Public Image Limited have announced a UK and Irish tour for 2022, including dates in Belfast and Dublin. The John Lyndon-fronted post-punk pioneers will stop off at Dublin’s National Stadium on June 9th, followed by their debut show in Belfast at the Limelight – courtesy of Open House Festival – on June 10th. Tickets go on sale at 10am on Friday, December 3rd.
As part of a 40th anniversary European tour, it’s been announced that Public Image Ltd. will play Dublin’ Tivoli Theatre on Sunday, August 26. It was previously announced that the legendary, John Lydon fronted four-piece – who currently comprise Lydon, Lu Edmonds, Scott Firth and Bruce Smith – will play Bangor’s Open House festival on Saturday, August 25. Tickets for the Dublin show go on sale on Monday, February 26 at 11am.
Hallowe’en is fast approaching and what better way to celebrate it than to listen to horrific music. While a hearty debate on what is the scariest song can be had, for me, no song is scarier than ‘Poptones’ by Public Image Ltd. What becomes immediately apparent while first listening to ‘Poptones’ is the disturbing feeling that this is something that has happened to you before. It recalls the tale of a woman taken to a wooded area in the English countryside to be raped and beaten and left for dead in the cold, wet foliage. It was first released on…