Sex Pistols in History

Events in Music

1975-11-06 First performance by punk band the Sex Pistols at St Martins College, London

1976-09-17 British punk rock band the Sex Pistols play before a captive audience at Chelmsford Prison, Essex, England

1976-10-08 EMI signs British punk rock band "Sex Pistols"
1976-11-26 British punk rockers Sex Pistols release their debut single "Anarchy In The UK"
1976-12-01 Sex Pistols using profanity on TV, gets them branded as "rotten punks"
1977-01-06 EMI records drop punk rock group Sex Pistols
1977-05-27 The Sex Pistols release "God Save the Queen", sparking major controversy and leading to a ban on the song by the BBC
1977-06-07 During the Queen's Jubilee, the Sex Pistols attempt to perform on a boat on the River Thames, but are forced to stop by the police

1977-06-18 Sex Pistols Johnny Rotten & Paul Cook, beaten by a group of rabble-rousers outside of a London pub

1978-01-05 Start of the Sex Pistols final tour in Atlanta, Georgia

1978-01-14 British punk rock band Sex Pistols hold what becomes their final concert at Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, California
1978-01-17 After a tumultuous final tour the Sex Pistols break up as a band, which is announced the following day
1978-07-13 BBC bans Sex Pistols "No One is Innocent"
1980-10-06 John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols) sentenced to 3 months imprisonment on assault charges

2006-03-13 21st Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: Black Sabbath; Blondie; Miles Davis; Lynyrd Skynyrd; Sex Pistols; Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss

1944-09-03 Bill Price, British audio engineer (Tom Jones; Wings: Sparks; Elton John), and record producer (The Clash; Sex Pistols; Waterboys), born in England (d. 2016)

1946-01-22 British band manager (New York Dolls; Sex Pistols; Bow Wow Wow) and musician, born in London

1955-09-03 British punk rock guitarist (Sex Pistols), born in London, England

1956-01-31 English singer-songwriter and musician (Sex Pistols - "God Save the Queen"), born in Holloway, United Kingdom

1956-07-20 Paul Cook, English rock drummer (Sex Pistols), born in London, England
1956-08-27 Glen Matlock, British punk rock bassist (The Sex Pistols; The Philistines), born in Paddington, London

1957-05-10 English musician and bassist (Sex Pistols), born in London

1979-02-02 English musician and bassist (Sex Pistols), dies of a heroin overdose at 21

2010-04-08 British band manager (New York Dolls; Sex Pistols; Bow Wow Wow) and musician, dies of cancer at 64

2016-12-22 Bill Price, British audio engineer (Tom Jones; Wings: Sparks; Elton John), and record producer (The Clash; Sex Pistols; Waterboys), dies of cancer at 72