John Lydon Dismisses New Sex Pistols Tour

Former Sex Pistols Frontman John Lydon Calls New Reunion Tour ‘Karaoke'
Former Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon has condemned his bandmates for touring without him. "They're trying to trivialize the whole show to get away with karaoke but in the long term I think you'll see who has the value and who doesn't,
John Lydon admits he was furious at the Sex Pistols for touring without him
John Lydon has revealed he was “p***ed off” to discover the Sex Pistols were set to tour without him last year. The frontman, 69, rose to fame with the punk band under the stage name “Johnny Rotten” in the mid-Seventies with songs such as “God Save the Queen” and “Anarchy in the UK”.
John Lydon Dismisses New Sex Pistols Tour As ‘Karaoke’
It annoyed me," said Lydon. "I just thought, "they’re absolutely going to kill all that was good with the Pistols by eliminating the point and the purpose of it all.'"
What John Lydon Thinks of Sex Pistols Reunion Tour With New Singer Frank Carter
Singer Frank Carter is fronting the reunited Sex Pistols, who have a run of dates lined up for 2025, including major festivals and a few gigs opening for Guns N’ Roses. In Lydon’s view, the band’s other classic members – Steve Jones, Paul Cook and Glen Matlock – launched the tour as a cash grab.
Johnny Rotten on His Old Sex Pistols Bandmates Touring with Another Singer: “They’re Trying to … Get Away with Karaoke”
Founding Sex Pistols’ frontman Johnny Rotten has commented about his old bandmates plans to tour with another singer in 2025, saying, “They’re trying to … get away with karaoke.”
John Lydon on Sex Pistols with Frank Carter tour: "It's karaoke"
As you may know, the Sex Pistols have been playing shows with the lineup of Steve Jones, Glen Matlock, Paul Cook, and new lead vocalist Frank Carter (of Gallows, Pure Love, and Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes),
John Lydon is "pissed off" about the Sex Pistols replacing him with Frank Carter: "they’re trying to trivialise the whole show to get away with karaoke"
During an interview with The I, the former Pistols frontman admits that he felt "pissed off" by the arrangement, describing the new line-up as "karaoke". In 2024, the band's remai
John Lydon addresses Sex Pistols replacing him with Frank Carter: “It pissed me off”
John Lydon recently addressed the Sex Pistols' decision to replace him with Frank Carter last year, saying that the change "pissed me off".
John Lydon dismisses Sex Pistols reunion as ‘karaoke’: ‘It’s almost malicious in its intent’
John Lydon has shared his thoughts on the Sex Pistols reunion. Spoiler alert: he's not a fan.As previously reported, the "Anarchy in the U.K." outfit reformed i
Legendary punk band’s frontman slams reunion without him. It’s ‘karaoke.’
The former Sex Pistols frontman, better known as “Johnny Rotten,” is not pleased that the band has continued without him. In ...
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