It’s finally time to “Never Mind The Bollocks” again.
After a 22-year hiatus from touring in North America, The Sex Pistols announced they’re hitting theaters and ballrooms all over the U.S. and Canada on their fall 2025 tour.
As of now, no New York concert has officially been set, although the punk icons shared that they’d be playing in Brooklyn on Sept. 27.
On this run, the Rock Hall of Famers will be fronted by former Gallows frontman Frank Carter. Original members Steve Jones, Paul Cook and Glen Matlock round out the lineup.
“I think everybody needs this band right now. I think the world needs this band right now,” Carter, 40, told the Associated Press. “And I think definitely America is screaming out for a band like the Sex Pistols.”
“We’re a bit older but we play just as well, if not better,” Matlock said.
At all gigs on the 15-concert run, the “God Save The Queen” rockers will perform their sole album, 1977’s seminal “Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols” in its entirety. Based on our findings at Set List FM, they’ve also played a handful of other tracks at their recent overseas live shows like Stooges and Claude Francois covers.
Prior to the North American leg of the trek, the quarter is slated to make a trio of festival stops overseas alongside big names like Sting, Green Day, Sleep Token and more.
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Sex Pistols tour schedule 2025
A complete calendar including all North American tour dates, European festival appearances, venues and links to buy tickets can be found below.
Sex Pistols 2025 festival appearances
Before the band tours the U.S., they’ll lend their talents to a trio of festivals overseas.
To make sure you’re in the loop, here’s who they’ll be performing with at each multi-day extravaganza come summer time.
| Sex Pistols festival appearances |
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| Download Festival June 13-15 at Donington Park in Leicestershire, GB Green Day, Sleep Token, Korn, Weezer, Shinedown |
| Glasgow Summer Sessions June 21, 25 and 27 at Bellahouston Park in Glasgow, GB Sting, Simple Minds, The Buzzcocks, The Stranglers, Future Islands |
| Margate Summer Sessions June 13 through Sept. 12 at Dreamland in Margate, GB Tom Jones, Roger Daltrey, Supergrass, Billy Ocean, Sugababes with Melanie C and Jaguar |
“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. “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 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 — aka Johnny Rotten — will be sitting out this run. He’s squabbled with his former bandmates over rights to use their music in the FX miniseries ‘Pistol.’ In any event, his group Public Image Ltd. has a few shows lined up in Great Britain this spring and summer.
“Live in the U.S.A.” album release
To commemorate the tour, Sex Pistols are releasing three “Live in the U.S.A.” vinyl albums from their 1978 run in the States. Each record will showcase 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 hang it up.
“We were thinking of breaking up in San Francisco again,” Jones quipped about the upcoming jaunt.
If you’d like to listen to the particularly hostile Dallas concert, it can be snagged here as of today.
The three-disc set will be released April 25.
Huge punk groups on tour in 2025
Get ready to mosh 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.
• Dropkick Murphys with Bad Religion
• Iggy Pop
• The Offspring with Jimmy Eat World
Who else is on the road? Take a look at our list of all the biggest artists on tour in 2025 to find the show for you.
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
