The venue was the Warner
Theater.
At the time I was working
in a parking lot by the Pentagon, and occasionally I went to the hotel
200 meters away to use the WC. Apparently PiL stayed in that hotel.
When I went John Lydon was standing by the tour bus. I said "Aren't
you...?" and before I could finish he screamed and ran into the
bus.
At the show the band opened
without Lydon, playing 'Kashmir' by Led Zeppelin: which was not that
far removed from the music on 'Album'. The rest of the show was
mostly songs from 'Album'. I think they also played 'Public Image'
as well as a Sex Pistols track or two. The show was very short,
maybe one hour, and frankly not that memorable.
Mark Bowen |