Public Image Ltd at Aztec Theatre | February 21, 2027
Public Image Ltd hasn’t played North America in eleven years. That’s the fact anchoring “This Is Not The Last Tour,” the 42-date run John Lydon is using to work through the losses — his wife Nora Forster, his manager John “Rambo” Stevens, both gone in 2023 — and maybe to remind the room that post-punk didn’t stop when the Sex Pistols did. The San Antonio stop falls on Sunday, February 21 at the Aztec Theatre, 8:00 PM, with Los Angeles post-punkers Plague Vendor opening.
About Public Image Ltd
Lydon formed PIL in 1978 after the Pistols imploded, releasing First Issue that same year and immediately leaving three-chord buzzsaw rock behind. The band’s sound fuses rock, dance, folk, pop, and dub — a description that undersells how disorienting that combination can be when it’s working. Five UK Top 20 singles followed over the next decade. PIL went on a long hiatus after 1992’s That What Is Not, reunited in 2009, and has been recording and touring since. The current lineup — Lydon on vocals, Lu Edmonds on guitar, Scott Firth on bass, and Mark Roberts on drums (Roberts replaced longtime drummer Bruce Smith in late 2023) — functions as a real working band, not a legacy reunion going through motions.
The tour arrives with new material close behind: Alive, a live album recorded during PIL’s 2025 European run, releases spring 2027. A new studio album is also in development; Lydon has noted the band recently completed four weeks in the studio.
About Plague Vendor
Plague Vendor is an easy opener to underestimate on paper and a hard one to ignore in person. The Los Angeles post-punk outfit — formed in 2008, signed to Epitaph Records — built their following on physical, unhinged live shows and a sound that draws comparisons to Gun Club, Iggy & the Stooges, and Jesus Lizard. Frontman Brandon Blaine’s stage presence is the kind that makes the bill feel earned. The pairing makes sense: both bands operate in a tradition that treats noise and melody as tools rather than opposition.
The Aztec Theatre
The Aztec Theatre (104 N. St. Mary’s St.) is a 1,477-capacity theater in downtown San Antonio — the right-sized room for this routing. PIL isn’t playing arenas on this run; they’re working through clubs and theaters, and the Aztec is a legitimate A-list Texas venue for exactly this tier of booking. The San Antonio date opens the Texas leg: Austin’s Mohawk follows February 23, Dallas’s Echo Lounge & Music Hall on February 24, Houston’s White Oak Music Hall on February 25.
Tickets
Tickets are available via Ticketmaster. An artist pre-sale is currently running with code PUBLICIMAGE. Fast Lane Access and VIP Club Access upgrades are available for purchase.