New York, NY (Top40 Charts) JOHN LYDON's PUBLIC IMAGE LTD (PiL) will launch THE PUBLIC IMAGE IS ROTTEN: NORTH AMERICAN TOUR, to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the pioneering group. On October 9, PUBLIC IMAGE LTD will kick off their North American headlining tour at The Civic Theatre in New Orleans and will visit 17 major cities including Atlanta, Washington, DC (SOLD OUT), Asbury Park (SOLD OUT), Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Montreal, Toronto (SOLD OUT), Detroit,
Chicago Dallas, Austin, Portland, Seattle, San Francisco (10/31 and 11/1; 11/1 SOLD OUT), Los Angeles (SOLD OUT) and the newly-added
Santa Ana, CA show, before ending November 6 in Mexico City. All tickets for the fall tour are available at: pilofficial.com
JOHN LYDON, LU EDMONDS, SCOTT FIRTH and BRUCE SMITH continue as PUBLIC IMAGE LTD and remain the longest stable line-up in the band's history. THE PUBLIC IMAGE IS ROTTEN: NORTH AMERICAN TOUR arrives on the heels of the band's just wrapped headlining UK/Europe tour which included sold-out shows as well as festival performances and Japanese dates. The group's worldwide tour in 2016 was regarded by many as the best performances the band have ever played; it followed the release of their 10th studio album 'What The World Needs Now...' (2015) and the critically-acclaimed 'This is PiL' (2012) which marked the band's first album in 17 years. 'What The World Needs Now' peaked at number 29 in the official UK album charts and picked up fantastic acclaim worldwide from both the press and public. (The album also peaked at # 3 in the official UK indie charts and # 4 in the official UK vinyl charts). 'What The World Needs Now...' was self-funded by PiL and released on their own label 'PiL Official' via
Cargo UK Distribution.
Widely regarded as one of the most innovative and influential bands of all time, PUBLIC IMAGE LTD's music and vision has earned them 5 UK Top 20 singles and 5 UK Top 20 albums. With a shifting line-up and unique sound,JOHN LYDON guided the band from their debut album 'First Issue' in 1978 through to 1992's 'That What Is Not'. After a 17-year hiatus, LYDON reactivated PiL in 2009 by taking them back on the road worldwide.
Further happenings surrounding the 40th Anniversary of PUBLIC IMAGE LTD in 2018 include a career-spanning box set and the theatrical release of a brand-new documentary film on the band titled THE PUBLIC IMAGE IS ROTTEN. Available now, The Public Image Is Rotten (Songs From The Heart) is a 5CD/2DVD box set package featuring the PiL Singles Collection (1978-2015), B-sides, Rarities and a Live concert from New York Ritz in July 1989. The DVD also includes PiL promo videos + footage from the BBC's Top Of The Pops and Old Grey Whistle Test as well as two legendary full PUBLIC IMAGE LTD concerts.
THE PUBLIC IMAGE IS ROTTEN the new documentary film made its North American theatrical premiere on this past Friday (9/14) in New York City at The Metrograph. For all theatrical dates in North American cities, visit: https://thepublicimageisrotten.com. From Abramorama and Verisimilitude, THE PUBLIC IMAGE IS ROTTEN film tells the story of music icon JOHN LYDON and his pioneering group PUBLIC IMAGE LTD (PiL) with a level of depth and intimacy never-before-seen. Loaded with electrifying archival performance and interview footage, THE PUBLIC IMAGE IS ROTTEN was directed by Tabbert Fiiller and produced by Verisimilitude's Tyler Brodie and Hunter Gray as well as Phaedon Papadopoulos and Fiiller. The film features in-depth interviews with JOHN LYDON, former and current PUBLIC IMAGE LTD bandmates as well as Flea (Red Hot
Chili Peppers), Ad-Rock (Beastie Boys) and Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth) among others.
Northern American Dates 2018:
New Orleans, LA, The Civc Theatre, USA, 9th October 2018
Atlanta, GA, Variety Playhouse, USA, 10th October 2018
Washington, DC,
Black Cat, USA, 12th October 2018
Asbury Park, NJ, Asbury Lanes, USA, 13th October 2018
Brooklyn, NY, Brooklyn Steel, USA, 15th October 2018
Philadelphia, PA, Union Transfer, USA, 16th October 2018
Montreal, QC, Club Soda, Canada, 18th October 2018
Toronto, ON, Lee's Palace, Canada, 19th October 2018
Detroit, MI, The Majestic, USA, 21st October 2018
Chicago, IL,
Thalia Hall, USA, 22nd October 2018
Dallas, TX, Granada Theatre, USA, 24th October 2018
Austin, TX, The Mohawk, USA, 25th October 2018
Portland, OR, Wonder Ballroom, USA, 28th October 2018
Seattle, WA Showbox, USA, 29th October 2018
San Francisco, CA, The Chapel, USA, 31st October 2018
San Francisco, CA, The Chapel, USA, 1st November 2018
Los Angeles, CA, The Fonda Theater, USA, 3rd November 2018
Santa Ana, CA, The Observatory, USA, 4th November 2018
Mexico City, MX Pepsi Centre, Mexico, 6th November 2018
