Editing Public Image Ltd (section)

===2009–present: Reunion and new albums===
[[File:PublicImageLTDlive.jpg|thumb|right|PiL performing in 2009]]
[[File:John lydon live 27 10 2013 photo 13.JPG|thumb|right|Lead vocalist [[John Lydon]] performing with the band in 2013]]
In September 2009 it was announced that PiL would reform for five UK shows, their first live appearance in 17 years.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sex Pistol singer John Lydon to reform Public Image |url=http://in.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idINIndia-42268020090907 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709053114/http://in.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idINIndia-42268020090907 |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 July 2012 |work=Reuters |date=7 September 2009 |access-date=7 September 2009}}</ref> Lydon financed the reunion using money he earned doing a UK TV commercial for Country Life butter. "The money that I earned from that has now gone completely – lock stock and barrel – into re-forming PiL,"<ref>{{cite web
 |url = http://suicidegirls.com/interviews/John+Lydon%3A+Public+Image+Limited/
 |title = John Lydon: Public Image Limited
 |publisher=[[SuicideGirls.com]]
 |date = 10 April 2010
|access-date =24 April 2010
}}
</ref> said Lydon.

On 15 October 2009, Lydon registered the private limited company ''PIL Twin Limited'' as his new music publishing company in the UK.<ref>''PIL Twin Limited'' (20 Jesmond Way, Stanmore, Middlesex, HA7 4QR) according to ''CompaniesHouse.co.uk'' website</ref>
[[File:Public Image Ltd (7737966598).jpg|thumb|right|John Lydon and Bruce Smith on stage with Public Image Ltd at the Manchester Ritz during the ''[[This Is PiL]]'' tour, 7 August 2012]]
The new line-up (consisting of Lydon, earlier members [[Bruce Smith (musician)|Bruce Smith]] and [[Lu Edmonds]], plus multi-instrumentalist [[Scott Firth]]) played to generally positive reviews in late 2009, coinciding with the 30th anniversary of ''[[Metal Box]]''. However, protested Lydon, "This tour is absolutely nothing to do with an anniversary of anything… We didn't even know that [[Virgin Records|Virgin]] were planning on releasing a very limited edition of ''Metal Box'' because they never bothered to confer with us."<ref>Fortnam, Ian: "Behind the Public Image"; ''[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]]'' #148, August 2010, p58</ref> The tour spawned a live album, ''ALiFE 2009''.

In April 2010, PiL began an extensive North American tour, including a sub-headlining appearance at the [[Coachella (festival)|Coachella Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/01/coachella-2010-jayz-muse-thom-yorke-lead-lineup.html|title=Coachella 2010: Jay-Z, Muse, Thom Yorke lead lineup|date=19 January 2010|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> The band played several European concerts in July 2010 and at the [[Summer Sonic Festival]] in Japan in August 2011.<ref>Robson, Daniel, "[http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fm20110304a1.html Punk icon Lydon shows fondness for Japan in book]", ''[[Japan Times]]'', 4 March 2011, p. 18.</ref>

In November 2009, Lydon said PiL might re-enter the studio if they could raise enough money from their December tour or from a record company.<ref name="3 News">{{cite web | url= http://www.3news.co.nz/PiL-may-get-back-in-the-studio/tabid/209/articleID/130194/cat/41/Default.aspx#top | title= PiL may get back in the studio | work= [[3 News]] | date= 18 November 2009 | access-date= 18 November 2009 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120117045313/http://www.3news.co.nz/PiL-may-get-back-in-the-studio/tabid/209/articleID/130194/cat/41/Default.aspx#top | archive-date= 17 January 2012 | url-status= dead }}</ref>

PiL went to [[Tel Aviv]] to headline the [[Heineken]] Music Conference 2010 Festival in August 2010. The group met with criticism for breaking the [[Boycotts of Israel#Artistic boycotts|artistic boycott of Israel]] by some British musicians organized in protest over Israeli policies toward Palestinians. Lydon said in response:

{{quote|I really resent the presumption that I'm going there to play to right-wing Nazi Jews. If [[Elvis Costello|Elvis-fucking-Costello]] wants to pull out of a gig in Israel because he's suddenly got this compassion for Palestinians, then good on him. But I have absolutely one rule, right? Until I see an Arab country, a Muslim country, with a democracy, I won't understand how anyone can have a problem with how they're treated.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/lydon-slams-critics-over-israel-show_1154466 |title=John Lydon – Lydon Slams Critics Over Israel Show – Contactmusic News |magazine=Contactmusic.com |access-date=23 February 2011}}</ref>}}

On 30 November 2011, the band's own label ''PiL Official Limited'' was registered as a private limited company in the UK.<ref>''PiL Official Limited'' (20 Jesmond Way, Stanmore, Middlesex, HA7 4QR) according to ''CompaniesHouse.co.uk'' website</ref>

PiL released the vinyl-only EP ''One Drop'' in late April 2012, which was eventually made available for streaming. The new 12-track studio album, ''[[This Is PiL|This is PiL]]'', followed in May. ''This is PiL'' was the band's first studio album in twenty years.

On 28 July 2015, the band uploaded a promo video for lead single "Double Trouble" from their next studio album, ''[[What the World Needs Now...]],'' via their [[YouTube]] channel. On 21 August, PiL released the single (backed with "[[Bettie Page]]") and a non-album track, "Turkey Tits". ''What the World Needs Now...'' is PiL's tenth studio album, released in September 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uncut.co.uk/news/public-image-ltd-to-release-new-album-what-the-world-needs-now-68471/|title=Public Image Ltd to release new album, What The World Needs Now...|date=18 May 2015|website=[[Uncut (magazine)|UNCUT]]|access-date=19 March 2020}}</ref> On 17 November 2015, the group played "Double Trouble" on ''[[The Late Show with Stephen Colbert]]''.

In December 2016, the group released super deluxe editions of ''Metal Box'' and ''Album''.

In 2018, a documentary film, ''The Public Image Is Rotten'', was released. Also in 2018, the band
released ''The Public Image is Rotten – Songs from the Heart'', a compilation CD/DVD box set to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the band. It consists of five CDs and two DVDs that include B-sides, rarities, radio sessions, live concerts, 12" mixes and promo videos.

On 9 January 2023, it was announced that the band was one of the six acts chosen to compete in ''[[The Late Late Show (Irish talk show)#Eurovision Song Contest|Eurosong 2023]]'' for the chance to represent [[Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2023/0109/1345371-six-acts-compete-to-represent-ireland-at-eurovision/|title=Six acts compete to represent Ireland at Eurovision |date=9 January 2023|access-date=9 January 2023|publisher=RTÉ}}</ref> They competed with the song "Hawaii", and ultimately finished in 4th place with 18 points. The song, called by the band "the most personal piece of songwriting", was released as a single, and was described as a love letter to Lydon's wife, [[Nora Forster]].<ref name="EOW">{{cite web |title=NEW SINGLE PENGE OUT NOW & ALBUM AND TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT |url=https://www.pilofficial.com/new-single-penge-out-now-amp-album-and-tour-announcement/ |website=PiL Official Website |date=11 April 2023 |access-date=12 April 2023}}</ref> After her death on 5 April, the band announced their studio album ''[[End of World]]'', released on 11&nbsp;August, along with a new European tour.<ref name="EOW"/>