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Scotsman
16 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Public Image Ltd, Glasgow review: 'a tight team effort'
Sign up to our Arts and Culture newsletter, get the latest news and reviews from our specialist arts writers Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Public Image Ltd, Kelvingrove Bandstand, Glasgow ★★★★ This year's feelgood Summer Nights season at the gorgeous Kelvingrove Bandstand opened with a provocateur in a tartan waistcoat and sporran mock-baiting the crowd with a 'hello Edinburgh' greeting. John Lydon tends to pop up these days grouching about his former Sex Pistols bandmates but this was his more eloquent showcase for his true talent, fronting the mighty Public Image Ltd on the defiantly named This Is Not the Last Tour. Even with a swampy sound mix to start, the foreboding power of Home cut through. John Lydon of Public Image Ltd | Getty Images Lydon is a remarkable vocal stylist and was in impressive form throughout, barking political maxims on the hip-hop adjacent World Destruction, his collaboration with Afrika Bambaataa. For all his dominant presence, there was no denying that this was a tight team effort from some magnificent musicians, with new drummer Mark Roberts fitting right in beside bassist Scott Firth and 'Super' Lu Edmonds, part of a long line of visionary PIL guitarists. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Lydon was clearly in his pussycat place as he emphasized 'you brought me happiness and sunshine' on an irresistibly funky This Is Not a Love Song, before pitching straight into the dubby metallic punk confluence of Poptones. The audacious Death Disco still sounded like the future, while Flowers of Romance shifted the musical axis with Firth on symphonic synths and Edmonds attacking a lute with a bow over insistent tribal beats. The latter was so immersed in the groove of Warrior that he overshot the ending.
Scotsman
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Public Image Ltd Glasgow Kelvingrove Bandstand Stage Times: Gig set times, support, tickets, likely setlist
Public Image Limited have a date with Glasgow. | Contributed It's opening night at the Kelvingrove Bandstand for the Summer Nights series of concerts. Sign up to our Arts and Culture newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Formed in 1978 shortly after lead singer John Lydon had left The Sex Pistols, Public Image Ltd released debut album First Issue the same year. The post-punk group has had many lineups over the years, with Lydon being the only constant over their 11 studio albums - most recently 2023's End of World. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad They're currently on tour and there's good news for Scottish fans, with a date in Glasgow. Here's everything you need to know. When are Public Image Ltd playing Glasgow? Public Image Ltd play Glasgow's Kelvingrove Bandstand as part of the Summer Night series on Tuesday, July 29. Who is supporting Public Image Ltd at the Kelvingrove Bandstand? Public Image Ltd will be supported in Glasgow by The Errors - a three-piece post-electro band from Glasgow signed to Mogwai's Rock Action Records. What are the set times for Public Image Ltd at the Kelvingrove Bandstand? Doors are at 6.30pm. The Errors will be on at 8pm, with Public Image Ltd taking to the stage at 9pm. The concert will be finished by 11pm at latest. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Can I still get tickets for Public Image Ltd's Glasgow concert? If you are looking for a late ticket you are in luck - there are still tickets available here. They are priced at £48.25 for general admission. Are there age restictions for Public Image Ltd's Glasgow gig? Children under the age of 6 will not be admitted and it's suggested the show is only suitable for those over the age of 14. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult over the age of 18. What is the likely Public Image Ltd setlist for Glasgow? The band seem to be playing a similar setlist on every night of their current tour. Expect to hear the majority - if not all - of the following at the Glasgow gig.
