Am I reading this right?!? PIL reuniting for a tour, and possibly an album?!?Oh, this is going to suck. I can just feel it. Why, you ask? No Keith Levene, and no Jah Wobble.Those guys made PiL interesting sonically, upping the bass and making guitars sound like nails on glass. You think this reformed PiL is going to touch this? I don't think so.Darn it, now I'm all angried up and I need to get ...
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MUSIC NEWS - Dam those lucky Brits! John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten) has announced that his post-Sex Pistols band, Public Image Ltd, will return later this year for a brief December tour to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the band's 'Metal Box' album. Lydon's the only original member of the band (which hadn't toured since 1992) participating, and he will be joined by guitarist L
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I guess ole Rotten was much more of an icon than any of us thought.... The refrain is "Johnny Rotten has done an advert for butter..."WOW. Johnny Rotten, your place in pop culture is secure!Now I cherish having seen the Sex Pistols "cheat" me and so many others that January night in San Francisco way back in 1978....
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When Kele Okereke came up to John Lydon at the 2008 Summercase festival and asked him whether he'd reform PiL at any point, the Bloc Party singer/guitarist got a volley of racist abuse and an vicious assault from the Sex Pistols frontman and his entourage. However, Lydon seems to have taken the idea onboard, and so this December he will lead Public Image Ltd. onto UK stages for a five-date tour...
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One year after Johnny Rotten reunited the surviving members of the Sex Pistols for a 30th Anniversary Never Mind the Bollocks tour, he is now reforming Public Image Ltd., the band he started in the year following the demise of the original Sex...
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John Lydon (the former Johnny Rotten) is reforming the band Public Image Ltd. for a run of dates in the U.K. There have been no performances under that name for 17 years.Lydon will be the one returning member from their original lineup, instead bringing in two members from the late 80's, guitarist Lu Edmonds (the Damned, the Mekons, Billy Bragg) and drummer Bruce Smith (the Slits, Guided by Vo...
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December 2009 sees the return of Public Image Limited aka PiL for 5 special live dates in the UK. The shows will be their first in 17 years. The shows will mark the 30th anniversary of the release of "Metal Box" but PiL will not be limited to tracks from one album and the tour...
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John Lydon has said that the newly-reformed Public Image Ltd. (PiL) will definitely record new material. But, yes, there is a but, PiL will only hit the...
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MUSIC NEWS - Dam those lucky Brits! John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten) has announced that his post-Sex Pistols band, Public Image Ltd, will reunite later this year for a brief tour to commenorate the 30th anniversary of the band's 'Metal Box' album. Lydon's the only original member of the band (which hadn't toured since 1992) participating, and he will be joined by guitarist Lu Edmonds, dru...
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John Lydon is set to revive Public Image Ltd. for a series of gigs this winter. PiL founder John Lydon will be joined by former members Lu Edmonds (Guitar & Misc) and Bruce Smith (Drums), plus new recruit Scott Firth (Bass). Tickets go on sale at 9am on Friday (11th September). Catch the guys at:Tuesday [...]
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Johnny Lydon has revealed Public Image Ltd. are set to reform, with plans for a UK tour in December.Lydon formed PiL shortly after the disintegration of the Sex Pistols in 1978, along with former Clash member Keith Levene and long-term friend Jah Wobble. They released eight studio albums between 1978 and 1992, and issued the [...]
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