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There’s something rotten going on with this Sex Pistols reunion — and for once, it’s not Johnny. The punk progenitors have two new performances on the books without lead singer Johnny Rotten, who’s practically synonymous with the band. Now that’s anarchy in the U.K.! In his place is English punk singer Frank Carter on a break from his band the Rattlesnakes. The rest of the lineup, at least, is original: drummer Paul Cook, guitarist Steve Jones, and bassist Glen Matlock. The shows are fundraisers for London’s historic 400-cap venue Bush Hall, which was Cook’s childhood go-to, and will take place August 13 and 14. The band — billed as Frank Carter and Sex Pistols — plans to run through the Pistols’ sole album, Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols.
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These shows will be the first Sex Pistols performances since a reunion from 2007–08. That one did involve Rotten, born John Lydon, though he may not be on such good terms with his bandmates today after losing a 2021 lawsuit to Cook and Jones over using the Pistols’ music in the FX series Pistol. (He said the suit was “a remarkably unfair thing to do” last year.) Carter said in a press release that taking on the songs, which were first recorded years before he was even born, “has been a joy from start to finish.” He continued, “When the Sex Pistols call, you answer.” Well, unless you’re Johnny Rotten.
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Justin Curto , 2024-06-03 22:37:25
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