We’re ready for “Anarchy In The U.K. USA.”
After a brief international run — which includes concerts in Austria, Italy, Spain, Bulgaria and, of course, The U.K. — The Sex Pistols are headed stateside in September and October 2026 with frontman Frank Carter assuming Johnny Rotten’s role.
While out and about in North America, Carter (formerly of Gallows and Pure Love) will perform at theaters, ballrooms, clubs and music halls alongside original Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones, drummer Paul Cook and bassist Glen Matlock.
As of now, the Rock Hall of Famers don’t have a New York or New Jersey date in the books. The closest they’ll get to the Tri-state is when they perform at Philadelphia’s Fillmore on Friday, Sept. 25.
Their fall run come in the wake of 2025’s cancelled tour due to Steve Jones’ broken wrist.
“I think [my wrist is in] good enough to do the upcoming tour,” Jones, 70, said. “Now if I can just stop my legs from buckling up, I think I’ll be in good shape.”
At all shows, the punk pioneers will perform their seminal 1977 album “Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols,” which features iconic tracks “God Save The Queen,” “Pretty Vacant,” “Holidays in the Sun,” “Bodies” and, of course, “Anarchy In The U.K.”
According to Set List FM, the quartet also played a few other tracks in August 2025 (before Jones broke his wrist) at live shows overseas like Stooges and Paul Anka covers.
“Carter didn’t mimic Rotten’s snot-nosed sneer. He brought his own brand of venomous energy,” Red Raven wrote about an April ’25 gig in Auckland, NZ. “The pit turned into a violent sea of bodies as the band tore through ‘No Feelings’ and ‘Seventeen’ with the kind of urgency that made you forget the line-up drama.”
“…one thing was clear. The Sex Pistols aren’t just some museum piece rolled out for nostalgia’s sake. They’re still dangerous, still unpredictable, and thanks to Frank Carter, still worth every f—ing penny.”
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Sex Pistols tour schedule 2026
A complete calendar including all North American tour dates, venues and links to buy tickets can be found below.
Public Image Ltd. tour
Jones and co. aren’t the only original Sex Pistols on tour in ’26.
Johnny Rotten’s Public Image Ltd. has concerts all over Europe from March through June.
Want to see the iconic frontman live?
Tickets for most Public Image Ltd. shows can be found here.
“Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols” track list
While the Sex Pistols are teasing new music — “It’s early days,” Jones said last year. “Let’s see what happens” — it’s guaranteed they’ll be playing their anthemic, anarchic 1977 record on the road this year.
If it’s been a while since you’ve checked in, here are all the songs on the album:
- “Holidays in the Sun”
- “Liar”
- “No Feelings”
- “God Save the Queen”
- “Problems”
- “Seventeen”
- “Anarchy in the U.K.”
- “Bodies”
- “Pretty Vacant”
- “New York”
- “E.M.I.”
Sex Pistols band members
As noted above, four Sex Pistols (three original members, one new) will be taking the stage at all North American shows in September and October. Here’s a bit about each of them including what they play and the years they’ve been with the band.
Frank Turner (lead vocals) 2024-present
Steve Jones (guitar, backing vocals) 1975–1978, 1996, 2002–2003, 2007–2008, 2024–present
Paul Cook (drums) 1975–1978, 1996, 2002–2003, 2007–2008, 2024–present
Glen Matlock (bass, backing vocals) 1975–1977, 1996, 2002–2003, 2007–2008, 2024–present
Original lead singer John Lydon — who you might know as Johnny Rotten — will be sitting out this run. He’s squabbled with his former bandmates over rights to use their music in the autobiographical FX miniseries “Pistol.”
“Live in the U.S.A.” album release
To commemorate their cancelled 2025 tour, Sex Pistols released three “Live in the U.S.A.” vinyl albums from their 1978 run in the States. Each record showcased one of the group’s gigs from way back when in Atlanta, Dallas and San Francisco. The San Fran concert is famous for being the show where the band decided to call things off.
“We were thinking of breaking up in San Francisco again,” Jones quipped about their 2025 San Francisco show that never happened last year.
Want to listen? You can grab the three-disc set here.
Huge punk groups on tour in 2026
Get ready to mosh, slam-dance and/or thrash.
Many of the most exciting punk acts around will be out and about these next few months. Here are just five of our favorites you won’t want to miss live.
• Social Distortion with Descendents
• Yellowcard with Newfound Glory
• Good Charlotte with Avenged Sevenfold
Plus, don’t forget Warped Tour is back this year in Washington, D.C., Long Beach, Montreal, Mexico and Orlando.
This article was written by Matt Levy, New York Post live events reporter. Levy stays up-to-date on all the latest tour announcements from your favorite musical artists and comedians, as well as Broadway openings, sporting events and more live shows – and finds great ticket prices online. Since he started his tenure at the Post in 2022, Levy has reviewed a Bruce Springsteen concert and interviewed Melissa Villaseñor of SNL fame, to name a few. Please note that deals can expire, and all prices are subject to change.
