 COMBINE HARVESTER TOUR 2008
Did the Sex Pistols sell-out when they returned to the music scene in
2007? Yes they did. Every show they played.
If you know anything about the Sex Pistols you will know little is ever
pre-planned (but somehow always comes together). The band were originally
set to play London’s Brixton Academy on November 8th 2007 as a
special one-off show. However, due to over-over-over-over-whelming demand
the show sold-out within minutes, and during the next week a further
four Brixton shows were added; all of which sold-out. They then added
Arena shows in Manchester, England and Glasgow, Scotland. The Sex Pistols
very own Holiday in the Sun. In November.
Original Pistols - John Lydon (aka Rotten), Steve Jones (guitar), Glen
Matlock (bass) and Paul Cook (drums) - are back for more in 2008, and
this time it really will be a Holiday in the Sun. Sex Pistols headline
the Isle of Wight Festival on Saturday, June 14th and embark on a series
of headlining festival dates throughout Europe. They also travel to Japan
for the first time in 12 years, and play their first ever live dates
in Russia. August also sees them take the high road to Scotland to headline
the Live at Loch Lomond Festival on Sunday, August 3rd. They round off
their scheduled live dates with an appearance at The Electric Picnic
Festival on Sunday, August 31st. Their first concert on Irish soil.
As a special prelude to their Isle of Wight appearance the band announced
they would play Birmingham Academy on Wednesday, June 11th. A one-off
American club date has also been arranged at Las Vegas, The Joint on
Saturday, June 7th. The Sex Pistols and Vegas! Have fun…
June will see the initial release of their first official live concert
DVD. 'There'll Always Be an England' was filmed by director Julien Temple
and features a full-length recording from the now legendary 2007 Brixton
Academy shows; including the whole of the classic 'Never Mind The Bollocks'
album and more. The DVD also includes an additional 80 minute interview
feature entitled 'The Knowledge' where the band members take you on a
special journey of the streets of London. The DVD is set for release
in the UK via FremantleMedia Enterprises on June 16th, with releases
in the USA, Japan, Australia, France and Germany scheduled for July /
August.
Perhaps no one could have predicted the jubilant reception the Sex Pistols
got at their triumphant 2007 live shows. Not only from the public - but
strangely enough - from the media. In 30 years (33 to be exact) the Pistols
have went from public enemy #1 to national treasures. The Pistols didn't
care what people thought of them back in the day - and nothing has changed
- everything they said then is still relevant today. Probably more so.
It’s simply taken some people a bit longer to catch up.
2007 was hailed as the year of the comeback with several institutions
reforming for live shows. The Sex Pistols play live if and when they
feel like it; on their own terms. They do not follow trends, they never
have. There has been nothing like the Sex Pistols, before or since. They
are truly unique. They’re not pretending to be teenagers, they’re
not pretending anything. What you see is what you get. Hope comes in
a jar… |
