Peter Hook, Mani, Andy Rourke to tour this summer?

In an interview about the lack of progress on a proposed slate of New Order reissues, Peter Hook has hinted that his supergroup will be touring this summer

As previously reported, the group is made up of Hook, the /Primal Scream legend Mani, and ' vet Andy Rourke.

If that sounds a little bass-heavy, rest assured that collaborators will be adding plenty of top end: in addition to previously-rumored sessions with Liam Gallagher and Tim Burgess, the band is also working with Ian Brown and Howard Marx.

A schedule for the 2008 European summer festivals is being drawn up, according to Billboard.

“It’s really coming on and we’re very, very pleased,” Hook is quoted as saying of the group. “I feel very positive about right now.”

Specific dates for have yet to be determined.

--By our Los Angeles staff.
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