John Lydon is 'furious' as Sex Pistols announce reunion gigs with the frontman replaced after years-long music rights battle with bandmates By Hannah Mcdonald Published: 07:10 EDT, 10 June 2024 | Updated: 07:27 EDT, 10 June 2024 e-mail 24 shares 15 View comments John Lydon is said to be furious after the Sex Pistols announced reunion gigs with the frontman replaced by another singer. The band's guitarist Steve Jones, 68, announced on Instagram last Monday that he would be reuniting with drummer Paul Cook and bassist Glen Matlock for two charity gigs in London in August. The shows were sold out in minutes, with some fans claiming they were already gone by the time the general sale started at 9am on June 5.
But it's former frontman John, known as Johnny Rotten, who is said to most upset about the dates - after being replaced by singer Frank Carter. A source told The Sun that John, 68, 'thinks he IS the Pistols' and has told friends that the upcoming shows will be 'b***cks'. John Lydon is said to be furious after the Sex Pistols announced reunion gigs on Instagram last Monday, with the frontman replaced by another singer (John pictured in 2022) The band has recruited singer and tattoo artist Frank, of Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, to join them to play their Never Mind The Bollocks album on August 13, 14 and 15.
The Frank Carter & Sex Pistols gigs will be for charity, in a bid to raise money to save Bush Hall, a famous live music venue in Shepherd's Bush. The publication's sou.
