THE SPOTS - SEX PISTOLS ON TOUR
The Anarchy in the UK tour was a flop.... it had THE DAMNED, JOHNNY THUNDERS, THE CLASH and most of the dates were cancelled. Bad press and attacks by local government created a maelstrom of confusion. The press worked against them in a lot of ways as the controversey grew.
Sid Vicious beat up journalist Nick Kent with a chain. Vicious also landed in jail after accidently blinding a girl in one eye at a punk gig after throwing a beer mug. Band manager Malcom McLaren had a hard time booking them anywhere because he feared getting arrested. Strategicially working out of his Picadilly Square office, Glitterbest, he wormed his way through the grimey streets of London searching out future gigs. Screen on the Green would no longer accept them and either would the 100 Club...... So they bellied up in strip joints, prisons and "fashionable art parties.... any sh**^% that didn't reek of rock and roll".
When that happened the band played secret shows as THE SPOTS, (Sex Pistols On Tour)... Malcom got the gigs after Steve Jones threatened Malcom... maybe it was Johnny Rotten... they threatened to walk out on the band. In 1977 the band popped up in Sweden of all places. These were high energy gigs although you couldn't really tell from this footage because the quality of it is very poor. There was no real "punk show" aesthetic to compare anything with back in 1977. But the kids were ecstatic to see the Pistols on stage.
The ceiling was very low in this club. This could have been a very small club but thanks to the lighting you can't really tell how big this venue was. My guess is that it was probably very small... capable of maybe only holding 300 people.... if that. Everything is blown out of proportion in the history books. Authors make every venue out to be a mini Madison Square Garden..... My guess is that these rooms were very small.
Steve Jones said these were the greatest gigs the bands played. The energy was very high.
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Ted Cantu is the creator of WebCrush and http://www.beautyloungestore.com he has contributed to several blogs and podcasts such as…..http://911copywriters.podomatic.com. He served as a top rated art director for Interactive Web Marketing groups in Chicago and New York City.
The Anarchy in the UK tour was a flop.... it had THE DAMNED, JOHNNY THUNDERS, THE CLASH and most of the dates were cancelled. Bad press and attacks by local government created a maelstrom of confusion. The press worked against them in a lot of ways as the controversey grew.
Sid Vicious beat up journalist Nick Kent with a chain. Vicious also landed in jail after accidently blinding a girl in one eye at a punk gig after throwing a beer mug. Band manager Malcom McLaren had a hard time booking them anywhere because he feared getting arrested. Strategicially working out of his Picadilly Square office, Glitterbest, he wormed his way through the grimey streets of London searching out future gigs. Screen on the Green would no longer accept them and either would the 100 Club...... So they bellied up in strip joints, prisons and "fashionable art parties.... any sh**^% that didn't reek of rock and roll".
When that happened the band played secret shows as THE SPOTS, (Sex Pistols On Tour)... Malcom got the gigs after Steve Jones threatened Malcom... maybe it was Johnny Rotten... they threatened to walk out on the band. In 1977 the band popped up in Sweden of all places. These were high energy gigs although you couldn't really tell from this footage because the quality of it is very poor. There was no real "punk show" aesthetic to compare anything with back in 1977. But the kids were ecstatic to see the Pistols on stage.
The ceiling was very low in this club. This could have been a very small club but thanks to the lighting you can't really tell how big this venue was. My guess is that it was probably very small... capable of maybe only holding 300 people.... if that. Everything is blown out of proportion in the history books. Authors make every venue out to be a mini Madison Square Garden..... My guess is that these rooms were very small.
Steve Jones said these were the greatest gigs the bands played. The energy was very high.
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Ted Cantu is the creator of WebCrush and http://www.beautyloungestore.com he has contributed to several blogs and podcasts such as…..http://911copywriters.podomatic.com. He served as a top rated art director for Interactive Web Marketing groups in Chicago and New York City.
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