Public Image Ltd

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Public Image Ltd

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Public Image Ltd, often abbreviated PiL, is an English band formed in London in June 1978 by John Lydon following his departure from the Sex Pistols. The original lineup paired Lydon with guitarist Keith Levene, bassist Jah Wobble, and drummer Jim Walker, and was conceived as a deliberately anti-rock, art-oriented project rather than a conventional punk group.

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  1. Sep 11Los AngelesThe BelascoView details
  2. Sep 12San DiegoHouse of Blues San DiegoView details
  3. Sep 26DetroitSaint Andrew's HallView details
  4. Oct 2Washington9:30 CLUBView details
  5. Oct 4BostonBig Night LiveView details
  6. Oct 10NashvilleBrooklyn Bowl NashvilleView details
  7. Feb 22, 2027San AntonioAztec TheatreView details
  8. Feb 25, 2027DallasThe Echo Lounge & Music HallView details
  9. Feb 26, 2027HoustonWhite Oak Music Hall - DownstairsView details
  10. Mar 15, 2027CharlotteThe UndergroundView details
  11. Mar 17, 2027LouisvilleMercury BallroomView details
  12. Mar 22, 2027CincinnatiBogart'sView details

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About Public Image Ltd

PiL's early records fused dub reggae's bass-heavy rhythms with noise and post-punk experimentation, most notably on Metal Box (1979), widely regarded as one of the defining albums of the post-punk era, and The Flowers of Romance (1981). By the mid-1980s the band had moved toward a more commercial, dance-oriented sound on albums including This Is What You Want... This Is What You Get (1984) and Album (1986).

The band's lineup changed frequently over its first fourteen years, with Lydon as the sole constant member, before PiL disbanded in 1992. Lydon revived the group in 2009 with a new lineup that has included guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Lu Edmonds and bassist Scott Firth.

Since reforming, PiL has released three further studio albums, This Is PiL (2012), What the World Needs Now... (2015), and End of World (2023), along with a 2025 live album, Alive. The band has remained a consistently active touring act in the years since.

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