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John Lydon Announcement- New Shows added-Public Image Ltd

• 30th Oct 2009

‘PUBLIC IMAGE LTD’ ANNOUNCE TWO NEW SPECIAL PERFORMANCES AT THE ELECTRIC BALLROOM LONDON 22nd & 23rd DECEMBER
On sale 9am 30th October

Birmingham O2 Academy, December 15th 2009
Leeds O2 Academy, December 16th 2009
Glasgow O2 Academy, December 18th 2009
Manchester Academy, December 19th 2009
London Brixton O2 Academy, December 21st 2009
New shows- The Electric Ballroom, London, December 22nd & 23rd 2009

(Tickets for original Brixton Academy Show on December 22nd will be valid for The Electric Ballroom Show on December 22nd, or maybe exchanged for the Brixton Academy Show on December 21st)

Public Image Ltd have added two new shows to their first UK tour in 17 years. John Lydon will return to his north London roots at The Electric Ballroom for what is set to be two very unique and intimate shows.

John Lydon-
“Dos Pollo Loco”

John Lydon, Lu Edmonds, Bruce Smith and Scott Firth will also tour nationwide in celebration of the 30th year anniversary of the groundbreaking ‘Metal Box’ album, kicking off at The Birmingham Academy on December 15th.

Public Image Ltd ‘PiL’ will not only be celebrating the anniversary of ‘Metal Box’ but also showcasing the unique sounds of singles such as ‘Public Image’, ‘Death Disco’ and ‘This Is Not A Love Song’, to ‘Rise’ and ‘Seattle’, with many further surprises in store.

After fronting the Sex Pistols John Lydon formed Public Image Ltd in 1978 with their experimental sound fusing Rock, Dance, Folk, Ballet, Pop and Dub PiL are regarded as producing some of the most diverse music of the post-punk era. As a band the music and vision constantly evolved like no other, culminating in an incredible live experience.

Now these 2009 December shows are set to re-create the Christmas vibe that was at the forefront of PiL’s first ever UK gigs on Christmas Day and Boxing Day in 1978 at The London Rainbow Theatre.

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’ adding yet another dimension to the PiL sound.

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’. Seen as a drumming virtuoso Bruce Smith brought his unique style into the fold.

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, Elvis Costello, and The Spice Girls.