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Johnny Lydon
And PIL Brought
Post-Punk To
Pittsburgh
 Johnny Lydon |  John Lydon |  Johnny Lydon |  John Lydon |
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 Lu Edmonds |  Mark Roberts |  Johnny Rotten |  Lu Edmonds |
 John Lydon |  Scott Firth |  John Lydon |  Lu Edmonds |
 John Lydon |  Johnny Lydon |  John Lydon |  Johnny Rotten |
 John Lydon |  Plague Vendor |  Plague Vendor |
September 30, 2026
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Former Sex Pistol lead singer, John Lydon aka Johnny Rotten brought his other band, Public Image Ltd. to The Roxian Theatre in Pittsburgh for a night of post-punk fun.
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PIL opened up the show with "Home" and went right into "Know How." Lydon addressed the crowd stating that the band's backdrop wasn't working. But they were moving forward with the show.
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Between the first two songs, Lydon blew vicious snot rockets on the stage. He said "I'm full of snot and I'm dripping." He and the band, that features original guitarist Lu Edmonds, bassist Scott Firth and drummer Mark Roberts launched into "World Destruction."
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Other PIL tunes like "This Is Not A Love Song," "Death Disco" and "Shoom" all made the eleven song set.
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The show ended with "Rise/Religion" and Lydon sang along to David Bowie's "John, I'm Only Dancing" that was played over the PA.
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California punk band Plague Vendor opened the show with a spirited 30 minute set.
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Review and photos by Greg Drugan
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