Culture | Music The Sex Pistols’ Paul Cook, Glen Matlock, and Steve Jones will perform the entirety of Never Mind The Bollocks alongside singer Frank Carter to raise funds for a west London music venue. The musicians will unite for two shows in August in support of Bush Hall, which has previously welcomed the likes of Amy Winehouse, REM, Florence + The Machine, Paul Weller and Nick Cave. Sex Pistols founding member and drummer Cook, 67, who grew up near the venue in Shepherd’s Bush, said: “We’re doing a benefit for Bush Hall with the famous Frank Carter.
We’re going to be playing Pistols numbers cause they need support and they need the money. “We thought it would be a great way to stop it going under. “This is my local venue.
I grew up in Shepherd’s Bush and I still live round here. “It would be a real shame to see it disappear and we want to keep it going. So everyone get down to the gig!” Bass guitarist Matlock, 67, said: “Smaller music venues are the lifeblood of new music.
“It’s in these intimate spaces that raw talent gets a chance to shine, where bands can really connect with their audiences, and where the spirit of live music truly comes alive so we need to keep them going.” Carter, 40, who performed at Bush Hall in 2012 with his former group Pure Love, added: “This has been a joy from start to finish. When the Sex Pistols call, you answer.
I’m very excited to be a part of it.” The musicians will perform the tracklist of 1977 album Ne.