Public Image Limited return to the States

photo by Paul Heartfield

Public Image Limited was one of my highlights at Coachella 2010 [my review is elsewhere on this blog]. Good to see them back again... 

PiL return to North America with a tour running from October-November. The jaunt is in support of This is PiL.

Their first new music in 20 years, the album was released this past May via the PiL Official label.

Tickets for the shows are on sale now.

The lineup...

John Lydon: After fronting the Sex Pistols, John Lydon formed PiL in 1978. Outside of PiL, John has released several solo records and collaborations.

Lu Edmonds: Multi-instrumentalist and former guitarist in The Damned Lu joined PiL in 1986 recording and playing on the album Happy? and co-writing the album 9.

Bruce Smith: Former drummer in The Pop Group and The Slits became percussionist for PiL also in 1986 playing and recording on the albums Happy? and 9.

Scott Firth: A bass player/multi-instrumentalist that has collaborated and played with a variety of top musicians and bands including Steve Winwood, John Martyn and Elvis Costello.

TOUR DATES

10/3
Orlando, FL
Firestone Live

10/5
Miami, FL
Grand Central

10/6
Ybor City, FL
Cuban Club

10/8
Washington, DC
9:30 Club

10/9
Brooklyn, NY
The Music Hall of Williamsburg

10/11
Philadelphia, PA
Electric Factory

10/12
Clifton Park, NY
Upstate Concert Hall

10/13
New York, NY
Hammerstein Ballroom

10/15 
Boston, MA 
Royale Boston

10/16
Montreal, QC
Club Soda

10/18
Toronto, ON
The Opera House

10/19
Detroit, MI
Royal Oak Music Theatre

10/21
Chicago, IL
House of Blues

10/22
Minneapolis, MN
Mill City Nights

10/25
San Francisco, CA
Regency Ballroom

10/28
Los Angeles, CA
Club Nokia

11/1
Dallas, TX
Granada Theater

11/3
Austin, TX
Fun Fun Fun Fest

See www.pilofficial.com for ticket links and more info.