Artist: Public Image Limited

Venue: Chalk

Town: Brighton

Date: 27.5.25

PIL have toured what seems continuously in the last year or so and with dates booked through 2025 there certainly appears to no end to "This Is Not The Last Tour" as John Lydon reaffirms his position as alive and kicking. This is in the wake of the loss of his wife Nora and lifelong friend and compadre John "Rambo" Stevens, it feels like John Lydon as he does is showing the world that he is still here and does not intend stopping.

Lydon indeed dedicates the song "Warrior" to John "Rambo" and later mentions that the change to the PIL logo is also for the memory of people and friends now gone and is in memory of them.

The band of Lu Edmonds (guitar and bouzouki), Scott Firth (bass guitar) and newest member Mark Roberts (drums) produced a heavy beat and bass driven backing for Lydon to populate with his vocal contortions.

Pulling songs from throughout The PIL catalogue with what served as a best of the band in all it's variations, Lydon was his usual self though maybe not so prominent with the one liners through the evening. He did I hopefully quote accurately, tell us how hot and sweaty it was in the Chalk venue like a sauna and thus "I don't want to lose weight", "I want to keep everything I have f**king work so hard for thanks" a statement of both his thoughts on his life choices and also his musical heritage that he has created.

Chalk Setlist

Home

Know Now

Deeper Water

World Destruction

(Time Zone cover)

This Is Not a Love Song

Poptones

Death Disco

Flowers of Romance

The Body

Warrior

Shoom

Public Image

Encore:

Open Up

Rise

Bags