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Sex
Pistols: Holidays in the Sun 2007
LA, The Roxy, October
25th (special warm-up)
London, Brixton
Academy:
November 8th, 9th, 10th, 12th, 14th
Manchester,
M.E.N Arena: Saturday, November 17th
Glasgow, SECC:
Sunday, November 18th
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 october
14th 2007
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  'Pretty
Vacant' 7" vinyl single released tomorrow, Monday, October
15th.
The third release of the 'NMTB'
30th Anniversary vinyl re-issue series is released tomorrow.
All major UK record shops should be stocking the vinyl reissue's,
as well as some independents. If the records are not in your
local shop you can order them, or buy them online from UK based
record websites such as HMV.
HMV
UK - Pretty Vacant: 7" vinyl single |
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'Guitar
Hero III - Legends of Rock' video
game – featuring the new re-recorded versions of 'Pretty
Vacant' & 'Anarchy in UK' is
set to be released in the States on October 28th;
with a European release following on November 9th.
The game is available on Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation
3, Wii, PC, Mac. And can now be pre-ordered via the Guitar
Hero website.
Despite what has recently been reported elsewhere, the Sex Pistols
re-recorded BOTH 'Pretty Vacant' & 'Anarchy
in UK' solely for use in 'Guitar Hero'.
Unable to locate the original multi-track masters for 'Anarchy
in the UK' & 'Pretty Vacant' – John Lydon,
Steve Jones & Paul Cook; along with original producer Chris
Thomas – entered the studio in summer 2007 to re-record the
tracks exclusively for use in the game. Read our recent interview with
John for further information on the re-recordings.
You can now watch the official Guitar
Hero III: Sex Pistols Trailer, which includes an interview
with John, via Yahoo
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 Indie
103.1 FM: Sex Pistols LA, The Roxy competition now running…
As previously announced, the Pistols will play Los
Angeles, The Roxy on Thursday, October 25th as
a special warm-up for the forthcoming Holidays in the Sun shows in
the UK.
Admission at The Roxy is FREE, and is only
open via competitions. Listen to Indie
103.1 FM to win tickets, or simply enter via
their website. |
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a new feature interview at MTV.com John talks at
length about Guitar Hero, the forthcoming Pistols show's, his future
TV plans, and much, much more… Read
interview here… |
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John's
radio interview on Bret Saunders, KBCO Morning Show,
from last Tuesday, October 9th, is now available as a free podcast via
the KBCO
Archive. |
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 We've
been adding some recent TV interviews and clips to the RottenTube 'Favourites'
section including: Red Eye, Current TV, URB.com & Altitude TV. |
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october
7th 2007 |
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 God
Save The Queen 7" vinyl single released tomorrow, Monday,
October 8th.
The second
release of the 'NMTB' 30th Anniversary
vinyl re-issue series hits the shops tomorrow. Copies are
strictly limited edition, so we recommend getting
the single as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. You can
also download the track via 7 Digital or iTunes. |
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HMV
UK - Sex Pistols God Save The Queen: 7" vinyl single
7digital.com
- Sex Pistols God Save The Queen: official MP3 download |
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This
is not nostalgia. 'God Save The Queen' is just as powerful and
relevant now as it was 30 years ago. Probably more so. The track
has inspired countless musicians and individuals worldwide since
its original release in May 1977. And will continue to inspire
– forever. "We're the future. Your future…"
There are not many songs – written
over baked beans at the breakfast table – that
went onto divide a nation and force a change in popular culture.
No one had ever dared question the Monarchy so publicly; and
it wasn't without its repercussions. Members of the band were
attacked in the streets; and Government Members of Parliament
even called for the Pistols to be hung at London’s Traitors’ Gate!
The powers-that-be decided that having the Sex
Pistols top of the record charts the week of the Queen's 25th Silver
Jubilee just wasn't on. Even though it technically out-sold the
Number 1 single of the week – 'The First Cut is the
Deepest' by Rod Stewart – 'God Save The Queen' only
charted at Number 2. This wasn’t a conspiracy theory, this
was for real.
