Public Image Ltd. Glasnost Rock Rock Summer 1988
Requested By Johanna Väätänen The last gig with Lu Edmonds Support pil and buy Vocals:John Lydon Guitar:John Mcgeoch Keyboards Guitar:Lu Edmonds Bass: Allan Dias Drums: Bruce Smith PiL headline the first day of the Summer Rock Festival in Tallinn, Estonia playing to over 130, 000 people This is no ordinary rock festival or venue by any Organised by Juri Makarov, Glasnost Rock 88 was the biggest ever rock festival played behind the Iron Curtain. The Lauluväljak venue is a massive coral, concrete Song Stage where traditionally a choir of up to 15, 000 would sing from At the time the Soviet Socialist Republic of Estonia was still part of the USSR, and Public Image Ltd records, along with the Sex Pistols, were officially blacklisted by the authorities. However, somewhat surprisingly, Kremlin chiefs largely turned a blind eye to the event. Partly due to the festival organisers policy of inviting bands from outside the USSR as late as possible. PiL are under no illus
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