How Did The First Sex Pistols Show With Frank Carter Go?

How Did The First Sex Pistols Show With Frank Carter Go?

ByJohn

Last night, August 13, the surviving members of the Sex Pistols, but without former singer Johnny Rotten (real name John Lydon), returned to perform in concert. Glen Matlock, Paul Cook and Steve Jones of the historic British punk band reunited on stage at London’s Bush Hall, accompanied by Frank Carter of the Rattlesnakes, for the first of three shows scheduled at the historic venue.

As promised a couple of months ago in the live announcement, the band’s only studio album, “Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols”, was played in its entirety. Although the Sex Pistols with Frank Carter did not follow the album’s tracklisting order, they played every track, including their cover of the Stooges’ “No Fun”.

The concert opened with “Holidays in the Sun”, continuing with – among others – “Seventeen”, “New York”, “Pretty Vacant”, “Bodies”, “Did You No Wrong” and “Liar”. As reported on setlist.fm and witnessed by some fan footage, during the performance of “God Save the Queen” the lyrics were adapted to “God Save the King” and Carter invited Yungblud on stage to perform a couple of lines together. The evening then continued with the performance of “Submission”, “Satellite”, “No Feelings”, “EMI” and “Problems”, before concluding with the encore moment dedicated to “No fun” and “Anarchy in the UK”.

Glen Matlock, Paul Cook and Steve Jones will bring Sex Pistols songs back to the stage with Frank Carter for two more shows at London’s Bush Hall, already sold out, scheduled for tonight and tomorrow, August 14 and 15. Other dates have already been announced, including one in Italy, set for August 25 at the AMA Music Festival at Villa Ca’ Cornaro in Romano d’ezzelino. Another date has also just been announced for September 26 at the O2 Forum Kentish Town in London.

Here’s the setlist for last night’s show:

Holidays in the Sun
Seventeen
New York
Pretty Vacant
Bodies
Did You Not Wrong?
Liar
God Save the Queen
Submission
Satellite
No Feelings

EMI
Problems

BIS

No Fun – Cover of The Stooges

Anarchy in the UK

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