Over the years many people have tried to tell Mr
Rotten what his lyrics mean. But perhaps this quote from 'The Filth
and The Fury' film says it best: "You don't write 'God
Save The Queen' because you hate the English race, you write a
song like that because you love them; and you're fed up with them
being mistreated…"
God Save The Queen
JohnLydon.Com |
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| If you needed further
reminder – and we seriously doubt it – just how good
the song is, you can watch the official promo video via
the link above… |
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| John
will be interviewed on Bret Saunders, KBCO Morning Show,
Tuesday October 9th at approx 0800 US, MST (1500
UK, BST). You can listen to the show live via the KBCO
website. The interview will later be added to the show's Podcast
Archive. |
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october
6th 2007 |
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Tickets
for the Pistols show at Glasgow, SECC, Sunday, November
18th are now on general sale. Tickets,
priced £35, are available from the links below,
or in-person from Tickets Scotland etc. Over 14's
/ Under 16's with adult.
Glasgow, SECC, Sunday, November
18th:
• Tickets Scotland
• Ticket Master |
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| Remember,
'God Save The Queen' released on 7" vinyl this
Monday, October 8th. |
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october
5th 2007 |
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 John
has a huge interview in today's 'Something For The Weekend'
section of The
Sun. "I’m Johnny Rotten, I’m 50 and
I don’t look like a prune…"
He is also interviewed in today's Manchester
Evening News. |
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october
4th 2007 |
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Glasgow,
SECC, Sunday, November 18th
The Sex Pistols have added an extra date in Glasgow,
Scotland on November 18th. JL.Com has helped set up another special pre-sale link
for the show; which will open tomorrow Friday, October
5th at 9am. Tickets then go on general sale this Saturday
6th, 9am. October 5th.
Glasgow, SECC, Sunday, November 18th
Ticket Master Pre-Sale Link (*link now closed)
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october
2nd 2007 |
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Anarchy
in the UK 7" vinyl single in shops now! All major
UK record shops should be stocking the vinyl re-issue's, as well
as some independents. If the records are not in your local shop
you can order them, or buy them online from
UK based record website's such as HMV. The track's are also available
for download via iTunes. (see September 30th News for full release
info).
HMV
UK - Sex Pistols Anarchy in the UK: 7" vinyl single |
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| John
is interviewed in the current, 21st Anniversary, issue of Q
magazine (November). The interview was conducted back
in June as part of Q's '21 people Who Changed Music'. |
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september
30th 2007 |
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 Sex
Pistols vinyl re-issue's 2007. To celebrate the 30th
Anniversary of 'Never Mind The Bollocks' Virgin Records are
releasing the Sex Pistols first four classic 7" singles – the
only singles that really matter – one a week throughout
October; followed by the legendary ‘Never Mind The Bollocks...
Here's The Sex Pistols’ LP on October 29th.
The first of the set – Anarchy
in the UK / I Wanna Be Me – is released
tomorrow, Monday, October 1st 2007. The strictly
limited edition 7" vinyl single has been produced to sound
and look as close as humanly possible to the original release.
The trainspotter's can play spot the difference all they like,
the rest of us will just enjoy them. As Mr Rotten said on Capital
Radio back in 1977, "Music is for listening to, not
storing away in a bloody cupboard…"
Please Note: The vinyl replica's are UK releases,
however, a small amount will be made available for export to
Europe and Japan. Unfortunately, they will not be released in
North America.
Read
JL.Com Vinyl Re-issue Preview for full info…
Release Dates:
Anarchy in the UK / I Wanna Be Me - October 1st
God Save The Queen / Did You No Wrong - October 8th
Pretty Vacant / No Fun - October 15th
Holidays In The Sun / Satellite - October 22nd
Never Mind The Bollocks - October 29th
(with Submission 7" & poster) |
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september
28th 2007: update! |
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The Brixton November 12th show has already sold-out
(thanks, in no small part to your doubled pre-sale). And so due
to over-over-over-over-whelming demand the Sex Pistols have added
a FIFTH date at London, Brixton Academy: Wednesday,
November 14th. Tickets are available via the link below.
