John Lydon’s iconoclastic band, Public Image Ltd (PiL) begin their extensive North American tour on September 3rd. Billed as ‘This Is Not…The Last PiL Tour’, and their first here in 8 years, it includes stops in Pioneertown, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago (Riot Fest), 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 the PiL website.
This year’s tour follows 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 an important one for the band.
In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Lydon said: ““I think live Public Image is a ferocious band,” And, he adds, he still gets a blast out of performing. “I feel fear, torment, anxiety, self-doubt, all of those things before I actually get onstage. But then once onstage, you drop all the ego and all of that trepidation — there’s a nice word — and you pile into it and you find that that’s where you truly belong.”
A new live album, ‘Alive’, recorded during last year’s tour, is available via A Way With Media, and the band are working on an album of new material for release in early 2027.
September 3 – Pioneertown, CA – Pappy & Harriet’s LOW TICKETS
September 4 – San Luis Obispo, CA – Fremont Theater
September 5 – Santa Cruz, CA – Rio Theatre
September 8 – Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory LOW TICKETS
September 10 – Los Angeles, CA – The Belasco LOW TICKETS
September 11 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues
September 12 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore LOW TICKETS
September 14 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom LOW TICKETS
September 15 – Seattle, WA – Neptune Theatre
September 16 – Boise, ID – Treefort Music Hall
September 18 – 20 – Chicago, IL – Riot Fest
September 22 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
September 23 – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall Ballroom
September 25 – Detroit, MI – St. Andrew’s Hall
September 26 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall LOW TICKETS
September 28 – New York, NY – Webster Hall LOW TICKETS
September 29 – Pittsburgh, PA – Roxian Theatre
October 1 – Washington, D.C. – 9:30 Club
October 2 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
October 3 – Boston, MA – Big Night Live LOW TICKETS
October 5 – Richmond, VA – The National
October 6 — Raleigh, NC – Lincoln Theatre LOW TICKETS
October 8 – Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse
October 9 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl
