MANCHESTER music legend Peter Hook is to be awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Salford.
The musician, whose bass guitar playing was a driving force in the sound of New Order and Joy Division and who continues to perform across the world as Peter Hook And The Light, will receive the honour at the University’s graduation ceremony at The Lowry on Thursday July 19.
He is receiving the Honorary Doctorate of Arts in recognition of his services to rock music and the history of rock music, after writing three well received books about his life, The Haçienda nightclub and the bands in which he has played.
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