Punk lives!
by Pointedspinner on 28/09/2024O2 Forum Kentish Town - LondonRating: 5 out of 5Superb evening. Was a night not to be missed. The support band Girlband were also excellent
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Frank Carter joins Paul Cook, Steve Jones and Glen Matlock of the Sex Pistols for a run of historic shows
"Rock 'n' roll is over... The Sex Pistols were the bullet in the brain. They were the last rock 'n' roll band."
So said the Sex Pistols, sticking a stiff middle finger up at the musical legacy they tore down and built back up again. Bursting out of London in the early 70s, Steve Jones, Paul Cook and Wally Nightingale defined the UK punk scene with a bunch of stolen instruments and an ear for anarchy that cut like a knife.
The decade that followed was theirs. Line-up changes brought in John Lydon (Johnny Rotten), Simon Ritchie (Sid Vicious) and Glen Matlock, as well as bringing them all into the orbit of manager Malcolm McLaren and designer Vivienne Westwood. Music, fashion, art and rebellion were never the same again.
As news of the band's infamous on-stage and off-stage behaviour fuelled more tabloid headlines, the Sex Pistols became the biggest band in the UK to have never released an album. By 1977, a signing to major label A&M Records was such big news that the press conference was held outside Buckingham Palace (in a deal that promptly fell apart within days, bringing Virgin Records into the picture instead).
There was another reason for the royal location though, since 'God Save The Queen' was the band's first major single release – an anti-establishment, anti-monarchist, anti-anthem that would go on to become the signature sound of the UK punk movement. Timed to coincide with Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee, the Sex Pistols had kicked a hornets nest (and they knew it).
A few months later, the track made it onto the band's first and only album – Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols. Now recognised as one of the most influential records of all time, the recording and release of the album is the stuff of legend. Music shops faced prosecution for indecency. The band were labelled a dangerous threat to the moral climate. Lawyers were forced to argue about the religious etymology of testicles. The Sex Pistols had made it to the mainstream.
And that's where they stopped. The band broke up – Lydon forming Public Image Ltd and Vicious tragically dying just two years later – to leave a wake that's still felt today. The aftermath was documented in Julian Temple's seminal film The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (completed with the band's unreleased soundtrack material) and the rest of the band went their separate ways.
A brief reunion in 1996 gave us The Filthy Lucre tour and, later, another great Temple documentary in The Filth And The Fury, before a second comeback in 2007 brought a handful of European performances.
Dormant again for almost two decades, 2024 saw Paul Cook, Glen Matlock and Steve Jones team with Frank Carter for a short run of sold-out fundraising shows at London's Bush Hall – cementing the band's legacy with one of the most significant tours in the Pistols' history.
After an overwhelming response, Frank Carter and the Sex Pistols announced another one-off performance – playing Never Mind The Bollocks in full at O2 Forum Kentish Town, London on 26 September.
Best ever
by Jimmy T on 27/09/2024O2 Forum Kentish Town - LondonRating: 5 out of 5Best night in my life . Frank Carter was excellent the rest of the Sexpistols goes without saying as ever fantastic.
Pure punk
by Dean currie on 27/09/2024O2 Forum Kentish Town - LondonRating: 5 out of 5What an amazing show lived up to all my expectations, the sound and atmosphere blew me away, what a great venue up close and personal. @frankcarter done an amazing job no words needed for Glen Steve and Paul absolute legends
Poor attitude of staff
by Corky on 27/09/2024O2 Forum Kentish Town - LondonRating: 4 out of 5Sat upstairs at the venue. Band came on late because there was people standing in the isles and leaning against rails because there was too many people in the area. Pushing and shoving resulted in people getting annoyed but staff were not interested. £85 for a ticket to have someone nearly sitting on top of you is not right. Band were great but night ruined because of over crowded. Very disappointed.
Frank Carter and Sex Pistols O2 Forum 26/9/24
by Timbo on 27/09/2024O2 Forum Kentish Town - LondonRating: 5 out of 5A very energetic 75 minute set. Frank didn't mimic Johnny but instead sang with full gusto. Even when crowd surfing in the audience. The Pistols at the top of their game. Paul Cook hammered the drums while Steve Jones struck every cord with Glen Matlock on base support. Tight and loud. The audience of old punks and new embraced and revelled with every classic song. It may have been the original members their last gig but they played with heart, fierceness and fun. Great gig. Enjoyed by everyone. True legends at their best.
The Pistols Experience!!!
by Sam on 27/09/2024O2 Forum Kentish Town - LondonRating: 5 out of 5Maybe more hardcore fans would disagree, but Carter sounds just like a young Johnny Rotten and aces every single number. His energy, presence and vocals really made the gig special. The three OG members have all aged like fine wine too and sound fantastic. Long may this continue!
Franks carter & sex pistols Glasgow
by Punks not dead on 26/09/2024Rating: 5 out of 5Probably one of the best gigs I've been to and I've been to hundreds of gigs every song a classic the energy from the band was electric turning back the clock with classic tracks from never mind the bollocks album and more
CarterCookJonesMatlock
by Paul STUD! on 26/09/2024Manchester Academy - ManchesterRating: 5 out of 5Experience of a lifetime 75% of pistols fronted by the excellent Frank Carter who did it his way could not have hoped for anything more the whole Shboom brilliant these musicians have been there done it and continue to do it. Best gig ever. Support act The Kairos a massive round of applause go out to them don't think it's possible for them to forget about opening for the best punk band ever.
CarterCookJonesMatlock
by Paul STUD! on 26/09/2024Manchester Academy - ManchesterRating: 5 out of 5Experience of a lifetime 75% of pistols fronted by the excellent Frank Carter who did it his way could not have hoped for anything more the whole Shboom brilliant these musicians have been there done it and continue to do it. Best gig ever. Support act The Kairos a massive round of applause go out to them don't think it's possible for them to forget about opening for the best punk band ever.
The Sex Pistols music
by SherwoodRams on 22/09/2024Rock City - NottinghamRating: 5 out of 5It was an entertaining night out, heard all the hits. Great atmosphere and watching all the crowd surfing, your obviously never too old lol.
10 Star rating, what a brill performance
by 10 Star rating, what a brill performance on 22/09/2024O2 Academy Birmingham - BirminghamRating: 5 out of 510 Star rating, what a brill performance, certainly a night to remember.
Not sure what to expect
by Tim on 22/09/2024O2 Academy Birmingham - BirminghamRating: 5 out of 5I never thought I'd be saying that I would see 75% original line up of the sex pistols but I did fronted by the brilliant frank carter- from the opening chords to holidays in the sun"through out the set it was high fueled energy with frank not trying to be John Lydon ( the only missing one) but he delivered in his own way. I don't know if we will ever see this again but I can say I was there and a brilliant memorable night.
Frank Carter and the Sex Pistols
by Stevie_G on 22/09/2024O2 Academy Birmingham - BirminghamRating: 5 out of 5Amazing! They were just brilliant, and Frank Carter was an awesome front man. Johnny who?
Never mind the bollocks
by Definitely maybe on 21/09/2024Rock City - NottinghamRating: 5 out of 5As soon as frank, steve, Glen and paul came on stage you could tell this was going to be a memorable gig , straight into holiday in the sun , 🌞, followed by seventeen , , pretty vacant, bodies had a big singalong, silly thing made its debut, God save , no feelings , satellite frank went into the crowd 😀 E M I , problems , , the encore finished with anarchy , what a brilliant night