PiL add stop at Margate's Dreamland to their 2025 UK & Ireland tour

29 January 2025, 11:30

PiL's John Lydon at The O2 Forum Kentish Town
PiL's John Lydon at The O2 Forum Kentish Town. Picture: Gus Stewart/Redferns/Getty

By Jenny Mensah

Public Image Ltd have added a new date to their This Is Not The Last Tour. Find out how you can be there.

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Public Image Ltd have added a fresh date to their This Is Not The Last Tour.

John Lydon and co previously announced a string of dates for this year and now they have added a show at Margate's Dreamland on 24th June 2025.

The former Sex Pistol and his band will kick off their run at the O2 Academy Bristol on 22nd May and draw the dates to a close in Belfast at Stiff Little Fingers' Putting The Fast In Belfast festival on 16th August 2025.

Tickets for the new show go in Margate go on sale this Friday 31st January at 10am via Ticketmaster, with the pre-sales taking place at the same time the day before (30th January).

The band's previously announced dates and tickets are on sale now.

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The shows will support the band's most recent album End of World, which was released in 2023 and included the lead single Hawaii - a tribute to Lydon's late wide Nora Forster, which formed the band's bid to represent Ireland at Eurovision.

Speaking of the emotional track, the punk rock icon said: "It is dedicated to everyone going through tough times on the journey of life, with the person they care for the most.

"It’s also a message of hope that ultimately love conquers all."

Public Image Ltd (PiL) - Hawaii (official promo video)

The frontman was left devastated after his wife lost her long battle with Alzheimer's disease, aged 80, on 6th April 2023, but vowed to embark on a lengthy tour supporting the record as it's what she would have wanted.

A post shared by the band shortly after Forster's passing read: "PiL have decided to continue plans to announce their 11th studio album End of World, following the sad passing of John's wife Nora Forster. End of World will be released on 11th August followed by a 38-date UK and European Tour".

See PiL's 2025 This Is Not The Last Tour dates:

MAY 2025

  • 22 – O2 Academy, Bristol
  • 23 – Stone Valley Festival South, Ware
  • 24 – O2 Academy, Bournemouth
  • 26 – The Foundry, Torquay *new date
  • 27 – Chalk, Brighton *new date
  • 29 – Birdwell, Barnsley
  • 30 – Boiler Shop, Newcastle
  • 31 – Epic Studios, Norwich

JUNE 2025:

  • 12 – 3Olympia, Dublin
  • 13 – Dolan’s Warehouse, Limerick
  • 14 – Depot, Cardiff
  • 24 - Dreamland, Margate
  • 26 – White Rock, Hastings
  • 27 – Stone Valley Festival Midlands, Newark
  • 28 – O2 Academy, Oxford

JULY 2025:

  • 01 – Parr Hall, Warrington *new date
  • 03 – O2 Academy, Leicester
  • 04 – Engine Shed, Lincoln
  • 05 – Guildhall, Portsmouth
  • 30 – Leadmill, Sheffield
  • 31 – Roadmender, Northampton

AUGUST 2025:

  • 01 – Picturedrome, Holmfirth
  • 07 – Town Hall, Cheltenham *new date
  • 08 – Stone Valley Festival North, Durham
  • 09 – Empire, Coventry
  • 15 – City Hall, Cork
  • 16 – Putting The Fast In Belfast, Belfast

The Sex Pistols rocker John Lydon breaks down while talking about wife’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis on This Morning