Public Image Ltd, also known as PIL, led by the Sex Pistols vocalist John Lydon, announced their first tour dates since 2023. The group has scheduled dates in 2025 in the United Kingdom and Ireland next May, July and August.
Lydon considered not touring anymore after the death of his wife Nora and the longtime manager John ‘Rambo’ Stevens in 2023. However, during a recent spoken word tour, the musician said he was “overwhelmed” by the love and support he received by the fans.
“I thought that might be it. After losing Nora, and Rambo, I couldn’t see a way through. I’d already committed to the spoken word tour, this spring, and I never let anyone down – I always stick to my word – so I had to do those dates. The thing is, people were so overwhelmingly positive, and they asked me to tour with PIL again. With so many people asking and with the band meaning so much to them, I couldn’t just stay on my sofa and not tour – tempting though that obviously is.”
Public Image Ltd 2025 tour dates
May
- 22 – Bristol O2 Academy
- 23 – Ware, Stone Valley Festival South
- 24 – Bournemouth O2 Academy
- 29 – Barnsley Birdwell
- 30 – Newcastle Boiler Shop
- 31 – Norwich Epic Studios
June
- 12 – Dublin 3Olympia, Ireland
- 13 – Limerick Dolan’s Warehouse, Ireland
- 14 – Cardiff Depot
- 26 – Hastings White Rock
- 27 – Newark Stone Valley Festival Midlands
- 28 – Oxford O2 Academy
July
- 3 – Leicester O2 Academy
- 4 – Lincoln Engine Shed
- 5 – Portsmouth Guildhall
- 30 – Sheffield Leadmill
- 31 – Northampton Roadmender
August
- 1 – Holmfirth Picturedrome
7 – Blackpool Rebellion Festival
8 – Durham Stone Valley Festival North
9 – Coventry Empire
15 – Cork City Hall, Ireland
16 – Belfast, Putting The Fast In Belfast (supporting Stiff Little Fingers)
The Sex Pistols recently reunited and made a few shows in the United Kingdom but without John Lydon.