Brixton
Academy: Wednesday, November 14th:
SOLD-OUT (*link now closed) |
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Tickets
for London, Brixton Academy: Monday, November 12th
& Manchester, M.E.N Arena: Saturday, November 17th go on general
sale this morning at 0900 (BST).
The special JL.Com pre-sale links are now closed.
However, the links below will get you directly onto the general
sale.
Brixton Academy: Monday, November 12th:
SOLD-OUT (*link now closed)
Manchester,
M.E.N Arena: Saturday, November 17th:
SOLD-OUT (*link now closed)
Please Note: People from overseas ARE able to purchase
tickets for M.E.N. Only a very limited amount of seating tickets
remain. |
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september
27th 2007 |
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Sex
Pistols: Not so-secret secret gig!
Sex Pistols will play Los
Angeles, The Roxy on Thursday, October
25th as a special warm-up for the forthcoming
Holidays in the Sun shows in Brixton & Manchester, UK.
Admission at The Roxy will be FREE,
and is open via competitions on Indie 103.1 FM.
See Indie
103.1 FM website for
updates, and additional info.
You don't get S.P.O.T.S when you're
loud and proud! |
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John
will be appearing on today's Joe
Escalante Morning Show on Indie
103.1 FM at approx 0800 (USA, PST) (UK, 1600). |
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also has a full page interview in this week's NME (September
29th). |
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september
26th 2007 |
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More Sex Pistols Shows!
London, Brixton Academy: Monday, November 12th
Manchester, M.E.N Arena: Saturday, November
17th
Due to over-over-over-whelming demand the Sex Pistols
have added another date at London, Brixton Academy: Monday, November
12th.
Our friends in the North will also get the chance
to see the Pistols at Manchester, M.E.N Arena on Saturday,
November 17th. |
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Special
JL.Com Pre-sale's!
We have helped to set up special Pre-Sale's
for JL.Com readers, for BOTH shows. |
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Tickets
for London, Brixton Academy, Monday 12th November are NOW available
for Pre-Sale via
the link below with Ticket Master. Tickets then go on general sale
this Friday, September 28th, at 0900 (BST).
** Pre-Sale link now closed see
News 28th for general sale info ** |
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IMPORTANT:
Tickets for Manchester,
M.E.N Arena: Saturday, November 17th are NOT available for
Pre-Sale until TOMORROW,
Thursday, 27th at 09.30. The link below will NOT be fully active
until that time. Tickets then go on general sale this Friday, September
28th, at 09.00 (BST).
** Pre-Sale link now closed see
News 28th for general sale info ** |
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september
25th 2007 |
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Very
Special Announcement: Tune
into JohnLydon.com tomorrow, Wednesday, 26th,
at 0800 (UK, BST)
for some VERY important information.
If you haven't already signed up to the JL.Com
Mailing List we STRONGLY recommend you do… |
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september
24th 2007 |
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 The
Sex Pistols have re-recorded two of their classic tracks for
use in the Guitar Hero III - Legends of Rock video
game.
Bollocks
to the rumours, get the news direct
from the Horses Mouth in our Extra,
Extra: 'Sex Pistols Rumour Control' interview with John. |
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september
21st 2007: extra update |
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Due
to overwhelming demand the Sex Pistols added a 2nd and 3rd date to
their previously announced London, Brixton
Academy show. Tickets for all 3 shows went on sale this morning
and quickly sold-out.
Contrary to reports
elsewhere ticket
prices for
all 3 shows were EXACTLY the same (£37.50).
We hope you will appreciate we were updating JL.Com
as quickly as possible. Things were happening very fast!
Please note: The reason we didn't send a Mailing-List update for
the 3rd show was because just as we sent the 2nd show update, the
third went on sale! |
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Ticket
Touts: Never Mind the Parasites
JohnLydon.Com is saddened to hear that tickets
for the Brixton shows have already
fallen into the wrong hands; leaving many loyal
fans frustrated. Unfortunately these are circumstances out of our
control.
We genuinely sympathise with these fans, many of
whom now feel they will be forced to turn to ticket touts. John
Lydon in NO way condones ticket touts. Both he and everyone
at JohnLydon.Com are completely against touts, ebay charlatans,
and grasping ticket agencies. These people are parasites and should
be regarded as such.
