Marking their first show since 2008, the Sex Pistols—Paul Cook, Glen Matlock, and Steve Jones—reunited last night, August 13, at Bush Hall in London, UK, with Frank Carter (Gallows, Pure Love, and Frank Carter And The Rattlesnakes) taking on Johnny Rotten’s vocal duties. The reunited four-piece blasted through the entirety of Never Mind The Bollocks, delivering a raw, unapologetic set. This performance is the first of three, with two more scheduled for today, Wednesday, August 14, and tomorrow, Thursday, August 15. Both of these gigs will take place at Bush Hall.
As if the evening wasn’t already monumental enough. During the group’s iconic “God Save The Queen,” the lyrics got a timely twist to “God save the King,” as YUNGBLUD made a surprise appearance, crowd-surfing to the stage. He joined Carter and the Pistols for a few raucous lines, adding to the chaos of the packed venue. Check out the fan-captured video of YUNGBLUD‘s stage-crash and brief performance below.
Posting to his Instagram Stories, Carter shares, “Night 1 was a success. Long live the Sex Pistols.”
Following their next two performances at Bush Hall this week, Sex Pistols and Frank Carter are scheduled to perform at O2 Forum Kentish Town in London next month on September 26. They will again be performing Never Mind The Bollocks in full. Priority tickets are currently available here.
You can check out more fan-captured videos from Frank Carter and the Sex Pistols’ performance in London below.
Sex Pistols August 13 Setlist:
- Holidays In The Sun
- Seventeen
- New York
- Pretty Vacant
- Bodies
- Did You No Wrong
- Liar
- God Save The Queen
- Submission
- Satellite
- No Feelings
- E.M.I.
- Problems
- No Fun (The Stooges cover)
- Anarchy in the U.K.