Irish Daily Mirror
16-07-2025
- Irish Daily Mirror
Teacher sacked on professional incompetence grounds loses unfair dismissal claim
A primary school teacher dismissed from her job on the grounds of professional incompetence has lost her claim for unfair dismissal. This follows Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) Adjudicator Emile Daly finding that teacher Ruth Lydon was not unfairly dismissed by the Board of Management (BOM) of St. Ciaran's National School, Fuerty, Co Roscommon after a marathon WRC process. Ms Daly made her ruling after 10 WRC hearing days held over a two-and-a-half-year period from October 17 2022 to May 12 of this year. Ms Lydon worked as a Special Education Teacher (SET) and was dismissed from her role by the school BOM in September 2021. St. Ciaran's National School is a 60-pupil, three-teacher school. Ms Lydon started teaching at the school in 2002 and in 2010 she became the main SET. In her evidence, school principal Rosita Murphy told the WRC that in October 2017, Ms Lydon had stopped communicating with the other staff and children's parents. Ms Murphy said that in a small school in a local community, the situation became untenable. Parents made complaints about discipline in Ms Lydon's class. Ms Murphy said that in November 2017, there was ongoing evidence that Ms Lydon was unable to discipline or manage her classrooms. Outlining disciplinary issues in the classroom in February 2018, Ms Murphy alleged that children were hiding in the toilet without Ms Lydon noticing and children were walking around the classroom during class. Ms Murphy further alleged that in early March 2018, more complaints were received from parents, books were thrown in the classroom and belongings of children were rifled by other children, which caused upset. Ms Murphy stated that misbehaviour was met with weak and inconsistent responses such as 'Don't do that again, good boy'. Ms Murphy said that the issues went beyond discipline where Ms Lydon would concentrate on one child while the rest of the class were all talking and misbehaving. Ms Murphy also alleged that children were raising their voices, on one occasion chanting 'fight, fight, fight,', which Ms Lydon failed to control and children were not doing their work during class. Ms Murphy alleged that on one occasion, a child used inappropriate language, using the words 'f**king bitch' and Ms Lydon reprimanded the child in front of the whole class, saying 'you can't use words like 'you f**king bitch''. Ms Murphy stated that Ms Lydon did not appear to think that there was anything wrong about her repeating these words in front of the children. A child's project was destroyed by another child and when Ms Murphy allegedly addressed this with Ms Lydon, she said it was not up to her to Pritt-stick. Ms Murphy alleged in March 2018, Ms Lydon took a day off 'to do timetables'. Ms Murphy initiated a competency process for Ms Lydon in January 2023 as part of the Circular Process and in May 2018, commenced a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) around five areas - Classroom discipline; Standard of Teaching; Engagement with Pupils; Engagement with Parents and Staff and Planning of Classwork. As part of the PIP, Ms Murphy found that 'Under Poor Engagement with Pupils', Ms Murphy said in response to a question from a child, Ms Lydon said she was 'allowed wear slippers because she was an adult and could wear what she wants'. Ms Murphy found three of Ms Lydon's pupils sitting in the staff room, having asked her if they could go to the toilets. Ms Murphy found that there was no improvement during the PIP. Peadar O'Muiri was appointed by the Department of Education Chief Inspector to attend the school to assess Ms Lydon's professional competence as part of an external review in the Circular Process. Mr O'Muiri made three inspection visits and found that Ms Lydon was not performing at an acceptable level of professional competence in her role. In her findings, Ms Daly stated that given Mr O'Muiri's findings, that Ms Lydon's work was weak in all areas of competency that he assessed, it is hard to see how the Board Of Management (BOM) had any option other than to respond in the most serious way – which was to proceed to disciplinary action. A Department of Education circular 49/2018 provides a statutory mechanism for a school to suspend and/or dismiss a teacher. Ms Daly stated that 'there is a widely-held misconception that a teacher cannot be dismissed from their teaching post. But this is not so, a teacher may be dismissed if there are appropriate grounds to do so and if Circular 49/2018 is followed'. Ms Daly stated that given the length of time that the Circular Process took - three and a half years - she has little doubt that the impact that this process had on Ms Lydon, the school management, the children attending this small school and their parents "was difficult, attritional and damaging'. Ms Daly said that she was satisfied that, over time, Ms Lydon did not improve to the level that was required to provide an appropriate education to the children in her care. The school principal said there was ongoing evidence that the teacher was unable to discipline or manage her classrooms (Image: Colin Keegan, Collins Agency, Dublin) Ms Daly concluded that much time was spent on recording what Ms Lydon regarded to be unfair treatment and making bullying allegations against the School Principal, Ms Murphy, and insufficient time was spent actively listening to the critical feedback that she was receiving from