DT: SEPTEMBER 27, 2012
PUBLIC IMAGE LTD
PERFORM LIVE ON BBC TWO’s “LATER WITH… JOOLS HOLLAND”
JOHN LYDON FEATURED ON THE COVER OF NME
FOR “60 YEARS OF NME” SPECIAL EDITIONS ON STANDS NOW
GROUP KICK OFF U.S. TOUR STARTING OCTOBER 3 IN ORLANDO
THROUGH NOVEMBER 3 AT FUN FUN FUN FEST IN AUSTIN
PUBLIC IMAGE LTD performed live (Tuesday, September, 25) on BBC TWO’s “Later With…Jools Holland,” marking their first appearance on British TV in 20 years. Watch (below) PUBLIC IMAGE LTD kick off the show’s new season with their new single “Reggie Song”–taken from their critically acclaimed current album THIS IS PiL. They’ll perform 3 more songs on Friday, September 28. Meanwhile, PiL frontman JOHN LYDON is featured on the cover of the British publication NME for their “60 Years Of NME” as one of 8 special editions on stands this week.
PUBLIC IMAGE LTD Live on “Later With…Jools Holland
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYyK8y6Bs0k&feature=youtu.be
Public Image Ltd. perform Reggie Song on Later… with Jools Holland, BBC Two (25th Sep 2012).
PUBLIC IMAGE LTD’s upcoming tour launches October 3 in Orlando and marks their first return to North America since their 2010 trek which kicked off at Coachella. The group–described as “a musical force taking a jackhammer to pop music’s boundaries” (Phil Gallo, Billboard, 5/19/12)–are touring in support of their new album, THIS IS PiL was released May 29 this year via their own PiL Official label, with distribution through Redeye in the U.S. and Cargo in theU.K.
PiL have unveiled a new double-sided poster for their forthcoming fall North American tour. To share the poster, download it here:http://msopr.com/files/poster.pdf.
THIS IS PiL–the band’s first album of new music in 20 years–has generated rave reviews from critics and features new tracks such as “Deeper Water,” “Lollipop Opera,” “One Drop” and “Out of the Woods.” On October 1, a new AA side single titled “Out Of The Woods/Reggie Song” will be released in CD, digital and as a special 12 inch Vinyl. For the tracklisting and more information, visit: http://www.msopr.com/press-releases/public-image-ltd-announce-aa-single-out-of-the-woodsreggie-song-set-for-release-october-1-north-american-tour-launches-october-3/. The potent and eclectic PiL line-up features JOHN LYDON (vocals), LU EDMONDS (guitar), SCOTT FIRTH (bass) and BRUCE SMITH (drums).
To read more about the NME cover story, click here
http://www.nme.com/blog/index.php?blog=8&title=title_538&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1
For more PUBLIC IMAGE LTD information:
Bio, press releases and clips here
http://www.msopr.com/n/client-roster/public-image-ltd/
http://www.facebook.com/pilofficial
http://www.youtube.com/pilofficial
http://soundcloud.com/public-image-ltd-pil
http://twitter.com/pilofficial
Following are the North American tour dates for PUBLIC IMAGE LTD:
DATE | CITY | VENUE | |
Wed | 10/3 | Orlando, FL | Firestone Live |
Fri | 10/5 | Miami, FL | Grand Central |
Sat | 10/6 | Ybor City, FL | Cuban Club |
Mon | 10/8 | Washington, DC | 9:30 Club |
Tue | 10/9 | Brooklyn, NY | Music Hall of Williamsburg |
Thu | 10/11 | Philadelphia, PA | Electric Factory |
Fri | 10/12 | Clifton Park, NY | Upstate Concert Hall |
Sat | 10/13 | New York, NY | Hammerstein Ballroom |
Mon | 10/15 | Boston, MA | Royale Boston |
Tue | 10/16 | Montreal, QC | Corona Theatre |
Thu | 10/18 | Toronto, ON | The Opera House |
Fri | 10/19 | Pontiac, MI | Crofoot Ballroom |
Sun | 10/21 | Chicago, IL | House of Blues |
Mon | 10/22 | Minneapolis, MN | Mill City Nights |
Thu | 10/25 | San Francisco, CA | Regency Ballroom |
Fri | 10/26 | Reno, NV | Knitting Factory |
Sun | 10/28 | Los Angeles, CA | Club NOKIA |
Mon | 10/29 | San Diego, CA | House of Blues |
Tue | 10/30 | Tempe, AZ | The Marquee |
Thu | 11/1 | Dallas, TX | Granada Theater |
Fri | 11/2 | Houston, TX | Scout Bar |
Sat | 11/3 | Austin, TX | Fun Fun Fun Fest |
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For Public Image Ltd publicity, contact MSO:
Libby Coffey/818-380-0400 x224, LCoffey@msopr.com
Mitch Schneider x235, MSchneider@msopr.com
Bari Lieberman (tour press) x222, Blieberman@msopr.com