Of course, not everyone was disappointed this morning and many
of you have contacted us to say you have your tickets, and are
looking forward to the shows. It’s up to everyone with tickets
to make sure they stay with the people who deserve them.
Without wanting to patronise anyone – make no mistake about
it – John Lydon does appreciate your support and hopes that
those who deserve tickets will get them; without being ripped-off.
But no, he doesn’t have any spare tickets! No
joking.
See you in the Rose & Crown… |
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John
will be appearing on BBC Radio 5 Live tonight,
Friday 21st at approx 11pm-1am (GMT). As with
this morning's interview on 6 Music, The BBC
website keep archives of all their shows online for 7 days. |
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september
21st 2007: update! |
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Due
to overwhelming demand the Sex Pistols have added a 2nd
and 3rd date at London, Brixton Academy. Friday,
November 9th and Saturday 10th.
Update: All
3 gigs
are already sold-out. |
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september
21st 2007 |
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John
is scheduled to be interviewed on BBC Radio 6 Music today,
Friday, September 21st. He will be appearing on the Shaun
Keaveny Breakfast Show, at approx 0900. The 6
Music website keep archives of all their shows online for 7
days.
Update: You
can now listen to John's interview via 6 Music… |
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Highlights
from yesterday's interview on Christian O'Connell's Breakfast
Show are now available to listen to via the Virgin
Radio website. You can also read some of his comments via Yahoo
Launch.
Update: The full uncensored version of John's interview
is now available as a free podcast via Virgin Radio & iTunes. |
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The October issue of SPIN Magazine features
a new interview with John. The SPIN.com
website includes brief extracts of the interview; as well as
a link to
a quote John gave them on Tuesday regarding the Pistols forthcoming
show at the Brixton Academy.
"Oh happy days, you've got the Sex Pistols
in November," Johnny Rotten told SPIN.com. "Please plan
your vacations accordingly." |
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september
20th 2007 |
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John
is scheduled to be interviewed on Virgin Radio's Breakfast
Show, today Thursday, September 21st, at around approx
0800 (GMT). The show is also available online via the Virgin
Radio website. |
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september
18th 2007 |
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Sex
Pistols live at Brixton Academy!
Maybe it's because we're all
Londoners, but there would be no Sex Pistol without dear old
London town.
See you all at Brixton with proper feelings and
proper people all around.
From London Bridge to the Rose and Crown, all of
Britain is welcome so come on down.
John Lydon.
The Horses Mouth.
September 18th 2007. |
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Sex
Pistols live at London, Brixton Academy, Thursday November
8th, 2007. Update: Due to over-over-over-whelming
demand, 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th shows were added! All
are now sold-out. See above for more info… |
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Tickets,
priced £37.50, go on sale this Friday, September 21st, at
0900 (GMT), via the Brixton
Academy website, Ticket Web & Ticket Master. |
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september
15th 2007 |
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This
weeks' LA
Weekly features an interview with John from the Bodog
Finale. "Rotten Loves America…" |
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september
6th 2007 |
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 John
and John thoroughly enjoyed Wednesday's Bodog Finale at
the LA, House of Blues. Fall from Grace eventually won Bodog's
filthy lucre, but John and John were impressed by how ALL the bands
played on the night. Congradulations are in order.
You can see some pictures of the
show at Wire
Image. The previously mentioned extended AOL
/ Spinner interview is now online. |
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(Top to Bottom)
Petty Vacant 7" single © courtesy Virgin Records / Sex
Pistols Residuals
Guitar
Hero III Sex Pistols Trailer © courtesy Guitar Hero / Yahoo
Games
God Save The Queen (video & sleeve) © courtesy
Virgin Records / Sex Pistols Residuals
The Sun: Something For The Weekend, October 5th 2007 © courtesy The
Sun
Anarchy in the UK 7" single © courtesy EMI, Virgin Records / Sex Pistols
Residuals 2007
Guitar Heroes III logo © 2007
Spin, October 2007 © courtesy Spin
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