Ms Murphy, her line manager, and reflecting on how she needed to improve the standard of her teaching. Ms Daly stated that if there is anything the BOM could be criticised for, it is for allowing the process to go on as long as it did. Ms Daly stated that she was satisfied that the School Principal, Ms Murphy, carried out her duties in accordance with the terms of Stage 1 of the Circular and until she correctly disengaged from the process having completed her Stage 2 report to the BOM. Ms Daly stated that Department Inspector Mr O'Muiri observed in his report a failure by Ms Lydon to engage with the children, inadequate support plans, inadequate targets or measured progress, disorganisation, not getting through the teaching that was required, not engaging with pupils, reading from text books while children became disengaged. Ms Daly stated that Mr O'Muiri's findings 'were stark' and Ms Lydon failed every competency that she was assessed on. Ms Daly stated that she was satisfied that the decision by the BOM to dismiss Ms Lydon by letter dated 18 March 2021 was within a band of reasonable responses to the uncontested findings of the Inspector. The BOM decision was upheld by a Disciplinary Appeals Panel (DAP) made up of an independent chair appointed by the Education Minister, a representative of a management body and a trade union representative. Ms Daly said that she was satisfied that the Circular Process was adhered to by both the school and the Department of Education. The WRC hearing heard that Ms Lydon has obtained other teaching work since her dismissal. At hearing, Ms Lydon said that she thought the PIP was a complete nonsense and Ms Murphy's report on the PIP was also a nonsense. Ms Lydon said that she considers the whole Circular process was prejudged by Ms Murphy and the BOM and that she didn't really stand a chance of remaining in her post from the point that it was started. In the case, the BOM was represented by Cathy McGready BL instructed by Lorcan Maule of Mason Hayes and Curran, while Ms Lydon was represented by Niamh Ni Leathlobhair BL and Mark O'Connell BL, instructed by Dalippe Lalloo, Lalloo & Co Solicitors. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest news from the Irish Mirror direct to your inbox: Sign up here. 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Daily Record
14-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
John Lydon slams Sex Pistols for performing in Scotland without him
Lydon, who fronted the original line-up from 1975 to 1978 as Johnny Rotten, says the original members don't want him in the line-up Punk legend has blasted the Sex Pistols for performing in Scotland without him. Lydon, who fronted the original line-up from 1975 to 1978 as Johnny Rotten, says the original members don't want him in the line-up, despite the fact that he helped write the legendary band's 1970s hits such as Anarchy in the UK and God Save The Queen. He believes those who go to catch his old band partners at a show in Glasgow may be left with the feeling they've been had. In an exclusive interview with The Record, the 69-year old punk icon fumed: 'If you're into karaoke, I recommend them. It's a shame they don't want me or anything to do with me. 'They love deriding me, but it's my words they're f***ing singing. 'It's my mentality and my approach and my outlook on life and yet they're abandoning the cause. It's very sad. 'All the Sex Pistols mock bands out there are now being put out of a career because of this lot who I recommend get on a cruise ship called Uranus Travels. 'That would be the best place for them.' In 2021, Lydon took the other members to court but lost his bid to stop Sex Pistols music being used in a TV drama, Pistol, directed by Danny Boyle. The singer, who is heading to Scotland with his own band, PiL in July, said: 'I'm gonna try and get a shaman to lay a curse a month before I get there. 'If they were worth anything at all as human beings, they'd have written their own songs ever since. 'Instead, they fought me in court.' Original Pistols members Steve Jones, 69, Paul Cook, 68, and Glen Matlock, 68, have replaced Lydon with Frank Carter, 41, on vocals for their headline show at Bellahouston Park on June 21. The Summer Sessions festival will include sets by veteran rockers The Stranglers, Buzzcocks, Undertones, Skids and The Rezillos. Lydon, who formed the post-punk act PiL after quitting the Pistols in 1978, is bringing his band to Glasgow's Kelvingrove Bandstand on July 29. He insists his PiL show, featuring hits such as Public Image, Death Disco and This is Not A Love Song, is not karaoke – despite the fact that he is the only remaining original member. Keith Levine, who was also a founding member of The Clash, died in 2022, aged 65. The original bass player, Jah Wobble, left the band after two albums. Lydon said: 'I set it up. I can't help it that people have to move on for various different reasons. There wasn't much sacking going on, a few but that was the rare exception. 'I think most people that came through PiL learned a lot. It was almost like a college of further education for musicianship. And they've now all got their own solo things, and that's happy days for them. But I don't own people, and I can't keep hold of people in that way. 'I think every band, if you really look at it out there, has problems and issues with membership. It's just the way it is. Personality shifts. And you know, if you've ever watched Spinal Tap, you'll know some blokes girlfriends are just really not worth the effort."
