John Lydon brings back Public Image Ltd.
When he’s not bashing other rock stars or promoting English butter, John Lydon has spent time getting his band back together. No, not the Sex Pistols. It’s his other band Public Image Ltd.
John recently did an interview with the Guardian where he talked about why he was getting the band back together. “”It feels clean,” says Lydon. “It’s refreshing.”
Although the original lineup of the band won’t be on stage with the former Johnny Rotten. Public Image Ltd. version 2.0 will include guitarist Lu Edmonds and drummer Bruce Smith, both of whom were members of the band in the late 80′s. Also joining them will be multi-instrumentalist Scott Firth. As to why the original members of the band, Jah Wobble and Keith Levene, who recorded the albums Metal Box and First Issue aren’t included in this “reunion”, Lydon says “They’re off on their own tangents.” But Lydon says that he and Wobble are still friends.
Public Image Ltd. plans on playing a string of dates this December in the U.K. which you can see down below:
12/15 – Birmingham O2 Academy
12/16 – Leeds O2 Academy
12/18 – Glasgow O2 Academy
12/19 – Manchester Academy
12/21 – London Brixton O2 Academy
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