British punk band the Sex Pistols plan to mark their 50-year anniversary with their first U.S. tour dates in more than 20 years, including a stop in Brooklyn.
Founding members Steve Jones, Paul Cook and Glen Matlock will be joined by new lead singer Frank Carter when the tour kicks off Sept.16 at the Longhorn Ballroom in Dallas.
The Longhorn was the site of an infamous 1978 performance where then-bass player Sid Vicious stumbled around the stage covered in his own blood as the “Never Mind the Bollocks” band sloppily antagonized audience members and vice versa.
Vicious died a year later in Greenwich Village, found dead after an apparent heroin overdose at the age of 21.
The English quartet — now billing itself as the Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter — announced on Friday that their visit to the U.S. would include a Sept. 27 show in Brooklyn, but didn’t offer further information on a venue.
The Sex Pistols last played the New York City area in the summer of 2003 when they visited Jones Beach and Atlantic City, according to the band’s website.
Aside from Vicious, the current lineup is noticeably missing original lead singer Johnny Rotten, who last played with the band during a series of European festivals in 2008. He’s called the group’s 2025 lineup a “karaoke” act.
The new version of the Sex Pistols is headed by Frank Carter (main photo). Original singer John Lydon, aka Johnny Rotten, is not impressed. (Getty)
Matlock said the Sex Pistols didn’t reach out to its former singer, nor has Rotten — who now goes by his given name, John Lydon — made any attempt to mend fences after suing his former bandmates in 2021 to stop their music from being used in a TV series.
“I wish he thinks, maybe, ‘good luck’ to us. Probably doesn’t,” Matlock said. “Over the years, John (has had) all our phone numbers, and I can’t see many missed calls from him.”
The Sex Pistols’ first U.S. tour collapsed in spectacular fashion, with the band splitting up in San Francisco following a 1978 show at the Winterland Ballroom. Jones, who plays lead guitar, joked the band is “thinking of breaking up in San Francisco again” after its performance at The Warfield on Oct. 15.
Additional U.S. stops include Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Cleveland, Detroit, Minneapolis, Denver, Seattle and Los Angeles, with further dates to be announced at a later time.
Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. local on April 4, with pre-sale beginning April 2.