Irish Daily Mirror
02-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Daily Mirror
Punk legend Johnny Rotten says McGregor 'a bit on the violent side' for politics
Sex Pistols icon John Lydon says Conor McGregor is "a little on the violent side" as he opened up about the MMA fighter's political beliefs. The singer - also known as Johnny Rotten - opens up in a wide-ranging interview on The Michael Anthony Show where he discusses his political views, his drug use, grieving after the loss of his beloved wife Nora and his unstable childhood. John was speaking about the issue around illegal immigrants living in the UK, speculating that Ireland is having the same problem. "Come on, Conor," he joked, referring to McGregor's rants on social media about Ireland's immigration laws. But host Michael Anthony remarked: "Are you serious about the McGregor sh*t?," to which Lydon replied: "I believe what he's saying when he says, 'the time for politicians has ended.' This is a nice slogan, but I'm not quite sure I'd like to follow him into the next situation, because he's a little on the violent side." Lydon also discussed his Irish roots and his summers spent in east Cork with his Irish grandfather, who never spoke to him because he viewed him as English. But he said he would often take him out fishing in rough seas when he was "drunk as a skunk". "We'd basically run around with no shoes on and be Irish, I suppose." "Did you like it?," asked Michael, to which Lydon replied: "Not at the time. The farmhouse, which my granddad built himself, was bigger than what we lived in in London, so that was fantastic. "It was amazing, their pet donkey and horse liked me. "My granddad, who never spoke to me at all because he viewed us as English. But he would take me fishing. He made his own rowboat, and he took me out with a net catching mackerel. "I was thrilled at that. It's only in later years, when you look back on it, I suppose, in a romantic way too, just how fabulous that was, the gift he was giving me, and not a word said, you know, and in ferocious seas, these are all words and lyrics I use in songs ever since. They're all directly related to those moments, because it was a focus on nature, life and the danger of it, and him being oblivious to that rocky, f***ing Cork Harbour, huge waves, and he's standing up there drunk as a skunk." He also revealed his late mother and father asked a priest in Ireland if he should go into the priesthood. "I was furious," he said, laughing. "What on earth were mum and dad thinking I was? "It was viewed as like the nut house, where the stragglers went and just got shooed into the corner and everyone could go 'Holy Jesus'." Lydon also spoke about his friendship with the late Pogues star Shane MacGowan, adding: "I loved him. I knew him when he had a f***ing thick English accent." Lydon also opened up about the final moments of his late wife Nora Forster, who passed away in April 2023 at the age of 80 – five years after she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease. He said Nora had a painful death and admits his regrets when he couldn't agree with medics about a DNR. "She died so painfully. Gasping. They call it the death whistle. Hour after hour and trying to adjust her and make her more comfortable. "She died when they took her off the bed and put her on the floor essentially." He said he couldn't agree to a DNR but he admitted now looking back, it might have been "tortuous" for her over the two hours between getting an ambulance and getting her to a hospital. "I couldn't say bye," he admitted, as he became visibly emotional during the interview. Lydon admitted he stopped drinking for six months but can be seen enjoying a beer during the podcast. "I didn't want to get into the habit. I was using alcohol, particularly after the death of Nora, to use it as an escape trying to put the pain away," he added.
