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Press Reviews: UK / Europe 2010:

(see Tour Reports Page for fan reviews, plus quotes from PiL)

Bingley Music Live Festival, Myrtle Park, Bradford, UK, September 4th 2010
Telegraph and Argus, September 6th 2010 (external link)
The Guardian, September 5th 2010 (external link)
Ed Fielding, Flicker, September 6th 2010 (pix) (external link)

Electric Picnic Festival, Stradbally, Ireland, September 3rd 2010
Belfast Telegraph, September 6th 2010 (external link)

Heineken Music Conference Festival, Tel-Aviv, Israel, August 31st 2010
www.kvasdopil.com, press conference video and pix, plus live shots (external link)

Sziget Festival, Budapest, Hungary, August 12th 2010
Sziget Official website (pix) (scroll down), August 13th 2010 (external link)

Glasgow, O2 ABC, UK, July 26th 2010
The Daily Star, July 28th 2010 (external link)
Gigwise, July 27th 2010 + pix (external link)
The Skinny, July 27th 2010 (external link)
The Herald, July 29th 2010 (external link)
The Scotsman, July 29th 2010 (external link)
Flares n Seagulls, July 2010 (external link)
Clash Magazine, July 29th 2010 (external link)

Liverpool, O2 Academy, UK, July 24th 2010
Monsters and Critics, July 28th 2010 (pix) (external link)

Leeds, O2 Academy, UK, July 23rd 2010
Aro, July 24th 2010 (external link)

Oxford, O2 Academy, UK, July 21st 2010
The Oxford Times, July 28th 2010 (external link)

Bristol, O2 Academy, UK, July 20th 2010
Uber Rock, July 27th 2010 (external link)
Live Music Scene, July 20th 2010 (external link)
Guide 2 Bristol, July 22nd 2010 (external link)

London, O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, UK, July 19th 2010
Plastic Bag, July 20th 2010 (external link)
The State, July 20th 2010 (external link)
Beehive City, July 20th 2010 (external link)
Contact Music, July 20th 2010 (pix) (external link)

Amsterdam, Paradiso, The Netherlands, July 13th 2010
De Volkskrant, July 14th 2010 (external link)
Parool, July 2010 (external link)

Les Ardentes Festival, Liège, Belgium, July 11th 2010
Concert News Belgium, July 12th 2010 (external link)

Press Reviews: North America 2010:

New York, Music Hall of Williamsburg, USA, May 19th 2010
Sup Mag, May 20th 2010 + (pix) (external link)
Spinner, May 20th 2010 (external link)
Village Voice, May 20th 2010 (external link)
Self-Titled Magazine, May 20th 2010 (external link)
Time Out New York, May 20th 2010 (external link)

New York, Terminal 5, USA, May 18th 2010
MetroMix, May 19th 2010 + pix (external link)
New York Post, May 19th 2010 (external link)
The Worlds Best Ever, May 19th 2010 (pix) (external link)
Brooklyn Vegan, May 19th 2010 + (pix) (external link)
New York Times, May 19th 2010 (external link)

Northampton, Pearl Street, USA, May 16th 2010
Hartford Courant, May 17th 2010 (external link)
Details Are Sketchy, May 16th 2010 (external link)
Times Union, May 17th 2010 (external link)
Gazettenet, May 20th 2010 (external link)

Pittsburgh, Club Zoo, USA, May 14th 2010
Beaver County Times, May 15th 2010 (external link)
Of Notable Relevance, May 15th 2010 (external link)
Pittsburgh, Post-Gazzette, May 14th 2010 (external link)

Washington, 9:30 Club, USA, May 12th 2010
We Love DC, May 14th 2010 (external link)

Baltimore, Rams Head Live, USA, May 11th 2010
Earplugsrequired.com, May 11th 2010 (external link)
Rock n Roll Experience, May 11th 2010 (external link)

Providence, Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel, USA, May 9th 2010
Sephardic Heritage Update, May 11th 2009 (external link)
Lena, May 11th 2010 (external link)

Montreal, Olympia, Canada, May 8th 2010
Montreal Gazette, May 9th 2010 (external link)
Rue Frontenac, May 9th 2010 (external link)

Toronto, Phoenix Concert Theatre, Canada, May 7th 2010
Toronto Sun, May 8th 2010 (external link)
Jam, May 8th 2010 (external link)
Eye Weekly, May 10th 2010 (external link)
Live n Loud Magazine, May 9th 2010 (external link)
Chart Attack, May 10th 2010 (external link)
Bring Back The BoomBox, May 10th 2010 (pix) (external link)
Fazer Magazine, May 10th 2010 (external link)

Boston, Royale, USA, May 5th 2010
Hidden Agenda, May 14th 2010 (external link)

