Sex Pistols Reunite, Play First Show Without Johnny Rotten

Sex Pistols reunited and performed their first present since 2008 final night time, and it was additionally their first efficiency with out Johnny Rotten (aka John Lydon).

When the punk-rockers introduced a pair of profit reveals earlier this 12 months, they revealed that Frank Carter (Gallows, Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes) would fill in for Rotten. The first of the 2 live shows occurred final night time (Aug. 13) at London’s Bush Hall.

All of the unique members, besides Rotten, took half within the reunion. Thus, the night was the primary time Steve Jones, Paul Cook and Glen Matlock performed onstage collectively because the Sex Pistols since Sept. 5, 2008 [via Setlist.fm]. Rotten fronted the band all through all of ’07 and ’08.

The band promised to play their sole 1977 album Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols in its entirety once they first introduced the reveals, so final night time’s set consisted of 15 songs, together with their greatest hits “God Save the Queen” (which they modified the lyrics to) and “Anarchy in the U.K.” Yungblud jumped onstage for a bit in the course of the former of the 2.

READ MORE: Sex Pistols Change ‘God Save the Queen’ Lyrics at Reunion Show

They additionally performed three songs that weren’t included on the unique album launch, however have been both B-sides or bonus tracks — “Did You No Wrong,” “Submission,” “Satellite” and their cowl of The Stooges’ “No Fun.”

“Thanks for the invitation lads,” Carter wrote in an Instagram put up once they first introduced the reveals again in early June. “Will be an honor to smash our way through one of the most influential records of all time together.”

Check out the complete setlist, in addition to some fan-filmed footage from the night time, beneath.

Johnny Rotten and Sex Pistols

In April of 2022, Rotten mentioned his Sex Pistols bandmates “can all fuck off” after he discovered that they had been engaged on the FX biopic sequence Pistol with out him. Jones and Cook additionally filed a lawsuit towards the vocalist the 12 months prior as a result of he was towards the usage of the band’s official recordings within the present. Rotten claimed that the court docket case that adopted had left him in monetary destroy.

It’s unclear if the present itself is the explanation Rotten wasn’t a part of these reunion performances.

Sex Pistols Setlist — Aug. 13, 2024

01. “Holidays in the Sun”
02. “Seventeen”
03. “New York”
04. “Pretty Vacant”
05. “Bodies”
06. “Did You No Wrong”
07. “Liar”
08. “God Save the Queen” (Lyrics modified to suit “God Save The King”, Yungblud got here on stage for 2 traces)
09. “Submission”
10. “Satellite”
11. “No Feelings”
12. “E.M.I.”
13. “Problems”
Encore:
14. “No Fun” (The Stooges cowl)
15. “Anarchy in the U.K.”
through setlist.fm

Sex Pistols With Frank Carter – “Pretty Vacant” (Live 2024)

Sex Pistols With Frank Carter – “God Save the Queen” (Live 2024)

Sex Pistols With Frank Carter – “EMI” (Live 2024)