PiL

Wednesday 22nd Jun 2022

location_city O2 Academy Glasgow, Glasgow

PiL

Influential English post-punk/experimental rock band formed in 1978 by former Sex Pistols singer John Lydon, guitarist Keith Levene and bassist Jah Wobble - many line-up changes ensued afterwards.

The 2009 reformed band line-up features: John Lydon - vocals, Lu Edmonds - guitar, Bruce Smith - Drums and Scott Firth - Bass.

Their key albums include "First Issue" (featuring "Public Image" and "Religion"), "Metal Box" (featuring "Death Disco" and "Memories"), "The Flowers of Romance" and "Album" (featuring "Rise"), as well as the comeback 2012 studio-album, "This Is PiL" and 2015's "What the World Needs Now...".

The band released single, "Hawaii" in 2023 which was submitted in order to represent Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest.

Founder member, Keith Levene passed away in 2022.