Sex Pistols To Perform On 'The Tonight Show With Jay Leno'

A wide range of celebrities turned out for the Sex Pistols private club show for fans Thursday, October 25 at The Roxy in Los Angeles: all of Velvet Revolver (Scott Weiland, Slash, Duff McKagan, Matt Sorum and Dave Kushner), Gavin Rossdale (Bush), Mark McGrath, Josh Freese (The Vandals, NIN, Devo, A Perfect Circle), Clem Burke (Blondie), Phil Collen (Def Leppard), Lemmy (Motorhead) and Cisco Adler (Whitestarr) plus actors Ewan McGregor, Naveen Andrews ("Lost"), Danny Masterson ("That 70's Show"), Bijou Phillips, and Jonathan Togo ("CSI Miami").

The packed gig was made possible by Indie 103.1, Guitar Hero® III: Legends Of Rock and Helio.

This week, look for the Sex Pistols--John Lydon, Steve Jones, Paul Cook and Glen Matlock--to make their debut on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" Tuesday, October 30 and "The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson" Wednesday, October 31. Next up for the Pistols: five sold-out shows at The Brixton Academy in London (November 8, 9, 10, 12 and 14). Additional shows in Manchester at the Men Arena (November 17) and at SECC in Glasgow (November 18) have been added due to overwhelming demand.

Comments

[Comeback Kiddd]

wow. lots of celebs.

[Punkismygod]

cool, sad i can't get there

[SteveHouse]

What the bloody hell did the first half of this article have to do with..... anything??

[Mojo89]

SteveHouse wrote:

What the bloody hell did the first half of this article have to do with..... anything??

I agree wut the hell.

[mulletman500]

Playing for celebrities: doesn't this just seem so punk to you?

I might have missed something, like them admitting they've sold out, but otherwise it seems quite hypocritical to me.

[Jastul]

so... reunion, hopefully?

[Mojo89]

ahh i can see why you'd saythat but look at the artist that we're there. More alternative based. But still it does contridict punk rock. Sid vicious must be rolling over in his grave these days. with angels and ariwaves being considered punk rock and all these whiny little bands talking about emotions being considered punk rock. Punk rock is about "no feelings" not whining about them.

mulletman500 wrote:

Playing for celebrities: doesn't this just seem so punk to you?

I might have missed something, like them admitting they've sold out, but otherwise it seems quite hypocritical to me.

[Captain Cool]

^ i agree with what your trying to say, although I think you could have found a better example. Not that I am a fan of Angels and Airwaves, but I'm fairly certain they dont call themselves punk.

[Froddy]

Captain Cool wrote:

^ i agree with what your trying to say, although I think you could have found a better example. Not that I am a fan of Angels and Airwaves, but I'm fairly certain they dont call themselves punk.

Me too - it's rare to hear Blink even be called plain punk-rockl, never mind Angels and Airwaves I'd say.

[blackphoenix86]

The world has sold out...

[rygun091]

jay leno is so nervous

[life_247]

I lost of musicians showed up to see them, there peers and people now performing. There was only a handful of non music celebs (who probably paid a lot to go). It was just a warm up show, probably for friends.

Since duff from VR is really good friends with Jones and worked with him in between GnR and VR

[cloudy_skies]

mulletman500 wrote:

Playing for celebrities: doesn't this just seem so punk to you?

I might have missed something, like them admitting they've sold out, but otherwise it seems quite hypocritical to me.

That's the thing with the Sex Pistols. They are considered the founding fathers of punk, but they really were anything but that. They were on a major label, they have t-shirts you can buy at Filene's, and they essentially put a market on anarchy (how the hell that works I don't know). Nowadays Johnny Rotten keeps on the spotlight by bashing every other successful artist and trying not to look hypocritical. The Clash and The Ramones were more punk than the Pistols, and they made better music (although that's not saying the Pistols didn't rock). And Rotten's a smart man, he just has an ego the size of Alaska.

Also Angels and Airwaves is about as punk as Herman's Hermits. It's Tom Delonge trying to be Bono, and a no-name backing band trying to be U2.

[fletchman20]

Awesome. I will be staying up tonight to watch that.

[Captain Chaos]

I'm glad I grew out of this "ANARCHYYY" crap.

[SL!!!]

Mojo89 wrote:

ahh i can see why you'd saythat but look at the artist that we're there. More alternative based. But still it does contridict punk rock. Sid vicious must be rolling over in his grave these days. with angels and ariwaves being considered punk rock and all these whiny little bands talking about emotions being considered punk rock. Punk rock is about "no feelings" not whining about them.mulletman500 wrote:

Um, no...music has feelings that go along with it, that's like the whole point, it's art, even avante-garde 12 note and a-tonal stuff has some sort of emotion it sparks, it's not up to you to decide that it's a natural human response. I have to agree with cloudy_skies 100 percent though. These guys are a disgrace to the philosophy of anarchy. They should just call it quits. Enough is enough.

[punkrox101]

they sold-out!? first guitar hero and now late night shows? what's next. johnny rotten is turning out to be a hypocrite. he used to bash bands who for being involved in the spotlight. but nowadays, he himself and the rest of the pistols are widely publicized. don't get me wrong i really like the sex pistols but those things just seem un-punk to me.

[bludwolfrocks]

the punks just need to grow up

[Nolan Whyte]

I don't understand the outrage. These guys were ALWAYS about trying to make it big and make the biggest pile of cash that they could. It just didn't work out because they can't stand each other (that's why they only work together every five years and haven't written a new song since the seventies). Accusing The Sex Pistols of selling out is like accusing wolves of eating meat. That's what they do and what they have always done.

