{"id":20602,"date":"2026-06-05T08:33:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T13:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=20602"},"modified":"2026-06-05T08:33:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T13:33:14","slug":"public-image-limited-pil-add-riot-fest-to-north-american-dates-tour-begins-september-3rd-with-special-guests-plague-vendor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=20602","title":{"rendered":"PUBLIC IMAGE LIMITED (PiL) ADD RIOT FEST TO NORTH AMERICAN DATES TOUR BEGINS SEPTEMBER 3RD WITH SPECIAL GUESTS PLAGUE VENDOR"},"content":{"rendered":"
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John Lydon\u2019s iconoclastic band, Public Image Ltd (PiL), have just added a new date to their extensive fall tour; an appearance at this year\u2019s <\/strong>Riot Fest<\/strong><\/a><\/strong>.<\/a><\/strong> <\/strong>Billed as \u2018This Is Not…The Final PiL Tour\u2019, the first leg begins September 3rd in Pioneertown, and includes Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Minneapolis, New York, Detroit, Toronto, Boston, and other major cities, concluding October 9th in Nashville, with a second leg confirmed for February of next year. Plague Vendor will be special guests on all dates. Tickets for all shows are on sale from the venues and via www.pilofficial.com<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year\u2019s tour dates follow the momentum gained in 2025, when the band played a string of shows and festival appearances in the UK and Europe. Following the passing of his wife, Nora, and lifelong friend and manager, John Rambo Stevens, both in 2023, Lydon thought he might retire from touring. However, he was overwhelmed by the response, love, and support of fans and this year is set to be an important one for the band.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A new live album, \u2018Alive<\/em>\u2019, recorded during last year\u2019s tour, is available via A Way With Media<\/strong>, <\/a>and the band are working on an album of new material for release in early 2027.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently on tour in Europe, Lydon said: \u201cAfter losing Nora, and Rambo, I couldn\u2019t see a way through. The thing is, people were so overwhelmingly positive, they really showed me a lot of love, and they asked me to tour PiL again. With so many people asking and with the band meaning so much to them, I couldn\u2019t just stay on my sofa and not tour \u2013 tempting though that obviously is<\/em>.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We’re looking forward to playing to our friends in North America. It feels like it’s been a long time and we’re pleased to be coming back. We’ve just been into the studio for four weeks to start work on our new record. You’ll be hearing a lot more from PiL.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After fronting the Sex Pistols, John Lydon formed post-punk originators Public Image Ltd (PiL). Widely regarded as one of the most innovative bands of all time, their music and vision earned them 5 UK Top 20 Singles and 5 UK Top 20 Albums.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

With a shifting line-up and unique sound \u2013 fusing rock, dance, folk, pop and dub \u2013 Lydon guided the band from their debut album \u2018First Issue<\/em>\u2019 in 1978 through to 1992\u2019s \u2018That What Is Not<\/em>\u2019, before a 17-year hiatus.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lydon reactivated PiL in 2009, touring extensively and releasing three critically acclaimed albums, \u2018This is PiL<\/em>\u2019 (2012), \u2018What The World Needs Now<\/em>\u2026\u2019 (2015) and \u2018End of World<\/em>\u2019 (2023).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following the departure of long-serving drummer Bruce Smith at the end of 2023, his replacement, Mark Roberts, joins John Lydon (vocals), Lu Edmonds (guitar) and Scott Firth (bass).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The full list of PiL\u2019s dates is as follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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September 3 – Pioneertown, CA – Pappy & Harriet\u2019s LOW TICKETS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

September 4 – San Luis Obispo, CA – Fremont Theater<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

September 5 – Santa Cruz, CA – Rio Theatre<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

September 8 – Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory LOW TICKETS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

September 10 – Los Angeles, CA – The Belasco<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

September 11 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

September 12 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore LOW TICKETS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

September 14 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

September 15 – Seattle, WA – Neptune Theatre<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

September 16 – Boise, ID – Treefort Music Hall<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

September 18 – 20 – Chicago, IL – Riot Fest<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

September 22 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

September 23 – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall Ballroom<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

September 25 – Detroit, MI – St. Andrew\u2019s Hall<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

September 26 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall LOW TICKETS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

September 28 – New York, NY – Webster Hall LOW TICKETS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

September 29 – Pittsburgh, PA – Roxian Theatre<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

October 1 – Washington, D.C. – 9:30 Club<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

October 2 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

October 3 – Boston, MA – Big Night Live LOW TICKETS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

October 5 – Richmond, VA – The National<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

October 6 — Raleigh, NC – Lincoln Theatre<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

October 8 – Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

October 9 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2027<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

February 17 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Grand At The Complex<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

February 18 – Denver, CO – Gothic Theatre<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

February 20 – Oklahoma City, OK – Tower Theatre<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

February 21 – San Antonio, TX – Aztec Theatre<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

February 23 – Austin, TX – Mohawk<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

February 24 – Dallas, TX – Echo Lounge & Music Hall<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

February 25 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

February 27 – March 6 – New Orleans, LA – The 80\u2019s Cruise 2027<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

March 8 – St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

March 9 – Fort Myers, FL – The Ranch<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

March 10 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – Revolution Live<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

March 12 – Orlando, FL – The Plaza Live<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

March 13 – Ponte Vedra Beach, FL – Ponte Vedra Concert Hall<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

March 14 – Charlotte, NC – The Underground<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

March 16 – Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

March 17 – Lexington, KY – Manchester Music Hall<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

March 19 – St. Louis, MO – The Sovereign<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

March 21 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogart\u2019s<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

March 23 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

March 24 – Cleveland, OH – Globe Iron<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

w\/ special guests Plague Vendor on all dates<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo: Paul Heartfield John Lydon\u2019s iconoclastic band, Public Image Ltd (PiL), have just added a new date to their extensive fall tour; an appearance at this year\u2019s Riot Fest. Billed as \u2018This Is Not…The Final PiL Tour\u2019, the first leg begins September 3rd in Pioneertown, and includes Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Minneapolis, New York, Detroit,… Read More »PUBLIC IMAGE LIMITED (PiL) ADD RIOT FEST TO NORTH AMERICAN DATES TOUR BEGINS SEPTEMBER 3RD WITH SPECIAL GUESTS PLAGUE VENDOR<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20604,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20602","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20602","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20602"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20602\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20606,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20602\/revisions\/20606"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/20604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}