Boston, Royale, USA, May 4th 2010
Boston Herald, May 5th 2010 (external link)
Boston.Com, May 6th 2010 (external link)
Limewire, May 5th 2010 (external link)
Boston Phoenix, May 10th 2010 (pix) (external link)
Big Take Over, May 12th 2010 (external link)
The Phoenix, May 14th 2010 (external link)

Chicago, House of Blues, USA, May 2nd 2010
Time Out, Chicago, May 3rd 2010 +(pix) (external link)
Examiner, May 3rd 2010 (external link)
Nuvo.Net, May 3rd 2010 (pix) (external link)
Musicpix.net, May 4th 2010 + pix (external link)

Chicago, House of Blues, USA, May 1st 2010
Chicago Sun-Times, May 2nd 2010 (external link)
Dead Hub, May 14th 2010 (external link)

Milwaukee, Pabst Theater, USA, April 30th 2010
Glide Magazine, May 1st 2010 (external link)
Backstageaxxess.com, May 1st 2010 (external link)
UWM Post, May 3rd 2010 (external link)
AV Club, May 3rd 2010 (external link)
SonicClash.Com, April 31st 2010 (external link)
Concert LiveWire, May 3rd 2010 (external link)

Pontiac, Crofoot Ballroom, USA, April 28th 2010
Oakland Press, April 29th 2010 (external link)
About.Com, April 29th 2010 (external link)
MLive.Com, April 29th 2010 (external link)
Motor City Blog, April 28th 2010 (external link)
Present Magazine, April 28th 2010 (pix) (external link)
Circle Six Magazine, May 12th 2010 (external link)

Kansas City, Midland Theatre, USA, April 26th 2010
The Pitch, April 27th 2010 (external link)
KansasCity.Com, April 27th 2010 (external link)
City Weekly, April 27th 2010 (external link)

Salt Lake City, The Depot, USA, April 23rd 2010
Salt Lake Tribune, April 23rd 2010 (external link)

Portland, Crystal Ballroom, USA, April 21st 2010
NPR Music, April 22nd, 2010 (external link)
Spinner, April 22nd, 2010 (external link)
QRO Mag, April 22nd, 2010 (pix) (external link)

Seattle, Showbox at Market, USA, April 20th 2010
Digital Entertainment News, April 21st, 2010 (external link)
Backbeat, April 24th, 2010 (external link)

San Francisco, Regency Ballroom, April 17th, 2010
Digital Diversion, April 18th, 2010 (inc pix) (external link)

Coachella Festival, Outdoor Theatre Stage, April 16th, 2010
LA Times, April 17th, 2010 (external link)
OC Register, April 17th, 2010 (external link)
NY Times, April 17th, 2010 (external link)
BuzzBands, April 17th, 2010 (external link)
China Shop Mag, April 17th, 2010 (external link)
Prefix Mag, April 20th, 2010 (external link)
Creative Loafing, April 21st, 2010 (external link)
Tono, April 21st, 2010 (pix) (external link)
Examiner, April 22, 2010 (external link)

We've also added pictures of Club Nokia and Coachella to our Image Gallery.

Press Reviews: UK 2009:

The Guardian F&M Playlist December 31st, 2009
Public Image Limited Religion II
PiL's pre-Christmas shows proved that John Lydon should not be remembered either as panto punk or eccentric butter salesman, but as arguably Britain's greatest musical adventurer of the last 30 years. By the time this song closed the set at stomach-churning volume, one could only wonder at the extraordinary severity and extremity of his vision.
Michael Hann

London Brixton, 02 Academy, December 21st 2009
London Evening Standard - December 22nd, 2009 (external link)
NME.Com - December 22nd, 2009 (external link)
The Telegraph - December 22nd, 2009 (external link)

Manchester, Academy, December 19th 2009
Igloo Magazine (external link)
Morning Star - January 10th, 2009 (external link)

Glasgow, 02 Academy, December 18th 2009
Big Wheel Magazine - December 19th, 2009 (external link)

Leeds, 02 Academy, December 16th 2009
Record Collector Magazine - March, 2010 (external link)
Yorkshire Post - December 17th, 2009 Review / Pix (external links)

Birmingham, 02 Academy, December 15th 2009
Independent on Sunday - December 20th, 2009 (external link)
The Times - December 17th, 2009 (external link)
The Independent - December 16th, 2009 (external link)
Midlands Rocks - December 16th, Review / Pix (external link)
Birmingham Mail - December 16th, 2009 Review / Pix (external links)
The Guardian - December 16th, 2009 (external link)

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Press Enquiries: (UK)
The Outside Organisation
Contact: Adam Cotton

Press Enquiries: (USA)
MSO
Mitch Schneider and Libby Coffey