Iggy Pop And New Order Join Forces For Tibet House Benefit
By Hayden Wright
(RADIO.COM) – Thursday night, New York City's Carnegie Hall hosted the Tibet House Benefit's 30th anniversary concert and two musical icons joined forces onstage; Iggy Pop and New Order. They performed material from New Order's 2015 release Music Complete (the Iggy collaboration "Stray Dog") and even dug some Joy Division ("She's Lost Control") out of the archives. Iggy contributed his song "Shades" and folks on the ground documented the incredible collaborations on social media.
Other performers last night included Philip Glass, the Alabama Shakes and Patti Smith, who covered Bob Dylan. Gillian Gilbert and Stephen Morris were absent from the New Order lineup, so it's unclear who (if anyone) was manning the synths. In any case, the stars aligned for a worthy cause — preserving Tibetan culture.
See some footage from their sets here:
New Order is scheduled to perform at the Greek Theatre on April 21st. Iggy Pop will be at the Burger Boogaloo at Mosswood Park in Oakland on July 1st and 2nd.
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