In celebration of their 40th Anniversary, John Lydon’s Public Image Ltd (PiL) have announced The Public Image Is Rotten: North American Tour, will kick off in New Orleans on Tuesday, October 9th (see below for all dates). Tickets go on-sale starting Friday, July 13th at 10 AM, local time.

Further Public Image Ltd activity includes the release of The Public Image Is Rotten a career–spanning box set (out July 20th) and a new documentary film of the same name, the latter of which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York and at London’s Raindance Festival. Directed by Tabbert Fiiller and released by Abramorama, the film will make its North American theatrical premiere on Friday, September 14th in New York City at Metrograph with more theatrical dates in October-November to coincide with PiL’s North American fall tour.

The Public Image Is Rotten: North American Tour arrives on the heels of the band’s current headlining UK/Europe tour which has included a number of 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 #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, PiL’s music and vision 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.

Tour dates:

October
9 - New Orleans, LA - The Civic Theatre
10 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse                  
12 - Washington, DC - Black Cat
13 - Asbury Park, NJ - Asbury Lanes
15 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel
16 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer                       
18 - Montreal, QC - Club Soda
19 - Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace  
21 - Detroit, MI - The Majestic
22 - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall                  
24 - Dallas, TX - Granada Theatre
25 - Austin, TX - The Mohawk  
28 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
29 - Seattle, WA - Showbox        
31 - San Francisco, CA - The Chapel

November
1 - San Francisco, CA - The Chapel
3 - Los Angeles, CA - El Rey           
6 - Mexico City, MX - Pepsi Centre(Top photo - Duncan Bryceland, Band photo - Tomohiro Noritsune)