As for those "more punk" bands that were mentioned, The Clash and The Ramones, they also wanted to be big, big stars. Jeez, The Ramones had a single called "We Want The Airwaves." Each Ramone would have traded his left nut for a huge mainstream hit.

That's not criticism. They all wanted to be the best, be on top of the pile, and yes, make money.

[liveforever89]

^^^ Thankyou! I was just going to post something similar. I can't believe people wonder why they do these things.

Punk may be 'cool' but it doesn't pay the bills; at least 'real' punk anyways . . .

These guys need money. That's the bottom line. 'Selling out' means making money. And in the end, that's what it's all about.

[Kevin97220]

mulletman500 wrote:

Playing for celebrities: doesn't this just seem so punk to you?

I might have missed something, like them admitting they've sold out, but otherwise it seems quite hypocritical to me.

They didn't ask all those celebrities to be there. They obviously all like the Sex Pistols so they're going to watch. Dumb comment.

[/Dragon|Force\]

liveforever89 wrote:

^^^ Thankyou! I was just going to post something similar. I can't believe people wonder why they do these things.

Punk may be 'cool' but it doesn't pay the bills; at least 'real' punk anyways . . .

These guys need money. That's the bottom line. 'Selling out' means making money. And in the end, that's what it's all about.

Seriously. Everyone has bills to pay.

[Shard Heilia]

Exactly. And you know...

Don't hate them for who they are. Seriously.

Isn't this supposed to be about the music?

Checked.

[ValenceElectron]

One thing we should ALL be able to agree on, this is not the same band that had our fists in the air, screaming ANARCHY IN THE U-F@#KING-K!!!

[NaivexLi]

ValenceElectron wrote:

One thing we should ALL be able to agree on, this is not the same band that had our fists in the air, screaming ANARCHY IN THE U-F@#KING-K!!!

actually...
I'm pretty sure it is.

I remember seeing an interview done with the Sex Pistols way back in the day, and they were asked what they did with all the money they made.

The answer?
"We ****ing spent it, what do you think?"

Sounds like the same people do me.


Anyway, I'll definately be watching this.

[ghoulsnightout]

too punk for the rock n roll hall of fame...but not too punk for jay lenno? wtf

[ZosoLP1822]

what time is the tonignt show at?

[Rengori]

ZosoLP1822 wrote:

what time is the tonignt show at?

11:35 Pacific Time

[wtfisthatadew]

whats wrong with being heard? selling out is one thing, but wanting everyone in the world to hear your music isnt a crime. now metallica, who, if an album sucks, will change their ways totally to fit with the populuses demands, are sellouts. point in fact, the pistols were good, we are still listening to them today, so why are we bitchen about them?

[ZosoLP1822]

okay thanks

[ZeppelinFloyd]

OH MY GOD!!! THEY WERE SO HORRIBLE. I just watched it. I love the sex pistols, but this sucked so bad.

[werty22]

I just saw it. It was a mediocre performance of their most overrated song. Steve Jones really screwed up the solo, too.

[dieloony2]

ghoulsnightout wrote:

too punk for the rock n roll hall of fame...but not too punk for jay lenno? wtf

they didnt go to the hall of fame because they kept getting past over every year.


Also i liked the performance, good energy. If you saw something wrong with it, you have probably never heard them play live before, they are not perfectionists.

[Edwah]

What was great & cool & ruled then is just bloody emabarassing now.
John is and has been for sometime the fat wanker he always hated
I wish him and the lads well and they make a boatload of money
and leave real punk rock to bands like SUBHUMANS
not the same regurgiatated 30 year old anthems, PUHLEASE
Dear John, Punk Rock Warlord YOU AINT!

[officially dead]

new york is the best phucking song ever

[belavista man]

Bad news for Jay Lenno haha

[maogall]

Mojo89 wrote:

ahh i can see why you'd saythat but look at the artist that we're there. More alternative based. But still it does contridict punk rock. Sid vicious must be rolling over in his grave these days. with angels and ariwaves being considered punk rock and all these whiny little bands talking about emotions being considered punk rock. Punk rock is about "no feelings" not whining about them.

Uhm, I'm pretty sure there's a lot of anger, which is a feeling, in the Sex Pistols music...Anyway, its about D.I.Y. and expression...Anyway, haha, defining Punk is useless.

Finally, something good on Leno. But why Leno? Conan's the man!

[snuggleblade]

selling out is the punkest thing you can do.

[aryanstunner]

Selling out is always a case in music. You can never deny it yet you cant ever prove it either. What is for sure is that Sex Pistols will never be Sex Pistols again without Sid Vicious. They can do however many high profile shows they want, they wont have the energy again.

[Jondy]

what the hell is with all this sudden spotlight for a band that only released one ablum their entire lives, and it's now like 30 years old? what the ****?

[your_martyr]

shit i missed leno but ill watch craig tonight

[Life Wasted]

dieloony2 wrote:

ghoulsnightout wrote:

too punk for the rock n roll hall of fame...but not too punk for jay lenno? wtf


they didnt go to the hall of fame because they kept getting past over every year.


Also i liked the performance, good energy. If you saw something wrong with it, you have probably never heard them play live before, they are not perfectionists.

It was good and funny because Johnny was drunk hahahahaha

[Rengori]

Wow that was awful.