2027 and notes that more may follow.
The first report specifies a Live Nation presale on 12 November and the artist presale password; the second gives only the artist presale and general sale details.
The sources spell the Nashville and New Orleans guest’s name differently: “Zachary Allan Starkey” and “Zachery Allen Starkey”. The first report also gives a slightly different Miami venue name, adding “The Jackie Gleason Theater”.
Their emphasis differs: one centres Gilbert’s cancer treatment and the correction that Morris is well; the other describes the band’s reduced lineup and Gilbert’s account of the misunderstanding.
Explained simply
New Order are an English band formed in Manchester in 1980, after the break-up of Joy Division following singer Ian Curtis’s death. Their music combined guitar-based songs with electronic dance sounds, and they became influential in both post-punk and club music.
Gillian Gilbert joined in the early 1980s as a keyboard player and guitarist, while Stephen Morris is the band’s drummer; both have been part of New Order for decades. Their absence changes the familiar line-up for this tour, and Gilbert’s cancer diagnosis adds personal significance to her time away.
New Order’s history also links them to the Manchester club the Haçienda, which was co-founded by members of the band’s label, Factory Records. Their forthcoming induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame recognises the band’s influence on popular music.
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Originally published by Consequence as “New Order Announce 2027 US Tour Dates”.